Chapter 304 - Chapter 304: Chapter 312: What is it? (2/2)

Su Wenyue shook her head; she too had not heard of carrots and didn’t know what they were or whether they were similar to the local white radishes. She then roughly understood after reading the description written on the bag.

“These carrots seem to be good stuff. Apart from whether they taste good or not, just their color alone is festive. If we can manage to grow them early in the greenhouses at Zhuangzi, that would be great.” Su Wenyue felt increasingly pragmatic, finding it vulgar that her first thought about a food item was not how delicious it could be, but what benefits it could bring. However, given her circumstances, there was no helping it.

“Madam, look at these; each name seems stranger than the last. This old woman has never even heard of them before,” Aunt Li confessed. She considered herself quite knowledgeable having seen various foreign items, but now realized her own arrogance; the world held endless wonders, and she should never again be complacent.

Su Wenyue nodded, as she had heard of most of them but didn’t want to show it too openly. How could she explain her knowledge since these were foreign items? Even though Aunt Li was her confidant, Su Wenyue still didn’t want to reveal anything unusual about herself.

“The Spice Shopkeeper really did something to my liking. With so many varieties of seeds, it must not have been easy for him to collect them. Two bags of sweet potatoes could surely not offset the effort, although these seeds might not sell well here. However, this does not detract from the value of these seeds,” said Su Wenyue before turning to Aunt Li.

“Aunt Li, convey my thoughts to the Spice Shopkeeper, and also take some food from home to give to him, insisting that he accept it as it’s his due.”

“Yes, I’ll see to it right away,” Aunt Li responded, feeling even more fortunate to serve such a kind-hearted master. Although sometimes frugal to the point of doing things herself to save, she was never stingy when generosity was called for and didn’t like to gain an unfair advantage. Such a character was truly precious, and they, the servants, were lucky to serve such a master.

After Su Wenyue instructed Aunt Li to handle the matter with the Spice Shop and summoned Xiao Xi from Zhuangzi, now that she resided in the prefecture, Zhuangzi was much closer. Although one was in the city and the other outside, by horseback, it was only a little over half an hour’s journey.

Xiao Xi was thrilled to see so many seeds. Su Wenyue had entrusted Xiao Xi with full authority over the affairs of Zhuangzi, which deepened Xiao Xi’s sense of responsibility. She thought of how much trust her madam placed in her by giving her such an important task; she had to prove herself and earn the trust of those who harbored doubts about following her madam’s orders.

“Madam, where did you get so many seeds? This is wonderful! I was just worrying about the limited variety of seeds. We had set up so many greenhouses, and it would be such a waste to plant them all with the same crop. These seeds have come just in time to solve my urgent need. However, I don’t seem to recognize any of these seeds,” Xiao Xi said with a mixture of excitement and frustration.

“These are seeds gathered from the Western Region’s outer domains, which is why you don’t recognize them. Otherwise, I wouldn’t have bothered calling you over.”