Shuiqing was slightly surprised to hear that the highest-ranking official in charge of the various families had agreed to let her, a mere peasant woman, arrange her grandson's marriage.

A general, the right-hand man of the King of Yan, is about to be rewarded with official rank and title for his meritorious service in supporting the emperor. His grandson Lingran will also be rewarded when he goes to the battlefield. At this time, it would be easy to introduce Lingran to a rich and powerful family's daughter. But if he agrees to let her make the decision, wouldn't he be throwing away these opportunities?

This general who fought on the battlefield was even more open-minded and unconcerned with trivialities than she had ever known!

However, even if someone else is good, she needs to have a clear understanding of what good candidates she can find in a village. She shouldn't ruin Ling Ran's future.

It seems I need to make a trip to Beidu ahead of time.

“Your aunt has acquired quite a few fields, shops, and houses in Beidu. You should have heard Dajiang mention it. During the war, your Uncle Bai managed them. Now that the world is at peace, shouldn’t we go and take a look? If you’re not in a hurry, come back to Beidu with us first. We can discuss the marriage there, okay?”

We still need to ask the elders for their opinions. Even if the elders don't understand, the women in the Zhu family do, and they can offer some suggestions for candidates.

Ling Ran is not short of money, and he also has his father Ling Ce behind him. Even if Ling Ce really doesn't care about his son, it's fine. She doesn't have much else, but she has a lot of family property. Giving him a few things as a betrothal gift will not make him feel poor!

Ling Ran immediately understood Shui Qing's meaning and nodded in agreement without showing any emotion.

My aunt's trip to Beidu will allow my maternal grandparents' family to meet Yan Qiu, making it more convenient for the two families to sit down and discuss matters together.

However, "Auntie, everyone was more optimistic about Nanjing back then, so why did you invest all your savings in real estate in Beijing?"

When Dajiang first arrived, he was assigned by Zhu Zhiyuan, the eldest son of Yan Wang, to teach and plant potatoes. After the potatoes were harvested, he would continue to teach how to preserve them.

As more and more people started planting, Dajiang had a little more free time. Then Uncle Bai came and said that Aunt Shuiqing and he had acquired over a thousand acres of land in Beidu and asked Dajiang to plant potatoes.

As the potato harvest progressed, the number of potatoes increased, and the acreage that Uncle Bai had brought over also increased.

He always knew that Uncle Bai had a lot of money and that Aunt Shuiqing was good at making money, but their purchasing power still shocked him!

Did they earn money like this while he and Dajiang were away?

And they are determined to acquire properties in Beidu!

Shui Qing corrected her sheepishly, "We didn't invest all our savings. We also have properties in Nandu and Yuhang!"

Although it sounds a bit like showing off, there's also a hint of pride in it, what's going on?

Fan Jiang's mouth was agape, wide enough to fit an egg. He quickly closed it and asked in astonishment, "Mother, when did our family become so wealthy?"

He knew that people in Beidu were in a state of panic at that time, especially wealthy families who wanted to sell off their assets and flee. Therefore, prices were as low as they could go. However, he knew that while he could buy a lot of things at low prices, it was not to such an extreme degree.

Xinghui quickly explained everything about the family's current business.

Fan Jiang gasped!

It took him a while to sort out the money-making projects at home.

In other words, the family not only had a medicinal herb shop and a toothbrush shop, but also a brown sugar and white sugar shop in Zhulin Village. During this period, they also got Uncle Bai to open a brown sugar shop, and the two families made money together. Now they have added a calligraphy brush shop.

Before the news of the war's end and the world's peace had even reached their Shanshui Village, and before any news of the imperial examinations could even be released, their mother had already set up the calligraphy brush shop.