Granny Gu and Gu Jian almost finished their lunch with a stiff face. They neither dared to talk to the emperor more, nor did they dare to act too eagerly, for fear that Daohua would notice something and find out about the emperor's secrets.

Identity.

The emperor also ate very poorly. He usually ate alone in the palace. He was used to eating without talking or sleeping. When he met the warm and hospitable people, he chatted endlessly and made homemade rice flowers with him.

He is really a bit difficult to resist.

In particular, this little girl was still playing tricks in front of him. During the chat, she would occasionally ask about his identity, which made him laugh. She felt as if she was fighting against all the officials when going to court.

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Daohua was eating well. Although every time she asked key questions, Fifth Master would slyly block her back, but she was not disappointed. She could tell during the conversation that Fifth Master was very kind to her master and mother-in-law.

Real respect, knowing this is enough.

Seeing that Gu Jian and Granny Gu had almost finished eating, Daohua looked at the emperor with a smile. Seeing that he didn't eat much of the food on his plate, he couldn't help but ask: "Fifth Master, doesn't my food taste to your taste?"

The emperor, who had not eaten a few bites, reluctantly smiled: "No, it's quite delicious." He just didn't have time to eat.

Daohua breathed a sigh of relief: "It seems that Fifth Master's appetite is not very big."

The emperor glanced at Daohua with a puzzled look. Why did he eat so little? Didn't this girl have any idea? If she hadn't kept asking him questions, could he not have had a good meal?

Gu Jian didn't want to see his apprentice frantically testing on the verge of death, so he glanced at Caiju and motioned for her to clear the table.

Seeing Daohua sitting still, as if she was ready to stay and continue to entertain the guests, the emperor took a breath silently, and took the opportunity to leave the main room on the excuse of convenience.

As soon as they left, Daohua looked at Gu Jian and Granny Gu with disapproval: "Master, Granny, I know you are hospitable, but no matter how hospitable you are, there should be a limit. Thousand-year-old Polygonum multiflorum is rare, and Master, you are reluctant to part with it.

After taking a bite, why did you take it out for outsiders to eat today?"

Outside the house, the emperor, who was called an outsider: "..."

The corner of Gu Jian's mouth twitched: "...Um, didn't I realize that our family doesn't have anything good to entertain others?"

Daohua stared: "The meal we just had was rich enough, okay? Even the potatoes were served."

Granny Gu hesitated for a moment: "Um...didn't you say that potatoes are not a rare food?"

Daohua: "Potatoes are not very rare, but the problem is, isn't this potato just grown? Even the emperor hasn't eaten it yet, so it becomes rare."

Grandma Gu suddenly stopped talking.

Outside the house, Eunuch An looked at the emperor and whispered: "Master, may I ask Caiju to get you some food again?"

The emperor shook his head: "Forget it, if that girl sees you later, she will definitely tell you a lot, so it's better not to cause trouble." After saying that, he turned around and entered Xiao Yeyang's room.

Later, when Daohua went back to her room for a lunch break, Gu Jian came over with a bowl of medicinal food.

The emperor knew the ingredients of the medicinal diet, shook his head and said: "Uncle, leave this for mother to eat. There are many good medicinal materials in the palace, and I have no shortage of medicinal ingredients."

Gu Jian put the medicinal diet in front of him: "I know there is no shortage of medicinal materials, but can you get medicinal materials that are more than a thousand years old? Okay, eat it quickly. This medicinal diet is very nourishing. Don't worry about my sister, I will leave it for her.

It’s here.”

Hearing this, the emperor didn't insist. He had been here for a few days. He had been taking the medicated diet every day, and the effect was really good. He had never slept well and always got up at night. After taking the medicated diet, this

I slept until dawn for two days and nights. When I woke up in the morning, I felt refreshed and energetic.

"By the way, uncle, what's going on with that potato? I heard from Dongli that the yield seems to be very high."

Gu Jian smiled and nodded: "It's quite high. It's grown in Zhuangzi at the foot of Daohua Mountain. I personally went to see them harvest it. They harvested almost 20 shi from one acre of land."

The emperor looked shocked and asked eagerly: "The output is so high?"

Gu Jian nodded: "However, this is also because the rice flowers take good care of the fields. Others may not have such high yields if they grow it."

The emperor calmed down and said, "Even if the output is reduced by half, it will still be a high-yield grain." As he said this, he frowned, "Why didn't Yan Zhigao report this matter?"

Gu Jian helped explain: "The potatoes have just been harvested not long ago, and it is the first time to plant them. Many planting conditions have not yet been clarified. Yan Zhigao is a cautious person. I heard Daohua say,

He has harvested all the potatoes and is now trying to plant them in various places in Ningmen Prefecture. It is estimated that when the next batch of potatoes is harvested, he will report it to the court."

The emperor nodded: "Yan Zhigao is still very pragmatic and serious in his work."

