"Your Highness, please don't embarrass me. General Gu did go to the county government office the night before last. He just checked the list of new residents who had fled famine and then left the county government office. He didn't tell me where he was going."

Li Huaitong, the magistrate of Li County, was in deep distress at this time.

The dignified Prince of Dayan, instead of staying in Kyoto, ran to Li County thousands of miles away without saying a word. If anything happened to this ancestor in the territory under his jurisdiction, his entire family's heads would be worthy of being chopped off by the emperor.

He had just been summoned to the Wanjia Restaurant to be greeted and he was so frightened that he almost fainted on the way.

Ouyang Siyuan leaned half of his body out of the window of the private room, looking at the busy street below, "Didn't you say where he went? Your Li County is so big, where can I find him?"

Li Zhixian wiped the cold sweat from his forehead, twitched the corners of his mouth, and felt powerless. "Your subordinate..." There is nothing I can do...

How could he dare to say no to what General Gu wanted to do, nor did he dare to spy on it, as the general had not asked the government for help.

Just look at the entourage around the general. He can defeat all the small soldiers and crab generals in his yamen in a one-on-one fight!

Not only that, they also gave him a great credit in advance...

"Eh? Isn't this him... No, he's so short..." Ouyang Siyuan's attention was attracted by a figure covered in a black cloak among a group of four people.

That cloak belongs to Gu Jingyan, right? It was given to him by his master's wife. He and Gu Jingyan each have one. I saw him wearing it the day before yesterday, why is it on someone else now?

Also, that is Gu Jingyan’s car!!

Ouyang Siyuan walked past Magistrate Li and ran downstairs in a hurry.

It is true that after searching for a long time, I finally found it without any effort.

Magistrate Li, holding the hem of his official robe, trotted after him in fear and trepidation.

The group of people that Ouyang Siyuan saw were Li Changle and his group.

Wanjia Restaurant is located on the street behind West Street where she set up her stall last time. Although this side is also lively, there are still some essential differences from the front.

Most of those who came here were dressed in silk and satin, with bright and beautiful faces. Horse-drawn carriages with people coming and going could be seen everywhere. The shouting had also decreased significantly.

Guihua led a few people and the carriage to the back kitchen of the restaurant, an alley. They parked the wooden cart aside, and Guihua and his wife watched.

Li Changle walked into the kitchen yard carrying a bamboo basket, and Wang Dahu followed behind.

A woman was sweeping the yard with a broom. In the corners were baskets of poultry, game, and whole pigs that had not yet been cleaned.

"Eh? What are you doing in the kitchen? The kitchen is a restricted area, no one is allowed in! Did you see that?"

When the woman sweeping the yard saw Li Changle and Wang Dahu, she pointed at the sign hanging on the wall and started yelling at them.

"Hey, hey, what's wrong with not hearing me? If you come to ask if there are any odd jobs to be done, you won't be wasting your time. There aren't any."

"Auntie, I'm not here to ask about the job." Li Changle interrupted her and said, "I'm here to see your shopkeeper. Is he here?"

Li Changle looked around. It was not yet lunchtime, the hospitality at the restaurant was somewhat lax, and there was no movement in the kitchen.

When the woman heard that she was here to see the shopkeeper, her attitude became better. She thought that she was not here to steal her job, so she was more willing to talk to her.

"What do you want to see the shopkeeper for? He's entertaining guests up front."

Li Changle tidied up the hair on his temples and said shyly:

"I'm here to ask the shopkeeper if your store needs fresh vegetables. Can I help you..."

"Fresh vegetables? Are you kidding me? If you really have them, I will go and ask the shopkeeper for you right away." The woman looked distrustful.

Li Changle pulled the woman's hand, walked to the entrance of the yard, and pointed in the direction of Guihua and his wife, "Aunt, look, those in the car are all."

The woman looked at the cloak she was wearing for a few more seconds, then said:

"Wait here. I'll go find someone for you."

Li Changle readily agreed, "Thank you, Auntie."

In less than a quarter of an hour, the owner of Wanjia Restaurant was invited by the woman to the back kitchen yard.

Li Ping is the owner and manager of Wanjia Restaurant. A distinguished guest is staying in the restaurant these two days, so he cannot be careless. He entertains him personally for fear of neglecting the guest.

The entire second floor where the guest lived was cleared out, and someone was watching the stairs.

Today was even more outrageous. The county magistrate even showed up at our house and had a closed-door discussion with the distinguished guest.

He was guarding in the front lobby, and no matter how many times he tried, he still couldn't guess who this distinguished guest was.

He was pleasantly surprised when the woman helping in the kitchen told him that the visitor had some fresh vegetables.

At this time of year, there are still people selling vegetables.

There are very few vegetables on the restaurant's recent menu. Even regular customers can't help but complain that it is so difficult to have a plate of green leafy vegetables.

Isn't it difficult? Everyone knows it. You have many farms of your own and plenty of land and vegetable gardens, so you can grow some crops, right?

Li Ping looked at Li Changle who was bowing to him, and then he turned aside to avoid the greeting. "This...sister-in-law? I heard you have fresh vegetables for sale?"

Li Changle nodded, "Boss, you can take a look first, and then we can talk about other things."

She turned her head to glance at Wang Dahu, who understood. He went out of the yard with Guihua and her husband, drove the carriage to the door, untied the straw rope, and opened the sack.

Li Ping hurried forward and looked at every basket on the cart. He asked Li Changle in disbelief, "These, these are all grown by my sister-in-law's family?"

Li Changle: "Of course."

"That's too..." Li Ping wanted to say, the quality is too good, even more juicy than the vegetables in a good year, "Maybe try this cucumber?"

The vegetables cannot be tasted immediately, but the cucumber is okay, so Li Changle naturally has no reason to refuse.

The system's tone was not very good: "Produced by D StarCraft, the quality and quantity are guaranteed."

Li Ping cut the cucumber with a knife and tasted a few bites. He found that it was sweeter and crisper than the cucumbers he usually bought.

I picked up a water radish and cut it. It was crisp and had plenty of water inside. It was just plump and not ripe.

Needless to say, the green garlic, spinach and cabbage are bright green and white, and come in the largest size ever.

Just when Li Ping was so excited that he wanted to ask the price, Li Changle handed him another big piece.

"Boss, let me give you another magical recipe." Li Changle said to the other party with a smile.

Li Ping looked at the "potato" in his hand in surprise, "I wonder what this is?"

"It's a good thing! It can be fried, stewed, deep-fried, steamed or baked. If you don't believe me, you can ask your chef to try it."

He thanked her solemnly and said, "Sister-in-law, please sit in the private room for a while and have some tea. This..."

"Potatoes, you can also call them ground beans. I got them by chance from an overseas merchant, who told me that there are eighteen different ways to eat potatoes, each with its own flavor. The only thing is that if there are sprouts on the skin, you can never eat them, as they are poisonous."

Li Ping nodded repeatedly, "Thank you for telling me, sister-in-law. I will ask the chef to make a small dish for you to try."

Li Changle called him again, "Boss, don't be impatient..." She took out a pottery jar from the gap between several baskets, "Boss, let the cook warm the things inside with a low fire."

He took the pottery jar from Li Changle in a daze, and instantly a burst of fragrance rushed into his nose through the rough cloth sealing it.

Li Ping just felt that today might be an auspicious day.

He had the cart and horses pulled into the yard and the sacks were put back on.

He took a few people to the private room in front.

You will definitely bleed a lot today, but you will definitely make a lot of money tomorrow.

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