Chapter 77: A Sudden Whim
Qin Wanwan stealthily opened one eye.
“It’s Daddy.”
“You and him, you’re both Wanwan’s Daddy.”
This matter was hard to explain clearly. If explained properly, many words would be censored, and Xie Chong couldn’t understand at all.
He frowned, “Alright, let’s sleep.”
Ultimately, he couldn’t bear to let Qin Wanwan dwell on it too much and get anxious.
Qin Wanwan snuggled close to him and fell asleep peacefully.
The next day, she went to find Daddy Shang and saw the dark circles under his eyes.
Qin Wanwan grabbed his hand, “Daddy Shang, you didn’t sleep yesterday?”
Shang Wuyang looked significantly more gloomy.
“Yes.”
He looked at Qin Wanwan, “Accompany me for a second sleep. Butler, you take Xie Chong and his group to the manor!”
It would be best if they didn’t return tonight.
Xie Chong was indeed very interested in potatoes. Seeing that Qin Wanwan was with him, he didn’t say anything and followed them to the manor.
However, as soon as they approached the manor, a foul stench immediately assaulted them.
“Ugh… what is that?”
It was hot, making the smell even more pungent.
The smell made the butler’s expression falter.
“The manor is making a type of fertilizer using various livestock manure and grass leaves. Piled up together, the smell is naturally strong.”
“Fertilizer?”
“This is also a prescription provided by Miss Wanwan. It’s said to make the soil more fertile and increase crop yields.”
“Manure fertilizer.”
In fact, the farmers at the manor at this time had also observed the effect of manure on crops.
However, there was no unified fermentation method, and they generally just threw the livestock manure directly onto the land.
But this method was not very efficient, and unfermented manure could easily burn the crops’ roots.
Although the smell was strong, the border army could tolerate it better.
Holding their noses, they went to look at the fertilizer.
The manure fertilizer, mixed with wood ash and soil, didn’t look as disgusting. It was mostly black, just the smell was too strong.
The people doing this work were farmers, and they weren’t afraid of the stench.
Hearing that this could increase grain yield, everyone was quite enthusiastic.
After looking at the fertilizer, they went to see the potatoes.
The potatoes were stored in a damp and cool environment. After a few days, small sprouts had gradually appeared on the potatoes.
Xie Chong looked at the potatoes with burning eyes.
Treasures with a five thousand jin per mu yield!
They lingered at the manor looking at the potatoes for a long time before returning.
Xie Chong couldn’t stay in Shangyang City for long and had to return that day.
There were many matters to attend to in Shahe City. He had to take Yin Yuanli back, write a memorial, and prepare for opening the marketplace.
“You go back and prepare, Wanwan will stay with me.”
Shang Wuyang had morning grumpiness. He hadn’t slept well, and naturally, he wasn’t in a good mood with Xie Chong, the culprit who took Wanwan away.
“No, Wanwan has stayed in Shangyang City for a long time; it’s time to go back.”
“You’ll be busy when you go back, right? You won’t have time to accompany this little one, so why take her back?”
Xie Chong: Couldn’t refute.
In the end, Qin Wanwan stayed.
Shang Wuyang promised to take her to Shahe City after the potatoes were planted.
The potato matter was important, and although Xie Chong’s aura was low, he had to compromise.
When leaving, Qin Wanwan saw him off all the way to the city gate of Shangyang City.
Her big eyes were full of reluctance.
“Bye-bye Daddy, Wanwan and Daddy Shang will come find you soon.”
She hugged Xie Chong’s neck and kissed his stern face.
“Wanwan really likes Daddy Xie, Daddy is a big hero.”
Xie Chong was a bit stunned.
Before he could recover, the little person in his arms was taken away.
Shang Wuyang wiped Qin Wanwan’s mouth, “Kissing everything, don’t you want your mouth anymore?!”
Xie Chong’s eyes held a hint of anger, “What do you mean!”
Shang Wuyang chuckled, “Nothing, General Xie, don’t overthink it.”
After speaking, he turned and walked into the city with Qin Wanwan.
“Daddy, Wanwan will write you letters!”
Qin Wanwan shouted in a milky voice from Shang Wuyang’s shoulder.
After watching Qin Wanwan disappear back into Shangyang City, Xie Chong finally tugged on the reins.
“Giddy up!”
A group of people left grandly. Many people were secretly observing them and immediately went back to report the news.
This is serious! It seems Xie Chong of Shangyang City and Tianqi have some unspeakable transaction!
Qin Wanwan said she would write letters, and she really did. Xie Chong left two carrier pigeons before leaving.
However… little Wanwan was illiterate. She barely recognized a few characters, let alone write them.
But this didn’t stop her, the little clever one.
In Daddy Shang’s study, the three-year-old child sat on a small stool, in front of a small table custom-made for her.
She held a brush pen in her small hands and began to doodle on a piece of paper.
A large and a small stick figure held hands, with a circle of very abstract animals next to them.
“Daddy Shang, I’m done. Please take a look for me.”
Qin Wanwan, having “written” the letter, ran to Shang Wuyang with the note.
Her fair little face was smudged with ink.
Her eyes were round and bright.
Shang Wuyang glanced at the things on the note, and his eyebrows furrowed.
“What is this?”
Qin Wanwan’s smile was brilliant.
“Daddy, me, and Keke, Big Goldy, and them.”
The child’s doodle work, with hands and feet plus a head making a person, looked particularly comical in large and small figures.
She drew Keke and the gosling as frizzy chickens.
Even calling them chickens was an abstraction.
Big Goldy was completely a black blob, and it was impossible to tell what it was.
The others too…
Never mind. If Xie Chong could understand this, Shang Wuyang would change his surname!
“Is this me?”
Xie Chong pointed at the larger stick figure.
Although he disliked others staring at his face, Shang Wuyang himself was quite narcissistic.
His hair and skin were very well-maintained.
Therefore, looking at the incredibly ugly stick figure that had nothing to do with him, he had the urge to tear the note apart.
“Forget it, I’ll teach you to write.”
“Promise me, never try to learn painting in the future; you don’t have the talent for it.”
Qin Wanwan: (′?ω?)?
The little person’s head was full of question marks.
Writing was not something that could be achieved overnight, so the letter, which was very abstractly drawn, was still sent out by carrier pigeon.
Moreover, Qin Wanwan was not a diligent student.
Shang Wuyang couldn’t understand why, when starting to read, a person could have so many little movements.
A book was placed in front of Qin Wanwan. Shang Wuyang read a sentence, and she followed.
“When humans are born, their nature is good…”
Shang Wuyang stared at Qin Wanwan. Although her little mouth was moving, her eyes were looking at the table, the rafters, the floor, even spacing out, but not at the words in the book!!!
“What was I just reading? Recite it for me.”
Shang Wuyang put down the book and looked at her expressionlessly.
The first four lines of the Three Character Classic had been taught to her five times.
The old father, on a whim, personally taught the child.
But at this moment, Shang Wuyang clearly underestimated the difficulty of teaching a child.
“Human, human-hu-man, nature-san-san, gurgle gurgle…”
The rest was increasingly absurd.
Shang Wuyang: (▼皿▼#)
