Chapter 225: Fantasies are not advisable
Tu Subo swiftly put the items into his bag, then walked gently to the bedside and gently pressed Gu Yuexuan, who was trying to sit up, back into the soft quilt. He put his arms through the quilt and held her body, which was eager to break free, tightly in his arms.
He gently tilted his head and placed a light kiss on Gu Yuexuan's jade-like earlobe, his voice low and soft: "Baby, rest easy."
Gu Yuexuan vaguely remembered that she had some unfinished business, but sleepiness came over her like a tide, and her eyelids drooped slowly with heavy hands.
Tu Subo's palms patted her back gently through the quilt, as if comforting a child, until she fell asleep again. Then he lowered his head and placed a kiss as soft as dew on her smooth forehead.
"Xuanxuan..."
My beloved Xuanxuan.
After countless nights of tossing and turning, Gu Yuexuan finally enjoyed a deep sleep last night.
When she woke up, Tu Subo's carefully packed luggage had disappeared without a trace.
She looked around, and although everything seemed to be normal, she felt an indescribable sense of emptiness in her heart. She was stunned for a long while before she suddenly realized: Tu Subo had left.
On weekdays, he seemed inconspicuous at home, and was even a little annoying at night. His mumbling was incessant, and those restless intimate actions kept coming out one after another, tightly entwined like an octopus.
However, once he went out, the whole world seemed to become empty.
Gu Yuexuan felt an inexplicable sense of confusion in her heart. She sat up suddenly and put on her clothes in a hurry. Only then did she realize that no one had prepared hot water for her to wash today.
Since Tu Subo is not at home, no one will take care of all the trivial things.
She had to take care of everything herself until he came back.
Gu Yuexuan stood there, silent for a long time, rubbed her cheeks hard, pushed the door open and walked out. The cold wind blew in her face, instantly making her sober up a lot.
Everyone in the family carefully avoided mentioning Tu Subo, even the younger generations in the family deliberately avoided this topic, for fear that a word would accidentally touch her emotions.
But their worries were clearly unnecessary.
Gu Yuexuan was indeed a little confused at first, but then busy work came one after another, and she no longer had the extra energy to think about other things.
Tu Suting stood on the ridge of the field, wiping the sweat from his forehead. He watched Gu Yuexuan walk over after she finished explaining things to someone else, and said with emotion, "My niece, the scene at home this time is truly spectacular."
"Ask around. Within this area of a hundred miles, is there any other farmer like us who has hired dozens of helpers for farming and even rented three strong oxen for plowing?"
Gu Yuexuan smiled but didn't say a word.
Tu Suting secretly wondered in his heart: "Hiring so many people to reclaim that wasteland, can this investment really recoup the cost?"
In the area slightly to the west of Yuanqian Village, endless wasteland stretches before your eyes. These deserted lands, which no one cares about, have become a paradise for the wild. The traces of time are visible among the overgrown weeds and tangled branches.
The village chief was probably touched by the Tu Su family's enthusiasm for farming, so he casually suggested that if it was not too much trouble, they could reclaim the wasteland!
The wasteland there is vast and boundless. As long as it is reclaimed, the Tu Su family only needs to pay a tax of one tael of silver per acre to the government, and this new land will belong to the Tu Su family forever.
Land reclamation is an arduous task, which not only takes a long time but also requires considerable financial investment. Few people are willing to devote themselves to it.
But Gu Yuexuan was willing.
So what if the location is remote?
So what if there are a lot of troubles?
Once the wasteland is cleared, it will cover an area of 100 acres. She is determined to clear the land all at once to lay a solid foundation for the harvest next year.
Who says gold and silver cannot be born from soil?
As long as you work hard and carefully, everything is possible.
The scale of Gu Yuexuan's actions is unprecedented, and there seems to be no sign of stopping.
They worked so hard that day that night, and Xi Lanfang and Li each took a ledger filled with numbers and did the calculations. As the abacus beads clashed, they smiled at each other, but Li's brows furrowed slightly, revealing a hint of difficulty.
"According to Xuanxuan's plan, we intend to reclaim approximately 120 mu of land. The government taxes required for the reclamation, plus the wages for hiring manpower and renting cattle and horses, will cost a total of more than 160 taels, not including the subsequent farming costs."
Xi Lanfang glanced at the dwindling balance in the account book and said with a bitter smile, "We only have a total of 140 taels of silver on hand. I'm afraid this gap won't be filled in a short time."
Yu's needle and thread flew through her hands. She picked up a pair of scissors and cut the thread in her hand. Without looking up, she said, "I'm making a double-sided embroidered screen on the bed. It will be finished and delivered in two days. I can earn ten taels of silver by then."
She is carefully embroidering an exquisite double-sided embroidered kang screen. Although it is not large in size, the double-sided embroidery craftsmanship is extremely sophisticated and only she can do it. It takes up to a month and the wages are naturally relatively generous.
Xi Lanfang added another entry to the account book, still with a wry smile: "Even so, it's still not enough."
Even if one counts the meager wages that have not yet been paid, and even the silver that Tu Sumin sends home on time every month, adding them all together would still be difficult to fill the huge funding gap in front of them.
However, this is just the beginning.
The reclaimed land needs to be fertilized, and when spring comes, seeds need to be sown and seedlings raised. There are so many tasks, big and small, and due to insufficient manpower, they can only helplessly spend a lot of money to hire helpers. If this kind of deficit continues, it is obviously unsustainable.
The old lady, who had lost her power as housekeeper, had a sullen expression on her face. She looked Gu Yuexuan up and down with critical eyes, sneering repeatedly, "I've said it before, her fanciful ideas are totally unacceptable. Let her do whatever she wants, even if she squanders all the family fortune, what good will she achieve?"
"We've spent all our money hiring people to reclaim the wasteland. Are we going to have nothing to eat or drink from now on, just waiting for the wasteland she mentioned to produce food?"
The old lady's sarcasm poured out like a flood. Tu Suminyang muttered softly beside her, "Grandma, don't worry about being hungry. I'll eat less and give the rest to you."
Tu Su Minxu, who had just tasted half a bowl of sweet wine, also echoed: "I won't eat it either. I'll leave it all for grandma!"
The old lady's face darkened with anger. Just as she was about to explode, she heard the calm voice of her grandfather behind her: "Don't worry too much about the money."
He took out three silver notes from his pocket, handed them to Xi Lanfang, and said casually: "I have some extra money here, you can use it to fill this gap."
Xi Lanfang took the banknote in astonishment, not knowing what to do for a moment. The old lady raised her eyebrows in confusion: "Where did you get so much silver from..."
"Why ask so many questions?"
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