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This sweet potato is a big deal. Upon hearing this, Xiao Ran quickly said, "Then let's go and see, in case it's sick."

The two arrived at the experimental field where sweet potatoes were grown.

The agricultural official standing nearby was waiting for them with a worried expression.

They come to check on the sweet potatoes every day, examining each plant carefully. If they find anything wrong, they report it immediately.

However, I didn't notice anything wrong this morning, but when I checked again at noon, I found that the roots of one of the sweet potato vines were turning yellow.

These were newly planted crops, and the agricultural officials knew nothing about them. Just then, Xiao Ruoying came to take a look, and they quickly sought her out.

Xiao Ruoying felt that she was sick, but she wasn't sure. Although Xiao Ran didn't know much about this, Xiao Ruoying still felt that having another person confirm it would make things more certain.

If sweet potato vines get sick, the disease can easily spread from one plant to the entire field. In that case, not only will the yield be reduced, but whether the sweet potatoes can even survive is another matter entirely.

"Young master, you've finally arrived." The farmer and Xiao Ran were already quite familiar with each other, so he pulled Xiao Ran to the field and headed straight for the sweet potato vine that looked sick.

“This is the one,” the agricultural official said.

Xiao Ran squatted down to take a look, then looked at Xiao Ruoying and asked, "Do you think this is an illness?"

Xiao Ruoying nodded, "Yes, I'm not entirely sure why, since I'm not an expert in this field, but this is definitely not normal."

Xiao Ran also felt something was wrong. Moreover, Xiao Ruoying and Zhou Jie had studied for a while and even asked each other questions when planting sweet potatoes. Since Xiao Ruoying said she was sick, there was at least an 80% chance that she was sick.

The agricultural official standing nearby was almost in tears.

"What are we going to do?!"

Xiao Ran stood up and said, "You'll have to ask Ruoying about that."

Xiao Ruoying also stood up and gave the instructions in an orderly manner: "First, dig out this sweet potato plant, and dig out the surrounding soil as well. Then quickly check if this situation has occurred."

Although it's uncertain what disease it has, it's certain it's not a pest infestation, so it must be a soil problem. Therefore, digging up the entire plant is the safest approach.

Unless the entire plot of land is problematic, given how much they value sweet potatoes and how carefully they chose the location, it's almost impossible for this to happen.

It's because the sweet potato has become diseased.

"Hey, good."

Having found a solution, the agricultural official immediately ordered his men to dig up the sweet potato plant and carefully inspect each vine.

Fortunately, besides this sweet potato vine, only one other sweet potato vine next to it also showed signs of yellowing, and it was quickly dug out.

Xiao Ruoying took out her phone and took pictures of both sweet potato plants.

"Brother, I need to go back and ask my senior."

Xiao Ran nodded and led Xiao Ruoying back to the villa.

As soon as she got back, Xiao Ruoying sent the photos to Zhou Jie, who replied quickly.

After inquiring about the specific conditions in the field, Zhou Jie's tone immediately relaxed upon learning that there were only two plants.

"You discovered it early, and there shouldn't be any problem if you dig out all the surrounding soil. If you're still worried, you can use microbial fertilizer, either by fertigation or drip irrigation."

Having received a positive answer, Xiao Ruoying and Xiao Ran were both relieved.

Xiao Ruoying hurriedly went to buy fertilizer, while Xiao Ran went upstairs to find Li Shimin.

"Hmm? What brings you here?" Li Shimin was a little surprised that Xiao Ran had come to see him at this time.

Xiao Ran sat down on a chair and said, "His Highness the Crown Prince said today that the pilot experiment on cement was very successful."

Li Shimin was in a good mood upon hearing this news.

"Good, it's good that everything went smoothly."

However, Li Shimin's good mood was soon broken.

Because Xiao Ran brought up the topic of sweet potatoes.

"Today we discovered that two sweet potato plants in the sweet potato field are diseased."

This is a big deal, even more important than cement.

"What? Do you know what disease it is? How do you treat it?"

Xiao Ran said, "Your Majesty, rest assured, a solution has been found, and Ruoying has already gone to buy the medicine."

Knowing that the matter was resolved, Li Shimin felt half relieved.

As for his other half, he'll have to wait until the sweet potato field is completely harvested before he can put down his other half.

Empress Zhangsun, who was standing to the side, also breathed a sigh of relief.

"That's fine, that's fine."

Xiao Ran looked at Empress Zhangsun and comforted her, "Don't worry, Auntie, nothing serious will happen. We're here. Besides, even if something does go wrong, it's normal. After all, this is our first time planting, and we have to take it slowly. We still have potatoes to fall back on."

