Grandpa Wu and his entire family rode in two horse-drawn carriages, slowly returning home fully loaded.
As soon as I got back to the village, I found a large crowd gathered at the entrance.
If you look closely, it's not just villagers from their village, but also villagers from the surrounding villages and towns.
"Boss, go check it out, what's going on? Why are so many people gathered around the village school gate?"
"Yes, I'll go right away. Father, you and Mother can just sit in the carriage."
Wu Dalang nodded, told his son to stop the car, jumped out, squeezed into the crowd, and inquired...
"Old man, do you think it's the third son's wife who's back?"
"No way, if the third son's wife were coming back, she would have written to us beforehand."
"That's strange, why are there so many people?"
"Let's talk about it when the boss gets back~"
The elderly couple were whispering to each other in the car. Jiang Xiaodie, who was holding her two restless sons, couldn't help but peek out. Goodness, it was a huge crowd of people!
"Mom, let me see!"
"Dad~"
Without Wan'er's restraint, Wen Hao and Wen Yu, these two troublemakers, are now practically the new little tyrants of Wu Family Village.
If her grandparents hadn't been in the car too, Jiang Xiaodie would have kicked them both!
"Be good, or I won't give you any candy."
Old Zhou gave each person a light tap on the head, but it was very authoritative.
"Oh~"
"Grandma is the best!"
The two little ones are very clever, and their ability to read people's expressions and moods is superb.
Knowing that their great-grandparents were the most important in the family, they all struggled out of their mothers' arms and ran into the arms of their two elders.
They massaged my legs and shoulders, and although the force was weak, it was better than nothing.
Jiang Xiaodie sat next to her grandmother, and seeing her sons so attentive, she covered her face in embarrassment.
What a terrible thing to do!
In the carriage behind, Xiao Shi was driving, his father was sitting next to him, and his mother was inside.
Inside the carriage were not only Mid-Autumn Festival gifts, but also the betrothal gifts he would present later...
At that moment, he saw his uncle wink at him, urging him to drive home quickly.
Without thinking, he hurriedly caught the carriage and went ahead.
After a while, the older brother also returned by carriage.
It seems that my uncle and grandfather were "detained" by the villagers and didn't get home until quite a while later!
"Quick, close the door!"
"Good heavens, why are you so hospitable? More hospitable than the people in our village!"
Uncle and Grandpa came back, and Xiao Shi and his father hurriedly came over to close the door.
As soon as I closed the door, the noise outside started incessant.
"Brother, there's no time like the present, come to my house for dinner!"
"Hey bro, I've got some good wine at home, wanna have a drink?"
My granddaughter is so beautiful, she's not engaged yet!
......
Wu Dalang, panting heavily, instructed his son to quickly move a table and place it against the door.
They're so enthusiastic, it's weird~
"What happened?"
Completely bewildered, Madam Zhou helped her mother-in-law and daughter-in-law down from the carriage.
"Ugh, don't even mention it, these people are insane!"
Old Mrs. Zhou was still shaken after getting out of the car.
This is way too enthusiastic, it's scary.
"Master Lu and Master Qian have returned from Yunshui County. It seems that the thirty students they took with them have all graduated and voluntarily stayed in Yunshui County to work."
"Isn't this a good thing?"
"It's a good thing! The wages are five taels of silver a month! The parents who received the letter and the silver are going crazy trying to thank the third son's wife, but she's not here. So they've been grabbing us and wanting to treat us to drinks and meals, being incredibly hospitable!"
"Hahaha, five taels of silver? Goodness, no wonder~"
"Stop laughing. Let's stay home as much as possible these days, keep a low profile~"
"Yes, sir, we won't cause trouble for Auntie."
"Huh? When were these put in the yard?"
"Mother, this was sent back by the bodyguard through my third sister-in-law. I can't read, so I was thinking of opening the box when you returned."
"Wow, this is a long list! There's a lot of stuff in it. Hey, you two, come take a look and break the seal!"
Okay~
"Hmm~"
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Yunshui County
Early September.
The autumn air is crisp and clear, making it a good time for everything.
I hope the school will be overcrowded when it officially opens.
As the principal and the most authoritative person in charge, Jiang Yue arranged for 500 elite soldiers who had just finished their training to maintain order at the scene.
The Master and the teacher were both in their places.
The recruitment site was orderly and crowded with people.
Graduates from the three groups, acting as senior students, took on the responsibility of settling in and comforting the new students.
After three days of excitement, the school has reached its enrollment limit and is temporarily not accepting any more students, declining to accept any who arrive late.
At the same time, the heads of the eight townships, based on their respective townships' unique characteristics and strengths, divided the work and cooperated, and the entire population participated in mass production.
Kapok Township has always been a major producer of kapok, and the second harvest begins in autumn. Now, they are trying to spin and produce cotton products.
It was once the most important of the eight major townships, and the villagers made a living by selling kapok.
Now, the princess has introduced cotton seeds, which are said to be even more productive than the original kapok trees.
The princess said she wants to open a textile factory here to produce cotton cloth, cotton clothing, sanitary napkins, etc. Let's wait and see~
As the name suggests, Daohua Township was not changed, simply for the sake of easy distinction, and also to express pride in the soil of Daohua Township.
However, rice, which could only be grown once a year, is now grown by the princess from who knows where. She says that it can be grown in all four seasons, with two seasons of abundant rice production!
I've heard of double-cropping rice, but I've never seen it before.
Never mind, plant it!
Birch Township, with its advantageous terrain, has planted many birch trees and other trees on the mountain range.
They didn't know how to take advantage of this before and only wanted to farm, but the outcome was predictable.
Now, the villagers have started logging and mass-producing saplings, but they are draining the pond to catch all the fish, and they must not cut off their own escape route!
Zhuanwa Township, formerly known as Hongtu Township, is rich in a type of red clay. However, it cannot grow grains, and people cannot eat the soil, so they are always hungry.
Things are different now. Brick kilns have been built, turning waste into treasure, and the red bricks produced are incredibly hard!
I'll let you in on a little secret: you can throw it at people!
Qiuyue Township, originally named Yueguang Township, was the poorest township in the village; so poor that even mice couldn't get into any of the houses.
Now, it has become a processing plant. Since Huashu Township is close to their township, they transport the timber to their township for processing.
The princess arranged for some of her former students to come over. These students were very young, not much older than the children in the village.
But these students were incredibly clever. They drew and modified on paper and dirt, and under their guidance, they pieced together sturdy tables, stools, chairs, and even beds from processed wooden boards…
The village of rice wine, as the name suggests, is a place for brewing rice wine. Currently, it is self-sufficient and has not changed its business yet, continuing to do so.
Xingguang Township was originally called Yadan Township (Duck Egg Township). Every household in the township raised ducks, and there were riverbanks everywhere.
Duck eggs have a fishy smell and don't taste good.
Now, hehe, the village head got the princess's secret recipe and pickled all the duck eggs!
Salted duck eggs, oozing with oil, perfect with rice!
It's delicious when eaten with plain congee!
Nowadays, not only is the business selling well in Yunshui County, but we also need to sign agreements with merchants from other places!
The last village of hope was taken over by the newly appointed mayor, Wu Yongfa.
This little old man, I heard, is an old acquaintance of the princess!
I haven't heard of any changes yet. Could it be that something went wrong?
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