Chapter 135: Second Brother’s Favoritism is Hidden in the Details
"Okay, then you won't owe Jiang Yu anything in the future. I'll also hand this money over to Jiang Yu later. Starting tomorrow, go to the fields and work. Pull out the weeds first. I'll join you then."
It is February now, and the sooner you sow these seeds, the better. The flowers in each season are different, and the flowering period is also different. Su Wan is also thinking about building a few bamboo sheds and planting roses to cover the entire shed.
Afterwards, beehives are placed inside to raise bees, so that the flowers can be fully utilized. Bees collect nectar and turn it into honey. Honey has high nutritional value and can be exported. It is a rare commodity. The bee embryos can be made into beeswax, which can also be considered as making full use of the flowers.
When the goat milk soap store opens, it will certainly not only sell soap, but also have to expand other businesses. Fresh flowers can also be made into lip balm and rouge.
She used modern knowledge to make lip balm with floral oils and beeswax, which is much better than those sold here now. Moreover, she also has several recipes for ancient beauty creams, which she learned from online videos.
She likes watching videos about ancient production methods the most, and has tried them herself, so she has accumulated a lot of knowledge and experience. Now that she has traveled to the ancient times in the book, she has put them all to use.
Jiang Sheng was really grateful to Su Wan. She gave them hope, gave them things to do, and gave them monthly wages.
The old mother at home is in poor health and is worried about not having enough money to see a doctor. Su Wan's action is a kind act.
Jiang Sheng held Jiao Xing and kept thanking Su Wan for giving them the opportunity.
"Su Wan, we will definitely work diligently to help you in the future."
"Stop talking about this. The money isn't given to you for free. Work hard and take good care of my flowers. If there's a chance in the future, there might be more important things for you to do."
Bosses are good at painting big pictures. Before Su Wan officially became a boss, he had already painted the big pictures for his employees.
But Su Wan is definitely not just responsible for painting and not for implementation. When her business grows bigger in the future, if Jiang Sheng and his wife do well and deserve promotion, she will also consider giving them a better way out.
The next day, Jiang Sheng and his wife carried their hoes and went to work in the fields. It was comfortable to work in this weather. They were not afraid of the heat and the sun felt warm on their bodies.
This field has been abandoned for many years, it is overgrown with weeds and the soil is very hard. It is really not an easy task to take care of it again.
Su Wan also went to the field with a sickle, and Su's mother, Su Yun, and Su Yi accompanied her.
Building the house at home also requires manpower, so the second and third brothers have to help with the housework, and Su's mother has to go home near noon to make lunch for the workers.
After Su Yun was injured, he was well taken care of at home. He didn't work every day, just ate and slept. It seemed that his face had become rounder.
Now that we are safe, it is no problem to do some easy work.
It took a few days to clear the farmland and then start loosening the soil.
The soil of several acres of land is hard and needs to be turned over at least three times before it becomes loose soil, which is suitable for planting flowers.
Su Wan was in a hurry, so he hired a few more people in the village to help loosen the soil. It took several more days to turn it over three times.
Then we started to divide the areas and plant different flowers in different areas, such as peonies, jasmine, roses, tulips, camellias, chrysanthemums, gardenias, and many other kinds.
There is also Su Wan’s favorite hibiscus. Hibiscus grows on trees, and it takes one or two years to grow hibiscus.
But the fragrance of hibiscus is really pleasant and the flowers are beautiful. It will definitely be very popular to use it to extract floral dew to make soap.
Tulips are called tulips here, and roses are called thorn roses.
Although it looks beautiful, it is rarely planted in the homes of dignitaries because it has thorns that can hurt people. Although it is beautiful, it is far less popular than peonies and peonies. It is not often used for viewing, but is mostly used for bathing and washing hands.
After all the seeds were planted, God was kind enough to send down a spring rain, which moistened everything silently.
Spring rain is best, and these seeds will germinate soon.
By the time the Su family's new home was fully built, the flower fields on Su Wan's side had also been fully tended to.
The family has received a letter from the eldest brother Su Jing. He arrived in Kyoto half a month ago and is about to take part in the imperial examination.
The Spring Examination was scheduled for the ninth day of the second lunar month, which was mid-to-late March, and was held in the Imperial Examination Hall in Kyoto for seven days. During this period, the students would eat and live in the Imperial Examination Hall.
The results of the joint examination will be announced at the end of April or the beginning of May. The top 30 candidates will enter the Hall of Supreme Harmony for the palace examination, with the current emperor as the chief examiner.
The palace examination is in early August.
The top three in the palace examination will be reviewed by the emperor, the cabinet ministers of the current dynasty, and the Ministry of Rites, which is in charge of the imperial examination, and will be announced at the end of September.
The imperial examination began and ended in autumn, held every three years.
Su's father asked a carpenter to replace all the furniture in the house with new ones, and even paved the ground in the yard with bluestone slabs, which looked very decent.
In the area where livestock are raised, three fences were built in the corners to feed horses and raise pigs.
There is also a fence that is divided into two halves, one half is for chickens and the other half is for rabbits.
Because there are three rooms in the house, the Su family's yard is much larger. It is more than enough for them to make goat milk soap in this yard.
The brothers finally don’t have to squeeze into one room anymore. There are now four rooms to be allocated. Since the eldest brother is not at home, the four brothers can each have a room.
However, Su Yun and Su Yi still lived together. They were the youngest and were not in a hurry to get married, so there was no need for them to each have their own room. But Su Yun wanted to live in the new house and was unwilling to live in the old one. Su Chen was more honest, so he took the initiative to suggest living in the old house.
So, the brothers carried their clothes and things to the new house, and Su Chen was happy to have some free time.
I never thought that I would have my own room in the future and my own independent space, without having to squeeze together with my brothers. That feeling is really good.
Su Mu was not planning to live in the new house. He took the initiative to exchange rooms with Su Wan, letting Su Wan sleep in the bigger new room while he moved into her small house.
Su Wan didn't care at first, as it didn't matter where they lived. But Su Mu said that you girls are more particular, and you will definitely buy more and more things for your daughter's family in the future, so it would be more convenient to live in a bigger house.
Su Wan knew that although his second brother was not good at speaking, his preference for you was hidden in the details.
So, with the help of her brothers, she also moved into the newly built room. The remaining new room was left to her eldest brother, who could use it as a guest room temporarily when he was not at home.
Su Mu placed all his medical books on his bedside. The few medical books written by the old gentleman taught him a lot. He almost never put them down and took them out to read whenever he had time.
He has read it over and over again many times, and he wants to remember it all and put it into practice.
The old man said that he would come again this year, but he didn’t know when. He had a lot of questions and wanted to ask him for advice.
After the new house was completed, Su's mother planned to hold a banquet and invite the villagers to have a good time. She also asked Su Wan to discuss the shopping list.
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