Empress Zhangsun and Li Shimin breathed a sigh of relief when they thought of the vast fields of potatoes planted on the imperial estate and in the outskirts of Beijing.

After telling them about this, Xiao Ran had nothing else to do, so he went downstairs to wait for Xiao Ruoying.

At the same time, he was also thinking about something.

Having enough to eat is the most important thing. Now that we have potatoes and sweet potatoes, after they are distributed to the people tomorrow, they should be less likely to starve to death. However, apart from that, the seeds that the Tang Dynasty currently has are not very good.

So sending modern seeds to the Tang Dynasty wouldn't be a bad idea.

Just as Xiao Ran was lost in thought, Xiao Ruoying returned.

Microbial fertilizers are not uncommon; they are generally available in stores that sell chemical fertilizers, and even some flower shops carry them. That's why Xiao Ruoying returned so quickly.

"Brother! Come and help me quickly."

As Xiao Ran walked out, he saw Xiao Ruoying carrying two large bags of fertilizer as she walked in.

"Just this much?" Xiao Ran asked.

Xiao Ruoying rolled her eyes.

"This is enough, and it still needs to be diluted."

Xiao Ran then realized what was happening.

"That's right, let's go back quickly."

After saying that, Xiao Ran took the fertilizer and returned to the Tang Dynasty with Xiao Ruoying.

When they arrived at the Lizheng Hall, they found that Li Chengqian was not there.

Xiao Ruoying said, "I presume His Highness the Crown Prince is already aware of what happened in the fields."

Xiao Ran nodded in agreement.

Such a big matter could not possibly go unsaid to Li Chengqian.

Xiao Ran and Xiao Ruoying practically rushed towards the experimental field.

Just as they suspected, Li Chengqian was indeed in the field.

"Your Highness," Xiao Ran called out to Li Chengqian.

Li Chengqian quickly came over.

"Young master, these sweet potatoes."

Xiao Ran lifted the fertilizer in his hand.

"Don't worry, we've already bought the fertilizer. After diluting it, just spread it on the ground and there won't be any problems."

While it can't be said that it can cure all diseases, this fertilizer mainly adds nutrients to the soil. In other words, it's equivalent to boosting the human body's immunity, so sweet potatoes are naturally less prone to disease.

Li Chengqian let out a long sigh of relief.

"That's fine, that's fine."

After speaking, Li Chengqian didn't leave, but stood aside, watching the agricultural officials dilute the fertilizer as Xiao Ruoying had instructed. Then, they took a bucket and a ladle and sprinkled the diluted fertilizer little by little into the fields. Xiao Ran and Xiao Ruoying also came to watch; they didn't need to do these things themselves.

Soon, the entire field was sprinkled. The agricultural official in the field wiped the sweat from his forehead, a smile on his face, though a trace of worry remained in his eyes.

"Young master, is everything alright now?"

Xiao Ran nodded. "There shouldn't be any problems, but you still need to be careful, especially about the areas where you were sick before."

The agricultural official responded repeatedly.

Having resolved this unexpected incident, Li Chengqian went to continue handling state affairs, while Xiao Ran went to the kitchen to get the recipe.

To be fair, geniuses exist everywhere, and these people in the kitchen are quite good at research.

Now they have a lot more ingredients, some they've seen before, some they haven't, and Xiao Ran even gave them recipes before, which they've used to create quite a few of their own.

Xiao Ran went over to ask for a recipe and even got to try a new type of pastry that the kitchen had recently developed.

It was a new product developed in the kitchen. Xiao Ran tried a piece; it was a little sweet and a little dry, but not hard, with a mix of milky and fruity aromas.

The taste is quite unique, but the little princess should like it.

So Xiao Ran packed up and took the entire new drawer with him.

This pastry can only be eaten cold, because it doesn't taste good when it's hot, so Xiao Ran isn't worried about it not tasting good when it's cold.

When Xiao Ran arrived at the kindergarten, he found that the little princess was already taking a nap.

He spent the whole morning running around, and it was well past lunchtime.

Xiao Ran hadn't realized it at first, but seeing the little princess sleeping made him realize he hadn't eaten yet, and he started to feel a little hungry.

Xiao Ruoying had been busy and hadn't eaten, so the two of them decided to go back and eat first.

Yu Shu and Xiang Cao didn't expect that Xiao Ran and Xiao Ruoying hadn't eaten, so they didn't cook for them at all.

