When Li Ke heard Li Yan say that he was not a good governor, Li Ke's face turned red, but he did not deny it, because it was indeed the case. This was his first time since he became the governor of Suzhou. Next, Li Yan said that he was guarding the treasure but did not know it. This shocked his spirit. He really admired his brother's ability.

"Sixth Brother, can't there be any treasures buried here in the third brother, or is there any minerals underground that no one knows?" Li Zhen also became interested and asked anxiously. He was too young. When Li Yan was engaged in industry and commerce in the past two years, Li Zhen could not catch up at all, so he didn't have many industries in the Yuewang Mansion. Seeing that the third brother and the sixth brother's mansion were making money every day, he was naturally very jealous. The reason why he clamored to come out with Li Yan this time was not only to open his eyes, but also to add some industries to the mansion. Therefore, when Li Yan said that the place under his feet was a treasure pot, his eyes suddenly turned red.

"Tsk~, what do children know? No matter how valuable treasures and minerals are, they will last for a day. How can they compare to the treasure pot with a lot of wealth?" Li Yan patted Li Zhen's head lightly, as if he was teaching a lesson from his elder brother. Li Zhen's head is now full of treasure pots, and he didn't care about Li Yan's lesson at all.

"Sixth brother, tell me what this treasure pot is?" Li Ke couldn't help it at this time and asked anxiously. Even Li Yun, who had always been honest, had a eager look in his eyes.

"Hehe, brother, don't worry, let's talk about it later when people come!" Li Yan smiled and kept silent. At this time, the old man and granddaughter of the store brought the dishes. There were not many dishes, and there were a total of four dishes and a basin, namely boiled beans in salt water, dried beans in salt water, and boiled eggs in salt water. The last one was not something boiled in salt water, but a plate of cool sea dishes. As for the coarse porcelain basin in the middle, there was the steamed wild vegetables that Li Yan ordered, and the fisherman's girl also put a plate of garlic paste in front of each person.

"Haha~, I ate canned food on the boat for several days. Today I finally saw the green. Third brother, you guys are about to try it. Although it is just a rural side dish, it has a unique flavor!" Li Yan said without hesitation, picking up the chopsticks and tasting everything.

The four side dishes are average, not as good as the street snacks that Li Yan had in his previous life, but the steamed wild vegetables is really good. Now it is the time when the wild vegetables are tender, and the people who steamed vegetables are obviously very experienced. The ratio of the vegetables to flour is just right, and sesame oil is added when steaming, which makes the fragrance of the wild vegetables also have a sesame oil that is sesame oil that is attractive. It does make people feel like they have a big appetite.

Li Ke and Li Yun and Li Zhen saw that the shop was crude and did not want to move their chopsticks, but they couldn't resist Li Yan's repeated invitations, so they reluctantly tried the steamed wild vegetables. Maybe they had eaten too many delicacies on weekdays, or maybe they were tired of canned food on the boat these days, and suddenly tasted the light steamed wild vegetables today, which made them feel very novel. Therefore, they no longer care about the environment of the shop and competed with Li Yan.

Li Yan had just eaten a few bites when he suddenly found that there were not many wild vegetables in the pot. The few side dishes next to him didn't taste very good. He was lazy to put down his chopsticks, so he simply threw down his chopsticks and chatted with the old man in the shop standing next to him: "I came in a hurry just now. I wonder what you call me, my father-in-law, this year's birthday?"

When the old man heard Li Yan ask about him, he replied with some fear and fear: "You are the noble man, the young man's surname is Sun. Everyone around him calls me Old Man Sun, and this year it's exactly sixty-five!"

Li Yan asked with a smile, "It turns out it's Mr. Sun. I think this place is remote and there are no pedestrians. If you open the store here, how can you have business?"

"Haha, the nobles don't know. There are indeed no people here. However, every evening, people who go out to fish will come back, and fish-collecting dealers in the county will come here. It happened to be dinner time, so whether it is fish buyers or fish sellers, most of them will eat something in the small shop. When the harvest is good, there will be some people drinking a few cups. The store mainly depends on them to support it!" Old man Sun replied with a smile.

After hearing this, Li Yan nodded. No wonder the food in this store was so crude. It turned out that they were all for those who were suffering. They didn't have much money, so they naturally couldn't afford to eat too expensive things. Next, Li Yan asked casually about the situation in Huating County. After all, Old Man Sun was a store owner, and the store was crowded and there were many news in all aspects, so he asked Li Yan to find out some useful situations.

Huating County is in the northeast of Suzhou. This county covers a considerable area, not only including Shanghai in later generations, but also Kunshan in later generations. However, unlike the extremely prosperous international metropolis of later generations, Huating County is quite poor now. Most of the population in the county is concentrated in the southwest near Suzhou, mainly for farming, while a small number of coastal and riverside areas mainly relies on fishing for life. For example, the place where Li Yan is now is a small fishing wharf.

