Heavenly Blessed Baby: Fleeing Famine, Busy to Prosper!-Chapter 228: Piles and Piles of Silver Waiting to Be Picked Up

Chapter 228: Chapter 228: Piles and Piles of Silver Waiting to Be Picked Up

When Yi Meng was helped in by Qi Quanjin, she immediately received the teasing glances from the others in the room.

Before she could react, Wang Daya said: "Meng Niang, quickly take a look at whether the corn is ready."

Interrupted like this, Yi Meng’s attention was indeed immediately diverted.

On the kang in the room were wooden boxes filled with soil, and the floor was covered with a thick layer of dirt.

Yi Meng couldn’t approach the kang to see, so she could only examine the closest corn plant from the doorway.

Now the corn silk had grown out, yellow and gleaming.

The corn was quite full, chubby and plump; just looking at the ears made them particularly endearing.

Yi Meng peeled back the topmost husk of one corn ear, revealing the golden kernels inside.

Kernels were tightly packed, appearing very plump.

A nail dug one out, causing corn juice to spurt forth.

"It’s ready!"

Under the collective gaze full of nerves and anticipation, Yi Meng finally spoke these two words.

Everyone immediately cheered.

As farming folks, the thing that made them happiest was naturally a harvest.

And they had already ground some cornmeal to eat before; the taste was good, fragrant and sweet.

Looking again at this room full of corn, though they were grown indoors, not quite as rampant as those growing outdoors, the number of ears was genuinely not small.

If these were all planted in the field, the yield probably wouldn’t be inferior to other crops.

Yi Meng waited until everyone finished cheering before she spoke: "Now it’s matured, but it’s very fresh, tasting sweet. However, if you want to keep seeds or grind into flour, it needs to grow for a while longer."

Yi Meng had naturally eaten corn in her past life; she could distinguish between mature and tender corn.

Upon hearing this, everyone didn’t feel disappointed.

Wang Daya even clapped her hands and said: "What’s the harm in letting it grow for a while! We’ve planted several rooms! Later, reserve more seeds, and when spring comes, we’ll plant them all!"

"Yes, that way we’ll have lots and lots of corn to eat in the future."

Qu Laodi chimed in.

Mu Yunniang and her husband Qi Sangui seldom spoke, but even they joined in this time.

Seeing that everyone was confident, Yi Meng breathed a sigh of relief: "Don’t forget to tell Dad and Mom, let them be happy too."

After speaking, Yi Meng couldn’t help but swallow as she glanced at the corn with slightly peeled husks.

She wanted to eat boiled corn.

Tender corn, bursting with juice at every bite.

Qi Quanjin was naturally pleased about the corn maturing but didn’t forget to pay attention to his wife’s condition.

Seeing his wife’s longing gaze at the corn, he felt both amused and heartache, then said: "There are seeds left in the granary, and these grown at home aren’t few. I reckon today we can pick some and let everyone try it fresh!"

Is everyone willing?

Certainly not willing!

But craving is real!

They hadn’t tasted what fresh corn was like!

With Qi Quanjin leading the way, everyone immediately got busy.

Not picking much, just taking those ripened ones from the kang, leaving those on the ground to be used as seeds.

Seeing everyone busy cheerfully, Yi Meng couldn’t help but remind: "Chop and dry these corn stalks, they can be used as firewood later."

"Just like that, It’s such a waste to burn them!"

Wang Daya stopped her corn-picking, looked at Yi Meng with hopeful eyes: "Meng Niang, can these be fed to livestock? We have so many mouths at home!"

"Yes!"

Yi Meng agreed quickly but, remembering she wasn’t truly knowledgeable, she changed to a more uncertain tone: "We can initially chop some, feed them to home animals, but not too much. Let them eat a bit first and see if there’s any reaction. If there’s nothing, we can feed more later."

"Alright!" Hearing this, Wang Daya felt reassured.

Yi Meng couldn’t stay here much longer.

She was pregnant, and the family wouldn’t let her work, even avoiding slightly dangerous spots.

Now with everyone busy, standing here wasn’t just being in the way, there’s a risk of accidental injury.

So she took on the task of delivering messages to the other family members.

The two elders of the Qi Family were naturally filled with joy when they learned the news.

Even Qi Manman had shining eyes, begging Mrs. Qi to take her to see.

Mrs. Qi waved her hand, taking the little granddaughter and grandson, and went with Qi Zheng to join the bustle.

That night, the Qi Family Mansion was filled with the unique fragrance of boiling corn.

Fortunately, it was now a north wind, cold outside, with doors and windows tightly shut in every household; otherwise, if they caught scent of this, they’d surely come over to inquire.

It’s not about greed for a bite, mainly out of curiosity.

No one asked now, letting the Qi Family keep the secret with pleasure.

Next year, after full cultivation and harvest, they’ll tell the villagers what this is.

Then allowing them to personally taste it would make it easier to persuade them to join in.

Days passed slowly, before long it was the twelfth month.

As the twelfth month started, Qi Family became busier.

The spaces vacated by the harvested corn were already sown with vegetable seeds.

Due to Yi Meng’s occasional use of Space Spring Water, seeds planted at late October grew well by early twelfth month, ready for picking and selling anytime.

Along with corn, cucumber and watermelon seeds granted were also attempted indoors.

Cucumbers didn’t grow as straight as those seen by Yi Meng in her past life, mostly crooked and bent like underdeveloped.

Yet such cucumbers were especially good in flavor.

Refreshing, tasty in dishes and snacks.

Watermelons appeared even poorer.

Sweet flavor was strong, but skin was thick.

Despite this, everyone loved the watermelons.

Though Yi Meng couldn’t consume much.

Cucumbers and watermelons were almost freely eaten at Qi Family, yet not sold externally.

Both were easy to keep seeds, if anyone deliberately reserved seeds, cultivated next year, it’d be a big loss to Qi Family.

Thus the family decided to enjoy them alone before promotion, similar to corn.

They didn’t lack anything, just ample land.

Previously over a hundred acres, plus five hundred more allocated by County Magistrate, over six hundred total.

No particularly wealthy families in the village, most only buy a few acres to build houses.

The rest, unsold, were all for Qi Family’s use.

Calculating this, they’d truly conduct large-scale cultivation of corn, cucumbers, and watermelons next year.

Thinking about that scene, the whole family felt piles and piles of silver awaiting them to collect ahead.