On the wedding day, I was broken off, so I remarried his uncle

Song Xile was thinking about something in his mind, and when he returned, he told his second brother about his plan.

"Brother, I think you shouldn't go back. I have a job that can make money and I want to discuss it with you."

Song An looked at his sister with great interest and motioned for her to continue.

"It's like this, the Dragon Boat Festival is coming soon, and the city prepares for dragon boat races every year. I think there will be a lot of people coming to the city to watch the fun, and we can take this opportunity to make some money."

Song An was a little hesitant, "The drought this year is so severe, can the city still hold dragon boat races? This is a waste."

Song Xile explained: "The worse the external environment is, the less willing people are to spend money. That's why we need to create opportunities for people with spare money to spend their money. This is the only way to inject vitality into the depressed business."

"Then the city will surely attract a large number of tourists. I will provide the funds, and my second brother will set up a stall to sell grilled lamb skewers. I will also prepare a cool drink for you to relieve the heat. Then the business will surely be good!"

Song Xile said a lot of strange truths, which Song An could not fully understand, but he might as well trust his sister.

And rather than going back to tend the fields, he actually wanted to do business.

Farming is really too hard, and the input-output ratio is totally disproportionate.

After planting a season of wheat, one is busy for half a year from sowing, fertilizing, and weeding, but after paying taxes, the income is only enough to barely make ends meet.

This is still the case when the weather is good. If there is a drought like this year, it is not certain whether the family can survive, let alone have food and clothing.

Song An was very excited, so he asked, "If I don't go back, should I continue to buy food? And should I send back the food I have already bought?"

Song Xile nodded, "There is no rush to set up the stall. The key lies in whether the prefect is willing to hold such an event."

"Keep buying food. Buy as much as you can. I'll write a letter home later and ask my brother to come with the people from Shun'an Escort Agency. Don't worry about no one transporting food!"

Song An was quickly persuaded, "Okay, I'll listen to you, let's do it!"

Just as Song Xile had persuaded his second brother, they heard a knock on the door, so the two of them stopped talking and walked towards the door.

Song An opened the door and saw a young servant in blue standing in front of the door with a warm smile on his face.

Behind him stood a tall horse. When it saw the people coming, the horse snorted loudly, as if greeting the two people inside the door.

Song An looked at the person standing in front of the door and felt that he looked familiar, but he couldn't immediately remember where he had seen him.

Song Xile, who was standing by, was startled. She recognized the servant at a glance.

Isn’t this the attendant of the prefect?

Chang Qing, who was standing outside the door, was also surprised when he saw Song Xile. Wasn't this the female doctor who accompanied Doctor Zheng to the Imperial Examination Hall to help with the diagnosis that day?

He calmly glanced at the address in his hand, and after making sure that he had found the right address, he smiled and asked, "Does Case Chief Chen live here?"

Song Xile quickly adjusted her expression and stepped aside, "Brother Changqing, please come in, my husband is in the backyard now!"

When Chang Qing saw that Song Xile recognized him, the smile on his face became more sincere.

He handed the post in his hand to Song Xile, "Since it's Mrs. Chen, it's the same if you give it to her!"

"My master is hosting a dinner party at home today, and Mr. Chen is requested to come!"

Song Xile didn't expect that the prefect would find her home so soon. She took the invitation from Changqing and said respectfully, "Don't worry, little brother Changqing, my husband will definitely go to the banquet."

Chang Qing saw that his goal had been achieved, so he stopped talking and saluted, "Thank you, Madam Chen. We will go back and report now."

"Goodbye, Brother Changqing." Song Xile stood at the door and watched him leave.

After everyone left, Song An recalled that he had met Chang Qing in the clinic that day.

He asked excitedly, "Yes, is it true that the prefect wants to invite Yun You to a banquet?"

Song Xile took a look at the post in her hand, and after confirming that it was correct, she nodded.

After Song An received a positive answer from his sister, he happily ran to the backyard. He wanted to tell his brother-in-law the good news as soon as possible.

Song Xile looked at his second brother who disappeared in the blink of an eye, and couldn't help shaking his head and laughing, and followed him to the backyard.

Chen Yunyou and Qian Feng were reviewing their lessons in the room. Song An ran in excitedly and said to Chen Yunyou happily, "Sister-in-law, the prefect just sent someone to invite you to a banquet tonight!"

Chen Yunyou was not surprised to hear this. He heard that every year after the results of the prefectural examination were announced, the prefect would host a banquet for the top ten students.

As expected, these students are all people who can make further progress in the imperial examinations. Moreover, these students are all citizens under the jurisdiction of the prefect. If they can pass the exams, it will be a political achievement under his rule. He is happy to make friends with these people.

Song Xile walked in and handed the post to her husband, "This was just delivered by the prefect's servant!"

Chen Yunyou opened the post and saw that the words on it were vigorous and powerful, with quite a bit of style. The handwriting reflected the person. It seemed that the prefect must be an ambitious person. It is good for an official to be ambitious.

If he were a foolish and incompetent person, he might not be able to achieve the purpose of his trip tonight.

Qian Feng also came over to take a look at the calligraphy in his friend's hand and couldn't help but exclaimed: "I didn't expect our prefect's handwriting to be so good. It would be great if I could get a copy of his calligraphy!"

Chen Yunyou smiled and said, "Then when you go to the banquet tonight, ask the prefect for one!"

Qian Feng spread his hands, "I didn't receive an invitation from the prefect!"

Chen Yunyou was stunned for a moment. He looked at his wife and asked, "Is it just my post?"

Song Xile nodded.

"I heard that the prefect would host a banquet for the top ten students in the prefectural examination every year? Has it changed this year?" Chen Yunyou asked puzzledly.

Qian Feng thought for a moment and said, "Perhaps the situation is different this year. The prefect should not hold a big banquet again, lest he be accused of being extravagant!"

Qian Feng was right. Due to the drought this year, a reduction in grain production was already a foregone conclusion, and the prefect knew more about the drought than they did.

This year, not only the ten counties under the jurisdiction of Muzhou Prefecture were affected by the drought, but the neighboring Guangzhou Prefecture and Sizhou Prefecture were also affected by the drought.

The prefect was already busy dealing with the relief petitions sent in by the counties, so how could he have the mood to entertain these students?

However, meeting these students was also important. After weighing the pros and cons, he finally asked his servant to invite the top three students.

At this time, the prefect, who had just returned from the ceremony room, was meeting his servant and asked, "How about sending the invitation?"

"The lord's post was only sent to Chen Yunyou, Master Chen!"

"As for the other two, Mr. Song returned home as soon as he finished his exams. The other one was drinking in a restaurant today and accidentally rolled down the stairs when he was going downstairs. He injured his leg."

The prefect frowned after hearing this, "What's the situation? Will it affect the next college entrance examination?"

Chang Qing saw that his master was unhappy, and quickly replied: "Don't worry, my master, the doctor was there when I went. I just need to rest in bed for half a month and I think I will be fine!"

After hearing this, the prefect waved his hand and said, "In that case, go down and ask them to rearrange the meals!"

Changqing took the order respectfully and left.