After inspecting this plot of land, the group immediately moved on to the next one, which was very close to the intersection leading down from the mountain. Xu Han had already taken a quick look at it when they went back last time.
“Madam, the place you mentioned last time for building a workshop has been cleared out. You see, it’s right there, very close to both the main road and the exit.”
Xu Han looked in the direction Li Wen pointed and nodded. She had noticed this place when she came to the county town yesterday.
Lu Chuan interjected, "It doesn't feel very big. We can expand it to the side a bit, so the yard will be quite large, making it convenient to dry things inside."
Xu Han agreed, saying, "Yes, let's expand it a bit more. Anyway, we have a lot of land, and the soil around here isn't suitable for farming. We might as well expand it directly into the workshop; leaving it here is just a waste."
Li Wen quickly replied, "Yes, I understand. I'll have someone clean it up right away."
Lu Chuan then asked, "Has the timeline for building the workshop been finalized?"
Li Wen tentatively asked, "Reporting to your question, sir, it's been finalized. The original date was the eighth day of the second month. Would you like to change the date?"
Lu Chuan waved his hand, "No need, the timing is perfect. The river channels in the fields should be dug up by now, so it won't delay the work."
Xu Han had no objections and changed the subject, saying, "I just took a quick look, and there's a small path running through the middle of the field to facilitate the transport of grain."
When you're digging the riverbed, you can just dig along this path; wherever there's a path, there's water, which is very convenient.
Xu Han wasn't just saying this offhand; her hometown in her previous life was exactly like that.
There are roads next to the fields, and a river runs along one side of each road. Some of the roads even have bridges in the middle, which are for the convenience of transporting goods during the busy farming season.
Li Wen looked up and saw that it was indeed as the lady had said, so he quickly agreed.
The winter wheat in this field is not as good as the previous one. The wheat is sparse and there are weeds in the field, which is obviously because no one takes care of it often.
"When we recruit workers tomorrow, let's also recruit some female workers. The weather is getting warmer, and the weeds in the fields are growing. If we don't pull them out in time, they will start competing for nutrients in the fields."
Li Wen had never farmed before, so he wasn't very clear about what to do at what time.
When Xu Han spoke up, he realized it was his mistake. He hurriedly wiped the sweat from his forehead and said in a trembling voice, "I have failed in my duty. I will make arrangements immediately."
Xu Han didn't care much and understood Li Wen's predicament. "From now on, let Zhu Chunsheng follow you. You don't understand things in the fields, so you can ask him more questions later."
"It is Madam."
After looking at this piece of land, the group went to the largest piece of land, which was official farmland. It was in a different direction from the other two pieces of land, and the group needed to pass through the county town and continue south to reach it.
After nearly an hour of travel, just as Xu Han's bottom was starting to ache from the bumpy ride, they finally arrived at their destination.
As soon as the carriage came to a stop, Xu Han jumped down, and Zhao Yunyun followed suit.
Both of them, without prior arrangement, rubbed their sore buttocks in a very unladylike manner, exchanged a silent glance, and gave a wry smile.
Xu Han thought to herself, "It seems I'll have to buy another carriage when I go to the South City. Otherwise, this journey will be a real ordeal."
This carriage was bought in a hurry, and we didn't have much money at the time. In addition, it was used for hauling goods for a large part of the later period, so the carriage was indeed in poor condition.
I hadn't noticed anything unusual while traveling in the city, but the difference became very noticeable after we started traveling on the official road.
The two tried to ignore their own backsides and stepped into the field.
This plot of land is particularly large, and it has the same problem as the previous two plots.
Xu Han casually pointed and said, "Let's build a house there in the future. It's far from the county town, and it's not easy to transport the harvested grain. Let's build a house here specifically for drying grain."
Once the house is built, it can also provide accommodation for the long-term laborers, killing two birds with one stone.
Lu Chuan also said, "The houses here are the same as over there, but the courtyards are larger, making it more convenient to store grain and other things."
Xu Han continued, "Let's focus on building the workshops over there first. If there's not enough time, we'll have to wait for the ones here."
If we can manage the workload, it would be best to build this side as well, so that it can be completed in time for the summer harvest.
I'll say it again: you can call on anyone in your family as you please; if you're too busy, just have someone help you keep an eye on things.
You don't need to do everything yourself; you can delegate some minor oversight tasks to your subordinates.
All you need to do is oversee the overall situation and assign tasks to them.
Li Wen quickly agreed, feeling very happy that his wife and husband valued him so much.
After walking around, Li Wen wrote down everything the two had said, waiting to go back and think it over carefully so that he could implement the plan after it was finalized.
After inspecting all the fields, the five people hurriedly started heading back.
It was past lunchtime. Although we had eaten some pastries on the way, everyone was still hungry because of the amount of activity we had done that day.
Lu Chuan drove the carriage very fast, and the passengers' bottoms were jostled in two the whole way, but they finally arrived at their destination.
When they arrived home, Wei Yan had already prepared lunch, which was being kept warm in the pot.
When he saw that the person had returned, he quickly brought out lunch.
The four of them ate half a bowl of rice to satisfy their hunger before they finally had time to talk.
Yunhua and Zhao Yunyun had been running around with the two of them all day and were quite tired.
Zhao Yunyun poured herself a bowl of soup and said as she drank, "Uh, at least I'm not so hungry anymore. Even though I didn't do much work this morning, running around like this is really tiring."
"One in the south, one in the north, two different directions, how could they not be far apart?"
Xu Han had already finished the soup in her bowl and was slowly eating the rice in her bowl.
Yunhua asked Lu Chuan, "Now that we've finished everything today, are we going back to the mountains tomorrow?"
I think the mountains are better; it's so free and never boring, unlike this city where I don't even know where to go if I want to go out.
Xu Han looked at Yun Hua with amusement, "Hahaha, how did you manage to stay in the capital before? You've only been here for two days and you're already bored."
Zhao Yunyun chimed in, "He can't possibly stay still. Unless something serious happens, he'll seize any opportunity to sneak out and won't stay a moment longer."
Xu Han asked curiously, "Then what were you doing sneaking out?"
"Hey, it's good to go out for a walk, as long as you're not indoors, even just strolling on the street is fine. The air on the street is better than indoors."
Of course, if I have more time, I'll go hunting in the nearby mountains, or wander around the villages below; I just don't want to stay in the capital, stuck indoors.
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