Unlimited estates for rural beauty-Chapter 710 Grand Finale (14)
On the second day, people listed on the roster were gathered and divided into a hundred groups. A person was temporarily selected from each group to be the team leader, and over ten thousand people orderly followed one after the other as they left the Capital City.
In the blink of an eye, ten days had passed. Xiu Bingxi felt that these days were as agonizing as ten years. Since the first day, continuous incidents occurred. Fortunately, his mental strength was strong, and his leadership resolute, preventing their quarrels from shattering him. After ten days of adjustment and the stern words he had issued, they gradually stabilized and got down to work honestly.
In the subsequent days, people kept joining, all coming from Prefecture Governments nearby Luojun Capital upon hearing the news. Before one knew it, another month had gone by, and the initial group of over ten thousand had swollen to three times that number. People continued to join every day, and everyone who joined had to fill out their name and address.
Feng Xuxu in the Xueyan Country’s Imperial Palace received a secret letter from Xiu Bingxi, which stated, "An astonishing force, an astonishing speed, each day plots of wilderness stretching over thousands of acres are being reclaimed. I’ve dispatched over ten thousand people to build fences, and now the gardens are beginning to take shape." 𝒇𝙧𝙚𝓮𝙬𝙚𝓫𝒏𝓸𝓿𝓮𝒍.𝓬𝙤𝓶
Feng Xuxu read the letter from start to finish intently. Setting aside the letter, she thought about how she had recently sent Xiaobai to escort food supplies, which should last for a while. It seemed she would need to continue growing crops in her space; otherwise, wouldn’t the thirty thousand people starve when the food ran out? And still, the number of people was increasing.
As time went on, a year passed in the blink of an eye.
The route between Xueyan Country and Luo County was now entirely enclosed. Looking through the fence, one could vaguely see that the ground had been leveled, turning from barren land into good farmland. It’s apparent how much effort Xiu Bingxi had put in during the year to complete the initial plan.
Xueyan Country, Imperial Garden.
Feng Xuxu looked at Xiu Bingxi, who was kneeling on the ground. Seeing him more composed and mature than before, she smiled slightly and said to him, "Rise and come sit."
"By your command, Your Highness," Xiu Bingxi responded but did not sit down. Instead, he respectfully stood outside the pavilion, waiting for the princess to speak.
Feng Xuxu realized why he did not sit according to her wishes without much thought, understanding that a subordinate is a subordinate, and a master is a master. The ancients always took such matters seriously.
"You’ve worked hard this year. The construction of the gardens has been completed three months ahead of schedule, which shows the great effort you’ve made."
"I do not find it arduous, but it’s Your Highness who has been truly preoccupied and exerting much effort to provide the food," Xiu Bingxi replied promptly upon hearing the princess’s words.
Feng Xuxu looked at him, raised her eyebrows silently. Food? Heh... All the ministers knew she was constructing seven gardens, but to build this one, the food in her space was dwindling, and she had to keep planting daily to supply Xiu Bingxi with provisions. After contemplating, she realized that distributing large quantities of food might raise suspicions, so after consulting with Dugu Chen, they staged a play in front of the ministers about food scarcity. They had the ministers figure it out among themselves, and after several hardships, managed to have a little over one hundred thousand catties of food sent from various places. Xiu Bingxi didn’t mention it today, but she almost forgot about it.
"What’s done is done. Luckily, the garden has been built. What remains is the planting of fruit trees. What are your thoughts?"
Xiu Bingxi bowed his head and pondered deeply for a while before speaking, "Your Highness, I have been thinking we should disband some of the people. From those who remain, send a group to plant the fruit trees, while the others work on the crops. Both tasks should proceed simultaneously without delay."
