Quick mission: We don't make trouble

Hearing that Yang Jiu had only one bag of potatoes and sweet potatoes left at the Guandi Temple, and that the rest had been sent outside the city to the young men cutting down trees, Shopkeeper Yang immediately shouted that they should go outside the city first. Seeing that Yang Jiu was still a little confused, Shopkeeper Yang grabbed the whip and started driving the cart himself. Wang Xiangdong saw this and quickly pulled the stunned Yang Jiu to jump into the cart.

"Shopkeeper Yang, what are you doing in such a hurry?" Yang Jiu asked in confusion.

Shopkeeper Yang waved his whip and said impatiently, "Don't ask so many questions!"

Yang Jiu looked helplessly at Wang Xiangdong and asked, "Brother Wang, do you know what's going on?"

Wang Xiangdong smiled and replied, "Of course I know. We do this so that we can eat potatoes and sweet potatoes every day in the future."

Yang Jiu:......

Wang Xiangdong continued to explain, "Shopkeeper Yang plans to exchange these potatoes and sweet potatoes for more seeds, which he will then cultivate and plant. If this attempt is successful, we'll be able to grow them on a large scale in the future. Just think about it, once we achieve this goal, won't we be able to eat delicious potatoes and sweet potatoes every day?"

Shopkeeper Yang turned his head and added, "If the cultivation is successful, the people will have two more kinds of food to eat. This is a great thing. Don't you think we should exchange it back quickly?"

Hearing this, Yang Jiu suddenly realized how far-reaching Shopkeeper Yang's plan was. He couldn't help but look forward to the future, hoping to soon realize his dream of eating potatoes and sweet potatoes every day. At the same time, he also deeply admired Shopkeeper Yang's foresight. Yang Jiu's face suddenly showed embarrassment after hearing this. He raised his hand to wipe the sweat from his forehead and hurriedly explained, "I, I didn't think about that. I was just concerned about satisfying my own appetite."

Shopkeeper Yang sighed, and with a hint of emotion and reproach in his tone, he said, "You are only a teenager after all, so it's understandable that you didn't expect this. We have suffered hardships and experienced hunger, and we know that more food means more opportunities for survival, especially for these people..."

After saying this, he shook his head, his face full of helplessness and bitterness. Then, he whipped the horse hard, and the horse neighed, raised its hooves and galloped forward. The carriage drove out of the city gate in an instant.

The city captain saw that it was Manager Yang driving the carriage himself and did not stop him.

Soon the carriage arrived at the foot of a mountain outside the city. This was the temporary camp built by the young and strong men. There was a thatched house on one side and a lot of wood piled on the other side. These were the results of the labor of these young and strong laborers in the past two days.

By this time, the young men had gone up the mountain to cut down trees, leaving only two soldiers on guard and a few kitchen helpers who were busy preparing lunch.

Several earthen stoves were dug in the open space, and several large pots were on top, emitting steaming smoke.

Seeing the carriage stop, two soldiers came over. Seeing that it was Shopkeeper Yang and Yang Jiu, they smiled and said, "Shopkeeper Yang, you're here to deliver food again. Just send someone to deliver it. Is it necessary for you to come here in person?"

In the past two days, the food rations for these young and strong men were all donated by the wealthy families in the city, especially the Yang family warehouse, which donated the most. Yang Jiucai sent some food over not long ago, and now Manager Yang came again.

Shopkeeper Yang jumped out of the car and said with a smile, "That's right. You can't even handle such a small matter. I have to go here in person."

As he said this, he pointed at Yang Jiu fiercely, looking as if he was disappointed in him.

Two soldiers: "What's going on?"

Shopkeeper Yang explained, "Yang Jiu didn't notice and sent the goods that our warehouse was about to send back to the capital. Now, we have to trouble the two officials to exchange them back."

Pointing to the food on the cart, he said, "These are the food for you."

Yang Jiu also said: "Yes, yes, yes, it's all my fault. I didn't check carefully and let people load it onto the carriage. I hope you two brothers can do me a favor and return it."

The two soldiers looked at each other and said, "The food and vegetables you sent haven't been touched yet. Are the goods you mentioned the two things we haven't seen?"

Yang Jiu: "Yes. Fortunately, I brought some back to ask Shopkeeper Yang, otherwise..."

Shopkeeper Yang: "Be more careful next time."

Yang Jiu nodded repeatedly.

"Yes, I see."

Seeing this, the two soldiers said nothing more.

"All the ones that were delivered before are placed over there. You can find them yourselves."

Shopkeeper Yang: "Thank you both very much."

He pulled the two of them aside to talk and asked Yang Jiu to move it quickly.

Yang Jiu asked Wang Xiangdong to take the grain off the cart first, and then go find the potatoes and sweet potatoes and put them on the carriage.

Manager Yang didn't breathe a sigh of relief until the three of them got on the carriage and returned to the city.