"Grandpa Zhou, please don't say that. You are blessed to have survived such a calamity. Your good days are yet to come. It is not convenient for you to stay in Xichang Prefecture for long now. I plan to have someone escort you and Manager Tong away tonight."
"And what about you?"
Fang Qing then told him about Lord Zhao's suggestion.
Master Zhou had a phobia of building grain depots, and his face turned pale when he heard about it.
"Fang Qing, saving your life is the most important thing. Why don't we just abandon the grain station and go home?"
Fang Qing knew his worries.
"Grandpa Zhou, don't worry. Lord Zhao is a good official who serves the people. He is trustworthy. Besides, the Qin family is about to fall. With the Eighth Prince around, no one will make things difficult for me."
Master Zhou sighed heavily.
He knew he couldn't persuade Fang Qing.
"Then, be careful in everything you do. If you feel something is wrong, abandon everything here and go home."
"Okay, please write me a letter after you get back to let me know you're safe. Also, please take care of my parents."
Don't worry.
That evening, Fang Qing took half of the Zhou family's guards outside the city and had them escort Master Zhou away.
Zhao Shi'an was also there at the time, and Master Zhou was relieved to see him.
The carriage disappeared into the night, and Fang Qing and Zhao Shi'an returned to the inn.
Since this inn was up for sale, Fang Qing decided to buy it and turn it into the main sales point for Xichang Prefecture's Sunny Day Seeds.
As for the granary, it was built on the same site chosen by Master Zhou, near the North Gate, where transportation was convenient.
Having made this decision, Fang Qing went to see Lord Zhao again.
Upon hearing this, Zhao Fen's eyes widened with excitement. Without saying a word, he quickly prepared a series of documents for Fang Qing.
The first thing Fang Qing did upon returning to the inn was to buy it from the innkeeper. The price was right, and the innkeeper readily went with Fang Qing to the government office to transfer the ownership. That same day, they packed their things and left Xichang Prefecture with their entire family.
Next, we needed to find people to write letters and deliver Sunny Day seeds to those in An County.
She neglected Zhao Shi'an when she got busy. That day, while she was discussing the promotion of the seeds with the newly recruited manager, two strangers suddenly appeared outside the inn.
The two were wearing the same clothes. Although Fang Qing didn't recognize them, she could vaguely guess that they must have come from the capital.
Is Young Master Zhao here?
"My brother is upstairs. And you two are?"
"We are from the Imperial Examination Hall, and we have come to deliver good news to Young Master Zhao. Congratulations on achieving the highest rank in the provincial examination! The Imperial Examination Hall is now waiting for Young Master Zhao to return and participate in the provincial examination's sacrificial ceremony."
Huiyuan!
Fang Qing was startled for a moment, then quickly invited the two of them into the house.
"Please have a seat, both of you."
As she spoke, Fang Qing sent someone to call Zhao Shi'an, and then she personally brewed tea.
"You flatter us. We are just here to deliver a message. Please, Young Master Zhao, come with us as soon as possible."
Are you in such a hurry?
Fang Qing didn't understand either, and waited for Zhao Shi'an to come downstairs.
Zhao Shi'an could tell what the two men were up to just by looking at their clothes.
After hearing the good news, Zhao Shi'an simply nodded calmly, exchanged a few polite words with the two of them, and then said he would pack his things.
Fang Qing offered tea to the two people from the examination hall, and then she followed Zhao Shi'an upstairs.
"Brother! You're amazing!"
"Just playing to my usual standard."
Despite how arrogant he was, Fang Qing was still happy.
After Zhao Shi'an finished packing his things and picked up his bundle, she belatedly realized that they were about to part ways.
"What's wrong? Weren't you happy just now?"
Zhao Shi'an pinched her cheek.
“I’m happy now, but… never mind, after you return to the capital, study hard and try to become the top scholar.”
"No, that's putting too much pressure on you. I think you'll be great at everything you do!"
Zhao Shi'an couldn't resist kissing her cheek, and Fang Qing's words caught in her throat.
"Okay, I'm leaving now. I'll come see you when I have time."
Anyway, the two places are not far apart.
Zhao Shi'an rubbed Fang Qing's head and opened the door first.
Fang Qing escorted Zhao Shi'an to the outside of the inn.
Zhao Shi'an glanced at her before getting into the carriage.
It was all in such a rush that Fang Qing hadn't even prepared to see them off, and she felt a pang of regret as she watched the carriage depart.
Knowing that they were parting so soon, I made Zhao Shi'an's favorite dishes for lunch.
The sadness of the brief separation was quickly overshadowed by work.
In less than half a month, the grain depot was completed and it was all renovated to look quite presentable.
In March, Fang Qing received a letter from Master Zhou saying that 100,000 jin of grain seeds had been transported here.
Zhao Fen took this matter very seriously. After Fang Qing informed the other side, he arranged for someone to make contact. The guards of Xichang Prefecture escorted 100,000 catties of seeds to Xichang Prefecture.
Fang Qing personally went to the city gate to greet her. When she arrived, the people of the city all came out to greet her, and some even set off firecrackers.
"Miss Fang, is your seed really as miraculous as you say?"
"You can't lie to us, we ordinary folks have it tough farming."
People around Fang Qing crowded around her, asking her these questions.
With the help of the government to promote the seeds, the distribution of the seeds was very effective the day before yesterday, but many people still do not believe it.
Information travels slowly in this era, so not many people here are aware of news from Anxian.
Fang Qing's guards formed a circle to protect her. Seeing how close these people were to Fang Qing, they wanted to push them away, but Fang Qing stopped them.
"There are too many people, please don't push and watch your step."
"If you've heard that I'm from my hometown, you'll know I'm not lying to you. You'll see for yourselves when the seeds arrive. If you still don't believe me, we can also provide a service where you plant the seeds first and pay for them after the harvest."
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