May 26th was a good day. Gu Qingxuan brought official matchmakers to the An family to propose marriage. An Ning thought that the things her family brought when she went to the governor's mansion to propose marriage were already very good, but she didn't expect that Gu Qingxuan brought even more things.

Gu Qingxuan was seen riding a tall horse in front, followed by a team of personal soldiers. These personal soldiers were carrying two people at a time. The two people in the front were carrying a cage with two lively wild geese in it. Behind them were big red boxes.

This grand display made the onlookers envious and jealous. One of the women in her thirties said, "The An family is really amazing. First they married the governor's daughter, and now the Duke of Ying has come to propose marriage. They are really very proud of their ancestors."

An old lady nearby said, "That's right. This British duke is the dream of all the girls. Who would have thought that he would be given to a foreigner."

Another person said, "Have you heard? The An family has a great background. General An is great. His father was personally appointed as the Earl of Rongchang by the Emperor. His sister, the one our Duke Ying is seeking to marry, was also personally appointed as the Lady of the County by the Emperor."

As soon as this was said, other people who didn't know the inside story gathered around, and someone asked, "I heard that the An family was just an ordinary farm family, how come they have so many identities?"

So the person who knew the truth started to talk nonstop and told everything he knew, but he exaggerated a lot and some of what he said was real and no one knew.

At this time, An Dashan's family except An Ning were all waiting at the door to greet them. An Dashan saw Gu Qingxuan and the others coming towards them from afar, and quickly tidied his clothes.

Gu Qingxuan and his party arrived at the door, dismounted, bowed to An Dashan and the others, and said, "Uncle An, Aunt An."

The official media behind him also hurried forward and said, "Congratulations to Lord Rongchang and Madam. The Duke has come to propose marriage with a betrothal gift."

An Dashan smiled and invited the official media and Gu Qingxuan into the courtyard, saying, "Come in!"

At the door, the steward of the Duke of England, led by Steward Zhou, carried boxes of betrothal gifts into the yard. Every time a box was carried in, the steward of the Duke of England read out the betrothal gift list.

An Dashan was so happy listening to the long list of betrothal gifts that he forgot that his daughter was about to be snatched away. In the living room, An Dashan, Gao and Gu Qingxuan were talking and laughing. The official matchmaker was ignored. Fortunately, An Yong and Yin Wan'er were there to accompany her.

At noon, Gu Qingxuan naturally stayed for lunch. An Dashan was not conservative either, and called An Ning over as well. The family sat around the table and had a meal.

After eating and resting for a while, Gu Qingxuan stood up to say goodbye. Before leaving, Gu Qingxuan said to An Dashan: "Uncle An, I will pick a good day when I go back, and marry An Ning after she reaches the age of 15."

An Dashan nodded and said, "Okay."

Two days later, Gu Qingxuan came to visit again. This time he came to tell An Dashan that the wedding date was set for the sixth day of August next year. An Dashan thought that there was still more than a year left, so he had enough time to prepare a dowry for An Ning, so he agreed.

The wedding date was set, so there was no need for An Dashan and his friends to stay at the border any longer. They packed their bags and set off on their way home. An Yong and Duke Ying were worried about their return, so they sent a small team to escort them back.

In the past few months, little An Rui has been able to walk with the help of something, so naturally he didn't want to stay in the car honestly, so the An family did not walk very fast along the way.

The group traveled along the way, enjoying the mountains and rivers, and it took them a month and a half to return to Beichuan County. They were not in a hurry to go home, so they decided to go to the county town to rest for a night and then go home the next day.

At this time, the winter wheat had been harvested, and this year's winter wheat had a bumper harvest. Now people's after-dinner talk had become winter wheat. So before they got home, they already knew the yield of winter wheat.

An Dashan was very happy. After all, he participated in the planting of winter wheat and it gave him a sense of accomplishment.

Just as they found an inn to stay, they saw the Beichuan County's lawyer coming over. He found An Dashan, bowed, and said, "Greetings to Lord Rongchang. My master heard that Lord Rongchang has returned, and wanted to invite you to his house for a chat."

An Dashan was very surprised. They had just found a place to live, how come Lord Wu knew about it?

An Ning was not surprised by this. These officials all had their own spies. They were probably discovered before they even entered the city gate. Fortunately, Lord Wu had no ill intentions. If they had met someone with malicious intentions, it would have been dangerous. One must be on guard against others. It seems that he needs to buy some guards.

An Dashan said to An Ning and the others, "Wait for me here. I'll be back soon."

An Ning walked up and said, "Dad, I'll go with you." Although the county magistrate was not a bad person, An Ning still felt uneasy about An Dashan going alone.

Seeing this, An Dashan did not refuse. He nodded and took An Ning and his lawyer to the county government office.

Led by the legal advisor, they went directly to the county government office where official business was handled. The county magistrate was reading official documents inside. When he saw An Dashan and An Ning coming, he quickly stood up and saluted, saying, "Greetings to the Earl of Rongchang and the Princess of Yongjia County!"

An Dashan still felt uncomfortable. In the past, he was not servile in front of the county magistrate, but he was also cautious. Now, the situation was reversed. He quickly said, "Master Wu, please don't be polite. Is there anything you want me to do?"

The county magistrate nodded and said, "I think Lord Rongchang already knows about the bumper wheat harvest. I wonder what plans Lord Rongchang has for the future?"

An Dashan turned his head and looked at An Ning. Seeing An Ning nodded, he said, "My daughter got a kind of seed. It is still in the cultivation stage, so it cannot be planted on a large scale. However, my daughter has developed a method of oil extraction, which can be used to extract oil from soybeans, so why not plant soybeans on the free land."

The county magistrate had long known that the An family had planted soybeans after harvesting winter wheat, and he was still wondering what was the point of planting so many soybeans since soybeans could not be used as a staple food. Now that he knew that An Ning had developed a new method of oil extraction, he suddenly realized.