Chapter 1006 The funeral procession arrives

The people of Wei present were shocked and exclaimed: "Ten mu of land can yield over 20,000 catties of grain. That's a real 2,000 catties per mu! 2,000 catties! Just planting one mu of potatoes is enough for dozens of people in a family to survive the famine!"

"Potatoes aren't picky about the soil, especially those mountain potatoes. They're said to grow anywhere in the mountains. One potato vine can produce a whole field of them... just like kudzu!"

"But they are more nutritious than kudzu. I just ate some, and it was like eating chestnuts. They were very solid, about the size of a fist. I was full after eating two!"

"What the hell? You've already eaten it... Wait, so, including what's already cooked and eaten, the yield per mu is more than 2,000 kilograms?!"

"Don't worry about the yield per mu, hurry up and grab the potatoes to eat, otherwise there will be no more!"

Thousands of Wei people rushed towards the stove beside the field, but unfortunately the stove was guarded by the troops of Cui and Ying's families, so they could not rush in.

Boom boom boom!

"Line up, line up to get your potatoes and food. No pushing or causing trouble, or the Princess of Xincheng will behead you!"

As soon as these words were spoken, thousands of people calmed down and lined up obediently.

Seeing so many people, Mrs. Cui made the decision: "Cook another thousand kilograms of wild potatoes and taro for everyone to taste, and save the remaining potatoes for seeds!"

"Madam Cui, how do we grow potatoes? Do you have seeds? Could you teach us?"

The people of Wei asked for potato seeds and inquired about planting.

And this is exactly what the Cui and Ying families wanted.

"Everyone, please be patient. Brother Bai Hong and the descendants of the Lingnan Chen family are here. From today on, they will teach you how to grow high-yield potatoes!"

"But potato seeds won't be available until next year!"

"There's no rush to get potato seeds, as long as someone teaches us!" The porters, boys, and laborers were very happy. Their families were not well off, and once they learned to grow high-yield potatoes, their families' lives would be better.

At least during the lean period, the family doesn’t have to starve to the point of having acid reflux, as they can have potatoes to fill their stomachs.

"Master, Master, something's happened!" A group of men and horses came galloping over, shouting, "Master, a mourning procession has arrived from outside the city, saying that your classmate Kang Rong has died!"

The voices of this team were very penetrating, their pronunciation was clear, and their shouts echoed throughout the fields.

Ying Zilin was stunned when he heard this. When the group of people came closer, he angrily scolded them: "Nonsense! Classmate Kang Rong was in excellent health. When I left Northeast Province, he was still fine. How could he pass away so suddenly?!"

The Ying family martial artists who came to report the news dismounted, knelt, and choked out their tears, saying, "Sir, the ones who came to announce the death were General Yan, who stayed behind at Wuyuan, and Young Master Zhou Rong of Beixiong Mansion. They traveled day and night to come, all in white, and they also brought the obituary written by Master Jing. It can't be fake."

"The funeral procession is at the city gate, but Captain Song, the one guarding the gate, said that General Yan's surname doesn't match, and they need to be thoroughly checked before they can be allowed to pass... Now the funeral procession is stranded outside the northeast city gate. Young Master, hurry and check it out! If you're any later, Young Master Zhou Rong might die of exhaustion!"

"Died of illness?" Ying Zilin seemed unable to accept the tragic news of his classmates dying one after another. He staggered and almost fell to the ground. Fortunately, he was supported by a servant. He hurriedly asked, "How could classmate Kang Rong pass away so suddenly? How could such a healthy person just disappear? Tell me in detail!"

The Ying family martial arts master replied, "My lord, we don't know the details. We only know that Mr. Rong wanted to open his private warehouse to donate grain to help the country fight the enemy, but was stopped by Lord Kang Liwen. This also involved a secret of the Liwen Mansion. To fulfill his filial piety, Mr. Rong cut himself off from the grain mountain."

"Oh my God, this kind of thing happened?"

"Hey, Masters of the Ying Family, why didn't you ask for details? The information you reported was fragmented, and you only know one side of the story..."

Isn’t this making us anxious and worried?

Ying Zilin, already covering his face with his hands and weeping, hurriedly said, "Take me to see the funeral procession!"

Shanzhang Cui also said: "Lead the way!"

