Although the room was already very warm, Li Ze still asked Chen Wenliang to add a brazier to the room. Of course, it was not for heating, but for roasting sweet potatoes.

The sweet potato cultivation work in the Agricultural Research Institute went smoothly. Today, thousands of kilograms of fruits were harvested. Of course, these were all used as seeds to plant them on a larger scale next year. They were hidden in the cellar like treasures by the Agricultural Research Institute, and no one could find a piece.

However, Li Ze is obviously an exception.

So as soon as he spoke, although the people from the Agricultural Research Institute felt extremely distressed, he still sent him more than ten kilograms.

After burying two sweet potatoes into the charcoal ash in the brazier, and then lit the fire on it, Li Ze stood up and walked to the window. The entire glazed window was covered with a layer of white mist. He stretched out his hand and wiped the white mist, so the situation in the yard was clear at a glance.

Li Dan was waving a small engineer shovel, shoveling the snow on the ground together, preparing to pile a snowman. Although he was young, he was very strong. Chen Wenliang, on the side, stood by with his arms held on his back, looking at him with a smile, but he didn't take the lead. It was not that he didn't want it, but that Li Ze would not allow it.

Li Dan has the current body bones, which is due to the prescription that Li Ze got from Shi Zhuang. Since he was two years old, Li Dan has to use this prescription to take a night bath every month, which makes him much stronger and taller than children of his age.

Li Ning, who was over two years old, stood obediently in a thick fox fur, blinked his eyes and stared at where his brother was working.

Now that I return to the back home, Li Ze still has to take on the heavy responsibility of his dad.

Liu Ruyan went to Yangzhou, and as the end of the year approached, Xia He was busy. When he left in the morning, the two children had not woken up, and when he came back, the two children had already fallen asleep.

Li Ze was unwilling to let his two children stay by his maids and servants all the time, so he had to take some time to accompany his two children every day.

Seeing that the snowman looked a little ugly, it was already very good for a little baby. As Li Ning staggered over and placed two coal cores on the snowman's head, Li Dan got another leaf and stuck it on his head, and it was completed.

Li Ze was very moved by the two children surrounding the snowman and laughing and dancing.

He was not so happy when he was so old.

The smell of roasted sweet potatoes came from the room. Li Ze pushed open the window and shouted, "Take them in, I'll have enough fun today."

Li Dan carried the little engineer shovel and jumped into the house, while Li Ning was carried in by a maid.

"Are you sweating?" Li Ze pulled Li Dan over and reached out to touch his vest. It was indeed wet. With his hand stretched out, Chen Wenliang had already handed over a towel, pressed Li Dan on his knees, stuffed the towel into the little guy's vest, and carefully flattened it, which made Li Dan stand up.

"Father, I want a set of armor like Brother Shi Ping. The last time I came, he was showing off in front of me!" Li Dan grabbed Li Ze's sleeve and begged in a low voice.

"Your brother Shi Ping is twelve years old this year. His body is as beautiful as a fifteen-year-old boy. He is wearing that set of armor. If you want to put it on, you will press you down!" Li Ze laughed and said, "If you want such a set of armor, you have to grow up quickly. When you get taller than him, I will prepare one for you. Well, it must be better than his set. How about it?"

"Keep your word?" Li Dan was overjoyed and stretched out his little finger: "Let's pull the hook."

"When will I keep my word?" Li Ze smiled, but still stretched out his little finger and pulled the hook with his son.

"It smells so good!" Li Ning walked over, climbed Li Ze's knees, but stared at the brazier.

"You little foodie, the tip of your nose." Li Ze picked up Li Ning and put it on his knees. He picked up the tongs in one hand, flipped it in the brazier a few times, and the two sweet potatoes with scorched outer skin were exposed.

He knocked off the charcoal ash on it, picked up one of them and put it on a plate, tore open the shell of his head, revealing the golden roasted pulp inside. The steaming heat and fragrance immediately floated around the room.

I dug out a spoonful of spoons, put it on my mouth and blew it so hard that it didn't burn. Then I fed it to Li Ning's mouth: "Try it, little guy, you'll be beautiful. You are the first to eat this thing on this land."

Li Dan stood aside, staring at his sister with his eyes wide open, his throat moved, but he tried not to speak. At such a young age, he knew not to compete with his sister. Li Ze was funny and satisfied. His family education was quite successful. He dug a large spoonful and handed it to Li Dan.

"Thank you, Father!" Li Dan thanked first, then took the spoon.

