When the group passed through the city gate, almost all the soldiers in charge of guarding the city recognized Zhang Wu and Su Zihang as the prefect's guards, so they were quickly released.

After entering the city, not only Jian Shuqi, but even Liao and Jian Shushi, who were sitting in the carriage, also curiously observed the situation on the street through the window.

I saw that the streets were full of people, not much less than on the port side. Moreover, there are many shops, and there are people doing all kinds of business, and it is a prosperous and lively scene.

Jian Shuqi saw that even ordinary people here were wearing clean and tidy clothes, their faces were ruddy, their skin was shiny, and their faces were full of vitality and vitality.

This is in stark contrast to the scene of many people living in hardship, yellow and thin, and sad faces in various parts of the Great Wei because of the increasingly high taxes.

But it didn't take long for Jian Shuqi to carefully discover that although the street was full of shops, there were not many hawkers, which didn't seem reasonable.

Because generally speaking, if a place is prosperous, there will often be a lot more hawkers than shops.

After all, the cost of opening a store is still too high, and it is not something that ordinary small traders can afford, so the hawkers are the majority of merchants.

"Commander Su, why don't you see vendors on the street?"

"That's right, there were too many vendors on the streets, and they often blocked the streets, making it difficult for horse-drawn carriages to pass.

In view of this, our family has specially designated a few areas for the vendors to do business with.

Hawkers are allowed to trade for free in the designated areas, but if they do not follow the rules and sell indiscriminately elsewhere, they will be punished by patrol officers and even confiscated goods.

After a few times, the vendors obediently gathered in those areas to do business, and the problem of clogging the streets was solved.

In fact, the hawkers have nothing to lose, because of the concentration of hawkers in those areas, many people who want to buy things there are used to buying things, and now a stable market has been formed.

If anyone who does not have long eyes dares to collect protection money from these shop owners or hawkers, as soon as they report it, the officers and soldiers will soon come to the door and arrest them.

For the illegal behavior of bullying and dominating the market, our family has always severely cracked down.

It can be said that as long as there are people who do business in Jiujiang in peace and discipline, they will be supported and protected.

It is precisely because of this that the commerce of Jiujiang will be so prosperous and prosperous. ”

"I can't imagine that Ah Zhen is quite good at local governance, and he used to always say that he was not an official."

Su Zihang said with a smile: "Our family is also a strange person, when the marshal insisted that he be the prefect of Jiujiang, he also wrote a letter to ask the marshal to take back his life.

In the end, it was the marshal who drove the ducks on the shelves and forced him to do it, so he had to accept the appointment.

Now that he has governed Jiujiang so well, it is even more difficult to get out. ”

Jian Shuqi sighed: "Among the people I know, he is the only one who can really be indifferent to fame and fortune."

If he hadn't been forced to do so, it is estimated that he still didn't want everyone to know that he was Mr. Chi Fei, who was famous all over the country. ”

Zhang Wu couldn't help but interject: "Lord Jane, can you inquire if our family is still writing a script." As subordinates, we can't ask this kind of thing directly.

To tell you the truth, all of us guards are adult book lovers, and we all hope to see the new books written by adults again. ”

Jian Shuqi smiled: "Okay, I'll help you inquire if I have a chance." ”

"Thank you, Lord Jane." Zhang Wumei smiled and thanked him.

After walking about a pillar of incense, the group finally came to Chi Fei's mansion in Jiujiang.

Jian Shuqi, who was riding on a horse, saw at a glance that the person standing at the door waiting for them was none other than his confidant and friend Chi Fei, whom he hadn't seen for many years.

Seeing his friend come to greet him in person, Jian Shuqi was very moved and hurriedly got off the horse and walked over.

After getting closer, Jian Shuqi saw that he hadn't seen him for many years, and although his friend's facial features and eyebrows had not changed much, the whole person had fully matured. has become a handsome young man with a slender figure and a calm bearing.

Maybe it's because of the relationship between living in people for a long time and holding great power, and there is even a faint majesty on his body.

But when Jian Shuqi approached, Chi Fei showed a warm and familiar smile, walked over quickly, grabbed his hand and said excitedly: "Brother Jian, you have suffered." ”

Just one sentence of Brother Jian suddenly made Jian Shuqi's chest feel hot, and many pictures appeared in his mind at the same time, including the scene of meeting his friends for the first time.

At that time, Chi Fei had just quit his job from Dongsheng Rice Shop, and then moved to a rented courtyard house on Hulu Street in the south of the city under the introduction of Chen Tent.

On the second day after moving in, my friend took snacks to visit his neighbors who also lived in the yard, and he was one of them.

The first meeting with him was unremarkable, but who would have thought that the poor and white boy back then not only shook the north and south of the country by writing his own name, but now he has become the prefect of Jiujiang Mansion.

Such ups and downs in life are no less bizarre than the books he wrote. Maybe even my friend didn't expect it to be like this.

But no matter what, the person standing in front of him at this time was still the "Ah Zhen" he was familiar with, Jian Shuqi only felt a warm piece in his chest, and even the initial strangeness disappeared instantly.

