The daughter was ruthlessly driven out of the wealthy family and went to the countryside

Chapter 1215 A Super Giant Sweet Potato

After finishing his work, Ye Hongwei walked over to Shen Xuening, who had been watching from the sidelines, and joked with a smile, "President Shen, you've been watching me the whole time. Are you worried about me?"

"How could I not trust you?" Shen Xuening smiled. "If I didn't trust you, I wouldn't have asked you to be my consultant."

Ye Hongwei assured him, "Since President Shen trusts me so much, I certainly won't let him down. I'll process whatever medicinal herbs you need and make sure you get a good price for them."

Shen Xuening casually said, "That's great. If we sell it for a good price, I can give you a bigger bonus."

Ye Hongwei laughed heartily: "Haha."

Shen Xuening checked the time and said, "It's time to get off work. How about we grab a bite to eat together?"

Ye Hongwei readily agreed: "Sure, I'll go along with whatever you say."

Shen Xuening looked at Shen Baohong: "Cousin, shall we go together?"

Shen Baohong agreed quickly, but then said, "Sure, but could you invite Yifei along? She and I have made plans to have lunch together."

Shen Xuening then said, "Then you should go eat alone, otherwise Yifei will complain to me."

Shen Baohong thought for a moment and said, "Then let's do it together next time."

Shen Xuening nodded: "Okay."

The two then walked together toward Yongle.

On the way, Ye Hongwei's phone rang. He saw that it was his grandfather calling and answered without hesitation: "Grandpa, what's up?"

Grandpa Ye's voice was filled with laughter, and he seemed very happy: "What are you doing now?"

Ye Hongwei answered truthfully, "I'm off work and I'm going to have dinner with President Shen at Yongle."

Grandpa Ye said happily, "Bring back a roast chicken for Grandpa, and some snacks for my grandson."

Ye Hongwei didn't think his grandfather was a glutton, so he asked another question, puzzled: "You called me just for this?"

Grandpa Ye immediately denied it: "Of course not."

Ye Hongwei asked, "That is...?"

Grandpa Ye cleared his throat and got down to business: "Ask President Shen if she's selling her Poria cocos. If she is, we can buy 500 jin at a price higher than the market price."

Ye Hongwei was immediately in a dilemma, but still agreed: "Okay, I'll ask, but it's very likely that I won't be able to buy it. I've already asked President Shen, and her batch of Poria cocos is not for sale to the public."

Old Master Ye said with a glimmer of hope, "You two have a good relationship, what if President Shen gives you a little face?"

Ye Hongwei chuckled upon hearing this: "Alright, alright, I'll ask, but don't get your hopes up too high."

Grandpa Ye didn't force Ye Hongwei: "I understand, do your best."

"Okay." Ye Hongwei hung up the phone and turned to Shen Xuening, saying, "President Shen, I won't beat around the bush. My grandfather called me, wanting to ask you to buy 500 catties of Poria cocos, at a price higher than the market price."

“Actually, I’m still buying Poria cocos from other sources, but you want to buy it from me.” Shen Xuening wasn’t surprised. After all, her medicinal herbs were known for their high quality and quick effects. They had been working together for four years, and the old man knew exactly what was going on. “However, as an old partner, I can still give you 500 jin.”

Ye Hongwei immediately praised, "President Shen is truly beautiful inside and out. I'll tell Grandpa the good news in a bit."

Shen Xuening instructed, "Don't tell anyone that I sold you Poria cocos, otherwise other people will come to me to buy it."

Ye Hongwei patted his chest: "I know, don't worry."

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Shen Xuening planted 50 mu of sweet potatoes last year. She cleared land for planting, and the soil was originally barren, so the harvest should have been poor. But with the magical spring water as her advantage, the harvest was excellent...

That morning, Shen Xuening brought her tools to the sweet potato field, ready to dig up sweet potatoes.

Shen Baohong filmed from the side; tomorrow's video will be of Shen Xuening digging sweet potatoes.

Before digging up sweet potatoes, the sweet potato vines need to be cut off, which is difficult to do with a machine and can only be done manually.

Shen Xuening put on her gloves, picked up a sickle, and quickly began cutting sweet potato vines.

The sweet potato vines looked quite fresh and tender. After being cut, they were piled up to one side. They would be transported to the pig farm by tricycle in a while to feed the pigs. Anything that could be used to feed pigs, chickens, fish, ducks, or cattle was put to good use.

The sweet potato vines grew extremely densely, with each vine intertwined with the others. It took a lot of effort to pull one off, and Shen Xuening was soon drenched in sweat.

Farm work is really physically demanding, and Shen Xuening's arms are always muscular, which is proof of the hard work she does.

