Bai Sanzhuang knew that he could not hide anything from his sister.
It did go through a lot of twists and turns for him to bring the sweet potatoes.
As soon as he arrived at various islands in Southeast Asia, he looked for sweet potatoes, but he couldn't find them until he was about to return.
When he thought he would disappoint his sister this time.
Unexpectedly, Cheng Mei learned that he was going to help his sister find sweet potatoes. After asking carefully, she wanted to help him find sweet potatoes.
He took out the sweet potato picture drawn by Xiao Fuyuan and handed it to Cheng Mei. Cheng Mei knew where the plant was after just one glance.
She had seen it and eaten it.
The sweet potatoes that Xiao Fukuoka is looking for are only grown in Lushima.
But Ludao was not part of their plan for this trip.
Originally, Bai Sanzhuang wanted to go alone, but Cheng Mei insisted on accompanying him.
Only when we arrived did we find out that Cheng Mei had a relationship with the chief of Ludao. She had saved the life of the chief's son, and had also mediated conflicts over fresh water between Ludao and other islands.
After Bai Sanzhuang followed Cheng Mei to Ludao, the chief warmly entertained them, took them to visit the sweet potato fields all over the island, and treated them to a variety of meals made with sweet potatoes.
I thought it would be easy to ask for a box of sweet potatoes to take back.
Unexpectedly, when the chief learned that they wanted to take the sweet potatoes back to a place other than the island, he directly refused, and even became hostile to Bai Sanzhuang and others.
It turns out that these sweet potatoes are the food that Ludao needs to live in. Not only will they not spread the cultivation methods to other people, they are not even allowed to take sweet potatoes out of Ludao.
After learning about Bai Sanzhuang's intentions, the chief sent people to closely monitor Bai Sanzhuang and others, lest he secretly take the sweet potato out of the island.
Bai Sanzhuang wanted to steal from the fields, but couldn't find a chance.
In the end, Cheng Mei persuaded the chief's son and exchanged several large boxes of gold and silver jewelry and future land supplies for Lu Dao at a low price for a box of sweet potatoes.
"Oh mom, how about a few boxes of gold and silver jewelry in exchange for one box of this stuff?"
After everyone listened to Bai Sanzhuang's story, Eugene Gui was the first to couldn't help but exclaim.
Although this thing tastes very sweet and fragrant, the cost of buying it with several large boxes of jewelry is really too high. How much are gold and silver jewelry worth?
This thing is not even comparable to food, but it costs so much.
"How can money compare with what my sister likes?"
Xie Chuntao also felt that the sweet potatoes in her mouth no longer tasted good, but when she thought that large-scale cultivation of this stuff could save people's lives, she felt that the gold, silver and jewelry were worth it.
You must know that in times of famine, gold, silver, and jewelry that are not eaten or drank improperly cannot save people's lives.
Eugene Gui wanted to roll his eyes.
The eldest sister-in-law has no brains in praising her family members' stinky feet. After only a few good days, she no longer takes gold, silver and jewelry seriously.
She herself doesn’t even have a few sets of gold jewelry.
"It's not like I spent any money on you, so I can't stop your mouth by eating delicious food?" Old Mrs. Bai put down her chopsticks and lowered her face.
Eugene Gui was so frightened that he fell silent.
Mrs. Bai, Mrs. Zhen and Bai Banban learned that Cheng Mei had exchanged several large boxes of gold and silver jewelry for a box of sweet potatoes. The sweet potatoes weighed a thousand kilograms in their mouths.
Who would spend a lot of money on a child they have never met, just for a box of sweet potatoes?
Zhen can do it, white boards can do it, and Cheng Mei can do it too.
What does it mean?
The answer is of course self-evident.
"I spent so much money to get these sweet potatoes, and one bite costs dozens of taels of silver. I have to breed these sweet potatoes carefully, and when the harvest is good next year, I will give them to Mr. Cheng Da," Bai Dazhuang said.
Bai Banban glanced at the boss, his thoughts changing over and over again.
