At this mont, Ruan Mian, upon hearing Yun Xiu’s familiar voice, imdiately realized that she was already intoxicated.
Because she was thinking of Ah Huai, she mistakenly saw Yun Xiu as him.
However, the outline in the rain just now was indeed very similar.
She tugged at the corners of her mouth and smiled faintly, "Yun Xiu, did you drink quite a bit just now too?"
Yun Xiu shook his head, supporting her as they walked toward the house, gently explaining as they walked, "I didn’t drink much earlier, I’ll take you back."
"Mm, sorry for the trouble."
Ruan Mian restrained her emotions, trying to clear her mind, but the image of Xie Huai’an kept running through her mind relentlessly.
Even upon reaching her bed, it didn’t settle.
Yun Xiu lit a candle for her, tucked her in, and closed all the windows, leaving only a few small holes for ventilation.
The heated brick bed was still warm.
Seeing that Ruan Mian had closed her eyes, Yun Xiu couldn’t help but speak.
"Sister Mianmian, there is sothing suspicious about the master’s death. I once benefited from the master’s kindness to get where I am today, so I cannot sit by and do nothing, I cannot let the master die in vain."
"One day, I will seek justice for the master!! And also for you, seek justice!"
He silently vowed, then slowly left the room, closing the door behind her.
Not until the sounds outside the house disappeared did Ruan Mian open her eyes, reflecting on Yun Xiu’s words, she fell into contemplation.
The next day.
Her head was sowhat aching, she was supposed to go to the transport firm to look at the recruitnt roster, but seeing her unwell state, Cui Zhu volunteered.
"Miss, I can go on your behalf, I’ll bring back the roster for you to look at at ho, it’s the sa."
Ruan Mian thought it wasn’t a big deal and let Cui Zhu handle it.
By the ti Cui Zhu returned with the roster, it was already afternoon.
Cui Zhu handed her the roster and spoke quite a bit about the transport firm, ntioning a person nad Liu Shu, adding a few additional words.
"Miss, this Liu Shu is newly recruited at the transport firm, said to be a refugee from the south. I personally saw him alone unload several carts, and even Li Si said he’s very hardworking and diligent, a really good person, we might have hired a treasure."
Ruan Mian’s gaze landed on Liu Shu’s na in the roster, after careful thought, she couldn’t co up with anything substantial.
Only feeling her head aching a bit, she casually picked up the dicinal soup her father brewed for her and drank it.
Cui Zhu also didn’t forget to inform her, "However, there’s sothing Li Si asked to specifically convey to you, recently there’s been a lot of rain, and the carts going out for delivery from the transport firm have encountered many problems."
"Especially the muddy roads, with many wheels getting stuck in the mud, not only delaying the delivery schedule but also causing a few carts to be scrapped."
Ruan Mian looked out the window at the still falling rain, thinking carefully, this rain had been persistent for a month.
It hadn’t stopped a single day.
Even Lord Lin’s people had co to tell her that there was a significant amount of water accumulated in the drainage ditches of the planting fields.
Previously, they feared it was too dry and there wasn’t enough water for the wheat seedlings, and they specially built a water cart and dug several irrigation channels.
However, now the weather was working against them, doing the opposite.
If this rain continued, she feared she needed to think of more ways to cope.
She had Cui Zhu bring her paper and pen, and imitating the design of a sled from her pre-transmigration ho, she made improvents on the cart, drawing a design for an improved cart based on a sled board.
Using these boards to replace the wheels, they were more suitable for traveling on muddy roads.
Not only was the speed quicker, but it also avoided getting stuck in the mud delaying matters.
If the road was clear and there wasn’t muddy ground, they could manually switch back to wheels and continue traveling.
After drawing it, she specifically sought out Ruan Jinxiu to discuss it with him.
With Ruan Jinxiu’s hands-on abilities, the cart with sled boards was swiftly improved.
The next day, they had Li Si co over, taught him on the spot how to change the wheels, and also had Ruan Jinxiu make several boards.
Li Si tried it himself, and indeed, it was significantly smoother when crossing muddy roads!
"Miss Ruan, still your thod is effective, our freight problem is resolved! But this rain is too abundant, fewer people are coming to us for delivery."
"Moreover, I’m worried if the rain doesn’t stop, and if it affects our grains, with a poor harvest next year, what should we do?"
"In previous years, in Wuheng Land, we have never heard of it raining so long after the spring, and it’s so abundant."
This was exactly Ruan Mian’s concern.
They previously thought when the rainy season passed it would be fine, but this prolonged rain was becoming a bit unexpected.
Whether it was wheat, other vegetables, or even dicinal herbs, they couldn’t withstand flooding.
However, solutions wouldn’t co quickly, she might need to discuss it with Lord Lin, and ask her father and elder brother for any ideas they might have.
But before that, they had encountered so issues with their warehouse.
Later, Shaoxi and the others discovered mold in a portion of the grains stored in their private warehouse.
The mold’s area was significant.
She imdiately ca to inform Ruan Mian.
Their private warehouse was built in a cellar, usually preventing such situations easily.
Recently, Lord Lin was thinking of the spring wheat harvest arriving soon and was planning to construct a new warehouse in the near future.
If built according to the usual warehouse construction thods, issues with grain storage would eventually arise.
Upon thinking about this, Ruan Mian imdiately went to find Lord Lin to bring up the warehouse issue.
"Lord Lin, why don’t we first lay five feet of straw inside the warehouse, and then cover it with harrows made of straw stalks, over which we can spread a layer of thatch to achieve a moisture-proof effect."
"Additionally, for precaution, we should lay a layer of floor tiles in the warehouse, with brick walls built on the sides, this way, the grain storage conditions could be much improved. What do you think, my lord?"
Lord Lin stroked his beard, greatly agreeing with her suggestion.
"We must quickly build this warehouse, Miss Ruan, many of your transport firm’s workers have experience laying floor tiles; seeing they’re not busy lately, how about hiring them to help?"
Ruan Mian imdiately agreed, as she also had this intention.
With their help, the construction period for the warehouse could certainly be considerably shortened.
After returning, she took the opportunity to visit the transport firm, intending to seek everyone’s opinion, and if willing, they could join; if not, she wouldn’t force them.
Unexpectedly, the mont she finished speaking, a group imdiately agreed.
"If Miss Ruan needs us, we’ll certainly follow you! Isn’t that right, brothers!" Back when the transport firm was just starting, Ruan Mian had not only provided them with food and drink, but the wages were better than those in the Capital City.
Now, after all this ti, every household was living a better life than before.
Currently, the transport firm wasn’t busy, and building the warehouse was a noble cause benefiting everyone, so all those with free ti volunteered.
In less than a day, Ruan Mian had already found laborers for Lord Lin.
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