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

A solitary peak rises atop, where clouds and mist vie for attention, and waterfalls cascade down sheer cliffs.

Clearly, the celestial procession passed through Kongtong Mountain, only to transform again, its returning sails disappearing into the distance.

"Oh my god... Mom! There's a waterfall ahead!"

In this situation, Jiang Xiaoqi should actually compose a poem.

But when faced with truly breathtaking scenery, all words become pale and powerless.

At this moment, Jiang Xiaoqi had no time to compose a poem; he only wanted to call his mother, who had returned to the carriage for a rest, out so they could enjoy the beautiful scenery together.

"Li Mo, Fu Ling, you two come too!"

Li Mo jumped off the carriage and ran up to Jiang Xiaoqi in a few steps.

Fuling lifted the carriage curtain, intending to help Lin Yueniang get off, but Lin Yueniang waved her hand.

She wasn't a truly weak woman, and there was no need for any so-called airs when she was out and about. She simply jumped out of the car.

"The mountains are swirling around, and the smoke rises like clouds. Birds fly through the stream, and the thousand-foot-long white stream is divided."

Jiang Xiaoqi couldn't resist composing a poem to commemorate the beautiful scenery.

"What a wonderful poem! Mingfei has captured the picturesque scene before us with remarkable aptness and expressiveness!"

"Uh! Mother, it's just a clumsy piece I made on a whim, please don't praise it so much! You know, I'm the least skilled at poetry~"

If I keep praising it, the readers in the comments section will start saying, "Is this even poetry?"

"Haha, this time you really did a good job. I'm not just praising you, but besides, you're my son, shouldn't I give you some praise?"

Jiang Xiaoqi scratched his head and said, "Fine, I guess." His grandfather often praised him without any limits or principles, but now it's his mother who's doing it.

"Young master, this waterfall is so high! And the water flow is so powerful!"

Alright, without comparison there is no sense of superiority. Judging from Li Mo's descriptions of the beautiful scenery, it's time for me to assign some lessons to this page, guard, and assistant!

I'm so tired. Wenbin and Aniu are both bad at martial arts, and Li Mo is bad at academics. No good, no good, this won't do!

How far are we from Yuanzhou now?

Although the beautiful scenery before her was breathtaking, Lin Yueniang did not forget her final destination.

Jiang Xiaoqi wanted to take out the map in the space to take a look, but it was really inconvenient, so she could only make a rough estimate.

“We’ve been out for more than half a month, so we should have already covered one-fifth of the distance.”

"Only one-fifth? I thought we had already gone more than halfway. It seems that Yuanzhou is really far away."

“Mother, Yuanzhou is much farther than my senior brother’s hometown. We’ve been traveling slowly, stopping and starting along the way. It’s normal that we’re going slowly.”

Along the way, we'll stop for a picnic and barbecue whenever we see beautiful scenery, and stay overnight in charming towns to experience the local culture and customs. No wonder we're so busy!

"That's true. Since it's spring-like there all year round, it will be full of springtime no matter when we arrive, so there's no need to rush on the way."

The scenery along the way is breathtaking; wouldn't it be a shame not to stop and admire it?

“Mother is right, that’s absolutely true!”

Jiang Xiaoqi brought many photocopies of portraits of A Niu's two older brothers with her this time, and she would deliver one to the local government wherever she went.

Although the chances are slim, I have to see this through since I promised Ah Niu. I'll keep looking for him while I'm at it.

"Young master, would you like to go camping?"

Li Mo and Fu Ling unloaded two small stools from the car, one for Lin Yueniang and one for Jiang Xiaoqi. Below them were cliffs and steep slopes, with waterfalls and mountains in front of them.

"Let's get started! Grab the bows and arrows, we'll look for pheasants and rabbits in a bit!"

Barbie Q is a great place, with delicious food and beautiful scenery, it's simply wonderful!

Although I also long for my cousin Jiang Lin to take a boat trip overseas, the Great Zhou Dynasty has such a vast and beautiful land, so let's explore and understand our own territory first!

Jiang Xiaoqi was simply curious about how developed those small overseas countries had become; she didn't think the grass was greener on the other side or that the air outside was sweeter.

On the contrary, even in her later years, as a 996 working slave, she still did not think that foreign companies were necessarily better than state-owned enterprises.

Many beautiful things are deliberately embellished by so-called "public intellectuals" for the sake of traffic, fame, and money.

They only praise others and criticize their own, leading a group of "bigwigs" and "biased individuals" to stir up public opinion and create chaos in their own community.

These people are truly wicked. They have forgotten their roots, forgotten whose family they grew up on, and forgotten the land they stand on.

"Young master, the stove is built, Fuling has gone to gather firewood, let's go too!"

Li Mo's mouth watered at the thought of a glistening roasted chicken sprinkled with the young master's secret spices. He couldn't wait to pluck the pheasant, bleed it, and roast it over a fire right now.

Jiang Xiaoqi brought a lot of spices with her on this trip, including cumin and chili powder.

The cumin comes from the northern border. The Jiang family's estate has already harvested several batches. Under the management of several capable stewards and estate managers of the Jiang family, the cumin has been sold to various parts of the Great Zhou.

The chili peppers were obtained by Jiang Xiaoqi from the system through exchanging chili pepper seeds. There are two types: Erjingtiao and Chaotianjiao. They have already been planted once on the estate.

Selling these two items together, while the profits may not be as high as those from cement, are still higher than the profits from thousands of acres of crops.

The monthly wages of Jiang Wenqing's two clerks were paid from this income. Each clerk's annual wage was 240 taels, so the two of them would earn 480 taels.

This doesn't even include the benefits for festivals like Dragon Boat Festival, Mid-Autumn Festival, and Double Ninth Festival. They also have to make several sets of decent clothes and shoes for them every quarter.

Rice, flour, oil, vegetables, and fruits also came from the profits of the Jiang family's various farms.

Jiang Wenqing, a seventh-rank county magistrate, earned just over two hundred taels a year, including the allowance for ice and charcoal. This was far less than the salaries of the two clerks.

So it can be said that Jiang Wenqing was "working" at his own expense. When Jiang the landlord and his grandson Jiang Xiaoqi were looking for a secretary, they didn't consider the cost.

They just hoped that Jiang Wenqing would stay obediently in the county government office, not cause trouble, not make a fuss, and not cause any problems. As for the money, they could afford it; they were a wealthy family and didn't care about such a small amount.

Jiang Wenqing did indeed live up to expectations. In the few months since taking office, he did nothing but eat and sleep, occasionally taking a fishing rod to the lake to fish.

With his advisor handling all the affairs of the county government, he was able to enjoy retirement ahead of schedule.

However, even though he stopped causing trouble, trouble found him on its own...