Chapter 42

Enjoying alone was not as good as enjoying together.

Rong and Liang were both knocked senseless by the question, helpless and dazed, their eyes vacant.

Rong Xi suddenly burst into laughter and looked at them.

"If you have nothing to do today, drive a carriage and seek the reason why the body leans forward."

Author's note:

That day, the horse pulling the Rong Residence carriage panted heavily: What kind of lunatics are these people?!

Chapter 42

The sky was hazy, spring rain falling like silk.

Rong Xi carried a bamboo basket to Gao Bai's home.

"Master, these are potatoes. They can fill the stomach and can also be used to cook delicious dishes." He shifted the potatoes in the basket and smiled. "I have written the cooking methods down in detail. Just give them to the cook."

Seeing such filial devotion from him, Gao Bai was deeply gratified and gave him several treasured books in return.

Once potatoes were boiled until soft, they became tender, waxy, and sweet—just right for elderly people to swallow.

After chatting pleasantly for a while, Rong Xi took his leave and returned home.

Over the past few days, he had taught Lady Jiang several methods of cooking potatoes. As a result, Gourmet Pavilion became famous once more.

Everyone in Mengshan County now knew about potatoes.

Previously, some wealthy merchants had followed Hu Yulin's example, buying potatoes and corn and learning from Rong Xi to plant potatoes in their fields. After that, however, they had not given the matter much thought.

Now potatoes had become wildly popular, but because the supply was scarce, even a single plate was hard to come by. The wealthy merchants spotted a business opportunity and sold potatoes at high prices. After making money, they all regretted that they had been too