After cutting the sweet potato vines and pulling them aside, a very clean mound of soil was revealed. Few grasses grew where the sweet potato vines had covered the soil, so it looked very clean.

Shen Xuening cut down ten rows of sweet potato vines in a row, then brought over the machine to dig up the sweet potatoes.

Because it was reclaimed land, it was leveled, like a plain, so machines could be used. Anything that could be done by machine was done by machine, otherwise it would be too labor-intensive.

Slowly starting the machine, Shen Xuening officially began the process of digging sweet potatoes...

The sweet potatoes were pried out of the soil by the machine and scattered on the ground. They looked big, red and plentiful. Shen Baohong, who was standing next to him, couldn't help but exclaim: "Xue Ning, the sweet potatoes you planted are huge! Look, they're bigger than your head, and the skin is smooth and red. They look so good!"

Shen Xuening didn't see it because the sweet potatoes only appeared after the machine had been turned on. Upon hearing this, she got off the machine.

"Let me see." Shen Xuening walked behind the machine and picked up a sweet potato from the ground. "Come on, let's give the sweet potato a close-up shot..." She placed the sweet potato next to her head. The big, purple sweet potato was really bigger than her head, and it looked very appealing.

Shen Baohong exclaimed in amazement: "My goodness, this is the first time I've ever seen such a big sweet potato in my life. Xue Ning, you're so good at growing crops. You truly deserve to be called a farming maniac."

Shen Xuening said smugly, "Don't you know who I am? How could the things I grow be bad?"

Shen Baohong said quite seriously, "So far, everything you've grown has been excellent; everyone agrees on that."

At this moment, Professor He Sheng from the Provincial Research Institute walked over. He had been doing research here and was tired, so he came out for a walk. Unexpectedly, he ran into Shen Xuening digging sweet potatoes: "President Shen."

Upon hearing the voice, Shen Xuening looked over and said, "Professor He."

He Sheng was in high spirits. He had been here for a year and a half, and he felt more energetic, younger, and more responsive. He didn't want to go back: "Are you digging sweet potatoes?"

Shen Xuening said, "Yes, this is the first batch of sweet potatoes this year. Do you want to take a couple back and cook them?"

"Huh?" He Sheng looked at the sweet potato. He hadn't noticed it at first, but as he got closer, he realized, "How come this sweet potato is so big?"

Shen Xuening pretended not to understand: "Professor He, have you never seen such a big sweet potato before?"

Professor He picked one up from the ground, wiped the mud off the surface, and exclaimed in amazement, "No, this sweet potato is bigger than my head. This is the first time I've ever seen one like this."

Shen Xuening casually asked, "What's the biggest one you've ever seen?"

Professor He recalled for a moment: "It was about half your size, which was considered large back then." He looked at Shen Xuening, half puzzled and half amazed, "How did you grow it?"

As he spoke, he glanced at the sweet potatoes that Shen Xuening had dug up. Almost every clump contained a sweet potato the size of a human head. The other sweet potatoes were smaller, but there were three or four of them. All together, it was quite a lot, a truly bumper harvest.

Shen Xuening smiled and said, "It's just scientific planting. If I had to pinpoint the reason, it might be because of the good fertilizer I use."

He Sheng remembered: "Right, right, I forgot. Crops irrigated with your fertilizer grow very well. Many people buy fertilizer from you to irrigate their crops."

Shen Baohong then said, "Professor He, why are you coming this way?"

He Sheng said, "I came out for a walk and saw you all here, so I came over. I didn't expect to see this."

Shen Baohong asked with a smile, "Aren't you surprised?"

He Sheng said, "They must be surprised. Your sweet potatoes are really huge. I think your video will definitely go viral."

Shen Baohong was anything but modest: "Haha, I think so too."

He Sheng stepped back: "Alright, I won't keep you digging sweet potatoes any longer, you can continue with your work."

Shen Xuening got back on the machine...

Shen Baohong stood behind the camera filming, occasionally taking close-ups of the sweet potatoes and exclaiming in amazement.

He Sheng stood to the side, watching rows of sweet potatoes being dug out. Without exception, the dug-out sweet potatoes were all very large, and he didn't want to take his eyes off them.

Their research institute's goal was to increase crop yields. Now that yields have increased, it's not due to the institute's efforts, which is somewhat frustrating.

Shen Xuening is truly an amazing person; she can grow anything well, which is the envy of everyone.

He Sheng stayed there for a long time before leaving.

Shen Xuening quickly dug out all the sweet potatoes after the vines were cleared. With the help of the machine, the efficiency was greatly increased.

After digging, Shen Xuening stopped the machine to the side, then took the bamboo basket and picked the sweet potatoes into it.

