"You must be tired today."
Lin Siyao took a bath and walked into the bedroom. His wife had already returned from visiting the three children in the west wing.
"I'm fine.
I was just surprised.
I didn't expect Yingyun to be so quick. "Su Shuiche sat in front of the dressing table and took off her hair ornaments.
She recalled Yingyun's expression when she told her about her decision. She was so determined and unrepentant. She was afraid that after tonight, she would miss the opportunity and they would go back to how they were before.
But when the two of them went through the ceremony, she clearly saw the adoration in Si Luo's eyes. Although it was very faint, it meant that Si Luo already had her in his heart, didn't it?
"By the way, Ah Yao, the village chief told me yesterday that the farming season will start after the Dragon Boat Festival. Is it time to sow the five mu of land that we opened before the new year?"
When she drew the curtains, she saw the swaying canna outside the window and thought of the matter that the village chief had asked her to discuss yesterday.
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Ever since three years ago, the kind-hearted Mama Liang had picked up a few homeless maidservants who had been chased out of their homes by wealthy families, Su Shui had wanted to take in the orphans and widows in the city.
First of all, the courtyard needed help. Second of all, she couldn't bear to see a ten-year-old child being forced onto a path of no return by life.
Two years ago, after careful discussion with Jingzhi, she finally opened a one-storey Yangxin Hall next to the Qingyang Medical Centre.
At first, the citizens didn't know what kind of business Yangxin Hall was.
Half a month later, a ten-year-old boy from another city knelt on the street outside Yangxin Hall. He wanted to sell his body to bury his father and was invited into the store by the shopkeeper.
After giving him enough money to bury his deceased father, the shopkeeper took him to the Qingyang Medical Centre for a check-up. After confirming that he was fine, the shopkeeper brought him to the Fanhua Courtyard. He first worked as a manservant beside the shopkeeper.
A year later, during the Qingming Festival, the twelve-year-old boy was transferred to the pickled vegetable shop by Su Shuiche after paying respects to his deceased father at the foot of the Qingyu Temple and became a waiter.
Other than food and lodging, there was also a monthly income of 300 coppers.
This way, the citizens of the city clearly knew the use of the Hall of Mental Cultivation.
Any child from a poor family who had nowhere to go could try Yangxin Hall.
Some of them were given jobs in the shops in the city, while others were taken in as maids and manservants. After spreading the news, many orphans and widows came to Yangxin Hall for help.
Indeed, Yangxin Hall had helped them to solve their survival problems.
Although some of the work wasn't easy, it wasn't a problem for them to get through it safely.
As a result, whether it was He Garden, the shops, or the medical centers, they had enough manpower. They no longer needed help from the Prince Jing Palace or the Blood Hades. But correspondingly, the demand for rations had greatly increased.
For this reason, after last year's autumn harvest, Lin Siyao led a group of men in their prime to open up another five mu of wasteland in the outermost area of the Flourishing Flower Courtyard. They planned to try sowing the seeds during this year's harvest.
Although the harvest of the newly reclaimed land would not be very good, after half a year of maintenance, the basic harvest should not be a problem.
As for meat, the large lake in the Flourishing Flower Courtyard produced more and more fish, prawns, and crabs every year.
The large livestock farm built in the southeast of the Luo Shui Courtyard had also started to provide regular supplies since last year. Chickens, ducks, cows, goats, and pigs, as long as they could be raised and managed, were all bought to raise them.
After a year, the surplus was even made into soy sauce meat, soy sauce duck, and soy sauce fish by the Pickled Vegetable Brewing Workshop. These were sold in and out of Fanluo City.
As for the chickens, ducks, cows, goats, and pigs raised by the villagers in He Garden, they could also be sold to the Pickled Vegetable Brewing Workshop. If they felt that their houses were dirty and did not want to raise them, they could also go to the farm to buy some.
Following the prosperous development of the livestock farm, Su Shuiche and Lin Siyao had a discussion and decided to open a silk weaving workshop at the foot of the mountain peak in Flourishing Flower Courtyard.
This was because there were many mulberry trees on the mountain peak and many wild silkworms.
In addition, Fanluo City was located at the southern end of the Dahui, so it was warmer than other cities in all four seasons.
There was no better place to build a silk weaving workshop.
She commissioned the Guangci Tower to hire three elderly weavers who were close to fifty years old from various cities in the Dahui. After half a year of preparation, the silk weaving workshop was finally completed at the beginning of the year, which would be considered a novelty even in other countries.
Spring was the season when the mulberry silkworms spun their silk into cocoons. Therefore, during this period of time, the entire staff of the workshop consisted of three elderly weavers, five female weavers who had been trained by the elderly weavers for half a year, three menservants, and one female cook.
They were all stationed at the workshop day and night.
Even the Dragon Boat Festival was celebrated in the workshop.
Fortunately, when the workshop was being built, Jingzhi suggested that in addition to a row of fully-equipped weaving workshops, a row of heated brick beds for silkworms, and a row of staff dormitories be built.
The dormitories were originally meant to be used by the workshop's staff to take turns keeping watch at night. Unexpectedly, it became their temporary home.
Were it not for the fact that they were all single, Su Shuiche wouldn't have objected to their request. She only told them to pay attention to their rest and not to mess up their schedules.
As a result, He Garden became a prosperous little town that had everything one needed and did not have to worry about food and clothing.
It complemented the shortcomings of a large city like Fanluo City and shared its surplus.
