In early August, Anping County's first government-run pig farm was finally completed after a period of intensive work.

The pig farm, covering an area of ​​nearly 200 acres, raises nearly 600 piglets.

Of course, this number is still trending upward, but the county government's large-scale purchase of piglets has caused the price of piglets to skyrocket.

Magistrate Du felt that the people were asking for too much, so he decided to stop the purchases and let them raise pigs and have piglets themselves.

This way, we won't be controlled by others.

However, it was impossible for the county yamen runners to take care of more than 600 piglets. Fortunately, Master Liang was very quick-witted and asked the runners' families to do these things. This way, the normal operation of the county yamen would not be delayed, and the runners would also receive some income subsidies.

Gu An'an's previous questions were finally answered by Master Liang: "There aren't many rules for being a yamen runner here. The salary is one tael of silver a month. As for why Jiang Yongshan spent money to get in, it's because he was tricked."

A monthly salary of one tael of silver was not much, so some yamen runners would also do some small business.

Jiang Yongshan wanted to work in the county government because he thought being a yamen runner would make it easier for him to do business. In the end, he spent money to buy a position that someone else had vacated. Little did he know that he would die in his hometown after only a little over a year as a yamen runner.

"He's not a very honest person, but if the water is too clear, there will be no fish. Sometimes we adults have to be tolerant of imperfections."

Gu An'an understood this.

Master Liang was a gossip enthusiast and always shared the gossip he had heard with Gu An'an as soon as possible. However, Gu An'an did not expect him to gossip about her. "Manager Gu, look at you, a woman with several children, you can still run such a successful business. You are really amazing."

Master Liang gave a thumbs-up in admiration, then changed the subject, "You see, you don't seem to be planning to find someone else, at least someone who cares about you, so you can have someone to rely on, right?"

Is this about matchmaking?

Gu An'an laughed, "I originally thought Jiang Yong'an was my support, but he left just like that. So, when the mountain of support crumbles, I won't create trouble for myself."

Master Liang was surprised that she refused so easily. He had heard about the matter before. "That Jiang Yong'an is really blind. He doesn't want such a good wife. Don't you think he's crazy?"

"Who knows?"

Gu An'an smiled; she and Jiang Yong'an still had their three-year agreement.

However, she didn't even tell the siblings about this, so naturally she wouldn't tell Master Liang either.

After chatting for a while, Master Liang sighed, "I originally wanted to matchmake Manager Gu and our master. Actually, our master is a very good person. Although he is a little older than you and a bit unkempt, he and you get along very well. As the saying goes, true friends are hard to find, and you two are actually on the same page. Look at what I'm saying, you two are like-minded. Unfortunately, Manager Gu is not interested, so I won't mention it again."

Gu An'an was stunned. The person that Master Liang had arranged for her to marry was actually Magistrate Du.

She really didn't notice.

"Lord Du is a handsome and talented man who loves his people like his own children; there are quite a few who want to marry him..."

Master Liang interrupted Gu An'an, "However, there are not many people who are worthy of you, sir."

Gu An'an: "..." That makes sense, but it has nothing to do with me.

Seeing that Gu An'an had stopped talking, Master Liang knew he had killed the conversation. "That's enough, that's enough." Let's not talk about it today. There's plenty of time in the future, we can deal with it later.

However, Gu An'an wanted to say something, "I heard that you are supporting your brother and sister-in-law's family?"

"Yes." Mentioning this, Master Liang sighed with emotion, "Our master is truly a grateful person, not the kind of ingrate who repays kindness."

He started gossiping with Gu An'an about Lord Du's family again.

It was nothing more than the decline of his family. He was raised by his elder brother and sister-in-law. Later, he finally passed the imperial examination with great difficulty, but his elder brother died unexpectedly. So, Lord Du took on the heavy responsibility of taking care of his sister-in-law's family.

In Master Liang's eyes, this was truly an exceptionally good man, and more importantly, he had remained consistent for many years.

He was a good person, but not a good match for her.

Gu An'an understood why Lord Du, a dignified county magistrate, was unmarried. As for the young lady from the county magistrate's family that she usually mentioned, she must be his niece.

Because they rarely interacted, Gu An'an didn't really know this before.

"I heard the county government doesn't have much money, and that magistrate has to support his family..."

"To be honest, I can barely afford to eat a bite of meat, but the adults are struggling to make ends meet."

Because I have no money, I can't gain weight, and my figure is extremely thin.

Gu An'an: "..." This really doesn't sound like the experience of a county magistrate.

However, given the situation in Anping County, it won't be easy for Lord Du to find a wife.

There are so many people in the family to support, including a sister-in-law, nephews, and nieces.

Importantly, the newlywed daughter-in-law should not simply treat her sister-in-law as her sister-in-law, similar to the relationship between a mother-in-law and a sister-in-law.

I wonder what kind of temperament this county magistrate's sister-in-law has.

In short, the family relationships are somewhat complicated, which is not a good thing for ordinary families.

In addition, as Master Liang said, Lord Du is, after all, a scholar with discernment, and would probably not even look at the daughters of ordinary families.

So with all this back and forth, who knows, I might end up single for the rest of my life.

Being single is fine too; you can focus on your career.

Gu An'an felt relieved that she wasn't alone after all, and that she had a partner who was also driven by her career.

Little did Master Liang know what she was thinking. After a few words of reflection, he brought up the topic of Lord Du's marriage again, saying, "If Manager Gu has any suitable candidates, you might as well introduce them to Lord Du."

He decided to use reverse psychology, arguing that for ordinary women, Lord Du was indeed not a good match.

But Manager Gu is not short of money, so money can solve most problems, and many things are easily resolved.

Master Liang is an extremely enthusiastic CP fan. Just like a diligent fan who writes a short essay or edits a video, he is now trying his best to bring them together.

However, this provocation had absolutely no effect on Gu An'an.

She readily agreed, saying, "No problem, no problem, I'll do it without hesitation."

Master Liang: "..." What I want is for you to be unwilling, Manager Gu. Why are you going to do it without hesitation?

He wanted to cry.

As the two were talking, someone came over.

Upon seeing the newcomer, Master Liang quickly said, "This is our master's sister-in-law, surnamed Lian."

That's a rather rare surname.

Gu An'an greeted everyone politely, "Hello, Sister-in-law Lian."

Lian's expression was slightly serious. She didn't recognize the person talking to Master Liang at first, but nodded and then carried a pile of hay to feed the pigs.

"Recently, Sister Lian has been taking the children to cut pig feed and feed the pigs. She has been taking care of about a hundred piglets."

Even Gu An'an was somewhat surprised, "So capable?"