With the crisp autumn air, Qinglongtang should be quite nice.
However, the Li family made it all rather gloomy.
She was in a good mood and laughed out loud, which made the atmosphere even more sinister.
The affairs of Guangping County should naturally be handled by men. Everyone found Li Shi rather strange, but dared not do anything to her.
Fu Shan Zhenren was furious, pointing at Li Shi, too angry to speak.
Seeing her act, Li Shi grew even angrier and blurted out two words: "You slut!"
Many young people were stunned.
Young people are unaware of past grievances, but many are eager to hear them.
Master Fushan glared back sharply.
Nobody seemed to think there was anything wrong with it.
But Li's laughter was grating: "Your retribution is coming."
Madam Ouyang didn't know what it was either, but now was not the time to make a scene, so she spoke up to mediate: "This is nothing serious."
Another lady comforted Master Fushan: "The Lan family has always acted uprightly and sat properly."
Li sneered: "The ancestors of the Lan family are right here. How can the offspring of a lowly person not be lowly?"
Master Fushan was furious: "Are you pleased with the state of the Pei family?"
Li scoffed, "What do you care about the Pei family? You don't even care!"
A group of people, including some who had sneaked in, looked like they'd gotten the scoop!
Ouyang, who held considerable influence, quickly took control of the situation: "It must be some kind of misunderstanding."
The young lady was still flattering Master Fushan, hoping to gain something from him: "We'll know once we arrest Tong Kui and interrogate him."
Even a county magistrate could easily arrest him. Officials from the capital could do the same.
The serious thing to consider now is the palace.
Everyone is well-informed; it is said that the Emperor is going to give the Crown Princess an imperial seal.
Then she would be the only one with the imperial seal, not the first one in the harem of the Great Zhao.
Li Shi stopped caring. She was suffering from a headache; the harm caused to her by Master Fushan was greater than that caused by Huan Yue.
But there was good news at the last minute: she was going to watch the Lan family of Guangping perish.
It's hard not to have concerns about something happening at this critical juncture.
The same goes for Master Fushan. She's getting old, and she only has so many ideas, but it seems she's going to ruin her reputation in her later years.
She's planned this her whole life; she won't let that kind of situation happen.
No rush, let's plan this out carefully. It's just that none of the people the Pei family has trained are capable.
**
The rear hall of Qing'e Palace.
Wen Yuan accompanied the people who returned from Changhe County, along with Wen Miao, Xie Jian, and others.
Xie Jian and Wen Yuan are both very busy.
At Jixian Pavilion, Wenmiao stood beside Consort Huan.
Xie Jian thanked the Crown Princess. He wasn't entirely against beautiful women, but the few sent to him were rather difficult to handle.
I heard that Miss Huai caused a huge scene at the Qi Prince's mansion, and the Peng Prince's mansion can't withstand her antics.
Wen Yuan looked around and saw that the backyard was quite clean, probably because they had harvested a lot before. There weren't many ginkgo nuts on the ground now, and only a few palace maids were picking them up with baskets.
Huan Yue invited everyone to sit down, saying that sitting in the Jixian Pavilion was quite pleasant.
Wen Yuan took out a drawing and gave it to the Empress: "This is roughly what Baishi Village looks like. What are your thoughts on this place that we're going to build?"
Huan Yue invited Wen Miao to watch it together.
Wen Miao smiled, appearing very elegant and poised.
Xie Jian liked this. He wasn't particularly capable; he couldn't control a strong woman. His position was also rather precarious; a foolish woman could be a disaster.
A truly smart woman only needs one wife. Greed leads to no good end.
Wen Miao didn't really care about taking a few concubines for him; that's just how things were in that environment.
Even Lady Huan takes in men, doesn't she? But if you really want to live a proper life, you have to be more settled.
Huan Yue looked at the river flowing past Baishi Village and had an idea: "Why don't we set aside a piece of land by the river and plant peach trees?"
Wenmiao looked at her, his eyes shining.
Huan Yue's eyes lit up even more: "Wouldn't it be great to grow peaches? In spring there are peach blossoms, and in summer you can make a profit selling peaches. In autumn, you can tidy up the peaches, and perhaps in October you can sell peach blossoms again, not to mention that."
Zong Binbing said from the side, "Tea can be given away for free, and porridge can be given away as charity; but many people go to Baishi Village, and selling peaches and other things will probably bring in some income."
Huan Yue's eyes lit up: "If we have good varieties, we'll plant more. If not, we'll plant a whole patch here. We can also cultivate better varieties. Peach trees are susceptible to waterlogging, so we can build a small hill by the river, dig a lake here, and bring the river water over. We can build houses down the hill and along the riverbank..."
Wow, this scenery is amazing.
Wen Yuan thought of everything, and said, "It won't cost much money; the villagers can all do these jobs."
Huan Yue nodded: "The place doesn't need to be too big, so as not to destroy farmland. Along the riverbank, about 180 zhang, we can dig a lake to about 10 mu and that will be enough. We can raise fish, build some thatched huts around it, and fish there."
So it became a resort in the blink of an eye...emmmm
Huan Yue didn't think there was anything wrong with it: "If the villagers are doing well, we can do just as well. We can earn some pocket money when people come, and we can take in disaster victims when needed. The important thing is to cultivate a culture of farming and reading."
Zong Binbing, in his thirties, wearing a blue robe, with a clean face, said: "According to Your Majesty's idea, the place needs to be larger. We need to build a better school."
Huan Yue nodded: "This is almost becoming a new village. Some people who don't want to farm can farm less, and they must go during the busy farming season, but they can stay here the rest of the time."
Zong Binbing nodded, "That's acceptable."
After a year of busy farming, there are only a few days of leisure time.
Huan Yue said, "There's no need to make a big fuss about it. Once it's completed, the people will be prosperous and everything will be like this."
New rural concept?
Wen Yuan immediately added, "There should be a place to read and a place to play."
There are places for opera performances in rural areas now, but they are different from this.
Huan Yue said, "Rural areas are isolated, so there needs to be a place for communication, especially one that is near the road and also serves as a post station, to provide convenience for travelers. It will make going out easier. And building this at the entrance of the village can also ensure the quietness of the village."
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