Royal Gold Medal County Magistrate

The rich juice burst in Fang Zheng's mouth.

Ao Chen had already rushed forward, supporting himself on the table with one hand to flip over, quickly moving behind Fang Zheng, wrapping his arms around him and exerting force!

"Pfft ~!"

He hadn't even tasted the flavor of the tomato before Ao Chen squeezed it all out.

Fang Zheng choked, his face flushed red. After catching his breath, he cursed, "Damn it! What the hell are you doing?"

Ao Chen released his hands, went around to the front, and still looked anxious: "It's poisonous, Master!"

"No poison! I've eaten it! Damn it, I wasn't poisoned but almost killed by you!"

"Ah?" Ao Chen stood there dumbfounded, "Eat... eaten it?"

Fang Zheng scolded angrily: "Nonsense! Otherwise, would I put just anything in my mouth?"

Saying that, he took another bite, savoring it again.

This time, he was greatly disappointed. Wasn't this still a tomato? The flavor was a bit stronger, but that was it. This thing was still better with white sugar and scrambled eggs.

Seeing that he was fine, Ao Chen also took one from the basket, cautiously took a small bite, tasted it for a while, and said: "This fruit isn't very good."

"This is a vegetable."

"Hiss... It's clearly a fruit."

Ao Chen felt that there was indeed no reaction, and his courage gradually grew, taking two big bites.

Fang Zheng began to murmur, this thing should be a vegetable, right? If it was a fruit, then it was simply the scum of the fruit world.

"Master, how do you eat this vegetable?"

"How to eat it? It's delicious stewed with beef. Tonight, let's try tomato-stewed beef brisket."

"Beef! Lao Fang, you're secretly eating beef again!" Just as the two were talking, a figure strode in from the door.

Seeing Fang Zheng, he revealed two rows of white teeth, smiling and saying: "Lao Fang, you're something else! You woke up and didn't even think to find me, you went back to Taoyuan County first!"

"Oh, what are you eating?"

Seeing that it was Li Yuanzhao, Fang Zheng glanced down, took out the small chili pepper from inside, and handed it over: "Oh, Your Highness is here, here's something delicious for you!"

Li Yuanzhao took the chili pepper, looked at the tomato again, and complained: "I want to eat a big one!"

"The small ones are good, they're invigorating."

Invigorating? From young to old, no one dislikes having more of that!

Li Yuanzhao opened his mouth and threw it in without thinking, chewing the whole thing.

Ao Chen had already petrified on the spot. That thing seemed to be poisonous, right? The prince just ate it like that?

Ten seconds later, Li Yuanzhao's face visibly turned red, clutching his neck, sticking out his tongue, and shouting: "Lao Fang! Damn it! What did you give me to eat?"

Fang Zheng sneered: "What did you eat? A Day-Ending Grass! I'm asking you, do you think I'm worthy of the princess? We agreed that I'd give you the antidote."

"Ah!... Ah! Ugh... Marry her... I spit! Don't even think about it, hiss... Even if I die here today, you can forget about it!!" Li Yuanzhao clutched his throat, hissing incessantly.

Ao Chen swallowed his saliva, and looked at Fang Zheng again.

This was the prince, after all. It seemed that Master's relationship with him was really good, otherwise he wouldn't be so bold.

Thinking of this, he felt that it was inappropriate for him to stay, so he quietly retreated.

Fang Zheng sighed, took a cup of tea, and held it to Li Yuanzhao's side.

Now it seemed that if he wanted to be with the princess, the prince was the biggest obstacle!

Emperor Jing was good to him, trusting him, and it was estimated that there would be no problem bringing it up.

It's just that he didn't know what this sister-protecting maniac was thinking.

Li Yuanzhao took the tea and drank it all in one gulp, constantly sticking out his tongue, looking at Fang Zheng triumphantly: "Heh heh, wanting to use underhanded methods, no way!"

"Your Highness is mighty, full of courage!"

Li Yuanzhao hummed: "Heh... you wouldn't hurt me, I still know you, hiss... What is this thing, I'm sweating all over after eating it."

"This thing is called chili pepper. What brings Your Highness here to see me?"

At this time, the pain in Li Yuanzhao's mouth had subsided a lot, and he smacked his lips a few times: "I came to find you to talk about the newspaper office. Hiss... This thing is really a bit interesting, what's it for?"

The newspaper office, Fang Zheng couldn't think of any major problems that the newspaper office could have, and he wasn't in a hurry to ask him.

