Master Xuanzhen knew his old friend's temperament, so he had no choice but to shut him up with food. "Zhizhi sent me twenty catties of lotus root. We have the recipes and the ingredients. Now we can have the chef make a few lotus root dishes for you to try. After you've tasted them, don't be angry anymore."
He immediately took out several menus from his sleeve and handed them to Zhao Er, saying, "I'm in a good mood. Tell the cook to make some extra dishes for you six guards, so you can also taste the flavor of lotus root."
Zhao Er grinned, revealing a set of bright white teeth, "Thank you for the reward, Master Xuanzhen."
It looks like the six of them will be in for a treat tonight.
Zhao Yunjin is cold and taciturn, but whenever he hears anything about Yun Zhizhi, he will prick up his ears and listen very attentively.
At this moment, he learned that Yun Zhizhi had gone to such a far place to set up a stall, which turned out to be for ulterior motives.
This time, she not only sold ingredients that ordinary people had never seen before, but also generously gave away recipes and even thought of using free tastings to make everyone fall in love with lotus root.
In addition, she has quite a few clever ideas.
They even went so far as to spend money to hire a circus troupe and a theatrical troupe, just to attract more people to the secluded lotus field to buy lotus roots.
If this continues, the farmers in Yizhou Prefecture will probably start planting lotus roots on a large scale soon.
If this matter succeeds, it will undoubtedly bring immense benefits to the people.
When they were talking about Yun Zhizhi, Zhao Yunjin's little gestures and micro-expressions did not escape Master Xuanzhen's discerning eye.
He bet his disciple definitely has feelings for Yun Zhizhi!
However, given my disciple's cold nature and complete ignorance of relationships, if I don't act soon, someone else might beat me to it.
Then, Master Xuanzhen said to Zhao Yunjin with a gossipy look, "Yesterday when we were setting up our stall, a handsome young man came all the way from the capital and chatted with Zhizhi for quite a while."
"I am certain that the way that person looked at Zhizhi was not right; there was curiosity and admiration in his eyes."
"Generally speaking, when a man is curious about a woman, it is very likely that he is interested in her and wants to learn more about her."
Upon hearing his master's words, Zhao Yunjin paused in his soup-drinking motion. He parted his thin lips slightly, his voice low and cold, "Is that young master surnamed Xu?"
For some reason, he suddenly remembered the look in Xu Junshen's eyes when he stared at Yun Zhizhi at the foot of Mount Putuo.
Master Xuanzhen immediately responded: "Yes! Zhizhi calls him Master Xu."
Sure enough, his apprentice cares a lot about Yun Zhizhi.
I've already guessed who my rival is.
“Disciple, if you are truly interested in Zhizhi, based on our seven-day friendship, perhaps I can help you!” Master Xuanzhen suddenly said.
Without even thinking, Zhao Yunjin refused outright: "No need!"
"Really not going to?"
Seeing that he refused so quickly, Master Xuanzhen was still somewhat unwilling to give up and asked again.
The divine physician Zhou, who was standing to the side, couldn't stand it any longer and couldn't help but expose Master Xuanzhen, teasing him: "Don't you old monk have any self-awareness? Your disciple is just afraid that you will do more harm than good."
Upon hearing this, Master Xuanzhen immediately retorted, "How could I possibly be a hindrance? I'm definitely a master of making things easier!"
Meanwhile, inside the residence of the Minister of Rites.
Fang Zheng led Fang Rangrang into the main hall at a leisurely pace.
As soon as they entered the main hall, Old Madam Fang noticed the grandmother and granddaughter. She immediately stood up from her seat, walked quickly to Fang Rangrang, and hugged her tightly, saying excitedly, "My dear granddaughter, Grandma has missed you so much!"
Fang Rangrang also hugged Old Madam Fang tightly, her voice filled with longing: "Rangrang also misses Grandmother, Father and Mother very much."
Seeing everyone gathered around their granddaughter, showering her with concern, Fang Zheng felt a pang of sadness and couldn't help but complain, "Why don't you all come and care about me?"
Upon hearing this, Madam Fang's face darkened with anger. She stared sharply at Fang Zheng and sternly rebuked him, "You old rascal, how dare you say such a thing!"
“You took your granddaughter to Yizhou City without a word, and you were gone for ten days. Look at her, my dear granddaughter has become so thin.”
Fang Zheng couldn't help but mutter softly, "No way, my granddaughter looks like she's gained a lot of weight."
Miss Yun feeds Rang Rang lots of delicious food every day, how could she possibly lose weight!
Just then, Fang Zhirao, the Minister of Rites, noticed a large sack next to the servant and pointed at it curiously, asking, "Father, what did you bring back from Yizhou Prefecture?"
Fang Zheng immediately became excited and hurriedly instructed his servants to open the bag and show it to everyone. He proudly introduced it, saying, "Haha, look, this is lotus root, a very rare vegetable."
Mrs. Fang exclaimed in surprise, "Father, you actually managed to buy lotus roots!"
"These past few days, people in the capital have been talking about lotus root. And since Fuju Restaurant launched a limited number of lotus root dishes, they have been very popular and loved by everyone."
"Unfortunately, even if you have money, you may not be able to buy fresh lotus roots."
Upon hearing this, Fang Zheng began to show off and recounted everything that had happened during this period.
Everyone listened with great interest, occasionally letting out exclamations and laughter.
Even Fang Rangrang joined in the boasting, "Sister Zhizhi is so good to me. She even told me some interesting stories on the way back."
She danced with excitement, her eyes sparkling.
"And my sister also promised me that she would tell me where she would set up her stall and what she would sell a day in advance."
Upon hearing this, Fang Zheng's eyes widened in surprise.
"Granddaughter, when did Miss Yun agree to these things?"
How could he not know about this?
Fang Rangrang laughed triumphantly, revealing two adorable dimples.
"On the carriage! It was all thanks to my sweet talk that I made my sister laugh heartily. She even promised to send some ice cream to our manor tomorrow."
Fang Zheng couldn't help but burst into laughter, nodding in satisfaction, "Not bad, not bad, it seems Grandfather didn't spoil you for nothing!"
He stroked his beard, his eyes filled with affection.
At the same time, Fang Zheng also took the opportunity to praise himself, "Look, my granddaughter not only loves to cling to me, but she has also learned my secret: a sweet tongue."
Fang Zhirao disagreed with this statement. "Dad, a sweet tongue can win you favor everywhere. That's a trick I taught my daughter!"
Fang Zheng glared at him. "I'm your father. Without me, you wouldn't exist! No matter what, you've truly inherited my good qualities."
Fang Zhirao was dumbfounded.
How come Dad is getting more and more shameless as he gets older!
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