Yu Jiao smiled slightly, "It's okay to go home for a day or two, just come back early."

"Thank you, boss." Zhao Yu said happily.

"Yu Jiao, we have been away for more than a month. Isn't it time to go home?" Yu Fuling said from the side.

Yu Jiao shook her head. "I want to quickly build the paper mill and oil press. Aunt Song and Uncle Mengshan know that we are opening a grain store in Qiyun County, so they shouldn't be too worried. But it would be a good idea for you to go home and bring the letter Qizhe sent back to Aunt Song and them to save them from worrying."

Yu Fuling asked, "Aren't you going back with me?"

"I won't go back." Yu Jiao said, "You can go back with your brother-in-law and the others."

Zhao Yu shook his head. He saw that Yu Jiao seemed to have something to say. "My father is going back, so I won't go back."

Yu Fuling understood Zhao Yu's thoughts and knew that he was a clear-headed person, so she said, "Okay, I will go back with Uncle Zhao."

The three of them had been standing at the door. Yu Jiao said, "Come in and sit down and talk."

Sitting down in the hall, Yu Fuling brewed a pot of hot tea and poured a cup for everyone.

Yu Jiao said, "I'm done with the Danzhou grain shop. I want to quickly start a paper mill. When my fourth brother and Manager Zhou come back from Jiangnan, we can directly produce paper."

Yu Fuling sat down next to Yu Jiao and asked, "Where do you plan to locate the paper mill?"

"Gezhuang Village, right?" Yu Jiao had been traveling to the countryside a lot recently and was already very familiar with the terrain of several villages. Gezhuang Village had convenient transportation and was close to a water source. Water was the most essential thing for papermaking, so Yu Jiao intended to buy a piece of land in Gezhuang Village to build a papermaking workshop.

She discussed this matter with the head of Gezhuang Village, who was very willing, but there were no large courtyards in the village. Otherwise, Yu Jiao could just buy a suitable house in Gezhuang Village and renovate it into a paper mill, which would save a lot of trouble.

Yu Fuling nodded. The grain shop in Danzhou was no longer in business, and the grain shop in Xixun County was also not doing well. With so many employees, they couldn't all be idle.

"Then, Boss, what do you want me to do?" Zhao Yu asked proactively.

"The last letter that Fourth Brother sent me drew a picture of the structure of a paper mill in Xuanzhou. We can just build one according to the blueprint." Yu Jiao said, "We don't need to find workers. We can do it ourselves. There are many people in the village who can help. Building a paper mill shouldn't be a problem."

Yu Jiao looked up at Zhao Yu and said, "Brother-in-law, please take care of these things."

"Okay." Zhao Yu responded immediately, "I can also do the work of building a house."

"I plan to build an oil press in Baiyi Village." Yu Jiao took a sip of tea to moisten her throat and continued, "The field where the hucai is grown is closest to Baiyi Village. It will be most convenient to harvest the hucai seeds and transport them to Baiyi Village for oil pressing in the future."

The fields of several villages are connected. The large piece of land bought by Yu Jiao is closest to Baiyi Village. Moreover, Yu Jiao is optimistic about Xu Anniang, the female manager of Baiyi Village. It is difficult for women to do things in this era, and it is even more difficult to accomplish things. Yu Jiao also wants to help women who want to do things within the space she can provide.

In this way, other women of this era can also see that women can actually have other ways of living besides staying at home to take care of their husbands and children and relying on men.

After the three of them finished talking about the things, Zhao Yu was very excited and had a feeling of wanting to do something big. He secretly made up his mind to ask more people for advice on reading and literacy. He had a vague feeling that if he wanted to work with Yu Jiao for a long time, he would have to improve his abilities.

After Zhao Yu left, Yu Fuling stared at Yu Jiao with a meaningful look for a while, "Didn't you plan to wait for Fourth Brother and Manager Zhou to come back before you start working on the paper mill? Why do you suddenly want to start now?"

Yu Jiao was stared at by her, but she didn't feel guilty. She just said, "I don't know how long Manager Zhou and the others will stay in Jiangnan before they can come back. If it takes more than a month, then your good brother will have to spend the New Year alone in the capital. Don't you feel bad?"

"That's a nice thing to say." Yu Fuling smiled, "Are you thinking about Qi Zhe? Do you want to go see him sooner?"

Yu Jiao said without blushing or panting, "Yes, yes, good sister, I admit it, okay?"

Yu Fuling couldn't help but pinch Yu Jiao's fair and tender little face, and said with a smile, "Okay, I miss my brother too. Then I won't go back to Qingyu Village. Let's finish the paper mill and oil press as soon as possible. I also want to see my younger brother soon."

Yu Jiao pulled her hand away and saved her face. "You are going to get married with your brother-in-law after the New Year. Will going to the capital delay your wedding?"

Yu Fuling counted on her fingers and said, "Zhao Yu and I have agreed to get married on the sixth day of March. Qi Zhe will hold the imperial examination in February. We will have time. I will go to the capital with you, and we will go home together after Qi Zhe holds the imperial examination."

"There is also the Palace Examination after the Spring Examination. If Qizhe passes the joint examination, he will have to take the Palace Examination as well. So by this calculation, he may not be able to return to Qingzhou in time after finishing the examinations." Yu Jiao reminded.

Yu Fuling couldn't help but frown, feeling quite torn. She really wanted to go to the capital.

After a while, she made up her mind. "I heard that if I pass the palace examination and am chosen by the emperor as the top three, I will be paraded through the streets on a tall horse. No, I have to go to the capital. If I pass the top three and miss the parade, I will regret it for the rest of my life."