"Young master, what would you like to eat? We'll make it now," Yu Shu said.

Xiao Ran waved his hand, "No need, it's just the two of us, it's hard to cook anything, we can just eat out."

Xiao Ruoying quickly said, "That's perfect! Shall we go for a buffet? I saw a seafood buffet ad on social media the other day, and it looked really good."

Xiao Ran didn't have anything he wanted to eat, so the two of them went to a seafood buffet.

They were very satisfied with their meal, and of course, the price was also quite reasonable.

However, they are not short of money now, so they don't care.

After leaving the store, the two did not rush back, but instead strolled around the surrounding area.

Xiao Ruoying mainly remembered that she was almost out of her lotion and cream, so she wanted to buy a new set.

However, once inside the store, it wasn't just about buying lotions and creams. Xiao Ruoying wanted to buy everything she saw. Some of the items weren't for herself, but for Li Lizhi, and she even bought baby cream for the three little princesses.

Finally, carrying large and small bags, the two left the store.

Xiao Ruoying said, "Remember to apply this baby cream to Sizi every morning."

She bought it from an established brand, so she felt very reassured using it.

Xiao Ran nodded helplessly, "I know, you've said it many times already."

Xiao Ruoying rolled her eyes at him.

"I was just afraid you'd forget. It was me too; I hadn't even thought of it before, and only remembered it when I saw it just now. Sizi and the others are still young, and cosmetics aren't good for their skin, but these baby clothes that only have moisturizing effects are perfectly fine for them."

Xiao Ran didn't know anything about this, so he didn't say anything. Instead, he went to a store and bought two Texas-style braised chickens.

After they came out, Xiao Ran said, "I don't know if your baby cream will work, but I know Si Zi will definitely like it."

Xiao Ruoying glared at Xiao Ran first, then burst out laughing.

"That's right, all the rhinoceros wants to do is eat."

"Ah Qiu~"

The little princess suddenly sneezed.

They've already passed their lunch break and are sitting together eating fruit.

Upon hearing the little princess sneeze, Li Lizhi quickly asked, "What's wrong, Sizi? Are you sick? Is anything bothering you?"

The little princess shook her head, "No~"

As she spoke, the little princess continued munching on the apple she hadn't finished eating.

This apple wasn't a big one, because a big apple is too much for a child to finish, so I bought a small one, only about the size of the little princess's fist.

The little princess sat on the swing, slowly munching on an apple. As she munched, she looked at Li Lizhi.

"Little Pouch~"

She hadn't seen Xiao Ran for a long time, not even at lunchtime.

Li Lizhi said, "Young Master is still busy. You'll see him after school."

The little princess nodded, her face full of anticipation.

"Hurry up and let school end!"

School ended quickly, but the school bell rang for the next class.

The little princess quickly ran into the classroom, thinking that starting class early meant she could leave school early!

When the little princess got out of school, she couldn't wait to take a group of people back to the villa. When they got to the living room, the little princess finally met Xiao Ran.

"Little Bag~"

The little princess ran towards Xiao Ran without even putting down her backpack.

Xiao Ran caught the little princess. "Sizi, you're out of school."

The little princess nodded, "Where did you go? I miss you so much!"

Xiao Ran said with a smile, "Of course I'm going to buy some delicious food for our Sizi."

The little princess's eyes lit up, "Great!"

Then, the little princess shook her head and looked around.

"Where are you~"

Xiao Ran and Xiao Ruoying not only bought two braised chickens, but also sesame cakes and even a lot of braised pork.

However, these were all meant to be eaten for dinner, so Xiao Ran took out the new pastries he had gotten from the kitchen.

"Sizi, try this first and see if you like it?"

The little princess took the flower-shaped pastry, but instead of eating it right away, she looked at it and smiled, saying, "Hee-fa-fa~"

Xiao Ran nodded, "Yes, it's Hua Hua."

The little princess took a bite, chewed it, and her eyes instantly filled with delight.

"This is so nice, Qiya~"

Xiao Ran said, "Eat more if you like it."

Xiao Ruoying walked over, saw the pastries, took one, and put it in her mouth.

"Hey, you know what, this pastry is really delicious. When did you buy it?" Xiao Ruoying asked.

Xiao Ran said, "This was made by the Tang Dynasty Kitchen; it's their own innovation."

Xiao Ruoying took another bite. "They're really good. They taste even better than what's sold now."

Xiao Ran remembered a joke and said with a suppressed laugh, "Don't underestimate the bond between us and the Nine Clans!" (End of Chapter)