Although traveling directly from the capital to Yuhai County would shorten the distance considerably, Lin Xue thought about it and realized that her large family, with its many members, young and old, relied solely on the two brothers, Huang Dequan and Huang Degui, for care. She was still somewhat worried about them.

So after packing their things, Lin Xue had Mo Bai drive the carriage, carrying the things they had bought, and embarked on their journey home.

The journey was arduous, even though Mo Bai took turns driving the carriage with her. They still had a very difficult time traveling through wind and rain.

In some places, they might walk for days without encountering a single household, forcing them to camp in the wild.

If Lin Xue hadn't been well-prepared and had specially commissioned a folding tent, the journey would have been even more arduous.

Although the process was not easy, nothing too dangerous happened. After all, with someone as strong as Lin Xue around, ordinary mountain bandits and highwaymen couldn't do anything to them.

When they passed through Linzhou City, Lin Xue made a point of staying there for a day.

After all, there's a lovely younger sister here, so since I'm passing by, I definitely have to go and see her.

Lin Xue sent a message to Liu Xiaoyu through a messenger and then waited for her at Xinghualou.

Huang Dehai and Mo Bai rested at the inn. After traveling for such a long time, it would be a lie to say they weren't tired.

"elder sister!"

"Mrs. Lin!"

To Lin Xue's surprise, Dong Wu actually came with Liu Xiaoyu.

"What are you two doing...?"

Don't blame her for being surprised, because the scene when these two met was not very good, so why are they acting so close now?

"Sister, we're already engaged!"

Liu Xiaoyu happily walked over and sat down next to Lin Xue.

"Yes, speaking of which, you were our matchmaker!"

Dong Wu, being sensible, sat down opposite him.

"I never expected that the two of you would end up together!"

What else could Lin Xue say?

The phrase "fate is predetermined" perfectly encapsulates the destiny of these two individuals!

After chatting with the two of them for a while, Lin Xue also learned that Dong Wu had not become a head constable.

Even though he was the one who made the greatest contribution in the government office during this period, unfortunately he didn't have enough connections, and in the end, most of the credit was taken by others.

“Brother Dong, I am about to go to Yuhai County with my husband to take up a post. Although Yuhai County is currently a poor place, we have a way to make Yuhai County rich!”

"What we lack now is time and manpower. I can't say anything else, but the position of constable will definitely be given to one of our own!"

"Brother Dong should also know that in a place like a yamen, the people under the jurisdiction will definitely change after each new county magistrate arrives!"

"I can't guarantee much for now, but as long as we perform well and make a name for ourselves in the local area, we can certainly report to the imperial court and request a reward!"

Lin Xue didn't explicitly say she wanted to win him over, but Dong Wu should be able to understand the meaning behind her words.

It's said that it's better to be a big fish in a small pond than a small fish in a big pond. Lin Xue has provided the opportunity; everything else is up to fate!

"Madam Lin, please allow me to go back and think about this matter!"

Dong Wu wasn't ungrateful; since Lin Xue had extended an olive branch, it must be because she recognized his abilities.

This is a good thing. Whether he agrees or not, he must accept this kindness.

"Sister, Yuhai County sounds like a nice name, so why do you say it's a poor place?"

Liu Xiaoyu did not know where Yuhai County was or what the situation was like there.

I thought the name sounded good, so I raised my own questions.

"Yuhai County is a coastal city with little temperature variation throughout the year. It rarely snows in winter and the summers are not unbearably hot!"

"The scenery by the sea is quite beautiful, but being a coastal city, the humidity is definitely higher than in other places. After we arrive in Yuhai County, we plan to organize the local people to grow chili peppers, then make them into chili sauce and sell them all over the country!"

"Since Yuhai County is located by the sea, it must have a lot of seafood. I also plan to make some dried fish and canned fish and sell them to other prefectures where fish are less abundant!"

“Yuhai County is located by the sea, and farmland is easily flooded during the flood season. We plan to build a cement plant and then construct dikes and flood discharge channels.”

"Although the farmland in Yuhai County is low-lying, there are also many mountains. We have also planned to lead the people to raise silkworms and grow mushrooms, and to reclaim the mountain land to build a livestock industry!"

Listening to Lin Xue's description, although Liu Xiaoyu had never been to a coastal city and had not seen most of the things Lin Xue mentioned, she still longed for those things.

"I don't know how to describe the other things to you, but I have a few jars of chili sauce and canned seafood here. You can take them back for your family to try!"

Lin Xue took out the basket that she had prepared under the table, and took out a can of food from each of them, placing it between the two of them.

"See, that's it!"

"Xiaoyu, aren't your parents in business? You can show them this and see if they'd be interested in the business."

"Although we haven't formally become sworn siblings, I've always treated you like a younger sister. If your parents want to do this business, I can reserve the distributorship spot for your family in Linzhou Prefecture!"

"This basket also contains canned fruit, various pickled vegetables, shredded duck, dried chicken, and the like!"

"These are the products we plan to produce in the initial stage after arriving in Yuhai County. The ones in this basket are all samples. You can take them home and show them to your parents!"

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