The deceased was a student recognized by Mr. Jing, so as the dean, he had to go and inquire about the situation.

"Young man from the Ying family, I'll go with you." Madam Cui also greeted the thousands of people present: "Everyone, potatoes are precious. Can you help me carry the potatoes I've dug into the city?"

Everyone's eyes lit up, and they were eager to hear this: "Let's pick up the potatoes and grain and go back to the city with Madam Cui and Master Ying!"

Porters, servants, and even the well-off people in the city all went to grab potatoes and grain, carrying them, shouldering them, or hanging them on their shoulders, and then marched towards Taizhou City in a mighty procession.

Because I wanted to hear gossip, I walked a lot faster.

Ying Zilin, Cui Shanchang, the Mi family, and the powerful people from the noble families mixed in the crowd all looked very bad, even gloomy.

Opening a private warehouse, committing suicide, Wuyuan, a man surnamed Yan coming to report the death, and Mr. Jing writing the obituary himself, these words put together mean a big event that is going to cause a big uproar.

"Master Ying, you guys rush to the city gate first and take care of the funeral procession for Zilin!" Ying Zilin was afraid that their speed could not match that of the people from the noble families in the city, and Zhou Rong and others would be taken away, and they would not be able to expose Kang Rong's matter at the city gate, so he asked the martial artists to rush to protect them.

"Yes!" Master Ying led the martial artists and rushed to the city gate.

Fortunately, they arrived quickly. Captain Song, who was guarding the city gate, had already led his troops to surround Zhou Rong, General Yan and others, and wanted to take them to a nearby camp for questioning.

If we really go to the camp, there will be no chance of Kang Rong's death from opening a private warehouse being exposed in Taizhou Mansion.

Therefore, Zhou Rong did not move. General Yan took out his token and held it high, saying, "Although I have changed my surname, my identity is genuine. I am not pretending to be a military officer of the Great Wei. Anyone who tries to use this as an excuse to take me away for questioning will be considered to have murdered a military officer of the imperial court without cause. According to the law, my property will be confiscated and my clan will be exterminated!"

His Majesty Taizong attached great importance to military generals. When he was alive, he issued many laws to protect military officers.

Captain Song knew that this General Yan was not a fake spy, and fearing trouble if he stopped him, he hurriedly said, "My comrade, I have no intention of arresting you or harming you. It's just that the city gates are busy right now, and there are so many of you that being stuck here is not a good idea. I look tired, so I'd like to invite you to my camp to rest for a while and then I can ask you some more questions."

There's no need to question them. Just take them to a place with fewer people and prevent them from making a big deal about Kang Rong's death from opening a private warehouse.

Unfortunately, Captain Song and the powerful families behind him had no chance of blocking the news.

"General Yan, Master Zhou Rong, please wait a moment. My young master, Principal Cui of Taizhou Academy, Madam Cui, and several thousand Wei people have arrived. They will be here in half a minute!" Master Ying shouted, dismounted and ran to Zhou Rong to protect him.

In addition to the martial artist, the Ying family also sent two death warriors to protect Zhou Rong.

Because of this incident, a lot of people had gathered near the northeast city gate to watch the fun, and after hearing what happened, they didn't want to leave even more.

Someone else took advantage of the chaos and shouted, "General, it's only half a minute. Wait a little longer, Master Ying will be here soon!"

Captain Song was furious and shouted angrily, "Silence! Anyone who dares to shout nonsense will be punished by military law!"

After these words were spoken, no one dared to speak again, and the situation at the northeast city gate became deadlocked.

After nearly two quarters of an hour, Captain Song was already thinking of using force when Ying Zilin and others finally arrived.

"We saw it, we saw it, the funeral procession is right ahead!" The Wei people who were carrying potatoes and grain shouted with excitement in their voices.

Hey, what are these noble people up to today?

We have too much free time, why don’t we put on a show together to entertain these poor guys?

Then they have to see the whole thing!

"Classmate Zhou!" Ying Zilin almost didn't recognize Zhou Rong when he saw him. He was so thin.

Zhou Rong held up the obituary notice and looked at Ying Zilin, his voice choking with sobs as he spoke, "Master Ying, our classmate Kang Rong is gone. He opened a private warehouse to donate grain to the imperial court to fight the enemy, which led to a conflict with Kang Liwen. He committed suicide as a filial piety!"