Originally, Li Yan wanted to know the population, land and other situation of Huating County in detail, but unfortunately, Old Man Sun was just a rural villager and couldn't answer these questions. Fortunately, at this moment, a sudden sound of horse hooves sounded on the loess road outside the shop. A man in a red official uniform rode on the horse in the distance. In front of him were guards from two royal palaces leading the way, and he was coming quickly to this side.

Seeing that the person who was waiting for finally came, Li Yan also smiled at the corner of his mouth. Old man Sun next to him squinted his presbyopia and looked at the people on the road. When he saw clearly that he was the local county magistrate, he was immediately shocked. He looked at the four nobles in front of him, all of whom were sitting upright and had no intention of getting up to meet him. He was even more scared. It seemed that the identities of these four nobles were definitely not simple!

The person who came on horseback was the county magistrate of Huating County. The man's surname was Xie Mingqiong and was also from a Jiangnan family. He had just come to Huating for two years. He knew that Li Yan and four other princes went south, but he didn't expect that Li Yan and the others would actually run to his own Huating County.

The county magistrate Xie ran to the door of the shop and immediately flew off the horse. Although he was a civil servant, his riding skills were not low, which made Li Ke and Li Yan in the shop nod and appreciate. After handing the horse to the guard at the door, the county magistrate Xie adjusted his official uniform, then stepped into the shop, bowed to Li Yan and the others and said, "Secretary Zhou Qiong, please see the four high princes of Wu, King Qi, King General, and King Yue!"

"There is no need to be polite to Xie County Magistrate. I came here to visit and disturb Xie County Magistrate's official duties!" Li Ke was the oldest among the four, and he was the governor of Suzhou, so he naturally spoke.

Li Yan next to him was looking at County Magistrate Xie in front of him with interest, but suddenly heard a strange noise beside him. When he turned his head to look, he found that Old Man Sun, who had just talked to him, was trembling all over his body, and the few teeth in his mouth were fighting up and down, making a "crack" sound, and at the same time he was trembling and trying to say something, but he couldn't say a complete sentence.

Seeing that Old Man Sun was so scared, Li Yan was also a little worried while amused, afraid that the old man would be troublesome if he had a heart attack or something. When Old Man Sun's granddaughter knew that the four customers in the store were princes, she was so scared that she shrank behind the counter and secretly stretched out her black eyes and looked out.

Seeing this situation, Li Yan waved to the girl hiding behind the counter, signaling her to help Old Man Sun away, so that she would not be scared out of fear. Although the girl was afraid, after all, the grandfather and grandson had a deep affection. Finally, she mustered up the courage to stand up and walked over timidly to help Old Man Sun to the place where she rested. From beginning to end, neither of the grandfather and grandson said a word.

It was not until then that Li Yan felt relieved and turned his head to continue looking at the County Magistrate Xie who was talking to Li Ke. He saw that the Huating County parents were only in his thirties, with a medium-sized body, a rectangular face, a straight facial features, and three long whiskers under his jaw, looking very elegant.

After seeing County Magistrate Xie and Li Ke with a few polite words, they immediately got to the point and asked, "I wonder why the few Your Highness asked the officials to come?"

County Magistrate Xie actually complained about the arrival of Li Yan and the others, because it happened to be in the spring desertification and Huating County was a poor county, so many people could not bear the blame. As the parents of the people, he was discussing with some wealthy families in the county to protect the government, so that those who really couldn't afford to eat would borrow grain from the wealthy families. After this period, of course, the borrowed grain would be charged interest. Unfortunately, the wealthy families had just been summoned, and he received news from the four princes. He was so scared that he threw all the wealthy families and ran to the beach to meet Li Yan and the others.

When he heard County Magistrate Xie ask about this, Li Ke and the other two immediately looked at Li Yan. He called him, so he naturally had to answer this question. And they also wanted to know what Li Yan was doing?

Seeing that County Magistrate Xie also looked at him, Li Yan smiled and said, "County Magistrate Xie, I came to you today. Actually, I want to know the situation of Huating and several nearby prefectures and counties!"

After hearing this, County Magistrate Xie frowned. He had also heard of the name of His Highness King Qi, but he put down his official duties and ran here, and he just asked himself to explain the situation nearby. This was really a masterpiece.

However, although County Magistrate Xie was dissatisfied, since it was King Qi who had an order, he had to follow the order to start the explanation, starting from the population and land of Huating County, and then extending to grain, industry and commerce, and at the same time, he also gave a brief introduction to the situation in several surrounding counties and even Suzhou.

Li Zhen and Li Yun were drowsy when they heard these boring contents, and even Li Ke showed a lack of interest. Only Li Yan listened with relish and even interrupted and asked a few questions from time to time. County Magistrate Xie saw the performance of several princes and couldn't help but secretly admire it. No wonder others said that His Highness the King of Qi was the most suitable heir to the throne. He could tell just from his interest in government affairs.
Chapter completed!