Transmigrated To Ancient Time: Thrive With An Auction System!

Chapter 310: Tribute Fruits ( 2 )

Hearing her husband’s voice, Yao Zhi stopped what she was doing and nodded. "Husband, you can help me plant the seedlings."

Fu Chen’an’s family had been farmers for generations, so he was familiar with planting crops. While he was working, he asked, "Wife, what are you planting?"

"I bought some western melon seeds from a merchant before in the border market. He said that this fruit is perfect for summer since it tastes sweet and is very juicy. So, I want to try it."

Fu Chen’an thought about the conversation he heard in the barracks and said, "Does this western melon have red flesh and black seeds?"

Yao Zhi was surprised by his words and asked, "Husband, you know western melon?"

Fu Chen’an nodded and replied, "I heard this name from Battalion Commander Gao. He said that he was lucky to try this fruit when he visited the General’s mansion before."

"This fruit is one of the tribute fruits, besides lychee and longan. Only the nobles and high-ranking officials would be fortunate enough to receive the Emperor’s bestowment and taste it."

What surprised her was not the fact that Western melon was one of the tribute fruits, but the name itself. From what she knew, it was called sweet jade in the ancient era.

The name of the western melon originated because it entered the mainland through the Silk Road and came from the western region. In the modern era, they directly used the Western melon to refer to this fruit.

She never expected the author of this world to use the modern name directly.

After her initial surprise, Yao Zhi asked, "Husband, since it’s a tribute fruit, will it bring trouble if we plant it at our home?"

Fu Chen’an chuckled at her words and said, "This western melon is included in the tribute fruits list because it’s very hard to cultivate, and each year, the harvest season is short. We can try to plant it, but it might not be able to sprout or yield any result."

If she didn’t have spiritual spring water, she might fail at planting this fruit. But with the spiritual spring water, not to mention a common fruit, she would even be able to plant a rare orchid. So, even after hearing her husband’s words, she was still worried.

"What if we succeed?"

Fu Chen’an considered this possibility for a while before he said, "If we succeed, then we can send some to the General for him to taste. It’s not a crime for us to plant tribute fruits, and with the General accepting our gift, he would definitely protect us."

He still remembered the General’s request before he took his leave this time. The General was running out of soap and skin care products. So, he asked him to help buy a set for him. He even gave him 100 taels of gold to buy it, and he could keep the extra.

Since the General needed his help, he would protect them. If something happened to his family, he would retire from the military, and the General could return to his dark and ugly self like before.

Yao Zhi didn’t know her husband’s petty scheme and let out a sigh of relief. Since her husband was confident, she had no more worries.

The two of them worked together and managed to plant the front yard with watermelon. The total area used as a plot was 200 square meters.

When they were done, the sky had slowly changed color. Seeing that the sun had slanted to the west, Yao Zhi said, "Husband, I’m going to prepare dinner."

This time, Fu Chen’an didn’t ask and directly said, "I will help you."

"Okay," Yao Zhi nodded in agreement.

After they washed their hands, they went to the kitchen. In the kitchen, Xi Yi and Xi Si were cooking dinner. Seeing them coming, they stopped what they were doing and bowed to them.

"Master, Lord."

Fu Chen’an was born a commoner, and he felt awkward when other people addressed him as Lord. What’s more, only court officials above the 4th rank could be addressed as Lord.

He quickly waved his hand and said, "Don’t call me Lord."

Noticing her husband’s awkwardness, Yao Zhi said, "Just address my husband as Master when we are in private. If there are outsiders, you can address him as Squad Leader Fu or Sir."

Since their Master had said so, both Xi Yi and Xi Si obeyed. "Understood."

Yao Zhi walked to the stove and asked, "What did you make for dinner?"

"Master, we prepared chicken soup and stir-fried vegetables. For the staple, there are still a lot of steamed buns left from lunch," Xi Yi replied.

Hearing this, Yao Zhi nodded and said, "Let’s add a meat dish."

After she said this, she went to check the jars and took out three slabs of pork belly, weighing around 3 kilograms. She processed the meat with ease and said, "Husband, can you help me light the second stove?"

"No problem," Fu Chen’an agreed readily.

At first, Xi Yi and Xi Si were feeling nervous around him. But after a while, they realized that their male master was not as scary as he looked. He didn’t talk much, but he was gentle and kind.

When they were done with their tasks, they retreated tactfully and left the couple alone.

Yao Zhi didn’t realize the good intentions of the mother and daughter and focused on cooking the braised meat. Since another stove was free, she beat a large bowl of eggs and steamed it.

Fu Chen’an was hungry as he tended the fire and reached out to take two steamed buns. The size of the buns was not small, but he only needed two bites to finish one bun.

Seeing this, Yao Zhi was startled. She poured a cup of water for him and said, "Husband, eat slowly, don’t choke."

Fu Chen’an nodded and finished the next steamed bun in three bites. Yao Zhi was helpless when she saw this and shook her head.