Zhou Renjun hesitated for a moment, gave the straightforward Yun Hongcheng a resentful look, and then opened his mouth.
He finally understood why Yun Hongcheng was not suitable to be an official. If it were anyone else, they would definitely refuse to eat something of unknown origin!
But this person was Yun Hongcheng, and he was also quite helpless.
However, when the sweet potato melted in his mouth, he forgot all his thoughts and exclaimed in astonishment, "What is this? How can it be so delicious? It's even sweeter than maltose!"
"This thing is called sweet potato. It is not only delicious, but also very easy to grow, drought-resistant and high-yielding."
Yun Hongcheng said in a low voice, "It was given by Lord Snow Demon. I guess it's a crop from the Demon Realm. He said there would be a drought soon, and he specially brought it out to save the millions of people in our Great Sheng Dynasty."
Although Ji Minxiu said he would give the credit to Yun Zhourong, he thought that if he lied, he would have to find a lot of reasons to cover it up.
Since the prefect already knows about the Snow Demon's existence, it's better to just tell him directly.
"So it's a crop from the demon realm. No wonder it's so magical."
Zhou Renjun used to be an absolute atheist, but after witnessing so many bizarre things, he became a believer.
He had no choice but to believe it!
"So, what do you think? Should we promote it?" Yun Hongcheng asked.
"Yes, this is a great thing that benefits the country and the people. Moreover, the Snow Demon has given a warning. If I don't take it seriously and miss the opportunity, causing the people to starve to death, I will be a sinner for all time."
After Zhou Renjun finished speaking, he immediately sat down at the table, picked up his pen, and said, "I must first write a letter to inform His Majesty, but how should I write it? I can't write 'Snow Demon' as the one who offered the sweet potatoes, can I?"
Yun Hongcheng's eyes darted around. "Then why don't we write about our Ruan Ruan?"
Upon hearing this, Zhou Renjun immediately nodded in agreement, "That's a good idea. Ruan Ruan is the most suitable. We wronged her by not giving her credit before, so this time we'll make up for it."
Upon hearing this, Yun Hongcheng couldn't help but say, "That's my daughter."
As Zhou Renjun wrote, he retorted without backing down, "She's my daughter too."
"But you haven't acknowledged her yet, so Ruanruan isn't your daughter yet!"
"It will be recognized soon, once the college has finished its admissions process."
"That's still not acknowledged!"
"Anyway, I've made up my mind that Ruan Ruan is my daughter and there's no way she can escape."
Yun Hongcheng got a little angry. "Have you no shame? Be careful, or I'll make sure Ruan Ruan doesn't recognize you. She listens to me the most!"
Zhou Renjun was so angry he laughed. "Yun Zilu, that's not very kind of you!"
Hearing this, Yun Hongcheng knew that he had gotten carried away with his emotions, so he quickly changed the subject, saying, "By the way, there's something else I wanted to tell you about this time, it's about the academy's admissions."
"What? Are you going to argue with me again?" Zhou Renjun's expression turned somewhat unpleasant upon hearing this.
"No, we've come up with a solution."
Yun Hongcheng then explained Ji Minxiu's suggestion in detail, "How about this? If it works, I have no objections."
"This is really a good method."
After listening, Zhou Renjun couldn't help but look at Yun Hongcheng with new eyes, "I never expected that you, such a stubborn ox, could come up with such a perfect solution! I never would have guessed!"
Yun Hongcheng blushed slightly and turned his head away, saying, "This is indeed not my idea; it was the Snow Demon's idea."
"That explains it, but thank you anyway for your willingness to cooperate."
Zhou Renjun stopped teasing Yun Hongcheng and sincerely thanked him, which was considered as giving him a way out.
Yun Hongcheng was the kind of person who responded to gentle persuasion but not force. When Zhou Renjun took the initiative to back down, he immediately waved his hand magnanimously, saying, "It's all for the sake of the academy, there's no need to thank me."
Thus, the minor conflict between the two was completely resolved.
After that, in addition to sending urgent messages to Kyoto, Zhou Renjun also found the place to store sweet potatoes by following the note Ji Minxiu left in the planting manual.
When I saw so many sweet potatoes, I was speechless with shock.
Aside from considering Ji Minxiu as a demon, he really couldn't think of anyone who could transport such a huge quantity of sweet potatoes into the city without anyone noticing.
If it were ordinary grain, they could still think that it was secretly moved over by people from the city, but that they were just playing tricks.
But these sweet potatoes were unprecedented; you would never find them in the city.
Seeing the sweet potatoes in person put Zhou Renjun at ease. He then began a meeting with several officials to discuss how to promote the sweet potatoes as quickly as possible and how to get the people to cooperate.
As for Ji Minxiu, Kyoto is a full four thousand miles away from Qiongzhou, which would take four hours by helicopter, equivalent to almost a whole day.
Therefore, by the time they arrived in Kyoto, it was already late afternoon.
Once they reached the outskirts of the city, they landed the helicopter and helped Song Shuyi unload all the agarwood. Then it was time for them to say goodbye.
"Lord Snow Demon, Miss Yun, why don't you two come back with me and let my family treat you well?" Song Shuyi said with some reluctance.
Yun Zhourong shook her head. "No, I am an exiled person and cannot show my face in the capital at will, so I will not go in."
"Indeed, I was overthinking it."
Disappointed, Song Shuyi bowed deeply to the two of them once more, then picked up his load and hurried away.
Actually, my eyes were red when I turned my back.
Ji Minxiu and Yun Zhourong did not leave immediately, but watched him go until they were sure he had entered the city before returning to the helicopter.
"Huh, this is... a jade pendant?"
As soon as she sat down, Yun Zhourong turned her head casually and saw something left on the back seat.
Ji Minxiu could only get off the helicopter, take it in his hand and look at it, then said with a wry smile, "It has the character 'Song' engraved on it. If I'm not mistaken, it should be Song Shuyi's personal jade pendant."
"Ah, this is his symbol of status, and the jade pendant looks to be made of very good material; it must be quite valuable."
Yun Zhourong was also stunned. "What do we do now? He's already entered the city!"
For the two of them, it only takes half a day by helicopter to get here from Qiongzhou, but it would take Song Shuyi several months to find them.
Therefore, they certainly couldn't just take the things back and wait for Song Shuyi to come and collect them; that would be a bit unfair.
"This item is so valuable that it's not appropriate to have someone deliver it on our behalf. If the other party keeps it without our knowledge, we won't even know."
After saying that, Ji Minxiu sighed and said, "It seems that we have no choice but to deliver it to him ourselves."
"That's all we can do."
Yun Zhourong was somewhat helpless about this unexpected event, but she quickly took his arm and said, "However, you have never been to the capital of the Dasheng Dynasty before. Why don't you take this opportunity to accompany me to explore and see if it is very different from the future?"
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