"How can this thing be eaten like this?" Chen Wenliang widened his eyes and looked at the golden sweet potatoes inside the charred shell.

"It has many ways to eat it!" Li Ze said: "You can be roasted, cooked, fried, and cut it into slices, cut it into strips and dried to store it. It can be made into chewy vermicelli, or used to make sugar. In short, this thing is full of treasures. It is not picky about the ground and has a high yield. When this thing is fully promoted, we will not be hungry again."

Chen Wenliang smiled and said, "Prince, now we have too much food to eat!"

"You only see this wealthy place, Yinzhou, Lingzhou, South and North of the desert, and Pingzhou?" Li Ze shook his head and said, "Look further away from the perspective, where is the northeast? Things that can fill your stomach are always small and not too much. Even if our food is extremely abundant, this thing may become a cash crop, and it is also very good to feed livestock!"

"That's right!" Chen Wenliang nodded repeatedly.

Chen Wenliang was originally just a secretary in the secretary-general, but since Zhang Xun went to Shandong, which was the Pinglu in the past, he was promoted to Li Ze's personal secretary and replaced Zhang Xun's original job. It can be said that he has reached the top in one step, and his future prospects are naturally immeasurable.

He fed Li Ning another spoonful of roasted sweet potatoes. Li Ze looked at his new secretary and smiled and said, "I heard that someone gave you a house in the inner city two days ago, but you didn't accept it?"

Chen Wenliang was so excited that he was stunned and said, "Of course I dare not accept it, nor can I accept it."

"Why?"

After calming down, Chen Wenliang said: "My family has a heavy burden. Although the salary is not low, life is very tight. In the past, I couldn't get up early and sleep well every day and rushed to the secretary's prison. At that time, no one gave me anything. Now, I have been working with the prince and the salary has also increased. The income of our husband and wife adds up, and life is much better than in the past. I will be greedy for these things, and I will give others gifts, and I will have something to ask for, let alone such expensive things?"

Speaking of this, he smiled: "I am afraid that I can't afford a house in the inner city in this life."

Li Ze laughed, "Mr. Gongsun recommends you to replace Zhang Xun. It seems that he has read it wrong, but Chen Wenliang, I hope you can always maintain this original intention."

"Subordinates can."

"But you are following me day and night now, so it is even more difficult to go back. Living in the outer city for a long time is not the same. Zhang Xun used to have a small house in the inner city, and after he left, he was idle. You can move all your family here so that both sides can take care of it. But, this house is not for you. When you don't work by my side, you will have to pay it back. How about it?"

"Thank you, Prince." Chen Wenliang was not pretentious and bowed, saying: "In this way, my subordinates can be loyal and filial."

Li Ze nodded. He still admired Chen Wenliang. After all, he came from a poor family. He was much more agile than Zhang Xun in terms of human nature and worldly style and human affairs. However, his situation also gave some people with interest. During this period, there were endless people who gave him gifts. The methods of giving gifts were varied. It was nothing more than seeing Chen Wenliang's family in poverty and thinking that there was an opportunity to take advantage of it. If it were Zhang Xun, no one dared to do such a thing.

So far, Chen Wenliang has taken good control.

Although he is only Li Ze's personal secretary, he is indeed a humble and powerful person. He can hear any secret matters. If the fence is not tight, it will cause a big problem.

In the past six months, Chen Wenliang has passed the preliminary assessment, and Li Ze naturally has to solve the most basic problems for this personal secretary.

To make people work with peace of mind, we will naturally create a good environment for people without worries. This is Li Ze's consistent principle of employing people. We cannot be bothered. As a result, things on both sides will be delayed.

While the two were talking about some gossip, bursts of laughter suddenly came from outside. When they heard the laughter, Li Ze spread his hands and said, "Okay, the time of leisure has come to an end. I'm afraid that some good news has come to hear Mr. Gongsun's pride."

There are only a handful of people who can get here without any obstacles, and there is no one else who can be so arrogant except Gongsun Changming.

Chen Wenliang quickly stood up, walked to the door, and opened the door.

As the head of the secretary-general, Gongsun Changming was his direct boss.

"Li Xiang, a great joy, a great joy!" Gongsun Changming waved a piece of paper in his hand: "Chang'an just sent the latest information, hahaha!"

"What can make the gentleman so happy? Could it be that Zhu Wen is dead?" Li Ze said with a smile.

"Li Xiang already knows?" The laughter stopped abruptly, and Gongsun Changming looked stunned.
Chapter completed!