Chapter 119 - Chapter 119: Unearthing New Potential
Chapter 119: Unearthing New Potential
Translator: Dragon Boat Translation Editor: Dragon Boat Translation
After the figure in the dark left the other behind to keep watch, he led the rest to sneak into the fields and began to rummage through the potato seeds that had just been planted that day.
They had just turned over about 400 square yards of land when they were discovered by Cheng Ming, who was on patrol.
“Who is it? What are you doing here so late at night?”
“Someone’s here. Quick, run! Run!” Those few people turned around and ran away with the seeds they had dug out.
Cheng Ming and a few others ran after them with torches in their hands, but because they were not familiar with the terrain and it was dark, they soon lost them.
“Let’s split up and search. We must find them.”
The few of them split up to search the surroundings, but after searching for a while, no one found any sign of the thieves.
…..
Cheng Ming had no choice but to return to the fields to check on the damage.
It might be because they had come in time as those people only had time to dig up about 400 square yards of potatoes. There was no problem with the rest of the area.
“Everyone, be on your guard. We’ve worked hard to plant these seeds. We can’t let them be damaged again.”
“Alright.”
Cheng Ming looked at the fields covered in darkness and frowned deeply.
There was not much damage done to the fields, so he could just repair them a little tomorrow. He was more worried about those thieves.
The seeds of the potatoes were definitely not dug up for planting. If they had that intention, they would not have come in the middle of the night to secretly steal them.
1 lowever, the sprouts of the potatoes could be poisonous if they were eaten. 1 le was worried that if they were poisoned, they would come back and make a false allegation.
It was already very late, so Cheng Ming could only wait until the next day to report this to Su Ying.
Su Ying woke up when the sky was only slightly bright.
She liked to circulate her energy early in the morning. After this exercise, she would feel refreshed for the whole day.
As she sat cross-legged on the roof, she saw Cheng Ming and the others coming back.
When they reached the courtyard entrance, Su Ying had already opened the gate.
“You guys are back.”
Cheng Ming looked at Su Ying somewhat in surprise. “Mistress, you didn’t sleep the whole night?”
“I did, but I woke up early,” Su Ying replied.
“You guys didn’t rest well the whole of last night. Go and rest later. I’ll go to the field with Madam Jiang to take care of it.”
“I have something to report to Mistress.”
“Go ahead.”
“There were thieves in the fields last night. They stole the potato seeds. We chased them, but we didn’t manage to catch them.”
“How much did they steal?”
“About 400 square yards thereabouts.”
Su Ying nodded, indicating that she understood. “These people will most likely come back again soon. Go and rest.”
When Cheng Ming saw Su Ying’s bright and clear expression, he knew that she already had something in mind, so he went back to his room to rest.
Uncle 1 lea and the others had woken up early to prepare breakfast.
Su Ying went to help after washing up.
“Mistress, let us do these things. You don’t have to dirty your hands.”
However, Su Ying was very interested in cooking. “Uncle Hea, I think I’m quite talented too. Let me try it today.”
Hea Shouyi saw that Su Ying was very enthusiastic and didn’t want to discourage her. “Mistress, then let’s make pancakes today. 1’11 get some salted vegetables and minced meat. Today, we ll have pancakes with a big pot of corn paste porridge.”
Su Ying nodded, indicating that she had no objection.
Hea Shouyi brought the flour over. “Mistress, the most important thing in making pancakes is to knead the dough. After you have finished kneading the dough, I’ll tell you what to do next.”
“No problem, Uncle Hea. Just wait a while.”
Su Ying was overflowing with exuberance. She learned from Hea Shouyi and slowly poured the water in the bowl into the flour.
When he saw that she was doing it well, Hea Shouyi went off to do other things.
Bai Shuang came back after cutting the wild vegetables and saw Su Ying working hard on something. She walked over to take a look out of curiosity.
It would have been better if she didn’t look, but she was stunned with just one glance.
What… the hell was that?
“Mistress, what are you playing with?”
Su Ying’s expression was very conscientious. She swore that she wasn’t even this focused when she was practicing martial arts. “Kneading dough.”
Bai Shuang looked at the pile of mush in the basin and didn’t know whether to laugh or cry. “Why don’t you let me do it?”
Su Ying looked at her hands which were covered in flour and felt somewhat defeated. “Bai Shuang, I’ll leave it to you. I’ll come back later to bake the pancake. I think I can definitely bake pancakes.”
Bai Shuang nodded somewhat uncertainly. “Whatever you say, Mistress.”
After Bai Shuang had finished kneading and setting the dough aside to rest for a while, Su Ying reappeared in the kitchen like a spirit.
“Bai Shuang, I’ll do it!”
Bai Shuang could only stand aside. “Mistress, you must pay attention to the heat when you bake the pancakes. Before you put the dough in, brush a thin layer of oil with a bamboo brush. The pancakes will then taste good this way.”
“No problem.”
Su Ying fiddled with the dough confidently.
“Mistress, pay attention, pay attention. You have to turn over the pancake soon.”
“Gosh! I forgot to apply oil.”
“Mistress, this is not cooked yet…”
Half an hour later, Su Ying returned to the hall and sat down.
When Xiao Jin saw that her face was covered in flour, he reached out and wiped the flour from the corner of her eyes. “What were you doing?”
“Unearthing my new potential,” Su Ying proclaimed in a profound manner.
Xiao Jin’s eyebrows twitched. He had a bad feeling in his heart…
Before long, Bai Shuang came in with a large plate of pancakes with a strange expression.
“Aunt Bai Shuang, why is this pancake black? Can it be eaten if it’s so black?” The younger toddler Ling’s tiny face carried a hint of disdain and doubt.
Bai Shuang forced a smile. “Yes, it can, it can. Just peel off the black layer on the outside…” It should be fine after that perhaps…
Su Ying grabbed a pancake and placed it in Xiao Jin’s bowl. She stared at him with her almond-shaped eyes. “Try it.”
Xiao Jin looked at the pancake in his bowl, which was blacker than the base of the pot, but he still picked up his chopsticks. He removed the blackest layer on the pancake before taking a bite.
As soon as he ate the pancake, a bitter taste invaded his taste buds. Xiao Jin stopped chewing and swallowed the pancake stuck in his throat with much difficulty.
As his gaze met Su Ying’s expectant eyes, Xiao Jin still said against his conscience, “It’s okay.”
“Really?” Su Ying’s eyes brightened, and she took a pancake as well. After removing the black layer, she said, “I knew it wasn’t bad. It just doesn’t look good.” She took a big bite with a smile.
To her surprise, it was so bitter that her face became all contorted. She spat it out without even chewing.
“How come it is bitter? Xiao Jin, is there something wrong with your mouth? You actually think it’s okay?”
Xiao Jin was speechless. “So what were you expecting when 1 was eating?” he thought to himself.
Su Ying put the pancake aside in disgust and started eating the porridge.
Ling silently pushed the blackened pancake in front of her further away. She hoped that Mother wouldn’t make her eat it.
After Su Ying’s attempt at cooking ended in failure, she regretted wasting a big bowl of flour. Thus, in order not to waste food, she decided to be generous.
“I’ll feed it to the dog later.”
The wolf lying in the courtyard felt its hair stand on end inexplicably.. It looked around vigilantly and felt that a dangerous menace was approaching!