Chapter 876 Chapter 876, Good Wife
Mrs. Dong supported Old Lady Dong and stood at the entrance of the village. They did not walk home until Dong Yuanxuan was out of sight.
On the way, Old Lady Dong sighed, "If the young prince had come a few months earlier, or if I hadn't gotten sick, Xiao Man would be a good person, but she's not a good match for Yuan Xuan." Her eyes welled up as she spoke, "I'm sorry for my beautiful grandson."
Mrs. Dong also sighed. She felt somewhat unhappy about her daughter-in-law Liu Xiaoman.
My daughter-in-law has the characteristics of a border person. She is tall, has rough and dark skin, speaks loudly, and has a wild and erratic personality. In terms of appearance, her only advantage is that her facial features are more three-dimensional.
As for knowledge and education, there is no way to talk about it.
Mrs. Dong was not critical of these things, but as a mother, she naturally wanted her son to marry the best.
Seeing Old Lady Dong wiping her tears with a handkerchief, Madam Dong quickly spoke to comfort her, "Mother, marriage is destined by heaven. The one before Yuan Xuan had a good family background and good looks, but he wasn't a good person. As soon as our family encountered problems, we divorced Yuan Xuan."
"Although Xiaoman has her shortcomings, she helped us during our most difficult times. We should be grateful for this."
"Speaking of which, if the young prince hadn't come, our family might have stayed in Gangshan Hundred Households forever. Plus, Yuanxuan had divorced before, and Xiaoman married into the family. To be honest, we are marrying up."
Old Mrs. Dong glanced at her daughter-in-law, but did not refute.
Mrs. Dong saw that Old Lady Dong looked better, so she smiled and said, "If Xiaoman does anything wrong in the future, you and I will discipline her a few more times. Look at her now, isn't she much more well-behaved?"
Mrs. Dong nodded: "I didn't say anything bad about her. She is a kind-hearted girl."
Seeing Liu Xiaoman standing at the gate waiting for them, the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law didn't say anything more and quickened their pace.
"You're pregnant, go inside quickly and don't catch a cold."
Ganzhou City, Xiao Mansion.
Daohua was having lunch with Gu Jian. Xiao Yeyang was training troops at the garrison and had lunch with the other soldiers, so he didn't come back.
When the meal was almost over, Gu Jian asked, "Is Yeyang going to take over all the refugees outside the city?"
Daohua nodded: "As long as anyone is willing to stay, they can take it."
Gu Jian: "Ye Yang has to train his troops and inspect the defense zone at the same time. Can he handle it?"
Daohua smiled and said, "Xiao Yeyang has written a letter to Brother Dong. When Brother Dong comes, he will be in charge of the resettlement of the refugees. This way, Xiao Yeyang can relax a little."
Gu Jian also knew Dong Yuanxuan and nodded.
Daohua: "Xiliang is vast and sparsely populated. I've looked through the geographical records of Ganzhouwei, and most of the land here is barren."
"For other garrisons, refugees might be a burden, but I don't think so. The land here in Ganzhou Garrison needs a large number of people to cultivate it. This way, we can ensure the supply of military supplies and benefit the development of Ganzhou Garrison, killing two birds with one stone."
Gu Jian nodded in agreement: "That's true. The imperial court's support for Xiliang is insufficient, and transportation is also restricted. If Yeyang wants to govern Ganzhou Guard well, he still has to be self-sufficient."
Daohua smiled and nodded: "That's right." Only by solving the supply problem can a complete defense system be established.
After dinner, just as Daohua returned to the yard, Yan Shouhou arrived.
"Miss, I have learned everything about Zhuangzi and the ranch."
"In Xiliang, only places with sufficient water sources will build manors, but most of these are controlled by garrison officials, and no one sells them."
“If we want to buy it, we can only open up wasteland and build a new one.”
"As for the farmland, the good ones have all been taken by the guards as military farms."
“As for ranches, there are people selling them, but they’re not very good.”
After saying that, he handed the sorted information to Daohua.
Daohua flipped through the pages and asked, "Have you personally seen all of these?"
Yan Shouhou nodded: "I've seen them all."
Rice Flower thought for a moment and said, "Tomorrow you will accompany me to take another look at the site. Spring plowing is about to begin, so we must hurry. By the way, have you prepared all the farm tools I asked you to make before the New Year?"
Yan Shouhou: "By February, the several blacksmith shops in the city should be able to produce seven or eight hundred sets of farm tools."
Daohua shook her head, "Not enough." After a moment of contemplation, she said, "How about this? Go to the warehouse later to get the silver. Send 500 taels to each blacksmith shop so they can hire more blacksmiths to rush the production."
In addition to the farm tools she uses, she also needs to prepare a batch for the refugees.
Yan Shouhou nodded and said, "I'll do it right away." Then he turned and left. When he reached the door, he stopped and said, "Miss, when I went out of the city to visit the farms and pastures, I found that some refugees seemed to have started to leave."
Hearing this, Daohua's expression changed: "I understand, you go down and get busy." After thinking for a while, she stood up and walked towards the yard where Doctor Ge lived.
Doctor Ge saw Daohua coming over and asked in surprise, "Madam, is there something wrong?"
Daohua asked with a smile, "How is the preparation for the military medical department at the garrison going?"
Doctor Ge smiled and said, "Lord Xiao has specially allocated a courtyard in the garrison to serve as the military medical department. The craftsmen are now building it according to the blueprints. It should be completed in a few days."
Daohua: "With Doctor Ge in charge, soldiers on the frontiers and in the garrisons will no longer have to worry about lack of medical care when they are injured."
"I have to thank Madam for the medicinal herbs. Without them, I wouldn't be able to use my extraordinary abilities even if I had them."
Doctor Ge sighed in his heart. People said that the lady was marrying above his station, but in his opinion, it was a great honor for the master to marry the lady.
If you had married someone else, you wouldn't have received such strong support in Xiliang.
Food and medicinal materials are hard currency no matter where they are. It’s not that others don’t have them, but it’s very rare for people like Madam to give them out unconditionally.
After a few pleasantries, Daohua got down to business. "My husband is going to take over the refugees outside the city and let them reclaim the wasteland. Population is the foundation of governing a region. With people, there will be tax revenue, and various commercial trades can also be more frequent."
"As the weather turns, some refugees start to leave. Except for those who have homes to return to, I want to keep the rest."
Doctor Ge: "Madam, please feel free to tell me what you want."
Daohua: "I'd like to ask Doctor Ge to go outside the city for a few days and treat the refugees for free. The people responsible for resettling the refugees will be here soon. By then, with the official publicity, most of the refugees should be able to stay."
Lord Ge agreed without giving it much thought: "I've been eating and drinking well in the mansion for a while now, and it's time for me to go out and do something. I'll also take the medical apprentices I brought with me out to practice."
Daohua smiled and thanked him, "Thank you, Doctor Ge."
The two talked for a while, and then Daohua left.
That afternoon, when Doctor Ge went to play chess with Gu Jian, he told him about Daohua's visit and sighed, "Madam is truly a good wife."
Gu Jian smiled and said, "Ye Yang is a lucky kid."
(End of this chapter)
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