Chapter 223 - Chapter 223: Chapter 223: She Has Her Reasons (1/2)

Chapter 223: Chapter 223: She Has Her Reasons

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[So the host is safe to use.]

So it was.

Then she can carry out the tasks boldly and without concern. As for the first

object of the task…

Zhuang Qingning looked at Mrs. He.

Mrs. He and Zhuang Yonghe trust her greatly. A little bit of persuasion and…

Zhuang Qingning blinked her eyes: “Aunt, how many beans does your family plan to plant this year?”

“I was just talking to your uncle about this yesterday. We plan to plant more. Mrs. He laughed. “On one hand, with your tofu workshop here, more villagers will surely plant beans this year. On the other hand, if your tofu workshop ever runs short of beans, we can supply you in an emergency.”

As expected, Mrs. He and Zhuang Yonghe always had her in mind in all their dealings.

Zhuang Qingning felt a warm feeling in her heart. She asked again, “Have you prepared the bean seeds for planting?”

“It’s almost ready,” Mrs. He said, “We hadn’t planned to plant so many beans originally, so we didn’t prepare so many seeds. Your uncle said he would collect some seeds from villagers whose beans are good. He did bring back some yesterday. Hopefully, it should be sufficient.”

“But if some fail to germinate, we will have to replenish them. We will see when the time comes. If all else fails, we can plant some cotton and use it to make new quilts for you and Qingsui next winter to keep warm.”

“If not, then let’s do this.”

Zhuang Qingning said, “I happen to have some bean seeds here, which are said to be better than the usual ones. They sprout faster, grow stronger, and produce more beans. Aunt, would you like to try my seeds?

“That certainly sounds good.”

Mrs. He laughed. “Your uncle and I were considering buying some bean seeds from the town. It’s fortunate that you have some good seeds. We’ll take yours and we will buy however much we’re short of.”

“Aunt, I mean this,” Zhuang Qingning said. “If this seed is good, don’t use the seeds we have at home, just use mine.”

“Alright.” Mrs. He readily agreed. “If your seeds are good, then we will use them.”

“Okay, then I’ll bring the seeds over to you tomorrow.”

The task was getting off to a good start. Zhuang Qingning stood up with a smile on her face. “Alright, I need to go home now, we haven’t cooked yet.”

“If it’s too much trouble, don’t bother about cooking. You can come over to my house with Qingsui and eat,” Mrs. He laughed. “I’m making scallion pancakes today.”

Although life had traditionally been a bit tight in Mrs. He’s home, most meals consisted of cornmeal and sweet potato flour. Even steamed cornbread made with a mix of cornmeal and flour was seldom eaten. However, over the past few months, they have made quite a lot of money selling tofu with Zhuang Qingning, and Zhuang Mingliang’s wages were also quite good, so life has become much more comfortable.

Remembering that the busy farming season had just ended and all the wheat had been gathered into the storehouse. Mrs. He asked Zhuang Yonghe to mill a sack of flour from the new wheat. Wanting to treat everyone, Mrs. He decided to make some pure white flour scallion pancakes, as a way to reward everyone for their hard work over this period.