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Chapter 254 Glaring at you is for your own good

“Okay, whatever you want. If Mr. Shen wants these potatoes, he can take them home to eat. There are plenty more in the kitchen.”

This can also be grown, just like sweet potatoes; as long as it sprouts, it will survive.

Li Ruru not only didn't refuse, but also enthusiastically began to introduce how to grow potatoes.

Potatoes are a great food; you can eat them any way you like without getting tired of them.

For Pingchuan County, which had just suffered a rainstorm, and even for the surrounding counties, it was all beneficial and without any harm.

Li Ruru's explanation was very simple: once it sprouts, it will live.

But Shen Kuo had never even grown sweet potatoes before. He said with an awkward laugh, "Madam Li, if you have nothing else to do, let's go take a look now."

"Let's go, let's go, consider this a walk to aid digestion," said the plump Magistrate Chu.

The equally easygoing and portly Master Bai also smiled and said, "I'm very interested too."

These potatoes taste good. One potato can sprout a lot of sprouts, which means that one potato can grow into several potatoes.

Production volume is definitely not a problem.

Moreover, these potatoes are still fresh; they're probably only found in Chenjia Village.

If this were to hit the market, it would definitely sell out.

Bai, being a businessman, keenly sensed the business opportunities here.

"You want to see potatoes? Look, they're right there."

Li Ruru's yard has a lot of potatoes planted, many of which are seedlings that survived the rainstorm and were transplanted.

Some of them she dug directly from her spatial storage.

Shen Kuo looked at the potato vines, which had already bloomed with white and pink flowers.

He exclaimed in surprise, "So this is what potatoes look like!"

Magistrate Chu: "This is not much different from other crops."

"They're all plants, so they're pretty much the same," said Master Bai, who seemed quite knowledgeable.

He travels around all year round and has seen many new and interesting things.

No matter how delicious potatoes are, they are still crops, and crops generally have green leaves and flowers.

Shen Kuo pointed to the potato flowers and asked, "Do potatoes grow from here?"

Peipei covered her mouth and chuckled. Li Ruru said, "No, it grows underground like a sweet potato. You can dig it up after the flowers have faded."

"Oh, I see." Shen Kuo, Bai Yuanwai, and Magistrate Chu exclaimed in sudden realization.

“The village head’s family also planted potatoes, but they were just planted recently and haven’t flowered yet,” Chu Xiu said. “If you want to see them, I’ll take you there.”

“My family also grows them,” Pan Dayan and Hai added.

After the torrential rain, Li Ruru called on the whole village to plant potatoes, but no one was interested in them and they all planted corn instead.

Only the Pan Dayan, Hai Shi, and Lü Da families planted some potatoes. They had all eaten potatoes before, so they naturally supported Li Ruru.

"Let's go take a look." Shen Kuo said with great interest, "Is everyone alright?"

Everyone shook their heads, walked around the field together, and then came to the workshop.

"Your Excellency, please come in!" Lü Da opened the workshop door and led the way.

Magistrate Chu dared not walk ahead of Shen Kuo, yet feared that he would be too obvious and expose the identity of the prefect, so he could only walk alongside him.

Chaochao whispered to Chu Xiu beside her, "Your father seems quite kind."

He seemed to have a decent temper, not as terrible as Chu Xiu had described, using unpleasant words like "stubborn" and "old fogey."

Chu Xiu was also a little puzzled. This shouldn't be the case; his father wasn't usually this good-tempered.

Aunt Li and the others are just ordinary people; logically, he should be showing off his official power.

Something is wrong. Something is wrong.

Chu Xiu observed carefully for a while. He was familiar with all the people here, and the village was still the same village.

Oh, wait a minute, there are outsiders here today: Master Bai and Shen Kuo. Master Bai is just a merchant; Father doesn't need to be polite to him.

That leaves Shen Kuo.

Seeing that his father stayed by Shen Kuo's side the whole time, with a smile on his face.

Chu Xiu immediately understood that Master Fang's disciple must be someone of great importance.

Chu Xiu quietly walked up to Li Ruru and immediately shared his discovery.

After staring at Shen Kuo for a while, Li Ruru nodded silently.

It seems that the person we need to focus on receiving today is not just the magistrate of Chu County.

She originally wanted to cooperate with the county magistrate to better open up the workshop's sales market.

Now it seems that Shen Kuo is one rank higher in rank.

That old man is really something, keeping such a big thing from her.

Fang Xingzhi was inexplicably glared at by Li Ruru, and he stroked his beard, looking completely bewildered.

What does this woman mean? He didn't provoke her today.

Peipei quietly tugged at Fang Xingzhi and said, "Don't panic, my mother is glaring at you because she cares about you."

Fang Xingzhi had never heard such an absurd view before, and subconsciously shook his head: "How is that possible?"

She paused, then suddenly widened her eyes and asked, "You...you knew all along?"

He admired Li Ruru, but he always hid it very well.

How could this little girl possibly figure it out?

Peipei pretended not to know and said, "We are all family. My mother cares about me, so naturally she cares about you, Master Chu, Doctor Nie, and Xiao Wu and Brother Yishan."

Fang Xingzhi nodded, relieved but also somewhat unwilling.

She cares about him just like she cares about anyone else. What's the point of that? Sigh!
Peipei continued, "Haven't you heard the saying, 'Spare the rod and spoil the child'? Even glaring at you is for your own good."

Fang Xingzhi twitched the corner of his mouth. Okay, you're good-looking, so whatever you say is right, right?

Shen Kuo looked at the various bottles and jars in the maltose workshop with great excitement, touching and looking at them here and there.

Upon arriving at the place that makes beer, wine, and fruit beer, he was even more excited and wanted to immediately grab a glass and try it.

Chaochao quickly stopped him, saying, "Mr. Shen, you drank some during dinner, these aren't ready yet."

Shen Kuo gave an "oh" and continued wandering around with his hands behind his back.

Magistrate Chu followed closely behind him, saying, "Watch your step, slow down."

Li Ruru went behind Fang Xingzhi, grabbed his ear, and whispered, "Are you hiding something from me?"

Fang Xingzhi was shocked. How did she know?

He's been hiding it very well, that's impossible.

He touched his beard; it was still there, and it looked incredibly realistic.

It's impossible for Aru to notice anything unusual.

Seeing that Fang Xingzhi indeed looked guilty, Li Ruru pulled his ear and asked, "Just who is your student?"

"Oh, you mean him!" Fang Xingzhi breathed a sigh of relief. He thought his identity had been exposed, but it turned out that Aru was asking about Shen Kuo.

"He was my student, but now he's a prefect."

"The Prefect?!" Li Ruru was so surprised she almost cried out.

Fang Xingzhi quickly covered her mouth, "Keep your voice down, he's traveling incognito, don't reveal your identity."

When Chaochao heard the noise behind her, she turned around and saw Fang Xingzhi holding her mother. She was so frightened that her face turned pale.

Why is Master Fang acting like this? What is he planning to do in broad daylight?
Peipei quickly pulled her older sister, who was about to turn around to help her mother, "Don't mind them, they're just playing around."

Shen Kuo was very satisfied after touring the maltose workshop. "Not bad, this workshop is good. Wheat that was originally inedible after sprouting has become a treasure here. Who came up with this idea?"

Magistrate Chu was startled. Was the Prefect about to reward those who had rendered meritorious service?