After being reborn as a man, the woman improved her family's fortunes through education.

After traveling for more than half a month, Lin Feng and Su Ran finally set foot on the land of Xinghe Prefecture.

If you travel another two or three hundred miles north, you'll reach the prefecture of Su Ran's ex-husband's family. It's not a short distance, so you're unlikely to encounter anyone from there.

Xinghe Prefecture is right next to Su Ran's maternal home prefecture, but she has no plans to go back now.

"Let's go straight to the Jiang family. I need to meet Young Master Jiang's six older sisters first."

Lin Feng reined in his horse, glanced in the direction of the city gate, nodded, and led the way.

The coachman whipped the horse and hurried to catch up, and this was how it went all the way.

Lin Feng flew ahead, while the coachman led Su Ran in pursuit.

"Ouch!" Before Su Ran was ready, the carriage sped forward, and she inevitably fell on her bottom.

They entered the city shortly afterward. Lin Feng dismounted and tied the horse to the carriage post.

I sat on the other side of the carriage shaft, next to the driver, and headed straight for the Jiang family's residence.

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Madam Jiang, who had been living in Xinghe Prefecture for a month, wanted to return to Changshou Village, but she was troubled about whether her four granddaughters should take her with them.

She only just learned that there were no governesses in Fucheng, and that the changes in her eldest and second granddaughters were all due to her grandson.

But now that her grandson is away studying, he can no longer teach his sisters to read and write.

She then thought of taking her granddaughters back, but of course, her eldest and second granddaughters would stay in the prefectural city, since they were getting older and it was time for them to get married.

With Lord Jiang Changqing and his wife here in the prefectural city to take care of things, Xiwen and Xiyue can also find good husbands here.

"Madam, Madam, Master Lin Feng has returned, and he has brought a young gentleman with him to pay his respects."

Madam Jiang assumed that Lin Feng had brought a friend to pay his respects, so she did not ask Lin Yueniang to leave.

Now the old man is in seclusion studying the provincial examination questions, his son goes to the prefectural school every day, and his grandson has traveled far away.

There was still no man in the house, which was why Madam Jiang had been delayed for more than a month before setting off.

Seeing how skillfully her daughter-in-law handled everything inside and outside the home, she began to consider leaving again.

After all, the longevity village was the place she was familiar with, and she couldn't bear to entrust her family's thousands of acres of farmland and the shops in the county town to others.

Lin Feng led Su Ran into the backyard reception room, guided by Butler Wen.

Since the women of the Jiang family arrived at Xinghe Prefecture, this was his first time returning to the backyard, and he couldn't help but glance at the training ground he had used before.

Hmm, there are definitely more types of weapons now, and they're much cleaner and more efficient than when those guys used them.

However... it seems that this training ground has not been used for more than a month, which is very strange.

Following behind Lin Feng, Su Ran naturally glanced in the direction of the martial arts arena, just as Lin Feng had seen, and was greatly shocked!

I ask you, which family's residence would have such a layout in the backyard?

Even the homes of military commanders wouldn't be this extravagant; they would usually place them in the front yard or a dedicated courtyard.

She became increasingly curious about the women of the Chiang family.

"Greetings to the Old Madam and Madam!"

"Master Lin, there's no need for such formalities. You must be tired from your journey. How are Mingfei and the others? Have they arrived at their destination yet?"

"In reply to the old lady, judging from the days, the young master should have just disembarked from the official ship and arrived at the Puzhou City dock, preparing to switch to land travel."

Madam Jiang sighed, "Alas, it is not easy for Mingfei to be alone abroad. I really shouldn't have been so willful as to send you back."

Lin Feng didn't say much. He wouldn't divulge anything the young master had instructed him to do, unless he told him to mention it to his family.

“Now Wenbin and Li Mo’s skills have improved a lot and they are still quite useful, so Madam doesn’t need to worry too much.”

What Lin Feng actually wanted to say was that, while the young master might not be able to take on ten men at once, he could definitely handle five men.

He doesn't spend as much time practicing as Wenbin and Li Mohua, but he's the best at it.

In a few years, he probably won't be able to teach anything anymore. If you want to improve further, it's best to find a martial artist who specializes in swordsmanship.

"Okay, okay, that's good. Uh... who is this?"

Su Ran, who had been momentarily ignored, quickly stepped forward and performed a woman's bow.

"Su Ran greets the old lady and the madam."

Lin Yueniang was taken aback. Was this a woman?

Madam Jiang was momentarily stunned, even wondering if this was the wife Lin Feng had brought back.

"This is Master Su Ran, whom the young master specially sought out to teach the six young ladies!"

Lin Feng understood the meaning in Madam Jiang's eyes and quickly revealed Su Ran's identity.

"Oh dear, it's the female tutor! Mingfei is really something, even after going out, she's still thinking about her sisters at home. Oh, this child."

Madam Jiang felt increasingly sorry for her grandson. The journey was already so arduous, and the little boy still had to worry about his many older sisters.

"Mingfei said before he left that he would search for a suitable teacher along the way, but I didn't expect that Master Lin would send him back."

Lin Yueniang was very happy. Now her two daughters wouldn't complain about being bored all day because they couldn't practice martial arts.

Even with the old lady present, it did not prevent the female tutor from teaching her daughters to read and write.

The old lady would be very happy if the girls were well-educated and polite, but the martial arts training ground would have to be idle for a while.

After all, the maids had already been taken to the mountains by Master Zhao for training, which he euphemistically called 'real combat'.

Master Zhao must be feeling uncomfortable in this backyard. If his mother-in-law decides to stay, she'll have to figure out a way to handle it.

Even if we can't buy another house specifically for martial arts training, we can rent a place nearby so that our daughters can practice.

And herself, thankfully her usual whip was made of cowhide, otherwise it would probably be rusty by now.

"Alright, alright, Yue Niang, you arrange Master Su's accommodations. Once he's rested and settled in a couple of days, the girls can start their lessons."

The old lady made the final decision, and she didn't intend to test Su Ran's knowledge. There was no other reason than that she had great faith in her grandson's judgment.

His grandson was a top scholar, the youngest among the three scholars in the imperial examinations. If Master Su was not good, his grandson would certainly not have allowed his most trusted Master Lin to send the person back.

Lin Feng took his leave to attend to the tasks assigned by Jiang Xiaoqi.

Su Ran went with Lin Yueniang to settle in, but actually she didn't have much to pack.

After all, the luggage and valuables were still with the镖师 (bodyguard/escort), and it was uncertain where they were now or whether they had been lost.

All I could do was wait for news from the escort team and, in the meantime, adapt to life in the Jiang family mansion.

After all, the youngest young lady is not even ten years old. If things go smoothly for me in the Jiang family, I should be able to stay for at least five or six years, right?

“Master Su, you live in the west wing of this courtyard. The main room is used as a classroom.”

I'll have the housekeeper deliver the necessary desks and chairs tomorrow, and classes will officially begin in two days. What do you think?

"Madam's arrangement is excellent."

"Master Zhao, who teaches martial arts to the children, lives in the east wing, but he has been away on business recently and we don't know when he will return."

Cui'er, accompanied by two maids, brought hot water and several sets of simple, elegant clothes to the west wing. Lin Yueniang left one of her maids behind and then departed.

After everyone left, Su Ran let down her long, dark hair and soaked in the warm bathwater, finally letting out a comfortable sigh: "Phew~ That feels so good~"