Seeing this situation, Pei Han must have felt the most complicated emotions.

On the one hand, Pei Han was very proud. He felt that his son was indeed filial and considerate, knowing how to comfort his mother at such a young age. On the other hand, Pei Han couldn't help but feel useless. In terms of comforting his wife, he couldn't even compare to his six-year-old son.

Regardless of their different feelings, the three of them fell asleep almost simultaneously that night.

In mid-August, Pei Han began sending people to various villages to deliver potato seeds and teach the villagers how to plant potatoes so that they could conduct trial plantings in early September.

All the mountain people in Sanping County now obey Pei Han's every word.

Now they not only don't have to worry about bandits causing trouble, but they can also check on the thriving rice in their fields every day and look forward to the autumn harvest. Their lives are more peaceful and fulfilling than ever before.

Therefore, when Pei Han's men arrived, they were warmly welcomed by the villagers and mountain people. The soldiers were treated as honored guests before they even had a chance to speak.

Dongshan Village

As soon as the soldiers arrived, the villagers spontaneously went from house to house shouting, "Lord Pei has sent people! Everyone come and see!"

In less than half an hour, everyone in the village had gathered in the open space in the center of the village, and even those who had gone to work in the fields were called back.

Everyone's faces were beaming with joy, their eyes fixed on the officers and soldiers standing at the front, waiting for them to speak.

The team leader who arrived at Dongshan Village was Wu Dazhuang. He looked at the people in the open space and asked the village chief standing to the side, "Is everyone here?"

The village chief had been silently counting heads. When the last group of people heading to the fields approached, he bowed his head respectfully and replied, "Sir, everyone is here!"

Wu Dazhuang cleared his throat and announced loudly, "Lord Pei sent us here to tell everyone some good news! Lord Pei has brought you a new type of grain seed called potato, which was brought all the way from the capital by the Lady. The Lord Pei has already tried planting it a few months ago, and the yield per mu is about a thousand jin!"

Upon hearing that the yield per mu could reach 1,000 jin, the mountain people immediately erupted in excitement. They even temporarily set aside their awe of the imperial soldiers and couldn't help but whisper among themselves.

"A yield of 1,000 jin per mu! What kind of grain can grow so fast?"

"That's right! If they weren't Lord Pei's men, I would definitely have thought they were swindlers!"

"Did you hear that? Lord Pei has sent us some good stuff again! Good heavens, if we can grow these potatoes, we'll have a proper meal every day!"

"No wonder our family praises Madam Pei every day. It seems that Madam Pei is indeed just like Lord Pei, both good people, and they both have us in their hearts!"

Seeing the buzzing noise from the crowd, which was really inappropriate, the village chief was afraid that the noise would offend the soldiers, so he quickly spoke up to stop them.

"Quiet down, everyone! The official hasn't finished speaking yet!"

He then bowed to Wu Dazhuang and the others, apologizing, "They are just too happy. They didn't mean to interrupt you. Please continue. We are all listening!"

Wu Dazhuang also grew up in the mountains, only his family was slightly better off, so he could completely understand the excitement of these people.

He waved his hand to the village chief with great pride and said, "It's alright, I know you're happy, everyone in Sanping County is happy!"

Then, Wu Dazhuang turned to look at everyone in the room and continued, "These potato seeds were all just planted by us adults. There aren't many of them. Every household will get some. These things grow quickly and produce a lot. Once you plant one batch, the quantity will increase."

At this point, Wu Dazhuang pointed to the two constables beside him, "They will be responsible for teaching you how to plant these potatoes. You must learn well, otherwise you will not only waste these precious seeds, but also fail to live up to the good intentions of the officials!"

The mountain people all said in unison, "Don't worry, sir, we will definitely learn it diligently!"

There is no doubt that the mountain people themselves benefit the most from a good harvest, so they naturally dare not slack off.

The same scene played out in more than a dozen villages in Sanping County. Suddenly, the villagers of Sanping County had a single topic for conversation: potatoes.

Wherever you go, you'll hear people enthusiastically discussing potato-related topics.

Some were discussing the strange way potatoes were grown, saying, "Having lived for so many years, I've finally seen something new thanks to Lord Pei! There are grains grown by cutting them into pieces, who would have thought?"

Many others were excitedly discussing the potato yield, exclaiming, "Wow, one acre of potatoes can yield a thousand pounds! How long will that last? Just thinking about it makes me laugh!"

People's faces were beaming with smiles, and they would even mutter about potatoes before going to bed at night, as if they had piled up potatoes in front of them and could never finish them.

From that day on, the men picked up their farm tools and went out to loosen the soil and prepare the land, while the women stayed at home to process the potato seeds.

When Pei Han inspected the villages a few months ago, he had already instructed people to remind the villagers not to throw away the wood ash in their homes, as it would come in very useful later. In addition, they should make as much compost as possible, not only for planting rice, but also for future use.

Although the mountain people did not know the reason, they all obediently did as Pei Han said.

Now they suddenly realized that planting potatoes required a lot of wood ash and several applications of fertilizer. No wonder Lord Pei had someone specifically remind them.

Everyone's belief was strengthened: listening to Lord Pei was definitely the right thing to do!

Pei Han certainly couldn't keep the discovery of a brand-new high-yield grain, such a major event that benefits the country and its people, a secret.

As soon as the potatoes were harvested, he submitted a memorial to the imperial court, detailing everything from the potato planting process and cycle to the actual yield. Along with the memorial, he also sent a box of plump, round potatoes.

To prevent Jia Ren from interfering, Pei Han also wrote letters to two of his close friends, explaining the matter in detail.

I believe that it won't be long before all the people in Dagan are able to grow potatoes, and then there will be fewer people suffering from hunger.

The mountain people of Sanping County were unaware of what was about to happen in the distance; all they knew was that September this year would be an exceptionally busy month for them.

In early September, while the mountain people were busy planting potatoes, they also dared not neglect the rice paddies. They not only had to pay attention to timely weeding, but also had to guard against birds, rats and other pests that would steal the rice ears.

By mid-month, they will have to start draining the water again to prepare for the rice harvest at the end of the month.