After transmigrating into the body of a widow, I became the richest man in the capital.

Chapter 162 In desperation, Granny Liu brought up her connections: "I have someone powerful backing me!"

Su Xiaoxiao has experienced a lot of hardship in her life, especially in her studies.

She also knew that when she was preparing to study, she did not receive any help from her family, which is why she was illiterate.

On the first day of school, many students came to register, including children from neighboring villages.

They became very interested in everything here, even learning about the school system, and asked their parents to help them register, expressing their love for learning.

Many people tried to cause trouble, but in the end, the village headman dealt with them all one by one.

Although Su Xiaoxiao felt that she had done a good deed but was not understood by others, the exhaustion made her wonder if she should continue to run the school.

However, Pei Yuan encouraged her from the side, saying, "Don't worry, everyone will understand your good intentions."

After Pei Yuan encouraged everyone, Su Xiaoxiao finally began to show her kindness as always and start thinking about the future of the children in the village.

Su Xiaoxiao gave the soy sauce recipe to Qian Musheng, and Qian Musheng sent good news from the capital, saying that he had made the new soy sauce according to the recipe given by Su Xiaoxiao.

All of these soy sauces have been sold. The soy sauces were produced and then sealed in small jars. Currently, nearly a hundred jars of soy sauce have been produced.

At this moment, Su Xiaoxiao felt quite accomplished. She knew that all of this was the result of her hard work, and it seemed that Qian Musheng's plan to gradually launch the soy sauce on the market was starting to take shape.

Having transmigrated from the very beginning, Su Xiaoxiao never expected that she would know so much.

Su Xiaoxiao later learned that the person who had been talking about her behind her back was actually Granny Liu. It was that old woman again who said that Su Xiaoxiao's purpose in opening the school was not pure, and that once everyone had access to education, they would definitely continue to study, which would be a huge investment.

Imagine having to keep buying books in the future, right? If those old teachers are going to teach everyone to read, can they keep doing it for free? They'll have to pay for it, won't they? It all seems like a bottomless pit, so the number of students signing up gradually decreased.

Even students who had already registered no longer wanted to study, feeling that it would be a burden on their families. Who would have the spare money to study?
Granny Liu is still spreading rumors and causing trouble here. Su Xiaoxiao should catch her red-handed.

Su Xiaoxiao thought to herself, it really is true. Whenever she felt that life was going to get a little better, Granny Liu would always appear out of nowhere, like someone hiding in the shadows, ready to annoy her at any time.

Pei Yuan pushed Granny Liu to the ground and asked sternly, "Speak quickly, who sent you to cause trouble and say such things?"

That means Grandma Liu's brain capacity must not be that big, and she probably couldn't have come up with such profound reasoning. Someone must have been instructing her to do this.

Granny Liu pointed at Su Xiaoxiao and shouted, "You little vixen, you've hooked up with a big shot now and are living a good life together. Our Xiaozhuang really died unjustly. Look at you, you're probably pregnant now, aren't you?"

She pointed at Pei Yuan and asked, "He's already living in your house?"

When Pei Yuan saw how rude Granny Liu was to Su Xiaoxiao, he stepped forward and slapped her.

"I'm telling you to speak more respectfully."

"Tell me quickly, who sent you to say this?"

Grandma Liu's eyes darted around. "What else can I do but tell you?"

"If she doesn't talk, we'll throw her into the back mountains to feed the wolves!"

At this moment, Su Xiaoxiao suggested from the side. Su Xiaoxiao's suggestion made Granny Liu think, "Su Xiaoxiao, you're really quite wicked." "I said, actually it was Liu Datou who told me to say that. He said you have bad intentions and are a bad person."

Su Xiaoxiao was surprised to find it was Liu Datou again. It seemed she hadn't hit him hard enough last time.

"Where is he now?"

Su Xiaoxiao asked Granny Liu, but Granny Liu shook her head and said she didn't know. What angered Su Xiaoxiao was that Liu Datou was a complete scoundrel who didn't care about Su Xiaoxiao's life or death and always tried to make things difficult for her.

If Liu Datou isn't eliminated, the consequences will be endless.

Su Xiaoxiao was now itching to find Liu Datou. Seeing that Su Xiaoxiao was furious, Granny Liu added fuel to the fire, saying, "The person behind Liu Datou is Minister Liu, a high-ranking official in the imperial court, and his own uncle. You think you're the only one with someone backing you up!"

Grandma Liu rolled her eyes at Su Xiaoxiao, looking down on her.

Pei Yuan was stunned when he heard this, because Minister Liu was a high-ranking official of the second rank, one level higher than Pei Yuan.

Currently, he is considered a favorite of the emperor, and his words carry weight; the emperor listens to him very much.

After learning about this, Su Xiaoxiao remained calm and released Liu without showing her attitude in front of Liu.

Granny Liu gave a cold laugh. "Heh heh, you weren't afraid when I talked about Liu Datou, but now that I've mentioned Minister Liu, you finally know how to be afraid, don't you?"

Su Xiaoxiao ignored her. After Granny Liu left, Pei Yuan asked Su Xiaoxiao what to do about the matter.

Su Xiaoxiao expressed that she really wanted to meet Minister Liu to see what kind of person he was, who had been making things difficult for her at every turn.

Su Xiaoxiao decided to personally investigate Liu Shangshu's situation, and she did not bring anyone with her.

She changed into her night clothes and went to the Minister's residence that night.

The courtyard of the Minister's residence was also very large. After wandering around, Su Xiaoxiao finally arrived at the brightest room in the residence, which seemed to be Minister Liu's study.

Just as I was about to go forward and inquire, a voice came from inside.

"Since you're here, come in!"

Su Xiaoxiao was taken aback by the commotion; it seemed she had been discovered.

Su Xiaoxiao gently pushed open the door and walked in nervously. First, she smelled the fragrance of ink, paper and inkstone. Then she realized that this was indeed a study. The bookshelves were filled with books. The room was very spacious and had a very luxurious feel.

Su Xiaoxiao noticed that the desks here were all very expensive; they seemed to be made of mahogany and looked very exquisite.

An aged voice came from behind, “Mr. Su, it’s an honor to have you here. Please make yourself at home.”

The sound came from next to the bookshelf in the northwest corner. Su Xiaoxiao looked in the direction of the sound and indeed saw an old man standing there, eight feet tall, with silver hair and an upright posture.

The old man was holding a book and looked a bit like an old professor who had spent many years immersing himself in academic research at a university.

(End of this chapter)