Chapter 306: The Golden Goose

"Let's go take a look. We don't have to buy anything, but I want to see," Zhu Yanyi said. She considered this a preserved piece of history.

Yan Aohan smiled and led Zhu Yanyi over. They said they were just looking, and indeed, they were. They glanced quickly without going inside. Zhu Yanyi thought the prices were already set. If she liked something, would she really buy it? Although she had some money and could be wasteful, she wasn't that kind of wasteful.

Yan Aohan followed Zhu Yanyi’s lead. If she wanted to go in, they would. If not, walking outside was fine too.

Zhu Yanyi saw someone selling roasted sweet potatoes. She went straight over and bought two. She handed one to Yan Aohan. "Eat while we walk."

Yan Aohan looked at Zhu Yanyi, then at the sweet potato in his hand. He laughed silently. Zhu Yanyi was clearly doing this on purpose. She probably thought he wouldn't dare eat on the street.

Yan Aohan glanced at Zhu Yanyi. Then he slowly peeled the skin off the sweet potato and took a bite. He nodded. "It tastes good. Quite sweet. It should be the season for harvesting sweet potatoes now."

Zhu Yanyi was slightly stunned seeing Yan Aohan eat without caring about others' stares. Then she nodded. "Yes, it is the season for harvesting sweet potatoes. My family planted five mu of them this year. When my dad goes back, he should be able to harvest them. If you want some, I’ll send you some when I return."

"Okay." Yan Aohan didn't refuse. "But roasted sweet potatoes are better in winter. In summer, the feeling isn't as comfortable as in winter."

Hearing him talk about "feeling," Zhu Yanyi didn't know how to describe her mood. Was Yan Aohan also a time traveler from the future? People from the future liked buying sweet potatoes while shopping in winter. They held them to warm their hands while eating. "Yes, yes," she could only laugh dryly. She couldn't say anything else.

Yan Aohan finished his sweet potato quickly. Seeing Zhu Yanyi still had half left, he shrugged. He looked around. "Wait here." Then he walked away. Zhu Yanyi didn't know what he was doing. Yan Aohan returned holding two bottles of soda. This was a popular drink now. Soda was just ordinary carbonated water, but it was a bit expensive. Three mao per bottle. Zhu Yanyi didn't particularly like the taste.

"It's hot. Eating only sweet potatoes makes you thirsty. Drink some soda." Yan Aohan handed her one bottle.

Zhu Yanyi looked at the sweet potato in her hand, then at Yan Aohan’s soda. She held the sweet potato in her right hand and took the soda with her left. She took two sips, then handed it back to Yan Aohan. "Hold this for me." She was so blunt, but Yan Aohan didn't refuse. He just smiled and took the bottle. Zhu Yanyi continued eating her sweet potato. "The sweet potatoes in Kyoto aren't as authentic as ours. But they are roasted well."

Yan Aohan nodded. "Actually, there are many fields near Kyoto. Many people grow sweet potatoes there. We are fine eating them. It’s just that people from Jiangnan aren't used to them. Jiangnan sweet potatoes are softer and moister. Our northern sweet potatoes are drier. So northern sweet potatoes are better for making starch. Southern sweet potatoes are better for various table desserts."

Hearing this, Zhu Yanyi gave Yan Aohan a thumbs up. "I didn't know you understood food so well."