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

After reading Officer Lin's letter, Su Qianqian felt her eyes sting.

Although the young master Gong had already told her about Prefect Xu's situation, it wasn't as emotionally charged as what Constable Lin had written.

I never expected that Prefect Xu would be such an honest and upright official.

May all good people in the world be rewarded.

Su Qianqian is determined to make Jinyu Mantang Inn bigger and stronger, so that Xu Ruoqian can also enjoy the benefits brought by the inn, and Xu Zhifu can be free of debt.

She already has two guesthouses in Qinghe County, and they are still fully booked. She plans to open another one.

If we open three stores, the accounting will be quite complicated, so I plan to teach Arabic numerals to Vivian Hsu's second brother, Vivian Hsu.

Actually, I had already taught him some things before, and Xu Ruofeng, being a scholar, had a very good ability to learn.

Just then, Xu Ruofeng brought over a stack of account books he had just finished processing, and Su Qianqian said, "Scholar Xu, I'll now use simple arithmetic to keep accounts. Can you compare my speed with yours?"

Xu Ruofeng watched as a thick stack of account books was placed in front of Su Dongjia, and Su Dongjia finished dealing with them in the time it takes for an incense stick to burn.

Moreover, the calculation result was exactly the same as his, without the slightest difference. He had stayed up all night to compile it, but Su Dongjia finished it in a moment. There is no harm without comparison.

Su Dongjia's daughter, who is even younger than him, possesses so many skills; it truly makes him feel ashamed.

"Scholar Xu, would you like to learn this accounting method?"

"So, Mr. Su, you really intend to teach me?"

Most people would keep such a skill to themselves, but Su Dongjia actually planned to teach him this amazing ability!

Xu Ruofeng could hardly believe it; it was like a pie falling from the sky and landing on his head—his luck had truly turned around.

Once he learns this skill, he can earn his own living by studying in other counties and will never have to spend a single penny of his family's money again.

Furthermore, calculation problems frequently appeared in the imperial examinations, and he usually spent a long time solving them. If he learned Su Dongjia's method, wouldn't he be able to save a lot of time and use it to solve other problems?

"Miss Su, I will definitely study hard."

The second son's wife happened to be there and was very surprised to hear Xu Ruofeng say that he wanted to learn from Qian Yatou.

It turns out that Qian is even more capable than the scholar; even the scholar has to learn from her.

This matter must be discussed back in the village so that everyone knows how formidable Qian is.

Mo Xiaobei stood not far away, watching the interaction between Xu Juren and Miss Su, and was very worried for his young master.

Miss Su is becoming more and more beautiful and capable.

No wonder the first time the Crown Prince saw Miss Su, he asked her if she was willing to become his woman. At the time, I wondered why the Crown Prince did that.

Now she finally understood and admired the young master's excellent judgment, recognizing Miss Su as a shining gem from the very first meeting.

Mo Xiaobei stared intently at Miss Su and Xu Ruofeng, who were sitting at the same table writing and drawing, and was particularly worried that Xu Ruofeng would have an advantage due to his proximity to the source.

Unfortunately, his son is currently on business in Huainan and won't be back for a while.

However, the gifts sent by the Crown Prince should be arriving in Qinghe County soon.

Su Qianqian taught Xu Ruofeng the multiplication tables for addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division, and found that Xu Ruofeng, this scholar, was quite intelligent and learned arithmetic very quickly. He learned them all after only one lesson.

This kid will definitely be very efficient at handling the huge accounts of Gu Ji and Jin Yu Man Tang Inn in the future.

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In the capital city, in the Empress's Phoenix Palace.

Emperor Qi Jing took a sip of the tribute tea and found it tasteless.

The previous flower tea tasted better; I really miss that flavor, but unfortunately, it's all gone now.

"Comparison is the thief of joy. I hadn't even noticed before that the tribute tea sent from Jiangnan was so bland."

The emperor really missed the taste of flower tea. Every day after court, he would come to the Empress's Fengming Palace just to find out if the new flower tea had arrived soon.

I've been craving herbal tea so much that I've had sleepless nights.

The Empress knew that Emperor Qi Jing had come to her specifically for the flower tea. With such exquisite flower tea as a complement, the tribute tea naturally paled in comparison.

"Your Majesty, please wait a little longer. Zhaohua said the flower tea might arrive in the capital today."

Emperor Qi Jing asked, seemingly casually, "Where did Zhaohua get the flower tea she sent you?"

"Oh, it was sent from Qinghe County, which is very remote."

