Lin Shuo felt he was already better, and there was no point in Zhang staying here.

He advised, "Now that Anan and Yunmo are here, I will be in no danger. You should go back. If we're not here, the children will turn the world upside down."

Zhang wiped away her tears and refused to agree. The situation was so dangerous that she would have lost him if Anan hadn't arrived in time.

She doesn't want to experience the pain of almost losing someone again!

She and Lin Shuo have been married for so many years and have never argued or quarreled; their relationship is very deep.

Even her own children could not replace Lin Shuo's place in her heart.

Seeing the couple at an impasse, Yun Mo spoke up to persuade them, "Second Aunt, the soldiers have already dug the road down the mountain. You can come anytime you want. Anan and I will be staying in Chi'an these days. With so many soldiers here, there will be no danger."

After hesitating for a moment, Zhang decided to stay a few more days before returning home.

Grandma Zhao said nothing, patted her hand, and then led Li Shulan and Lin Yiheng down the mountain.

She was happy to see her son and his wife get along so well.

She wasn't particularly capable in her life; the only thing she did right was to find wives that her two sons liked.

Yunmo sent more than twenty secret guards to accompany them. As the number of people from Chi'an increased, the tools on the mountain were not enough, so some had to be transported from Longtan.

The day after Lin Yiheng and his group left, Hong Mu and the others who were learning about rice cultivation on the mountain also left.

Before leaving, he bought rice seeds, various curved plows, and farming tools that they had never seen in the north from Lin Shuo on behalf of his clansmen.

Since Yun Mo arrived, he no longer had those feelings for Lin Yinan; he knew his own limitations.

As the weather gets hotter, it's not good for so many people to keep sleeping in shacks. We can't delay farming, nor can we abandon the house-building project.

So Yunmo set aside a team to help the villagers build houses at the chosen location.

"Lord, the terraced fields on the south slope have been repaired."

Lin Yinan was engrossed in reading a book about planting that she had taken out from her spatial storage when Zhao Mang came to report to her.

"Let's go take a look." She got up and followed Zhao Mang outside.

Because the mountain stronghold simply couldn't spare any manpower, the fruit trees bought from Huaizhou City hadn't been planted yet and were still stored in the forest, requiring people to water them every morning and evening.

The southern slope was very difficult to clear due to its many rocks, steep incline, and abundance of thorns and weeds, resulting in very slow progress.

When the two reached the hillside, Zhao Mang pointed to the already leveled hillside, his tone full of pride.

"City Lord, look, we arranged all of this under Lord Lin's guidance."

Lin Yinan squatted down and examined the field closely. All the pebbles were piled up along the edge of the field, forming a slope that was higher on the outside and lower on the inside. Each terraced field was slightly inclined to the inside, and the slope was also smaller than that of rice fields.

Developing these terraced fields is difficult and requires a lot of manpower.

According to the book, this type of terraced field is very suitable for growing drought-resistant fruit trees and crops.

“Well done, let’s get them to plant the fruit trees as soon as possible,” Lin Yinan said.

In ancient times, without modern equipment, it was truly remarkable to be able to accomplish something like this.

The honest and straightforward Zhao Mang grinned after receiving the praise and nodded happily, "Okay, I'll go arrange it right away."

The shipment included over a thousand lychee trees. Due to limited transportation conditions in those days, it was difficult to transport ripe lychees.

The head of the Zhong family wrote that farmers in various parts of the south were growing lychees, but sales were poor. They heard that someone was buying lychee trees, so they dug up the trees that met the requirements to sell.

Lin Yinan plans to process the lychee trees into dried fruit or fruit wine.

Last year, their fruit wine received high praise, and she plans to open a large workshop. They have a boat, so transportation will be convenient.

There are still too few fruit trees planted around Longtan. The lychee trees planted now will take at least three to five years to bear fruit, and that is assuming they purchase large fruit trees. If they are seedlings, it will take even longer to bear fruit.

Before long, Zhao Mang led all the villagers carrying fruit trees toward them.

Lin Shuo instructed Zhao Mang to divide the people into groups of three. After personally leading each group to try planting a tree, he assigned each group their daily task.

In the following days, Lin Yinan would go to the fields to take a walk.

That day, she noticed that among the lychee trees that had been delivered, there were several trees that looked very familiar.

They asked Zhao Mang and the other locals, but they grew up in Chi'an and had never been to other places, so they didn't know them at all.

After repeated confirmation, Lin Yinan was certain that this was a longan tree!

“Anan, these trees seem different. Have we been tricked by the Zhong family steward?” Wu Song had obviously noticed as well. He had grown up in the Central Plains and had never seen a longan tree before.

Lin Yinan felt a little excited. "Wu Song, have someone count them to see how many there are."

Wu Song assumed she was going to point out the unfamiliar fruit trees and settle accounts with the Zhong family steward, so he quickly counted the number.

"Lord, there are as many as thirty!" Wu Song, who was completely unaware of the situation, clenched his fists in anger.

"This is a longan tree."

"Longan tree?"

"Yes, longan tree..."

Lin Yinan patiently explained to everyone what a lychee tree is.

Longan, also known as dried longan, is even more beneficial than lychee. It has the effects of replenishing qi and blood, nourishing the skin and beautifying the complexion. It can be eaten fresh or dried and used as medicine, which can be described as a win-win situation.

So Lin Yinan sent people to Huaizhou City and Yongqing City to purchase more goods.

After planting the fruit trees, Lin Shuo allowed the villagers to rest for two or three days.

After dinner, Lin Shuo came to Lin Yinan to discuss the follow-up work arrangements.

"Anan, shall we continue with the land reclamation?"

Lin Yinan pointed to several bags of soybeans in the room and said, "Second Uncle, these are soybeans that the secret guards brought from Longtan. Soak them overnight, and let everyone plant them in the orchard tomorrow."

Lin Shuo was taken aback. "Weren't the fruit trees just planted? Where would we find room to plant beans? Besides, it's already summer. Is there still time to plant beans?"

“This is summer planting. The fruit trees haven’t borne fruit yet, so intercropping soybeans in the gaps between the fruit trees is perfectly fine. Once the fruit trees start bearing fruit, it will no longer be suitable to intercrop soybeans,” Lin Yinan said with a smile.

A double harvest from one plot of land would increase grain production, so Lin Shuo naturally wouldn't object.

Although the price of beans is not high, the quantity is large.

After all the crops had been planted, Lin Shuo taught Zhao Mang and the villagers how to make fertilizer and how to weed the rice paddies.

The villagers with free time went to cut down trees to speed up the construction of houses.

Lin Yinan and Chen Shi were recording the accounts for Chi'an's side in the office.

Qianxia brought Yun Shijiu and Yun Junding, who were having too much fun, to find her.

Now, Yun Shijiu is holding onto the table and chair, her legs trembling, and she can stand for a short while. No matter how the Qianxia sisters try to coax her, she will not speak again, but will only grin.

Guo Xun, during a follow-up visit, said that the aphasia might have been caused by a fright, and as for when he would be able to speak again, it would depend on fate.