They've all separated, so what does it matter to me if they get poorer and poorer?

Chapter 43 I don't want potatoes, I just want sweet potatoes!
"what?"

"what?"

"This"

Xu Zhichun and the other two were stunned.

They all looked quite uncomfortable, their eyes darting around nervously.
Alright, case solved! Turns out they bought them and steamed them. They must have tasted them and realized they were good stuff, so they regretted it and rushed over.

Xu Zhichun was almost laughing in anger. What was this? She sold them to them for breeding purposes, and good heavens, they bought them and then steamed them.

Zeng Xiaoyan and her husband, as well as Zhu'er's aunt, were so heartbroken they wanted to curse.

Zeng Xiaoyan's family is large; they bought twenty jin of sweet potatoes and potatoes, and Aunt Zhu'er bought fifteen jin of each. They were reluctant to eat them themselves, saving them for seed. Goodness, these people are generous! They bought them all and steamed them all in one pot!
Steamed
How dare you come here and ask to buy?
How dare they say two coins a pound? Does Zhichun even care about their two coins? If it weren't for the villagers' willingness to help, they wouldn't have trouble selling it for twenty coins a pound.

You're angry because you won't sell? You even want to fight?

They wanted to take action too.
Sister-in-law Wu Liu forced a smile and said, "Zhichun, I shouldn't have hit you. I really didn't mean to. I just lost control for a moment. Please don't blame me, okay? Just sell some for me. Even if you can't sell three catties, two catties will be fine."

The others quickly chimed in with kind words.

"Yes, two pounds is fine too!"

"Two coins won't do, but three coins will do too."

"I am me too."

"I promise I won't steam it this time! Zhichun, please have mercy!"

Xu Zhichun was very angry, and her anger had not subsided.

These self-righteous and arrogant individuals have all stumbled and ended up making her pay the price.
Think beautifully.

Xu Zhichun shook his head and sighed, "There really aren't any left. If you really want to wait, wait three days. If the other villagers don't buy them after three days, I'll sell three jin to each of you. Actually, there's no need to rush. These sweet potatoes can be planted with vines. You can buy the vines then. I think you'll be able to buy some."

Where can I buy vines that are grown by their own people and are guaranteed to be of high quality?

But since Xu Zhichun had already said that, and with Zeng Xiaoyan and the others present, no one dared to cause any more trouble. Even if some people secretly resented it, they knew they were in the wrong, and Xu Zhichun wasn't someone who was easily manipulated, so what could they do?

If you really offend someone, it won't do you any good.

One by one, they were dejected and could only force a smile and say something like, "Okay, we'll definitely save some for you later."

Xu Zhichun added, “Although we don’t have sweet potatoes anymore, we still have potatoes. Potatoes are also a good thing. The merchant said that potatoes can not only be steamed or boiled as a meal, but also sliced ​​or shredded and stir-fried. We tried them a few days ago, and they are indeed very good. If you want some, it’s three catties per family, one coin per catty.”

"However, once a potato is planted, it becomes a single plant, just like taro. You can't cut off the vine and plant another one. But the yield is also very high, very high."

"Ugh"

Everyone was still dejected, clearly not interested in potatoes.

One person cried out in anguish, "I don't want potatoes, I just want sweet potatoes!"

"I want sweet potatoes too!"

"This potato doesn't sound as good as a sweet potato."

"Yes!"

Xu Zhichun: "."

I'm speechless about my family.

Okay, since we've come this far, let's leave it at that. You're not even willing to try it out, but don't cry if you find it surprisingly good later.

Zeng Xiaoyan and the others were also speechless.

Zeng Xiaoyan couldn't help but say, "Sister-in-law Zhichun wouldn't lie. Our family bought twenty catties of those potatoes. We tried making two stir-fries with them before, and they were especially delicious."

Aunt Pearl also laughed and said, "It's really delicious. I don't think anyone would dislike potatoes."

Liang Mingliang nodded repeatedly, "They're absolutely right!"

Whether it's hot and sour shredded potatoes, stir-fried potato strips, or stewed chicken with potato chunks, they're all so delicious! These people have never eaten anything good before; they don't know anything about food. Sigh.

Hearing what they said, everyone looked at each other in bewilderment.

"Then, give me three catties? It's one coin per catty, right? Since we're already here..." "Then I'll take two—I'll take three catties."

"Sigh, fine, since that's the case, I'll take it too. Zhichun, remember your sister-in-law, if there are any sweet potatoes left, be sure to save them for me."

"Me too! I'll take this potato. If you have any sweet potatoes, please save some for me!"

"I also."

Everyone eagerly offered to buy three pounds of potatoes.

The implication is clear: Look, I've already bought potatoes for you, so you must save some sweet potatoes for me!

The meaning couldn't be clearer.

Xu Zhichun was both angry and wanted to laugh, but couldn't. She tried to keep a straight face and pretended to be calm, saying that she understood. She then instructed him: "These potatoes are really good stuff. They've tasted them and they're really delicious. Remember to plant them and don't eat them."

Everyone was a little embarrassed and said one after another: "Absolutely not! We absolutely won't eat it!"

With Zeng Xiaoyan and the others' help, the potatoes were weighed and paid for quickly, and each person left with three pounds of potatoes in their pockets.

The story quickly spread throughout the village.

These families feel ashamed and certainly don't want to talk about it. But things have gotten so big that they can't cover it up anymore.

As a result, they became famous in the village.

The others laughed so hard they almost fell over.

"My God, they steamed it all? How could they do that, hahaha!"

"I can't say, it would break my heart to say it."

"Luckily, we bought it early; we bought four pounds, hehe."

Those who hadn't bought any were surprised: "Really? Is it really that delicious?"

Those who heard this burst into laughter, teasing, "Want to know? It's easy! Go buy three pounds of it, steam it all in one pot, and taste it, then you'll know! Hahahaha!"

This caused the people around to burst into laughter.

The curious person who asked laughed, saying that it was impossible to steam everything in one pot, how could someone be so foolish? But it was fine to buy one and steam it to try.

Anyway, it's only one cent per pound, so it's not expensive.

As a result, those who hadn't bought anything yet all rushed to Xu Zhichun's house to buy, fearing that if they were too slow, there wouldn't be any left.

Something that makes so many people regret it so much must be pretty good.

It's impossible to steam everything in one pot, but I'm really curious how delicious it must be to make those people regret it so much.

I'm thinking of cooking one to try, but I'm also wondering if it would be too wasteful? What if it's really delicious? Wouldn't that be a waste?

Someone couldn't help but chuckle and ask Xu Zhichun, "Zhichun, if Uncle Sweet Potato cuts one in half, boils it, and tastes it, can the other half still be planted?"

Xu Zhichun: "."

Uncle, you're truly a genius!

She'd argue with anyone who said that people in ancient times were particularly foolish, simple, and honest.

"I don't know either; the customer didn't say. Just to be on the safe side, let's not do it."

"Ugh"

The man was very disappointed and had no choice but to give up.

People came to buy sweet potatoes, and Xu Zhichun took the opportunity to promote potatoes.

People are clearly less interested in potatoes than sweet potatoes, with about half buying them.

After three days of lively activity, people who had come to buy a second time immediately came back.

"Zhichun, your auntie is counting for you. Seven families in our village didn't buy sweet potatoes. Can you sell us a few pounds of the extras? We agreed on that before!"

(End of this chapter)