Chapter 227 (2/2)

Zhu Junyang swept a sharp glare at him, but he didn't blame him for being talkative. Liu Fusheng secretly wiped the sweat on his forehead, 'Master, isn't this old servant just thinking about this little girl's kindness to you?' It's so hard to be someone's servant ah!

Yu Xiaocao's eyes s.h.i.+fted slightly, and then she continued, ”I will definitely be able to grow them, as long as there aren't any natural or manmade disasters!”

Natural or manmade disasters? Zhu Junyang secretly praised the young girl's carefulness in his heart. He couldn't control natural disasters. As for manmade disasters, wouldn't that be taken care of with just one word from him?

”Rest a.s.sured! This prince will ask the county magistrate to tell your village head to fully cooperate with planting. As for natural disasters, it's not someone that can be controlled by humans, so it will not be considered within the scope of the military writ!” Zhu Junyang's decisions were quite humane, so Xiaocao was very satisfied.

Seeing that the little girl was full of confidence, Liu Fusheng stopped persuading her. He took his order and led several imperial bodyguards to retrieve the corn and potato seeds from the carriage nearby.

Yu Xiaocao, on the other hand, followed the young prince to his temporary lodging nearby. She saw that there was a bowl of bean sauce noodles, which had already lumped together, on the table, as well as her family's braised food. She slightly hesitated and said, ”Young Royal Prince, the noodles won't taste good if it's cold. Should this commoner bring you another bowl?”

Zhu Junyang glanced at the noodles that he had just eaten a few bites of. It was quite tasty. As for the braised food, before he had the chance to taste it, he saw this little la.s.s walking behind the dockworkers with her waist bent and bending down from time to time to pick up something from the ground. After eating some noodles, he no longer felt so uncomfortable in his heart. Prompted by his curiosity, he walked over to see what she was picking up. Unexpectedly, he had found a treasure due to his curiosity!

Zhu Junyang ordered a little eunuch to buy the noodles at the noodle stall. He instructed someone to bring the four scholarly essentials, and then he wrote down the military writ with exquisite calligraphy. He was afraid that the little girl couldn't read, so he read the contents to her.

Yu Xiaocao saw that there wasn't anything difficult to achieve within the military writ. Not to mention that she had grown corn and potatoes in her past life, but even if she had never planted them before, she still had the mystic-stone water as cheat. She could even revive a dead plant, so what would she be afraid of! Without any hesitation, she picked up the brush and signed her name. After practicing her writing with her younger brother for a period of time, she could write her own name pretty well.

Could daughters of peasant families also read and write now? Zhu Junyang didn't show the confusion in his heart and handed the dried military writ to Head Steward Liu, who just came back with the seeds. After that, he sat down uninhibitedly, picked up his chopsticks, and grabbed the bright red 'pig ear strips in chili oil'. The pig ear strip was crispy, slightly spicy, and very appetizing.

By the time the piping hot bean sauce noodles was brought, he had already eaten half the plate of pig ear strips. Xiaocao pointed at the sautéed pig intestines and said, ”Young Royal Prince, this has gotten somewhat cold. You can put it in the noodles and heat it up before eating it, or you can take it back to our stall to heat it up….”

When Zhu Junyang heard her addressing him as 'Young Royal Prince', he paused briefly. But he didn't say anything and just waved his hands at Yu Xiaocao. Head Steward Liu quickly went forward and whispered, ”Miss Yu, the prince asked you to leave! Come, I will send the seeds over for you!”

After sending away the necessary people, Zhu Junyang looked at the plate of sautéed pig intestines. He thought about it and placed two pieces into the piping hot noodles. After a while, he picked it out and placed it into his mouth. He savored the taste as he carefully chewed it. 'Sautéed pig intestines' was Xiaocao's best dish. When it just came out of the pot, it had a golden color, and it was crispy on the outside and tender on the inside. With a savory and fragrant taste, it was suitable for all ages and people would never get tired of eating it.

Zhu Junyang, who was born in the imperial family, had never tried food like innards. If he hadn't experienced the hards.h.i.+ps of ocean voyage, he probably wouldn't even touch the food in front of him. However, after eating a piece of intestine, Zhu Junyang thought that it tasted rather good, and put a few more pieces into the noodles.

Commander Fang, who had been waiting on the side in silence, watched as Royal Prince Yang ate one piece after another of the sautéed intestines. He was extremely curious about this kind of food—when it was time to change s.h.i.+ft, he had to go buy a portion to try!

When Xiaocao returned to her stall, she thanked Head Steward Liu and happily accepted the corn and potato seeds. She planned on eating the delicious roasted corn on the cob and stir-frying a plate of sour and spicy shredded potatoes, which she really missed, in autumn… That would be such a happy feeling!!

When Imperial Envoy Fang came over, the stall was serving the small peak of dinner time. Seeing that his daughter was so busy that she didn't even have time to rest, Lord Fang couldn't just sit down anymore and took up the position of a waiter. All of the dockworkers knew who he was. The imperial envoy was straightforward and una.s.suming, so the dockworkers all liked him very much. So they joked, ”It's really the blessing of three lifetimes to be able to eat the noodles personally served by the Lord Imperial Envoy ah!”

Fang Zizhen guffawed and said, ”Eat more! You will have more strength to work when you're full!! In the future, when the harbor construction is completed, would you guys still have to worry about not getting any benefits?”

Most of these workers were regular employees of the management office. The new port, which was not too far away from the old wharf, was starting to take shape and it was more than twice the size of the old docks. There was a commercial street not too far from the harbor. Although the shops weren't built yet, the layouts of the shops could already be seen. Lord Fang was right. With such a large harbor, would they still have to worry about not being able to find work? The salary of dockers had doubled compared to the past and it would only be better in the future!