Lin Yinan didn't reach out to take it. "Mother, why are you giving me their indentures?"
"Silly child, you can use the indenture to keep them in check." Yunmu knew she was still young and didn't understand the technique of removing the indenture.
Lin Yinan quickly refused, "No need, I'm heavily pregnant now and don't have the energy to manage so much. I just need someone to farm; you can leave the rest to your sister-in-law. She's been married into the Yun family for many years, so she's the most suitable person to manage the household."
As a modern person, she had no interest in the trivial matters of the inner quarters of ancient households.
Although Yun Feng died in battle, leaving behind two sons and a daughter, Li Huishan's position in the Yun family was unshakeable. She would never engage in any internal strife or power struggles with her own family, as there was a much wider world outside.
"Third sister-in-law, my mother only wants to be lazy because she sees how capable you are and wants to dump everything on you," Yunying quickly chimed in, teasingly.
Yun Mo didn't want Lin Yinan to overwork herself. "Mother, you're making things difficult for her just because she's gained a little weight."
Yunmu smiled and handed the servant contract to Li Huishan, "Alright, alright, Shan'er, then I'll have to trouble you."
“Then I’ll keep it safe for Mother. Anan, you can take the person you want directly.” Li Huishan smiled, her heart finally at ease.
Lin Yinan turned to look at the group of people standing there, "Who among you knows how to farm?"
Three men stepped forward. One was Ding Gui, thirty-four years old, who had come with his wife and four children. His parents and brothers were still at the Yun Family Manor in Nanzhou Prefecture. The other two were a father and son. The father was Chen San, thirty-eight years old, and the son was Chen Shi, seventeen years old. The whole family of three was here.
Chen San was older, and in order to make a good impression on his new employer, he offered to go and check out the fields right now.
Lin Yinan said, "No rush. We've traveled for so long, let's settle down and rest today, and go tomorrow."
"Thank you for your consideration, Madam!"
The two immediately knelt down and kowtowed, then led their families away.
Seeing that everyone had left, Yun Mo pulled Lin Yinan up and said to Yun's mother, "Mother, Yinan and I will go back to the backyard first."
Seeing that he was dirty and tired, Yunmu waved to him and said, "Go ahead, there's water boiling in the pot in the kitchen, go and fetch it while you're at it."
Back in the room, Lin Yinan went to get his clothes without saying a word. Yun Mo put down the bucket, turned around and closed the door. He came up behind Lin Yinan and hugged her waist from behind.
"Anan, have you missed me?" He pressed close to her, his head against her back, his voice sounding a little muffled.
Scalding heat emanated from behind her, and Lin Yinan froze, trying to break free from his grasp, but his hands remained as still as iron arms.
"Don't move!"
Yun Mo's voice was hoarse, as if he was trying his best to endure something.
Suddenly, Lin Yinan was pulled forcefully by him and fell into his arms before she could even stand up straight. In her daze, his hot kiss landed on her, and his burning breath lingered on her face.
Lin Yinan was momentarily stunned. When she saw the fervent light in his eyes, filled with eager desire, she realized what was happening and retreated in fright. With her body pressed against the table, she had nowhere left to go and hurriedly reached out to slap him.
Lin Yinan's resistance only fueled his possessiveness. He pulled out one of his hands that was wrapped around her waist and began to knead her breasts.
Suddenly, he was kicked in the stomach, and only then did he release her. He looked down at her high, protruding belly; they were pressed so tightly together that he was pressing on her stomach.
Lin Yinan's heart was pounding, and she was panting heavily.
The little one inside was kicking and punching incessantly, expressing his dissatisfaction.
Yun Mo reached out to comfort him, inwardly regretting that he had almost lost control just now. "What's wrong with him?"
Lin Yinan shoved the crumpled clothes into his hands, saying, "You were scared, you should go wash them quickly."
Yun Mo noticed her flushed face and her eyes flickering several times. A satisfied smile appeared on his lips as he took the clothes and turned to go into the inner room.
Lin Yinan touched her slightly swollen lips. Was this guy born in the Year of the Dog? He'd chewed them raw.
After dinner in the evening, the Yun brothers convened a meeting with all the team leaders.
Yunmo first gave a report on the situation of this trip.
"This time we went to Yongqing City, which is closest to Longtan, and Changyi County, a county under its jurisdiction."
"Which urban management department does our Longtan County belong to?" the clan chief asked.
Yun Mo took out a map of the Southern Barbarian Prefecture, pointed to it, and said to everyone.
"Of the three abandoned counties in the Southern Barbarian Prefecture, Xihe County is under the jurisdiction of Yongqing City, Longtan County is under the jurisdiction of Huaizhou City, and Chi'an County is under the jurisdiction of Shigong City."
Everyone rushed forward to look, and saw that on the map, Xihe County had the longest coastline, and their Longtan County was right next to Xihe County.
"A batch of materials needed for repairing the city walls and building houses has arrived today. Starting tomorrow, construction will begin simultaneously on both sides," Yunye said to the crowd.
Yun Mo asked, "How long will it take to build the house?"
Lin Yiheng opened the ledger and the house construction diagram drawn by Lin Tiezhuang under Lin Yinan's guidance, and frowned, saying, "If the materials can keep up, it will take at least three months."
“You don’t need to worry about the materials; Brother Wu and I will take care of it,” Luo Shouxin replied.
Wu Xingwang nodded in agreement. "I promise I won't hold everyone back!"
After pondering for a moment, Yun Qi said, "During this trip, because of our large-scale purchases, we've probably attracted the attention of some people. Since we left, quite a few have been secretly inquiring about us. I'm wondering if this might attract the attention of other minor families in the city?"
"It's alright, I'll have the brothers keep a close eye on them during patrols," said Yun Yidao, who was in charge of security patrols.
After going out, Luo Shouxin and Wu Xingwang secretly considered the businesses they could do, but they currently had too few people.
“There are too few people. Should we buy some more?” Wu Xingwang suggested that they be assigned to farming, building houses, and repairing city walls. Only children under five years old would be idle.
Luo Shouxin strongly agreed with his suggestion, saying, "We have seen many refugees who fled south, with nowhere to stay, selling themselves in Changyi County."
Yunye and Yunmo exchanged a glance, then looked at Lin Yinan beside them, "Anan, what do you think?"
Lin Yinan silently calculated, "Let's hold off for now and wait until this season's grain is harvested. The rice seeds have already been planted today, and the growth cycle of rice is about 100 to 120 days, which is about three or four months."
The clan chief looked somewhat excited, "Such a quick harvest?"
"Yes, the climate here is warm, so we can plant a second crop."
Yunye said, "So this year our development focus is on growing grain first, and next year we will consider development issues a little more."
Lin Yiheng closed the ledger. "This money will be our capital for starting up in the future."
The others nodded in agreement, since they currently had no income and were essentially living off their savings.
Yun Liu, who was sitting in the corner, suddenly spoke up, "Master, we found out in Yongqing City that there is a bandit den on a mountain at the border of Chi'an County and Huaizhou City. It is said to be very rampant. They have been entrenched there for many years, robbing merchants traveling to and from Huaizhou City."
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