Chapter 242 - Inspection (1/2)

‘Does he know how to read minds? How does he know what I was thinking when I didn’t even say it yet?’ Yu Xiaocao had inadvertently revealed the truth!

Zhu Junyang, ‘You just don’t have the words written on your face, but anyone can see what you’re thinking, okay?’

“You have been living in town these days. If it delays the farming, you will be punished! Don’t forget that you have already signed a military writ!!” Zhu Junyang couldn’t help reminding her. ‘Eh? Why am I talking so much today? What’s going on?’

Yu Xiaocao raised her eyebrows and said with a smile full of confidence, “Rest assured! The corn has been planted for more than half a month. Isn’t it almost up to the calves, Father?”

Yu Hai had to walk around the fields every day, so he naturally knew the progress of the corn like the back of his hands. Hearing her question, he quickly nodded and said, “Mhm! The leaves of the corns are already two fingers wide, and each stalk of corn has at least six or seven leaves. It should have already entered the jointing stage! Daughter, don’t worry, with Father looking after it for you, there won’t be any problems!”

Yu Xiaocao smiled brightly at her father, and then turned to Zhu Junyang and said, “Did you hear? Without being modest, I’ll say that there’s nothing that my family can’t grow!! By the way, Father! I asked you to help me transplant the apple and persimmon trees. Have you moved them yet?”

“Yes, yes! Apples, persimmons, and grapes have all been moved! I also found a hickory nut tree in the mountains and moved it next to our yard.” Yu Hai had never refused his youngest daughter’s requests.

“That’s great! In the future, when we’re staying indoors during the winter, we can sit on the kang bed and eat delicious roasted hickory nuts! Father, you’re the best!!” Yu Xiaocao pulled on her father’s hand and shook it in a spoiled manner.

Yu Hai gently caressed his younger daughter’s little head and smiled until his crow’s feet appeared.

‘Well, this pair of father and daughter has started chatting with each other now. It is really okay for them to leave me, this esteemed guest, hanging?’ Feeling the deep affection between the father and daughter and seeing their interesting interaction, Zhu Junyang was reluctant to interrupt the warm scene.

“Miss Yu likes to eat hickory nuts? Then you must also like sunflower seeds?” Zhu Junyang didn’t want to just be a spectator and couldn’t help interjecting.

‘Sunflower seeds? There are already sunflower seeds in this era? That’s great! Eating sunflower seeds is my favorite thing to do in my spare time!!’

“Sunflower seeds? You have the seeds??” Yu Xiaocao eagerly asked.

‘Sure enough, she knows about sunflowers! This little girl from the Yu Family must have some kind of secret, just like… the emperor also has a secret.’

Zhu Junyang’s voice was cold but not callous. He slowly nodded and said, “That’s right! Among the seeds that I brought back from the west, there’s sunflower seeds. I heard that cooked sunflower seeds are edible! You can try it!”

“Okay, Okay!! Give me the seeds and I will try planting it!” Yu Xiaocao couldn’t help cheering in her heart. Haha! Fortunately, she had transmigrated to the Great Ming Dynasty and had a senior transmigrator who liked to travel across the sea and look for treasures in the west. In the future, she could eat sunflower seeds. So happy!

Looking at the young girl’s expression, which resembled a kitten who secretly ate a little fish, Zhu Junyang’s mood had inexplicably improved. The most genuine things were the most touching! Perhaps, in Tanggu Town, he could relax wholeheartedly without having to stay away from the crowd.

He didn’t need to be on guard at all times, and he didn’t have to doubt everything. This kind of lifestyle might be more suitable for him… Unconsciously, the corners of his mouth curled up into a charming smile—After so many years, he had finally found the expression of ‘smile’ again.

“When I go back to the capital, I’ll have someone send the seeds over! It won’t be too late, right?” If Princess Consort Jing saw him speaking so much on his own initiative, would she be happy or jealous?

“No, it won’t be too late!” With the mystic-stone water as her cheat, she could still grow the sunflowers even if she got them later. How many seeds would the young royal prince give her? Would it be enough to eat? Holding her small face, Yu Xiaocao smiled so much that only her two rows of pearly whites could be seen, and her eyes had disappeared!

“I want to see the growth of the corn and make a simple record.” Zhu Junyang thought about how he left the troubled Ministry of Revenue behind in the capital and came to Tanggu Town to relax. If the emperor asked about it, he would have an excuse.

Yu Xiaocao, who was in a good mood, nodded incessantly and said, “Alright! Tomorrow I will accompany Young Royal Prince to the fields. Rest assured, there definitely won’t be any problems with letting us grow the corn!”

After setting a time to meet and go back to Dongshan Village tomorrow, Zhu Junyang stood up and said goodbye, “If you guys can finalize a set of methods to cultivate corn and potatoes, this prince will report your meritorious deed. At that time, you will naturally be rewarded!”

Although she was afraid that her identity as a transmigrator would be revealed by her fellow transmigrator, the emperor, the rewards granted by the emperor must be extraordinary. Yu Xiaocao felt distressed in her heart. Should she take credit for this contribution or not?