After Kang Hong finished asking, he shook his head and denied it, "It's unlikely. Yue Ran is just a little girl. How could she become the head of Qingping Mountain?"
He sighed and added, "I don't know where Yueran and Yuanchen went. Manager Hao said they went to the provincial capital. Sigh! I don't know if they are doing well or if they are hungry."
Kang Youzhao didn't think it was Kang Yueran either. "Dad, don't worry about Yueran. She's a smart kid, good at kung fu, and has a rich master. She'll definitely be fine."
Kang Hong smiled and said, "Yes, she must be fine. Who knows, she might come back to see us after the disaster is over."
"Well, let's go back quickly and tell the villagers not to sit idle during the winter and to plow the land twice. After the New Year, we can go to Qingping Village to get some sweet potato seedlings."
Kang Hong shouted to the crowd, "Everyone, work harder. Let's walk for another hour before we rest."
The prices of other grains also dropped, so Kang Hong brought a lot of people and carts on this trip, intending to buy some mixed noodles and bean noodles to take back.
Although we didn't buy more grain, 6,000 kilograms of sweet potatoes were still very heavy when spread out on each cart.
The villagers laughed and said, "Uncle Lizheng, who wouldn't be tired of bringing food home? Brothers, right?"
Everyone laughed and echoed, "We bought a thousand kilograms for seven taels of silver, and a kind-hearted person gave us another five thousand kilograms. So... hahahaha... I've never eaten food so cheaply."
"I don't know who was so kind to give us so many sweet potatoes."
"Six thousand kilograms! Each of our families can get a good share, enough to last until next year."
The cart was heavy, but none of them felt tired.
Kang Hong also laughed. No matter who that old friend was, at the moment, having food to fill his stomach was more important than anything else.
Because of sweet potatoes, Qingpingzhuang is no longer a terrifying existence in the hearts of the people of Anzhou.
Thinking about the extra 5,000 kilograms that Fengtou Village took away, people from other villages also started to have ideas.
The sweet potatoes belong to Qingping Village. To be able to send out 5,000 kilograms at once, the person who sent them must be related to Qingping Village, and might even be a native of Qingping Village.
Niu Hao, the head of Xiaoyang Village in Zhangshan County, also brought back an extra 1,000 kilograms of sweet potatoes.
After returning to the village, he went to Niu Eryan's house with several young men in the village.
Niu Eryan's mother, Zhang, was terrified when she saw so many people coming. "Village head, there was nothing we could do about Big Eyes, as he had joined Qingping Mountain as a bandit. Please..."
Niu Hao took a few quick steps and supported Zhang, who was about to kneel down. "Big Eyes' mother, I'm here for Big Eyes's matter. It's not a bad thing. Please listen to me first!"
Niu Eryan and Niu Sanyan moved a few stools for everyone to sit down. "Village head, what happened to my eldest brother?"
Niu Hao briefly explained the matter of the 1,000 kilograms of sweet potatoes, "Liu Erqiang from our village said when he came back from Qingping Village that Big Eyes stayed in Qingping Village to work.
Niu Sheng and I thought about it together and felt that the thousand kilograms of sweet potatoes might have been infected with the big-eyed poison.
Now the imperial court is praising Qingping Village, which means that Qingping Village has indeed changed for the better. I thought, let’s call Eryan and go to Qingping Village to ask about Dayan. What do you think?
The Niu family members looked at each other in bewilderment. Are they going to turn things around?
Niu Eryan replied, "Uncle Village Chief, I'm willing to go with you."
Zhang gave Niu Er a look and said, "What if..."
"Mom, who cares what happens? My brother is a good man and smart. Maybe he can really make it in Qingping Village."
He said bitterly, "Let's go to Qingping Village and see for ourselves what's going on, so that the villagers don't call our house a den of bandits."
Niu Hao was a little embarrassed. "The court said Qingping Manor is good. We will definitely be able to return safely. Don't worry, sister-in-law."
Zhang wiped her tears and nodded. Ever since Niu Dayan had taken refuge in Qingping Mountain, the whole village had been sneering at their family. She cried, not only because she felt wronged, but also because she missed Niu Dayan and the other two.
Niu Hao persuaded Zhang for a few words, and then made an appointment with Niu Eryan to set off for Qingping Village after the sweet potatoes were distributed.
When the managers of Qingpingzhuang and Kaoshan Village learned about the 1,000 kilograms of sweet potatoes, they were very grateful to Kang Yueran and secretly vowed in their hearts to be loyal to Kang Yueran and never betray him.
The managers were grateful, and the victims also praised Kang Yueran for his kindness and righteousness.
The 55,000 kilograms of sweet potatoes won the hearts of so many people, and Chai Shijing was even more determined to get Kang Yueran.
With 200,000 kilograms of sweet potatoes, the workers at the dock can have three meals a day and work harder.
After hearing about it, the disaster victims nearby moved from outside the city gate to the vicinity of Heshun Wharf with their families.
Smelling the delicious food every day, the victims couldn't calm down. They also wanted to go to the dock to work, but the dock never recruited workers.
After learning that Niu Dayan was the labor manager, dozens of young and strong disaster victims stopped him on his way back to Qingping Village.
Niu Dayan tried to remain calm and got off the donkey cart. "My dear fellows, you..."
Before he could finish his words, the victims all knelt down in front of him.
The leader of this group of disaster victims was named Lu Xin. He kowtowed and pleaded, "Manager Niu, we are all disaster victims near Heshun Wharf. The relief grain provided by the imperial court is too little, and those with large families are still too hungry to eat.
We also want to work at the docks. We beg Manager Niu to take us in. We are all farmers, honest people with strength. We sincerely want to find a job to earn a living for our family. We will never cause trouble."
Looking at the faces that were thin and pale due to hunger, Niu Dayan thought of himself. He pulled Lu Xin up and said, "Everyone, stand up. Stand up first and then talk."
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