Through the troubled times and famine, I just want to farm peacefully

There was a gleam of light in his eyes. Nothing could make people feel more joyful and satisfied than the achievement after hard work. This sense of accomplishment of being recognized by everyone made him feel excited.

This achievement allowed him to let go of the past and have further goals in his future life.

When he did these things in the past, his grandfather and father would scold him for not doing his job properly, for not studying hard and doing these craftsman's work, thus losing the family heritage.

Now that he has found his position, Su Yunzhi feels full of strength.

He decided to stay, stay in Longtan!

Last year, there was not much sugarcane residue, so the amount of paper that could be made was limited. He looked at Lin Yinan, who was listening quietly and attentively, and said, "Anan, besides sugarcane residue, I have seen other materials recorded in ancient books for papermaking. I will try them later."

Lin Yinan curled his lips and said in a cold voice, "So you are planning to stay in Longtan?"

"Yes, I will write to my father later."

"It just so happens that there will be a shipload of goods to be delivered to Cangwu County tomorrow. Please write it as soon as possible and take it to the county government office. Someone will deliver it to the ship then."

Lin Yinan kneaded the rice paper in her hand, her eyes moved slightly. The Su family had many talented people, and they saw that she was going to write a letter to Su Kunliang.

Then she talked to Su Yunzhi about her ideas, "If we want to open a paper mill, where do you think the location should be?"

"Paper mill?"

"Yes, the paper we make in the future can not only be used to print books, but also used in daily life."

Su Yunzhi nodded repeatedly, "I need to think about this carefully when I get back."

"Everyone has worked hard. I will treat you all to a big dinner today." Lin Yinan said.

Hu Shao's eyes lit up, "Sister, what are you treating us to?"

"How about eating pot?"

During the Chinese New Year, she taught everyone how to make hot pot, which was well received by everyone.

Lu Changqing poked his head out from behind Hu Shao and looked at Lin Yinan with a smile, "Sister Anan, is there any meat?"

Lin Yinan, "Yes, there is plenty of meat! Anyone who has nothing to do can go to the cafeteria to help out. I'll be there soon."

Hearing that there was meat to eat, the children who stayed here and couldn't help swarmed out of the yard.

Lin Yinan raised the rice paper in his hand and said, "I'll take this piece of rice paper."

Su Yunzhi thought she would use them, so he took out a few more from the room and handed them to her, saying softly, "These were just hung out to dry yesterday, you can take them."

"Okay, I'll go get busy now. Remember to go to the cafeteria for lunch."

"I'm going to keep an eye on those little bastards to prevent them from rebelling."

Hearing that there was meat to eat, Master Dao was so greedy that he put his hands behind his back and left the yard with Lin Yinan.

"Master, would you like to come with me to the county government office?" Lin Yinan saw through the old man's thoughts.

Master Dao was also a shrewd man, and he quickly waved his hand, "No, no, you can make your own decision on this matter."

Lin Yinan returned to the county government office, quickly finished writing the letter, put it together with the rice paper in his hand into an envelope, and handed it to the secret guard heading to the salt field.

The next day, the spring rain was mixed with a hint of chill, and a strangely modified ship docked at the Cangwu County Pier.

Liu Ji, who was in charge of escorting the boat, gave instructions to the secret guards and said hello to the steward of the Deng family who was in charge of unloading the cargo. Then he rented a carriage and came to the Su family's house.

Su Gui opened the door and was surprised to see the person in front of him whom he hadn't seen for almost a year.

"Master Liu Ji, why are you here?"

The boy was growing taller this year. Liu Ji grinned, revealing his big white teeth.

"I'm here to deliver the goods, and by the way, I'm delivering a letter for your eldest son."

Upon hearing that the eldest son Ding Xin had returned, Su Gui hurriedly stepped aside and said, "Master Liu Ji, please come in quickly."

Su Gui invited Liu Ji into the living room, asked another servant to make tea, and went to the study to invite Su Kunliang.

