Chapter Twenty-Five Master Lord

  "Don't worry, it will get better tomorrow."

  After returning home, Qin Feng was busy serving tea and pouring water. Although Xiaoyue was his subordinate, he took care of him first instead.

  Yue'er's heart was filled with gratitude, and she said: "Sir treats me so well, I would be grateful even if I were to die for him. Even if I were to sacrifice my life, it would be hard to repay Sir's great kindness."

  "You can't say that." Qin Feng was a man from a later generation, but he didn't have the arrogance of those old masters from back then. In later generations' society, there is division of labor, and one cannot determine a person's high or low status based on their occupation. Therefore, even if someone was just a manual laborer, Qin Feng could still treat them with equality.

  What he himself didn't know was that his way of being and dealing with others was also invisibly gathering people's expectations for him.

  Little Moon was initially in pain, but after taking medicine, she felt much better and happily said: "Sir, Little Moon... Little Moon is no longer in pain."

  "Uh-huh!" Qin Feng nodded, fortunately it was just a negotiation, if it were to break, it would be troublesome... He spat and said: "You should rest early, these clothes will be changed tomorrow..."

  When it comes to new clothes, Yue'er feels grateful. Looking at the silk clothes, this is not what a maid wears, and even the young ladies of ordinary families can't wear them. What kind of person is he? He must be a very good person. She was very fortunate to have met a good person in a foreign land with no relatives.

  Qin Feng was confused after noticing it, but he just had a precious maid like this, and naturally wanted to buy good ones. He smiled and said, "Go to bed early."

  It's truly a blessing from past life to be able to stay at Mr. Qin's house, Moon won't be arrogant herself, forcing herself to get up, "Moon will serve Mr. rest, yeah......" Took a step and felt pain in her foot, so she sat back down.

  "Don't be reckless, this injury will only take a day or two to heal. If you're reckless and strain your tendons and bones, the recovery time will be longer. You'd better rest well..." Qin Feng said as he left.

  It was quiet for a night, and by the second day, when Qin Feng got up, he heard the sound of chatter coming from the courtyard. He quickly got up to take a look and found that it was Yue'er, who had gotten up early, sweeping the yard. He stretched his waist and went out.

  "Master is awake, Moon brings you washing water..."

  In fact, Qin Feng had always treated Yue'er as a nanny for future generations and never looked down on her. However, Yue'er was willing to serve Qin Feng as a maid. This time, even though he was extremely reluctant, Yue'er still dragged her injured foot to run back and forth, which pained Qin Feng's heart.

  The yard was swept clean, and there was breakfast to eat at home. He let out a sigh, thinking that he finally had a home in this Eastern Han dynasty.

  "In the late Eastern Han dynasty, the world was in great chaos. It was still eleven months until the Yellow Turban Rebellion. Come on, Qin Feng!" He made a secret decision.

  "Little sister, you haven't eaten yet, come on, let's eat together."

  "Sir, you eat first..."

  "There aren't so many rules here, it's not easy for you to sweep the whole courtyard clean, come and eat together quickly."

  "Alright..." Xiaoyue sat down, overjoyed. Secretly sticking out her tongue, she thought that as a maid who could dine with the master, she was probably the only one in the Great Han Dynasty.

  ……

  A family in the north of the city.

  "Mother, I'm going!" Zhou Shan said after serving his elderly mother dinner and tidying up her clothes.

  "My son, when you go to the new master's house, you must be diligent in your work. You said that person is called Qin Feng? I heard from the neighbors before that there was a prison officer named Qin Feng who was a rare good person. I don't know if this Qin Feng is the one you mentioned as the new master. Since they saved us from danger, you must treat them like a benefactor."

  "Don't worry, Mother, I know what to do. This person didn't ask much and gave me ten taels of silver; since he trusts me so much, I will definitely go through fire and water for the host family without hesitation." Zhou Shan was a filial son, and his words revealed his true nature.

  "This is for the best, we may be a poor family, but we must uphold loyalty and righteousness. From now on, you must do your job well for the master's household. Otherwise, even if others forgive you, I won't." Mother Zhou scolded coldly.

  "Yes!" Zhou Shan bid farewell to his old mother and left home. He came to Anbao Street and inquired, "Excuse me, sir, is there a household here with the surname Qin, specifically Qin Feng?"

