As for Zheng Ling, she was an orphan girl who was taken in and raised as an adopted daughter by the second-in-command of the mountain stronghold. She took the same surname as the second-in-command because she had a bell on her body when she was picked up, so she became known as Zheng Ling.
Gu Nian got to know a few women and was already quite satisfied. As for the men, well, let her father get to know them!
Once they arrived at the manor, Gu Nian assigned Meng Meng a task.
There's only one courtyard in the village, and there are over seventy of them, so they definitely can't stay in that courtyard. Otherwise, if the whole family wanted to come and visit for a few days, they wouldn't have anywhere to stay.
Apart from the room for the family of four and the room reserved for the elderly couple, Gu Nian let Meng Meng and Meng San Niang arrange the other rooms themselves.
Gu Nian then pointed out another vacant lot, which was specifically reserved for the people who managed the estate to build houses.
"Meng Meng, are you sure you can build your own house?" Gu Nian asked.
"Don't worry, Miss Nian, building a house is absolutely no problem. Before Uncle Jiang San and Uncle Jiang Si came up the mountain, they specialized in building houses for people. Before Uncle Du Qi came up the mountain, he was a top-notch carpenter in his area. Making a bed, table, or bench is no problem at all. Auntie and Auntie Er are good at embroidery. Give us two months, and we will definitely build our own house," Meng Meng assured, patting his chest.
Hearing the banging sounds, Gu Nian really wanted to ask, "Brother, doesn't it hurt?"
She noticed that Jiang Yao looked at Meng Meng with disdain when he was speaking, and didn't even want to look at him.
Gu Nian was unhappy. This was a great general. How dare you, a little girl who appeared out of nowhere, look down on him?
Their parents were your saviors!
"Alright! You can make your own arrangements later! Third Sister, remember not to let anyone pick the flowers in these flower fields. I have a use for them. If you have time these days, pick some for me and have Meng Meng deliver them to my house." Gu Nian then instructed Meng Third Sister.
“Alright, Miss Nian, don’t worry about me! They’re all grown men, and they don’t care much for flowers and plants. It’s just the two young girls and Jiang Yao. I’ll keep an eye on them,” Meng San Niang said.
She was initially resistant to signing the contract, but after talking with Gu Nian, her resistance lessened.
It's not like we signed a life-or-death contract, and it's only for two years. The Gu family has the ability to arrange for the seventy-odd people to have the status of good citizens and to provide them with places to live, which is better than being on the mountain.
Many of the villagers were forced to come up the mountain; their names were no longer on their household registers, and they had no identity, so they were not as free to come and go.
Although she didn't want to be a servant, if they wanted to be law-abiding citizens, they had to go through this stage. Her eldest nephew wasn't stupid; he was thinking about all seventy-odd people in their village!
Gu Nian waited until everyone arrived, then explained the rules of the mountain stronghold to everyone again before leading her sisters home.
When it was time to say goodbye, her little koi fish was a little reluctant to part.
She waved to her new friends Meng Yan and Zheng Ling, indicating that she would come over to visit when she had time.
Gu Nian felt sorry for her. She was a poor girl who had no friends in her past life. In this life, she finally made a friend, Cheng Huaiyu, but the Cheng family was not good. Now, things are better, and she has two more friends.
Meng Yan and Zheng Ling both seem quite nice. One has a personality like a silly girl and her older brother, while the other is introverted and seems a bit precocious, but has clear eyes and is a simple child.
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