General, Madam Called You To Farm - Chapter 441

General, Madam Called You To Farm
Chapter 441 – Getting along happily (1) 

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Editor : Tea
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The food that was cooked by Su Cheng is usually unpalatable. 

But today, he outdone himself, and made it even worse.  

Qin Canglan felt as if he had been struck by lightning, jolts of electricity seemed to roll over his body, frizzing every single strand of his white hair. 

The last time he had eaten something this terrible was when his late wife was still alive. 

This big guy looked like he could eat a lot…… 

Su Cheng thought so silently before discreetly dumping the entire basket of roasted sweet potatoes onto Qin Canglan’s lap. 

Qin Canglan nearly choked on the barely-edible sweet potatoes. 

Before long, Su Ergou returned, carrying two baskets on a shoulder pole. 

He had gone to the market and bought a basket full of dried goods. Such as peanuts, sesame seeds, some dried mushrooms, and daylily flowers. 

He had originally wanted to buy meigan cai, but he went too late and they were already sold out. 

-Peanuts

-Sesame seeds

-Dried mushrooms 

-Dried daylily flowers

-A bundle of Meigan Cai (梅干菜)
A type of dry pickled chinese mustard. The pickle consists of a whole head of various varieties of chinese mustards and cabbages that has undergone an elaborate process consisting of drying, steaming, and salting. The vegetables are harvested, trimmed before the Qingming Festival, and sun-dried until limp. It is then salted or brined, kneaded until the juices are exuded, and left to ferment in large clay urns for 15 to 20 days. The vegetable is then repeatedly steamed and dried until reddish brown in color and highly fragrant. 

In the countryside, not many people liked to eat meigan cai, except for those who enjoyed their family’s Suji signature snack with meigan cai flavor. 

The other basket was filled with fodder for the little pony. There were corn cobs, barley, some tender grass, and beans. 

“Dad, I’m back!” 

Su Ergou put the baskets on the ground and noticed the unfamiliar man in the yard. 

The man had gray hair and beard, he looked about the same age as the old Mr. Su from the village, but he was much sturdier and more imposing.

”Dad, did we have a guest?” 

Su Ergou asked.  

“Oh, Dahu ran off earlier, and this…… it was this old gentleman who brought him back.” 

Su Cheng replied, suddenly realizing that he didn’t know how to address the other person.  

Qin Canglan thought for a moment and said, “My surname is Qin.” 

“Oh.” Su Cheng rubbed his hands together. 

For some reason, the moment he saw this man, he just really wanted to scam him…… 

Qin Canglan had no idea what Su Cheng was thinking. 

He turned his gaze to Su Ergou. 

Su Ergou was tanned dark from the sun, his skin completely blackened. 

Compared to those pampered, powdered faced young masters in the capital, Qin Canglan found this kind of boy much more pleasing to the eye.

For some reason, he thought of Qin Yun. 

Qin Yun was about the same age as this child, but he was clearly much more delicate. 

Despite training in martial arts since childhood, he had only ever learned half-heartedly, and his body wasn’t particularly strong. 

He was sensitive to both cold and heat, and even the slightest exposure would leave him bedridden with illness. 

Su Ergou put the dried goods into the kitchen first, then fetched the buckets to prepare feed for the little pony. 

The buckets were heavy, and yet he carried one in each hand effortlessly. 

It was obvious that he was used to doing physical labor. His arms were strong, and his stance was steady. 

”You’re feeding the horse?” Qin Canglan asked. 

The Qin family’s cavalry was renowned, and Qin Canglan had plenty of experience with horses. 

At a glance, he could tell that the mix Su Ergou was preparing was horse feed. 

“Yeah.” Su Ergou replied. 

“No alkali grass or alfalfa?” Qin Canglan asked. 

-Puccinellia tenuiflora (alkali grass)

-Alfalfa 

”Huh?” Su Ergou looked puzzled, he clearly had never heard of those. 

Qin Canglan explained, “They’re two types of forage grass, horses grow stronger when they eat them.” 

While mixing the feed, Su Ergou replied, “Oh, then I will look for them the next time I go to the market.” 

But it was unlikely the market had those…… 

Those types of forage grass were rare even in the capital. 

The Qin family had their own pastures, specifically for raising warhorses for the military. 

While Qin Canglan was deep in thought, Su Ergou went to the backyard and led the pony over. 

Qin Canglan’s gaze swept over it, then paused, “This horse……” 

Su Ergou patted the pony’s neck and said, “Oh, you mean this one? It’s beautiful, right? My older sister bought it. When we first got it, it was all skinny and tiny, a premature foal. The villagers all said that it wouldn’t survive, but look how well we have raised it!” 

The little pony seemed to understand the moment perfectly, puffing up its small chest proudly at the right moment and prancing spiritedly a couple of times. 

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