As Yang Mengchen and the others departed, everyone from the Wu Family Village came to see them off. Grandma Zhang made a large box of peanut and red date cakes for them and held Yang Mengchen's hand, her tears flowing as she continuously expressed her gratitude. Stone and several other children were even more reluctant to part.
Upon returning home and just alighting from the carriage, Yang Chengrong came running over with ecstatic joy on his face, and without a second word, he pulled Yang Mengchen along.
Madam Yang Zhou was startled and then called out loudly, "Rongrong, slow down, be careful not to trip Jiujiu!" But the two siblings had already run far away.
"Don't worry, Grandma, I'll follow them and take a look." Handing the horsewhip to the servant Jiang Quan at the doorway, Yang Chengning dashed off.
Bai He and Wu Tong closely followed behind.
Long Yingtong also wanted to go, but Madam Yang Zhou timely dissuaded her, "Princess, you must be tired. Why don't you go back to your room and rest? Jiujiu and her siblings will be back soon."
Nodding her head, Long Yingtong then led Mo Mei back to Mengchen Courtyard.
Meanwhile, Yang Mengchen, being dragged by her elder brother, raced all the way. The siblings had agreed not to reveal their lightness skills frivolously in front of others, so by the time Yang Mengchen arrived at the greenhouse with her elder brother, she was somewhat out of breath.
"Eldest Young Master (Chengrong), Second Young Master (Chengning), and Miss (Jiujiu)." Seeing the three siblings arrive, the servants and workers greeted them respectfully.
Taking deep breaths to calm her breath, Yang Mengchen smiled and said, "Go on with your work." She then entered Greenhouse Number Nine with her two brothers.
Greenhouse Number Nine cultivated three types of crops and sixteen varieties of fruits and vegetables and was also reserved for Yang Chengrong's experiments. The seedlings were cultivated here, initially assisted by ten trustworthy workers, and later, ten servants took over. The workers then managed the other greenhouses.
They did not inquire about Greenhouse Number Nine unnecessarily, and without special circumstances, they intentionally stayed away.
Leading his sister by the hand to the area where corn was planted, Yang Chengrong's face was brimming with joy that he couldn't contain: "Jiujiu, look!"
The towering corn plants had lush leaves, with each plant producing two to three effective ears. Looking at one effective ear that had been half-peeled, the maize-yellow kernels were flat spherically shaped, neatly and tightly arranged in rows, each plump up to the tip. She then casually peeled back five other effective ears, which were all equally laden with fruit.
"Big Brother, we've succeeded!" Yang Mengchen looked at Yang Chengrong, her face filled with happiness.
Blinking back hot tears and nodding continuously, Yang Chengrong's pupils shone with a bright, sun-like light. Months of hard work had finally paid off, everything was worth it!
Yang Chengning was also very happy and had great admiration for his older brother. After all, his brother had been managing these crops all by himself: "Big Brother, you're really capable!"
Yang Mengchen nodded with a smile in agreement.
Hearing his younger siblings' praises, Yang Chengrong's handsome face blushed in embarrassment, but his heart was sweet as honey.
The three siblings then went to check on the sweet potatoes and potatoes.
Apart from the sweet potato hill mounds that Yang Chengrong had previously dug open, Yang Mengchen dug up three more mounds.
The sweet potatoes came in two varieties, one with a brown skin and white flesh, the other with a dry yellow skin and red flesh. Each mound yielded six to seven sweet potatoes, with the largest ones near half a jin in weight, and the smallest around three to four liang.
The brown spherical potatoes had smooth surfaces, with each plant yielding five to six, with the largest as big as a strong man's fist.
"In a little while, we will be able to harvest the three crops. At that time, we'll keep the seeds for planting, and the rest will be for our family to eat," Yang Mengchen said with a smile. "Later on, I'll ask Grandpa to buy that wasteland not far from Dayang Mountain. Next year, we'll plant all three types of crops according to their habits on the wasteland.
For this task, Big Brother will still be in charge, and I will buy some more servants skilled in farming to help Big Brother."
"Alright," Yang Chengrong readily agreed.
Afterward, Yang Mengchen inspected the sixteen types of fruits and vegetables: the Er Jing Tiao hot peppers grew straight and were a vibrant green, the bell peppers were enticingly red, the red and orange tomatoes hung in clusters, the cucumbers meant for fruit nearly covered the trellis, and the cauliflower timidly bloomed within the lush green leaves... Their hard work had not been in vain.
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