In a chaotic world of infrastructure development, a woman's path to survival after being reborn

With nothing else to do, Su Li prepared to leave to attend to other matters. However, before leaving, she suddenly remembered something and said to the generals, "The decision to move the large vat back to the General's Mansion today was somewhat hasty, and I'm sure many people are uneasy. I hope the generals will do their best to reassure them."

Upon hearing this, one of the generals, whose family also grew potatoes, quickly nodded and said, "Don't worry, Madam, we will reassure our families when we get home and put their minds at ease."

Anxin is probably not at ease. The news of the high potato yield has spread throughout the city, and everyone is probably talking about it. Without a reasonable explanation, many people will feel panicked, especially since the potatoes are almost planted. Suddenly moving them away at this time is indeed unreasonable.

After thinking it over for a while, Su Li said, "Tomorrow I will summon those who used to grow potatoes to the manor. I will give them a reasonable explanation. The generals do not need to hide the truth; they can tell the truth."

The generals, who hadn't originally planned to tell them the truth, were somewhat surprised and asked, puzzled, "Should we just tell them the truth? Won't that cause trouble?"

These generals probably haven't realized how much the people value and are so attached to potato seeds, which is why they said those things.

After hearing the generals' thoughts, Su Li replied, "Telling them will put their minds at ease; not telling them will only cause trouble. Everyone should tell their families about today's arrangements, since we'll need their help in many more situations in the future."

After confirming Su Li's thoughts, many generals were relieved and nodded repeatedly, saying, "Okay, we understand."

Filled with joy, the generals left satisfied.

Having achieved her goal, Su Li felt relieved. Looking at the potatoes in Zhao Zexuan's hand, she suggested, "We've been growing potatoes for a month, but haven't tasted them yet. Why don't we take this opportunity to cook some?"

Upon hearing Su Li's suggestion, Zhao Zexuan nodded without surprise and said, "Okay, but how can we eat these potatoes?"

Hearing this, Su Li smiled and replied, "There are many ways to eat potatoes, and I believe you will like them."

Zhao Zexuan was overjoyed and excited to have such a high yield of crops, and he smiled and agreed, "Since you say so, I naturally believe you."

Seeing Zhao Zexuan so emotionally expressive for the first time, Su Li smiled and said, "You seem very happy."

Upon hearing Su Li's question, Zhao Zexuan nodded without hesitation and said, "I am indeed happy. I am happier than all the battles I have won before when I learned that the potato yield was so high. As long as the potato yield continues to be like this, we will no longer have to worry about the people going hungry. Do you know the significance of this?"

Along the way from the capital to here, Su Li saw many refugees, saw them fighting and scrambling over a piece of steamed bun, saw young women kneeling by the roadside begging for food while holding their dying children, and saw many people selling their children to others for a bag of grain...

Nowadays, the people's suffering stems not only from the continuous wars, but also from the scarcity of food. If the food crisis were resolved, the people's lives would not be so difficult.

Once Su Li understood this, she could comprehend Zhao Zexuan's current feelings. She said, "Does this count as doing you a big favor? Does it count as solving a major problem? If you still lose after all this, then you are truly incompetent."

Su Li's words were sharper than ever before, but Zhao Zexuan seemed oblivious, nodding seriously in thought and saying, "You're right. If we still lose after all this, then we are indeed incompetent. Don't worry, I won't give myself a chance to lose."

Hearing this, Su Li nodded silently in agreement, and then reminded him, "Remember to find me more skilled soldiers. Since we've decided to build a house, we should try to build it well. I don't need any fancy materials, a mud house will do, as long as it's not drafty and keeps the house warm."

Knowing that Su Li was trying to save on material costs, Zhao Zexuan nodded and agreed, "Okay, I will arrange this."

……

Leaving aside the quiet atmosphere inside the General's Mansion, the city is bustling with activity everywhere. Many people are gathered together discussing potato seeds, as everyone now knows about the high yield of potatoes and is curious about them.

I originally wanted to go to the house of someone who was growing potato seeds to inquire about the situation, but I didn't expect that the soldiers would even take away the large vats used for growing potatoes. It was really unexpected.

Unable to hear what was happening, they could only huddle together and discuss it quietly, and at that moment, quite a few people gathered together and whispered among themselves.

A crowd had gathered outside Liu's house, discussing the matter. Everyone was puzzled by the fact that the potato seeds had been taken back.

"Why did you take the potatoes back? And even the big vats where the potatoes were planted were taken away. Weren't they supposed to be ready for harvest in a few days? What are you doing taking them away now?" someone asked.

Upon hearing this, even those who were sour and jealous spoke up, saying, "So you just don't want to give them to us anymore? You're taking all these potato seeds back and then distributing them to us in a unified manner."

"Ah, in that case, wouldn't all those people have worked for nothing?" someone said, pointing to the house inside with a rather shocked tone.

"Of course, what else can we do? Should we not share the seeds with us?" someone said matter-of-factly.

……

The noise of the conversation was quite loud, carrying directly through the courtyard wall to the ears of everyone inside the house. Liu Quan's wife, Zhang, sat to one side with a rather unpleasant expression, while the other family members sat nearby, sighing.

"What's going on? Why did they suddenly take back the potato seeds? They were supposed to be ready for harvest in a few days," Liu Quan's parents sighed.

The greater the family's expectations for the potato seeds, the greater their disappointment will be.

Liu Quan's wife, Liu Shi, was even more anxious at this moment, wondering why the potato seeds had to be taken back.

Listening to the discussions outside, Liu Quan's wife, Liu Shi, felt even more anxious. She didn't know why, and she wanted to know what was going on.

Hearing the commotion outside, the sarcastic remarks grew louder and louder. Liu was furious and grabbed a wooden basin from inside the house to go outside, but she was stopped.

"Don't be impulsive. Once Quan'er comes back, he'll know what happened. He'll definitely know what's going on," Liu's mother-in-law said.

Hearing this, Liu relaxed a little, but still couldn't help but ask, "Are you really taking back the potato seeds? How can you just take them back like that? Everyone has been looking forward to these potato seeds for so long, and it's finally harvest time..."