Traveling to Ancient Times: My Space Contains Weapons

Chapter 200 Sweet Potatoes and Potatoes Amaze Everyone

The snow melted very quickly, and within just a few days, all the snow on the mountain was gone.

The stream in Mashan Village has also resumed its former flow.

Meanwhile, Tiger and his friends timed it perfectly and built the dam.

The entire Mashan Village seemed to have returned to its previous state, as if it had only been covered by a heavy snowfall.

At that very moment, a three-wheeled motorcycle arrived outside Mashan Village.

Zhou Shixun, weary from his journey, opened the gate of Mashan Village.

Hu Zi warmly welcomed them to Chu Chen's villa.

"Uncle Zhou, it hasn't been that long, and you already miss me so much?"

Chu Chen teased Zhou Shixun.

"Qinglian, quickly get your uncle something to eat. He's practically falling apart from all this journey."

As soon as Zhou Shixun sat down, he called out to Li Qinglian.

A short while later, Li Qinglian brought out a whole plate of sweet potatoes and potatoes.

Zhou Shixun didn't even care what it was, he grabbed a sweet potato and took a bite.

"Huh, what is this? Why does it smell so sweet?"

Zhou Shixun took a bite and immediately realized something was wrong, while Wei Gonggong, who was standing next to him, also showed a surprised expression.

“Uncle Zhou, I know why you have come here, so I am presenting you with this treasure.”

Chu Chen looked at the two surprised people and said with a smile.

"The red ones are called sweet potatoes, and the yellow ones are called potatoes. Under normal circumstances, the yield per mu can reach up to fifty shi, but in this arid land, the yield is currently unknown."

Zhou Shixun and Eunuch Wei heard that the yield per mu could reach up to fifty shi.

Startled, his hand trembled, and the sweet potato in his hand fell to the ground.

Zhou Shixun stood up and grabbed Chu Chen's shoulder: "Chu boy, say it again, what is the yield per mu?"

"The yield can reach up to fifty shi, and last year the yield in Mashan Village should have been around forty-something shi per mu."

After Chu Chen finished speaking, Zhou Shixun was immediately overjoyed.

"Haha, Chu boy, you're truly my lucky star! Do you have these seeds? How many? Where are they? How do you plant them?"

In an instant, Zhou Shixun bombarded Chu Chen with a series of questions.

Chu Chen called Wang Defa over: "Uncle Zhou, my Uncle Wang will tell Eunuch Wei the details. Just know that this thing is good."

Immediately afterwards, Wang Defa respectfully explained to Eunuch Wei how to plant, manage, and store the sweet potatoes.

Furthermore, he led Eunuch Wei to the various sweet potato cellars in Namashan Village.

Looking at the well-preserved sweet potatoes in the sweet potato cellar, Eunuch Wei immediately beamed with joy.

As evening fell, Lan Tianlei also arrived at Mashan Village.

Therefore, Wang Defa then took him to visit the sweet potato cellar.

Standing on the villa's terrace, he said, "Chuwazi, you know, the weather seems a bit different from usual. With the scorching sun these past few days, could a drought be on the horizon?"

"Uncle Zhou, I don't know how to observe the night sky, but it's always good to take precautions in advance."

"Haha, your previous suggestion of stealing people and using work relief was excellent. What about this time? Do you have any good ideas?"

This really stumped Chu Chen, but how could he possibly solve natural disasters?

Are you suggesting I tell him that I have an inexhaustible supply of resources in my space?

So he smiled and said to Zhou Shixun, "Your Majesty, I have no good solution to this natural disaster, but I believe that as long as Great Xia has enough food, there is nothing to worry about."

"Therefore, I am willing to offer all the sweet potatoes in Mashan Village, as well as five hundred bushels of potato seeds for you."

For Chu Chen, this was all he could do.

As for the sweet potato seeds from Mashan Village, we can just take some out ourselves later.

Zhou Shixun thought about it and felt that this was probably all Chu Chen could do for Great Xia.

So he bowed to Chu Chen and said, "Chu boy, on behalf of all the people of Great Xia, I thank you."

Who is this? The emperor! When will the emperor bow to a commoner?

"Uncle Zhou, what are you doing? Since we call you Uncle Zhou, it is our duty as your subjects to help you with your troubles."

Seeing this, Chu Chen quickly pulled Zhou Shixun aside and spoke up.

This scene left Lan Tianlei and the others stunned. This young master Chu could truly be called a teacher.

"Haha, Chu boy, I feel much more at ease with you here."

After saying that, Zhou Shixun stopped being coy and instructed Lan Tianlei to have soldiers come and take over the seeds tomorrow.

Sweet potatoes are now grown on a large scale in Qingyun City, while potatoes are escorted to the capital by soldiers.

Zhou Shixun turned to look at Chen Qingxuan as he looked at the escort.

"Master, please escort these sweet potatoes to the capital."

Chen Qingxuan nodded to Zhou Shixun. He also knew how precious this thing was, and this was not the time to negotiate.

If it can be successfully grown, the people of Daxia will be able to have enough to eat in a few years.

This can preserve the stability of the entire Great Xia Dynasty.

"Your Majesty, rest assured, with me here, no one can touch these things."

With Chen Qingxuan's assurance, Zhou Shixun felt much more at ease.

As long as it's not an invasion from another country, there shouldn't be any problem.

He immediately decided that he and Eunuch Wei would accompany Chen Qingxuan on the escort mission, so that Eunuch Wei and Chen Qingxuan would be there.

It's estimated that no one in the entire Great Xia Dynasty would be foolish enough to rush to move this batch of supplies.

After spending one night in Mashan Village.

The next day, many carriages and soldiers appeared in Mashan Village.

Chu Chen waved to the departing carriage, then turned and went back into the house.

At this moment, Wang Defa felt somewhat distressed: "Chuwazi, if we give all of this to them, what about us?"

"Don't worry, Uncle Wang, no matter who is missing, Mashan Village will not be missing."

After saying that, he led Wang Defa toward the large grain warehouse.

When Wang Defa looked at the mountains of sweet potatoes and potatoes piled up in the warehouse.

"Haha, Chu is so clever. Uncle Wang was feeling sorry for him just now, please don't take offense."

"Alright, Uncle Wang, let's get everyone planting as soon as possible. I estimate that there will be a severe drought soon."

After seeing Wang Defa off, Chu Chen went to the back mountain alone.

Seeing the stream still flowing down the mountain, I couldn't help but feel puzzled.

In the original owner's memories and in the years since he came here, he had never seen the stream stop flowing.

I really don't understand where this stream comes from. Although there are many mountains and forests in ancient times and the water source is abundant, other places have dried up, but this stream has never run dry all year round.

However, we don't have modern exploration equipment at the moment, and even if we did, we wouldn't know how to use it.

Since that's the case, let's just ignore it. Even if the water supply stops, Mashan Village will still be able to survive.

Even if all else fails, I can still take them to the coastal city.

Surely the ocean can't have dried up completely.

As for drinking water, there's plenty of it in the space, so there's no need to worry about it at all.

In Qingyun City and the capital, under the organization of the government, sweet potatoes and potatoes were planted in the ground.

While the weather is just right and there's still enough moisture, we can plant some, even if it's just a little.