After traveling through time, I led the whole village to become rich!

Xie Xiaoman was really scared of herself. She fell in love with the other person the first time they met. Is this love at first sight?

Seeing that Xie Xiaoman didn't answer, Zhang Hulan asked again, "Xiaoman, how about we go shopping together?"

"Ah?" Xie Xiaoman came back to his senses and nodded quickly, "Oh! Okay!"

Then Zhang Hulan and Xie Xiaoman started strolling on the street. They didn't buy anything, they just strolled around and then went home.

The next day, Zhang Hulan saw Xie Xiaoman and asked her with a smile, "How is it? Are you interested in my nephew?"

Zhang Hulan asked very directly, leaving Xie Xiaoman at a loss as to how to answer.

"I, I listen to my parents..."

Zhang Hulan smiled and listened to her parents, which meant that the girl was satisfied with Zhang Xiaojun.

"Okay, I understand. I'll talk to your father about this later."

Now everyone in the village is very idle, so Zhang Hulan wandered into Xie Bangwen's office.

Seeing Zhang Hulan coming over, Xiebang File quickly stood up and asked, "Master Zhang, what do you need to go to Xiaguan for?"

"Master Xie, please take a seat. I am not here on official business. I have some personal matters to discuss with you."

Xie Bangwen hurriedly made tea for Zhang Hulan, "Master Zhang, please tell me what you want to say."

Zhang Hulan took a sip of tea and then said, "Master Xie, I heard that Xiaoman is still unengaged. I wonder what kind of family you are looking for for Xiaoman?"

Xie Bangwen said, "My daughter is still young and indeed unmarried. I wonder what Master Zhang means by this? Please speak frankly."

Zhang Hulan felt there was no need to beat around the bush, so she said, "Master Xie, I quite like Xiaoman. To be honest, I have a nephew who is one year older than Xiaoman and is currently studying at the Imperial College. I'd like to set Xiaoman up with my nephew Wu. Would Master Xie be willing?"

Xie Bangwen was somewhat surprised that Zhang Hulan had come to him for this matter. He did not answer at first, and Zhang Hulan continued, "Master Xie, you know something about my family background. I was originally a farmer in the countryside and have no roots in the capital.

My parents and brothers are all honest farmers. They are now at home helping me run some of the business.

My eldest niece married the eldest son of the Marquis of Jing'an. Lord Xie should have heard of him.

My nephew is also an honest and well-behaved child. If Lord Xie doesn't mind, he can meet my nephew.

If Lord Xie doesn't mean that, then just pretend I didn't mention it today."

Xie Bangwen's eyes changed. Zhang Hulan's family background could be said to be the most innocent and simple among all the officials in the capital.

Zhang Hulan's character is also impeccable. We have been working together for almost a year, and I have never seen her lose her temper with anyone. She has never used her position to pressure others or force anyone to do something they don't want to do.

Zhang Hulan has such a good character, so I guess her family members are not much worse.

Xie Bangwen would feel more at ease if his daughter married into such a family.

and……

Xie Bangwen is not without ambition. He also hopes that he or his son can move up, but he has a bottom line and is unwilling to do something he doesn't want to do.

The officials who came to propose marriage were much higher than his, but Xie Bangwen could see clearly that those people were just dependents of higher-level officials.

But Zhang Hulan is different.

My niece married into the Jing'an Marquis's mansion. The emperor held the Jing'an Marquis in high esteem, and the Jing'an Marquis's style of doing things was impeccable. If my daughter married Zhang Hulan's nephew, her brother-in-law would be the Jing'an Marquis's heir, and the future Jing'an Marquis.

Another thing was that everyone in the capital knew that the Crown Prince was close to Zhang Hulan's children, often playing together. Furthermore, Zhang Hulan's youngest daughter was allowed to enter the palace at will, indicating that the Zhang family had an exceptionally close relationship with the Crown Prince. Xie Xiaoman marrying Zhang Hulan's nephew would establish a relationship with the Crown Prince, a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for his son.

Many thoughts raced through Xie Bangwen's mind, and then he said, "Master Zhang, I can't give you an immediate answer to this matter. Could you please allow me to go back and discuss it with Madam and Xiaoman before I get back to you?"

When Zhang Hulan heard this, she knew there was some hope. If she was unwilling, she would definitely refuse.

"That's natural. Marriage is a major event in a child's life and must be treated with care. We can't make decisions for them based on our own preferences as adults."

Xie Bangwen bowed and said, "Thank you, Master Zhang, for your understanding!"

……

When they got home in the afternoon, Zhang Hulan asked Zhang Xiaojun during dinner, "Xiaojun, what do you think of the girl we met yesterday?"

"Ah?" Zhang Xiaojun didn't react.

"Ah, what? It's about the girl we went shopping with last night. What do you think of her? Do you like her?"

Zhang Xiaojun swallowed the food in his mouth and asked, "Auntie, why are you asking this?"

"Just tell me whether you like that girl or not. She's a year younger than you and works for me in the village."

Zhang Xiaobing's eyes lit up and he asked, "Aunt, are you introducing a wife to your cousin?"

Zhang Hulan smiled at Zhang Xiaojun and said, "Look, you're not even as smart as the little soldier."

Zhang Xiaobing immediately said, "Cousin, that sister is so beautiful. If you don't like her, can you give her to me?"

Zhang Hulan knocked Zhang Xiaobing and said, "You little thing, how old are you and you already want to get married?"

Zhang Xiaojun's dark face turned a little red, and his ears and neck were also red.

Zhang Hulan asked, "Say something. Do you like it or not? If you do, I'll tell you."

Zhang Xiaojun scratched his head and said a little embarrassedly, "I'm just afraid that people will look down on me."

Forget it, Zhang Hulan didn’t ask anymore. She must be interested in him.

……

After dinner, Zhang Hulan went out again. She was going to talk to Ye Hongyun about the newspaper business.

Ye Hongyun now lives with her children in both the Wu family and the Duke's Mansion. Zhang Hulan went to the Wu family first, and after learning that Ye Hongyun was in the Duke's Mansion, she went to the Duke of Wei's Mansion.

Seeing Zhang Hulan coming over, Ye Hongyun asked with a smile, "What brings you here?"

Zhang Hulan said, "No one comes to see you for no reason. I came to see you for something."

"What's going on?"

Zhang Hulan told Ye Hongyun about the newspaper's idea. Ye Hongyun found it very interesting and immediately agreed: "Okay, let's do it right away."

Zhang Hulan said, "It's not easy for the two of us to do this. We'll need a lot of manpower, and we'll have to get the Queen involved. And..."

Zhang Hulan paused, then said, "Besides, this newspaper is also very useful to the emperor. We'd better tell the emperor and see what he thinks."

Ye Hongyun was a little puzzled, "What use is this to the emperor?"