Chapter 101 Returning to the Mansion in the City

Yu Wan looked at the sky that was about to get dark, and she said to Yang Zhuangtou: "Are you going back to Nanzhuang or staying here tonight?"

Yang Zhuangtou: "Miss, we will all go back to Nanzhuang tonight. There is no water here."

"Walk back?"

Yang Zhuangtou nodded: "Yes, Miss, it's just a little over half an hour's journey."

Yu Wan frowned. It took almost an hour and a half to go there and back. They still had to do physical work, so they definitely didn't have enough sleep time.

What's more, the 3,000-acre farm next door has not been moved yet. It seems that we have to buy a bullock cart. The bullock cart can carry people, and the bullock can also plow the fields.

Alas, it seems that this kind of field is not a simple matter.

The next day, Yu Wan stopped Zong Zheng who was about to go out.

"Miss Four, what do you want me to do?"

Yu Wan told him what she saw yesterday, "Uncle Zong, buy ten ox carts at the market later. It's not a good idea for people who go to work in West Village to walk every day. It will affect the progress, and they won't have enough time to sleep, and they can't do their work well. Now we don't lack water, and the oxen can be put in the mountains."

Zong Zheng nodded and said, "Miss Four is right, I will buy them back later."

He has been very busy these days. Fortunately, the farm head and the four people he brought are watching the fields, otherwise he would be even busier.

But he still forgot about this.

"Well, then Uncle Zong, go and get busy."

Yu Wan saw that Zong Zheng and Hu Zi went shopping every day, and had to deliver lunch to West Village at noon. They were really too busy.

I think they will be much more relaxed today after the ox carts were bought.

It was almost noon, and there was a commotion at the entrance of the village. Soon Zong Zheng led Hu Zi, a pair of grandparents and grandchildren into the village, followed by a carriage and ten ox carts, and there were still many things on the ox carts.

Yu Wan was watching the women in the kitchen cooking in the yard. When she heard the noise, she went out of the yard and saw Zong Zheng buying these things. She secretly sighed that Zong Zheng was smart and did not let the ox cart run back in vain.

"Fourth Miss, when I bought the cow, the grandparents and grandchildren were reluctant to part with the cow and asked me to buy them together." Zong Zheng stepped forward and told her about the grandparents and grandchildren.

Yu Wan looked over and saw that the grandparents and grandchildren were ragged, pale and hungry, and looked at her tremblingly.

Yu Wan sighed. It was only the end of February, and there were so many people living like this. She couldn't imagine what it would be like in two months.

She found that since she came here through time, her heart was not as hard as before. She always felt sympathy and less decisive.

Now it was just a small matter. She needed to be cautious in the future. Yu Wan warned herself in her heart.

She said to Zong Zheng: "Then let the grandparents and grandchildren look after the cow." It happened that the cow also needed someone to take care of it. I think Zong Zheng brought it back with this intention.

"Okay, Fourth Miss," he waved to the grandparents and grandchildren, and the grandparents and grandchildren came over.

Zong Zheng said to the grandparents and grandchildren: "This is our master, Fourth Miss. She is kind enough to agree to let you stay and continue to look after the cows. You should thank Fourth Miss quickly."

Yu Wan twitched her lips. Which eye of Zong Zheng saw that she was kind? He also helped the master to show off.

The grandparents and grandchildren knelt down quickly, clasped their hands and said: "Old Mu Chun and grandson Goudan thank Fourth Miss for taking us in. We will definitely take good care of the cows. Please rest assured, Fourth Miss."

"Haha, Uncle Mu, get up. If you have any problems in the future, just look for Uncle Zong."

Zong Zheng helped Mu Chun and his grandchildren up. The grandparents and grandchildren stood up and bowed again: "Thank you, Fourth Miss."

Yu Wan asked Zong Zheng to take them down.

A few days passed like this. The fields in Nanzhuang had been soaked and could be planted at any time. The ponds on the two farms in Xizhuang had been dug. Yu Wan took the opportunity to fill them with water, and the fields had been soaked.

Yu Wan scattered the silt collected from the mountain in the fields of Nanzhuang, and she threw the seedlings into the pond, so that the servants could plant and take them whenever they needed to plant.

There were many people in the village, so Yu Wan asked Zong Zheng to cut some trees and bamboos on the mountain to build a few simple bamboo houses. The weather was getting hotter and hotter, and it was too crowded for everyone to squeeze into the house in the small courtyard.

"Fourth Miss, the old slave Tian here is going to plant rice today, and the fields have been planted," Zong Zheng came to ask Yu Wan after breakfast.

Yu Wan: "Uncle Zong, you have arranged the affairs in the fields very well, just follow the arrangements, I have to go back to the city today."

She took out a thousand taels of silver notes from the space and gave them to Zong Zheng: "Uncle Zong, you are too busy with the affairs in the village, you can ask someone to help, don't get too tired."

These days, Yu Wan has seen in her heart that Zong Zheng is not young anymore, a man in his forties, busying around every day, how can she not be moved.

Zong Zheng almost burst into tears after hearing what Yu Wan said. He was old and alone. He just wanted to work hard in the master's house and have a place to live when he was old.

Who has ever sympathized with and felt sorry for them as servants? It was good enough that they were not scolded and humiliated every day. I didn't expect that his young master didn't treat them as servants. Except for working every day, their lives were enjoyable. Which servants lived as comfortably as they did?

"Thank you, Fourth Miss, the old servant saved it," Zong Zheng said with a nasal tone. He took the banknote and went to arrange the work in the field.

Alas, Yu Wan sighed. She couldn't change the social system, so she changed the living standards of these servants. Following her, they could have food and clothing without worries and have someone to rely on when they were old.

When the drought was over, she thought about improving the accommodation and living conditions of each farm.

It was useless to say anything now.

After Yu Wan arranged everything, she led the horse out of the farm and rode back to the city.

As soon as she entered the city, there were fewer pedestrians and more beggars. The streets were lined with beggars who were unkempt and smelly.

When Yu Wan saw some poor old people and children, she put some food in front of them.

She walked all the way back to the entrance of Yufu in Dongcheng District. Sure enough, the house number had been changed to Yufu.

Yu Wan stepped forward and knocked on the door. A woman opened the door. She asked doubtfully: "Little girl, who are you looking for?"

This woman doesn't know her?

"Are you the wife of this house?"

The woman nodded and said, "Yes."

Yu Wan frowned, "Then why don't you know the master? And where is the concierge?"

When the woman heard this, she panicked and opened the door quickly: "Oh, oh, it's the young master, come in quickly, the concierge and the servants in the house are all queuing up to buy water."

"Buy water?"

Do you want to buy water if there is no water now?

Yu Wan entered the house. The layout of the house was that of four courtyards, but it was changed to look a bit like a courtyard in the capital. There was an aisle after entering the door, and then a corridor. Through the corridor was a large garden. There were four attics in the garden, and there were The wing room where the servants lived.

The woman closed the door and followed Yu Wan in. She said, "Miss Fourth, your attic is in the first building, and it has been cleaned."