They wandered around the river for five days before returning home.
General Peng stated with certainty that this river is not the Kunjiang River, because no one lives along its banks. The river flows southward into Xinjiang, therefore, it has no name.
Over the past five days, Uncle Gu has identified several plots of wasteland that can be cultivated, and Gu Xin has been following him around, sketching and writing.
Even so, they hadn't even reached the foot of the mountain, and hadn't encountered Peng's army yet.
To avoid worrying their families, everyone headed back. Otherwise, given Uncle Gu's personality, he would have liked to stay a few more days and figure out the situation here.
After returning home, Uncle Gu took Gu Xin and the others to the front hall to find Gu Shouxin.
"Second brother, our family is rich! Half of Kunzhou's land will belong to the Gu family, hahaha..." Uncle Gu was overjoyed.
Seeing the bright eyes of his daughter and niece, Gu Shouxin knew that his older brother had once again force-fed these children the benefits of land.
Gu Xin took a booklet out of her bag and ran over to Gu Shouxin to look at it: "Dad, look, look, this is the place we planned! Grandpa and Grandpa Peng have discussed it. He will provide the manpower, and our family will provide the seeds. We will start cultivating it right away."
Uncle Gu pointed to Gu Xin's small drawing: "Second son, don't be fooled by how small it is. Let me tell you, the circle Xin Xin drew is equivalent to nearly twenty Kuncheng cities, and that's just a rough calculation. This is a river, this is a mountain..."
Uncle Gu went on and on for a long time.
Gu Shouxin listened quietly. From the moment Madam Peng mentioned that place, Gu Shouxin knew that the Peng family would definitely have a share of it.
Kunzhou is quite large, with many uninhabited areas. The land along this river can be allocated to the Peng family, as for the rest of the wasteland...
Gu Shouxin has his own plans.
The emperor appointed him as the magistrate of Kuncheng, giving him absolute power. From now on, the Gu family will definitely be in charge of Kuncheng.
But how do we develop the other wastelands?
That evening, Gu Xin called Gu Nian and they quietly went to Gu Shouxin and Cai Xiaolian's room.
To this day, only her family of four knows that she has the jade beads. Gu Ren noticed that something was wrong with the second wife's family, but unfortunately, his identity was exposed, and he couldn't find out anything about the second wife's family's problems. They simply didn't give him a chance.
Gu Shouxin pulled a large jar out from under the bed: "It's not full yet, but it should be enough to cultivate seeds."
Gu Xin nodded: "The main thing is the seeds of fruit trees. Strawberries are good, but those trees that take two or three years to grow and bear fruit will require jade beads. Hey, Dad, Mom, and Sister, do you think we should find a piece of land to cultivate fruit trees?"
Gu Shouxin said, "I have already selected a few people to handle this secretly. They have recently found a place. I will go there for a day and get this done."
Gu Nian said with some worry, "Dad, if fruit trees suddenly started bearing fruit overnight, won't they suspect something and tell others about it?"
Cai Xiaolian added, "That's right. After all, such a bizarre thing is unacceptable to ordinary people. Moreover, the jade beads came from Xin Xin, so I'm afraid of people with ulterior motives."
Gu Shouxin shook his head and smiled, "No. Don't worry, if I couldn't understand someone I've trained for two years, I would have wasted those years. It's just that Lu Zheng..."
Gu Shouxin looked at Gu Xin.
Gu Xin assured, "Father, Mother, and Sister, Brother Yuanyuan doesn't know! I didn't tell him that I used to feed him jade beads when he was injured and he was conscious, and he didn't ask me about it."
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