Traveling to Daliang Kingdom starts from falling into the water

Chapter 1013 Who wouldn't call it a beautiful name?
Yuan Ge'er is a good-tempered child. After changing into a dry diaper and eating and drinking his fill, he will entertain himself by kicking his little legs during the day, but he will go back to sleep as soon as it gets dark.

Because the wet nurse might still be disheveled, Gu Wenxuan walked through the main room and stopped outside the door. After a short while, he heard Mai Huang come out and report that Yuan Ge'er was about to fall asleep.

really.

When he went in after everything was tidied up, his son was already fast asleep, looking adorable and well-behaved.

He truly deserves to be Gu Wenxuan's good son!
Seeing that the wet nurse and the head housekeeper were doing their jobs well, and with Mai Huang watching over him, Gu Wenxuan went back to his room to wash up before going to the council hall in front.

When he arrived at the council hall, Gu Daming, Zhiming, and others were already waiting for him.

Due to time constraints, Gu Wenxuan didn't waste any time and directly gave them instructions on what to do before their group set off the day after tomorrow.

Before they leave, each person should hand over the work of the workshops and various estates to their deputy, who will check it when he meets with their deputy the following evening.

The preparations seemed to have been arranged in advance, but they were actually quite complicated and messy. If they didn't check them themselves at the end, it could very well affect the normal operation of the place.

After giving the brief instructions, it was time to go to the racecourse to meet the accompanying guards. Just then, Jiaxing came in to report that Dajiang had arrived at the racecourse.

Racecourse.

Under the torchlight, the original site of the paper mill, now the racecourse, has seen the ice and snow walls surrounding it disappear as the weather warms up.

However, the stone path leading to the Ma family's house has been lined with newly transplanted elm trees. One can imagine that these two rows of elm trees, of varying heights and almost stretching to the horizon, will eventually become a tree wall.

It seems like the couple was obsessed with elm trees just to live up to the name "Elm Garden." Fortunately, they weren't so crazy as to choose elm trees for everything they wanted to plant.

On the road from the manor to the racecourse, apart from the two rows of elm trees along the road, there are no elm trees on the sides; instead, red lanterns hang high on the peach trees.

Dajiang was standing there when he saw his third brother-in-law walking over from afar. He wasn't surprised that his brother-in-law had come out so quickly, since he still had to go to the county school.

Gu Wenxuan was somewhat surprised that Dajiang didn't go directly to meet the several potential personal servants prepared for him, which would have saved time.

But after a moment's thought, he realized that the child was still too reserved and wanted him to specify someone. Fine, then he wouldn't choose anyone else; these three would be fine.

It's a good opportunity to let these three go out and gain some experience, and also to help them get to know each other better. When Da Hua and the others return, Da Jiang can choose one of them to keep by his side.

Gu Wenxuan thought so too, and gave Dajiang his advice honestly. They walked and talked, and just as they were waiting for Dajiang's reply, a group of people ahead stopped their morning exercise and gathered.

Da Jiang quickly agreed, saying that this would be the best outcome. It wasn't that he wanted more people, but rather that his third sister was currently in dire need of trustworthy and capable personnel.

In particular, the young guards who can take over from Gu Dali and others in the future, these reserve personnel are just right to be taken to Jiangnan to see if they can resist the temptation.

If they could resist the temptations of money and beauty like Gu Dahua and the others, and wait for Third Sister to bestow her favors, wouldn't they have many trustworthy and loyal servants by their side?

Just like when the third sister said she would have Aunt Lan's son select some servants from various estates in Jiangnan who wanted to serve the master.

Young and old, from the north and the south, they are all mixed together, not a one-sided discourse, creating healthy competition that is more beneficial to the host family.

On the racecourse.

As Gu Wenxuan finished speaking, the sky began to lighten. After finishing their work, it was time to have breakfast and head to the county school. Knowing he wouldn't see Zhou Banxia for at least a year, Da Jiang, without waiting for Gu Wenxuan to speak, immediately followed.

He claimed that since he was there, he should go and pay his respects to his second uncle, but he didn't mention at all that he wanted to visit his third sister and nephew.

Gu Wenxuan easily saw through his little scheme, but there was really no need to pay his respects to his father, since his father wasn't his father-in-law who always got up early.

Finally, after the guests left and we finished visiting several villages, we could finally get some rest. But tomorrow we have to get up early again for the ancestral worship ceremony, so his father can't possibly get up early today.

Going to pay respects to his father now would only prevent his father from properly enjoying his time on the kang (heated brick bed). It would be better to just go back to the west courtyard with him.

Of course, he couldn't say directly that his dad liked to sleep in. Instead, he would just say that his dad was busy with spring planting last night and didn't get back to his room until almost midnight to rest.

He spoke so seriously that Da Jiang almost believed him. It wasn't until after breakfast, when his third sister's husband went to the study to get something, that his third sister inadvertently revealed the truth.

He knew that it was almost April now, and there were still farm managers around, so there was no way that something would go wrong with the spring planting and require Uncle Gu to stay up all night to handle it.

There was no village headman here before. His third sister arranged for a village headman immediately after buying that piece of land in Hexi last year, so there was no need for Uncle Gu to be busy until dawn.

If the head of the village were truly so useless, how could anyone discover he was no longer needed when he was right under our noses? He would have been kicked out long ago, unless something went wrong with the land that Uncle Gu received after the family division.

For example, because those fields are adjacent to Gu Yangwen's fields, and Gu Yangwen's family takes the opportunity to take advantage and do bad things, the estate manager has a hard time dealing with it.

That might make Uncle Gu busy all night. Besides, the land under the names of Erlang and his wife is still managed by the Ma family. What could Uncle Gu possibly be busy with all night?

My third sister's husband is really something.

Why not speak frankly in front of him? Why make excuses for Uncle Gu? Uncle Gu isn't the kind of person who cheats or shirks his duties; he just doesn't like getting up early.

Some people, like his father, are used to getting up early and taking a walk in the fields before they feel at ease, while others take advantage of any free time to rest properly.

As long as it doesn't interfere with important matters, there's nothing wrong with it. Uncle Gu is doing things very well, unlike his father who has to do everything himself to feel at ease, which is too tiring.

Sure enough, the third sister felt the same way. Their father had been terribly harmed by that old couple, and he still felt like he was walking on thin ice, fearing it was all just a dream.

I can't believe my third sister is back, married, and has a son. Her eldest son has also become a scholar, which is enough to deter those people from robbing us again.

What is this dream anymore?

Not to mention that his children have become his source of strength today, even in the future, as long as he, the eldest son, has a breath left, he will die for his father's honor. How could he let his father suffer such humiliation again!

"With Father away, Third Sister, I'm afraid you'll have to go through a lot of trouble again—"

"Are you stupid? Who do you think I am?" Zhou Banxia glared at her. "You're still being polite with me. Is Dad your only dad? If your older sister hears this, she'll beat you up."

Don't worry, I'm home. I won't let Dad go out alone so early in the morning. I'll have someone accompany him. But you, you need to be more careful when you're out.

"Uncle might be back anytime soon. Aside from my third brother, don't believe a word anyone else says. The Zhou family claims to be of the same clan, but what about our own grandparents?"