With the staff in place, Mu Yi'an's job became much easier.

Uncle Li was in charge of the estate, and Manager Wei was in charge of external affairs.

Steward Li was busy with the shop, so the repairs were just a quick fix and wouldn't be needed for the time being, as the vegetables on the estate hadn't been planted yet.

Vegetables can only be planted after the corn has been harvested and the land has been cleared.

Manager Wei came back yesterday and said that the houses for the farmhands on the estate have been built and tidied up. Tomorrow, they will begin to repair the walls surrounding the estate.

The entire estate covers an area of ​​more than 2,000 mu, and the farmhands from Jiangjia Village alone cannot handle the workload.

The manor originally had a wall, but due to years of disrepair, some parts had collapsed. Steward Li inspected it and found that there were quite a few places that needed repair.

Mu Yi'an sent Steward Li and Accountant Song to the estate to help hire day laborers in the nearby villages. The breeding farm wasn't finished yet, so they couldn't stop.

To build the breeding farm, they hired professional bricklayers, whose skills were passed down through generations.

Mu Yi'an also instructed Steward Wei to keep an eye on the hired day laborers. If there were any who were efficient and not troublesome, he should make a note of them so that he could consider hiring long-term laborers in the future.

Once the farm is built and the woodland and mountains are utilized, we'll still need quite a few long-term workers.

While the fence was being repaired, the tenant farmers had also finished transplanting the rice seedlings. Those families with surplus labor came over to do odd jobs.

The village was busy until the end of August; the wall was repaired, and it was time to harvest the corn.

Butler Li and his men went and bought several more oxen, along with a full set of equipment.

At this point, time is money.

Mu Yi'an went to check and found that of the 600 mu of dry land, 400 mu were suitable for growing watermelons and cantaloupes. Mu Yi'an suggested that soybeans be planted there.

The remaining 200 mu of land will be used to grow vegetables.

With more people, the work got easier. We hired many day laborers who worked day and night to plant all the dry land, build the livestock farms, dig the manure pits, and even clean the two ponds.

The pond mud is used for composting, and when the vegetables grow a little bigger, it can be used as top dressing.

"Madam, the farm bought ten sows, six of which have piglets. The other piglets and boars have all been castrated, so there are no problems."

The ewes are growing well, and five or six hundred chicks have hatched.

Manager Wei gave a report on the situation at the estate; he had been truly busy for the past two months.

After finishing in the fields, I'm busy at the livestock farm; after planting vegetables, I still have to think about raising pigs. Every day, as soon as I open my eyes, there are endless things to do, and when I lie down in bed at night, I fall asleep without thinking about anything.

"Well done, manpower well arranged and utilized effectively. How are the people from Jiangjia Village doing? Are there any who are not up to par?"

"Reporting to Madam, the people from Jiangjia Village are well managed by Master Jiang Mian; none of them have caused any trouble. The long-term workers we hired later have also gotten along well with them, and there haven't been many conflicts."

Mu Yi'an didn't expect Uncle Jiang Mian to be so capable, having his own way of getting along with people.

“Alright, from now on, Uncle Jiang Mian will be in charge of the long-term workers. Just tell him what to do. Gradually find someone who can take charge. You just need to manage the overall situation; you don’t need to do everything yourself.”

Mu Yi'an believes that a good manager only needs to grasp the overall situation, arrange personnel reasonably, and keep track of dynamics at all times.

"Understood, madam."

After Steward Wei left, Mu Yi'an was so sleepy that she could barely keep her eyes open.

These past few months have been hectic, and I feel incredibly exhausted. I don't know if it's from eating too much or what, but Mu Yi'an feels like she's gained weight, especially around her lower abdomen, where she's gotten quite chubby.

"Sister Fang, I'm going to take a nap. Wake me up in half an hour."

Mu Yi'an yawned and went to take a nap on the tatami mat in the living room. She didn't dare go to bed, otherwise, she would be lost when she woke up.

As Fang's wife watched her husband's retreating figure, she seemed lost in thought.

In the evening, Jiang Shuyun returned from the academy with a basket of fruit.

"What kind of fruit is this? It's bright red and quite pretty."

"I don't know either. I picked them from the hill behind the academy. The other teachers said they were edible. They said to wash them, put them on a plate, add white sugar, and steam them for 15 minutes. They said they were sweet and sour and tasted good."

Jiang Shuyun saw other teachers picking them and asked them about it, and they told her.

This fruit is very sour; without steaming it with sugar, most people can't eat it.

Mu Yi'an looked at the fruit, which was similar to the sand fruit in her previous life, picked one up, took a bite, and found it tasted alright.

"Mom, are you sour?"

Chuyue looked at the bright red fruit and wanted to try it too.

"It's alright, not too sour."

After finishing one, Mu Yi'an took another and ate it.

Seeing her mother enjoying her food, Chuyue picked one up and took a bite herself.

"Wow, it's so sour, so sour."

Chuyue couldn't help but spit out the fruit in her mouth.

"Mom, isn't it sour?"

"It's not sour!"

Mu Yi'an didn't find it sour at all; it was quite appetizing.

Jiang Shuyun and Chu Yue looked at Mu Yi'an with disbelief, feeling genuinely envious.

"Madam, are you...are you pregnant?"

Sister-in-law Fang hesitated for a moment before finally asking the question that had been bothering her.

Unlike the previous mistress, her own wife washes her own underwear, and she can't be sure when her wife will change into it.

However, my wife's recent symptoms indicate that she is pregnant!

"What do you have? What do you have?"

Mu Yi'an took another bite of the fruit, looking a little dazed.

"Madam, you're pregnant!"

"Snap!"

The fruit in Mu Yi'an's hand fell to the ground with a dull thud.

"Pregnant?"

Mu Yi'an was stunned for a moment, then started counting on her fingers when she last had her period.

It didn't come this month, and it seems it didn't come last month either, and the month before that?

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