As usual, Su Kunliang took his three sons to read in the study.

Su Gui knocked on the door and went in, lowering his voice and saying, "Master, there's a letter from the eldest son!"

"Where?" Su Kunliang suddenly raised his head, with unconcealable anticipation on his face.

Su Gui, "It was sent by Master Liu Ji. He is waiting in the living room."

Su Yunyan, who was reading a book, widened his eyes in surprise, "Liu Ji is here?"

Su Yunjin and Su Yunrui, who were affected by the situation, looked up at Su Gui.

Su Kunliang glared at him, and Su Yunyan immediately wilted like an eggplant hit by frost.

"Take a rest for a while and come with me to take a look." Su Kunliang said.

The three of them stood up immediately after hearing this. If Su Kunliang hadn't been in front of them, they would have wanted to run to the living room to see Liu Ji right away.

Liu Ji had just taken a sip of tea when he saw Su Kunliang coming out with his three sons.

He quickly put down his teacup, stood up and saluted, "Long time no see, Master Su, how are you?"

Then he greeted the three people behind him, and then Liu Ji took out the letter written by Su Yunzhi from his arms.

"Master Su, this is a letter written by Brother Su."

Su Kunliang sat aside and read the letter quietly. On the other end, the three brothers Su Yunyan could no longer sit still and were chattering around Liu Ji.

"Liu Ji, can you please tell me whether your Longtan is fun?"

Liu Ji nodded and shook his head, he didn't know where to start.

"What do you mean by nodding and shaking your head?" Su Yunyan asked directly.

"It's not fun. There's endless work and training to do every day, and I fall asleep as soon as I'm tired at night."

Su Yunjin asked, "What do you do there every day?"

"Farming and training with the secret guards." Liu Ji said simply. In fact, his main task was to look after the salt field.

When Yun San and Yun Qi were around, he could still deny it secretly, but now that they have gone to Xihe to guard the iron mine, he can no longer deny it.

Before Yun San left, he told him that the salt field was the livelihood of their entire Longtan, and there could not be any mistakes, so he had to be on his toes at all times.

"Have your skills improved again?" The active Su Yunyan looked at him with his bright big eyes.

Liu Ji smiled and rolled up his sleeves, revealing the muscles on his arms. He said proudly, "I'm not bragging, but you three definitely can't beat me."

"What firm flesh! Aji, why are you so dark?" Su Yunyan was very envious.

"Why would a man do that? You're just a sissy."

Su Yunjin nodded in agreement, "That's what a real man should do!"

Liu Ji caught a glimpse of Su Kunliang in a daze for a long time after reading the letter, so he took out the letter written by Lin Yinan.

"Master Su, Sister Anan also wrote you a letter, please take a look."

Su Kunliang came back to his senses with a look of surprise, not understanding why Lin Yinan wrote to him.

He unfolded the letter and read it quickly, then looked at the pieces of rice paper in his hand. His pupils suddenly shrank, his heart was beating wildly, and he stood there stiffly, not saying a word for a long time.

Liu Ji chatted with the three brothers of the Su family for a while. Seeing that it was getting late, he had to go to the Deng family.

He stood up and said goodbye to Su Kunliang, "Master Su, I have something important to attend to, so I won't stay any longer."

"Are you in such a hurry? How about you eat first before leaving?" Su Kunliang came to his senses in a hurry, secretly annoyed that his wife didn't know which family to visit again.

He made an appointment with the Deng family’s steward, and Liu Ji did not hide it from him, “The boy made an appointment with the Deng family’s steward to discuss something.”

"When will you be back?"

"We'll leave tomorrow after we get everything done."

Su Kunliang said, "Can you give me a ride?"

"Of course no problem." Liu Ji said with a smile.

When the secret guard delivered the letter, he told him that Master Su might take the boat to Longtan. Sure enough, everything was as Sister Anan had expected.