There were two charcoal stoves in the huge carriage.
Yu Wenyun and the other two didn't quite understand why their husband suddenly became interested in that villa - could it be that he wanted to renovate the place and live there?
Fu Xiaoguan felt a little heavy-hearted.
But he will not bring this burden to the people around him.
So he said with a smile: "After all, that place is now our family's property, so of course we should go and take a look..."
He brought the bowl of chicken soup warming on the stove to the small table and said, "We've invested far and wide. If we could make use of this place right here, wouldn't it be easier to manage?"
"My husband means... to build a workshop near that villa?" Dong Shulan's eyes lit up. This was certainly a good idea, but she didn't know if the place was spacious enough.
"Well, it's just like Xishan. The landlords have too much grain, and storing it all in the Xishan granary isn't very safe. If Nanshan is a good place, we can clean up the Nanshan villa and build... a small clothing workshop, a perfume workshop, and a wine workshop outside. I think it's quite nice."
"If it works, let Sister Shulan show me how to run this business, how about that?"
Yan Xiaolou was eager to try because she was a woman from the Fu family. Even though Yu Wenjun was pregnant, she still took care of the household, while Dong Shulan controlled almost all the industries, and she only looked after the Sitong Money House.
Of course, she was not trying to gain some power, but she didn't want to be looked down upon by Fu Xiaoguan - and now she was under great pressure, her belly was not bulging, and she couldn't help much, which made her look like a freeloader!
They have ignored the fact that once women in this world get married, their real job is to manage the household and take care of their husbands and children.
Showing up in public is not what a virtuous wife should do!
"Of course you can, but don't overwork yourself. You need to hire more housekeepers, trustworthy ones. You'll need to be sent to various counties and prefectures in the future. I don't want you to be toiling away."
Dong Shulan rolled her eyes at Fu Xiaoguan, thinking that the bigger the family business, the more troubles there would be. If she handed it over to someone else, something might happen if she wasn't careful.
Susu was driving the carriage, and now she rarely spoke.
Fu Xiaoguan thought it was because of Su Jue's injury, so he just comforted her with a few words and had no idea what the girl was thinking.
Su Su talked less and ate less candied haws. It seemed that she grew up overnight after Fu Xiaoguan got married.
Her kung fu has improved a lot. Su Rou said that Su Su beat up Bei Wangchuan's apprentice Yan Guilai in Guanyun City, and now she has reached the peak of the second-rate realm. This made Fu Xiaoguan look at Su Su with admiration - because he himself is still a rookie who has just entered the third-rate realm!
The only thing that hasn't changed about Susu is that in this snowy world, she still wears a thin dress - a gray linen shirt. All the colorful skirts she once bought have been put away by her.
She still had a pair of bare, jade-white feet. At this moment, she was driving the carriage, her long legs swaying back and forth. What she was thinking was:
Second-rate peak...
To kill that person, one must be at least half a step away from becoming a Saint!
Moreover, after so many years, no one knows whether that person has broken through the door of the Holy Steps!
Su Su's only thought now is revenge. As for Fu Xiaoguan... he is an extraordinary person in this world, too great, and she cannot integrate into his life at all, nor can she figure out his thoughts.
This was the conclusion Su Su came to after careful consideration. She was different from Fu Xiaoguan's three wives. Although she could read, she had not read many books.
She has been practicing martial arts since she was young and knows nothing about etiquette and social interactions.
Fu Xiaoguan is a capable man who helps the world, but I... am just a humble woman from the underworld.
So, he and I are from two different worlds!
Therefore, the only task Susu has for Fu Xiaoguan now is the mission assigned to her by her master - to protect him. As for other things, Susu will nip in the bud all the signs that have ever emerged!
The carriage drove out of the city gate and traveled on the wide official road for a full half hour before turning a corner and entering a mountain forest.
Nanshan!
This place was the royal hunting ground, so an army was stationed at the foot of the south mountain.
The road to Nanshan Villa passes right next to this camp.
The general guarding this hunting ground is called Yang Xi. He once killed five rebels in the imperial mausoleum incident on the 26th day of the first lunar month this year. He was promoted to the rank of Xiaoqiwei and commanded a thousand soldiers to garrison here.
He naturally knew Fu Xiaoguan, so when he saw that the person coming was Fu Xiaoguan, he was really surprised!
A man's reputation is like the shadow of a tree. Fu Xiaoguan is now your Majesty's son-in-law!
He dared not neglect it at all, and hurriedly dismounted, bowed, and asked carefully: "Your humble servant Yang Xi, may I ask why Lord Fu came here...?"
"This villa was given to my wife, the Ninth Princess, by the Empress Dowager before her death. I came here specially to take a look today. General Yang, is this convenient?"
Yang Xi was stunned. He had never heard of this before, so he quickly smiled and said, "If we talk about the rules... Lord Fu must invite the imperial edict. However, considering Lord Fu's status, how dare I make things difficult for him? Please come in!"
This young general is quite a shrewd person. Fu Xiaoguan glanced at Yang Xi twice and said, "Then I'll trouble you, General."
"I dare not."
Fu Xiaoguan boarded the carriage, and as it drove into the valley, he saw a villa nestled among a peach forest in the vast valley.
He got out of the carriage, walked around, and looked around.
The terrain is excellent. There is a river flowing outside the peach forest. The sides of the river have begun to freeze, but the middle has not yet frozen. The river water is clear and unpolluted.
At this moment, he had not yet crossed the river. The side he was standing on was a vast white plain with some shadows of ridges in it. He thought that this was the so-called royal land, but it was neglected and even the winter wheat had not been planted, so it was considered barren.
After crossing the stone bridge, in addition to the peach forest, there is also a large field, which is also barren. So when the old empress dowager said on her deathbed that she hoped to plant rice seeds in these fields, she had her reasons.
He squatted down, took out a dagger, pried out a piece of soil and squeezed it in his hand. It was moist and fine, much better than the soil in Quyi, Pingling.
So if Fu Erdai were planted here, the yield would definitely be good, but...
Fu Xiaoguan doesn't want to be in this kind of place!
He needs to solve the livelihood problem of those people in the slums!
Therefore, I am afraid that we can only leave a piece of land in this place to grow some Fu Erdai for the old empress dowager to see.
The Chinese New Year is approaching, so it is definitely impossible to start construction, but the preliminary work can be carried out.
For example, leveling the land and digging the foundation first, but this does not require 30,000 to 50,000 people!
What should I do?
Fu Xiaoguan set his eyes on the distant mountain. How about... building a cement workshop here?
This place is quite far from Jinling, so how can we solve their food and accommodation problems?
Fu Xiaoguan frowned and thought, then followed Yu Wenyun and the other two into the villa.
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