"Yes, the farming tools are all prepared."
Lin Siyao pondered for a moment. "Ask the Wang family if they're willing to contract the five mu of farmland."
"Contract?" She had indeed heard Jingzhi mention this term before.
Every time Jingzhi came to the side courtyard for a consultation, he would nag her whenever he had the time. He even advised her to find willing villagers to contract the farmland and workshops.
Every year, they would be paid according to the harvest.
"Yes.
Once the workshop starts construction, we can make do during the busy farming season, but we don't have many people to take care of it. "
Lin Siyao frowned. "The Wang family has been farming for generations. It shouldn't be a problem for them to take care of the five mu of farmland.
It'll be the same during the busy farming season. "
"Yes, that's a good idea. There are many people in the side courtyard now. During the busy farming season, we can do our best to deal with it.
Instead of leaving a few people to take care of the five mu of farmland, it's better to let the Wang family take care of it. After a year, we'll give them some compensation. "Su Shuiche nodded in agreement.
"Since the problem is solved, can we come over?"
Lin Siyao glared at her gloomily. There were only the two of them left, yet she still dared to think about other people's matters.
"Ah Yao!" Su Shuiche didn't know whether to laugh or cry.
However, it was indeed late at night, so she obediently took off her outer robe. Just as she was about to get into bed, he pulled her into his warm embrace.
"You … aren't you tired?" He had just rushed home at noon and didn't have time to rest before he pulled her into bed.
After lunch, because of Sirou and Yingyun's wedding, he was busy arranging people and making arrangements. During the wedding banquet, he was even pulled into bed by Si Chong to drink with Sirou.
Now that it was late at night, he still wanted to …
"Tired …" He muttered in a low voice, as if complaining. Then, he flipped over and covered her warm and fragrant body, his hands starting to wander around her body.
"Didn't you say you were tired?"
Su Shui Yue glanced at him in amusement, but her hands obediently wrapped around his neck. She could feel his hot breath burning her face, ears, and neck … until her entire body was ignited by his passionate and fiery passion ….
"I'm not tired like this …" Perhaps it was because of the alcohol, but tonight, he was wilder than usual. He wantonly rushed inside her body until she was weak and limp under him. Then, with a low growl, he turned off the switch …
He took a clean towel and gently cleaned her up before pulling her into his embrace. It was late at night, and their passion was even stronger … There were still many things waiting for them to deal with tomorrow, but this kind of enrichment and busyness, as well as the increasingly beautiful and prosperous "He Garden", made him happy … because she was with him in everything … and everything was only for her …
… …
"Mother … Mother …" The five year old Lin Xiao shouted as he rushed into Su Shuiche's bedroom. He looked around but couldn't find her, so he quickly ran to the living room. "Sister He, where's mother?
She promised to teach me how to make cherry wine today. "
"Eldest Young Master, Mistress just left. How about this servant bring you to pick the cherries first?
You can only make wine after you pick them and wash them. "Bai He coaxed the little adult-like Lin Xiao, persuading him with kind words.
Speaking of which, after the first birthday of the five year old twins, the completely opposite temperament became more and more obvious.
Eldest Young Miss Lin Long was very quiet. She could stay alone in the study for an entire day without saying a word.
Only when the Pavilion Master of Fengyao Pavilion came would she be seen happily following Master Si, obediently reciting the complicated heart sutra in the octagonal pavilion by the lotus pond.
But Eldest Young Master Lin Xiao was completely different. Not to mention his lively temperament, he also liked to bury himself in his passion of making wine and making pastries … If it weren't for the fact that she was worried about his safety and insisted on not letting him climb onto the stove, he would've probably even taken the spatula.
As a matter of fact, he had just turned five and was already able to make a jar of osmanthus wine by himself.
According to Mama Liang's guess, Eldest Young Master would definitely be the shopkeeper of a big restaurant in the future.
However, to let the grand Prince Jing Palace's eldest grandson only be the shopkeeper of a restaurant, if the old prince found out, he would definitely be so angry that his beard would blow and his eyes would widen …
During the wedding banquet yesterday, he only heard Mistress mention that there were too many ripe cherries in the residence to eat and that they could be made into wine.
Eldest Young Master remembered it in his heart. As soon as he got out of bed, he didn't even have time to wash up before running to find Mistress.
As for Third Young Master Lin Xi, he was different.
He liked everything.
Everything was a treasure.
When he grabbed Zhou Zhou, he even grabbed all the things on the blanket into his arms, unwilling to throw anything away … Who knew what he would do in the future …
"Bai He — —" Just as she was about to take Lin Xiao to wash up and eat breakfast, a clear and cold childish voice sounded from behind them.
She didn't need to turn around to know that it was Eldest Young Miss Lin Long.
"Eldest Young Miss?"
"Where did Mother go?" Lin Long asked expressionlessly.
It was rare for her to find her mother for something, but she hadn't seen her since the morning.
"Mistress went to the villager's house.
It seems like she went to discuss the five mu of new land.
Does Eldest Young Miss have something urgent?
Do you need this servant to do something? "It was rare to see Eldest Young Miss come to find Mistress, so Bai He spontaneously thought that it was something important.
"Forget it.
Let's talk about it when I come back. "Lin Long waved her hand, turned around, and walked towards her own small study.
She didn't know when Master would come, but she had already memorized the heart sutra by heart.
She really wanted to learn something new, such as qinggong, swordsmanship … sigh …
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