As they walked toward the main courtyard, Aunt Cao told Jiang Shuyue in detail about her family and affairs.

She has three sons. Her eldest son, Xiao Cai, is 24 years old. He married a girl from a neighboring village and they have a six-year-old grandson.

The second son, Zhang Man, is eighteen years old this year and has not yet been engaged, while the third son is fifteen years old.

All three sons were literate and could do accounting.

Jiang Shuyue understood that if her family hadn't been poor, she wouldn't have had to sell herself to a wealthy family.

The yard was very clean, and the house was fully furnished.

Qiuju and the others hung up the curtains they had brought and spread out the quilts.

Aunt Cao couldn't help with the things inside the house, so she went out to prepare tea.

Qiuju took Lan'er and Mei'er to do some chores, while Jiang Shuyue led Suisui around the yard.

The layout of the houses here is different from that in the capital city; the main courtyard and the servants' quarters are separate.

There are several warehouses and granaries, which are used to store the grain harvest of the estate.

The wine cellar was small, which suggests that the previous owner did not enjoy brewing wine.

There are many guest rooms and side rooms, all fully furnished.

The furniture may not be made of expensive materials, but the workmanship is good, and it is sturdy and durable.

After wandering around for a while, Sui Sui couldn't contain her curiosity and asked, "Mommy, what else is fun to do on the estate? I want to go outside and play."

"No rush, go get some water first before you go out."

Back in the main courtyard, Aunt Cao had already prepared tea. She led Qiuju and the others to the kitchen to prepare food. Jiang Shuyue and Suisui drank tea and watched Suisui eat some pastries before the mother and son walked outside the courtyard.

In front of the estate was a large expanse of land, most of which was barren, with only some vegetables planted in a corner near the courtyard.

Looking towards one side of the village, a small river flows slowly by.

The bamboo forest across the river is lush, and the rooftops of the villagers' houses can be vaguely seen.

Jiang Shuyue looked at the vast wasteland in front of her and wondered what would be a worthwhile plant to grow.

She silently searched through all the existing seeds in the space, and after calculating the labor costs, she realized that no matter how she calculated it, she would lose money.

Looking at the village across the way and thinking about the rabbits that were almost overrunning the space, she made a plan.

"Mother, look! Uncle Gao and Uncle Cang have gone fishing."

Jiang Shuyue snapped out of her thoughts and looked into the distance, where she saw Gao Mu holding a fishing net and Cang Yun carrying a large wooden bucket.

"Mother, shall we go and take a look too?"

Seeing how curious the little guy was about everything here, Jiang Shuyue didn't hesitate to pull her son along and walk towards the river.

There has been a lot of rain recently, and the paths are covered with water plants.

It rained lightly last night, so the roads are a bit slippery.

Jiang Shuyue led Sui Sui along the path, stepping on the green grass on both sides.

"Whoosh..."

The sound of fishing nets being cast into the water could be heard.

"Look, bubbles are rising from the water ahead. This net is sure to catch some fish."

Gao Mugang cast his net, while Cang Yun stood by, rubbing his hands together, his eyes fixed on the water.

"Stop yelling, you've scared the fish away."

As Gao Mu spoke, he slowly pulled in the fishing net. When he had pulled it all up, it was empty; he hadn't caught a single shrimp.

"That's not right! I just saw fish swimming in the water, how come there's nothing in the first net?"

"How about I give it a try?" Cangyun thought catching fish was all about luck.

"Don't rush, I'll try casting a few more nets in another spot." Gao Mu wasn't about to give up so easily, so he picked up the net and walked forward.

After several attempts, unsurprisingly, they still came up empty-handed.

Cangyun looked gloating. "Old Gao, stop dawdling. Let me catch a few fish for the young master to braise."

Gao Mu had no choice but to give the fishing net to Cang Yun.

Hearing footsteps, Gao Mu turned around and saw Jiang Shuyue and Sui Sui approaching. He smiled and said, "There's water on the ground here, Miss, please don't come over."

Jiang Shuyue stopped and said to Sui Sui, "Let's just watch here for a while."

When Cangyun cast his net, he only caught a few small fish.

Something is better than nothing.

"No, there should be fish in this river. What Zhang Qiu said earlier shouldn't be false."

Encouraged by Gao Mu, Cang Yun cast his fishing net again.

Still finding nothing, the two moved forward a little further.

The two cast more than ten nets in total, but there weren't enough fish to make a bowl of fish soup.

"Mother, look, there are many herbs here, including pickerelweed, loosestrife, and umbrella sedge."

Jiang Shuyue looked down and saw that there were several kinds of herbs where Sui Sui was squatting on the ground picking at things. Some of these herbs were not precious medicinal materials.

If someone in a farming family knows about pharmacology, they can save money on calling a doctor for minor ailments.

Just as Jiang Shuyue was about to bend down, she heard a sound coming from the water.

Before she could even turn her head, a bluefish fell from the sky and landed with a "plop" in the grass next to Sui Sui.

Sui Sui was so startled by the sudden scene that she sat down with a thud.

Overjoyed, she exclaimed, "Mommy, how did the fish jump up by itself?"

Jiang Shuyue had already sensed that her son was different from others, so she quickly squatted down and helped him up.

Gao Mu and Cang Yun, who were not far away, turned around when they heard the sound of water and happened to see this scene.

The two stood there stunned for a moment, then threw away the fishing net they were holding and ran back.

After running two steps, the sound of water rang out again, and then a flash of white light appeared above Sui Sui's head.

"One, two, three... Wow! Including the first one, there are a total of five big bluefish."

As Cangyun counted, he was so surprised that his mouth dropped open.

Looking at the large bluefish jumping around in front of her, Sui Sui excitedly shouted to Gao Mu and Cang Yun, "Quick, come and hold it down!"

Several women washing clothes on the other side of the river heard the noise, put down their clothes, and looked over in surprise.

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