Time flies, and the cotton was planted in Qingjiang Village in just ten days.

Li Yongchang and Zhao Chunlan also went to Li Niu's house to learn how to make tofu.

The crops in the field are growing vigorously every day, and Zhao Ruyun's June beans planted in the yard can be harvested and eaten one after another.

The soy sauce factory is doing very well, attracting many out-of-town merchants who come here to wholesale it and resell it elsewhere.

The income was impressive, and the village chief led everyone to build a new drying yard that could hold more than a hundred soy sauce vats.

Incomes increased rapidly, and distributing dividends every two months became an ironclad rule in the village.

Ji'antang made a fortune selling herbal oil and cold medicine, and other pharmacies heard that Ji'antang could sell its medicines in other pharmacies.

People come here because of its reputation, and it has naturally become a common occurrence.

Su Luo also made a lot of money from these medicines.

Seeing that Fumanlou was about to open another branch, the group hadn't yet decided where to open the branch.

"Luo Luo, you don't need to go to Shuiqing Manor today, right?"

It's almost June, and Nangong Qing, under the pretext of settling accounts at Fumanlou, has been coming to the Chen residence every day to follow her for the past seven or eight days.

"No, have the accounts from Anchangzhou Fumanlou arrived yet?"

Nangong Qing smiled faintly and took out an account book from her sleeve, handing it to Su Luo.

"All the account books are ready today, Luo Luo, you do the calculations."

Su Luo didn't say anything, but opened the ledger and started calculating and writing at the same time.

Nangong Qing sat at the tea table, fanning himself, and quietly gazed at Su Luo.

They gazed at it until nightfall.

Su Luo calculated in great detail, so it would take about a day to calculate the cost of several Fu Man Lou restaurants.

The next day, Ah Xu and Nangong Qing appeared at the Chen residence at the same time as before.

Since it was about calculating profit sharing, no one came to disturb them in the study, and Nangong Qing quietly stared at Su Luo.

She looks stunning when she's serious. Her hairstyle is simple and neat, unlike the typical matronly style. Every time I see her, her hair is tied up.

Her forehead was full, her natural eyebrows were like a painting, and her dark eyes captivated him as she looked down at her books.

Her eyelashes were so long, every blink was captivating.

With skin as smooth as cream and lips as red as rouge, she was becoming more and more stunning.

"Have you seen enough? Haven't you ever seen a beautiful woman before?"

Nangong Qing's eyes darted away, and Su Luo caught him in his dazed state.

He chuckled to cover it up: "Hehehe... Stop being so vain, I was just thinking about something."

Su Luo rolled her eyes at him. Not only did he not help her with the accounts, but he also had to be stubborn.

"Nangong Qing, do you see that wall over there?"

Nangong Qing turned around: "..."

"Go look at it and think about things, don't stare at me, or I might steal your dividends."

"It doesn't matter how much money you swindle from me..."

Nangong Qing didn't care at all; even Fumanlou was just his kitchen at the beginning.

If Su Luo hadn't cared so much, he wouldn't have bothered to seriously manage the business.

You're sick!

After scolding Nangong Qing, Su Luo continued to calculate her accounts. With the three Fumanlou restaurants combined, her dividends would double again.

Nangong Qing scoffed. Hadn't he also wondered if he was sick, that he actually liked a woman like Su Luo?

Before the end of the month, Su Luo finished calculating the accounts, and Nangong Qing gave her the amount of silver that was written down at the end.

The three thousand taels of silver notes were handed to Su Luo. "Luo Luo, didn't you think that Fu Man Lou would be able to open another branch by now? I also think it's time."

After seven or eight days at the Chen residence, Nangong Qing finally got down to business.

"Where are we planning to drive? How about Lucheng?"

Lucheng is a large city with a good flow of visitors. Moreover, the prefect of Lucheng, Fu Zhengqing, owes her a favor, so it would be more convenient for her to hold meetings there.

Su Luo waited for Nangong Qing's reply, but he didn't say a word, his eyes dim.

"Nangong Qing, are you troubled? You're acting strange today."

"Luo Luo...I..."

He still didn't say it, and Su Luo just assumed that he didn't want to open a restaurant in Lucheng.

"Do you think Lucheng is too far away, or is there something else?"

After a long silence, Nangong Qing finally said, "Luo Luo, let's go to the capital to open it."

The capital city is far away; it's also the capital of Nanning. She wants to gradually expand Fumanlou. The capital city is still a long way off in her plans.

Today, Nangong Qing suddenly suggested going to the capital to open Fumanlou Restaurant, and Su Luo sensed something unusual about him.

"Nangong Qing, you..."

"Luo Luo, I should go home!"

All was quiet, and their eyes darted around, filled with reluctance.

Nangong Qingzao received a secret decree seven days earlier, summoning him back to the palace from his father.

The strand of hair he gave to the Imperial Advisor confirmed that Su Luo was the person they were looking for. However, the Imperial Advisor said that as a lucky star, she also had things to do.

When the time is right, she will naturally go to the capital and tell them not to go against the will of Heaven.

"Are you going home?"

In all this time, Su Luo had never heard him mention going home or talking about his family. She had really overlooked so much about him.

"Well, I've been here for three years, completed my mission when I arrived, and now I have no choice but to go back."

"Luo Luo, besides settling accounts for the dividends, I also came here today to say goodbye."

"When are you leaving?"

The two were good friends, and although they were reluctant to part, Nangong Qing wanted to go home to reunite with his family, and Su Luo had no reason to stop him.

"the day after tomorrow!"

"Okay, I'll give it to you then. How many people are in your family? I'll buy some gifts for you to take to them."

His family might not appreciate Su Luo's gift.

"No need, I have a lot of family members and we have everything we need, so you don't need to bother preparing those things."

Indeed, Nangong Qing is clearly a man who doesn't lack money, and his family must be incredibly wealthy.

The two called Ah Xu in to discuss opening Fu Man Lou in the capital, but none of the three seemed very interested.

Saying goodbye is really painful. Just after seeing Nangong Qing off, Du Xiuyuan brought over another cartload of things.

“Madam Su, these are all herbs I collected in Yongle County. They are of good quality and all top-grade. I couldn’t bear to use them, but now I’m giving them all to you.”

Why did you bring her so many precious herbs, yet you still look so worried?

"These are more useful at Ji'an Hall than at my place. I don't need so many precious medicinal herbs."

"And the ginseng you gave me when you became my disciple, I still have it all. You can take these back."

Outside the pharmacy, Du Xiuyuan suddenly knelt down and kowtowed to Su Luo.

"Dr. Du, what are you doing? Get up."

Du Xiuyuan bowed three times without getting up, and said to Su Luo in front of him.

“Master, thank you for your generous guidance over the past year. I will always remember your kindness. However, I will be leaving in two days, so I have come here today to say goodbye.”

They're leaving again. Nangong Qing is leaving, and Du Xiuyuan is leaving too.

Are you going home too?

"Yes! Back to the capital."

The emperor's decree was not to be disobeyed. He had come as the Third Prince's personal physician, and now that the Third Prince was to return, he naturally had to follow him on the return journey.