I transmigrated into a farming novel and started with a campervan.

Xie Yu shook his head silently: "It's not clear yet, but they're definitely not ordinary robbers."

Luo Yan then bandaged Xie Yu's arm wound, saying, "Miss Wang's medicine is truly miraculous; it stopped the bleeding as soon as it was applied." He then lowered his voice, adding, "Miss Wang actually knows medicine."

Xie Yu raised his hand and looked at it. Indeed, this medicine was more effective than the wound medicine used in the army.

Wang Yiyi is indeed a rare talent.

The journey was uneventful, and by the evening of the second day, the group finally arrived in Suzhou in the northwest.

The moment Wang Yiyi saw the city gate, her heart finally settled down. She had been exhausted from the past day and night. Who knows how worried she was? And then another huge rock fell from the sky.

As soon as she got off the car, she shivered from the cold. Suzhou was much colder, but she didn't care about the cold at the moment and went straight to the inn.

If it weren't for her iron will, she would have collapsed to the ground.

Wang Yiyi slept until the next morning, only waking up when Luo Yan knocked on the door.

"Miss Wang, I'm going to meet with some tea merchants now. Would you like to come with me?"

Wang Yi jumped out of bed with a start, "Oh my god!"

She hastily wiped her face and opened the door.

Then Xie Yu stood next to Luo Yan, holding a piece of clothing: "Miss Wang, the Northwest is bitterly cold. If it doesn't fit, it can be altered."

Wang Yiyi took the clothes and thanked Xie Yu.

After Wang Yiyi finished getting ready, Luo Yan took her to the Tea Merchants Association.

"I was a bit harsh yesterday, please don't take it to heart, young lady," Luo Yan apologized.

Last night, he told Xie Yu everything that had happened. To his surprise, Xie Yu not only didn't blame Wang Yiyi, but also scolded him, telling him that he had to apologize to Wang Yiyi today.

Wang Yi blinked: "It's only natural. I don't blame you. You brought me to the Chamber of Commerce today, so we're even."

Luo Yan finally breathed a sigh of relief and began to introduce the situation in the Northwest: "The Northwest is rich in cattle, sheep, and spices, and people love to drink tea, so there are quite a few tea merchants who come to the Northwest. Gradually, a chamber of commerce was established. The current president is known as the 'Tea Lady.' If you want to do well in business, it is very necessary to curry favor with her."

"It's a woman?" Wang Yiyi asked, somewhat surprised.

Daqi is a truly patriarchal society. It is common for women to do business, but most of them do small stalls or hawking for a living. How could a woman be made the president?

Luo Yan seemed somewhat confused: "What's wrong with the woman?"

Wang Yi shook her head: "Nothing, I was just curious."

Luo Yan smiled and explained, "Miss Wang is still young and may not understand some things. Her Majesty the Empress came from a merchant family. She once decreed that in business, only talent matters, not gender. Tea Lady was able to become the president of this tea merchants' association because of her own abilities."

She exclaimed, "Her Majesty the Empress truly deserves to be a role model for women throughout the land."

Once Luo Yan started talking, she couldn't stop, praising the Empress to the skies all the way, making Wang Yiyi want to meet such a person.

"Why couldn't that woman participate in the imperial examination?" Wang Yiyi couldn't help but ask.

According to Luo Yan, the Empress has done a lot for women and should be a pioneer in promoting gender equality. Entering the court as an official is undoubtedly the fastest and closest way to achieve this.

Luo Yan's expression turned serious, and he lowered his voice: "Scholars, farmers, artisans, and merchants are at the bottom of the social hierarchy. The Emperor agreed to it just to appease the Empress, but the imperial examination is different. It's for those who want to become officials in the court. No matter how much the Emperor dotes on the Empress, he won't joke about the fate of the nation."

Wang Yi disagreed with this statement: "How can a woman serving as an official be considered a joke at the expense of the nation? Look at how women are doing in business now; they're just as good as men."

Luo Yan scoffed, "How can the two be confused? Merchants pursue short-term profits, while officials are concerned with the benefit of the entire nation. Most women are limited by their fathers, husbands, and children. Managing a shop is manageable, but managing the people of a region is a joke."

Wang Yi glanced at Luo Yan; she disliked such remarks.

"The Tea Lady also manages the tea trade in her area. I don't think that's any simpler than governing the local populace."

Luo Yan's eyes flickered, unable to find a rebuttal. The tea business needed to standardize prices, mediate disputes, help tea merchants transport tea, and deal with the government; it was indeed not a simple matter.

He could only awkwardly say, "We're here, let's go in quickly."

Luo Yan handed over the invitation, and someone immediately welcomed them inside.

Several people were already seated in the lobby. Luo Yan greeted Wang Yiyi and then found a corner to sit down.

"These are all famous tea merchants in the Northwest. I don't have much of a foothold in the Northwest. I was able to come to this chamber of commerce today thanks to a lot of connections," Luo Yan explained in a low voice to Wang Yiyi.

Wang Yiyi couldn't help but ask, "Then why did you say you were helping me find sales channels for my tea?"

Seeing Luo Yan's expression, she doubted whether she could sell a pound of it.

Luo Yan said matter-of-factly, "That's why I brought Miss Wang to this Chamber of Commerce. If you can gain the approval of Tea Lady, even 10,000 catties is no problem."

Wang Yiyi was speechless. Luckily, she hadn't completely believed Luo Yan's words and had acknowledged Xie Yu's life-saving grace in advance.

Suddenly a commotion broke out, and a woman who looked to be in her early twenties slowly entered the lobby.

Wang Yiyi had seen many celebrities on TV when she was a child, and she dared to say that this woman was even better than those celebrities.

She was slender and beautiful, but the green dress she wore added a touch of coldness to her features, and her arrogant gaze made people afraid to look up at her.

Wang Yiyi was staring blankly when a playful laugh suddenly reached her ears: "Oh, a little girl has come today too."

Before she could finish speaking, a hand lifted her chin and looked her up and down.

Wang Yi could see it clearly; the expression was joking, but her eyes were full of inquiry. Just as she was about to reply, the woman swayed her hips and went to the main seat.

Upon closer inspection, she couldn't help but widen her eyes again. The woman had one elbow resting on the back of the chair, leaning back against it, her skirt half-open, revealing her slender legs. She looked alluring and captivating.

Not only does it lack any sense of worldliness, but it also makes one feel as if the tea tree has come to life.

Wang Yi only wanted to ask one question: Aren't you cold?

She wanted to look at her a little longer, but Luo Yan pressed her head down: "Tea Lady doesn't like people looking at her like that."

As a guest, Wang Yiyi immediately lowered her head.

Tea Lady glanced at everyone before lazily speaking, "Let's start with this little baby today."

Luo Yan nudged Wang Yiyi, and only then did she realize that Tea Lady was pointing at her.

Soon a maid came over carrying a tray. Wang Yi looked at Luo Yan with a blank expression, without saying what she was going to do.

Luo Yan slapped his forehead, realizing he had been so engrossed in talking about the Empress that he had forgotten to mention the tea.

"Tea leaves," he whispered, pulling a small bag of tea leaves from his sleeve.

This is the tea he brought with him; there's more tea to come.