Qian Feng took a bite of the bright red flesh and felt a sweet and gentle sensation throughout his body after swallowing the melon.

"Master, this winter melon is even tastier than the ones that were brought as tribute."

The man nodded, looking at the cold melon in his hand, lost in thought.

Her maternal grandfather's family was also in business; if this melon were sold in the capital, it would be snapped up like crazy.

Moreover, if he gave his father some money as a favor, his future career in government might be more secure.

Thinking of this, he immediately got up, intending to go and meet this county princess.

I had heard that the county princess was just a baby, and that she was only granted the title of county princess by the emperor because she managed to produce some grain.

I didn't think I needed to go over and say hello to the person before, but now it seems that this little baby might not be as simple as I thought.

"Madam, I plan to visit the county magistrate's house. If they grow a lot of this stuff, I intend to buy some and send it to my father in the capital."

"Okay, you go then, drive carefully."

Women aren't ignorant; she naturally knew that even a slight manipulation of the melons before her could affect her husband's future career.

After all, these days favors are the hardest to repay, and things are always valued for their rarity. Having such a treasure will surely bring out its greatest effect.

Qian Feng soon arrived at Taoliu Village, but to his surprise, every household in the village was growing rare varieties.

These rare varieties are probably the sweet potatoes and potatoes that were all the rage in Beijing before I came here.

It wasn't until we arrived in the village that we discovered every household had fruit trees, some of which were already laden with heavy fruit.

These fruits were all things they had never seen before. The old men and women at the village entrance looked on curiously when they saw the unfamiliar horse-drawn carriage stop at the village entrance.

The richly dressed man gazed at the village but made no further move.

The village elder happened to be resting under the big tree when he saw the newcomer, who was dignified and distinguished.

He stepped forward and bowed, saying, "May I ask what brings you to my Peach Willow Village, esteemed guest?"

At this moment, Qian Fengcai realized what was happening and quickly returned the greeting, "Uncle, I am the newly appointed county magistrate, and I have come to pay my respects to Your Excellency."

The people under the big tree were in an uproar. They were first shocked that the county magistrate had come to the village, and then they were even more shocked by the magistrate's tone, which was that he said he was paying respects to the county magistrate.

It wasn't until this moment that they realized that the little lucky star who usually ran around the village actually held a higher official position than the county magistrate.

When I first heard that the emperor had personally bestowed upon me the title of county princess, I didn't quite understand what it meant. I thought it was just a position where I could earn some money, but I never expected it to be so powerful.

"Quickly, daughter-in-law, take the magistrate to Old Su's house."

The young wife, who had been called away by her father-in-law, was still chatting enthusiastically with the group of women when she suddenly heard her father-in-law call her. She quickly got up and went to lead the way for the county magistrate.

The young woman didn't dare to say much along the way, fearing that she might offend an important person by saying something wrong.

"Your Excellency, this is the Su family's residence."

Qian Feng then gave a wink to his servant before heading towards the Su family's house.

The servant, of course, understood and quickly took out a tael of silver from his purse and handed it to the young woman.

"Thank you so much for showing my husband the way, sister-in-law. This is a small token of my appreciation, please accept it."

The clan chief's daughter-in-law initially refused, but eventually accepted it.

She tightened her grip on the one or two taels of silver, not intending to hand it over.

Since the family hasn't separated yet, everyone eats and drinks together. Although they won't go hungry, they certainly don't get to eat anything good.

My own family home is not like this Peach Willow Village. Because of the little lucky star, every household in the village is doing quite well.

My maternal home is several villages away from Taoliu Village, and it's not even near any mountains, so they can't even dig up some wild vegetables or mushrooms on the mountain.

They rely on the crops in the fields to make a living all year round, but for the past few years, there has been a persistent drought.

It can't be said that there was no harvest at all, but we were just barely hanging on.

So she planned to bring this tael of silver to her mother when she returned to her parents' home. She had already thought of an excuse: that it was a reward from her mother-in-law for working in the workshop.

When Qian Feng learned that some other families in the village were also growing winter melons, he was overjoyed.

This would be excellent for my father to make connections, and it could even be presented to the palace.

Then it suddenly occurred to me that I had left in such a hurry that I hadn't even tasted the little golden melon before rushing over.

Su Muyao was taking a nap at this time, and Old Man Su didn't know how to chat with this county magistrate.

In short, everyone was a bit reserved.

The awkward atmosphere was broken only when a sweet, gentle voice, growing louder as it approached, rang out.

"Mom, could you tie my hair up for me?"

Soon the little bundle of joy arrived in the main room, with two loose little tufts of hair hanging down on his head.

Su Muyao sized up the elegantly dressed man.

Before Qian Feng arrived, he had already inquired about the Su family's connections, so he naturally knew that the young girl in front of him was the county princess.

Suddenly, the man in front of her stood up and bowed to Su Muyao, saying, "This humble official greets Your Highness, the County Princess."

"Oh dear, get up quickly."

Su Muyao was still a little confused about the situation.

"Good heavens, this is our newly appointed magistrate."

Upon hearing that it was the newly appointed county magistrate, Su Muyao immediately asked, "What about the previous county magistrate's family?"

"The former county magistrate was promoted, and his family naturally moved to Liuzhou."

Su Muyao exploded upon hearing this, "Damn it! You bastard Yuanyuan, don't let me see you, or I'll knock your teeth out!"

She left as my best friend without even saying goodbye, it's infuriating!

Yuanyuan, who was being nagged by Su Muyao, sneezed three times in a row in Liuzhou Prefecture.

The beautiful woman beside her looked at her little daughter reproachfully, "It's so hot outside, how did you manage to catch a cold? It must be because you didn't cover your stomach at night."

"Mom, no! I think it's because Yao Yao misses me. It's all Dad's fault for putting me in the carriage while I was taking a nap. I didn't even get to say goodbye to my girlfriends."

Thinking about this, I couldn't help but worry that Yao Yao might blame me when I returned to that small town.

"Your dad left in a hurry back then, didn't he? In a while, when the weather gets cooler, I'll take you back to see your little sister Yao Yao."

The little girl happily replied, "It's a deal!"

…

It took Su Muyao a long time to catch her breath. She had something good and was still thinking about her friend, but her friend just left without even saying goodbye.

Grandma Su comforted her, saying, "Perhaps he left in a hurry and didn't have time. I'll take you to Liuzhou to visit that girl sometime in the future."

Su Muyao turned her head away and snorted coldly, "Hmph! Who wants to play with her?"

The county magistrate standing nearby felt that although the Su family only sold watermelons from half an acre of his land, it was already a lot.

Upon learning that the remaining watermelons had been pre-ordered, and that he couldn't possibly pay less than 20 taels each, he paid 20 taels of silver for each watermelon.

Fortunately, I brought enough money with me. Next, I will go to the village and collect all the melons from other people's houses.