Unlimited estates for rural beauty-Chapter 150: Outing (8)
"Mm, good. As long as it’s a name Xuxu came up with, it’s wonderful," Jueqing said, brown-nosing.
Pfft, Qiangwei couldn’t help laughing on the side.
"Mm, that’s nice. When is the little sister planning to open for business?" Big Brother revealed a row of white teeth, happily speaking on behalf of his little sister.
"The day after tomorrow. I’ll do some preparations tomorrow, and some cookies also need to be baked tomorrow." Thinking about it, there really were still many things that had not been prepared.
"Mm, you should also make sure to rest." After saying this, Big Brother returned to the manor, unable to stop worrying about the crops in the fields, which would need to be harvested in half a month.
The opening day arrived quickly. That day, Feng Xuxu came early to the Dreamy Purple House and from a private room upstairs, she had a clear view of the situation below.
As time drew nearer, the lion danced joyfully outside while people came and went inside. Feng Xuxu’s lips curled into a smile, her mood was very good.
Now, on the town, the demand for restaurants and sweet shops far outstripped the supply. Some even came from distant places to purchase here. Seeing this, Feng Xuxu considered expanding by opening branches elsewhere.
With the affairs of the fields no longer requiring Feng Xuxu’s attention, the next step was to start knocking down and rebuilding the entire village, constructing a row of houses in a uniform style and transforming the original area into fertile farmland. With all the land connected, a true nominal grain base was beginning to take shape, and her dream of more than a year was finally starting to be realized. She could also begin to broaden her ventures.
The next day, the village chiefs from ten villages, upon receiving Feng Xuxu’s notice, came to the manor.
"Are we here to discuss the harvest?" Chief Liu asked Chief Jia next to him, puzzled.
"Don’t know, he didn’t say. Not clear," Chief Jia also shook his head.
"Young Master Feng, do you know? Give us a hint," Chief Niu asked the Feng Family village chief in front of him.
"Ah, it’s not that I don’t want to tell you, I also have no idea," the Feng Family village chief was equally clueless.
"Let’s just wait and see, maybe it’s about the grain harvest," guessed the other chiefs, surmising it might be about that matter.
"Young Master Feng, Miss Feng has arrived." The page had just finished shouting when the young master and young miss arrived, promptly causing the chiefs to fall silent.
Feng Xi and Feng Xuxu took their seats, and after the others greeted them, they sat down as well.
"I’ve called you here today for three things: first, the matter of the harvest; second, what to plant after the harvest; and third, the issue of building houses. The most crucial among these is the issue of building houses," Feng Xi finished, and the neighboring chiefs below began to discuss quietly amongst themselves.
"The harvest is scheduled for half a month from now. All villages except for Feng Family village and Luo Family village will harvest. Second, after the harvest, you must fertilize the soil immediately. The manor will send people to teach you how to fertilize. After fertilizing, plant vegetables. As for what kind of vegetables, you’ll follow the instructions of the people we send." He paused and looked at the chiefs of Feng Family and Luo Family villages, "As for your two villages, because you have already planted two seasons of rice, you don’t need to plant vegetables; continue with rice, and the manor will also send people to guide you."
Feng Xi stopped to take a sip of tea before continuing: "As for the last point, about building houses—the location has already been chosen. We are waiting for the harvest to pass, at which point the households from several villages will be merged. However, everyone must move into the accommodation we arrange. We will move people into the new housing batch by batch, until everyone is settled. Regarding the education of your children, we have also considered this and plan to build a school in the village to allow the children to study for free. However, you will still need to supply writing brushes, ink, paper, and inkstones yourselves. We will reserve a plot of land for any family that needs to construct a house for a wedding; just explain the situation in the manor and register, and the manor will construct it free of charge. Have you all understood? If anyone didn’t catch that, you can go to the butler and inquire. Little sister, do you have anything to add?" he turned his head to look at his sister.
