Starting with choosing a wife, creating the most powerful Xia

Chen Xuening certainly hit the nail on the head.

No matter how well Chu Xuan plans for the future, for now, it's nothing more than a novelty created in an unnamed mountain.

Even just promoting it within Lucheng is difficult, let alone making it known to everyone.

Generally, if you want to promote something, you either need a highly respected person to endorse it, such as a great scholar or a wealthy and influential person.

Alternatively, they could obtain a signboard from the government.

Clearly, Chu Xuan is not capable of doing either of these things. The appearance of Ningxue Dew will inevitably seize the market for sachets and take away the interests of some people, who will naturally not sit idly by.

Therefore, the difficulty for Chu Xuan to make Ning Xuelu famous has increased even more.

Upon hearing this, Chu Xuan nodded in agreement.

But the smile on his lips hadn't faded.

"Since no one is going to recite it for me, why don't I just recite it myself?"

He smiled and asked, "Ling'er, what day is it today?"

Chu Ling'er was puzzled, but still replied, "Husband, it's August 12th."

As soon as he finished speaking, Chu Xuan took out a letter, which contained an invitation.

"There will be a literary gathering in Linyang City three days from now for the Mid-Autumn Festival. I spoke with Cheng Han and this time the spot in Lucheng is mine."

Although this world is different from the original history, there are many things in common, such as the Spring Festival, Lantern Festival, Qingming Festival and Mid-Autumn Festival, which still exist.

Chu Xuan's goal was to become famous overnight at this poetry gathering.

If this world didn't have Li Bai, Du Fu, or Su Dongpo, and he were to bring out the unique skills of those masters, how would you face them?

Literary gathering?

Chen Xuening was suddenly taken aback. Indeed, the major cities of various prefectures and states all had the tradition of holding literary gatherings on important festivals, which was especially important now that literature was valued over military affairs.

If one can display outstanding literary talent at a literary gathering, it is indeed possible to make a name for oneself, but...

She glanced cautiously at Chu Xuan, who was all smiles, and for a moment didn't know how to speak.

Those who participated in the literary gathering were nothing more than young talents from various cities, each of whom was exceptionally gifted in their respective regions.

Especially since this time they are going to participate in the literary gathering in Linyang City.

Lucheng is considered one of the larger cities near Wuming Mountain, but compared to Linyang City, it is insignificant.

That place has always been known for producing scholars, and has produced many important figures over the years. Even in the current imperial court, the Chancellor of the Imperial Academy and the Second Grand Secretary are from Linyang City.

These people place greater emphasis on the education of the next generation, and thus the literary style here is more refined than elsewhere.

But Chu Xuan...

She had never seen the former write any poems or essays.

Although the plan is good, if we actually get there and can't write anything, or write it poorly, then we'll be in big trouble.

You should know that those talented people are all arrogant, and when they start cursing, they can write hundreds or thousands of words without using any vulgar language.

The worst thing is comparison. If this situation really happens, Chen Xuening is genuinely worried that Chu Xuan will be ridiculed to the point of becoming withdrawn.

Chen Xuening had intended to offer a reminder, but given Chu Xuan's current state, she didn't want to discourage him.

"Should we prepare a few cheat sheets for my husband? Although I'm not very good at writing poetry, they should be useful."

She thought to herself.

The other two women didn't think that far ahead. Chu Ling'er had an unusually high level of trust in Chu Xuan, as for A Leng...

She hadn't gone out to play with Chu Xuan before, and was probably excited about going to Linyang City in a few days.

Time flies, and the day is over.

The next morning, to show that he valued the matter, Cheng Han sent Liang An to personally drive a carriage to pick him up.

When Chen Xuening came to open the door, she couldn't help but be stunned for a moment.

"Officer Liang, why have you come in person?"

Liang An chuckled sheepishly and rubbed his head.

"Second Madam, I am here on the orders of Prefect Cheng to escort you to Linyang City."

"Although Prefect Cheng ordered the suppression of the bandits in the mountains, it has only been a short time. Fearing that there might be more trouble, he ordered me to act as a guard on this trip to Linyang City, leading a few skilled men from the yamen to escort the young master and his ladies."

As he spoke, he stepped aside, revealing the figures of several constables behind him.

Chen Xuening then returned to the room to report to Chu Xuan.

Chu Xuan was somewhat skeptical when he heard this. To be honest, the constables in Lucheng were still a bit lacking, and he estimated that in a critical moment, they would be less effective than his own gunpowder.

But since it was Cheng Han's good intention, there was no need to refuse him.

After packing his belongings, he called the village chief and instructed him to go down the mountain for a few days and to keep an eye on the village. He also told the chief that if there was any emergency, the chief could send someone to find him.

Everything in the village has been proceeding smoothly these past few days.

Therefore, there was no need to give too many instructions. The villagers were all hoping to live a good life with him, and no one was idle enough to cause trouble. The only people to watch out for were those from the Hanyang Gang.

After saying this, he followed the carriage away.

After Chu Xuan left, the village chief finally recovered from his daze.

Watching the carriage disappear into the distance, he shook his head and smiled bitterly.

This lord is good in every way, except that he sometimes acts as if he wants to do whatever he wants. He just dumped the whole village on me. Doesn't he worry that I'll rebel against him while he's away?

But that's just a thought.

On the carriage.

A Leng pulled Chu Ling'er aside and lifted the curtain to look at the scenery outside. Although it wasn't the first time she had seen it, this time it was just a simple outing, so it had a unique charm.

Chu Xuan, meanwhile, held the map, his eyes glued to it.

"What are you looking at, my husband?"

Chu Ling'er asked in confusion.

Chu Xuan reached out and rubbed her head. Putting everything else aside, her silver-white hair was indeed extremely smooth.

"Watching the road."

"Watch the road? But my husband has walked this mountain path countless times, what's there to see?"

“It’s not a mountain road. I’m looking to see where we can build a new road.”

Chu Xuan said it simply.

Upon hearing this, the three women fell silent, even Ah Leng, who had been chattering all the way, stopped talking.

"But husband...we don't have the money to repair the road..."

Finally, Chu Ling'er said with a wry smile.

She wasn't deliberately trying to hurt Chu Xuan; it was just that the money in the treasury was barely enough to sustain them until the village's projects were finished, let alone a large project like road construction.

Chu Xuan looked up at her and said, "Who said we were going to use the silver from the treasury? We'll naturally use the money from selling the Snow Dew."

But as soon as these words were spoken, the silence became even more deafening.

To be honest, they're already eyeing the money before the product has even been sold.

Seeing the three women's bewildered expressions, Chu Xuan smiled, shook his head, and said nothing more.

To get rich, build roads first. Although they didn't quite understand, in Chu Xuan's eyes, this was a matter of utmost importance, second only to the hematite mine.