The White-haired Queen

Zong Liren continued, "I took shelter near the village first, but after two days, it rained heavily. I was worried about the situation at home, so I returned home to check..."

Zong Liren stopped talking and looked up and asked, "How many potatoes can you give me?"

Wen Lanyue looked at him incredulously, thinking: Is this telling someone else's story? Can it be stopped just like that?

Wen Lanyue asked helplessly: "Then how many potatoes do you want?"

Zong Liren originally wanted to ask for potato seeds for the next year's food supply for about ten households. But he was afraid that the other party would know his situation, so he said, "Of course the more the better."

Wen Lanyue asked tentatively: "How about potato seeds for a family of three or five people?"

Zong Liren said, "Okay, I'm done. Give me enough potato seeds for three or five people."

Wen Lanyue blurted out, "You, you...Okay, Xiao Chen, go get three servings of potato seeds."

After Xiao Chen left, only Chen Shanzhang and Wen Lanyue were left.

Wen Lanyue said: "Look, there are only two of us now, an old man and a woman, neither of us has much attack power. Just tell us the truth, and we will definitely help you."

Zong Liren said, "If you promise to give me potato seeds for twenty people and promise not to harm us, I will tell you."

Wen Lanyue said: "Okay, I promise."

Shanzhang Chen nodded and said, "I promise too. You should know that I also came here to escape the disaster. Thanks to the help of Miss Wen, I can live here and live a better and more secure life than before."

Zong Liren said to Shanzhang Chen, "I know. We met each other on the way to escape." He turned to Wen Lanyue and said, "I live in the Huoyan Mountain opposite. We have more than ten households. We searched the entire Huoyan Mountain but couldn't find potatoes and sweet potatoes. Now our food supply is tight, so we have no choice but to come to Heishui Mountain to steal." After saying that, Zong Liren lowered his head.

Seeing that he had opened his heart, Wen Lanyue asked, "Why are you afraid of the soldiers?"

Zong Liren said, "Because I don't have money to compensate my neighbor, I'm afraid the government will arrest me and put me in jail."

Seeing that he was not interested in the previous topic, Wen Lanyue guessed: Maybe there was another hidden story, maybe he was afraid of revealing the family situation... Since the other party was unwilling to mention it, and her sixth super sense told her that the other party was not an unforgivable bad person, there was no need to go into details.

Xiao Chen came back with three servings of potato seeds.

Wen Lanyue said: "You can't take enough potato seeds for twenty people by yourself. How about we send you to Huoyan Mountain?"

Zong Liren quickly refused, "Don't bother, I can do it myself."

Wen Lanyue explained: "It's like this, potatoes have a high survival rate and are relatively easy to plant, but there are some requirements. I want to go and see what the soil conditions are like in Huoyan Mountain to see if it is suitable for growing potatoes."

Wen Lanyue added two more sentences, saying: "One is that potato seeds are limited now, and the other is that the soil in Huoyan Mountain is indeed quite special."

After hearing this, Zong Liren felt that he had no reason to refuse, so he said, "Then thank you all."

Wen Lanyue said to Shanzhang Chen: "Pick two strong men to go with us." He also said to Xiao Chen: "The exchange of resources between the two mountains will be left to you."

A group of six people walked towards the Flaming Mountain, with Xiao Chen and Hong He following closely behind Wen Lanyue.

When they arrived at the Huoyan Mountain, Wen Lanyue scooped up a handful of red soil and rubbed it with his fingers. The soil was loose and breathable, making it suitable for growing potatoes.

Wen Lanyue recalled the geography knowledge he had learned before. Red soil is acidic soil, rich in iron, aluminum, manganese and oxygen, and is very suitable for growing tea. So, there should be tea trees in Huoyan Mountain.

Wen Lanyue said to Zong Liren, "There should be tea trees in this mountain. Do you know any tea trees?"

Zong Liren shook his head and said, "I don't know him." Seeing that Wen Lanyue and Xiao Chen had no bad intentions, he said, "I'll ask the others to come over and see if anyone knows him."

Wen Lanyue looked around and didn't find any place where people could live, so she asked, "Where do you usually live?"

Zong Liren said: "In the cave."

Wen Lanyue said: "The cave is not suitable for long-term living. If you want to live here for a long time, you can build some small buildings of your own like the Black Water Mountain."

Zong Liren then blew a long whistle, and the dozen or so families all walked towards them.

It was then that Wen Lanyue noticed that nearly half of these people were old, weak, sick and disabled. There were old women with hunched backs, hungry babies, lame men and lame women... Perhaps this was the reason why they did not go to Heishui Mountain for refuge.

No matter which dynasty or generation, there are always people who have a hard life. Wen Lanyue looked at them and couldn't help but choke up. She asked, "If you are short of labor, you can ask the people of Heishui Mountain for help, or you can ask the officers and soldiers for help."

Wen Lanyue explained: "The officers and soldiers who were at Black Water Mountain last time were from the army of Regent Gu Changfeng. They are of high quality and would not take a single needle or thread from the people."

Zong Liren said: "But my lawsuit..."

Wen Lanyue smiled and said, "Didn't you say you were wrongly accused? If you were wrongly accused, are you still afraid of seeing these soldiers?"

Zong Liren smiled and said, "Miss Wen is absolutely right."

Wen Lanyue took a branch and drew a tea tree on the red soil, and asked, "Have you ever seen this kind of tree in this mountain?"

A small, thin man timidly raised his hand and said, "I've seen it in the south." Then he pointed in the general direction.

Wen Lanyue turned around and looked at everyone, saying, "Here are the potato seeds for you. If you have any questions, you can consult Xiao Chen and the others."

Wen Lanyue said to Zong Liren again, "Can your little brother lead the way? Let's go over and take a look."

Zong Liren nodded and said, "Then let's go."

Xiao Chen said to everyone, "If you have any questions about potato planting, please ask my two brothers." Then he said to Wen Lanyue, "Miss Wen, I will go with you. There are many snakes, rats, insects and ants on the mountain. I have to protect your safety."

Wen Lanyue said: "It's okay, don't we still have Honghe?"

Hong He said: "Don't worry, I will keep you safe."

Xiao Chen said stubbornly: "No, the general and Li Fujiang have specifically told me that when Miss Wen comes, I must protect her and ensure your safety."

Wen Lanyue said: "Okay then!"

Wen Lanyue was walking and observing the plants around her. Suddenly, she saw two squirrels on a tree. She pointed at the tree and said, "Look, there are two squirrels over there."

When they looked up, they saw two squirrels jumping lightly on the branches with unusual agility.

Wen Lanyue was walking and looking around, but her foot slipped and she rolled down the mountain.