Although the palace is shabby and a bit old, it is very large, and the construction inside is also unique. Even if the King of Liang was not favored at that time, he was still a prince, so the specifications of the palace are all there, a pond, a mountain, a pavilion, and a courtyard. If you walk around carefully, you will be surprised everywhere.
It's just... a bit big.
Because it is big, it is very troublesome to clean. Even so, Yang Haiyan is still a little dissatisfied. It is naturally impossible for Aunt Yu to handle such a large place alone. But there is also an advantage. The palace has a special courtyard for servants, so they don't have to build it themselves. When they were at the border, they cut out an area in the Qianfu House as a courtyard for servants, which was actually a bit reluctant.
County Magistrate Yang said that the palace... the general's mansion had not been repaired in detail, but only roughly repaired, such as leaking places and places overgrown with grass. However, the palace is so large that even simple repairs would take a lot of time.
After they toured the palace, half an hour had passed.
Yang Haiyan thought: This palace is very large, and some places are not used. Someday, those unnecessary places can be turned into vegetable gardens and orchards, and I am afraid that they can be turned into one or two acres of land. Of course, some gardens still need to be kept. With the conditions, leisure and leisure are naturally indispensable. Otherwise, where did the fun of ancient life come from?
Thinking of this, Yang Haiyan asked County Magistrate Yang: "Sir Yang, after we move in, can we make some changes to this palace? For example, we want to demolish some places, rebuild some places, etc." After all, it was once a palace, so Yang Haiyan didn't dare to move it at will.
County Magistrate Yang said: "Yes, the court has made this a general's palace, so you have these rights. What places does Madam Qin want to make changes to? If you need manpower, just come to the county government to call for help." The labor force was the yamen runners.
Yang Haiyan said, "Thank you, Lord Yang, but we don't need it for now. You have two hundred soldiers under you, which should be enough."
After Yang Haiyan said this, County Magistrate Yang didn't say much. It was almost time for dinner, so he changed the subject: "When I left home just now, I asked Zhuo Jing to prepare food. It's almost time now. Please come to my house for dinner, Madam Qin."
Yang Haiyan didn't agree. She smiled and said, "Those people outside the city have just moved here. I guess they still have a lot of things to do. Let's forget about it today. When the general comes back another day, my husband and I will send a letter to invite Lord Yang and his wife to our house for a chat."
Seeing this, County Magistrate Yang joked, "Then my husband and I can wait."
The group left the general's house, County Magistrate Yang took his people back, and Yang Haiyan also went outside the city to see those surrendered barbarians.
Back to the county government, Madam Yang looked behind County Magistrate Yang and asked, "Isn't the general's wife here?"
County Magistrate Yang said, "If she doesn't come, she won't come either." In fact, when he invited Yang Haiyan, he knew that she would not come, and he was just inviting her politely. After all, some well-behaved people didn't come back. When General Qin was not around, it seemed a bit unbehaved for Mrs. Qin to come alone. Mrs. Qin came from the Taifu Mansion and understood the rules better than anyone else.
Mrs. Yang: "Then I'll go over there this afternoon to see if there's anything I can do there." Mrs. Yang married County Magistrate Yang when he was still a member of a famous family. At that time, Taifu Yang was very powerful, and the Yang family was a famous family. Even if County Magistrate Yang was five degrees of mourning, he was still a member of the Yang family. So the wife chosen by his family was naturally carefully selected. Therefore, Mrs. Yang was also the eldest daughter of an official family. Even if she didn't have the power of the Yang family, her parents' teachings were good. People like this all pay attention to rules.
County Magistrate Yang said, "That's great. General Qin is not here, so it's not appropriate for me to go there. You are just the right person to go there."
Mrs. Yang also had the same idea: "What is the personality of the general's wife like? Is she generous?" She also knew Yang Haiyan's background. She was afraid that the maid next to Miss Yang still had the habits of a maid, and she would need to be too accommodating to her when getting along with her. It's not that she looked down on maids, but the lady was born a maid, and she was born a lady of an official family. She always felt a little sour in her heart if she had to be too accommodating to the other party. But she also understood that a woman follows her father at home and follows her husband after marriage. Husband and wife are one body, and General Qin's rank is higher than her husband, so she has no choice but to accommodate him.
This woman, sometimes, has to accept her fate.
County Magistrate Yang said, "You will know when you go there in the afternoon." He was not in a position to comment on other people's wives, as it was not gentlemanly behavior.
After being married for so many years, Mrs. Yang naturally knew what he meant and understood his character. Hearing him speak so easily, she knew that the general's wife should not be a difficult person to get along with. If the other party is difficult to get along with, the husband will definitely say, you need to be careful.
Between husband and wife, some things do not need to be said too clearly. Once they understand, they will understand.
The tent outside the county city was only half built, and everyone was eating lunch in full swing. It was already the beginning of April, and the weather was completely warm. Today's lunch was better than every day in the past month, because it was right at the gate of the county city, and it was convenient to buy.
