This year, every household planted sweet potatoes. Of all these sweet potatoes, some will be kept and the rest will be sold.

Zhao Xian produces baijiu (Chinese liquor), which requires a large amount of grain. He will buy all the surplus sweet potatoes from the villagers.

Li Guang knew that the profit margin for liquor was very high, and as long as he did well in this industry, his military expenses would be covered.

Looking at the endless sweet potato field, Meng Yaoyao said:

Are sweet potato leaves edible?

"Of course you can eat it, but it's best to eat the stem below the leaves. Just peel off the skin on the stem and you can make a delicious dish."

"Okay, let's have this dish for lunch. Let's pick some to take back first."

Looking at the vast fields before him and the farmers working in them, Li Guang felt relaxed.

Before long, Li Guang and Meng Yaoyao arrived at the sweet potato field by the lake, where the sweet potatoes were growing just as well.

The scenery by the lake is getting more beautiful every year. This year, most of the lake surface is covered with lotus leaves, and it is the time when the lotus flowers are in full bloom. The area is filled with fragrance, which is intoxicating.

Just then, bursts of laughter and cheers came from the pavilions by the lake, and Li Guang and Meng Yaoyao decided to go and see what was going on.

Before anyone knew it, the pavilions and towers by the lake were filled with people, including tourists and farmers, who surrounded one person.

He was telling jokes to the people around him, and everyone was listening intently.

This man was not a storyteller, but a farmer. He was quite eloquent and articulate.

Li Guang didn't disturb them; he simply stood quietly to the side, wanting to hear what the man had to say and why he had attracted so many people.

After listening for a while, Li Guang realized that the person was talking about him.

During the battle in Merlin, I killed Nian Deyi by falling, killed Nian De'er by smashing, and killed Nian De'san and Nian De'si by spear.

That scene was indeed quite exciting; I never expected it to be turned into a joke and spread so quickly.

The man spoke with great enthusiasm, as if he were there himself, making the story very vivid and entertaining.

This farmer really has some skill; he stirred up the emotions of everyone present, and the crowd clapped and cheered, shouting that it was awesome.

Meng Yaoyao stood to the side and quickly became engrossed in the conversation, occasionally glancing at Li Guang with an admiring look.

As they listened, Li Guang was amused, and only then did everyone realize that Li Guang was also there.

The crowd immediately swarmed around, eager to know if what was said in the joke was true.

Li Guang smiled and said:

"It seems the storyteller is quite skilled, telling the story so vividly. I'm not that amazing. Where did you hear this from?"

The farmer who had just told the joke seemed a little embarrassed and said:

"Yesterday I went to the market in town, and there was a storyteller in the teahouse. Many people were listening, and the teahouse was packed."

I stood at the door and listened for a while, and I thought it was very beautiful. During my break just now, I told everyone about it, and I didn't expect everyone to like it so much.

Actually, what I said wasn't very good; the storyteller's story was much better. Now everyone knows that there was a General Li Guang in the Northern Dynasty, and he was from our Shuixian Village.

The people of Narcissus Village have a lot of prestige outside; now everyone knows Narcissus Village.

Li Guang was speechless, and couldn't help but sigh:

"These storytellers are really something. They can turn ordinary things into jokes by embellishing them, just to make you happy."

"The story that General Li killed Nian Deyi by throwing him, killed Nian De'er by smashing him, and killed Nian Desan and Nian Desi by shooting them with his spear should be true, right?"

"That's true. They were very close brothers, so I sent them on their way. It was also a good deed for them."

Everyone burst into laughter. Then someone spoke up, asking Li Guang to perform a piece for them so they could broaden their horizons.

The people at the scene immediately cheered, eager to see how Li Guang would kill the enemy on the battlefield.

Li Guang was in a dilemma and said:

"That won't do. I didn't bring my big gun with me, so I can't show it to you."

"It's alright, I have a big stick here, you can use this stick as a gun." Someone said, handing over a large wooden stick.

Li Guang had no choice but to take the stick and weigh it in his hand. It was long enough, but too light. However, he could still use it to demonstrate his spear skills.

"Then I'll show you a set of marksmanship techniques to give you some fun."

After Li Guang finished speaking, he took the big stick and went to an open space. He was going to use the big stick to demonstrate the Gu family spear technique.

Then Li Guang used the big stick as his spear and began to swing it around.

The large stick flew up and down, its tip piercing outwards like raindrops; anyone nearby would have been impaled long ago.

Li Guang's performance dazzled the audience; the gun moved with him, and he turned with the gun, causing dust to rise from the ground.

A whirlwind appeared around Li Guang, like a giant dragon, swirling up fallen leaves and sending them flying in all directions.

Farmers don't understand marksmanship, let alone its intricacies, but they enjoy the spectacle. Everyone applauds and cheers loudly.

After Li Guang finished demonstrating his spear skills, someone outside the crowd shouted:

"good."

Li Guang was taken aback. The voice was too familiar. Li Guang looked in the direction of the voice and saw that it was a tall and thin old Taoist priest who was at least eighty years old.

"Master Dao, what brings you here?" Li Guang exclaimed with delight.

Upon hearing this, the old Taoist priest burst into laughter.

"I am on my way to the northern frontier to take care of an important matter. I am passing through Narcissus Village and have come to ask for a cup of wine."

Young man, you probably didn't expect to see me again after a year.

"Yes, during this period, the foreign kingdoms, together with the Jin and Luo kingdoms, invaded the Central Plains. After several months of bloody fighting, we eliminated the invaders. If you had come a few days earlier, I would still be fighting outside."

"Haha, of course I know all that. I had already calculated that you had returned to the village, which is why I rushed over here."

A year ago, I knew that the Great Northern Dynasty was facing this calamity, which only you, my little brother, could resolve. Therefore, I waited for you in the water town for three months, with the aim of lending you a helping hand to resist the invasion of foreign enemies.

So that's how it is! Li Guang finally understood. The old Taoist priest had long known that the Great Northern Dynasty would be invaded by foreign enemies, so he gave him a strange book. This book helped Li Guang a lot in his later military campaigns.

This book greatly benefited Li Guang, and his ability to eliminate the invaders so quickly was largely due to his study of the military strategies and tactics in the book.

"Master Dao, let's go to the farm. I remember the last time you came to the farm was two years ago. Today I want to have a good drink with you."

“Alright, there are Xiao Hei and Yu Hong at the farm. It’s been two years since I last saw them. I wonder how they’ve grown.” The old Taoist said.