She picked up the young prime minister while fleeing famine

It's a pity that the patch of sweet potatoes that Lian Chengyu found only had a dozen or so plants. Apart from Qi Yun, who dug up two plants, the other three each dug up one plant, and the rest were all taken by Banxia.

However, sweet potatoes can not be harvested until July at the earliest. Now it's the end of June, and it's not quite ready yet. So when digging up the last plant, Banxia seized the opportunity to promote growth and save some seeds.

If we can't eat this delicious food anymore, Banxia will be devastated.

Even if you can't find the seeds in the wild, you can still grow them yourself.

However, when it came to planting taro, Banxia thought of yams again. She took out a few packets of seeds from her handbag and quickly planted two yams, a small handful of wild scallions, and a piece of ginger while her younger brothers were busy looking for yams.

The little bit of ginger I had saved up earlier was used up while making fish soup. Later, I was always on the road, and it was already difficult to find an opportunity to encourage the growth of a few wild vegetables, so I hadn't been able to replenish the ginger.

But today I got fresh fish, and I can't do without ginger to remove the fishy smell.

So, by the time Changshan Ayu and the others found another small patch of sweet potatoes, Banxia's basket was already full.

Although what he dug up wasn't the lotus root he had eaten before, Lian Chengyu still searched very diligently because his sister Banxia said that this thing called yam was just as delicious as lotus root.

However, Banxia looked at the sweet potato patch, which was clearly larger than the previous small patch, and she lowered her head to discuss it with the little ones.

“We’ve found more than a dozen sweet potatoes. They can last us half a month if we eat them with other foods. Why don’t we share them with the others?”

The reason Banxia sent the younger brothers away to find sweet potatoes was so that she could secretly encourage the growth of yams and seasonings like scallions and ginger. Little did Banxia know that her brothers were so capable and had found so many sweet potatoes.

However, this also shows that there are really a lot of good things in this flat land. Banxia decided that she should explore more. If she relied on the people of Yaoli Village alone, they might mistake pearls for fish eyes.

The main problem is that they don't recognize many of the foods, so missing out would be a waste and a real pity.

"Big sister is right. Our uncles and brothers have taken good care of us. We should share the food we find with everyone." Qi Changshan's little face was serious as he thought to himself.

Qi Yun, who was standing next to him, was still hesitant. Having experienced hunger, he knew how precious food was and didn't really want to share it. However, after hearing his cousin's words, he nodded slightly.

As for Lian Chengyu and Qi Juanbai, they only care about having enough to eat at home, and don't care about the quantity.

So, Banxia set off and returned with her younger brothers, laden with their spoils, to find Yao Lizheng in just over half an hour.

It's been a day since the young master left, and Yao Lizheng, who hasn't been approached by anyone to discuss anything all day, is still a little unaccustomed to it, feeling that something hasn't been arranged properly.

When he saw Banxia coming to see him, he immediately smiled and asked his daughter-in-law to bring some wild fruits picked from the mountains to treat Banxia.

The fruit was sour and not as delicious as the ones that had been artificially ripened by Pinellia ternata, but she still politely accepted them and thanked her. She then shared the fruit with her younger brothers before talking to Yao Lizheng about serious business.

Banxia showed the sweet potato plant to Yao Lizheng and told him how to eat the root. Seeing everyone excitedly going out to find sweet potatoes, she also enthusiastically told them about the sweet potato patch that Ayu later discovered.

With many hands making light work, the villagers of Yaoli Village, after learning that sweet potatoes were edible and memorizing what the sweet potato plants looked like, discovered several more sweet potatoes among the weeds and bushes.

That day, Banxia harvested more than a dozen large sweet potatoes, which Yao Lizheng specially distributed to Banxia with the consent of the clan, as a reward for her sharing the new food.

Although the amount of items was a bit small, everyone expressed their gratitude warmly and promised to let Banxia go directly to them for help if she needed anything in the future.

Banxia thought that she would need the help of the Yao Li Village people many times in the future, but right now her taro and fish soup was more important.

Banxia spends every day searching for treasure. Perhaps there are several mines ahead where people used to live for many years. Some of the seeds from the food those people ate were carried to this basin by birds and have taken root and sprouted.

Banxia actually found quite a few things to eat, including soybeans and wheat. She even found a few rice plants in a puddle.

However, rice that is not cared for will not produce much grain even if it heads out, and will be snatched away by birds before it is ripe. It is not worth keeping an eye on, but this does not stop Banxia from using this as an excuse to take out the rice seeds she had collected before.

The rice seeds she used were different from the ones Lian Chengmo bought; they were definitely high-yielding...

On the other side, Lian Chengmo led sixteen people downstream. Because of the huge waterfall upstream, the river's flow was not slow.

In just half a day, they had already crossed more than a dozen mountains. If they had to walk on foot, it would have taken them at least a month to complete the journey with their families.

At noon, Lian Chengmo had the raft moored at the shore. The group ate a quick meal of dry rations, rested for about fifteen minutes, and then continued on their way.

And so, after a day of sailing downstream, the group had already traveled quite far from their temporary lodging in Yaoli Village.

As darkness approached, Lian Chengmo directed everyone to dock and rest. Although they had prepared enough torches, traveling at night was not a wise move, especially in the water.

Lian Chengmo also remembered the place where he landed. It was at the foot of a gently sloping mountain, with a sheltered spot about 100 square meters in size, which was within his calculations.

So as soon as he got ashore, Lian Chengmo took out sulfur powder and sprinkled it in a circle. Soon, snakes and insects all around began to scurry away as if fleeing from the place.

Looking at the king cobra with its pointed head, Lian Chengmo pursed his lips, his expression turning somewhat grim as if he were thinking of something.

However, he quickly covered it up and called Yao Dazhuang and Yao Daniu to arrange a temporary campsite.

Although we are traveling and there are only seventeen of us, enough rest will give us more energy to travel the next day.

So the group acted quickly, and some important items were unloaded from the raft just in case. Soon, they set up a pot and cooked their first hot meal of the day.

That night, everyone except the two on night duty fell asleep. Lian Chengmo tossed and turned a few times, but eventually got up silently.

He took out the water bag the little girl had prepared for him and stood up.

"Young Master, where are you going?" Yao Dazhuang asked hurriedly when he saw Lian Chengmo get up, assuming he was going to relieve himself.

Before he left, his father had repeatedly instructed him to protect the young master, and Yao Dazhuang dared not slack off at all.

"It's nothing, I'll just go for a walk over there and come right back." Lian Chengmo didn't even turn his head, and walked straight towards a cliff.

Yao Dazhuang naturally wouldn't really ignore it. He whispered something to his partner who was keeping watch with him, then got up and followed Lian Chengmo.

Lian Chengmo heard the noise behind him, but he didn't care. He walked directly to the cliff and stood there quietly watching.