Right now, it was a good time to let Li Yuanzhao recognize the importance of these things.

Pulling him to the side of the basket, he introduced them one by one. Li Yuanzhao was also full of curiosity, picking up each item to look at.

"According to you, the potatoes inside can rival sweet potatoes?"

"Of course! Whether it's from the taste or yield, they're quite good, absolutely good stuff. And this chili pepper and tomato stewed beef is the most fragrant." Fang Zheng said, wiping the corner of his lips.

He was indeed a little greedy. He also liked this in his previous life.

Li Yuanzhao pursed his lips and said: "Eating chili peppers in dishes will still hurt in the mouth, right..."

"You'll know after eating a few bites! Eat it, or... want to try it?"

"Try it!"

The two hit it off and came to the kitchen in the backyard. Xiao Tao stepped forward to greet them, wanting to lend a hand, but was decisively rejected by Fang Zheng.

Tomato-stewed beef, tomato scrambled eggs, who else could do it besides himself?

So Fang Zheng personally took the field and showed off his skills!

The only two small potatoes in the basket were thrown directly into the stove pit, and two chili peppers were specially added to the beef stewed in the big pot above. It took a lot of effort to prepare the meal.

Smell and taste can obviously activate memories. Smelling the familiar taste, Fang Zheng's eyes felt a little sore.

The aroma kept rushing into Li Yuanzhao's nose. When the food was brought to the low table on the ground, he unhesitatingly picked up a piece of beef.

Squinting his eyes, he chewed for a while, "Fragrant, really fragrant! Lao Fang, you're even better than the imperial chefs in the palace."

"Is it delicious?"

"Delicious! The best taste in the world! The meat is delicious!" Li Yuanzhao shouted, "My tongue is a little sore, but it also feels a little comfortable, what's going on?"

"It's spicy! Chili peppers are like this, Your Highness will like it more and more!" Fang Zheng picked up a wooden stick next to him and pulled the potatoes out of the stove pit.

He pierced it with chopsticks and sent it to Li Yuanzhao's eyes.

Looking at the small potato that rolled around on the ground, Li Yuanzhao was a little disgusted: "I won't eat this, it's very dirty."

"Your Highness, this thing will be eaten by all the people in the world in the future, shouldn't you set an example and try it first?"

Hearing this, Li Yuanzhao took the potato, blew on the surface, gently tore open the skin, and took a small bite.

"The taste is unremarkable."

"That's right! It's supposed to be unremarkable. If it had a strong taste like sweet potatoes, everyone would get tired of it quickly. Our people are smart, this thing will be able to be used in at least a hundred ways in the future!"

Li Yuanzhao didn't speak, carefully savoring it. He also took the potato and dipped it in the soup to eat.

Before long, the table was cleared, and both of them were stuffed.

Li Yuanzhao lifted his robe, stroked his belly, and said: "Lao Fang, give me some of this thing, I'll have someone send it to the eastern suburbs to plant and cultivate more, so that the people can eat it sooner."

"Eating sweet potatoes is indeed a bit greasy, I felt nauseous after eating it for three days, I guess the people have long been tired of it."

Fang Zheng nodded.

"Lao Fang, I... I hired three hundred more reporters, one or two taels per person per month plus travel expenses, and the cafeteria subsidy and other miscellaneous expenses, I'm afraid we'll lose money."

"But you see, I can't just kick them all out, right? After all, I've already hired them. I mentioned cutting wages, and the people below secretly rioted behind my back. Shen Yi can't suppress them, what should I do now?"

Fang Zheng frowned: "What did you hire so many for? You already hired a batch, and adding three hundred people is already saturated."

"Shen Yi is leaving! And a few backbones are preparing to become officials, and the people below are useless, so I can only find more people." Li Yuanzhao imitated Fang Zheng's appearance, picking up a dry grass from the side of the stove to pick his teeth.

"Father has already met Shen Yi, and he admires him very much, giving him a few choices. He can choose to stay in the capital or take a post outside. He was originally going to decide, but he heard that you were back and wanted to wait a little longer."

Fang Zheng propped his chin, revealing a thoughtful expression.

He really had to think of a way to take care of Shen Yi. After all, he was the company's best employee, a hard-working elite. If he arranged things well for him, wouldn't this be a ready-made pie?

Those newcomers shouting for a raise weren't a problem... It seems that he was going to have another lesson in workplace intrigue.

"Lao Fang, what are you thinking about? Tell me what happened to you before." Li Yuanzhao said.

"Oh! This is quite interesting, let me tell you, Your Highness..."