The sweet potatoes were too big, and the cart was full after only a few were picked. Once it was full, Shen Xuening took it and dumped it into the tricycle. After filling the tricycle, Shen Xuening drove the cart back and put the sweet potatoes in the warehouse.

Sweet potatoes can be used to feed pigs, to make sweet potato starch, to make sweet potato noodles, to make dried sweet potatoes... and many other byproducts.

Shen Xuening mostly uses sweet potatoes to make starch, and then uses them to cook dishes, such as steamed pork with rice flour.

Last year's sweet potatoes weren't as good as this year's because this year's sweet potatoes were grown in open space.

Shen Xuening originally didn't plan to clear land to plant sweet potatoes, but the demand for sweet potatoes was too great, so she cleared the land. However, after clearing the land, she didn't have any sweet potato seedlings, so she cultivated sweet potato seedlings in her space and claimed that she bought them online.

After digging up the sweet potatoes, Shen Xuening picked up a few large ones and took them home, preparing to make steamed pork with sweet potato starch and fried sweet potato balls.

When Grandma Shen saw Shen Xuening carrying a large bag full of round, plump taro, she quickly came over to help: "Ningning, what are you doing bringing back some taro?"

Shen Xuening put the sweet potato on the ground and opened the bag: "Grandma, take another look, this is a sweet potato."

Grandma Shen's eyes widened immediately upon seeing it: "Where did you buy such a big sweet potato?"

Shen Xuening said, "We didn't buy it; we dug it up from our field."

Grandma Shen remembered: "I heard from your mother that you went to dig up sweet potatoes in the wasteland. Are these the sweet potatoes from the wasteland?"

Shen Xuening nodded: "Yes, the sweet potatoes in the wasteland are growing very well, there are many such big sweet potatoes."

Grandma Shen asked incredulously, "Really?"

Shen Xuening laughed and said, "It's true, a lot of people have seen it. If Grandma doesn't believe me, you can go to the field and see for yourself, or go to the warehouse."

Grandma Shen became very excited: "My goodness, such a big sweet potato! I've lived for sixty years and this is the first time I've ever seen one. Amazing! Everyone says you're a farming maniac, and now I see that you've truly lived up to that reputation."

Shen Xuening chuckled: "Grandma, keep it low-key."

Grandma Shen waved her hand: "Grandma can't be modest. These sweet potatoes are growing so well. I guarantee that no one can grow sweet potatoes better than yours."

Shen Xuening said, "Grandma, I'm going to use this sweet potato to make steamed pork with rice flour and fried sweet potato balls. I'll go prepare them now."

Grandma Shen immediately asked, "Do you need Grandma's help?"

Shen Xuening refused, as she wanted to film a video and wouldn't let her grandmother help: "No need, Grandma can eat when she comes back later."

Grandma Shen knew Shen Xuening well, and when she said no, she really meant no: "Okay, then Grandma will go take care of things first and come back to help you in a bit."

Shen Xuening nodded: "Okay."

Grandma Shen left excitedly. She needed to hurry up and finish her business so she could come back and eat the dishes Shen Xuening had cooked, which was going to be difficult.

Shen Xuening carried the sweet potatoes home.

Entering the kitchen, Shen Xuening put the sweet potatoes in the sink, turned on the tap to wash off the mud, and then peeled off the skin...

The sweet potato she grew is a honey sweet potato, which is the kind with a yellow interior. This type of sweet potato is suitable for eating. There is also a white one, which is called a chestnut sweet potato. This one is suitable for making starch.

Shen Baohong exclaimed, "What beautiful sweet potatoes! They must taste delicious!"

Shen Xuening cut off a slice and handed it to Shen Baohong, saying, "This sweet potato tastes good even raw." Then she ate a slice herself.

One bite and it's sweet, crisp, and juicy, with a refreshing sweet potato aroma. The taste and aroma are both superb, even better than fruit, and on par with green radishes.

After taking a couple of bites, Shen Baohong said, "I hereby declare that this sweet potato will be my favorite from now on."

Shen Xuening answered honestly, "It is indeed delicious." She added, "Sweet potatoes have the effects of replenishing energy, enhancing immunity, strengthening the spleen and stomach, promoting bowel movements and detoxification, and protecting the cardiovascular system. Eating this will definitely achieve excellent results."

Shen Baohong immediately said, "Then we'll put some in the fruit shop and sell them for ten yuan a pound."

Shen Xuening agreed: "I think it's a good idea."

She then called Peng Zhi, the manager of the fruit and vegetable store, and asked her to take some sweet potatoes to the store to sell, priced at ten yuan per kilogram, and to indicate the health benefits of the sweet potatoes, with a money-back guarantee if they were ineffective.

Peng Zhi obeyed Shen Xuening's every word and immediately took care of the matter after receiving the news.