Qin Mu knew that there were many things in the county town waiting for Fang Shizhong to handle.

Hearing Officer Lü say that Fang Shizhong would also be going to Chijia'ao, he couldn't help but be a little surprised.

However, thinking about the things that Chi Yu had taken out, he seemed to understand something.

It seems he has to set off tomorrow.

Once we get to Chijia'ao, I'll talk to Xiaoyu about these things.

Fang Shizhong is, after all, a person in a higher position; he cannot be treated as an ordinary county magistrate!

As these thoughts raced through his mind, Qin Mu replied:

"Okay! Tell the adults I'll set off tomorrow."

Also, my brother-in-law, Chi Dahu, and his group will be going back with me.

Furthermore, Officer Lü, you are now one of the people that the adults and I trust the most.

After I leave, you must stay by his side for all twelve hours of the day.

Officer Lü only knew that Fang Shizhong was a member of the Marquis's mansion, but he did not know his true identity.

Qin Mu's sudden reminder made him realize that Fang Shizhong might have some other background.

Thinking of what Magistrate Zheng and his wife had done, he immediately nodded vigorously:

"Alright, Master Mu, don't worry. When you're not around, I'll stay by your side for every single hour of the day."

"That's fine! There's also the gentleman who isn't married yet, and his age is within the range specified in the imperial decree."

He is different from others; you must not discuss marriage with him, and certainly not make decisions on your own.

At this point, Qin Mu lowered his voice, pointed to the sky, and said, "The higher-ups have their own arrangements."

For some unknown reason, Officer Lü's heart skipped a beat, and he looked at Qin Mu in disbelief.

Unfortunately, he couldn't see anything in the other person's eyes, and could only leave in a flustered state, his steps unsteady.

What did Master Mu mean by that?

What he knew was that the man came from the Zhenguo Marquis's family, and the current empress was his aunt.

Does Master Mu mean that the Empress will bestow a marriage upon you, sir? Or does it mean that you have another identity, sir?

Officer Lü couldn't figure it out, so he could only be on high alert.

No matter what the adult's status is, for the sake of his family and his future, he must protect the adult!

Chijia'ao

Chi Yu was unaware that the day after Qin Mu finished the county examination, after arranging matters in the county town, he brought five carriages of goods and headed towards Chijia'ao.

After her brothers and sisters-in-law worked tirelessly day and night, the sweet potatoes, rice and wheat in the fields were all harvested, leaving only the sorghum and millet unharvested.

However, neither of these two types is planted in large quantities, totaling less than five acres.

Four able-bodied adults could finish it in less than half a day.

A bountiful harvest always brings joy.

Although Chi Erxiong and the others were very tired these past few days, they were very happy.

With the last acre of millet about to be harvested, Chi Erxiong seized the opportunity to ask:

"Little Fish, are you planning to use all this land to grow sweet potatoes and potatoes?"

But if all these plots are cleared, won't there be enough potatoes and sweet potatoes to grow?

I see there's extra land, how about we plant something else?

It's been getting noticeably hotter these past few days, and I'm worried that people will get heatstroke from the heat.

Let's plant some things that can cool us down, like mint and mung beans.

Chi Yu hadn't considered these things; she had simply collected a lot of mint before.

Hearing her second brother's words, and knowing that she didn't know how long this extreme heat would last, she thought for a moment and replied:

"I know that there are teas that can help relieve summer heat, such as mung bean soup, peppermint tea, dandelion tea, and chrysanthemum tea."

I had some mint stored up before. If you want, we can plant another half an acre or an acre.

I hadn't sold many mung beans before, and I didn't have much stockpiled, so I might as well bring some in and plant them.

If there's leftover soup in the summer, we can sprout bean sprouts to eat, so nothing goes to waste.