Fu Ruan saw the appreciative expression on his uncle's face, and knew that his first impression of the two should be good.

He smiled slightly, and also returned a salute with Ye Zhen and them.

And when the county magistrate saw that everyone was coming, he immediately ordered people to serve the food quickly.

In a short time, several jars of fine wine were brought in.

The slave on the side immediately poured wine for the county order, and the county order stood up again and personally poured wine for the county guard and Fu Ru'an.

"Lord County Shou, Young Master Fu, you have been working hard, it is really hard, the lower officials salute the two of you with a cup, and wash the dust for the two of you. It's up to you."

After speaking, the county commander Gollum drank the wine, smiled flatteringly, and rubbed his hands.

Lord Commander glanced at him coldly, took a sip of the wine in his glass, and then withdrew his gaze and ignored him.

At this time, Fu Ru'an naturally picked up the wine and wanted to pour Xie Yunshu a glass.

Xie Yunshu held the wine glass in both hands and accepted it humbly and politely, and Ye Zhen also picked up the wine glass, smiling with his eyebrows.

A few people drank it all, and they seemed to be quite in love.

When the county magistrate on the side saw this scene, he secretly clenched his teeth.

He obviously felt the difference between the county guard's treatment of himself and Ye Zhen's.

After three rounds of drinking, the county guard suddenly said to the county order with a hazy drunkenness:

"I heard that you are quite good at governing the county, and this official wants to go around this city, can you?"

This made the county order a spirit, and hurriedly offered his courtesy:

"I am willing to lead the way for the lord of the county."

"It doesn't have to be."

The county guard turned his head to look at Ye Zhen,

"Xie Sheng, Mrs. Xie, the two of you can be interested in accompanying the county guard."

Ye Zhen and Xie Yunshu glanced at each other, and said in unison, "It's better to be respectful than to obey."

Soon, the banquet came to an end, Fu Ru'an excused himself from feeling unwell, and went back to rest first, and the county order did not dare to follow because of the face of the county guard.

Only Ye Zhen, Xie Yunshu and the county commander walked around the city.

The area of Manyi County is remote, and the development is naturally not as rich as the Jiangnan region, but the county order is also considered to have some means.

The houses in the city are fairly neat, the shops are thriving, and there is no smell of misery on the faces of the people.

Looking at this pretty good atmosphere, the county guard's opinion of the prefectural order improved slightly.

"What do you think of that prefectural commander?"

The county guard pondered for a moment and asked.

He was very curious about what Ye Zhen thought of this county order.

Ye Zhen frowned slightly when he heard this question.

She didn't like this county order in her heart, he was conceited and greedy.

But when he took office, he treated other ordinary people well.

This is a contradiction.

On the side, Xie Yunshu saw Ye Zhen's embarrassment, and took the initiative to solve the siege:

"He's a fairly capable official."

As for his virtues, Xie Yunshu did not mention it.

The county keeper snorted and said no more.

Suddenly, there was a childish voice behind him.

"Auntie!"

The three of them turned around, and Ye Zhen was surprised to find that it was Zhao Yi.

"Yi'er, didn't you stay at home, why did you run to the street to play?"

Ye Zhen hurriedly stepped forward and took his hand,

"You're worrying us so much."

Zhao Yi lowered his head aggrievedly and whispered:

"I'm scared at home alone. Auntie, don't blame me, I want to be with you, that's why I sneaked out."

Ye Zhen sighed helplessly, rubbed his head dotingly, squatted down and said softly:

"Good, I'll let you go back, you're good, I'll bring you something delicious when you come back, okay?"

Zhao Yi thought for a while and reluctantly agreed.

But the county guard on the side was so shocked that he couldn't close his mouth after seeing Zhao Yi's appearance clearly.

Isn't this the youngest son of the King of Lingnan?

How could it be here!

Seeing that he and Ye Zhen are so close, could it be that he was taken in by Ye Zhen?

The county guard tried his best to restrain his facial expression, and stood aside fixedly, until Ye Zhen asked Zhao Yi to leave, and then immediately walked over.

"Mrs. Xie, do you know the identity of that child?"

"Identity?"

Ye Zhen was a little puzzled, not knowing why the county guard looked so nervous.

"I picked up this child, and I don't know where he came from."

The county warden breathed a sigh of relief and whispered:

"Let's take a step to speak."

Seeing this, Ye Zhen was also a little confused in his heart.

She followed the county guard to the dark place for a few steps, only to see the county guard cautiously say:

"That's the son of the King of Lingnan! The king of Lingnan is in a hurry now, and he is looking for His Royal Highness the Prince everywhere! I never thought he would be with you."

Lingnan Wang Shizi?

This is something that Ye Zhen definitely didn't expect.

She covered her mouth, her heart pounding.

"Send him back quickly. Don't let the King of Lingnan be in a hurry."

After receiving the advice of the county guard, Ye Zhen also nodded, knowing what to do in his heart.

A few people patrolled the city for a while, and Ye Zhen and Xie Yunshu went home.

"Auntie, my snack! My snacks!"

As soon as he entered the door, Zhao Yi rushed over anxiously, wanting to ask Ye Zhen for it.

Ye Zhen smiled and took out a pastry from his arms, handed it over, and then pulled Xie Yunshu into the room.

"Do you know what the county guard just told me?"

Xie Yunshu shook his head.

"I don't know."

"Then Zhao Yi turned out to be the prince of Lingnan!"

Ye Zhen looked sideways at Zhao Yi, who was happily eating cakes in the courtyard, and discussed:

"When we're done with this sugar factory, let's send him back. I heard from the county guard that the king of Lingnan is in a hurry now."