Today, everyone's staple food was sweet potatoes and potatoes, but everyone had a bowl of bone cabbage, and even if they bought it with their own money, everyone was happy to eat it.
After lunch, everyone continued to work. Yang Haiyan took the servants, private guards, their families, and Niu Da's family back to the general's mansion. Along with them, they also brought furniture from the border. Fortunately, all the furniture was brought and could be used at any time, otherwise the empty general would need to purchase these things. When they arrived at
the general's mansion, because it was built according to the rules, each area was clearly divided. The private guards and their families lived in the same courtyard as the servants. Yang Haiyan let Niu Da's family live there as well.
Although they all lived in the same courtyard, each household was independent. Many of the ancient noble families had children born at home, and several people in the family lived in the master's house. Therefore, the servants' courtyard needed such an independent small courtyard, otherwise it would have a bad influence if both men and women lived here.
The first thing they cleaned was the main courtyard. After the main courtyard was cleaned, they moved the master's furniture into the private room. Then they cleaned the kitchen, which was the most important.
There were two kitchens here, one was the small kitchen in the main courtyard, and the other was the large kitchen in the mansion.
While everyone was cleaning, Yang Haiyan was not idle. He took Niu Da to start planning the general's mansion and planned to demolish all the unnecessary places in her eyes: "Here...here...and there, turn them all into fruit trees, do you think it's okay?" There is a small river next to it where you can row a boat. There is also a rockery here, and there is a pavilion. From the pavilion, you can have a panoramic view of the entire general's mansion. So Yang Haiyan thought it would be a good idea to turn this area into a fruit forest and a leisure resort. And if we could dig a hot spring, that would be even better.
Niu Da observed the soil and said, "You can plant here. Although apple trees and pear trees have certain requirements for the soil, they grow well." Moreover, this was once a royal palace, so they naturally chose a place with good geology.
Yang Haiyan felt relieved after hearing what Niu Da said: "Then you can rest for two days and then go back to transplant the apple trees and pear trees. Then you can directly hire a security company and ride as fast as you can. You can get here in ten days. Will the fruit trees die in ten days?"
Niu Da assured: "The weather is not hot now. If you sprinkle some water on the road, they will not die." Moreover, the fruit trees that have been planted for a year are very tenacious.
Yang Haiyan was relieved then: "Everything here will be turned into an orchard. Apples, pears, and watermelons will be planted here. A few trees in the side yard will also be demolished and turned into a vegetable garden. By the way, when you come back, you have to go to the countryside to buy some more land." Their family is rich now, Qin Fang's reward is five thousand taels of silver. "Buy some land for the military camp."
Niu Da heard it for the first time: "Military camp land?"
Yang Haiyan said: "The general said that there are 1,000 soldiers to defend the city, and he only brought 200 from the border. Even if the 300 barbarians are counted, there are only 500, so there are still 500 people to be selected here. The 1,000 soldiers naturally need food and drink." So she had to prepare. At present, the 15,000 taels of silver is a large sum. For the current soldiers, they can't spend it all. Instead of buying land to plant crops, the soldiers will at least have no worries about food. Then raise poultry, so that there will be meat and eggs to eat.
Moreover, silver will be spent, but land will not. And poultry can reproduce, and the meat will not be eaten up.
Yang Haiyan had a plan in mind. Although these people are soldiers guarding the city, they are also Qin Fang's soldiers. She always hopes for his well-being.
Niu Da was moved after hearing what Yang Haiyan said: "Madam, what are the conditions for the general to select soldiers?"
Yang Haiyan was not a fool. After hearing what Niu Da said, she understood a little: "Why are you asking these questions?"
Niu Da confessed: "Madam, do you think my two sons can sign up?"
Yang Haiyan also expected his thoughts and said: "Of course they can." If Niu Da's sons entered the army, then Niu Da's family would be more concerned about them, and she would not have to worry about Niu Da going back to his hometown. "Your son can try, but I can't guarantee that he can't pass. However, hope always comes to those who work hard."
Niu Da said: "Yes." If his son can follow the general, it will be much better than farming.
"Madam... Madam..." Aunt Yu ran over panting and begging. Judging from her appearance, she had been looking for Yang Haiyan for a while. Seeing Yang Haiyan, she bowed and said, "Madam, the wife of County Magistrate Yang is here."
Yang Haiyan was a little surprised: "Yes, you are welcome."
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Because the general's mansion was being cleaned, there was no suitable place to entertain guests, so when Mrs. Yang came, Aunt Yu asked her to sit in the hall for a while. To be honest, there was not even tea for guests.
"I am sorry for the inconvenience caused to you, distinguished guest." Yang Haiyan said as she walked into the hall.
Mrs. Yang stood up and looked at the woman who came in against the light. She was unusually young and very beautiful.
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