Border Soldiers: My granaries are full of grain and meat, and I guard this region.

"It's alright, these are all minor matters."

Qi Feng waved his hand at Ye Zhiwan, not caring at all, but the more Qi Feng acted this way, the more upset Ye Zhiwan felt.

"Brother Qi, although you have always refused before, we have never repaid the life-saving grace you gave to my sister and me."

"And it's also thanks to Brother Qi for capturing Ma Shuo, preventing his schemes from succeeding. Otherwise, my sister and I would probably be roaming bandits by now..."

"In short, Brother Qi's kindness to my sister and me is truly immense. I am determined to give the Ye Family Restaurant to Brother Qi! Please do not refuse, Brother Qi! Otherwise, I, Ye Zhiwan, will have no face to face you!"

After Ye Zhiwan finished speaking, she bowed to Qi Feng and did not rise. Many people around her immediately started pointing and whispering at this scene.

Qi Feng suddenly felt a headache coming on. If he refused again, who knew how the people around him would view Ye Zhiwan?

"Alright, alright, Miss Ye, please don't be like that. I'll accept it, okay?"

Upon hearing Qi Feng's words, Ye Zhiwan's face immediately lit up with joy, but before she could speak further, she heard Qi Feng say:

"However, I have conditions! You go back first, and I'll explain everything to you in detail. It'll also be good to have someone witness it in front of your sister!"

When Ye Zhiwan and Qi Feng arrived on the second floor, they also called Yu Yourong over and recounted what had just happened in front of Ye Ling Shuang.

Upon hearing that Lai Xiang Lou and Ye Family Restaurant had made a bet, Ye Ling Shuang's heart immediately tightened.

"Isn't this too risky? We don't have any decent brewers right now, and the only drinks left in the restaurant are those brewed by Li Fu..."

Seeing Ye Ling Shuang's worried expression, Ye Zhi Wan smiled slightly.

"Sister, you don't know this, do you? Brother Qi can also brew wine! It was his wine that pulled you back from the brink of death yesterday!"

Upon hearing this, Ye Ling Shuang was taken aback, and looked at Qi Feng with some surprise.

"Brother Qi also knows how to brew wine?"

Qi Feng nodded slightly, "A trivial skill, not worth mentioning."

Although Qi Feng said that, Ye Ling Shuang clearly didn't believe it. How could something as trivial as pulling her back from the brink of death be possible?

Furthermore, not just anyone can brew wine, let alone brew it well!

"Sister, I'm thinking of giving the Ye Family Restaurant to Brother Qi. What do you think? Brother Qi first saved us, and then captured Ma Shuo. His kindness to us is immense..."

Before Ye Zhiwan could finish speaking, Qi Feng quickly interrupted.

"Miss Ye, I know that you two sisters have always wanted to repay my kindness, but I hope you can calm down and listen to what I have to say."

"I saved you all to protect myself. Besides, even if I were to give the Ye Family Restaurant to you, I wouldn't have the energy to manage it. So how about this: I'll only take a portion of the shares in the Ye Family Restaurant, while you'll still be in charge of the actual operations. I'll also teach you the brewing techniques, and you can send me money every month according to your share of the profits. What do you say?"

Hearing Qi Feng's words, Ye Zhiwan and Ye Ling Shuang exchanged a glance, about to speak, when Qi Feng continued:

"If you two still refuse to accept this and insist on giving away the Ye Family Restaurant, then I'll pretend that I, Qi Feng, never saved you!"

Upon hearing this, Ye Ling Shuang and Ye Zhi Wan's expressions immediately changed.

"Then let's do as Brother Qi says, how about a 90/10 split? Brother Qi gets 90%, and we get 10%?"

Qi Feng sighed, "82, let's settle on that, don't change it anymore."

"it is good."

Looking at Ye Zhiwan's timid and hesitant appearance, Qi Feng couldn't help but sigh. This girl has a good personality, but she has too strong a sense of propriety. She must find a way to repay kindness.

