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

As the maple leaves turned vibrant red, Lin Feng intensively trained the crew for a period of time before the ship officially set sail.

The destination is Japan.

Lin Feng carried the maritime map that Jiang Xiaoqi had given him separately; it was extremely accurate.

Before setting off, Jiang Xiaoqi also sent people to deliver more than a dozen baskets of lemons and dried lemon slices and hawthorn slices.

The uses of vitamins were also taught to Lin Feng, in case of scurvy at sea due to vitamin deficiency.

Lemons are rich in vitamin C, which also has another name in later generations: ascorbic acid.

If you don't ingest vitamin C for a long time at sea, you will get scurvy. The main symptoms are dark complexion, weakness, followed by bleeding all over the body and slow death. There is no cure.

Bringing a large amount of vegetables is not practical, and fresh lemons will gradually spoil after ten days or so, so dried lemon slices can be used to make tea later.

Jiang Xiaoqi estimated that the ship would be able to return in a little over a month, and that she had brought enough lemons for the outbound journey and enough lemon slices for the return journey.

"Young Master, I received your letter and gifts. Why did you still come all the way here in person?"

"I didn't come here on purpose. Today is my day off. The Second Prince also wanted to come, but he's been leaving the palace quite frequently lately, so he specially sent me to see everyone off."

"I see. I've kept the brilliant plan and map you gave me with me at all times. This voyage will be a success."

"Thank you for your hard work, Master Lin. No, Captain Lin. This time, we'll just test the waters a bit. In the future, when more than ten ships gather, we'll set sail together!"

"Great! That's wonderful! We're just looking forward to sailing the ocean with Young Master!"

"Alright, the auspicious time has arrived, let's go!"

Qiu Cheng, as the person in charge of the dock, also stepped forward and gave a few instructions, which were nothing more than to pay attention to safety.

He hoped that the people would return safely, and that the ship would also return safely.

Several court officials were also on board this time. They were all recruited by Jiang Xiaoqi for the Second Prince. Dong Jin was far away and still on his way, while Xiao Ming was the first to board the ship.

Once Dong Jin arrives, he will first work alongside Lord Qiu to oversee the construction of ocean-going vessels. Wang Jue will also be transferred to Tongzhou Wharf at that time.

Thus, Jiang Xiaoqi successfully sold off her three brothers-in-law.

As for Qiu, the person in charge of receiving the talent, he was not dissatisfied with the matter; on the contrary, he welcomed it very much.

Haha, we could never have too few, even three or five, or even ten or eight, of these kinds of laborers!

In addition, Jiang Lin, Jiang Hao, and Jiang Yan were also kept by Jiang Xiaoqi. Originally, they were also intended to be assigned to the fleet, but the whole family couldn't be grouped together.

Jiang Xiaoqi made other arrangements for the three of them. In short, they would all serve under the Second Prince, so they would have no shortage of opportunities to make contributions and achieve success.

The other members of the Jiang family also seemed to have formed a tacit understanding without words, with the older generation led by Jiang Changqing and Jiang Changshou, and the younger generation guided by Jiang Xiaoqi.

Today is a fine and sunny day, and the massive ocean-going vessel slowly sails away from the dock.

Steadily heading towards Japan, forging ahead through the waves.

Lin Feng stood at the bow of the ship, holding a map, his gaze fixed firmly on the distance.

The crew members performed their duties and operated the ship in an orderly manner.

After the ship left the shore, Lin Yueniang led her caravan into the capital after nearly two months of travel.

Now the long convoy has dwindled to just over twenty vehicles, carrying goods sufficient for more than six months' worth of consumption for several Liuxiang Pavilion establishments in the capital and surrounding areas.

Only one or two carriages carried luggage and valuables, so they were traveling light.

Of course, it is still slightly inferior to Ouyang Zheng's "ultra-lightweight" design.

As Lin Yueniang approached the capital, she tied her horse to the back of the carriage, changed her clothes, and sat inside, reverting to the appearance of a respectable married woman.

As they approached the city gate, a magnificent carriage suddenly sped past them, kicking up a cloud of dust.

Fuling grumbled discontentedly, "Whose carriage is this? It's so rude."

"There are many powerful and wealthy people in the capital. I'm afraid it's some noble young master or young lady out on the street."

"Going that fast, aren't you afraid of hitting someone? There are people coming and going in front of the city gate, including women with children!"

“They don’t care about these things. They think that if they injure or even kill someone, they can solve it with money and buy their lives.”

"Sigh~ This is right under the emperor's nose, isn't anyone going to do anything about it?"

Lin Yueniang did not answer again. She did not know anything about the Prefect of the Capital. If he was a responsible and good official, he should take care of it, right? But if he was afraid of the powerful, it was hard to say.

"Isn't the young master an official? Can the young master interfere?"

“Your young master is a compiler in the Hanlin Academy, responsible for compiling classics. If he were to manage it, he could, but it would be improper and not legitimate.”

"Ah? Young Master's official position is to compile classics? I thought, I thought..."

"What do you think? Do you think your young master is someone who can command the wind and rain?"

"Not really, it's just that I feel like all officials can get things done, right? They can eliminate harm for the people and stand up for them."

"It would be more useful to be a county magistrate. At least you are the local official in charge of a county and have the right to adjudicate cases."

Fu Ling seemed to understand, but she felt that since the county magistrate was a seventh-rank official while her young master was a sixth-rank official, her young master was more powerful than the county magistrate.

Besides, our young master is the top scholar in the imperial examination, the first-class top scholar!

In short, he is very powerful. He is currently a sixth-rank official, and his official rank will rise higher and higher in the future. The young master is still young and will have plenty of opportunities to become a high-ranking official!

"Alright, we're about to enter the city. You'd better watch your mouth from now on."

These past two years, you've been like a bird released from its cage, following me in the south. Now that you're back, let's be careful not to cause Mingfei any trouble.

"Yes, madam. There are still the old master and madam at home. I will keep a low profile."

"No need for that. Just do it the way it was in the capital. The old master and madam aren't demanding."

Once the carriage entered the city, Ouyang Zheng remained seated inside, never lifting the curtain to look outside.

Scenes from over twenty years ago kept flashing through his mind, and he didn't know whether his decision to go to Beijing this time was right or wrong.

But according to the divination at that time, I should have made this trip.

Oh well, since we're here, we might as well make the best of it.

My apprentices are all in the capital. If I come here, I can simply let my two apprentices take care of me in my old age. Is that alright?

Besides, I really miss my little apprentice's excellent cooking skills. Oh dear, it's been years since I've had his braised pork.

If it weren't for his strong self-control, Ouyang Zheng would have been afraid that tears would spill from the corners of his mouth.

Well, I'll have my little apprentice cook today, and I can have a few drinks myself.

Braised pork with bamboo leaf green liquor? No, no, it's better with spirits instead.

Soju should be paired with spicy stir-fried chicken; adding spice on top of spice makes it even more enjoyable.

Ouyang Zheng's thoughts were successfully diverted by a menu specially designed for Jiang Xiaoqi, and the little bit of sorrow that had just arisen was instantly swallowed up.