"nothing……"

Zhou Wan'er blushed and turned her head away.

He said he was fine, but his expression betrayed his true feelings.

Sun Jian narrowed his eyes slightly and asked suggestively, "Why have you been so absent-minded ever since you saw that old geezer today?"

"I……"

Zhou Wan'er hesitated, as if she wanted to say something but then stopped.

“Sister, what my husband said is right. You’ve been acting strangely all day.” Gu Zijian pondered Sun Jian’s words and also noticed the abnormality.

It seems Zhou Wan'er has been lost in thought several times today...

"Does Wan'er know that official?"

Chu Qingcheng was more observant than Gu Zijian. She had noticed Zhou Wan'er's frequent absent-mindedness earlier, but she was careful not to bring it up. She originally wanted to see if Sun Jian had noticed, and if not, she planned to talk to him about it privately when she got home.

"I……"

Zhou Wan'er couldn't say what she wanted to say again, and instead turned her head to give Sun Jian a complicated look.

Seeing that Zhou Wan'er was hesitant and found it difficult to say many things, Chu Qingcheng helped her smooth things over.

"Sister Wan'er, are you shocked by the martial arts skills our husband suddenly displayed today?"

"Ah...yes...yes!"

Zhou Wan'er was taken aback at first, then quickly seized the opportunity and nodded repeatedly.

"hiss……"

Sun Jian took a breath. He naturally didn't believe this absurd reason, but he didn't press the matter further.

But one thing is certain: Zhou Wan'er's abnormality is inextricably linked to that old man!

...

Time flies, and in the blink of an eye, we arrived at Sunjiazhuang.

When the villagers on duty saw that the visitors were Sun Jian and his party, they quickly informed the villagers that Sun Jian had returned.

This also led to a large number of villagers surging up as soon as the four-ounce horse-drawn carriage entered the village.

Seeing the dense crowd, all holding torches, the four bodyguards thought they had encountered bandits and were so frightened they almost wet their pants.

They breathed a sigh of relief after learning that these were all villagers from the same village.

The villagers, led by Lao Cao, Lao Jiang, Er Gou, and Gou Sheng, were overjoyed to see Sun Jian return successfully and rescue his three wives from the county jail.

They were even more impressed with Sun Jian's abilities.

For many days, the villagers were filled with anxiety, fearing that something might happen to Sun Jian.

Sun Jian is currently the pillar and core of the village.

The villagers all knew that if something happened to Sun Jian, their good days in Sunjiazhuang would be over.

Sun Jian greeted each of the villagers one by one. Those who had previously mocked him now regarded Sun Jian as if he were the King of Heaven, bowing and scraping like servants and offering their help.

With the help of others, Sun Jian successfully unloaded the goods he had purchased into his own yard.

After exchanging pleasantries with everyone for a while, Sun Jian dismissed the villagers, saying it was getting late, leaving only the village chief, Lao Jiang, Lao Cao, and Er Gou at home.

According to Old Jiang, Magistrate Wang and Governor Yao had rushed to the county seat and the capital separately a few days ago in an attempt to rescue Sun Jian, fearing that Sun Jian would fall into a trap instead of saving his wife. There has been no news yet.

Although the news was from before and many days had passed, it still moved Sun Jian deeply.

Judging from the current timeline, Governor Yao and Magistrate Wang should already know that he has returned to the village safely, since the old man found him yesterday through Governor Yao's message.

"Old Jiang, how's the matter I arranged for you in the county town going?"

Upon hearing Sun Jian's question, Lao Cao, Lao Jiang, and the other two all smiled happily.

Old Jiang was the first to report: "Everything you arranged has been taken care of."

"As of yesterday, the first batch of potatoes has been successfully harvested, including 9 mu of hillside land and 8 mu of valley land, with a total yield of 150,000 jin of potatoes."

"150,000 jin!! Sun Jian! We filled 1,000 sacks to hold it!"

Old Jiang became more and more excited as he spoke, and almost jumped up on the spot.

He had never seen so much grain in his life.

All of this is because of Sun Jian!

"Only 150,000 jin?"

Sun Jian shook his head in dissatisfaction.

According to Sun Jian's idea, seventeen mu of land should be able to produce about 180,000 jin of potatoes.

"Is this...too much or too little?"

"It's definitely less!"

Seeing Sun Jian purse his lips and shake his head, the village chief Li Liangzhi, Lao Cao, Er Gou, and Lao Jiang all turned to look.

Is this too little?

One mu (unit of land area) can produce nearly 10,000 jin (unit of weight) of grain.

This is something that no one in the history of several dynasties could accomplish.

Yesterday, several villagers even fainted from excitement due to the large harvest of potatoes, but Sun Jian described it as too little.

Sun Jian ignored the surprised expressions on their faces and continued, "Someone must have secretly kept some of these, or the potato seedlings were damaged."

"However, it doesn't affect production. In terms of output, most of the production is still fine."

"hey-hey."

Seeing that Sun Jian said most of the problems were fine, the four of them breathed a sigh of relief.

Old Jiang continued, "Sun Jian, you don't know, everyone was ecstatic yesterday, they couldn't stop smiling all day! If it weren't for the concern for your safety, the village chief would have had people celebrate with drinks last night. Now everyone is praising you like a god, you really are an extraordinary person, Sun Jian."

"Yes! Winter is just around the corner, and there's a food shortage. With this potato harvest, the villagers won't have to beg for food anymore!"

Old Cao also happily chimed in from the side.

Village chief Sun Liangzhi chimed in, "Sun Jian, you have no idea, but yesterday many elders in the village said they wanted to erect a monument for you at the village entrance to record your great achievements."

No, no, no!

Sun Jian quickly reached out to stop him.

These old folks in the village, are they actually thinking of erecting a monument for themselves?

What were they doing when they were begging in their younger days?

Upon hearing Sun Jian's refusal, the village chief was not angry; instead, he revealed a submissive smile.

Sun Jian was the village's precious son; whatever he said went.

"Old Jiang, what about the rest?"

Sun Jian ignored Sun Liangzhi and turned to ask Old Jiang how the plans were going.

Old Jiang nodded heavily. "Everything's settled."

"Seeing such a high potato harvest, the villagers are now willing to use their land to grow potatoes, and the monthly yield is split 40/60 with yours. You get 60% and they get 40%. You don't need to worry about what they plant; I will allocate and receive the produce every month."

"As for the villagers who have no land, as you requested, they have all been organized into land reclamation workers. There are currently 5 teams of land reclamation workers, with 10 people in each team, totaling 50 people, who are working through the night to reclaim the surrounding land."

"As for patrolling, those who own land patrol their own land, while the elderly and widows who have no land and cannot cultivate it patrol the hillsides and valleys."

"Yes, it's good."

After hearing Lao Jiang's report on the work, Sun Jian nodded in satisfaction.

Everything is proceeding smoothly and according to plan, which feels pretty good.