A few days later, Song Hanyan finally managed to pry some information out of the guards.

Just as Li Gaoyi had told me.

"What!" Nan Zhi was surprised at first, then asked, "Who is Zong Qisheng?"

"A fifth-rank official in the current court."

Pei Nanqing, who had been quiet for several days, finally spoke up.

Nanzhi exclaimed in surprise, "It's alive?"

Pei Nanqing's face darkened, and his wounds nearly burst open.

"Professor Nan, there's no need for this."

Nan Zhi looked at Song Hanyan innocently, "What does he mean?"

Song Hanyan gently ruffled Nan Zhi's frizzy hair and said with a tender smile, "He's silly."

Pei Nanqing couldn't sit still any longer. To hell with manners, get out of here!

"What do you mean by this!" It's bad enough that you're always showing off your love in front of him, but now you're actually bullying him.

Nan Zhi turned her head to look at Pei Nanqing, then said to Song Hanyan, "Song Hanyan, judging from the way he was beaten, he should be alright now. Shouldn't he pay back the money he owes us?"

Pei Nanqing, who was about to lose her temper, suddenly shut up.

He is now penniless, poorer than a beggar, so where would he get the money for such expensive medical bills?

Nan Zhi proudly raised her head. Living in her house, eating her food, and drinking her medicine, she still dared to act recklessly.

"However, why should a fifth-rank official like me, a mere minor official, bother with him?"

Song Hanyan took a comb and combed Nanzhi's long hair.

“He certainly doesn’t argue with minor officials, but you are a female official, and this man has always disapproved of women serving in the court. Several years ago, His Majesty intended to appoint a talented woman to an official position, but this group of people blocked it, and it was ultimately abandoned. It is because of your outstanding achievements that His Majesty, despite the pressure from the court officials, appointed you to an official position.”

"So that's how it is." It seems the emperor of the Great Yang Kingdom is a good emperor.

Pei Nanqing, standing beside Song Hanyan, looked at him with a scrutinizing gaze.

"Who exactly are you?"

Song Hanyan ignored him.

Nan Zhi: "Of course he's my husband, unlike you, a single dog."

Pei Nanqing's face darkened; he instinctively felt that the term "single dog" was not a good thing.

Wu Nanshuang asked curiously, "Master, what is a 'single dog'?"

Nanzhi leaned closer and said, "It's someone who doesn't have a wife."

Then, looking at Wu Nanshuang, she said, "There are people like you who don't have a husband."

Pei Nanqing has once again made a blunder.

"Master." Wu Nanshuang covered her face shyly.

Is it something you can just casually talk about with your wife and husband?

It's only because the master is bold and her husband is tolerant.

......

At the No. 1 Restaurant in the world, Nan Zhi sat in a private room on the top floor, waiting for the person who was coming.

A moment later, a person dressed in a red robe walked in.

“Young man, you’ve come to the wrong door,” Nan Zhi said.

The rooster I saw on the street that day actually came to my door.

How could the gatekeeper let someone like that in?

Wang Yushu looked behind him, puzzled, and asked, "Did you make plans with other people?"

Nanzhi paused for a moment, then thought of a certain possibility.

She asked uncertainly, "Wang Yushu, Young Master Wang?"

"Hmm." Wang Yushu tossed his fan aside, looking at the dishes on the table, his mouth watering.

She never expected that the rooster was actually the young master of one of the four great families; she thought it was some male prostitute soliciting customers.

Nan Zhi coughed. "Young Master Wang, please forgive me. Shall we discuss serious matters?"

Wang Yushu picked up his chopsticks and headed straight for the rabbit meat dish in the middle.

Nanzhi thought that this problem probably couldn't be solved in a short time.

"The shopkeeper said that Young Master Wang comes here often. I wonder what he thinks of this dish?"

After finishing a rabbit leg, Wang Yushu said, "It's hard to get one."

He had only managed to eat there a few times before, because the reputation of Tianxia Diyi Lou was not well-known. But ever since Tianxia Diyi Lou became famous, wealthy merchants and nobles who came and went all wanted to try the spirit rabbit, and he couldn't get his hands on any of the dozens of rabbits available every day.

Nan Zhi smiled. "Young master, if we can finalize this deal, I'll prepare two of them especially for you. How about that?"

Wang Yushu was tempted. He didn't have many hobbies, but he paid attention to food.

Such delicacies are a pity if you can't eat them all the time, so two at once is like a windfall for him.

He put down his chopsticks, elegantly wiped his mouth, and then picked up his fan. "What kind of business?"

Nanzhi thought to herself: She's even better at pretending than her.

"Potatoes, corn, rice, and sweet potatoes, which I recently discovered."

Wang Yushu tried his best to appear calm, but the excitement in his eyes betrayed his thoughts at that moment.

"How does the young lady plan to negotiate?"

Nanzhi took out a pre-prepared agreement, "For the next few types of crops, I will sell all the village's crops to the Wang family, but the Wang family must give Taile Village equal benefits."

These are all new things, mainly grown in Taile Village.

If the Wang family wants to secure several types of grains as soon as possible, they must start purchasing them from the source.

Nanzhi cannot guarantee the future, but if the Wang family cooperates in the next few years, they will definitely make a fortune.

"Don't worry, Miss Nan, I agree to this."

Nanzhi then brought out a contract. "Since you've agreed, Young Master Wang, please sign this contract for a five-year term."

This was the first time Wang Yushu had ever seen something so novel.

Every clause in the contract is clearly listed, outlining what can and cannot be done.

If the other party violates the rules, there will be corresponding penalties.

Finally, both parties affix their seals or fingerprints.

"Did you make this?" Wang Yushu asked uncertainly.

Nanzhi nodded. "Is there anything else that's problematic? We can add it anytime."

"No, no."

It was so detailed; the other party had even considered things he hadn't thought of.

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