  "You're talking about Qin Feng, the prison warden of Luoyang? Haha, that's my new neighbor, living just in that place...". The old man was quite pleased with himself for being able to live on the same street as Qin Feng, saying: "Warden Qin is a rare good official, I've lived 65 years in this city of Luoyang and have never seen anyone comparable to Warden Qin. Those who came out of the Luoyang prison, even if they were extremely evil, would still be grateful to Warden Qin..."

  "It's really Lord Qin who hired me!" Zhou Shan felt a surge of emotion, striding forward with big steps. "From now on, I will definitely work hard to repay Lord Qin's great kindness and virtue." Rumors were one thing, but he had personally experienced it. Even if the Ma family was once known for their wealth, they couldn't compare to Lord Qin's generosity.

  Zhou Shan arrived at the front gate, took a deep breath and walked forward to knock on the door.

  Xiao Yuexia carefully opened a crack in the door and asked, "Who are you looking for?"

  Zhou Shan didn't dare to be slow and made a bow: "I am Zhou Shan, I have heard the orders of Lord Qin, today I came specially to the mansion to pay my respects."

  "So you're Zhou Shan, my master has been waiting for you for a long time." Xiaoyue finally opened the door.

  Qin Feng heard the commotion outside and came out, just in time to see Zhou Shan walking in, smiling: "Zhou Shan, you're here."

  Zhou Shan saw that it was indeed Qin Feng, and he felt grateful beyond words. He bowed his head and shouted: "My lord is above, please accept Zhou Shan's bow."

  Master! Qin Feng was taken aback, he had read many classical drama scripts in the theater of later generations. This term "master" has several meanings: one is a subordinate's respectful title for his superior, and the other is a servant's respectful title for his master.

  However, not all servants will call their masters "master", nor will any servant be allowed by the master to call him "master". Servants who can call their masters are housekeepers, and they must have gained the trust of the master and be able to sacrifice themselves for the master. In addition, it is rare for people from non-aristocratic families to be loyal.

  Zhou Shan was exactly at this point, he wanted to repay Qin Feng's great kindness and was willing to go through fire and water for Qin Feng. If Lord Qin didn't believe him, what could be done? Then strive to do things to win the trust of adults, I think adults will certainly understand my intentions. He understood, then raised his head and looked at Qin Feng with a loyal and righteous gaze.

  Whoa! I didn't think there'd be a day when I, Qin Feng, would be addressed as Master!

  Although he is not a good minister or general, it is also a huge progress. Thinking that one day under the grand hall... Qin Feng's heart was filled with heroic spirit, and he shouted loudly: "Good, good, Zhou Shan get up!"

  Zhou Shan was overjoyed and exclaimed loudly: "Thank you, sir!"

  The master is indeed exceptional, to have such a loyal and righteous servant. Moon was shocked in her heart, because generally speaking, large households rarely have such servants. Even among the old aristocratic families, it's extremely rare to find such loyal and righteous servants. Only in those powerful and influential families would you often find people like this.

  Xiao Yu'er went to tidy up on one side. Qin Feng brought Zhou Shan into the living room and let him sit down, but he himself did not sit.

  Qin Feng thought of doing business and said straightforwardly: "Zhou Shan, you have been in the business for over a decade, do you understand the technology of sugar production?"

  "Your Excellency, I have been serving the Ma family for seventeen years. The Ma family is a large and prosperous household, and most of the sugar in Luoyang comes from their estate. I happen to know something about this."

  "That's good." Qin Feng was delighted in his heart, this person wasn't saved in vain. He took out the tile diagram he had drawn earlier and showed it to Zhou Shan, saying: "Have you ever seen this thing?"

  Zhou Shan examined it carefully and then said: "This... I have never seen before, what is the use of this thing?"

  Qin Feng then told Zhou Shan about his idea of turning yellow and black sugar into white sugar.

  Zhou Shan heard that red sugar can be refined into white sugar, and he didn't know whether it was true or false. He said, "Is what the master says really true?"

  "Not bad, the white sugar extracted from brown sugar is of higher purity and sweeter without impurities, its snowy white appearance is attractive. Zhou Shan, what do you think? If we can produce this white sugar, will it sell?" Qin Feng smiled and said.

  It's not just about having a sales channel, but actually being able to control the entire sugar industry and dominate an entire trade. Having spent 17 years in business, Zhou Shan, with his astute business mind, couldn't even imagine it.