This estate was something Shuangshuang had long planned; the land within the estate spanned a thousand acres, and Shuangshuang intended to plant sugar beet on these lands.

The land in Qinglin County was extremely suitable for sugar beet cultivation, and the yield was quite substantial; conversely, the grain harvest was somewhat poor.

Sugar beet is one of the main sources for sugar extraction; current sugar-making methods are rather simple compared to the modern variety of fruit candies and milk candies.

Shuangshuang thought of raising some dairy cows to produce milk candies, which would definitely be a novelty, and then producing all kinds of modern fruit candies would undoubtedly become a signature industry for Qinglin County.

Let Gao Ya become an Imperial Merchant, and in the future, the sales of these candies and the livestock’s meat would all be handled by Gao Ya.

The sales channels could conveniently utilize the trade routes of the Bai Family and the Chu Family; when the time comes, giving these two families a share would certainly be worthwhile, and they would undoubtedly not refuse beneficial matters.

However, the common people are conservative, and the tradition of grain farming has been ingrained for countless generations, even though every household also grows sugar beet, it’s only on the edges of fields or in small home gardens; a large-scale planting would surely be resisted.

One needs to first establish a sugar business, allow the common people to witness the benefits within, and then pass on the sugar-making methods, encouraging them to open their own sugar factories.

Only when the common people learn to make sugar can sugar factories flourish, and only when there are more people making sugar, not as a monopoly, will they invest in the quality of sugar to compete for business opportunities.

By then, she would guide the direction, ensuring everyone competes healthily, and having pressure would prevent tradition from holding back; only then could the sugar from Qinglin County ultimately become a signature product.

The farmers within the estate were originally brought by the former owner; they didn’t quite understand why the new owner would switch to planting sugar beet, but they were only responsible for farming and couldn’t manage these affairs.

Only some elderly people quietly worried that this new owner didn’t seem fit to farm, such reckless actions, might they soon have to change to another new owner?

When Shuangshuang bought the estate, she didn’t reveal her identity, so these farmers didn’t know who the owner was, and Shuangshuang had no intention of disclosing her identity.

After touring around the estate, mainly inspecting everyone’s seedling situation, these farmers were all diligent in their work; after looking around, Shuangshuang didn’t see any issues, so she took everyone and left the estate.

Initially, after leaving the estate, Shuangshuang planned to return straight to the county government, but before she walked far, she heard layers of faint commotion nearby, seemingly indicating many people were arguing over something.

Shuangshuang gestured to have the carriage stop, lifted the curtain, and the noise outside became louder; Shuangshuang instructed Yan Yi outside: "Go and see what is happening?"

It wasn’t that Shuangshuang enjoyed the commotion, but she was now the County Magistrate; encountering minor or major happenings within her jurisdiction, she had to manage them.

Yan Yi responded and then left, but shortly returned, with a face still carrying traces of anger.

Seeing Shuangshuang, Yan Yi composed himself before reporting: "Lord, over there someone is dragging a mother and child to drown them in the pond.

The quarreling sound is the husband of the mother bitterly pleading with those people not to kill his wife and child."

Drowning in the pond, Shuangshuang’s brow immediately furrowed; she loathed such barbarity, yet unfortunately, in this era, some families consistently upheld the practice of private punishment instead of reporting to the government.

Initially, the common people acted this way out of fear of the government, but as such occurrences increased, it became customary.

However, the Grand Ancestor of this dynasty greatly disliked this custom, directly issuing laws to abolish such barbarity, yet this matter was never fully eradicated.

But having been encountered by Shuangshuang, she couldn’t just ignore it: "Let’s go and see; I would like to witness who dares openly defy the court’s decree and perform such private punishment."

The carriage moved forward and soon reached the bustling spot; here was a large pond, seemingly an abandoned fish pond, where the accumulated water was murky, and its depth unseen.

At this moment, beside the pond, a young woman and a child of about seven or eight years old were tightly bound and gagged, pressed down by two strong men at the pond’s edge.

A young man was kneeling on the ground, crying desperately, continuously pleading with the two men: "Clan Leader, big brother, I beg you.

I believe my wife would never commit adultery; please spare her, don’t drown her in the pond; I’ll give up the family assets, I’ll leave here with them, please spare them, spare them!"

Shuangshuang looked towards the two men whom the young man was pleading with, unexpectedly being called big brother by the man turned out to be the forensic doctor, Fan Shiyan!

It could be said that Fan Shiyan was not a good person; initially, Shuangshuang thought Fan Shiyan was in league with Chai Pengfei, only to find they didn’t hold Fan Shiyan in high regard.

Primarily because Fan Shiyan was a forensic doctor with no utility in the government office; Qinglin County hardly had any murder cases, or even if a murder occurred, the common people dared not report it, hence the forensic doctor was of no use.

Such an ineffective person, Chai Pengfei, and the others never bothered to rope him in; they casually offered minor benefits to dismiss him; business like the gold mine was categorically never extended to him.

Thus, when Shuangshuang eliminated Chai Pengfei and the others, Fan Shiyan only faced dismissal from the government office without harsher punishment.

Shuangshuang’s group was quite conspicuous; their arrival was quickly noticed, as Shuangshuang’s carriage was distinctive, Fan Shiyan recognized it immediately and hastily approached to greet Shuangshuang.

"Cao Min Fan Shiyan greets Lord County Magistrate."

Upon hearing it was the Lord County Magistrate, the expressions on the faces of the crowd gathered earlier, showing subtle hostility, instantly veiled with caution. 𝗳𝚛𝚎𝚎𝘄𝕖𝕓𝕟𝕠𝚟𝚎𝕝.𝗰𝕠𝐦

The young man who had been pleading with Fan Shiyan and the other man, upon hearing Fan Shiyan call Shuangshuang Lord, instantly seemed to grab onto a lifeline, scrambled forward.

He fell loudly to his knees in front of Shuangshuang: "Lord, Lord, save us, save my wife and child! Lord, I beg you, save us!"

Little did anyone expect now, before Shuangshuang could speak, Fan Shiyan glared fiercely, speaking threateningly: "Fan Shilei, shut up; don’t you know family dishonors shouldn’t be aired!"

Wang Ruibo standing aside made a cold grunting noise, unable to bear it: "True, family dishonors shouldn’t be aired, but this is more than just family dishonor; it’s about to cost lives!

Fan Shiyan, you have served in the government office before, surely acquainted with the law, do you truly not know the court’s decree explicitly forbids common people to privately act on family laws as if it were legal?

Once discovered, it is treated as severe murder; you being a forensic doctor should know this law, yet you still act accordingly; this is breaking the law knowingly, your crime should be compounded. Fan Shiyan, are you aware of your guilt?"