Li Guang told Meng Yaoyao about this after she recovered.

Meng Yaoyao was astonished, only then realizing that it was the little fox who had saved her. It seemed that the little fox was her and Li Guang's guardian spirit.

Next, Li Xue began to recount what had happened in the capital, starting from how she disguised herself as a man and infiltrated the teahouse to conduct an investigation, and continuing until the capture of Ma Sibei and Wu Qing.

As for Naspa's ability to gain a foothold in Qing'an Prefecture, it was entirely due to Wu Qing using his connections in the business world, with several businessmen helping Naspa obtain household registration in Song County.

These merchants never dreamed that Nashbai was a foreigner.

Their help to Nashi Bai was also a business necessity. After all, Wu Qing was a prominent figure in the capital and quite famous in the business world. But who would have thought that such a big shot was actually a foreigner?

In this way, Naspa had a legitimate name in the Central Plains. If it weren't for the joint action of the imperial court and local authorities to destroy this spy network, the consequences would have been terrible.

Those merchants who had helped Nashville all suffered terrible misfortune; they never expected such a thing to happen.

Li Guang ate while chatting with Li Xue, and before he knew it, half the afternoon had passed.

At this moment, Meng Yaoyao went out to feed Xiao Hei and Yu Hong. Li Guang suddenly remembered something and said:

"Sister, I want to show you something."

"What good stuff?"

Seeing Li Guang's excited expression, he knew it must be something good, otherwise Li Guang wouldn't be so happy.

"You'll know once you see it."

Li Guang opened a door in the farmhouse and led Li Xue inside.

The floor of the room was piled high with sweet potatoes.

This was the first time Li Xue had ever seen a sweet potato. Although Li Guang had told her before that he had planted sweet potatoes, she had never actually seen one before.

"What's this?"

Li Xue asked curiously.

"These are sweet potatoes, harvested not long ago."

"That can't be right. The sweet potatoes have only been planted for a short time, how can there be a harvest so soon?"

Li Guang smiled and said:

“I planted more than 1,000 mu of sweet potatoes. It’s not harvest season yet, but before that, Brother Zhao bought some sweet potato seedlings. I planted them so that they could grow a lot of vines for propagation by cuttings.”

Just a few days ago, when I was cleaning up these sweet potato seedlings, I was surprised to find that so many sweet potatoes had grown in the field. It was a completely unexpected surprise.

After eating the sweet potatoes, my family members all praised them highly. They said that sweet potatoes not only taste good, but they can also fill your stomach and can completely replace staple food. They promoted them in Dabeichao.

"Sis, why don't you try one and see how the sweet potato tastes?"

"Is it okay to eat like this? Should we cook it?" Li Xue asked.

"Sweet potatoes can be eaten raw, and they taste pretty good. Generally, steaming them is the most convenient way to eat them, but Yao Yao has a new way of eating them: roasting them. They taste so fragrant and sweet, it's amazing!"

"How about we roast some sweet potatoes so I can try them and see how they taste?"

Li Xue thought for a moment and then said:

"I just had lunch and I'm not hungry at all. I'll try a small sweet potato first, and I'll have a roasted sweet potato tomorrow."

Li Guang nodded, took a small sweet potato, washed and peeled it, and handed it to Li Xue.

Li Xue took the sweet potato and ate it carefully.

"It tastes sweet and has a good texture. When you go back this time, you must let me bring some back for my father and Lord Yao to try."

"Lord Yao, which Lord Yao is my sister referring to?" Li Guang asked.

Remembering the relationship between Li Guang and Lord Yao, Li Xue spoke up:

"Li Guang, come for a walk with your sister, we can chat as we go."

The two walked out of the farm and chatted as they walked along the country path.

Li Xue's words reminded Li Guang of past events. After hearing about Lord Yao's story, Li Guang was very excited and said:

"Lord Yao has been incredibly kind to me, like a second parent to me. I don't know how I can ever repay him."

Like Mr. Fang, Lord Yao almost lost his life because of my case. Fortunately, Heaven has eyes, and I have no regrets.

Once Li Guang had calmed down a bit, Li Xue spoke:

"Lord Yao deserves much credit for dismantling the foreign spy network this time."

The unusual phenomena at the teahouse were reported to me by Lord Yao, which prompted me to begin my investigation, ultimately leading to the discovery of this shocking case.

Another incident occurred after Li Hui was stung by a mountain bee. His condition didn't improve upon returning to the capital; instead, it worsened, leaving him completely disfigured. Enraged, he killed the imperial physician.

Upon hearing this, Li Guang was filled with rage. The eldest prince had no humanity whatsoever and killed people at the drop of a hat. If he became the ruler of the country, countless people would suffer.

And so, the two walked and talked, and before they knew it, the sun was already setting.

Seeing that it was getting late, Li Xue prepared to return to the village.

"Li Guang, I have to go back. Lin Xi is coming tomorrow, and we've agreed to go admire the lotus flowers. Didn't you say you had roasted sweet potatoes? I'll leave that to you."

Lin Xi and I are enjoying the lotus blossoms while eating roasted sweet potatoes. What do you think?

"No problem, don't worry, sister. I'll take care of making the sweet potatoes fragrant and sweet."

During dinner that evening, Li Xue told Zhao Xian that Lin Xi would be coming to Shuixian Village the next day, as she had arranged to meet Lin Xi when she passed through Qing'an Prefecture.

She plans to enjoy the lotus flowers and roasted sweet potatoes with Lin Xi tomorrow morning.

She remembered that when she went to Yuanxi, Zhao Xian used a grill when he was grilling skewers. She wanted to bring the grill with her and go to the lakeside to grill sweet potatoes the next day.

Upon hearing this, Zhao Xian couldn't help but laugh and said:

"If you use a grill to roast sweet potatoes, you'll turn them into charcoal, but they still won't be cooked through."

Li Xue found it unbelievable and asked what was going on.

Zhao Xian said, "The meat is very small, just a small piece. It's easy to cook through when you put it on the charcoal fire."

But sweet potatoes are different; they're much bigger, so even if you put them on a fire, the inside won't cook through.

"What should we do then?" Li Xue asked, somewhat disappointed.

"Meng Yaoyao can roast sweet potatoes very well at home, mainly because she puts the sweet potatoes in the stove."

The stove gets very hot, so the sweet potatoes can be cooked without having to be placed over a fire.

However, it's not difficult to eat roasted sweet potatoes in the wild.

You can make an oven and put the sweet potatoes in to bake. It works better than putting them in a stove, and the baked sweet potatoes will taste better.

Here's what I'll do: I'll make you a special oven for roasting sweet potatoes. We'll take it to the lake tomorrow and roast them over charcoal. I guarantee you'll have fragrant and sweet roasted sweet potatoes.

"Really? That's wonderful! Please, Lord Shaofu, help us make an oven."

Early the next morning, Zhao Xian began designing the oven, then drew up the blueprints and arranged for them to be sent to the blacksmith's shop so that the blacksmith could make the oven.

Considering that the oven would be used frequently in the future, Zhao Xian asked the blacksmith to make several more.

By the time the blacksmith delivered the finished oven, Lin Xi had already arrived.