Lai Gou'er noticed his strange expression, picked up the item in his hand and said, "Brother, have you seen this?"

Fang Zheng said nothing, quickly snatched the object from Lai Gou'er's hand, and put it to his nose to smell it.

A pipe. Even though it didn't look like the regular pipes he knew, it was definitely a fucking pipe!

There's a smell of smoke on it, and there's tobacco in it!

Fang Zheng said solemnly, "Where did you get this thing from?"

Lai Gou'er said, "This is called Danbagu. I saw some people from Southeast Asia smoking it in the Honglu Temple. I thought it smelled bad at first, but after trying it twice, I felt it was a bit interesting. However, when it was burned, there was an unpleasant smell everywhere, so I had to stay away from people..."

"Brother, this is a good thing. It makes people feel ecstatic after smoking it. It's really refreshing!"

Fang Zhengyi frowned and said nothing. Lai Gou'er asked anxiously, "Brother, is there any problem?"

"You're just feeling high, that's bullshit! You're addicted! I've seen this stuff before. It's highly toxic. Your lungs will turn black after smoking it!" Fang Zheng said in a deep voice, "You felt good at first, but then you couldn't live without it. It made you more and more addicted. The more you smoke, the more damage it does to your body. It might even make you unable to have children. In the worst case, you might even die!"

Lai Gou'er jumped up and said in fear: "Really? I thought this was a good thing, but those Nanyang people are nothing..."

Fang Zhengyi shook his head: "The people of Nanyang may not know the toxicity of this thing. But don't be afraid, fortunately you haven't smoked it for a long time, you can recover. I will confiscate this. When you have time, go to the Honglu Temple and buy all the goods from the Nanyang people for me. Don't let it appear in the Dajing market."

Cigarettes are a magic weapon for collecting taxes. In later generations, people often say that the taxes from these things have supported so many people and promoted the economy.

But it doesn't work that way. If the money used to buy cigarettes were to flow into the normal consumer market, it would definitely have a great impact on society and create higher value.

On the other hand, the waste in medical care is also immeasurable. This is an extremely complicated account and is definitely not as simple as it seems.

But all in all, it is inevitable that the disadvantages outweigh the advantages.

Now that it has appeared, we should prepare early to publicize its harm to the public in newspapers to reduce future losses...

Fang Zheng lowered his head and thought. Lai Gou'er, still in shock, took out the Danbagu in his arms and handed it to Fang Zheng, saying, "I'm really fine, big brother. I won't be unable to have a baby, will I?"

Fang Zhengyi took it and said, "No, but you can't touch it anymore. Go back and help the priest and the others order food."

Lai Gou'er nodded with lingering fear. Just as he turned around, Fang Zheng called him and said sternly, "By the way, give me your fire starter as well. Don't touch it in the future. If I find out, I'll break your legs. Got it?"

"Even if I die, I can still touch this thing, so don't worry, brother." Lai Gou'er said as he handed the fire starter to Fang Zhengyi.

Fang Zheng said seriously: "Just remember it. I'm going to the toilet to destroy the weeds first and will be back later..."

......

In a deserted alley, a furtive figure was looking around.

After making sure that no one was coming, the wretched figure took out his pipe, wiped it vigorously, then tremblingly took out a lighter and blew twice.

Fang Zhengyi's eyes were filled with excitement as he watched the sparks gradually ignite in front of him.

At this sacred and solemn moment, he closed his eyes and took a deep breath.

“Huh~”

The smoke puffed out, then was inhaled back.

"Cough! Cough! Cough! Grass!"

After coughing a few times, Fang Zhengyi took another puff, suppressing the intense and pungent discomfort in his chest.

“Hiss~Hoo~~”

A groan was heard and Fang Zhengyi's body swayed twice. He held onto the wall, with dizziness still lingering in his mind, but a sweet smile appeared on his face.

Damn, that's it!

After revisiting his memories of his past life, Fang Zhengyi looked at his pipe with regret.

This damn thing is not good at all, and the lungs are still tender. I'm going to have a bite of it today to reminisce the past and say goodbye to it completely from now on!

After making up his mind, Fang Zhengyi put his pipe in his pocket and walked back to the restaurant.

.....

As soon as I arrived at the door of the restaurant, I heard faint sounds of quarreling coming from inside.

Fang Zheng frowned slightly.

Even with such a large group of foreigners, some accidents did happen after all.

When he stepped through the door, he saw Father Solger, who seemed to be arguing with the restaurant owner with an indignant look on his face, and was so anxious that he cursed at him in his native language.

The restaurant owner listened to his babble and was filled with questions...

Lai Gou'er and Lufa were trying to stop the fight.

A group of foreigners stood up and stood behind Father Soljie with a fierce look in their eyes.

Fang Zheng coughed lightly, and the quarrel stopped immediately.

Father Soljie looked sideways and complained immediately: "Master Fang, this person looks down on me and spits in the food..."

As he spoke, he raised the plate and placed it in front of Fang Zheng.

Fang Zheng looked down and saw a large mouthful of saliva in a braised dish.

Dang Cheng's face darkened and he looked at Rufa: "What's going on? You can't even handle such a small matter?"

Lufa hurried forward, grabbed Fang Zhengyi with one hand and the restaurant owner with the other, and walked towards the kitchen.

Arriving at the kitchen, Lufa smiled bitterly and said, "Master, something did go wrong. The priest was talking to me just now. He was blunt and said that our food at Dajing was unpalatable. The waiter heard it and spit when the dishes were served. The bastard wanted to vomit but he vomited into the soup instead. He didn't use his brain at all. Damn it!"

The restaurant owner said in panic, "Master, this, this, this... I didn't know it was your guest. The waiter downstairs didn't keep a close eye on the guests, so I fired him right away. I've treated all these people today!"

Fang Zhengyi raised his hand with a gloomy face, saying, "Forget it, I've already offended him, why would I fire him? There are so many foreigners coming to Taoyuan County, it's an international metropolis after all, can't the service industry level be improved? You just know how to treat people differently!"

"He is a foreigner who only eats swill and has never seen the world. Why are you so anxious? With this kind of character, what kind of business can he do? Be careful next time."

The restaurant owner Lian Lian nodded with a flattering smile on his face: "Then...then sir, what should we do about this?"

Fang Zheng touched his forehead.

What can we do? We have to make them willingly work for us. If they are discriminated against when they come, it will be bad if their free labor runs away later.

"Well, for the previous dish, make some foam with egg white and put it on top..."

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