Chapter 227 "Tomorrow I will go to Guancheng to see my aunt and book a shop."
"Thank you for your hard work, Xier. I may need to spend more time on my brother's affairs, so the clothing shop will be handed over to you and my sister in the next few days."
"I understand, young lady. Don't worry, I will definitely help you with what you asked. We have hired many aunts and sisters in the village to weave cloth, and I have taught them how to weave."
"Also, I've noticed that many of the sisters are very good at embroidery. Oh, right! I almost forgot to tell you something very important."
"Madam, not two days after you left Wu Heng, a shopkeeper from Runing City brought several boxes of duck down to the post station. General Huo specially sent someone to deliver it to us."
"I didn't expect the shopkeeper to be so trustworthy!"
"With the duck down, when the weather gets colder, we can make some thick clothes and sell them in the shop."
Even though Ruan Mian had been away from home for a long time, all the affairs at home were managed in an orderly manner. Whether it was Lady Wang in the orchard or Xier who was in charge of the weaving workshop, they could all get things done.
With their help, things will definitely get better and better.
"Tomorrow I'll go to Guancheng to see my aunt and book a shop."
That night, Ruan Mian wanted to talk to Zhang, but accidentally saw his elder sister sitting alone on a small stool outside the house, holding something in her hand, staring at it intently.
Ruan Mian walked over and called her. She was frightened and subconsciously hid the object.
Seeing Ruan Mian's puzzled look, she felt a little embarrassed.
This look made Ruan Mian realize something, and he smiled and asked, "Is this something General Huo gave you?"
I didn't expect her to guess it so quickly.
Qing'er touched her nose awkwardly and nodded softly.
"Sister, the day after you left Wu Heng, General Huo also left. He said he was going to Kyoto to report and would be back in some time. And..."
She hesitated for a moment before mustering the courage to tell her, "And General Huo said he wanted to marry me when he came back."
"I only told my brother about this matter. He said General Huo is a good man and will definitely do what he says. But my brother has been missing for a long time, and I'm very worried!"
"Sister! Nothing will happen to my brother, right?"
Ruan Mian looked at her soothingly: "No, I won't let anything happen to him."
There was no news from the birds and beasts that were sent out for a whole day and a night. Ruan Mian was a little worried and planned to go back to Xingjia tomorrow.
"Don't worry, my sister is here. General Huo is indeed a man I can trust, and I'm sure my father and mother will agree."
Qing'er lowered her head shyly, too embarrassed to look up again.
However, the next morning, the birds and beasts suddenly returned.
She quickly stretched out her hand and held the bird and beast in her palm: "But do you have any news about my brother?"
The bird flapped its wings and landed on her palm. Ruan Mian didn't understand what it meant for a moment, but it didn't seem to want to take her to find anyone.
However, at this moment, Zhang suddenly ran out with great joy and found Ruan Mian: "Mian Mian, Mian Mian!"
"Mianmian, your brother has sent a letter. Aunt Wang next door just came back from the post station, and someone handed her a letter. Look, this is a letter from your brother."
The letter contained only two short lines, saying that they encountered a storm on the way to Xingjia and something happened that delayed them.
He has already arrived in Xingjia and will be back after a while, so they don't have to worry.
I'm fine, don't worry.
After reading these words, Zhang's heart finally settled down. Her eyes turned red and she quickly informed other family members of the good news.
Chen was finally able to get a good night's sleep tonight.
No wonder those birds and beasts had no intention of taking me away. Could it be that they also saw that my brother was safe?
It seems that my brother will be back soon.
In that case, she doesn't have to make a special trip to Xingjia and make her family worry.
It just so happened that there were urgent matters to deal with at home. In addition to settling those women, the shop in Guancheng and the tussah silkworm breeding at home also required time to take care of.
Including the private school in the village, once my brother left, I was afraid that it would waste time and the children would not have a good environment to study.
On the other hand, Ruan Xiu also made the spinning wheel and other tools. She also wanted to go to the tussah silkworm forest to tell those in charge of breeding how to increase the output of silk cocoons.
Tomorrow she had to go to Guancheng to finalize the shop for the garment workshop. She planned to leave early tomorrow morning to look for her aunt.
But unexpectedly, when I went out early in the morning, I saw several villagers piling up a lot of corn on an open space.
In fact, when Ruan Mian came back, he saw that every household in the village had harvested a lot of corn.
These corn seeds were planted by Ruan Mian for them.
Because it was taken out from space, perhaps because it has the properties of space, the yield is much higher than that of ordinary corn, and there are not so many pests.
Now that the harvest is in, every household has a lot more.
She went up to greet the villagers and wanted to ask them how the corn tasted, but Aunt Gui next door just smiled helplessly and couldn't wait to speak.
"Ah, in the past we had to tighten our belts and even had difficulty getting food. Now, thanks to you, Madam Ruan, look, the corn harvest is so good! But such a good harvest has also caused a problem."
"Difficult?"
"That's right! The yield is so great that even the whole family can't eat it all. During this period, every household in our village has been cooking corn for every meal. Even the toilets are full of corn kernels!"
"Since everyone can't finish it, I decided to dry it in the sun and store it in a cellar so it won't go to waste."
"But the weather has been bad these days. It's been raining non-stop and the sun hasn't come out for a few days. All the corn we picked has gone bad. What a pity!"
As soon as Aunt Gui said this, everyone else started complaining as well.
Ruan Mian followed their gaze and turned over the piles of corn slightly. He saw that the fresh corn piled underneath was either moldy or had been gnawed by rats.
It would be such a waste to continue like this.
"I don't know when there were so many rats in our village. They're hiding in all the cellars and have eaten up all the food I have stored! It really makes me angry."
Aunt Gui's old man was so anxious that he gritted his teeth. Ruan Mian thought that the rat infestation was an easy problem to solve.
When we get to Guancheng, we'll find a way to catch a few mountain cats, feed them spiritual spring water, and release them in the village. We'll definitely be able to deal with the rats.
However, these excess corns are not suitable for storage in this kind of weather, and even if they can be saved, it doesn’t make much sense.
The underground cellars are only so small, and it is impossible for every household to rely on eating corn for every meal.
She came up with an idea and simply picked out some good corn from the pile: "Don't worry, folks, maybe I have a solution. I'll lend you this corn for a while."
There was already a lot of it, so no matter how much she wanted, she could just take it.
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