Upon hearing this, the Empress Dowager became displeased again: "When have I ever been older than you?"
Although they are not young anymore, the two have rediscovered the feeling of their youth.
The two exchanged a few more words, and finally the Empress Dowager was certain that Qin Mama's feeling was correct; she was indeed much younger than before.
All of this was because of the wine Han Luoxue gave her. More importantly, this Xue girl gave her several extra jars.
She was already looking forward to the effects of drinking the wine for the next few days.
Wouldn't that mean looking even younger? At the very least, he should look younger than Old Madam Wu.
However, Madam Wu still told her in advance, "The effects of this wine are not unlimited. It will improve things more at the beginning, but the effects will not be as great later!"
The Empress Dowager had only drunk it once, so she naturally didn't know the benefits of the wine.
Madam Wu's eyes darted around, and she covered her mouth with a light laugh, saying, "Actually, although Xue's wine is very effective, her cooking is even better. Oh my, she stayed with me for a while before, you wouldn't believe it, that was the best time I ever ate."
"The barbecue she makes is so good that people from the next yard come over wanting a taste. And her hot pot, even the simple stir-fried dishes, taste better than what most people cook..."
Madam Wu was certain that many of these things were things the Empress Dowager had never experienced. She was deliberately trying to provoke the Empress Dowager.
As expected, the Empress Dowager's smile disappeared. She should have stayed there a few more days and tried all the dishes that Han Luoxue could make, to see if that old man would still be so smug in front of her.
Upon returning to the palace, the Empress Dowager took a close look in the dressing mirror and found that she indeed looked much better than she had a few days ago.
She drank some more alcohol that night, about the same amount as the night before. Then, feeling satisfied and full of anticipation, she fell asleep.
Of course, Han Luoxue knew nothing about any of this. Back in Le'an Town, she got busy again.
Ouyang Zhen also came once, saying that Yancheng had sent a reliable person to take over, and that person was from the Zhou family.
The former magistrate, Wang, was immediately apprehended and investigated. He had embezzled a considerable amount of silver over the years and would likely face execution. All his assets were confiscated.
What's even more ridiculous is that during the investigation, he kept shouting that he was innocent, crying his eyes out, as if he really had been wronged.
The dozen or so women in his backyard did have different expressions, but surprisingly, most of them looked happy.
Several looked bewildered, and one even fainted.
Of course, these women had no other arrangements; they were all free.
Magistrate Wang's family had quite a bit of silver. Although she squandered a lot of it, most of it remained, and naturally, it went into the national treasury.
Liu Pangzi's business was also shut down.
However, most of his family's money was used to compensate Fu'an Hall, mainly because researching medicine was very laborious and expensive.
Later, the price of the drugs became very cheap because most of the victims were ordinary people.
Now that Yanshan had become one of their own, Han Luoxue felt relieved.
"not bad."
Yancheng is too important; it must be managed by our own people.
The progress in Le'an Town is also going smoothly. Han Mingyuan has established a breeding farm there, which is almost finished.
When Han Luoxue went over, Old Lady Han quickly came over.
"Snow Girl, you're finally back."
Grandma Han was all smiles; recently, the wrinkles on her face had diminished considerably.
I guess it's because I'm in a good mood and eating well; I look like I've gained a lot of weight and I'm not as skinny as I used to be.
Seeing Grandma Han's smiling face again, Han Luoxue felt a pang of emotion.
Remember when she first transmigrated? Old Mrs. Han wasn't like this at all. Back then, she treated her coldly and even considered selling her. Although she never hit her, she was only afraid that getting hurt would affect the price she fetched. How arrogant she was back then! But look at her now…
She was just an old lady, and her father's own mother at that, so Han Luoxue couldn't be bothered to argue with her. Besides, the old lady Han later behaved quite well, treating Han and her family very well.
"Um!"
"Little Xue, I heard you had two children. How are they doing?"
When Grandma Han asked about the two children, Han Luoxue was surprised. She glanced at Grandma Han with a calm expression, not understanding why the old lady suddenly asked her about the children.
Does she really think she'd ask her to help take care of her child? Doesn't she remember how she treated her when she was little? How could she possibly trust her to come over?
"yes!"
"Can I see them?" Grandma Han asked eagerly.
Han Luoxue smiled and said, "Let's wait a few days. They're still young and a little shy."
Grandma Han almost lost her smile. She really wanted to ask, "You said your child is shy, so why did you send Aunt Xu to take care of him instead of me?"
It's not like she hasn't taken care of children before; her son, grandson, and daughter—she's taken care of them all.
However, looking at Han Luoxue, there were still some things she dared not say.
"Well, alright then!" Old Mrs. Han looked a little disappointed, but Han Luoxue ignored her and continued to look at its breeding farm.
The construction here is almost complete. As for the workers, we can just find them from the villagers.
Upon seeing Han Luoxue arrive, several aunties ran over and asked:
"Snow Girl, are we still going to raise pigs here? By the way, do we need any help here? I have experience; I helped raise pigs back in the village before."
"I used to raise one too, Xueya, do you remember me?"
Another aunt came over to talk to her, and from her tone, it seemed they were quite familiar. Han Luoxue smiled: "The farm here mainly raises pigs, so of course we need people. If you're interested, you can go and sign up with Han Qiang. I'll have him help me select some people to work here..."
When everyone heard that they were going to find Han Qiang, they were all eager to try.
Although working on a pig farm is a bit dirty, it's not actually very tiring, and the pay is good. It's much better than farming at home. Besides, each family only has so many pigs, so not everyone needs to farm there. Farming is also much simpler than before.
This kind of job, which is right in the village, is very hard to find.
"Miss, can we apply for the jobs here?"
A middle-aged woman, whose face was somewhat unfamiliar, asked timidly. She was originally from this village.
Over the course of a few months, she became familiar with the new residents. She had heard before that there was a very capable girl in their village, but she had never had the chance to meet her. Now that she saw her, she was nothing like a village girl, nor a lady from a wealthy family in the city, and there was no one more beautiful than her.
However, they were not familiar with Han Luoxue, so they spoke to her with a bit of restraint.
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