Seeing that the emperor attached great importance to potatoes, Gu Jian continued: "Daohua said that potatoes can be planted for two seasons. Now her village is planting the next season. You can go and take a look."

The emperor became interested: "Okay, I will go down the mountain to have a look later."

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When Daohua woke up from her lunch break, Wang Maner went to the kitchen to get hot water for her to wash her face. During the process, she found that the medicinal food in the porcelain jar was missing, so she immediately ran to tell Daohua.

After hearing this, Daohua suddenly became silent.

Wang Man'er: "Could it be that Granny Gu or Master Gu ate it?"

Daohua shook her head: "My mother-in-law will not take medicated food before lunch break, and master... will not take it even more."

Wang Man'er: "The fifth master must have eaten it."

Daohua sighed: "Forget it, if master wants to give it to Fifth Master, just give it to us. We just pretend we don't know."

Wang Man'er nodded: "Girl, do you think Master Gu is too kind to the Fifth Master?"

Daohua snorted: "Can't it be okay? Thousand-year-old medicinal materials are stewed." After saying that, she wanted to see how much Polygonum multiflorum was left, so she walked out of the house and walked directly towards the pharmacy.

However, when she walked to the pharmacy door and looked at the locked door, Daohua was stunned: "Why is it still locked?"

Daohua turned around to look for Gu Jian, looked around, and found that neither he nor Granny Gu was there, so she asked Caiju in the yard: "Caiju, where are the master and the others?"

Caiju: "It seems like I'm going down the mountain."

Hearing this, Daohua also took Wang Maner down the mountain, and soon found two old people in his field.

Looking at Mr. Wu who was standing on the ridge of the field watching the tenant farmers pick potatoes, Daohua walked over quickly: "Mother-in-law, Master, why are you here?"

Granny Gu smiled and said: "Xiao Wu wants to see how potatoes are grown, so your master and I will accompany him to have a look."

Daohua said "Oh" and looked at the emperor: "The fifth master is also very interested in farming?"

The emperor smiled and nodded: "Food is the most important thing for the people, and farming is a major matter of people's livelihood."

Daohua smiled, then rolled her eyes and said with a smile: "Fifth Master, you won't understand anything just standing there and watching. You have to go to the fields and see for yourself in order to understand what farming is like.

Otherwise, it will be just talk on paper and poor management of agricultural affairs."

After eating her thousand-year-old Polygonum multiflorum, how can we not let him plant some land for her?

Hearing this, Mr. An immediately started coughing violently.

Let the emperor descend to the ground, this eldest girl of the Yan family really dares to do anything!

The emperor looked at Daohua, who encouraged him to go to the fields, and said with a smile: "I heard from the old man that you are very good at growing things. I think you will go to the fields yourself. How about you show me how?"

Daohua suddenly said 'haha' twice in her heart. This fifth master is still as cunning as ever. He can even pull her along when he is allowed to farm.

After pondering for a moment, Daohua put a smile on her face: "Of course, the fifth master looks so powerful and strong, he must be very powerful. Farming is definitely not a problem."

With that said, he took the lead to go down into the field and waved to Mr. Wu enthusiastically.

"Fifth Master, come down here and I'll teach you how to grow potatoes."

The emperor didn't expect that Daohua would go to the ground immediately. He stood on the ridge of the field and was silent for a while, but he still stepped on it.

Then, the emperor began his first journey of growing potatoes.

At the beginning, the emperor studied very hard.

Half an hour later, the emperor's expression became a little reluctant.

An hour later, the emperor felt that his waist couldn't straighten up, and he wanted to stop planting, but Daohua stood by and kept cheering him up, saying, "It's impossible for him to be better than a little girl."

It's nothing like that. He was very tired after hearing it.

On the ridge of the field, Gonggong An worriedly looked at the emperor who was obviously unable to walk in the field, and said to Gu Jian and Granny Gu: "Two old masters, why don't you call the master up? If you keep planting, you should go back.

My whole body aches."

Gu Jian looked at the apprentice who was still very interested in the field, and said: "Okay, come up when you have almost learned."

Hearing this, the emperor breathed a sigh of relief.

Daohua curled her lips, and when she got to the ridge of the field, she saw the emperor hunched over his back, shook his head and said: "Fifth Master, you have only been farming for a long time, and you are so tired. It shows that you lack exercise.

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The emperor looked at the rice flowers faintly, and said with a smile: "In the future... I will definitely ask Miss Yan to farm the land often when I have the opportunity."

Seeing that the silly apprentice wanted to agree, Gu Jian quickly stopped him: "She just needs to farm whatever land she can and she can collect rent. Okay, now that I have seen and learned from this, and I have planted the land, let's go back

Right."

The emperor didn't say anything more.

On the way back, Daohua enthusiastically introduced the things in the fields to the emperor.
Chapter completed!