Chapter 101: Back to Fucheng House

Chapter 101 Return to Fucheng House

Yu Wan looked at the sky that was about to get dark. She said to Yang Zhuangtou: "Are you going back to Nanzhuang at night or staying here?"

Yang Zhuangtou: "As for Miss, we will all go back to Nanzhuang in the evening. There is no water here."

 “Walking back?”

Yang Zhuang nodded: "Yes, Miss, it's only a little over half an hour away."

Yu Wan frowned. It took almost an hour and a half to get back and forth. They also had to do physical work, so there was definitely not enough sleep time.

Not to mention that the 3,000-acre farm next door has not been touched yet. It seems that we have to buy an ox cart. The ox cart can carry people, and the oxen can also plow the fields.

　　Hey, it seems that this kind of land is not a simple matter.

The next day, Yu Wan called Zongzheng to stop when he was about to go out.

“Fourth Miss, what are your instructions for calling this old slave?”

Yu Wan said what she saw yesterday, "Uncle Zong, let's buy ten bullock carts at the market soon. It's not a problem for people who work in Xizhuang to walk every day. Not to mention the impact on the progress, they don't have enough "We can't do our job well even if we have to sleep at the same time. Now we are not short of water and the cattle can be put on the mountain to graze."

Zong Zheng nodded and said, "What the fourth lady said is that I will buy it back later."

He has been very busy these days. Fortunately, there is a farmer and the four people he brought with him to watch the field, otherwise he would be even busier.

 Just forgot about it.

 “Well, uncle Zong, go and get busy.”

Yu Wan saw that Zongzheng and Huzi were shopping every day and had to go to Xizhuang to deliver food at noon. They were really busy.

 I think it will be much easier for the two of them since they bought the ox cart today.

At noon, there was a commotion at the entrance of Zhuangzi. Soon Zongzheng led Huzi, a pair of grandparents and grandchildren into Zhuangzi, followed by a carriage and ten oxcarts, and there were many things on the oxcarts.

Yu Wan was watching the women in the kitchen cooking in the yard. When she heard a noise, she went out of the yard and saw Zongzheng coming back after buying these things. She secretly sighed that Zongzheng was so smart in doing things that he didn't let Niu Che Bai ran back.

"Fourth Miss, when the old slave bought the cow, the grandfather and grandson were reluctant to part with the cow, so he asked the old slave to buy them together." Zongzheng stepped forward and told the story about the grandfather and grandson.

Yu Wan looked over and saw that the grandfather and grandson were in ragged clothes, with yellow and thin faces, looking at her tremblingly.

Yu Wan sighed. It was only the end of February, and so many people were living like this. She couldn't imagine what it would be like in another two months.

She found that since she came here through time travel, her heart was not as rigid as before, always reclusive, and less decisive in killing.

 It’s still a small matter now, you need to be careful in the future, Yu Wan warned herself in her heart.

She said to Zong Zheng: "Then let their grandparents and grandchildren look after the cows." It happened that the cows also needed human hands to take care of them, and Zong Zheng had this intention in bringing them back.

“Okay, Miss Fourth,” he waved to the grandparents and grandsons, who came over.

Zong Zheng said to his grandfather and grandson: "This is our master, Miss Fourth. Miss Fourth kindly agrees to stay with you and continue to look after the cattle. Please thank Miss Fourth quickly."

Yu Wan twitched her lips. Which of Zongzheng’s eyes saw her kindness? He also helped his master gain a layer of gold.

The grandfather and grandson knelt down quickly, clasped his hands and said, "Little old man Mu Chun and grandson Goudan, thank you Fourth Miss for taking them in. We will take good care of the cow. Please rest assured, Fourth Miss."

 “Haha, Uncle Mu, please get up. If you have anything to do in the future, just ask Uncle Zong.”

Zongzheng helped Mu Chun's ancestors and grandsons to their feet. They stood up and saluted again: "Thank you, Miss Fourth."

Yu Wan asked Zongzheng to take them down.

A few days passed like this, and the fields in Nanzhuang were soaked and ready for transplanting at any time. The ponds on the two villages in Xizhuang have been dug. Yu Wan took the opportunity to fill them with water, and the fields were soaked.

Yu Wan spread the silt collected from the mountains in the fields of Nanzhuang, and threw the seedlings in the pond so that when the rice needed to be transplanted, it would be convenient for the servants to take it.

There were many people in Zhuangzi, so Yu Wan asked Zongzheng to cut down some trees and bamboos on the mountain and build a few simple bamboo houses. The weather is getting hotter and hotter, and it is too crowded for everyone to squeeze into the house in the small courtyard.

"Fourth Miss, the old slave here is going to plant rice seedlings today, and the fields have already been planted." Zongzheng came to ask Yu Wan for instructions after having breakfast.

Yu Wan: "Uncle Zong, you have arranged things in the field very well. Just look at the arrangements and tell me that I have to go back to Fucheng today."

 She took out another thousand taels of silver notes from the space and gave it to Zong Zheng: "Uncle Zong, you are too busy with the affairs of Zhuangzi. You can ask for help. Don't be exhausted."

These days, Yu Wan has been keeping in mind that Zongzheng is no longer young. A man in his forties is overloaded with work every day, so she can't be moved.

Zongzheng almost burst into tears after listening to Yu Wan's words. He was old and alone. All he wanted to do was work well in his master's house and have a place to settle down when he was old.

Who has ever felt sorry for those of them who are servants? It was good not to be scolded and humiliated every day. I didn't expect that his little master didn't look at their current people. Apart from having to work every day, the life was enjoyable. Where are the servants living their lives comfortably?

“Thank you Miss Fourth, I’ll spare you the trouble,” Zong Zheng said with a nasal voice. He took the banknote and went back to arranging the work in the field.

　　Hey, Yu Wan sighed, she can't change the social system, so just change the living standards of these servants, and follow her to ensure that they have enough food and clothing, and have someone to rely on when they grow old.

 When the drought is over, she plans to improve the accommodation and living conditions in each village.

There is no point in saying anything now.

After Yu Wan arranged the matter, she led the horse out of Zhuangzi, and then rode back to Fucheng.

As soon as she entered the city, there were fewer pedestrians in the city and more beggars. The streets were lined with beggars with unkempt hair and a foul smell.

Yu Wan saw some poor old people and children, so she put some food in front of them.

She walked all the way back to the door of Yufu in Dongcheng District. Sure enough, the house number had been changed to Yufu.

Yu Wan stepped forward and knocked on the door. A woman opened the door. She asked doubtfully: "Little girl, who are you looking for?"

This woman doesn’t know her?

 “Are you the mother-in-law of this house?”

The woman nodded and said, "Yes."

Yu Wan frowned, "Then why don't you know the master? And where is the concierge?"

The woman panicked when she heard this and opened the door quickly: "Oh, oh, it's the young master, come in quickly, the concierge and the servants in the house are all queuing up to buy water."

 “Buy water?”

 Should we buy water if there is no water now?

Yu Wan entered the house. The layout of the house was that of four courtyards, but it was changed to look a bit like a courtyard in the capital. There was an aisle after entering the door, and then a corridor. Through the corridor was a large garden. There were four attics in the garden, and there were The wing room where the servants lived.

The woman closed the door and followed Yu Wan in. She said, "Miss Fourth, your attic is in the first building, and it has been cleaned."

 (End of this chapter)