Generally speaking, when the guests are entertained, the host will call a few relatives and friends to sit with them, so that the banquet will be more lively, so that only the host and the guests will feel embarrassed if they can't find a topic.

However, Wang Qinruo's banquet for Li Zhang was very special, only two tables were prepared in the living room, and then he and Li Zhang sat opposite each other, and after the maids served the wine and food, they all went down, until then Wang Qinruo spoke: "Li Banyu, this time the old man can return to Tokyo again, thanks to your kind words in front of the Queen Mother, the Queen Mother also specially asked me to thank you, if it weren't for you, I'm afraid I don't know when I will be able to come back!" ”

Li Zhang was also stunned when he heard this, and he was even a little confused at first, but when he heard Liu E, he immediately came to his senses, and it was estimated that the words he said to Liu E last time worked, but he obviously recommended Kou Zhun, but she chose Wang Qinruo, and let Wang Qinruo owe herself a favor, which was really unexpected by Li Zhang.

"Cough~, the king is polite, in fact, this kind of thing shouldn't have been intervened by me, but the Queen Mother may have wanted to joke with me, but I didn't know how to say a few words, but I didn't expect the Queen Mother to take it seriously." Li Zhang also said cheekily at this time.

Since Liu E gave this favor to herself, Li Zhang should not be in vain, no wonder Wang Qinruo sent their father and son as soon as he came back, and gave Li Yonghe a promotion, all of which were originally intended to show favor to Li Zhang, and at the same time, to let Liu E see that he was a person who would repay his kindness, so as to gain Liu E's trust.

Thinking about the above, Li Zhang finally put his mind at ease, and Wang Qinruo was also very enthusiastic, and frequently took the initiative to find topics to chat, Li Zhang is also a knowledgeable person, and eloquence is good, no matter what Wang Qinruo says, he can talk, which also makes Wang Qinruo have a sense of admiration for him, and the two chatted happily for a while.

"Li Banyu, after I came back this time, the Queen Mother is also full of praise for you, in addition, I already know about potatoes, listen to the Queen Mother's meaning, it can be promoted on a large scale in the second half of next year, but I don't know much about potatoes, I don't know what suggestions Li Banyu has?" After chatting some gossip, Wang Qinruo finally turned to the topic, the scale of potato planting is getting bigger and bigger, and if you want to plant it on a large scale next year, you need the cooperation of the imperial court.

"Actually, potatoes are very easy to live, and there is nothing special, there are some places that need attention, and I will personally list them and hand them over to the imperial court, and there are also many experienced tenants on the Huangzhuang side, and the imperial court can also requisition them to impart experience." Li Zhang was not surprised, and said with a smile.

"That's good, but can potatoes really yield thousands of catties per mu, it's not that I don't believe in Li Banyu, but this yield is really incredible, you must know that when I was in Hangzhou, the best rice field yield per mu was only four or five hundred catties, and it also needs to be intensively cultivated, and a little negligence will lead to a big reduction in yield." Wang Qinruo nodded at first, and then said in disbelief.

In fact, Wang Qinruo also just knew about potatoes, and the reason why Liu E told him was to ask him to pick a few places near the capital as a trial planting place in the second half of next year, but Wang Qinruo still couldn't believe the yield of potatoes, and he didn't dare to ask Liu E face to face, so he could only take the opportunity to ask Li Zhang.

"Hehe, Wang Xiang, you don't have to doubt the yield of potatoes, speaking of which you may not have seen potatoes, this thing is actually similar to taro, after maturity is weighed wet weight, if it is dried and weighed, I am afraid that the yield per mu is about 1,000 catties, of course, the best thing about potatoes is that they can be stored for more than half a year without drying, so they can be calculated according to wet weight." Li Zhang smiled again and introduced.

"I see, the old man is well-informed, but he never thought that there would be such a strange thing in this world, speaking of which, this is also the blessing of our Great Song Dynasty, that is, to be able to get a divine object like potatoes, and there is a young talent like Li Banyu, no wonder the Queen Mother is full of praise for you!" Wang Qinruo nodded thoughtfully at first, and then gave Li Zhang a high hat.

Li Zhang immediately said a few more modest words, and then Wang Qinruo asked about the details of the potatoes, and Li Zhang also answered them one by one, and then Li Zhang found that Wang Qinruo deserved to be a person who could be the prime minister, no matter how complicated the matter, as long as he said it again, Wang Qinruo could write it down word for word, it seems that the rumors that Wang Qinruo has an unforgettable talent are indeed true.

This banquet was eaten until it was almost late, although Li Zhang did not drink because of his young age, but it did not affect the interest of the two at all, Wang Qinruo was even more drunk and hazy in the end, but when Li Zhang said goodbye, he still supported himself and personally sent Li Zhang away.

It was getting late, Li Zhang, who had left the palace, was walking on the street, the streets were full of pedestrians hurrying by, everyone wanted to rush home before the curfew, speaking of which the curfew in Kaifeng City was indeed quite annoying, as far as Li Zhang knew, the curfew would not be lifted until Song Yingzong behind Zhao Zhen, and Li Zhang didn't know if he could live until that time?

