Jing Feng also stopped the carriage, and although he didn't understand why Yang Mengchen was asking, Xiao Hongtao and Yang Chengning just looked on without speaking.

Upon hearing the question, not just that villager, but several nearby villagers as well stopped their work and looked over. When they saw it was Yang Mengchen, everyone's face lit up with joy and they gathered around her.

They had long heard of Yang Mengchen's compassionate deeds, and their children had come back saying they were doing very well at the Academy. In particular, this time Yang Mengchen had put herself in danger to take people to treat the Jinquan villagers, people from several villages felt grateful and admired her.

They even saw Yang Mengchen as a living Bodhisattva, praying daily for her safety and long life.

The villager Yang Mengchen had asked smiled and replied, "This is Sweet Water vegetable."

Three women picked a basketful of Sweet Water vegetables, washed them clean with water and handed them to Yang Mengchen, "Ninth Sister Yang, take some back with you, they're very sweet whether stir-fried or served in a cold dish."

The others nodded in agreement.

"Thank you."

Yang Mengchen smiled as she received the basket, then picked up a Sweet Water vegetable. The emerald-green, oval-shaped leaves had pink veins that were clearly distinct, the leaf stems and the root were also pink like rouge, and the root was oval-shaped. This was not the kind of beet she had seen in her previous life, yet it felt strangely familiar.

However, she couldn't quite remember and put it back in the basket.

"How much of this Sweet Water vegetable do you have in your village?"

"We have a lot," said a middle-aged woman with worry and helplessness in her eyes. "Our village's land can't grow other vegetables, we can only plant Sweet Water vegetable, but sadly, it's not worth much."

A woman next to her quietly tugged at her sleeve. The middle-aged woman realized her tone and blushed a little, somewhat embarrassed as she glanced at Yang Mengchen.

"How much do you sell it for per jin?" Yang Mengchen smiled, indicating that she didn't mind.

The middle-aged woman said with a red face, "Three jin for two wen money."

No wonder the woman said Sweet Water vegetable wasn't worth much, the price was indeed very cheap. Yang Mengchen pondered silently, then smiled and said to the women, "Thank you for the Sweet Water vegetables. You're busy, so we'll be on our way."

"Take care, Ninth Sister Yang." The women watched as the carriage of Yang Mengchen and the others slowly departed, praising Yang Mengchen for being knowledgeable and approachable.

Although the women's voices were not loud, Yang Mengchen heard everything clearly and just smiled, picking up a Sweet Water vegetable and examining it closely, trying hard to remember where she had seen or heard of this Sweet Water vegetable before.

Seeing Yang Mengchen examining the Sweet Water vegetable without speaking, Sister Jin and the other two knew she was thinking and didn't disturb her.

After a long time, Yang Mengchen's eyes brightened.

In her previous life, her assistant Jin Xiaoya loved to read online novels. Once, when they traveled to Ukraine for a business trip, they saw a local abundance of flaming red beets. At the time, Jin Xiaoya mentioned with a laugh that she had read a plot in an online novel where the story's heroine discovered a type of beet in the northwest.

By drying the beets and grinding them into powder to add to pastries, it made the sweets even more delicious, thus improving the wealth of the northwestern people.

According to Jin Xiaoya's description, that type of beet was nearly identical to the Sweet Water vegetable in her hand.

Perhaps she could emulate the heroine and try making Sweet Water vegetable powder. If the experiment were successful, it could replace the ingredients currently used in pastries, and they could even make granulated sugar, cane sugar, and candy, or use it in medicine. In the future, Sweet Water Village could have an extra source of income and thus improve their livelihood.

Yes, that's what she would do. She would surely study it thoroughly upon her return.

"Ninth Sister is back! Ninth Sister is back!"

The cheering outside the carriage interrupted Yang Mengchen's thoughts. Through the open carriage curtain, they had already arrived at the entrance to the village. Villagers working in the fields put down their tasks as they saw the carriage, laughing with tears, some even running away; it seemed they were off to report the news at her home.

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