The peasant girl has a private space, and her husband is handsome.

After the morning court session ended, the ministers congratulated Vice Minister Luo as they walked out of the palace.

"Minister Luo, your granddaughter is truly outstanding!"

"Minister Luo, your granddaughter is no ordinary person!"

"Congratulations, Vice Minister Luo. When your granddaughter comes to the capital, I must introduce her to everyone."

"Minister Luo, when will the family reunion banquet be held?"

Vice Minister Luo's expression was not good.

He knew that these people were congratulating him on the surface, but in reality they were mocking him for being useless and only managing to keep his position as vice minister because of his granddaughter.

As for recognizing relatives, Vice Minister Luo felt that it would be quite difficult.

He went to the Huiji Teahouse several times to talk about recognizing his relatives, but they ignored him completely and didn't help send a message to Qinghe County, as if he were a stranger.

Luo, the Vice Minister, could only try to send a letter to Qinghe County himself, but he never received a reply. It was obvious that the young girl harbored resentment towards him.

But what right did that little girl have to complain about him? He had targeted her in court earlier because he didn't know she was his own granddaughter.

Now that he knows, he hasn't said he doesn't want to acknowledge the Luo family back. In fact, he's already planned to ask the governess to teach that family proper manners. He's already been quite considerate of that family.

Prime Minister Feng had someone invite Vice Minister Luo to the carriage.

"Old Luo, your granddaughter is very useful now, and we must make full use of her. But there is one thing you must remember: my bottom line is that women cannot hold official positions."

Vice Minister Luo nodded; he shared the same thought as Prime Minister Feng.

That girl from Qinghe County hasn't even become an official yet, and she already doesn't respect her grandfather. If she does become an official, what will she be like? She'll probably be holding her chin up to the sky.

"Your Excellency, rest assured, I understand. It is absolutely unacceptable for a woman to serve as an official, as it violates ancestral rules."

"You know that's good. You'd better keep that family in Qinghe County firmly in your grasp and make that young girl listen to you in everything. That will make things easier for us in the court in the future."

Minister Luo thought the same way: by keeping that family in Qinghe County firmly under his control, the Luo family would have money to use.

My eldest son has been exiled to a harsh and desolate place, and he must be living a miserable life. I must get more money from Su Bing's family and send it to my eldest son, Luo Kang, so that Luo Kang's life will not be too difficult.

When Vice Minister Luo returned to the Luo residence after a trip to the Ministry of Works, it was already dark. The younger members of the household had all finished eating and gone back to their rooms.

Only his wife waited for him in the dining room.

However, his wife wasn't concerned about him; she was concerned about the money.

"Master, we've run out of money. It's already spring, but we don't have any money to make new clothes for the season. If we go out wearing last year's old clothes, we'll be laughed at by other wealthy families."

Vice Minister Luo was also aware of the current situation in the mansion.

He used the last bit of silver to bribe his eldest son about his exile, and he was also fined a year's salary by the emperor for his incompetence.

"I'll figure out how to get the money." Vice Minister Luo decided to write to Su Bing later to ask for the money.

If he doesn't give money, he'll disown that son.

Madam Luo was also very worried about her eldest son: "Master, what will happen to Kang'er?"

After all, he was her first son, whom she had raised with care for decades, and she was particularly attached to him.

"Don't worry, I've already taken care of Kang'er with money. I'll get some more money and have someone bring it to Kang'er later. With the money, Kang'er will definitely be able to get through this."

Madam Luo was eager to eat bird's nest to nourish her body. Her husband only said he would find a way, but did not say when the money would be returned. It seemed that she would have to find a way herself.

"Sir, that person from Qinghe County is, after all, our blood relative. It's pitiful that they've been wandering away for so many years and must have suffered a lot. Why don't we bring them back sooner?"

Madam Luo wiped the tears from the corners of her eyes with a handkerchief, sobbing uncontrollably, looking utterly distraught.

She had already decided that even if her own son and granddaughter wanted to stay in Qinghe County to fight, she could bring her daughter-in-law back to the capital.

Fang, a scholar who was staying at the mansion, said that Su Bing's wife, Gu, was particularly honest and blushed when she spoke, so she would be very easy to manipulate.

If we have the Gu family under our control, why worry about not getting the money?

Vice Minister Luo agreed with his wife's words, saying that the Luo family's bloodline should not be left to wander outside. "I heard that Su Bing not only has one daughter, but also two sons. When the time comes, you should send someone to bring Su Bing's wife and two grandsons back together."