Holding his friend's hands, Jian Shuqi forced an excited smile and said, "Ah Zhen, this time I came to Jiujiang, I brought you some supples by the way, you should like it." ”

Hearing his inexplicable words, Chi Fei was stunned for a moment, but soon he thought of an amazing possibility, so he asked tentatively, "What kind of souvenir?" ”

"I've been running around with someone's drawings for the past few years, but nothing has been done.

Until a year ago, I met a foreign merchant in Changxing County, Jiangdong, and he said that he had seen one of the things on the map.

He had seen the natives on an island grow this kind of thing, and he had eaten it himself, and it tasted pretty good.

I was overjoyed when I heard this, so I asked the foreign merchant to help me get some seeds, and I was willing to pay a high price for them.

Tempted by my heavy money, the foreign merchant finally agreed.

A year later, the foreign merchant finally came to Jiangdong by boat to do business, and wrote to inform me that he had brought me the thing I was going to buy and asked me to hurry over and pay for it.

I didn't dare to delay, so I went over and bought them all at once.

If it hadn't happened at home, I would have called someone to send it over.

You say, "Do you want this souvenir?" Jian Shuqi looked at him a little impatiently.

Chi Fei held his breath very excitedly and asked, "Is it corn or sweet potato?" ”

"Sweet potatoes. It's just strange that the skin of that thing is not red, but yellow, so why is it called sweet potato? ”

Chi Fei was stunned for a moment, and hurriedly said, "Can you show me one?" ”

"Okay, it's all in the carriage, I'll bring a few now." After speaking, Jian Shuqi turned around and walked towards the carriage he was sitting in.

When Jian Shuqi brought a few "sweet potatoes", Chi Fei took it with one hand, and then looked at it like a baby for a long time.

Finally, he smiled, and smiled very happily.

This is not a sweet potato, but it is better than a sweet potato, which is a potato, that is, a potato.

Although sweet potatoes are highly productive, some people with poor digestion will have heartburn after eating them, so not everyone is suitable for eating them.

But potatoes are different, not only are they equally drought-tolerant and high-yielding, but they are also suitable for everyone to eat, making them a better overseas crop than sweet potatoes.

He only thought of corn and sweet potatoes, two regular, high-yielding crops, and forgot for a moment that there were better alternatives to potatoes.

Unexpectedly, now he was accidentally found by Jian Shuqi, and he was really unintentionally inserted into the willows.

"Ah Zhen, is this the sweet potato you want? Am I mistaken? Jian Shuqi saw that his friend didn't speak for a long time, so he couldn't help but ask with some worry.

It's okay if he doesn't say it, when he makes a sound, Chi Fei, who was already excited, couldn't help but hug him hard and laughed loudly: "Brother Jian, don't worry, you will definitely go down in history." ”

Zhang Wu and Su Zihang had followed Chi Fei for so long, and they were very surprised to see him so excited for the first time.

Jian Shuqi, who was already injured, was hugged by him like this, and he suddenly died of pain, and hurriedly shouted: "What are you doing, let go, I still have injuries on my body." ”

Chi Fei remembered that his injuries had healed, so he quickly let go of him, and apologized repeatedly, "I'm sorry, I'm sorry, I forgot that you still have injuries." ”

Jian Shuqi glared at him angrily, and then asked, "Tell me quickly, is this thing the sweet potato you want?" ”

Chi Fei shook his head and said, "No, this is not a sweet potato. ”

"Really, not?" Jian Shuqi's eyes widened suddenly.

"It's not, although there are yellow sweet potatoes, but the sweet potatoes are on the long side, not the shape that is round like a fist."

"I thought I could surprise you, but it turned out that I was busy in vain." Jian Shuqi sighed in disappointment.

Chi Fei smiled mysteriously: "No, you didn't work in vain, you found something better than sweet potatoes." ”

"You mean, this thing is better than sweet potatoes?" Jian Shuqi asked in surprise.

Chi Fei said with certainty: "Yes, it is true.

It's called a potato, and like sweet potatoes, it's an overseas crop that grows underground.

Not only is it drought tolerant and high yield like sweet potatoes, but it is also suitable for everyone.

Brother Jane, you must not have imagined that you have done a great thing that is enough to go down in history.

All the hungry people in the world will appreciate what you have done today. ”

"Are you—are you telling the truth? Didn't lie to me? Jian Shuqi was so excited that he stammered a little.

"It's true, and it's true." Chi Fei said word by word.

Jian Shuqi was stunned, and then looked at the potato in his hand that he mistook for a sweet potato with some disbelief.

At the same time, his eyes gradually became moist, and a few potatoes in his hand seemed to suddenly weigh a thousand pounds, making his hands tremble involuntarily.

If it is true, then these potatoes are not just a stuff that wraps the stomach, but they carry the lives of countless hungry people.

At this moment, he felt that all the efforts he had put in in the past few years to run around and inquire around in search had not been in vain, and he had finally done what he wanted to do and should do.

He doesn't care if he can go down in history, he just hopes that there will be no more hungry people in the world who will starve to death.

Liao and Jian Shushi, who got down from the carriage, couldn't help but burst into tears when they saw this scene, and they were proud to have such a son (eldest brother) in their hearts.