After going downstairs, Yu Yourong followed Qi Feng.

"My lord, what are your feelings for Miss Ye?"

Qi Feng was drinking water when he heard Yu Yourong's words and immediately spat it out.

"Miss Ye? Which Miss Ye?"

"Of course it's Miss Ye Ling Shuang. Husband, haven't you noticed that she has developed feelings for you? Besides, you saved her life, and you also saw her body when you were treating her..."

"Alright! It's not what you think. Maybe she just doesn't know how to face me."

Yu Yourong curled her lip.

"My husband, you don't need to worry about what I think. I wish you would have more children so that I could have more offspring for you. We've been together for so long, but my belly hasn't changed at all. I've been with you almost every night, so why isn't my belly getting bigger..."

Hearing Yu Yourong's unrestrained words, Qi Feng immediately stepped forward and covered her mouth.

"Alright! It's not what you think! I still have to go to the county government office. Don't overthink it. The reason your belly hasn't changed is...it's because I did it on purpose!"

Leaving behind a message, Qi Feng took the prepared drinks and left immediately, offering no further explanation to Yu Yourong.

Yu Yourong is only sixteen years old, and getting pregnant so early is not good for her health. Qi Feng doesn't want Yu Yourong to get pregnant so early. In addition, the delivery conditions in this era are backward. If something goes wrong, it will be too late for Qi Feng to regret it.

"Deliberate? What do you mean by this, husband?"

Watching Qi Feng's departing figure, Yu Yourong stood there in a daze, recalling what had happened. After a moment, Yu Yourong suddenly trembled, and then her face suddenly turned extremely shy.

She remembered that Qi Feng always made her eat something after they finished, and now, recalling Qi Feng's words, Yu Yourong immediately understood.

At the Fuxing County government office, Qi Feng, carrying the waist token given to him by Zhong Shao, easily entered the office and found Zhong Shao discussing matters with Zhao Tongchuan.

"Brother Qi! Come quick! I've been worried sick about you these past few days! I didn't expect you to show up today! You know, you didn't even leave an address last time you left, I couldn't find you anywhere!"

As soon as Zhong Shao saw Qi Feng, he immediately stood up. Although his tone was somewhat resentful, his actions were equally swift.

"Look at you! You come all this way, and what's with all the gifts? I was worried you'd be upset because you didn't come to the celebration party last time! It was all your doing that we caught Ma Shuo!"

Qi Feng put down the wine bottle in his hand and bowed slightly to Zhong Shao and Zhao Tongchuan.

"It's hardly a merit, just self-defense. Besides, this is homemade wine, nothing special, just a token of my appreciation."

"I've come to find out how things are going with Ma Shuo. Have they been convicted yet?"

Upon hearing this, Zhong Shao exchanged a glance with Zhao Tongchuan, then sighed softly.

"Convicting him is not difficult, but executing Ma Shuo will take some time."

Qi Feng narrowed his eyes. "I wonder what the reason is?"

Zhong Shao shook his head. "There are witnesses and physical evidence of Ma Shuo killing innocent people and claiming credit for them. Many people in Duma Village have also identified the scene. So it is not difficult to convict Ma Shuo. But as you know, Ma Shuo is a military officer of the eighth rank. Magistrate Zhao and I do not have the ability to convict a military officer of the eighth rank."

"Therefore, this matter needs to be reported up the chain of command. It will be reported from Fuxing County to Shuofeng County, then from Shuofeng County to Longxi Prefecture, and finally decided by the prefect of Longxi Prefecture. After he makes his decision, it will be reported to the imperial court for approval. By the time all these procedures are completed, it will be next autumn, and only then can the execution be carried out."

"But as you know, Ma Shuo saved General Huang's life on the battlefield. General Huang is quite capable in Longxi Prefecture. If he were to interfere..."

Zhong Shao didn't continue, but Qi Feng already understood the meaning from his words.