The county magistrate rubbed his hands and said a little embarrassedly: "I don't know the method of oil extraction. Can you tell me?"
An Dashan shook his head a little embarrassedly and said, "Sir, to be honest, my daughter and I are planning to open an oil press workshop, so this method..."
An Dashan didn't finish his words, but the county magistrate understood what he meant. He nodded and said, "Please forgive me, Lord Rongchang. I was abrupt just now."
An Dashan smiled and said, "My Lord, you can let everyone plant soybeans first. Then my family will harvest the soybeans. The price will naturally be higher than the market price."
The county magistrate nodded and said, "In this case, I would like to thank Lord Rongchang on behalf of the people."
An Dashan shook his head and said, "You are too polite, County Magistrate. We in Beichuan County are truly lucky to have a County Magistrate like you who loves the people like his own children."
The two of them flattered each other for a while, and then the county magistrate said, "It's getting late now, why don't Rongchang Bo and Yongjia County Lady stay for dinner."
An Dashan shook his head and said, "No need for dinner. My wife is still waiting for us in the inn. If we go back too late, she will be worried."
Seeing An Dashan's firm attitude, the county magistrate made no effort to try to keep them and personally escorted the two men out of the county government office.
After An Dashan and An Ning left, the lawyer said to the county magistrate, "Sir, what did Lord Rongchang say?"
Lord Wu repeated what he had just said to An Dashan, and then said, "Although they didn't tell us the method of oil extraction, it's a good thing that they came forward to collect all the soybeans."
The master nodded and said, "Although the emperor has conferred titles on the An family father and daughter, your contributions are also real. You can be rated as excellent in this performance evaluation. Promotion is just around the corner. I would like to congratulate you in advance."
Lord Wu nodded and said, "The An family father and daughter are capable. I don't care whether they are promoted or not. I hope they can still work here. Maybe they can get more credits and have more room for promotion."
Lord Wu is a genuine Jinshi, but he is only a Tong Jinshi, so he serves as the county magistrate of Beichuan County here, in order to accumulate some experience, so that he can work harder at home in the future and go further in the officialdom.
He didn't expect that God treated him well and such a talented family emerged under his jurisdiction. He got this credit without doing anything.
The master thought for a moment and said, "Sir, after inquiring over the past few days, I know that Magistrate Hu has a chance to be promoted to the next level. Then the position of Magistrate will be vacant. We can use our connections to fight for the position of Magistrate."
Lord Wu had already thought about the master's suggestion. He nodded and said, "That's what I was thinking. I've already written to my father and asked him to help me sort it out. The letter should have arrived in the next two days. Whether it can be accomplished or not will depend on the next few days."
The master clasped his hands and said, "Your Excellency is indeed very thoughtful. I am ashamed to say that I am not as good as you."
The two talked in the study for a while before going back to their own business.
At this time, An Dashan and An Ning had also returned to the inn, and the family of four sat around the table eating dinner. An Dashan said to An Ning: "Ning Ning, our refusal just now. Will it offend Lord Wu? Will he retaliate against us?"
An Ning shook his head and said, "Dad, don't worry. I think Lord Wu is an upright person. Although he has some small thoughts, it is also human nature. Besides, if we come up with something else, he will also have a share of the credit. He can still figure out what to do to benefit him."
After hearing An Ning's words, An Dashan finally felt relieved and said, "Ning Ning, when are we going to build the oil press workshop you mentioned?"
An Ning thought for a moment and said, "We can start preparing for the workshop when we get back. When the workshop is built, the soybeans should be ripe. By then we can harvest all the soybeans and start the workshop."
Gao basically didn't ask about the family affairs now, so she just listened to the father and daughter's discussion quietly without interrupting. But little An Rui was not a quiet person. He saw that his father and sister were only talking and didn't even look at him, so he immediately made two dissatisfied "ah ah" sounds, trying to attract his father and sister's attention.
Sure enough, An Dashan and An Ning heard little An Rui's voice and turned to look at him. An Ning stretched out her hand and pinched little An Rui's little face, saying, "Does our little An Rui want to express his opinion too? But you are still too young now, how about you wait until you grow up before expressing your opinion?"
Little An Rui thought An Ning was teasing him, and he immediately grinned. His smile made An Dashan and Gao Shi laugh as well.
After they finished their meal, they all went back to rest. There was no conversation that night. The next day, after they had breakfast, they walked towards the city gate.
Zhao Meng was on duty today. He saw An Dashan sitting on the shaft of the cart from a distance, so he shouted, "Brother An, you are finally back. You must have been gone for several months."
An Dashan got off the carriage, walked over and said, "Yes, this trip will take quite a while. It's your turn to be on duty again today!"
The two exchanged pleasantries for a while before An Dashan waved goodbye and said, "Okay, I won't delay your shift. When you have time, come to my house and we can have a drink together."
Zhao Meng nodded and said, "Okay, I'll come to see you one day when I have a day off."
After saying goodbye to Zhao Meng, the few of them headed directly towards Huaishu Village.
The few of them rode at full speed and returned to Huaishu Village at 9:00 p.m. When the villagers saw An Dashan and his friends coming back, they all greeted them warmly, and An Dashan responded one by one.
When they arrived at the door, they found it was not closed, so An Dashan shouted inside, "Brother, are you home?"
At this time, Xinghua, who was cleaning the yard, heard An Dashan's voice, and quickly put down the broom in her hand and came out, saying, "It's the master who is back. My uncle went to the fields and hasn't come back yet. I'm the only one at home."
An Dashan nodded and said, "Okay, got it. Go and help Madam down!"
Xinghua responded yes, then walked to the side of the carriage and took little Anrui from Gao's hands. Then Gao got off the carriage with the help of An Ning.
An Dashan said to his entourage, "Everyone, drive the carriages in. I will arrange a place for you to rest. After a few days of rest, we can go back to the border."
There is no war at the border now, so there is no rush to go back today. The leader nodded and said, "Okay, then I'll trouble Lord Rongchang."
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