That little girl is so intelligent; her brothers must be just as clever. Then the Luo family will no longer be ridiculed for having no successors.

Su Qianqian, who was far away in Qinghe County, sneezed.

There must be people talking about plotting against her.

She recently ordered people to work overtime to produce many curved plows, so spring plowing is progressing very smoothly.

As for why she was able to make a curved plow, it was because she had drawn many ancient plows when she was learning sketching before she time-traveled, which is why she was so familiar with plows.

The magistrates and prefects of the nearby counties who had not yet submitted to the King of Huainan heard that a new type of curved plow had appeared in Qinghe County, which was particularly efficient at tilling the land, so they all sent their advisors over to see what the curved plow looked like.

Outside Qinghe County, the grass is lush and green.

The mooing of oxen could be heard from time to time across the open fields.

Standing barefoot on the edge of the field, Master Yuan from Cao County said to the other masters, "Qinghe County is truly a wonderful place; once you come here, you won't want to leave."

The other advisors shared the same sentiment.

"Me too."

"I don't want to leave either. I never get tired of the flower tea at Gu's Restaurant. Last time I went back, I even dreamed about drinking tea. But my wife is urging me to buy her two new spring outfits to take back with me. I'm going back this afternoon."

Su Qianqian was quite generous; she sent a curved plow to each city so they could take it back and replicate it.

Agricultural progress is a great thing that benefits the country and its people, and there is no need to hide it.

She sincerely hopes that all poor people can have enough to eat.

Spring planting is no longer a worry, but money is another concern for Su Qianqian.

After recapturing Sicheng, he recruited many more people, and now his army has reached more than 50,000 men.

With more people being raised, the cost of food alone is quite high.

The intelligence network left behind by Gong Yu delivered a message to Su Qianqian, saying that the Prince of Huainan had a silver mine, but the exact location had not yet been determined.

Therefore, Su Qianqian showed the silver to the macaw every day, hoping that the macaw could help her find the exact location of the silver mine.

She wrote a letter to Emperor Jing of Qi some time ago, but Emperor Jing said that the national treasury was empty and told her to find a way to support the army herself.

Then she made a bold request to Emperor Qi Jing—if she could seize the silver mine from the Prince of Huainan, the silver mine would belong to her personally.

Emperor Qi Jing probably didn't believe she could seize the silver mine, and actually agreed to the request.

So Su Qianqian kept talking about the silver mine all night, and Cuihua overheard it all.

Cuihua is the name of the macaw.

Su Qianqian noticed that Cuihua had been out for a long time today. "Xiangming, the sun is about to set, hasn't Cuihua come back yet?"

This bird hasn't come back yet so late; hopefully something bad has happened to it.

Cuihua didn't return to the backyard of Gu's Restaurant until dark. She landed on the wooden shelf in front of Su Qianqian's door, repeatedly saying, "Silver mine, there's a silver mine."

Su Qianqian thought to herself, "This little guy has been flying diligently all day. Could he have really found a silver mine?"

She took out a plate of wild fruits that had been soaked in spiritual spring water beforehand and fed them to Cuihua.

He planned to investigate the silver mine that Cuihua had mentioned when it was late at night.

Late at night, Su Qianqian put on her night clothes and opened the door, only to see Xiangming standing guard outside.

"Xiangming, you stay and guard the courtyard tonight."

"Yes, young lady."

Xiangming knew that the girl had many secrets, and there were some things the girl didn't want her to know, so she pretended not to know.

Cuihua flew ahead, while Su Qianqian rode a large white tiger in pursuit.

Soon, the man, the tiger, and the bird left Qinghe County and arrived at a large mountain range at the border of Sicheng and Ling County.

Following Cuihua into the Grand Canyon, we saw a beam of light in the distance.

Strange, there are people in the canyon at night! Could it really be a silver mine?

Su Qianqian slowly approached the light and saw miners pushing three carts of silver bricks out from afar.

She followed the miners into a cave.

There are more than twenty lamps on the stone walls of the cave, which make the cave very bright.

You can see very clearly that the silver bricks inside are stacked neatly, like the mud bricks used to build houses.

So much silver, I'm rich!

Before transmigrating, I couldn't even bear to part with a silver bar as thin as a piece of paper, but now I'm going to own a mountain of silver.

Really been waiting!