And that guy looked rather dim-witted, about to tentatively throw the sweet potato into the fire pit.
Lu Tu immediately roared, "Stop!"
The sound was so loud it was deafening, frightening many people present. Whether they were military slaves or refugees, they all stopped what they were doing and looked at Lü Tu with curiosity.
In their impression, Lu Tu was a fairly easy-going person in daily life, at least he wouldn't kill people indiscriminately, and they had never seen him lose his temper like this.
Lu Tu pointed at the guy and shouted to Chai Yong beside him, "Hold his hand, don't let him move!"
Chai Yong and the others believed Lü Tu's words without a doubt, and quickly stepped forward to pin the boy to the ground.
The man was so terrified he almost cried, shouting that he was innocent: "Sir, what have I done wrong?"
Lu Tu didn't bother to explain to him and quickly ran towards him, instantly filling the entire training ground with a chilling atmosphere.
Seeing this, Nie Yun and the others quickly drew their swords and followed, because they had never seen such a shocked expression on Lü Tu's face before. Even when Lü Tu fought against the Wuhuan chainmail soldiers, he had never been so excited.
Everyone realized that something big had happened! Even the refugees spontaneously came running over with hoes and logging axes.
Lu Tu approached Chai Yong, bent down and picked up the sweet potato from the man's hand to examine it. Apart from slight skin damage, there were no signs of rot, which was very unusual!
"Thank goodness, you almost burned it down." Lu Tu breathed a sigh of relief.
Chai Yong and the others stared blankly at Lü Tu, muttering, "Sir...you told us to hold him down for this, not to kill him?"
"Yeah, I don't even know him, why would I kill him?"
The person on the ground burst into tears, crying out in grievance: "Which bastard stabbed me in the butt just now?"
At this point, everyone quickly let go of him and helped him up. They saw a thumb-sized wound on his buttocks, which had even pierced through his cotton pants.
Chai Yong scratched his head sheepishly: "Sorry, brother. I was just in a panic and afraid you wouldn't listen to me. I happened to have a dagger in my hand, so I couldn't control myself. Why don't you stab me instead?"
The man sighed and said, "Never mind, just sew my cotton-padded trousers back on tonight."
Lu Tu patted him on the shoulder excitedly: "What's your name?"
"My name is Mei Tao, sir."
"Where did you get this?"
"It's in the woods of Eagle Mountain. I was going to dig a trap, but I ended up digging this instead."
"Where is she? Take me there right now!"
Suddenly remembering that Mei Tao had injured his buttocks, he instructed Chai Yong, "Do you remember the location where Mei Tao buried the trap?"
"I remember! Sir, I'll take you there right away."
Lu Tu waved his hand at Nie Yun: "You take the men and guard the house well, I'll be right back!"
After saying this, he led Chai Yong and over a hundred others to Aiying Mountain. After searching for a while, they finally found the place where Mei Tao had buried the trap.
Lu Tu instructed everyone to start digging on the spot, making sure not to break the sweet potatoes.
"Brother, you can't eat this stuff, why are you digging it up?"
Lu Tu asked curiously, "How do you know it's inedible?"
Chai Yong remained silent upon hearing this, only continuing to dig with his head down. Lü Tu grabbed a nearby military slave and asked, "Tell me, why can't we eat it?"
"Um... Chai Yong ate one of these things this morning, and then he felt nauseous and vomited up his breakfast. He said his chest felt like it was on fire, so I guess he was poisoned."
Lu Tu laughed heartily after hearing this: "That's right!"
Upon hearing this, Chai Yong asked in bewilderment, "Sir, how can this be correct?"
There's no way to explain it to them now. If everyone knew this thing was edible when cooked, would it last until spring? They might eat it all in one meal.
Lu Tu deliberately raised his voice slightly, so that everyone could hear him: "This thing isn't for eating, because it's a seed!"
"Seed? What's this thing called?"
"sweet potato."
"I've never heard of this before. Is it produced in large quantities?"
Lu Tu continued, "I don't know how there are sweet potato seeds here. Although they can't be eaten, they can be used to grow grains, so everyone must dig as many as possible, even if it means digging three feet into the ground, find them all! This stuff yields much more than sorghum and wheat!"
"Yes, sir!"
Upon hearing that it was a crop that could be grown, the military slaves became incredibly motivated, regardless of the dynasty, as long as they were people living on this land of China.
People have a strong farming gene in their bones. As long as there is something to eat, they will definitely put a lot of effort into it!
They dug until late at night, and only when it started to snow lightly did Lü Tu order everyone to return to the village.
The slave soldiers carried the sweet potatoes on their shoulders and in their hands, finally filling two horse-drawn carts. Although everyone was hungry, their eyes shone with excitement.
After all, Lu Tu's words are never wrong. If he says this thing can be grown, then it must be able to be grown!
On the way back, Lü Tu's hands were trembling with excitement. Sweet potatoes! These are sweet potatoes!
In today's world, crops that can truly achieve a yield of over 2,000 jin per mu are an incredible fortune!
But in Lu Tu's memory, this thing should only come from tropical and subtropical regions, so how did it end up in this harsh northern frontier?
Suddenly, a face flashed into Lü Tu's mind. He remembered that not long ago he had killed a Wuhuan cavalryman with a Southern Xian Kingdom appearance in Aiying Mountain.
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