"Anyway, thank you all."
After seeing off the villagers in the courtyard, Jiang Hua was already planning in her mind how to arrange these courtyards.
She moved into a four-courtyard house, which was larger than the others. She liked that kind of house; bigger was better.
As for Jiang Xingzhou and his son Jiang Jingyi, it's up to them to choose.
Once she had an idea, Jiang Hua entered the space that very day, nestled into the study within, and began drawing furniture sketches so that the carpenter could make the furniture according to her drawings.
Therefore, the next day, Jiang Hua went to the market and found several carpenters to process and add details to make it.
"Master, you can leave the flowers and plants in the yard to me, I can help you plant them!" the little white snake suggested as it swam ashore from the spiritual spring.
"You can?" Jiang Hua raised an eyebrow.
"Why aren't you happy? Look at this sea of flowers in this space, it's all thanks to me." The little white snake said with dissatisfaction, how dare its master not believe it!
"Alright, then I'll leave it to you. I'll make you something delicious that you've never had before when I have time!" Jiang Hua came out of her spatial dimension with the finished drawings in hand, and then released the little white snake.
However, as soon as the little white snake left the space, it ran off happily and disappeared, muttering, "Where did Little Black go?"
"Don't go too far, or people will think I'm a monster who made the whole mansion bloom overnight," Jiang Hua instructed before leaving.
Since the house was not yet habitable, Jiang Hua took Wen Yu and the others back to town.
"Miss, after we close the shop, will we have to go back to the mansion to serve you?" Fangru asked as she stepped forward.
"No need, you can continue working in the shop."
It's tiring to go back and forth like this. She's not the type to exploit her employees. Besides, for looking after the house and managing the maids, you still need to find an experienced old woman.
However, I wonder if anyone is lucky enough to encounter such an old woman.
"Okay." Fangru nodded.
"These next few days may be a bit busy, running back and forth to handle some things, like decorating the houses in the village."
The group nodded in unison.
"Miss Jiang, you've come here."
Sun Nian took the food box from Jiang Hua's hand. Inside were lemon chicken feet and salt-baked chicken feet.
"Yes, I came to take a look." Jiang Hua nodded.
"Manager Bai, is it permissible to slaughter cattle in Qing Shi Town?"
"Yes, but you need to register it with the government first," Manager Bai answered every question.
Mingyuelou also has beef dishes, but the preparation is rather simple, so not many customers order them.
"Then, Manager Bai, please reserve fifty catties for me next time Mingyue Tower buys beef." Jiang Hua planned to make some beef jerky to bring to Jiang Jingyi at the academy as a snack.
"Sure, I'll have someone keep an eye out for it." Manager Bai nodded.
He also told Jiang Hua that Shen Qingchuan would come to Qingshi Town in seven days, and that he would then discuss the profit sharing of last month's dishes with Jiang Hua.
"Ye Shaoling has already left Qing Shi Town." Manager Bai noticed Jiang Hua glancing at Guang Fu Lou, which had reopened across the street.
"Ever since Mingyue Tower in the capital started serving your dishes, the business of the Ye family's restaurant has plummeted."
"I guess Ye Shaoling left Qing Shi Town this time to take the recipes they developed for our dishes back to the capital, hoping to save the business."
“Right, it’s good that you’re leaving.” Jiang Hua turned her head and said, “Let’s launch our new dishes for this month.”
"Alright." Manager Bai was very happy to agree.
Three days later, Jiang Hua did not receive Jiang Xingzhou's arrival, but instead received the furniture made by the carpenter.
On this sunny day, with a gentle breeze, Jiang Hua was in the courtyard directing the furniture delivery people on where to place the furniture.
The shop doesn't need to be open today, so Fangru and the others went to buy bedding and bought enough bedding for all the rooms in the courtyard.
"Do you have enough money?" Jiang Hua asked Fang Ru, whose forehead was covered in a fine layer of sweat.
“There’s more,” Fangru nodded. This morning, the young lady gave her five hundred taels of silver to buy bedding at the cloth shop.
As per Jiang Hua's request, the servants were to be provided with mid-range bedding, while the west and east wing rooms were to be provided with high-quality bedding.
By the time they finished their work, the sun had already set. The group rubbed their aching shoulders and collapsed onto the stone benches in the courtyard, exhausted.
"You're all tired today, so take a rest. I'll go cook you a few dishes; we can make do with dinner for now." Jiang Hua rolled up her sleeves and prepared to go into the kitchen.
“Miss, we’ll take care of it.” Fangru quickly got up, and Wenqing, Wenya, and Wenyu followed her.
"Girl, let us do it. How can we let you cook?" Wenqing stepped into the kitchen first.
"Okay, I'll go to the villager's house and buy a chicken."
There was only a piece of pork and a few cabbages in the kitchen, which Aunt Liu had brought over that morning. It wasn't enough for the five of them.
Fifteen minutes later, Jiang Hua returned from outside, carrying a chicken that weighed almost ten pounds.
"I'll handle it," Wen Yu said, taking the chicken from Jiang Hua's hands.
After dinner, Jiang Hua told them to go and rest, and then she returned to the fourth courtyard, where the flowers planted by the little white snake were about to bloom.
After taking a shower, Jiang Hua walked out of the yard wearing a chiffon nightgown from her space. She still preferred to wear a nightgown to sleep at night.
"Jiang Xingzhou?"
Jiang Hua looked at the familiar figure standing by the pond in the courtyard and called out.
"Huahua." Jiang Xingzhou walked over quickly and, seeing Jiang Hua's thin nightgown, hurriedly took off his outer robe and draped it over her.
"When did you get back?" Jiang Hua glanced at the outer robe she was wearing and said thank you.
“I just arrived. I guessed you were still taking a shower at this hour, so I didn’t want to disturb you.” Jiang Xingzhou’s gentle gaze fell on Jiang Hua.
"Ah Yi misses you a lot. Did you receive the letter he wrote to you?" Jiang Hua looked away and asked.
Jiang Xingzhou, who returned this time, exuded the aura of a superior. Before Jiang Hua could guess Jiang Xingzhou's identity, his dog system appeared.
"My regent is so handsome, it's a pity he's not the official love interest of my heroine, I can only pave the way for her."
Jiang Hua's expression froze. Was Jiang Xingzhou paving the way for Lin Shuyan and Zhou Yingxuan?
Jiang Hua recalled Zhou Yingxuan's despicable face and felt somewhat speechless. If it were her, she would choose Jiang Xingzhou even with her eyes closed, and would never choose Zhou Yingxuan.
However, Bai Heng is also quite good-looking; he is very pleasing to the eye.
“I saw it. He misses me. Do you miss me?” Jiang Xingzhou suddenly asked.
Of course I want to! Who wouldn't be attracted to a handsome man?
"I wanted to, but you're back now, aren't you?" Jiang Hua said with a light laugh.
"Ye Shaoling attacked you, didn't he? Are you hurt anywhere?"
"It's my fault for not being there for you," Jiang Xingzhou said with some self-reproach.
"It's nothing, I was fortunate to have Bai Heng come to my rescue later." Jiang Hua shook her head and met Jiang Xingzhou's eyes.
He must have come all this way, looking tired and travel-worn, as he still has faint dark circles under his eyes.
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