What's not to like about planting trees?
You can also pick wild goods and bring back some game to eat.
Little Xi Tian, after weighing the pros and cons in her heart, felt that it was more reliable for her elder brother to plant trees.
"The fields have water, so no one needs to carry it. The remaining work of weeding is enough for Huai Hua and Xi Er!"
Little Xi Tian said in a milky voice, sitting on a small stool.
Her family members all agreed when they heard this...
Especially Gu Shi and Old Man Yun, they looked at their little daughter with relief.
This child, how could she be so sensible?
Liu Cui Rong's expression was not good. She rolled her eyes and muttered, "Er Man is idle anyway, why shouldn't he go?"
"Second daughter-in-law, can't you understand human words?" Gu Shi frowned.
"The Prefect clearly said just now that Er Man is now an official of the yamen and cannot hold two positions at once!"
"Both the eldest and second are my sons. Did I stop Er Man from taking up a post at the county yamen back then?"
One cannot be too selfish, grabbing all the good things for oneself and retreating at the slightest difficulty.
What use is such a daughter-in-law?
Liu Cui Rong mumbled a few words and fell silent...
Prefect Chen smiled and said, "Little Tian Bao is right. Now that the village has a waterwheel, no household's land has to worry about irrigation."
"Normally, Brother Yun watches over the fields, and there isn't much strenuous work."
"Besides, Da Man is going to the mountains to plant trees, not to stay there and never return. He leaves early and returns late. Can't I give him eight days off each month?"
Little Xi Tian chuckled in her heart upon hearing this.
Isn't this just a nine-to-five weekend life?
She felt that her elder brother's job of planting trees was better than her second brother's...
It's just that the mountains are full of mosquitoes and insects, and are rarely visited, making it inevitably lonely.
Yun Da Man pondered for a moment, then looked at Zhao Gui Hua, "Then I'll go. You take care of yourself at home, don't strain yourself."
He was most worried about his wife.
Zhao Gui Hua was currently pregnant, and if she accidentally miscarried, it would not be worth the loss.
Zhao Gui Hua smiled gently, "Don't worry, I'm fine..."
"Alright, then it's settled." Prefect Chen, having eaten and drunk his fill, stood up. "Da Man, register at the county yamen tomorrow, and someone will take you into the mountains."
"Thank you for your trouble, Prefect!" Yun Da Man cupped his hands.
Prefect Chen laughed heartily, "Why are you being so polite? Your Yun family has made such great contributions to the court, this is what you deserve."
Thus, the next morning, Yun Er Man drove the carriage to send his elder brother to the city.
Prefect Chen, from somewhere, got some agarwood seeds and handed them to Yun Da Man.
"The tools for planting trees and the cooking utensils have all been transported to the mountain. Once you go, first bury the seeds."
As for whether they could grow, it depended on fate.
There was still a long time before winter, so the soil would not freeze.
There were also streams in the mountains, so there was no need to worry about watering...
"If there's anything at home, you can come down the mountain anytime, you don't need to ask for leave!" Prefect Chen said with a smile.
This was the first time Yun Da Man was working for the county yamen, and he couldn't help but feel a little nervous.
Back in Feiyan Village, it was the yamen officials who oppressed the common people, and they dared not speak out despite their anger.
Now, he also had a yamen knife hanging from his waist and wore a yamen uniform.
His tall and straight body was like a great general, majestic and heroic.
"Haha, elder brother really has presence!" Yun Er Man patted his elder brother's shoulder.
Now that both brothers were in the county yamen, whether they could go to the prefectural yamen or even serve as officials in the capital was another matter...
Zhao Gui Hua did not, like Liu Cui Rong, boast to the whole village after her husband became an yamen official.
She carried a basket of eggs into the house, tidied up the kang, and planned to hatch a brood of chicks.
The old hens at home were not very reliable. If they were relied upon to hatch eggs, they would all rot in the coop.
The small, clumsy chickens all over the Yun family's yard were almost all hatched by Zhao Gui Hua using cotton quilts.
"Sister-in-law, busy?" Liu Cui Rong leaned against the doorframe with her arms crossed, her eyes darting around slyly.
Zhao Gui Hua looked back at her and asked expressionlessly, "Second sister-in-law, is there something?"
She really didn't know how to describe Liu Cui Rong...
The relationship between the sisters-in-law was just so-so, neither good nor bad, and they didn't usually communicate.
Liu Cui Rong glanced outside the door, then tiptoed in, "Sister-in-law, sister-in-law, don't you think that Hu Xi Er is like a vixen?"
"When I went to work in the fields before, that girl actually dared to talk back to me, and she was sneaky, I don't know who she was messing around with..."
Zhao Gui Hua frowned slightly upon hearing this.
"Second sister-in-law, if you have nothing to do, go to the fields and help father with his work. What's the point of constantly thinking about these useless things?"
She couldn't even worry about her own fifty mu of land, and she still had the leisure to think about such things.
It seemed that her family had fed her too well, which gave second sister-in-law time to think wildly.
Liu Cui Rong pushed her a little, dissatisfied, "What are you saying, sister-in-law? A clap of one hand cannot make a sound, I'm not making groundless accusations."
"That Hu Xi Er sneaks out every few days. Old Mrs. Hu is dead, and she's an unmarried girl. Who could she be looking for outside..."
Zhao Gui Hua's hand holding the eggs paused slightly.
As Liu Cui Rong reminded her, it seemed to be true...
"Perhaps father and mother asked her to go out to buy things?" Zhao Gui Hua murmured.
Otherwise, why would she keep running outside?
Liu Cui Rong clicked her tongue, "Oh, my dear sister-in-law, how can you be so stupid?"
She usually seemed quite smart, but she couldn't see through such things.
Zhao Gui Hua: "..."
What kind of sister-in-law is this, actually calling her elder sister-in-law stupid.
Zhao Gui Hua took a deep breath and didn't intend to argue with her.
Liu Cui Rong said, "Hu Xi Er always carries something when she goes out, but comes back empty-handed. She's going out to deliver things."
Besides, no matter what father and mother bought, they would have Er Man bring it back from the county.
Was it necessary for Hu Xi Er to go and buy it herself?
Zhao Gui Hua was stunned for a moment and looked at Liu Cui Rong, "Second sister-in-law, what exactly do you want to say?"
She didn't like to gossip behind people's backs.
"Sister-in-law, what I mean is, Hu Xi Er has someone outside. She must have seduced some wild man, I can bet on it!"
Liu Cui Rong said confidently.
It sounded as if she had already caught her.
Zhao Gui Hua blinked, her heart filled with doubt.
If this was true, it would be a disgrace to their Yun family...
If an unmarried maid had an illicit affair outside, it would mean that the Yun family had not disciplined her properly.
They would be spurned and pointed at.
"Then without concrete evidence, how can you wrongly accuse her?" Zhao Gui Hua said uncertainly.
"So, starting today, I'm going to monitor her every move. Sister-in-law, don't say anything for now. When I catch that wild man, I'll tell father and mother!"
Liu Cui Rong was full of confidence, her chin tilted high.
Zhao Gui Hua: "..."
Then I wish second sister-in-law victory!