Translator: Dragon Boat Translation Editor: Dragon Boat Translation
Head Fang laughed when he heard that. âA waterwheel? Thatâs great! With a waterwheel, we can save a lot of energy.â
âYes, remember to plan the canal well. Otherwise, it will be difficult to water our crops.â
âDonât worry, Madam. Iâm good at this.â
âGood. Ten days later, Iâll get people to transport the livestock and seedlings here. Remember to find some experienced people to take care of them.
âOtherwise, once a disease infects the livestock, they would all be destroyed.â
âMadam, I really donât have anyone I can trust when it comes to raising livestock.â
âDonât worry about this. Weâll look for someone capable. You just have to plan the manor well and as soon as possible.â Zhou Ying gave him a thousand silver notes and added, âBuy a few cattle and farming tools. We must get the manor up and running before the autumn harvest.â
âI will remember it.â
âOkay, weâll head inside for now. If thereâs anything, remember to send a message.â Zhou Ying brought Shizhu back to the manor.
After lunch, she went to the fields with the others to plant some seedlings.
After returning home at night, Zhou Ying climbed onto her soft couch and was too tired even to move her hands.
Gu Chengrui saw this, washed his hands, and massaged her, saying, âFarming crops with sweat dripping into the soil isnât just a saying.
âThis is a real farm, different from farming in your interspace. So, please donât head out to the farms in the future. It makes my heart ache.â
âThe main problem is that this work is too tiring for my waist.â
âOh, youâll know when you wake up tomorrow. Hunching over is bad for your body, too.â Gu Chengrui then said, âOh right, the sweet potatoes can be eaten soon. How many of them should we save up?â
âDidnât King Rui request some sweet potato seedlings? Letâs harvest them all, let everyone taste them, and plant whatever we have left in our manor.â
âThatâs fine, too. Otherwise, more than half of the manorâs fields would be empty.â
âWhy donât we plant all the watermelons on the empty land?
âEspecially giant pumpkins that could feed cattle, sheep, and pigs. It could save us a lot of feed.â
âSure. Take out the seeds at night.â Gu Chengrui nodded in agreement.
After finishing her work at night, Zhou Ying prepared half a sack of seeds and handed it to Gu Chengrui.
Just as she was about to bring him out of the space.
Gu Chengrui grabbed her and said, âIâve prepared a medicinal bath for you. Go over and take a good bath. Otherwise, you wonât be able to get out of bed tomorrow.â n/o/vel/b//in dot c//om
âLetâs go together.â Zhou Ying agreed.
âAlright.â Gu Chengrui walked into the bathroom with her.
Despite having soaked in a medicinal bath, Zhou Ying awoke the next day feeling sore and unpleasant, particularly the tendons from the back of her legs to the soles of her feet.
She did some yoga on the bed and stretched her muscles before getting up.
After breakfast, she called a guard and went to the horse market to buy a relatively luxurious carriage.
Just as they were about to leave the market, someone suddenly shouted, âMrs. Gu, Mrs. Gu, wait for me!â
Zhou Ying turned her head to look. She paused momentarily before remembering that he was the middleman who had helped her purchase her shop.
She asked the guards to park the carriage, got off the carriage, and waited at the side.
When he approached them, she smiled and asked, âManager Xiao, are you also here to buy horses?â
âA carriage. My previous carriage broke down, so Iâm considering buying a new one. I wonder if your residence is still lacking helpers?â Manager Xiao asked.
âWhere did you get the new people from?â
âSame old, same old, from the same friend last time.â
âWhatâs their background?â
âSome of them are disaster refugees, and some of them are slaves sold from the South.â
âFrom the South? Did they commit a crime?â