"Hmm."

Xie Yunshu didn't seem surprised, and replied lightly.

"Eh, you say, what if the King of Lingnan suspects us of kidnapping his son and wants to settle accounts with us!"

Ye Zhen suddenly arched Xie Yunshu with his elbow and said worriedly.

Xie Yunshu lowered his eyes and looked at her, and the corners of his mouth were hooked.

Ye Zhen was a little displeased:

"What are you laughing at?"

"We sent his precious son back, why did he settle accounts with us?"

Xie Yunshu dotingly pushed Ye Zhen's head.

"What do you think about all day long?"

Hearing Xie Yunshu ridicule like this, Ye Zhen pursed his lips and stopped speaking angrily.

She's just rightly worried, isn't she?

Xie Yunshu coaxed helplessly:

"I shouldn't have said that, and I asked the lady to forgive me for being a husband."

Ye Zhen had no business in his heart, so he naturally went down the steps.

She snorted lightly, muttered in a low voice, and went out to accompany Zhao Yi.

Looking at her distant figure, Xie Yunshu suddenly felt very relieved at this moment.

He breathed a long sigh of relief, relaxed for the first time in a long time, slowly leaned on the soft collapse, half-closed his eyes, and rested for a while.

On the second day, Ye Zhen accompanied the county guard to the sugar factory.

After the fall of the Zhang family, Ye Zhen's sugar workshop was unique in its scenery and developed very quickly.

It's just that because of the red eyes of some people in the county order, Ye Zhen still didn't dare to do it with great fanfare.

But today, the county guard offered to come and see the sugar workshop, which made Ye Zhen see a turning point.

"This is where sugar boils."

"This is the place to cool off."

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With Ye Zhen's explanation on his head, the county guard was quite admirable.

A woman can run such a sugar workshop, she really has some ability.

And their Fu family relied on this sugar workshop, and they also made a lot of silver for nothing.

Thinking of this, the county keeper asked:

"Isn't the scale of this sugar factory a little small?"

Ye Zhen hurriedly replied:

"Previously, there were other sugar factories, so I didn't dare to expand production. But not anymore. Recently, women are also thinking about expanding production."

The county guard nodded appreciatively and said:

"Don't worry about other people, you have helped my nephew so much, you can do it boldly."

After hearing this, Ye Zhen's face was overjoyed.

Looking at it now, the Fu family has really become their backer.

After that, she no longer had to look at the faces of the county order and others.

After the county guard left, Ye Zhen immediately gathered the people in the village.

"Ladies and gentlemen, now my sugar factory needs to be expanded, I want to recruit workers, if you are willing to come to work, come and I will accept one!"

Seeing Ye Zhen so arrogant, those villagers were still a little worried.

After all, Ye Zhen also lived in this small village at the beginning.

Everyone knows what kind of life they are having.

In the middle of the night, a middle-aged man stood up and asked vigilantly:

"Mrs. Xie, you won't owe us our wages, let's work for nothing."

Ye Zhen immediately waved his hand and said:

"Guarantee a meal of meat every day and pay on time every month."

The man's eyes rolled, he thought for a moment, and then said:

"If that's the case, I'm willing!"

As long as one person takes the lead, it becomes much smoother after that.

It was true that all the laborers of the entire village were recruited at once, and all of them entered the sugar factory.

Ye Zhen calculated, in this way, as long as the raw materials can keep up, the output can at least triple.

A few days later, when everything was arranged, Ye Zhen went to Fu's house to tell the county guard.

The county guard and Fu Ruan were very satisfied with this.

While chatting, Fu Ruan suddenly asked:

"Ye Zhen, would you like to come to live in Qingcheng?"

"Huh?"

This caught Ye Zhen off guard.

She just bought a yard in the county seat, and now she will move to Qingcheng, will there be some too soon.

Besides, the matter at the sugar factory is not over yet, so if you leave now.

Fu Ru'an persuaded again:

"Now your identity is no longer the same, staying here will not help you much in the future, it is better to go back to Qingcheng with us, maybe you can find a new breakthrough."

But Ye Zhen still seemed a little hesitant.

This is, the county keeper laughed and said:

"Ru'an, your heart is really a little too anxious. You have to let Mrs. Xie go back and discuss it with Xie Xian's nephew."

Fu Ruan also realized his abruptness and apologized.

Ye Zhen wanted to leave this place in his heart.

They were exiled here, and now they have the opportunity to live in a better environment, and they are happy.

After returning home, she discussed the matter with Xie Yunshu.

Xie Yunshu also agreed.

However, the two of them will also take Zhao Yi and Lin Bin to Qingcheng together.

In this way, the matter of going to Qingcheng was put on the agenda.

But Ye Zhen insisted on settling all the matters of the sugar workshop before leaving, so everyone stayed in Manyi County for a few days.

In the past few days, Ye Zhen has been out early and late at night, and he has been busy with the expansion and training of the sugar workshop every day, and the time he spends at home is only a handful.

Xie Yunshu was also secretly worried about whether her body could withstand it.

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Zhen didn't feel tired at all, and he was very energetic.

Finally, seven days later, she had all of this done.

On the day of leaving the county seat, there was a slight rain in the sky.

Ye Zhen and Xie Yunshu stood under the eaves, watching the Fu family's family members help them move the things in the house and yard onto the donkey cart one after another.

After staying in this barbarian county for a long time, when he really wanted to leave, Ye Zhen was still a little reluctant.

She entrusted the house to the Song family to sell it on her behalf.

It's also a peace of mind.

When it was time to get into the carriage, Ye Zhen turned his head to look at the mansion one last time, and then never returned.