I just don’t know if Cheng Mei wants sweet potatoes.
What if she wants Xiao Fuyuan?
If she was really Xiao Fuyuan's biological mother, it wouldn't be wrong for her to go back and kiss her daughter.
It's just that the truth is this, but I can't think about it in my heart, and I'm unwilling to do it.
But Xiao Fuyuan didn't know anything yet, so she ate the sweet potatoes happily and said to Bai Sanzhuang: "Aunt Cheng gave me the sweet potatoes in exchange. I don't know what to give her."
Bai Sanzhuang touched his sister's head and said with a smile: "She likes your painting very much. My sister should paint another painting and give it to her."
Xiao Fuyuan nodded, this is simple!
"These sweet potatoes are so precious, do you want to give one to A Zhen?" Xie Chuntao thought that if A Zhen had any good things, he would give them to his sister-in-law. They should reciprocate the favor.
Xiao Fuyuan also thought of this, nodded to his sister-in-law and said: "Give him one. The rest will be used for breeding by big brother."
Xiao Fuyuan is particularly happy when she thinks that sweet potatoes will be free next year.
"Third uncle, is Nanyang fun? Tell us about it." Dalang finally took the opportunity to ask his third uncle about Nanyang.
Bai Sanzhuang smiled and recounted what happened in Nanyang, and his vivid narration attracted his family.
"...Does Third Uncle really have a Lilliputian Kingdom? And a Daughter's Kingdom?" Sanlang asked excitedly.
These were all told to him by his little aunt after reading them in A Zhen's book.
Bai Sanzhuang shook his head and said: "No, that's all bluffing. People in Nanyang are similar to us, they all have one nose and two pairs of eyes, they are just darker and shorter."
Saburo was a little embarrassed.
"There are a lot of thrills along the way, right?" Zhen asked with concern.
The third child has lost weight and must have suffered a lot along the way. She had long wanted to ask the third son how much he had suffered along the way, but because she was preparing for the twins' full-moon ceremony, and because the third son should spend more time with his wife when he returned home, she never got the chance to ask.
"Third brother, you must have suffered a lot along the way." Xiao Fuyuan said.
Bai Sanzhuang smiled. Apart from his wife, it was his mother and sister who cared about him the most.
"...once we encountered a violent storm...it almost capsized the boat...and we also encountered pirates..."
Bai Sanzhuang recalled the thrilling experience at sea. At that time, he felt that he had a narrow escape from death. Now when he tells it to his family, he feels very calm.
After all, no matter what, he returned home safely.
Not only did he return home safely, he also brought a large amount of silver, spices from Southeast Asia and rare goods.
"Thank you San'er for your hard work." Zhen said distressedly.
Bai Sanzhuang said with a smile: "I was not injured or exposed to the rain. Even the pirates did not come close to me. A group of pirates touched my cabin and tripped over the rope. They fell into the sea like dumplings."
When Bai Sanzhuang thought about this, he laughed more than he was frightened.
After hearing this, Bai Banban sighed: "This is all thanks to your sister. If you hadn't hugged your sister when you went to Nanyang, if you hadn't brought the peace characters written by your sister with you, I'm afraid this trip wouldn't have been so smooth. .”
Bai Sanzhuang nodded, deeply convinced of what his father said.
Indeed it is.
Otherwise, there is no way to explain it. Even Cheng Mei was surprised that his first trip to Nanyang went so smoothly.
"Thanks to your sister for this successful trip, give some of the money you earn to your sister." Old Mrs. Bai said.
Bai Sanzhuang nodded and said, "Mai Miao and I have already discussed this."
After the meal, Mrs. Bai, Zhen and others continued to take stock of the things Bai Sanzhuang had brought in the upper room.
Qiuniang went to the embroidery workshop, while Xie Chuntao and Eugene Gui cleaned up the dishes.
And Xiao Fuyuan went to A Zhen's place holding a big sweet potato.
"What's this?"
"sweet potato."
“What is a sweet potato?”
"It's for food, sweet and fragrant."
