That evening, Gu Shouxin returned from the estate and heard about the incident, praising Gu Xin for doing a good job.
As for Old Master Qin, the whole family of four agreed that if he didn't agree, they would pretend they didn't know anything, and even if he did, they would resolutely refuse to go with him.
Cai Lian is already married, she's not a girl anymore. Even if Old Master Qin is her biological father, he can't just take her away like that.
Therefore, none of the four family members cared about Grandpa Qin's matter.
The mother and her two daughters then inquired about matters concerning the estate.
Gu Shouxin has been going to the estate a few days ago. He has already selected people and plans to start planting watermelons and some vegetables tomorrow.
"Dad, we're definitely going to sell the watermelons we grow, right? Should we give some to Yuanyuan? He gave us all the seeds!" Gu Xin asked.
“Once these have all sprouted, I’ll take your brother Yuanyuan to see them and see what he thinks. Vegetable seeds are fine; someone can collect them. But with melon seeds, you have to collect the seeds when you’re ready to eat them, so he might not sell them. I doubt he’ll even consider selling them this year,” Gu Shouxin said.
“Even with just the three of us, we might not be able to finish all that melon! Even if we include the seventy-odd people on the estate. Besides, melons are cooling in nature, so it's not good for women, children, or people with health problems to eat too much,” Gu Nian said.
"Let Master Zhou and Zhou Yuan worry about this problem! We're not worried about not having enough seeds," Cai Lian said with a smile.
“Old Master Zhou owns quite a few estates, so he won’t have any worries. Including the seeds for potatoes, sweet potatoes, corn, and strawberries, we’ve taken a total of 142 kinds of seeds from the Zhou family. Flowers make up the largest share, with over 50 kinds, and fruits and crops each have over 40 kinds. Now all we need to do is divide the land on the estates and plant these things,” Gu Shouxin said.
Their family had already planted all the seeds, identified the varieties, and neatly categorized them.
They plan to plant all the crop and fruit seeds, but they'll keep some flower seeds and plant a few first so that Master Zhou knows the types.
Gu Shouxin guessed that Lu Zheng had already told the emperor that Lu Zheng might send a batch of the produce they grew to the emperor first.
“Father, my sisters and I are planning to rest for a couple of days. Why don’t we go to the estate tomorrow? I’ll take some people to divide up the land, and you can stay home and keep Mother company,” Gu Nian suggested.
The goods for March have already been delivered to Madam Li. Gu Nian will rest with her sisters for two or three days before preparing the goods for April.
“Alright, I’m not worried about you four sisters going over. By the way, how’s your perfume coming along?” Gu Shouxin asked.
“We already have two bottles of finished product. I’ll improve the technique so we can produce more at once. I also plan to go over there and pick some flowers. By the way, I reckon Madam Li will come to persuade us to open a workshop in March. Da Zhou is quite large, and the Li family’s business isn’t limited to Qingzhou. This product is in high demand, so opening a workshop is inevitable. What do you all think about this?” Gu Nian asked again.
Cai Lian and Gu Shouxin exchanged a glance. Cai Lian said, "This business is entirely decided by you four sisters. You must have discussed it beforehand, right? Niannian, tell us your thoughts first!"
Gu Nian smiled and said, "Mom, it's settled then. You take care of the business, and we'll just do the work."
Gu Xin also said coquettishly, "Mom, we can't live without you!"
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