Yue Jiuyue hid in the house, munching on honeydew melon horns while thinking about the Zhou family because she had sent Lin Chaodong back to the city. To be honest, she had a bit of a headache.
Of course, only a little.
Now that she has a name in front of the emperor, she doesn't have to worry about anyone who dares to mess with her. Those of high status and position don't bother with a nobody like her. The only one she has to worry about is the spoiled brat who thinks he's the most important person in the world.
It's too early to worry about this now. Yue Jiuyue is just bored and that's why she's overthinking things.
After finishing the honeydew melon, Yue Jiuyue's wandering thoughts came to a halt. She rinsed her mouth, made sure she was alright, brushed off any imaginary crumbs, and then leisurely went out.
Even with Lin Chaobei around, she still had to act as a supervisor. After all, it was her idea, and she had to go and take a look around so she could have a better understanding of the situation.
The pavilion was built in just two days. The bricklayers were neither responsible for watering it nor for planting lotus roots. After painting the pavilion, they went on to build other houses.
Yue Jiuyue needs quite a lot of houses here. There are small courtyards for single people, small courtyards for two people, and two- or three-courtyard houses for a family and servants. Several courtyards have been built on each hilltop, plus three courtyards on the three hills of Dongling. It is estimated that these people will be busy until winter before they can finish building them all.
They're not in a hurry, because being in a hurry makes it easy to make mistakes. But they can't dawdle either. Although slow and steady wins the race, they can't treat people like suckers. Do they even want to continue working in this industry in the future?
Yue Jiuyue was even less in a hurry. There was still a long time before the New Year! She had several decades to live. As long as she could build the house she wanted while she was still able to move, she would be very content.
After all, this is an extra lifetime, and she can accept it calmly, whether it's good or bad.
I think it's possible.
Actually, she herself wasn't quite sure.
After all, Yue Jiuyue is definitely not one of those people who can remain calm in the face of death!
The houses on the mountain weren't being built one by one. The foundations for the houses had already been laid, and the bricklayers were divided into several groups. Some groups were building the walls with a few villagers, while others were building the roofs with a few villagers. This division of labor and cooperation sped up the construction. Yue Jiuyue felt that the houses would definitely be finished before winter arrived.
Yue Jiuyue sincerely hopes that people will come to stay and visit again next year, just like those people from the county who came to see the lotus flowers last month.
However, no one was prepared this year, and there was nothing special in the village. Those people only visited the village once and were not interested in visiting it a second time. Yue Jiuyue hopes that if people come again next year, the village will be different. It won't be as "prosperous" as the town, but at least it will have the beginnings of a tourist attraction so that visitors will have something to spend money on.
"Mom, what are you muttering about? Where do we need to spend money again? What are you planning to do now?"
Lin Chaobei's sudden voice startled Yue Jiuyue. She hadn't realized that she had been muttering to herself and that Lin Chaobei had overheard her. Although it wasn't anything she shouldn't have said, she had to correct this habit!
"Oh, it's nothing. I just suddenly remembered those people from the county who come to see the lotus flowers. They come to our house to see the flowers, but they don't have any other fun. I was thinking that if people come to see the flowers again next year, should we prepare more things at home, and should the village also prepare something? We can't let people come and just look at the flowers, can we? It would be so frustrating if we had money but couldn't spend it!"
Lin Chaobei: (?○Д○)?
Feeling stifled if you don't spend money?
Lin Chaobei never expected that his mother would think this way. Wouldn't it be better not to spend money? Why would she feel aggrieved?
Besides, what's so interesting about flowers? We've already seen the lotus flowers this year, who would bother to come back for a second time? Are they just bored or something?
Yue Jiuyue really hadn't guessed Lin Chaobei's thoughts. After all, times have changed, and so have ideas. When she was little, she wanted to be a librarian. When she grew up, she just wanted to earn money to support herself. Now, she wanted to build herself a beautiful retirement home, and she had to save enough money in advance to live comfortably for the rest of her life.
"Mom, are you joking? You're feeling frustrated because you can't spend your money. Money doesn't bite you, so why not just keep it and save it?"
Lin Chaobei truly couldn't understand Yue Jiuyue's reasoning. His upbringing and everything he had learned taught him that you can't live without money, and even if you have money, you can't spend it recklessly. You have to save it for getting married, you have to save it for a rainy day, you have to save it...
Nobody ever says, "This money has to be spent today, or I'll feel uncomfortable." Is there really such a person? Isn't that stupid?
Yue Jiuyue didn't want to waste her breath explaining to him, because it would probably be pointless anyway, just a waste of breath.
However, thinking about how she wants to enjoy her retirement, if Lin Chaobei keeps nagging her every day, "This money doesn't need to be spent, we have all these things at home," or "That money doesn't need to be spent, it's not a necessity anyway"...
Yue Jiuyue thought it best to explain, just in case he might actually listen a little. Even if it only changed his mind a tiny bit, that would be good.
"Cough cough!"
Yue Jiuyue cleared her throat, preparing for a long speech.
"Fourth brother, look at this, why is it that every household in our town makes baskets, mats, winnowing baskets, and wicker baskets, yet the general stores in town still sell these things?"
What if you accidentally break the basket when you go to town? What if you suddenly see that grain is half price? Wouldn't you have to buy a basket then? It's cheaper than a sack, isn't it?
As for the people from the county coming to our house to see the flowers, why would they want to come? They don't have endless chores like us. They're used to having everything done for them. At most, they might visit someone's house for a get-together, chat about men, mothers-in-law, and children, and compare who's doing well in school, who married well, and whose clothes and jewelry are nice...
They live a similar life to us every day. The only difference is that they don't have the pressure of survival. They just need to be happy. And they have the means to do so. The only thing they lack is something to make them happy. After all, staying in the county town every day gets boring. When they hear that we have a lotus pond, they naturally want to change their environment and have some fun!
What's the point of just looking at lotus flowers? When you go to town, you want to buy something for yourself and your family, let alone those wealthy people! Bringing back gifts for relatives and friends is perfectly normal!
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