Forced to be a concubine, I went to my husband's place to become a wealthy merchant

Chapter 207

Ah Shan took his servant with him when he went out, thinking that he would have someone to take care of him on the way.

Ye Xi had always wanted to find a suitable person to go out to sea and bring back some crops that she wanted.

That is something that benefits the country and the people, but we have never found a suitable candidate.

After all, this journey is dangerous. If something unexpected happens, she can't force others to die.

In order to increase Ashan's chances of coming back alive, she prepared not only these for Ashan.

I also prepared some medicinal herbs for common diseases and asked him to bring some vegetable seeds.

If he has the chance, let him move some soil onto the boat and plant it himself. It would be good to have something to eat.

After preparing all the supplies for him, she told Ah Shan about Zheng He's voyages to the West.

She told Ah Shan everything she knew about how Zheng He solved the problem of diet and nutrition, and the stories about the places he encountered.

Ah Shan was stunned after listening to this and said that he had taken note of it.

Ye Xi was worried that the locals had a sense of protection and would not let them take back the crop seeds she wanted.

So she also explained some methods on how to bring back seeds, the most classic of which was the story of the introduction of sweet potatoes.

She told Ah Shan the story of how merchants in the Ming Dynasty entangled sweet potato vines in the ropes of a cargo ship, avoiding inspection by the local government and successfully bringing back sweet potato seeds.

I also told him that the seeds of many crops are actually difficult to digest and can be extracted from excrement.

In short, she taught him all the methods she knew.

Ah Shan felt that some of the methods sounded brilliant, while some others sounded uncivilized.

However, looking at Ye Xi's frank expression, he felt that he had not seen enough of the world, and Ye Xi's status in his heart became even higher.

Ye Xi was also worried that he wouldn't be able to ask for help when he encountered problems because he didn't speak the language, so she wrote a few English sentences on a piece of paper for Ah Shan to learn.

They also asked the other party to learn a few sentences asking for help, hoping that they could save his life at the critical moment.

Although she knew that there were differences between Old English and modern English, and that English might not be spoken where he went, she couldn't care less and just wanted to feel at ease.

At the end, he specifically told Ashan that when he arrived in an unfamiliar place, it was best not to touch local girls or accept any gifts easily, as it might violate the local people's taboos.

In short, in the half month before departure, Ye Xi met with him frequently and talked to him about many things.

These left a deep impression on Ah Shan, and it was these words that made Ah Shan one of the few people who came back alive among so many people who went out to sea. This is a story for later.

Before Ah Shan set off, Ye Xi prepared everything she could, and even wanted to move the entire Zhou Dynasty onto the boat for him, which deeply touched Ah Shan.

On the day she sent Ah Shan away, she was still chattering on about the things he should pay attention to, like a loving mother seeing off her child.

She left only after watching the big ship set sail further and further away.

When Ye Xi returned to Yuexi Cottage, the unusual atmosphere in the yard made him feel uneasy.

She couldn't help but have bad guesses in her mind. Could it be that something happened to Xuan'er?

Her face turned pale and she immediately stopped a servant to ask what was going on.

The servant replied anxiously, "The master is here, and he was very angry just now."

When she heard that the problem was not with Xuan'er but with Wei Jue, she felt relieved and walked towards the backyard.

As soon as she stepped into the house, she heard Wei Jue's unfriendly questioning.

"Are you willing to come back?"

Ye Xi looked up and saw Wei Jue sitting at the table with his arms and legs spread out.

There were a lot of broken tea sets, tea and tea dregs on the ground, and it was obvious that they had been broken not long ago.

Probably because he was still angry, the servants didn't dare to step forward to deal with him.