Starting from a thatched cottage, the farmer embarked on the road to wealth through imperial examina

After Xu finished speaking, she carefully looked at Ye Changyan's reaction. It seemed that she could not see anything special. However, Ye Changyan's next words made Xu overjoyed.

"Aunt, it would be great if you could have the help of my two uncles and cousins. But this is after all a task assigned by Boss Zhong. Go back and ask everyone to register with Aunt Zhang first. Don't let anyone have any reason to blame you. When Boss Zhong comes back from the capital, I will mention this to him."

Ye Changyan spoke in a gentle tone, as if he was fully confident. This made Xu unable to believe her ears. How could Sanlang agree to this so easily?

Seeing that Sanlang did not seem to be faking it, Xu was overjoyed and wanted to run back to the old house immediately to tell everyone the good news. However, she was cutting cloth and could not leave for the time being. She did not want the people in the third room to see her ulterior motives.

"If that's the case, then it couldn't be better. I know my family well and can do things with confidence."

As she spoke, Xu's expression turned from sunny to gloomy. She sighed, looked at Ye Changyan with a worried look, and then continued.

"Sanlang, your eldest brother is about to reach adulthood, but he still hasn't found a marriage. Your eldest aunt is worried. After your second aunt ruined the Feng family's eldest lady's affair, matchmakers are afraid to come to our house. I just hope your eldest brother can make a name for himself in the workshop, so that he can have a livelihood. I hope he can find a good marriage through this."

After listening to what Xu said, Ye Changyan nodded in agreement. Compared to his cunning and unruly second cousin, his eldest cousin was much more honest. He hoped that he could work hard in the workshop.

Seeing Ye Changyan nodded, Xu turned around and looked at the girl who was busy cutting cloth beside her. She felt emotional again. This girl was the same age as Ye Changyan, just a few months older. She had reached the age of 15 last year, but no one had come to propose marriage to her yet.

The last time she went back to her parents' home, she mentioned to her mother that she wanted to marry her eldest daughter to her eldest sister's son Erlang, but was flatly rejected by her eldest brother-in-law's family. This made Xu very embarrassed, so much so that her family did not attend her eldest brother-in-law's birthday last time.

The cloth was almost cut and the purpose of the trip was achieved, so Xu said goodbye.

Lian hurriedly stopped them, wanting her eldest sister-in-law and her daughter to stay for lunch before leaving. The two sisters-in-law pulled each other into the yard.

Xu saw a carriage parked at the gate of the courtyard.

The first person to jump off the carriage was a young man in a black robe. After getting off the carriage, the man took out the horse stool hanging under the belly of the carriage and placed it in front of the carriage.

Then a handsome young man, supporting an old man with white hair and beard, came down on a horse stool.

Xu's eyes widened, and when she saw her daughter's face flushed, she quietly pulled the hem of the girl's clothes and asked Lian.

"Are there guests at home?"

When Lian heard Xu's question, she said to Xu with a smile on her face.

"This is Saburo's teacher and senior brother."

Xu was shocked. There really were a teacher and a senior brother. However, the two of them looked very extraordinary. This old man did not look like those old pedants in the private schools in the county. He exuded a scholarly and elegant demeanor.

The handsome young man who was supporting the old man exuded the noble aura that only a young man from a wealthy family could have. He was dignified and had a handsome face. Even an old lady like Xu was a little infatuated with him when she saw him.

No wonder the girl next to me could hardly move. I pulled the hem of her clothes a few times, but she didn't move at all.

Xu was dreaming that it would be great if a young man like this could become her son-in-law.

After being introduced by Ye Changyan, the other party greeted Xu and her daughter politely. Seeing the shy girl, Xu's mood became more lively.

For the sake of my daughter's happiness, I must find a way to fight for it no matter what.

Xu no longer mentioned leaving and thought about staying to see if she could find out something about the young man.

Liang Jingcheng helped Mr. Cai into the main room, then turned around to help Lu Tingfeng move the things in the car into the house.

The more Xu looked, the more satisfied she became. She saw that Liang Jingcheng was a very energetic young man with a slender figure, quick reactions, and a strong posture.

Xu winked at the eldest girl, and she picked up the cotton that Lian had taken out earlier. The mother and daughter began to sew the cut cloth while carefully collecting the cotton.

Xu believed that she was very good at needlework, and the big girl had also inherited her true skills. Xu planned to let the big girl show herself in front of Ye Changyan's teacher and senior brothers, hoping that through her needlework, she could leave a good impression in front of the teacher and student.

So the mother and daughter sat in the corner of the main room, doing needlework seriously.

After lunch, Ye Changyan accompanied Mr. Cai and Liang Jingcheng to see the newly built cattle farm. After they left, Xu Shi didn't want to stay any longer, so she said goodbye to Da Niu and left.

Before leaving, Xu and the eldest girl also took away several pieces of cloth that had already been cut, saying that Lian and the second girl had a lot of things to do, and since the eldest girl was free at home anyway, she could help with the needlework and send the sewing work back in two days.

Lian was a little shocked, but before she could refuse, Xu and her daughter left quickly.

Lian and Erniu looked at each other, somewhat confused.

After Ye Changyan took Mr. Cai and Liang Jingcheng to see the newly built cattle farm, the teachers and students went to see the milk processing workshop under construction. The processing workshop was much larger than Mr. Cai had imagined. Mr. Cai nodded and was very optimistic about the prospects of the cattle farm and processing workshop.

I met Wang Shun at the construction site. Wang Shun took Ye Changyan and others to see the planned Ye family courtyard, and saw that there were already several craftsmen digging the foundation there.

Wang Shun explained that Zhong Yunfeng hoped that the main part of the yard could be completed before the New Year, so that when the temperature rises in the spring of next year, the house would be ready for moving in. So Wang Shun arranged for the craftsmen who had finished the work at the cattle farm to come over and start digging the foundation.

As Wang Shun gestured and explained, the teachers and students all listened very carefully and seriously.

Ye Changyan took the drawings from Wang Shun and asked Mr. Cai to compare them. He also asked Mr. Cai to choose the one he liked best. Mr. Cai laughed happily.

When we returned to Yejiazhuang, it was already past 3 p.m.

When Mr. Cai saw Wulang and Erniu busy at the stove, he walked over to check with interest.

Erniu has cleaned the newly bought distiller and is now using it. There is a distiller on each of the two stoves. Wulang checks the fire on one stove and adds some firewood to the other. Old Cai sees that the kid's face is covered with black ash, but he is busy and having fun.

Here, Liang Jingcheng helped Ye Changyan filter out the tincture of wintersweet flowers. A rich fragrance wafted into his nose. Liang Jingcheng sniffed it carefully and found that this fragrance was more rich and fragrant than smelling fresh wintersweet directly, which was intoxicating.

Ye Changyan replaced the wintersweet flowers in the large glass jar with fresh ones, sprinkled a layer of patchouli, then poured the filtered tincture back into the glass jar, added a small amount of strong liquor, and then covered it with the cork.

"After just one day of soaking, it has such a rich and intoxicating fragrance. I am full of expectations for this wintersweet perfume. But can I use the wintersweet pure water that I distilled yesterday now?"

Liang Jingcheng, immersed in the intoxicating aroma of wintersweet tincture, asked Ye Changyan.