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"How long did he curse last night?"

"Reporting to Master, he cursed for about an hour, and then he was so tired that he fell asleep."

"are you awake?"

"not yet."

Zhou Wu went directly to the woodshed and had someone open the door.

There was definitely no bed, so Li Zheng simply grabbed a bunch of dry grass, spread it on the ground, and slept there for the night. He was probably too tired, so he slept quite soundly, even smacking his lips in his sleep.

"Wake him up."

"Yes, sir."

The guards in the house were all brought from their hometown and were extremely loyal to Zhou Wu. They didn't care whether you were a prince or a grandson of the emperor; they just picked Li Zheng up like a chicken.

"Are you hungry?"

Li Zheng was so weak that he could not speak and could only nod slightly.

He led Li Zheng to the restaurant, where the octagonal table was laden with food: white porridge, pickled vegetables, steamed buns, fried dough sticks, and all sorts of other dishes. Many of them were things that even Li Zheng, a prince, had never seen before, but they must be delicious.

Li Zheng stepped forward, ready to sit down and enjoy the food, but before he could even sit down, he was lifted up again.

Zhou Wu gave Li Zheng a wink, indicating that the other party's location was not here.

"Where are you located?"

In the corner of the restaurant, on a small stool, there was a bowl of white porridge and a small dish of pickled vegetables. That was all.

"You're eating so well, and this is what you give me?"

Li Zheng seemed to still want to reason with Zhou Wu, but Zhou Wu completely ignored him.

"If you don't want to eat it, don't eat it."

"Eat, eat, I was just asking, I didn't say I wouldn't eat."

Thinking of the congee from last night, Li Zheng already regretted it. He quickly squatted down in the corner, picked up the bowl of congee, and started drinking it quietly. He was probably too hungry, because the bowl of congee was gone in just two bites.

Then Li Zheng looked at Zhou Wu with an innocent expression. Originally, Zhou Wu did not intend to give him another bowl, but he just couldn't stand his disgusting expression.

“Give him another bowl. If you look at me like that again, I won’t hesitate to gouge your eyes out.”

Li Zheng immediately stopped pinching you, his heart filled with only the taste of plain porridge.

Back in the mansion, every meal was a feast of meat and fish, with at least twenty-eight dishes; Li Zheng wouldn't even touch his chopsticks without them.

But now this small bowl of plain porridge has become his favorite.

. . . . . . .

Zhou Wu had been thinking for a long time last night about why Li Tiancheng would send Li Zheng here.

The only answer Zhou Wu could think of was that Li Tiancheng still couldn't bear to part with this son. Although this good-for-nothing had made mistakes time and time again, he was still his own son.

However, to avoid any misunderstanding, Zhou Wu decided to write a letter to Crown Prince Li Junren to explain the situation.

Although Zhou Wu had no intention of participating in the struggle for the crown prince position, his relationship with the crown prince was now common knowledge, and Zhou Wu did not want to cause Li Junren any misunderstanding because of this.

As for Li Zheng, since the emperor has already sent people over, he has no choice but to accept them.

Zhou Wu decided to observe first. If the person could still be saved, Zhou Wu wouldn't mind giving him a hand. If he was truly beyond help, then he couldn't be blamed.

After breakfast, Zhou Wu took Li Zheng to the banana plantation.

"What is this?"

Li Zheng was very curious when he first saw a banana tree.

"This is a banana tree, a type of fruit that produces a lot of fruit. Try one."

Li Zheng didn't expect that Zhou Wu would break off a piece for him when he just asked casually. His soft heart was touched again.

Li Zheng stuffed the whole banana, peel and all, into his mouth, and Zhou Wu quickly stopped him.

"This thing needs to be skinned."

Zhou Wu broke off another one and demonstrated it himself. You nodded awkwardly and then peeled off the skin as well.

"good to eat."

One bite, and an unprecedented softness and sweetness fills your entire mouth.

"There are so many bananas here, why haven't we seen them in the capital? If they were transported to the capital, they would definitely sell very well."

"Bananas spoil after being picked when ripe, because the locals didn't know how to preserve them in the past."

"From what you're saying, you know how to preserve it?"

"Don't compare your wisdom with mine. Your task today is to cut down all these unripe bananas."

Zhou Wu relentlessly attacked Li Zheng, who had always been arrogant. Zhou Wu planned to completely break him down, force him to submit and admit defeat, and then reshape him into a completely new Li Zheng.

"Such a big piece? Me, cut it? It's not even ripe yet, wouldn't it be a waste to cut it?"

The banana grove was a very large area, and besides Li Zheng, there were many slaves and local hired workers, each of whom was allocated a plot of land of the same size.

"I already told you, you're not very bright, but don't doubt me. These unripe green bananas last longer, and even if they're removed from the banana tree, they'll still ripen slowly."

"Is it so magical?"

As a prince, Li Zheng was well-read, but this was the first time he had heard of such a method.

"You'd better hurry up, or you won't get lunch."

"what!"

Zhou Wu handed Li Zheng a specially made long-handled sickle, and then sat down to rest under a distant pergola.

Li Zheng had already cursed Zhou Wu to the core in his heart, but his hands did not stop moving at all.

In just one night, he realized the reality: in the South China Sea, under Zhou Wu's command, he was no longer the esteemed Fourth Prince. Therefore, it was best not to oppose Zhou Wu, because Zhou Wu was eager to do what he said.

The sun was shining overhead. If you weren't working, the weather would be very comfortable, but if you were working, it would definitely be unbearably hot.

Li Zheng dared not slow down for a moment. If he hadn't worked properly, several large blisters would have formed on his hands. Every time he swung the long-handled sickle, the blisters would send out a sharp pain.

He wanted to talk to Zhou Wu and beg for mercy, but his obsession kept him going until the last banana on the banana tree was finally cut down.

Li Zheng walked weakly toward the pavilion where Zhou Wu was. When he got closer, Li Zheng did not speak.

Zhou Wu sat while Li Zheng stood, looking down at Zhou Wu with a hint of stubborn defiance.

Although he doesn't dare to defy Zhou Wu now, it's difficult to make him bow down to Zhou Wu like this.

"Have a meal."

Zhou Wu sensed something in Li Zheng's eyes, so he didn't make things difficult for him today.

Lunch consisted of white rice, a grilled fish, and some vegetables.

These things were better than what the guard dogs in the mansion ate before, but now Li Zheng felt that they were the most delicious food in the world.

Locals don't have many rules when eating out; they usually eat with their hands. So Li Zheng didn't have chopsticks either. But not eating with his hands was his last resort. After looking around, he got up, broke off two small branches from a nearby tree, and used them as chopsticks to start eating heartily.