Armed with a machete and a gun, armed with a system, they fled the famine.

Chapter 421 I Disagree

"This is called coffee."

Zhao Yan took a sip of coffee, then casually produced another bottle, and proactively unscrewed the cap for Yang Sanlang, handing it over.

"Coffee can refresh your mind. Try it; it might taste a little bitter."

Yang Sanlang reached out and took the coffee, tilting his head back to take a sip.

The moment the coffee touched my lips, a bitter taste spread through my mouth.

He frowned uncomfortably.

"It is indeed quite bitter."

The bottle cap is already open, so I have to finish it even if it's bitter.

In Yang Sanlang's household, there was never any concept of wasting food.

So, he endured the discomfort and finished the bottle of coffee in a few gulps.

"If you find it bitter, you don't have to drink it."

Zhao Yan's lips twitched, and she silently took the coffee bottle from the man's hand and threw it into the storage cabinet.

She bought a huge storage cabinet specifically to store her trash.

The system has an automatic junk file cleaning function, which cleans it up every few days.

Yang Sanlang casually wiped the corner of his mouth and said stiffly, "It's nothing."

He will never try coffee again.

Zhao Yan chuckled twice and pulled a blanket from the bundle behind her and draped it over herself.

"I'm going to take a nap. Call me when you're tired from rushing to catch the train."

After saying that, she tilted her head to the side, closed her eyes, and fell asleep.

Yang Sanlang glanced at her and silently reduced the car's speed considerably.

The two traveled non-stop and arrived in the capital in just one and a half days.

It was already late afternoon when they arrived at the destination. Zhao Yan told Yang Sanlang to take the things directly to Shen Yu's restaurant.

They were pulling a cart full of sweet potatoes and potatoes. The horses didn't seem to mind the effort, but Zhao Yan was exhausted. So they decided to just take it to Shen Yu, since the food was specially prepared for him anyway.

Yang Sanlang drove his carriage directly to the Shen Family Restaurant.

As dusk settled at the main entrance, a steady stream of customers came and went from the restaurant.

Zhao Yan glanced at the restaurant and patted Yang Sanlang on the shoulder.

"Sanlang, let's go to the side gate first."

So Yang Sanlang drove the carriage to the side entrance of the restaurant.

When the servant at the side gate heard that they had come to see their master, he carefully looked Yang Sanlang and Zhao Yan over and then politely invited them into the courtyard.

"Please wait a moment, I'll go and call the manager over right away."

Zhao Yan nodded to him, "Okay."

Manager Wang was quickly invited over by his servant.

Wang Fugui walked over hurriedly, his forehead covered in sweat.

Before even getting close, he impatiently asked, "May I ask what business you two have with my master? My master is not in the shop right now. If you are in a hurry to see him, you will have to wait a while."

Yang Sanlang immediately looked towards Zhao Yan.

"Yan'er, why don't we go directly to the Dou residence to find Xingyan?"

Zhao Yan shook her head and said to Wang Fugui, "Manager, I know where your boss is right now. Send a servant to the Dou residence and tell him that Yang Sanlang is looking for him and that he should come to the restaurant immediately."

Manager Wang only knew that his boss hadn't been coming to the restaurant lately, but he really didn't know where Shen Yu was.

He had no idea where the Dou residence was.

However, the servant beside him blinked and looked at Zhao Yan with disbelief.

I'll be a good boy.

Dou Mansion?

Could it be the Dou family he knows about?

Wang Fugui asked very quickly, "Young lady, where is the Dou residence you mentioned? I don't know either. Why don't you take some people there?"

Before Zhao Yan could speak, the servant immediately raised his hands and said, "Manager, I know how to get to the Dou residence. Should I go and call the master back?"

"Then you should go right away."

Wang Fugui waved his hand impatiently, urging him on.

With the owner absent, a host of matters awaited his attention as the manager of the restaurant.

"Alright, I'll go get help right away."

The servant said something and quickly went out to call for help.

Wang Fugui still had things to take care of, so he asked Zhao Yan and Yang Sanlang to rest in the private room on the third floor first.

Zhao Yan, thinking about what was in the carriage, politely declined.

"Shopkeeper, you can go ahead and get busy. We'll just wait here for a bit."

"Alright then, please wait a moment. If my master is really at that Dou residence, he will surely be back soon."

Wang Fugui didn't press Zhao Yan and the others. After saying a few words, he hurried forward again.

The servant was quite fast; not long after he left, he led someone back to the side gate in a hurry.

When Shen Yu first heard the servant mention Yang Sanlang, he didn't believe it. But now that he actually saw Zhao Yan and Yang Sanlang standing in the courtyard, he couldn't help himself and went up to hug Yang Sanlang.

"Brother Yang."

The servant's mouth dropped open in astonishment.

Ok.

He's just making a fuss over nothing.

The employer must have a very good relationship with these two.

Yang Sanlang patted Shen Yu on the shoulder twice.

"How are you? How have you been lately?"

Shen Yu and Yang Sanlang hugged briefly before quickly separating.

Hearing Yang Sanlang's words, he said reservedly, "It's alright, nothing special."

Zhao Yan disagreed with his words.

The constant stream of customers they saw as they passed by the restaurant just now indicated that Shen Yu's restaurant business was doing well.

She smiled but didn't say anything.

"Brother Yang, Sister Zhao, come on, let me take you upstairs to rest for a bit. Xingyan said she'll pack up and come over as soon as she gets it."

"Not urgent."

Zhao Yan reached out to stop him and gave him a mysterious smile.

"Didn't Xingyan say she wanted to eat potatoes? I brought her a lot this time. Come on, take a look."

After saying that, she immediately led Shen Yu toward the carriage.

Yang Sanlang yanked open the carriage curtain.

Shen Yu's eyelids twitched violently as he looked at the sacks of potatoes and sweet potatoes inside.

"Sister Zhao, did you... grow these yourselves?"

"I think there are not only potatoes inside, but the other thing looks like a sweet potato!"

Zhao Yan said with a smile, "That's right. This year, we not only tried planting potatoes, but also planted a sweet potato. To our surprise, we successfully grew both potatoes and sweet potatoes."

"Look at the quality and size, isn't it great?"

Shen Yu grew up in luxury, so he naturally knew what sweet potatoes I had eaten.

He picked up a huge sweet potato from the sack, tossed it around in his hand a couple of times, and raised an eyebrow in surprise.

"That's right, the quality is quite good."

He put the sweet potatoes back into the sack, rubbed his hands together, and said, "Sister Zhao, I can't take your things for nothing. How about this, I'll keep the goods, but you have to keep the money too. Consider it as if I bought it from you, okay?"

Sweet potatoes are a delicacy.

He estimated that there were at least a thousand catties of sweet potatoes in the carriage, plus another thousand catties of potatoes, so this carriage was worth at least several thousand taels of silver.

He's a businessman who won't let himself suffer losses, but he also won't let those who treat him sincerely suffer losses.

Zhao Yan thought for a moment, then nodded and said, "Okay."

"However, you have to leave us a bag of sweet potatoes. I plan to take them to the palace to show Brother Dou."

"The potatoes are yours, but you have to keep it a secret for me. I don't plan to reveal the potatoes to anyone for now."