Time passed slowly, and three years later, Magistrate Zheng fulfilled his promise and promoted Qingshan County's Zhuyeqing tea to several surrounding prefectures.
Even the emperor received a considerable amount, and this Zhuyeqing wine will soon become a tribute wine.
Meanwhile, Zhou Xiaocang worked hard on his business over the past three years, managing his bookstore quite well.
Besides the bookstore in Qingshan County, Zhou Xiaocang also had a papermaking workshop.
The paper he sold cost one coin more per ream than elsewhere. Even though it impacted the business of other bookstores, it didn't drive people to take desperate measures.
Moreover, after three years of operation, Zhou Xiaocang has firmly established himself in Qingshan County.
Just recently, this guy somehow got together with the daughter of a wealthy businessman in the county, and now they've reached the stage of discussing marriage.
This wealthy businessman has only one son and one daughter, and he dotes on his daughter immensely. As long as the person his daughter chooses is of good character, he doesn't place as much importance on social status as others do.
The following year, the two got married, and Lin Xue gave them a house as a wedding gift.
Lin Xue bought this house three years ago because she knew that under Magistrate Zheng's leadership, Qingshan County would become wealthy sooner or later.
So I bought several properties early on and stored them away, using the money from the space.
After becoming wealthy in Qingshan County, he sold two houses and recouped all his previous investment.
I still own a few properties, which I usually rent out.
The second person to get married was neither Zhou Xiaohai nor Zhou Xiaoting.
Instead, it was Zhou Xiaowu, whom Lin Xue was most worried about.
In the year that Zhou Xiaocang's child turned two, Zhou Xiaowu brought a girl to meet Lin Xue and the others.
The moment Lin Xue saw the girl, her jaw nearly dropped.
It wasn't because of the girl's identity, but because of her appearance.
This woman's name is Ye Cuier. She is 1.7 meters tall and weighs 175 kilograms. At first glance, she looks as strong as a bear. She has broad shoulders and a thick waist, and she has a straightforward personality and speaks fluently.
"Cui'er, what made you fall for our Xiao Wu?"
Ye Cuier's identity is also very simple; she is from a village under Qingshan County.
It is said that when she was still in her mother's womb, a fortune teller predicted that she was born with wealth and honor, so her family always pampered her.
However, as Ye Cuier grew older and fatter, no nobleman ever came to propose marriage.
When Ye Cuier was 16 years old and still no one cared about her, her family thought that the fortune teller must have been lying to them.
But they had spoiled Ye Cuier so much that they couldn't bear to scold or beat their own child, and could only sigh in secret when the night was quiet.
This made Ye Cuier very indignant. Regardless of whether what the fortune teller said was true or not, why couldn't she, Ye Cuier, marry into a good family?
So, taking advantage of her parents' inattention, the girl grabbed her luggage and left home.
This girl was too naive; she only realized how difficult it was to be alone after she left home.
As they walked, they arrived at Zhou Xiaowu's manor. In order to survive, Ye Cuier stayed at Zhou Xiaowu's manor to help with the work.
This work lasted for more than a month, and my original weight of over 200 pounds gradually decreased to just over 170 pounds.
Ye Cuier felt that Zhou Xiaowu was her benefactor, so she used her sweet and charming mouth to coax Zhou Xiaowu!
Gradually, she actually managed to win Zhou Xiaowu's complete acceptance.
"Sister-in-law, in this world, only Xiao Wu doesn't mind that I'm fat and is willing to play with me."
"I just want to marry a husband like Xiao Wu, who has fields, land, and a house, so I won't be cold or hungry, and who can help me lose weight and not be as fat as before!"
Besides her looks, Ye Cuier's clever tongue is quite endearing.
"Since you two love each other, I have no reason to stop you!"
"Xiao Cang, as their second brother, I'm entrusting this matter to you!"
"We'll find a matchmaker later and prepare betrothal gifts to propose marriage at the Ye family village!"
Proposing marriage is a very troublesome matter, involving many tedious procedures. Lin Xue didn't want to do it herself, so she handed the whole thing over to Zhou Xiaocang.
"Don't worry, sister-in-law, I will definitely handle things perfectly!"
Although Zhou Xiaocang said that, he knew in his heart that in the end, this matter would still fall on his wife.
Zhou Xiaowu's marriage went very smoothly. The Ye family was overjoyed that their daughter had finally married off to a landlord.
They stopped pursuing the matter of Ye Cuier running away from home and happily prepared a dowry for their daughter.
Compared to the smooth marriage of Zhou Xiaocang and Zhou Xiaowu, Zhou Xiaohai's life has been quite bumpy.
This guy had a crush on three girls in total. The first girl didn't reciprocate his feelings and ended up marrying a scholar.
The second girl was already engaged, so even though she liked Zhou Xiaohai, she couldn't end up with him.
The third girl was from the escort agency. He said he would discuss marriage with her after he returned from this delivery, but who would have thought that she would be heavily pregnant when she came back.
Zhou Xiaohai's three relationships all ended without a clear conclusion.
He didn't find a wife until he was 26, thanks to the matchmaking efforts of the county magistrate's wife.
Of course, by then the magistrate's wife was no longer in Qingshan County. Magistrate Zheng had been promoted by the emperor for his many years of merit, and Zhou Xiaohai was taken away with him.
However, Zhou Xiaocang and his family were able to do so because of the instructions given by Magistrate Zheng, and the later Magistrate Wang also took good care of them.
After years of hard work, Zhou Xiaoting, renowned for her beauty, eventually married a scholar who had passed the imperial examinations.
This scholar was exceptionally learned, so he passed the county-level exam at a young age and then the provincial-level exam two years later, which is why he had never married.
He didn't know where he heard about Zhou Xiaoting's good reputation, and after making inquiries from various sources, he finally went to her door to propose marriage.
When Zhou Xiaoting got married, Lin Xue gave her two shops as part of her dowry.
As part of the bride's dowry, the husband's family has no right to interfere with these items. Even if Zhou Xiaoting passes away in the future, these items will only be inherited by her direct descendants.
If she can't get along with her current husband, Zhou Xiaoting can take all her dowry with her even if they divorce.
This was also a form of protection that Lin Xue gave her.
Instead of getting married, Zhou Xiaomei found an honest and kind-hearted son-in-law to live with her and run the restaurant together.
After years of hard work, the two opened branches in surrounding counties.
Zhou Xiaomei is a clever girl, and she's always had a good life.
As promised, Lin Xue left Qingshan County after all her children had grown up and started their own families.
One man, one horse, roaming the world with a sword.
He traveled all over the entire Dayun Dynasty, and even visited other neighboring countries. He didn't return to Qingshan County until he was 50 years old.
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