Xu Rao's little son is now over five months old. He is chubby and fair-skinned. He smiles broadly at everyone he sees, drooling and revealing his red gums that haven't grown any teeth yet. This little guy, named Xu Bai by his grandfather, is the seventh young master in the family and is now the most popular person in the Xu family.
Xu Bai is very easy to take care of. When he is hungry, he will call out to Zhang Zhaoci. When he needs to poop or pee, he will whine. When he wants to play with you, he will stretch out his arms. Right now, his favorite thing is to be held upright and carried out of the General's Mansion to play in the street.
Actually, the General's Mansion is now located at the northernmost edge of the planned new city. Looking south from here, there are rows of newly built courtyards with blue bricks, black tiles, and white walls. In front of the General's Mansion is a large open space. Further east of the General's Mansion is the area that was originally intended to be used to build the county government office, but the place is still empty. Xu Rao used all the money to build houses for the people first, saying that the county government office would be built after the people moved into their new houses. The courtyard next to the General's Mansion, which was originally intended to be used as an underground granary, was used as the county government office first. The Li family moved all their belongings to the backyard of the General's Mansion. Now there are far fewer people living in the General's Mansion, and the Li family can finally have their own courtyard to live in.
Xu Rao planned to build some dormitories north of the county government office. The dormitories were of various sizes and were intended for the staff working at the county government office. Single people would live in the single dormitories, while those with families would be provided with houses with courtyards.
Now Zhang Zhaoci feels she can barely carry Xu Bai anymore. The little guy is chubby and lively, and if she holds him, he might twist his little body and turn around at any time. Xu Bai's favorite people are Zhang Zhaoci, Granny Lu, and Xu Zhi, while he is most afraid of Xu Di. Whenever Xu Di comes back from outside, as soon as he sees him, Xu Bai, who can already sit up with support, will immediately lie down and sometimes even close his eyes and pretend to be asleep, making everyone laugh.
Xu Bai has been quite happy these past few days because Xu Di went to the estate. The wheat there is ripe and needs to be harvested. Xu Di took a lot of people with him. Before he left, Xu Di told Zhang Zhaoci that when he returned from harvesting the wheat, he would use the flour ground from the new wheat to make pancakes for everyone. Upon hearing this, Xu Bai began to look forward to eating pancakes made from the flour ground from the new wheat. The pancakes are soft and have a fragrant wheat aroma; they must taste delicious.
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