"Go out and see what kind of business we should do in the future," Zhao instructed.
Wu Xingwang finished his porridge, put down the bowl, and wiped his mouth with his hand.
"No rush. The Yun family is very kind. They were worried that the villagers wouldn't be able to grow enough crops each year because they lacked experience. So they stepped in to support the villagers and encourage them to invest heavily in farming and building houses, so that they can survive here first and then accumulate some experience. I have a feeling that the whole of Longtan will develop next year."
Hearing him say that, the Wu family felt relieved.
Just as he was about to stand up, he saw Yun Er holding a bowl in one hand and gnawing on a large bone in the other, leaning against the entrance of the county government office, looking at him with a half-smile.
His heart tightened suddenly. He had overheard much of what was said earlier, but thankfully he hadn't said anything bad about the Yun family.
Along the way, he learned that the seven junior leaders in the secret guards were all highly skilled in martial arts and had extraordinary abilities, and were not to be trifled with.
Wu Xingwang bowed to Chaoyun with his hands clasped in greeting.
Yun Er tossed aside the bone he had finished gnawing on with a graceful and swift motion. Even after finishing the bone, he was still the same dashing and debonair young gentleman.
"Mr. Wu is truly a man of great wisdom and intelligence; I admire him!" With that, he turned and entered the county government office, carrying the empty bowl.
“Father, he…” Wu Yuan stood up nervously.
Wu Xingwang waved his hand at him, "It's alright, we're doing the right thing."
After lunch, everyone went back to rest for half an hour according to the work schedule set by Lin Yinan, and then continued to work.
In the morning, the large courtyards where the villagers would stay were all prepared, and the large communal sleeping area was almost set up, so they could move in that evening.
Lin Yinan had several door panels removed from the county government office, and rice seeds were taken out of the warehouse and poured onto them to dry. After drying for an afternoon, the chaff, damaged, and impure grains were sorted out and put into burlap sacks to soak in the stream by the field.
Even before they finished work in the evening, the villagers could smell the aroma of food wafting from the kitchen.
They originally thought they would have thin porridge for dinner, because back in their village they didn't have to work or eat much at night.
Unexpectedly, the porridge was still the same as at noon, so thick that it couldn't be poured out of the bowl. In addition to a bowl of vegetable porridge, there was also a bowl of stir-fried pork and offal with wild scallions.
This food is absolutely delicious!
The villagers were determined to work even harder to grow crops and build houses, so that they could be worthy of every meal they ate.
After dinner, Lin Yinan gave Luo Shouxin the structural diagram of the curved plow he had drawn, asking him to take it out to order a few more the next day if possible.
After washing up, Yunmo and his brothers still hadn't returned; they didn't know where they had gone.
Chika helped her wring out her hair, and then she sat down at the table to read.
After some time, Qianxia came in carrying an oil lamp and saw Lin Yinan still reading by candlelight.
"Girl, it's late, you should go to sleep!"
"Okay, I'll go to sleep now."
Lin Yinan also felt a little sleepy, so she stood up, stretched, and lay down on the bed.
In the middle of the night, Lin Yinan felt a damp chill on her skin, but she was too tired to pay attention to it.
She was half asleep when she was woken up by the urge to urinate. She opened her eyes and was met with a pair of deep, dark eyes in the darkness, eyes that seemed to be filled with ink and could not be seen at all.
Noticing something unusual in her chest, she looked down and saw a pair of large hands covering it.
Lin Yinan looked up at him, but Yun Mo showed no embarrassment at being caught red-handed; his skin was as thick as an iron wall.
After a long while, he looked a little embarrassed and squeezed it hard twice before withdrawing his hand.
Damn it, this lecher! If it weren't for the inconvenience of being heavily pregnant, Lin Yinan would have loved to slap him across the face.
"Do you want to change?" Yun Mo's voice was somewhat hoarse in the darkness.
"Hmm," Lin Yinan replied casually.
Yun Mo nimbly got out of bed, lit the oil lamp, and helped her get up.
When I returned after finishing, I saw his hair was wet and disheveled in the dim candlelight.
Lin Yinan frowned in displeasure, "Why didn't you dry your hair? What if you get sick?"
Her tone unconsciously carried a hint of resentment, knowing that in ancient times, catching a cold could be fatal.
Yun Mo sensed the displeasure in her tone and stammered, "I didn't have time."
Lin Yinan pressed him down into the chair and picked up a dry cloth draped over the chair to carefully wipe him down.
The room fell into complete silence; no one spoke.
Yun Mo glanced at Lin Yinan out of the corner of his eye. In the candlelight, her face was gentle and her features were thin. Even though he had tried his best to make her delicious food on the way, she was still very thin, which made her belly look very big.
The flickering firelight made her look somewhat unreal. In a daze, Yun Mo recalled the time when she had been unconscious and her soul had left her body.
For no reason, he suddenly felt scared, grabbed Lin Yinan's waist, and pressed his face against her belly. Only the strong fetal movements inside her belly made him feel her presence.
Yun Mo murmured to himself, "A'Nan, don't leave me!"
Lin Yinan's hand, gripping the cloth, froze in mid-air. This father of her child was only twenty years old this year. In prosperous times, he wouldn't even have graduated from university yet, and would be in the happiest age. But in ancient times, he had to shoulder the responsibility for the rise and fall of the entire family.
Lin Yinan sighed, put down the cloth in her hand, picked up the comb on the table, and gently smoothed his hair.
"Your hair is dry, go to bed early."
After a long while, Yun Mo reluctantly let go of her, looked up at her, and said, "I'm going out tomorrow."
Where to?
"Escort my brother-in-law and Wu Xingwang to make purchases, and also find out about the situation in other counties of Nanman Prefecture."
"How long will it take?" Lin Yinan put down the comb, turned around and walked to the bedside, kicked off her shoes and got into bed.
Yun Mo bent down to arrange the shoes and sat down by the bed. "It will take at least three days, or five days if things go slowly."
In ancient times, transportation was inconvenient, and people had to walk everywhere to go.
Sleepiness washed over her, and Lin Yinan closed her eyes. "Be careful on the road!"
"Is there anything you want to buy?" Yun Mo lay down beside her and covered her with the blanket.
Lin Yinan thought for a moment and said, "No."
Yun Mo wanted to reach out and hug her, but Lin Yinan turned around and faced away from him.
In her daze, Lin Yinan felt the urge to urinate again. She tried to ignore the feeling, but the urge was like a curse. The more you ignored it, the more uncomfortable it became, and the clearer your mind became. She gritted her teeth in anger.
Noticing her emotional state, Yun Mo asked softly, "A'Nan, what's wrong?"
Lin Yinan turned over, opened her eyes wide, and glared at him, saying irritably, "I need to pee."
"Didn't you just go there?" Yun Mo asked in surprise.
"I still want to go!" Lin Yinan said angrily.
Without saying a word, Yun Mo got up and picked her up in his arms. Lin Yinan was so startled that she almost screamed and quickly wrapped her arms around his neck.
Smelling her sweet fragrance, Yun Mo's Adam's apple bobbed. "Do you need my help?"
Lin Yinan struggled to get down, "Put me down quickly, go away, I can do it myself."
After finishing, Lin Yinan completely relaxed and went back to bed, falling asleep as soon as her head hit the pillow.
Yun Mo listened to her long, even breaths before gently leaning closer, closing his eyes, and falling asleep.
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