It's hard for my elder sister. I rely on the mountains to farm and pay off my debts.

After Song Zhi sorted out her thoughts and determined the general direction in her mind, she temporarily put the matter aside and began to concentrate on preparing tea.

After a busy day, when it was late at night and everyone was asleep, Song Zhi lay on the bed and began to think about the specific details of the implementation.

She must choose a good entry point.

Although Forsythia tea is good, it is not so easy to get Zhou Yu to approve and accept her proposal.

Wasn't it her suggestion, "My Lord, I know a local shrub whose leaves can be made into tea. Would you like to try it?"

In addition to the quality of tea itself, what matters most is its reputation.

Among those who buy and drink tea, how many people understand the inside scoop?

But he was chosen because of his fame.

Her current Forsythia tea is just a little-known product. Compared with the teas from the famous mountains and rivers in the south, it is really not worth mentioning.

I wonder if Zhou Yu would have any concerns about this tea, which he had never heard of before.

Song Zhi lay on the bed and opened her mind.

Suddenly, she thought of something and sat up from the bed.

Song Huan, who was about to fall asleep, was awakened by Song Zhi's actions.

She rubbed her sleepy eyes and murmured, "Sister, what's wrong?"

I got a little too excited.

Song Zhi lay back down, patted her younger sister who was about to get up, and coaxed her softly, "It's okay, go back to sleep."

After her younger sister turned over and continued to sleep, Song Zhi began to think about the possibility of this matter.

If the economic value of Forsythia tea is too single, what about adding Forsythia to it?

She had just put the cart before the horse.

The real use of Forsythia lies not in Forsythia tea, but in its medicinal value.

It can be said that tea making is only an additional attribute, and what is truly recognized and widely known is its medicinal value.

This mountain full of forsythia can bring greater benefits.

Thinking back to the last time Song Zhi heard the villagers talking, a basket of Forsythia is only worth a few cents?

If Zhou Yu could be persuaded to open a government-run shop, these herbs that were priced too low by the clinic could be sold to the shop at a certain price and eventually sold to passing merchants.

This will not only curb the deliberate price-cutting by medical clinics to a certain extent, but also increase people's income.

The most important point is that it can generate income for the government office.

If you want to have money in the county government, it is far from enough to rely solely on the taxes paid by the people.

She thought her suggestion was a good one.

Simply kill three birds with one stone.

As Song Zhi was thinking, she gradually fell asleep.

The next morning, Song Zhi was awakened by the sound of talking in the yard.

She opened her eyes, quickly put on her clothes, and stood up. Seeing that her elder brother and the others had not yet left the house, she breathed a sigh of relief and said, "Brother, I will go into the city with you today."

Song Ping was surprised because his younger sister had given him the job of delivering cakes yesterday.

Why are we going into the city today?

Thinking that there might be news from the Wang family, Song Ping simply asked directly, "But what about the Wang family?"

Song Zhi shook her head, "Don't worry, big brother. I have something else to do and need to go to the county town."

Seeing that she didn't look fake, Song Ping didn't ask any more questions.

In order to hide her identity, Song Zhi still wore the same men's clothes as the day before and tied her hair into a high bun.

She picked up the pastries, thought for a while and prepared some jelly, and then took the patriarch's ox cart with her elder brother and others to the county town.

After the group entered the city, the other villagers went to set up stalls in the grass market first, but Song Ping was worried and said to Song Zhi, "I'll take you to set up a stall first."

After being followed, although the eldest sister changed into men's clothes, Song Ping was still worried about her going to the pastry shop alone.

In addition to wanting to discuss Forsythia tea with Zhou Yu, Song Zhi came to the city to gather some information from merchants coming from the south.

I'm afraid this trip will delay my brother's business.

Song Zhi thought about it and rejected Song Ping's proposal. "Brother, I still need to find some medicine dealers from the south to find out the market price of herbal medicine. What will happen to my herbal market business if you accompany me?"

Song Ping didn't know why his younger sister wanted to inquire about the market price of herbal medicine, but it was obviously not a good time to ask questions in this busy street.

He considered it and said, "Then let Xiao An follow you. I'll feel more at ease if someone follows you."

"Then you are the only one here, can you handle it?"

"At worst, I can just move slower and it won't be a problem. You can take Xiao An with you, and I'll feel more at ease that way."

After that, he patted the shoulder of his younger brother and said, "Be more alert and pay more attention to the people around you."

Song An nodded repeatedly, "Don't worry, brother, I will definitely protect my sister."

There was no chance for Song Zhi to refuse. The two brothers took turns to speak and the matter was finalized.

After the eldest brother left with the backpack.

Song An, holding a small basket, asked Song Zhi, "Sister, shall we go?"

Unable to refuse, Song Zhi had no choice but to take her younger brother to the pastry shop.

Song Zhi, dressed in men's clothing, walked into the pastry shop. Manager Zhou didn't pay attention to her for a while.

It was not until Song Zhi spoke that Manager Zhou realized that the person entering the store was Song Zhi.

Shopkeeper Zhou looked at Song Zhi in surprise, "Madam Song, why are you wearing men's clothes today? I didn't recognize you at first glance."

Song Zhi said generously, "This will make it more convenient when you are outside." After that, she handed over the basket in her hand.

Shopkeeper Zhou took the basket and handed the pastries to the waiter, then nodded, as if agreeing with what he said.

While waiting, Song Zhi took the opportunity to ask Manager Zhou about the county magistrate.

When Shopkeeper Zhou saw her asking about his young master, he couldn't help but feel alert. When his young master was still in the capital, he was the object of admiration of young ladies from all families.

The girl in front of me is asking about my young master. Could it be that she is also coveting his young master?

Shopkeeper Zhou thought about it in his mind and began to look at Song Zhi with scrutiny.

Song Zhi naturally also felt the change in Manager Zhou's eyes when he looked at her.

She hurriedly explained, "Well, there's a business here that I think is very suitable for the county magistrate to handle in an official manner."

"If done well, it will not only increase the county government's income, but also benefit the people."

"But I don't know whether you would be disgusted by such a thing. For a moment, I can't make up my mind whether to propose it to the county magistrate." Song Zhi looked conflicted.

It seems that he is very worried about such things.

When Shopkeeper Zhou heard this, he instantly became excited. These shopkeepers had followed the young master to Qishui County.

Every one of them counts, everyone knows how poor this county government is.

When Manager Zhou thought about how he had just come here, the county government couldn't even pay the salaries of the runners.

For this purpose, the young master transferred money from these shopkeepers for circulation.

Although the situation in the county government has eased slightly under the leadership of the young master this year.

But Manager Zhou knew that the county government was still very poor and had not yet paid the wages of the servants.