Li Zhang came by carriage, but he chose to walk at this time, the carriage followed behind, I saw that after he turned two street corners, there was a very prosperous street in front of him, and there were shops on both sides, Li Zhang took a few steps forward, and then turned around and entered a shop next to him, and a few little girls were packing up their things in the store, and they were also startled when they saw Li Zhang come in, because they usually only have female customers in the store, and there are few male customers.

"Yo, you're a rare customer, you seem to be here for the second time since this store opened, right?" However, when a woman behind the counter saw Li Zhang, she showed a surprised smile and said, this woman is Ye Luyan who was taken in by Li Zhang, that is, the original Yan Niang, and now she has helped Li Zhang open such a fat powder shop, the main business is actually soap, and there are also some rouge gouache and other women's products.

"I'm going to visit someone today, and it just happens to be not far from here, so I'll stop by and take a look, isn't my little sister there?" Li Zhang turned his head and looked around at this time, this store is neither big nor small, the shelves around it are full of all kinds of women's products, the most conspicuous of which is naturally soap, and this store also had Jin Xiaomei's share, although the Jin family was raided later, but no one dared to move this store because of Li Zhang's relationship.

"She, she practices martial arts in the back every day, this girl is really dead-eyed, where is the place where women go in Gyeongju?" Yan Niang pointed to the backyard road at this time, and her face also showed a little helpless.

After Jin Xiaomei and Mrs. Jin lived in Li Zhang's house, Jin Xiaomei often came to the store to walk around, first, she and Yan Niang had a good relationship, and she could confide in her some psychological words, and secondly, she also wanted to pay more attention to the business in the store, so that she could save some money for herself in the future, at least to support herself and her mother, after all, she was a strong person, and she didn't want to let Li Zhang keep it for nothing.

Li Zhang also smiled helplessly when he heard this, Jin Shan was exiled to Gyeongju, but Jin Xiaomei has always wanted to go over there to find him, fortunately there is Mrs. Jin pressing, she has not been able to do it for the time being, but Jin Xiaomei is a person who admits death, as long as she decides, ten cows can't be pulled back, and now she is starting to prepare for going to Gyeongju, such as saving money in the fat powder shop, and practicing martial arts seriously, originally she practiced martial arts only to lose weight, but now she really began to work hard.

At that moment, Li Zhang stepped into the backyard, only to see Jin Xiaomei holding a big stick, dancing in the yard, and finally suddenly roared and slapped a stick on the trunk of the tree next to him, as a result, the big tree with a thick one person shook "lala" sound, and countless yellowed leaves also fell.

"If you let this tree continue to smoke like this, you won't be able to survive next year!" Li Zhang also said helplessly at this time.

Hearing Li Zhang's voice, Jin Xiaomei stopped, and then wiped the sweat on her forehead before she smiled: "Why are you here?" ”

Compared with when Jin Shan was arrested, now Jin Xiaomei has not only become thinner, but has gained a little fatter, mainly because she is desperately practicing martial arts, and she no longer controls her appetite, and as a result, she usually eats no less than Lu Wu and Lao Dao, so naturally she can't lose weight, but she is in adolescence, and it is also the age when girls are most likely to gain weight, and it is possible to lose weight in the future.

"Passing by here, so come and see, your martial arts are becoming more and more exquisite, I heard Uncle Wu say, I'm afraid he won't be your opponent in a few years." Li Zhang also smiled at the moment and said, although Jin Xiaomei is a woman, she is very talented in practicing martial arts, and even Lu Wu accepted her as an apprentice, and the stick method she is practicing now is taught by Lu Wu, because Jin Xiaomei has a lot of strength, and using a stick can highlight her advantages, of course, her strength is definitely not comparable to that of a wild dog.

"Master is old, I'm afraid I won't even be able to hold a knife in a few years, of course I can't beat me, but I still can't hold a few moves under the wild dog!" Jin Xiaomei said quite annoyed in the end.

"You don't want to compare yourself to a wild dog, he can't be seen by normal human standards at all." Li Zhang heard Jin Xiaomei's words but said with a dumb smile, as he grew older, the strength of the wild dog became bigger and bigger, even if he didn't practice martial arts, three or five strong men were not his opponents, not to mention that now he was trained by the old knife and several of them in turn, and now even the old knife was not his opponent.

Just as Li Zhang was speaking, Yan Niang also walked in from the front at this time and said, "You two can't leave, if you don't go back, you'll have to live here tonight." ”

"Let's go, it's time to go home!" Li Zhang also looked at Tiansedao at this time, if he didn't leave, there would be a curfew, even if he couldn't move around at will.

At that moment, Li Zhang took Yan Niang and Jin Xiaomei to take the carriage together, but when they went home, they suddenly felt that the atmosphere at home was a little wrong, and when he saw Mrs. Jin, he was even more startled, because the other party's eyes were red, as if he had cried?