bookcurios Chapter 228 Potato Baby
Chapter 228 Potato Baby
No matter how noisy the situation was outside, Mu Jiaojiao was not greatly affected by it.
Moreover, she recently got a big treasure from Jiang Jin that she had been longing for for a long time. It was said that it was found by Ye Zijin when she was suppressing the bandits. It was a potato.
Of course, the literary way to say it is potatoes. Potatoes are loved by everyone in modern times, and the eighteen ways to eat potatoes are enough to make a feast.
So while everyone in Yudu was still feeling insecure and keeping quiet, not daring to speak out at this moment, Mu Jiaojiao had already taken her two children to Jiang Jin's nearby farm to plant potatoes.
There are hundreds of acres of high-quality farmland in the manor, as well as two medium-sized mountains. After the two wolves came during the heavy snow, Jiang Jin ordered people to arrange them into the manor.
Now the two wolf cubs are the kings of the mountain, and birds have to take a detour when they see them.
"Mother~"
"Fire~"
"Eat potatoes~"
In the open space of the village, Mu Jiaojiao and her two children picked up a lot of firewood, set it up, and placed potatoes under the firewood.
Mu Jiaojiao was holding a tinder to light a fire. Jiang Mingxiao clapped his chubby hands, looked at Mu Jiaojiao lighting the fire with round eyes, and drooled at his little mouth.
Yes, Mu Jiaojiao is making the simplest way to eat potatoes - roasted potatoes.
"Hahaha~ you little greedy cat!"
Mu Jiaojiao looked at the flames that were burning more and more vigorously, patted the ashes on her hands, reached out and pinched the chubby little face of Jiang Mingxiao beside her, and smiled.
Hey!
It feels so good to squeeze!
Thinking back to the sick little kitten whose cry was so weak, she finally raised it to be as delicious as a steamed bun.
Thinking of this, Mu Jiaojiao couldn't help but feel proud.
"Mother is the greedy cat, Xiao'er is a human cub!"
When Jiang Mingxiao heard what Mu Jiaojiao said, he pursed his lips, frowned, and spoke righteously to his own frivolous mother.
I'm so worried!
Why is my mother always so naughty?
As for the term "human cub", of course I learned it by accident from my mother!
Jiang Mingxiao felt that this word was like a tiger cub, especially... well... the way his mother said it was cool!
"Pfft..."
"Hehehe..."
Yunyu, Huaizhu, Changle who were serving around, and Heye who was entertaining the three of them, all laughed secretly.
They dared not laugh openly, or the young prince would be angry.
Mu Jiaojiao's eldest son Jiang Mingzhao set up an easel on the side and carefully composed the picture while watching his mother and brother not far away.
When I got closer, I saw that Jiang Mingzhao was painting a painting that is familiar to modern people, a sketch.
Jiang Mingzhao had seen this kind of painting method when his mother opened the first Four Seasons Flower Shop in Cangzhou. After that, when the mother and his two sons were in Maple Leaf City, he began to pester his mother to teach him.
Jiang Mingzhao is a talented kid. He had some basic knowledge of painting before. After learning, he was able to apply what he had learned to other areas. Although his brushwork is immature now, he has done quite well.
After about a quarter of an hour, the firewood was almost burned out. The previously yellow skin of the potatoes had turned black, and the carbonized skin emitted a burnt aroma.
"Princess, is this edible?"
He Ye was the most impatient kid. He looked at the black, fist-sized lump that was pulled out of the charcoal fire with a puzzled look on his face.
"Why can't I eat it?"
"Today, I will teach you a lesson: never doubt my words!"
Upon hearing this, Mu Jiaojiao used a wooden stick to dig out a few black potatoes, raised the corners of her eyes, and spoke excitedly and confidently.
After the potatoes were left on the ground to cool for a while and the temperature dropped, Mu Jiaojiao found a piece of firewood and carefully scraped off the carbonized part of the potato's surface.
After a while, a golden potato came out of the oven. Mu Jiaojiao separated the soft and glutinous potato and gave a piece to her foodie son who was waiting eagerly beside her.
Then he looked at his eldest son who was sitting in the distance painting, and called out, "Zhao'er, come over and have some good food!"
"Okay, mother."
Upon hearing this, Jiang Mingzhao put down the special charcoal pencil in his hand, walked to his mother with a square step and a graceful manner, and took the remaining half potato.
Then I saw Jiang Mingxiao take a bite and taste it, then he squinted his eyes happily, showing that he liked it very much.
Jiang Mingzhao looked at his brother like this, shook his head, and then took a bite elegantly.
Ok?
The taste is a bit strange, but it’s actually pretty good!
He Ye and the others watching their two young princes eating happily couldn't wait to grab one, scrape off the skin according to Mu Jiaojiao's method, and then tasted it.
Soft and sticky, steaming hot, tastes really good!
He Ye stared at a chubby face and praised his princess while eating.
"Princess, I no longer doubt you. You are truly powerful!"
"These potatoes taste so delicious even when cooked like this!"
"Ha ha……"
"This princess is omnipotent!"
Mu Jiaojiao was also proud when she saw that everyone was captured by Yangyu.
She said, no one can escape the charm of potatoes!
……
After the mother and her two daughters, the maids and servants around them, and the lame manager Wang Zhong had their fill, Mu Jiaojiao started planning to plant potatoes.
Mu Jiaojiao first ordered someone to bring two sacks of potatoes and cut the potatoes into several pieces with a knife.
Of course, there are some tricks to the cutting process. As Mu Jiaojiao said, it is necessary to ensure that there is a small eye on each piece.
In fact, it is the place where the potato will sprout in the later stage, and it will be slightly sunken compared to the other flat skin.
After everything was cut, Mu Jiaojiao asked Wang Zhong to order someone to collect some carbon ash, then sprinkled some insect repellent powder into the carbon ash, and then stirred the cut potato pieces in the carbon ash, coating the cut surfaces with carbon ash.
The purpose of doing this is of course to prevent spoilage and also to prevent insects from eating the potatoes.
Then these potato pieces were placed in evenly spaced pits dug by farmers hired by the village, one potato in each pit, and then the surrounding farmers were asked to cover them with soil and water them.
That’s it!
Because there were not many potatoes, they had eaten some before, and in total they planted nearly two acres.
As the sun sets, everyone has finished work.
Mu Jiaojiao ordered Wang Zhong to give half a tael of silver to each of the farmers and maids who came to help today, and everyone went back happily.
As night fell, Mu Jiaojiao sat on the soft couch in the main courtyard where the owner of the manor lived, with Yunyu and Changle standing beside her, listening to Wang Zhong report on the manor's income.
Chang Le was attentive. Seeing that Wang Zhong had been standing for a long time and his legs and feet were a little tired, he moved a stool and placed it next to Wang Zhong. He also asked him to sit down and answer the question out of concern.
"Manager Wang, please sit down!"
"Thank you, Miss Chang Le. This is not allowed in front of the princess. I will just stand there."
When Wang Zhong heard this, his honest and resolute face was full of gratitude. He then glanced at Mu Jiaojiao and answered with a smile.
He had been observing Mu Jiaojiao all day and knew that she should have a good temper, but he had not yet fully understood her. Mu Jiaojiao was also the mistress of Prince Jin's Mansion and would be the one in charge of Zhuangzi in the future, so he could not lose his composure.
After all, in the future, we still have to rely on Mu Jiaojiao, the mistress of the house!