The Empress had no intention of hiding it. There are no secrets that stay hidden forever, and it was impossible to keep it a secret, especially since the other party was the Emperor, who held supreme power.

Anyway, Zhaohua said that Miss Su did not ask for secrecy.

Qinghe County? Emperor Qi Jing felt that the name Qinghe County sounded familiar.

Oh, right, I remember now, the scholar Liang who returned to his hometown to observe mourning for his parents was from Qinghe County.

This shows that Qinghe County is a good place, a land of outstanding people and talents, which is why so many capable people have emerged from it.

The Empress said cautiously, "Your Majesty, this tea comes from a very close friend of Zhaohua's; it was tea leaves that the young lady herself processed."

"Your Majesty, please don't blame the young girl for not delivering the goods on time. She's very busy and didn't even sell the tea she made. She sent it all the way from Qinghe County to the capital for free. What a kind gesture!"

Emperor Qi Jing was both amused and exasperated by the Empress's words. The Empress was protecting the young girl who made tea, worried that she would be punished by him, the emperor.

"Don't worry, I'm not the kind of tyrannical ruler who forcibly seizes the people's property. I won't punish a little girl arbitrarily."

However, he would try to get some flower tea into the palace through legitimate channels.

Since Grand Secretary Liang, who was in mourning at home, was from Qinghe County, we should inquire with him.

Emperor Qi Jing returned to his study and summoned Prime Minister Feng.

"Prime Minister Feng, I remember you said a long time ago that Grand Secretary Liang was already on his way back to the capital. Why haven't we seen him yet?"

Prime Minister Feng broke out in a cold sweat. "Your Majesty, please forgive me. I have written several letters to Grand Secretary Liang, and he has replied twice saying that he will set off tomorrow. But tomorrow keeps coming and going, and so much time has passed. I heard that Grand Secretary Liang is still staying in Qinghe County and has not yet set off."

Prime Minister Feng was puzzled, wondering what had bewitched Grand Secretary Liang. The promised return to the capital the next day seemed to be indefinitely postponed.

He felt he had been wronged by Grand Secretary Liang and was afraid of being punished by Emperor Qi Jing for his poor performance. He decided to quickly reveal something important to divert Emperor Qi Jing's attention.

"Your Majesty, in Grand Secretary Liang's latest letter, he said that a peerless crystal orchid has appeared in Qinghe County. It was grown by a young girl, and its quality is even better than the one in Nanyue Kingdom."

Emperor Jing of Qi was overjoyed to hear this. Although the Nanyue Kingdom's boasting of orchids to the Great Qi was something that happened during the reign of the late emperor, now they could finally suppress the Nanyue Kingdom's arrogance.

The girls from Qinghe County are truly amazing! One can grow top-quality crystal cymbidium orchids, and the other can make flower tea that leaves a lasting impression.

Emperor Qi Jing remembered that when the late emperor was alive, in order to suppress the arrogance of the Nanyue Kingdom, he had issued an order that anyone who could grow the finest crystal orchids could be appointed to an official position in the Ministry of Works. Unfortunately, the person in Qinghe County who grew the finest crystal orchids was a girl.

If it were grown by a man, he would definitely recruit talented people to work for the court.

It's a pity, a real pity. Women can't hold official positions. Let's just forget about her joining the Ministry of Personnel; there's no need to bring it up again.

Another regrettable thing is that he was an emperor and could not easily leave the capital, otherwise he could have gone to Qinghe County to see the peerless orchid.

Emperor Qi Jing wondered if Grand Secretary Liang, who was in Qinghe County, had ever tasted the same flower tea.

"Prime Minister Feng, what else did Grand Secretary Liang say to you? Did he send you anything?"

Prime Minister Feng broke out in a cold sweat. Did His Majesty mean to ask him if he had accepted bribes? Everyone knew how poor Liang Shikuan was before he entered officialdom. He relied entirely on his wife's all-night embroidery to earn money to support the family. How could he possibly be willing to spend money on bribes!

"Your Majesty, Grand Secretary Liang sent me a small packet of flower tea, saying it was to apologize for not being able to return to the capital in time."

Emperor Qi Jing's eyes lit up when he heard the words "flower tea." Although it might not be the same flower tea, it came from Qinghe County and came in a small packet, so he felt there was a very high probability of it being the same.

No matter the probability, we must never let it go.

Judging from Prime Minister Feng's dumbfounded expression, he must not have tasted that kind of flower tea before.

"Prime Minister Feng, is the packet of tea that Grand Secretary Liang sent still there?"