Early in the morning on the fourth day of the New Year, Kang Yueran and others bid farewell to Kang Yanshun and Kang Hong and returned to Anzhou City.
With Kang Yanshun and Kang Hong keeping them in check, although some people in Fengtou Village were still dissatisfied with her proposal to grow cotton, they did not make a fuss in the end.
After returning to Anzhou City, Kang Yueran was busy attending various family's New Year banquets. On the seventh day of the New Year, he also held a New Year banquet at his own home for the first time.
Not many families were invited, but many people came, and each family brought their families.
Kang Yuanchen, Kang Yuanfeng and He Zhengchu entertained the male guests, while Kang Yueran accompanied Ye and Huang to entertain the female guests.
Both parties were willing to curry favor, and both the host and the guests were happy.
In the evening, Kang Yueran called He Zhengchu and Hu Dacheng to the study and said, "You two will leave for the capital tomorrow. Be careful about everything."
Hu Dacheng put his arm around He Zhengchu's shoulders and said, "Don't worry, girl. I will protect Zhengchu well."
He Zhengchu smiled shyly, "Dacheng, I will also protect you well."
One has brains, the other has brawn; they're truly the perfect pair. "Write to me more often when you get to the capital."
Hu Dacheng had been following Kang Yueran all the time, and was reluctant to leave. "Miss, I will definitely write to you. I have already told Xiaocheng to protect you for me."
"You don't have to worry about me. But you, when you get to the capital, you must control your temper and don't cause trouble for Zhengchu!"
Hu Dacheng replied proudly: "I am so smart, I know my limits!" His heroic appearance alone is enough to convince a group of people, so why would he need to take action?
Kang Yueran gave He Zhengchu a bag of silver and said, "Don't be too frugal. I've told Shopkeeper Qiao to send all the profits from the Beijing Colored Porcelain Workshop to Four Seasons Garden for you two to use at any time.
There are also intrigues in the Qingshui Yamen. You must always be vigilant. If there is an urgent matter, go to Prince Ping. If there is no urgent matter, you can go to me.
Just do your job well, don't try to win over people for Prince Ping, and just be normal with Chu Yun and the others!"
"Well, I can save that!"
After being together for such a long time, the family members were reluctant to let them go and sent them to the door together.
Ye and Huang prepared a lot of food and clothes. "When the weather gets warmer, I'll make you new clothes. Do you have enough money?"
He Zhengchu's eyes instantly turned red. "I have enough money. Thank you, aunts."
Hu Dacheng, a man with a rough face, also wiped away his tears and said, "Auntie, we are leaving!"
Hu Xiaocheng, who usually disliked his elder brother, was reluctant to leave. "Brother, take care!"
Hu Dacheng was feeling embarrassed because of his tears, and Hu Xiaocheng just happened to be in his crosshairs. He grabbed Hu Xiaocheng and said, "When I'm not around, you have to listen to the girl. Don't think too much. Just do whatever the girl tells you to do."
Hu Xiaocheng's reluctance immediately turned into disgust, "I know!"
At this time, Li Sangen and Chang En also arrived. They were going to go to Beijing with He Zhengchu and Hu Dacheng.
Kang Yueran handed Chang En a bundle and said, "The deed to the 400-acre farm outside the capital, as well as the disposal plan I wrote for the farm, are all in this bundle. The farm is now handed over to you and Sangen."
She then said to He Zhengchu, "Even though the four of you don't live together, you still have to help each other. Zhengchu, you're a smart person, so I won't say much. Take care!"
"Take care, sister!" He Zhengchu smiled.
He was reluctant to face the separation, but it was unavoidable. "We are leaving, take care everyone!" After saying this, he turned and got into the carriage.
Hu Dacheng jumped onto the frame and waved to everyone, "We're leaving, see you later!"
With a crack of the whip, the two carriages drove away.
After the tenth day, the government office began to issue official documents.
Kang Yueran went to find Guo Tong and just said that he wanted to buy wasteland in Fengtou Village.
Guo Tong interrupted her with great interest, "What new things are you going to grow?"
"It's nothing new. I want to grow cotton. Fengtou Village is my hometown. I hired villagers to help me open up wasteland and grow cotton. I will pay them wages within five years, and after five years, I will give them two mu each."
"After five years of tidying up the wasteland, it's no longer a wasteland. Yueran, you're going to be a great philanthropist again."
It's not easy to be such a good person. "I can't help it, that's my home too!"
Guo Tong took out a map, pointed to a spot, and asked, "Is this land suitable?"
He was referring to the piece that Kang Yueran had seen during the Chinese New Year. "Okay, I'll buy this piece and put it under the name of my brother Kang Yuanfeng."
"Then I'll have someone measure the land tomorrow to see exactly how many acres there are."
"In addition to this piece of land, I want to buy a few more plots of land to grow tea."
Guo Tong asked with a smile, "You know that tea can't be grown in the north, Yueran, do you have any tricks?"
"There's no magic trick. Tea can't be grown in the north for two main reasons. One is that it's too cold. But I can lay some straw to keep the tea tree roots warm.
Secondly, most of the land is not suitable. I was just about to ask you about this: where in Anzhou is the land more black or dark brown in color?
Guo Tong was a competent household official, well-versed in Anzhou's land. "There's a darker patch of wasteland in Queshan County, but it's on a slope. Is it viable?"
Sloping land is more suitable for growing tea. "That's great! Lord Guo, where exactly is it? I'll go take a look tomorrow."
Guo Tong pointed out an area on the map and said, "This is it. This area is connected to Tianqiao Mountain. It's quite large."
"No problem, as long as the land is suitable, I'll buy it!"
After discussing the land purchase, Guo Tong brought up the matter of Heshun Wharf. "Years ago, a number of businesses approached me about buying land east of Heshun Wharf. Do you have any ideas?"
This is trying to get her a backdoor! "I guessed someone would follow suit and buy the land, so I planned ahead. I've left roads on the south and north sides of Heshun Wharf. When you sell the land, all you have to do is leave the roads clear."
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