Chapter 287: Chapter 254 Boss Requests_3
The genetics of my parents were so good, and I was so well-nourished since I was young; could it be that like that little girl, I have sothing like a “Space” and a “Spiritual Spring” from my youth?
That’s right, the Spiritual Spring… The little girl managed to grow those flowers, plants, and trees so well, it must be due to her own “Golden Finger,” right?
The honey tastes so good; it must be that the bees raised on “Space Water.”
ng Zhaojun guessed the truth.
Since attending Tang Shunyan’s birthday party, she has not held a banquet for her own birthday.
Those who knew her birthday brought gifts to her, but her mother, citing an intense study schedule, did not let her et so of her friends.
After that day, Mrs. ng had not seen those wealthy ladies for quite so ti, and on the rare occasions when soone did visit, she would only engage in brief conversations before sending them away.
It was that particular incident that embarrassed her; she always felt like she was being watched, the subject of gossip and laughter.
Perhaps those noble ladies realized that Mrs. ng did not want to see them, didn’t dare to speak of Lady ng in front of her, and certainly wouldn’t ntion the Ye Family’s farr girl.
ng Zhaojun covered her mouth and yawned, stretching languidly, and asked:
“Where’s Liang Chen?”
“Lady, Liang Chen was on duty last night and left early this morning,” said i Jing as she proceeded to dress and make up her mistress.
ng Zhaojun had also learned so makeup techniques to conceal the dark circles under her eyes so that no one would notice she had stayed up late.
She nodded in response to her maid’s words. Liang Chen was always dependable, and with her taking care of things, ng Zhaojun didn’t have to worry about many matters.
ng Zhaojun appeared once again in her mother’s courtyard. As the days grew colder, Mrs. ng, concerned for her son going to school, would have the maids prepare breakfast for him to eat on the way.
The cold weather had not brought snow, rely the howling northern winds.
ng Zhaojun and her mother were having breakfast at the table, her father had already left for his duties.
The closer it got to the Spring Festival, the busier County Magistrate ng beca. This busy period was … aside from the village chiefs from various places starting to report on the rice harvests, which seed to be better than in previous years.
Such news was pleasant to hear and reminded everyone to pay attention to the weather and hurry to harvest the ripe rice.
Golden October, the ti of harvest, and during breakfast, Mrs. ng said to her daughter:
“The estate we invested in begins harvesting rice today.”
“Hmm…”
ng Zhaojun never took notice of the estate’s work. In both her lifetis, she had never seen farrs toiling hard; she understood that paying soone else to do the work well was enough, so there was no need to invest more thought into it.
“Aren’t you interested in the harvest yield of the estate you invested in?”
Though Mrs. ng spoke calmly, she knew it was impossible for a five- or six-year-old girl to pay attention to managing an estate.
By saying this, she rely wished to encourage her daughter to see things through from start to finish.
“Mother, you always say I’m too young to go outside. It’s icy cold in the morning and then unbearably hot when the sun is out. Do you want your daughter to go and inspect the estate?”
Mrs. ng did not respond to ng Zhaojun’s question and did not elaborate further on the matter.
Beyond supervising her daughter, Mrs. ng had begun writing letters to Shangjing, as so activities needed to be addressed.
Right after the harvest, there were things that her husband would be busy with.
As his dutiful wife, she was also helping out.
Letters from her parental ho hinted that this year, they might have a chance to return to the capital.
Mrs. ng knew this owed to the effort they had both put in over the last several years, as well as her husband’s strong recomndations to wealthy families to establish more estates and engage in cultivation this year.
The accomplishnts herein were considerable; this year’s tax revenue increased, and offerings to the court were most successful.
…
In the recent fine weather, every household in Bushen Village busied themselves harvesting rice.
Ye’s Mansion was also in the midst of the harvest. During this season, villagers with ripe rice in their fields would prioritize bringing their own yield ho.
They would then choose to do part-ti work, but for those long-term workers employed by the Ye family, they could only begin by helping the Ye family harvest the rice in their fields.
At night, they would work by lamp light, joining their family in the cool, rainless weather, laboring hard through the night!
During the harvest season, the farrs were the busiest, and those who took on part-ti work exhausted themselves for the chance to earn more money.
The elderly and children of each household also beca busy, helping to dry the rice and picking up any grains that fell in the field.
Amidst all the bustling activity, the sisters of the Ye family stayed busy, learning to read and play musical instrunts in their leisure ti, while giving their teacher a break during their busy season.
They would not, of course, work in the fields like the long-term workers, nor dry the rice themselves.
Aware of how hard the farrs worked, they arranged for large quantities of mung bean porridge and tea to be prepared and sent to the fields.
The woodworking factory in the village wouldn’t take a break; the farrs working there could only work during the day, tending to their own affairs after their shifts ended.
Hongji was the sa; as the estate was in the middle of the harvest, he could only help out at night.
Father and son lived like rich n, yet unlike the rich, they did not disregard manual labor.
The most idle mber of the household was Mrs. Lai, who was always instructing others without doing any work herself.
Unwilling to face the cold in the morning, she waited until the sun was out before ordering her maid to place a chair in the sun for her to sit and soak up the warmth.
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