Min Yueqing couldn't help but break out in a cold sweat, as this touched upon a loophole in her previous statement.

In fact, under current conditions, potatoes can generally be stored for about three months, and that's under proper handling.

If, as she said, the potatoes were bought in the capital by Steward Liu and then transported here over a long distance over six months, they would probably be almost rotten by then.

When the time came, Min Yueqing could only naturally forget about this matter and vaguely replied, "If we dig a cellar and store it properly, it should be fine to preserve it for about three months. It is said that potatoes can be harvested twice a year in some places. I think the climate here is good, so we can try planting them again in September."

Upon hearing the second half of the sentence, Pei Han was overjoyed and immediately said, "Just dig a cellar in the patrol office. I'll go and arrange it right away."

Before long, Pei Han relayed the two tasks. Considering the large amount of work involved in digging the cellar, Pei Han allocated most of the manpower there, leaving only a small number of bandits to dig potatoes.

The bandits were solemnly warned to first dig up potato seedlings with yellowing roots and stems, and not to damage the surface of the potatoes while digging, or they would be severely punished.

One by one, the burly bandits were given a severe scolding, and then they lined up tremblingly to dig potatoes. They swore that they had never treated themselves with such care.

Min Yueqing almost burst out laughing. If you only looked at the cautious movements of these men, you would never guess that they were all unshaven bandits who had been robbing and plundering not long ago.

On Min Yueqing's side, Pei Ji and Shi Tou, still not satisfied with their treasure hunt, were having a potato-digging competition. The two were chasing each other, seemingly reluctant to stop.

To be honest, no bandits dared to approach them. It was unclear whether they were warned by the yamen runners or simply afraid of Xiao Wei, who was standing nearby watching them intently.

Meanwhile, the people in the patrol office also learned the good news that a cellar was about to be dug.

All the prisoners immediately got to work. They hadn't expected that they would be given a new task right after finishing their farm work, and that this task was no easier than doing farm work.

Half an hour later, Pei Ji and Shi Tou finally had their fill and returned to Min Yueqing's side. Min Yueqing asked with a smile, "Was digging potatoes fun?"

Pei Ji's little face was flushed from exhaustion, but she still answered excitedly, "It was fun! Mommy, can we go back and eat potatoes now?"

Min Yueqing smiled broadly, "Of course you can. You've dug up so many potatoes, you should have a good taste at noon and see if potatoes dug by your own hands taste better."

Stone happily replied, "Master, I want a whole plateful!"

“No problem, eat as much as you can, as long as you can eat it,” Min Yueqing promised.

Pei Ji and Shi Tou both burst into laughter.

Min Yueqing patted Xiao Wei and pointed to Pei Han in the distance. Xiao Wei immediately understood and ran towards Pei Han.

Watching Xiao Wei run off like the wind, Shi Tou felt a pang of envy and couldn't help but exclaim, "Xiao Wei is really fast now!"

Pei Ji also looked at Xiao Wei's back with admiration. A few months ago, he could keep up with Xiao Wei, but now he has been left far behind.

Pei Han was talking to his servant when he suddenly saw Xiao Wei running straight towards him, and he couldn't help but feel flattered. Ever since they first met, this little tiger had hardly ever looked at him properly, just like it treated everyone except Min Yueqing.

After Xiao Wei ran closer, it immediately used its body to nudge Pei Han towards Min Yueqing. Pei Han was almost knocked off balance by it and looked at it with a mix of laughter and tears.

Xiao Wei cleverly tilted his head towards Min Yueqing before turning it back, his bright, dark gold eyes fixed on Pei Han.

The gesture was so obvious that Pei Han naturally understood the message it was trying to convey, and he couldn't help but reach out to pat Xiao Wei's head in a friendly manner.

Without hesitation, Xiao Wei turned his head away and took a few steps back, tilting his head slightly to look down at Pei Han, seemingly impatiently wondering what was wrong with this annoying human, whether he understood or not, and why he was even touching him.

Xiao Wei was clearly shorter than Pei Han's waist, but Pei Han could still feel a sense of condescension in its eyes. He reluctantly withdrew his hand, thinking that next time he would have to take advantage of his wife to pet this proud little tiger properly.

Xiao Wei, however, grew impatient and set off back first. Pei Han, having finished explaining the current matters, also mounted his horse and headed towards Min Yueqing's location.

Min Yueqing was gently stroking the tiger fur on Xiao Wei's back, while Xiao Wei comfortably rubbed his big head against Min Yueqing.

When Pei Han arrived, he saw this warm and harmonious scene. Recalling Xiao Wei's disdain for him earlier, he couldn't bear to look at it for a moment.

When Min Yueqing saw Pei Han approaching, she smiled and said, "We're about to head back. Would you like to come with us?"

Pei Han answered without hesitation, "Yes, we'll go back together. Everything's been arranged here. They'll transport all the potatoes harvested today back this afternoon."

The group quickly returned to the courtyard. As soon as Shi Tou got off his horse, he couldn't wait to pick up the potatoes and run to the kitchen. These were potatoes that he and Pei Ji had dug up themselves. Just thinking about how they would be on the table soon made Shi Tou very excited.

Pei Han couldn't rest yet. He said goodbye to Min Yueqing and went to the front yard.

Stone's eagerness was quite infectious, and Pei Ji began to get restless. He turned to Min Yueqing and asked, "Mother, are you going to the kitchen?"

Min Yueqing nodded, thinking that Wu San Niang probably didn't know how to cook potatoes.

Pei Ji immediately walked to Min Yueqing's side, took her hand, and headed straight for the kitchen, saying, "Mother, I'll go too."

Min Yueqing was thus pulled into the kitchen, but Xiao Wei was full of energy today and not sleepy at all, so he stayed close to Min Yueqing's other side.

When Wu San Niang heard that Min Yueqing had arrived, she was all smiles as she led her daughter to the kitchen door to greet her. But when she suddenly saw Xiao Wei, Wu San Niang and Wu Yan Yan turned pale with fright and involuntarily let out a gasp.

"Ah! My...wife!"

Min Yueqing originally wanted Xiao Wei to play at the door so as not to frighten Wu San Niang and her daughter, but they unexpectedly met each other.

She could only stroke Xiao Wei's tiger fur first to prevent it from having a stress reaction, and then reassured Wu San Niang and the other woman, "It's alright, it won't go in. Don't be afraid, go back to the kitchen first."

Min Yueqing didn't say anything about it not biting people, because that was obviously unrealistic and didn't fit the nature of a tiger.

She couldn't simply convince others that Serena wouldn't attack them, because they didn't know Serena and would inevitably be afraid. It would be better to separate them; that would be more convenient for both sides.