Last time it was for a tasty treat, this time it was aimed at the villagers in the town. The ordinary people at the grassroots level didn't care what delicious dishes sweet potatoes could make—they just cared whether the grain could fill their stomachs.
Old Scholar Fang saw there were still some steamed mixed vegetable dumplings and sweet potato flour mixed grain flatbreads left, so he called out to the onlookers who hadn't left to come and try. None of them had ever grown or even seen a sweet potato before, so naturally, they would be hesitant to consider it a crop, but once they had a taste and knew the many benefits, there would be no need for a hard sell—they would be vying to plant it themselves!
