The burning gaze was too obvious, and it made Gulan pause in her movement of turning around.
"What's wrong?" Gulan asked blankly. She was busy helping her son peel the skin and didn't notice Xiang Yunjin, so she really didn't know what this guy meant.
"Gulan, was this found on the mountain?"
Gulan nodded.
"Can we tell the yield when we dig?"
So that's the reason? It seems that this guy has already developed an interest in sweet potatoes without her having to deliberately guide him. Gulan glanced secretly at Xiang Yunjin.
"How should I put it? I can't really tell you the exact amount, but when I was peeling them, there were indeed quite a few on one vine, and they were so solid, so I think the yield should be quite high." Gulan said after thinking for a while.
"What do you think..., could it be..." Gulan seemed to have just reacted and looked at Xiang Yunjin in surprise.
Xiang Yunjin didn't hide his thoughts and nodded readily.
"I just ate one. It tastes good and is very filling. If the yield is good and it can be planted, it may really solve some of the hunger problems."
"Gulan, you are amazing. You discovered a new kind of food."
Along the way, Xiang Yunjin saw too many starving people and truly experienced what hunger was. Everywhere there were people whose eyes were red and whose skin was brimming with hunger. It was also the first time that Xiang Yunjin felt the difference between the lower class people and them.
I became more aware of the importance of food, so when I discovered this new food, I was less cold and indifferent than before. His mother's ancestral home is Linzhou, and his mother is the most vulnerable existence in his heart. Even though he has no relatives in Linzhou, as long as there is a slight relationship with his mother, Xiang Yunjin can't help but pay attention to it. That's why he went to Linzhou with a large amount of food, supplies and money in such a chaotic situation.
They brought a lot of food, but there were even more people affected by the disaster. Most people in Linzhou were fleeing for their lives, so even if they all dispersed, it would be a drop in the bucket. Hunger drives people crazy. In order to survive, the whole Linzhou was in chaos. The granaries were almost all looted. Later, even if you had money, you couldn't buy food. Everyone in Linzhou was in danger. This trip to Linzhou shocked Xiang Yunjin deeply, but then he thought that if he had not gone out this time, he would not have been rescued, and would not have discovered this new food. One peck and one drink, it's really fair.
"It's just luck and coincidence." Gulan shook her head modestly.
Xiang Yunjin: "This is already very impressive."
Many people don't have many lucky moments in their entire lives.
"Since you have this idea, I'll give you some of these." As she spoke, Gulan also became serious and looked at Xiang Yunjin intently.
"Brother Jin, I know you are not ordinary. I can give you these, but there is one thing. No matter how your trial grows, you can't stop me from growing it. What I can guarantee is that I won't spread it privately until you decide to promote it." Having said that, she gave up the idea of giving a few to the village chief and Uncle Li. Xiang Yunjin gave her a good impression, but sometimes in the face of huge interests, it is easy to lose one's way. Gulan thought it would be better to say the ugly words first.
If it's for her own benefit that she delays the spread and prevents others from planting it for a few years, then why would she bother digging these things out? She might as well plant them secretly herself. Gulan was still thinking about the delicious sweet potato vermicelli, the braised pork mixed with vermicelli, she couldn't help it just thinking about it. Apart from raising her son, all she has left is her obsession with food. After decades of thrills and excitement in my previous life, I would like to enjoy life if possible in this life.
Hearing this, Xiang Yunjin laughed. This guy is really cunning. It's said that he is of a special status. If he really wants to do something, then his status as an ordinary person cannot stop him.
"You, if I don't agree, will you not give it to me?"
"That... definitely can't happen!" Gulan glanced at him. She was not stupid. She knew that this thing was found on the mountain here. Even if he didn't give it to her, could Xiang Yunjin not find it if she really wanted to?
"Okay, I promise you, not only can you, The whole Lijia Village can plant it." In just a moment, Xiang Yunjin had already thought of a way to deal with it. The village where Gulan lives was originally a village that fled famine, and there were many people. Instead of letting other villages be unwilling to accept them, it would be better to give them a piece of land for village housing and let them settle down in the village. We have to find someone to try growing the red bumps anyway, so why not hand it over to these experienced farmers, who may be no worse than the Minister of Agriculture?
"So good?" It was too good to be true. Gulan didn't believe it and looked at Xiang Yunjin suspiciously. Even if she saved my life, what about other people? There is no good thing in this world without reason.
Xiang Yunjin stood up and said, "Of course it can't be that simple. I naturally have my own purpose. Of course, these are all based on the premise that the villagers of Lijia Village will follow you to Yunzhou. Otherwise, I don't have to worry about it, let alone worry about the new food. If the villagers of Lijia Village also go to Yunzhou, I will naturally fulfill my promise to help them settle down, and I will settle them in the village and provide the village site for free, on the premise that these villagers will help me secretly grow the new varieties of food you discovered in addition to their own farming."
"That's it?" Even so, it was too good to be true. Gulan still felt a little bit unconvinced.
"What do you think? Apart from farming, what else can they do for me to gain advantage over?" Xiang Yunjin asked back.
It seemed that it was really as Xiang Yunjin said, that apart from farming, there was really nothing else that the villagers could do. Maybe she was overthinking it.
"Okay, I'll believe you for now, so it's a deal." The suspicious look faded away, and Gulan looked at Xiang Yunjin seriously.
She nodded to Yunjin. No matter how much he said now, it would be better to let the facts speak for themselves when the time comes. After reaching a consensus, Gulan was too lazy to look at Yunjin again. She continued with what she was doing and prepared dinner.
Yunzhou City is indeed a good place. Even if this guy really has some ideas, she still wants to take her son there.
Thinking of the chaos in Jin State ten years later, I have to go to Yunzhou City. In the light curtain, Jin State was in chaos ten years later. For the supreme throne, princes from all over the country were dissatisfied with the young emperor's accession to the throne, and rose up in rebellion under various pretexts. In fact, in Gulan's view, the chaos in Jin State had already begun to show signs. Take the severe drought in Linzhou, which had not been seen in a century. If the court had led well, only one state would have been affected. How could a country not be able to save one state? How could there be such a huge disaster, with dead bodies everywhere on the roadside and flies everywhere?
In other words, she and her son had already left Linzhou a long time ago, and now that place is probably a place of purgatory. Don't forget, a great disaster will be followed by a great epidemic. Lijia Village is united and cohesive, and Gulan has always been optimistic about it. Before, Xiang Yunjin only said that she could settle down, but the place of settlement was not certain, so Gulan didn't think too much about it. Now that the entire village could be captured, Gulan immediately had a new idea in her mind.
Lijia Village has good unity and cohesion. Everyone in it has their own little thoughts, but they are absolutely decisive on big issues. This is why Gulan offered help and stayed there. She was able to settle down in the village, and with the villagers' admiration for her, she could easily integrate into Lijia Village. Ten years is enough time for her to brainwash and make Lijia Village stronger. Even if there is chaos, they will be able to better protect themselves with their own armed forces. You must know that a person's power is always limited at any time.