Chapter Twenty-Nine: Jiangnan
Since she was five years old, Mu Qingwan has never been out of Pingcheng. At the beginning, Mu Qingwan's business was handled with the help of Mrs. Mu, but now, Mu Qingwan slowly began to take over.
The shops and Zhuangzi of Mu Qingwan that Mrs. Mu gave her before were all old people from her mother's time, and they were all reliable people who had followed her master for many years. Moreover, Mrs. Mu gave the deeds of sale of these people directly to Mu Qingwan, and it is difficult to move an inch without household registration in this era, so Mu Qingwan is even less worried about the heartfelt problems of these people.
But as the business grew bigger and bigger, Mu Qingwan realized more and more that there was a lack of reliable manpower in many places, and in the long run, various shortcomings would inevitably be exposed. Some newly opened shops and newly bought land are directly hired from the local area for long-term labor, but this is an expedient measure, after all, many shops and fields are too far away from themselves, and it is inevitable that after staying for a long time, there will be a tendency to steal from the guards.
Mu Qingwan bought nearly 1,000 acres of fertile land in Jiangnan, and it is in its second year of cultivation. In the past, Second Uncle Wang arranged people to help take care of it, but it was not a way to do it in the long run, so Mu Qingwan planned to take over as soon as possible.
Rice in the south of the Yangtze River can be planted in two crops a year, the first season of rice should be sown before the Qingming Festival, and the second season of rice should be sown at the end of June and early July.
It has entered March, the weather in Pingcheng is warm, the trees are budding, and the ground is already tender yellow and green. The time was just right, and Mu Qingwan came up with the idea of going to Jiangnan before sowing.
But Mu Qingwan is only ten years old, and since Wancheng and her party, Mrs. Mu has a grudge against the children leaving the house, so Mrs. Mu does not agree with Mu Qingwan to go to Jiangnan, which is thousands of miles away.
Mu Qingwan pestered Mrs. Mu for a long time.
"Mother, let me go. Let Uncle Mu Qi follow me, I'll be fine. ”
"No! My mother disagreed. ”
"Mother, I'm going to do some work now. Ji Xiang Ruyi and Hu Zhao are coming with me, okay? ”
"No way!"
"Mother~ Shall I bring more people? You can just agree. ”
"No way!"
"Mother, my good mother. I'll just dress up as a man. ”
"No! If it doesn't work, it won't work! Jiangnan is too far away, and my mother is really not at ease. Niang sent reliable people to Jiangnan, you are not allowed to go! ”
"Mother, when you were young, you fought with your grandfather to kill the enemy, and the tiger mother has no dog girl. Don't worry, mother, it'll be fine. ”
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Mu Qingwan saw that Mrs. Mu's position was too firm, and while persuading Mrs. Mu, she winked at Second Master Mu, who was watching the excitement next to her.
"Ahem." Facing his daughter's winkling and pleading eyes, Second Master Mu reluctantly persuaded Mrs. Mu together, "Ah Zhen, why don't I send more people to follow?" ”
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"Let me think again." Mrs. Mu finally relented.
"My mother is the best, and I love my mother the most." Mu Qingwan hugged Mrs. Mu, kissed Mrs. Mu's face, and ran away happily.
"This kid doesn't look like he grows up." Mrs. Mu touched the face of the kiss, angry and funny.
"Hmph. My daughter is so young, I really don't feel at ease, you actually pleaded. Hum. Mrs. Mu turned her head and pointed her gun at Second Master Mu, complaining with a face.
"Uh." Second Master Mu touched his nose helplessly. "Ah Zhen, the children have grown up, and we can't follow them for the rest of our lives. How can our children not withstand the storm? ”
"However, I still don't feel at ease at a girl's house." Mrs. Mu's face was worried.
"Ah Zhen, we have a great chance of returning to the capital in the next two years. Over there in the capital...... Children will face more things in the future. Let's just have a daughter, we always need more tempering and more scheming. Second Master Mu stretched out his hand to hug Mrs. Mu and comforted him earnestly.
"Hey, okay. Just listen to you. In the blink of an eye, the children have grown up. Mrs. Mu looked up at Second Master Mu, "However, you still have to sleep in the study these days." ”
"Ah Zhen ......"
Here, Mu Qingwan left and went back to her yard.
"Sister~" Mu Lan, like a small steel cannon, trotted over and rushed into Mu Qingwan's arms.
"Alan, what's wrong?" Mu Qingwan pinched Mu Lan's little face. Mu Yan has not become cute at all when he grows up, he has an expression that is not close to people all day long, Mu Qingwan can no longer ravage Mu Yan's face, since he has Mu Lan's little group, Mu Qingwan has returned to her previous bad taste.
"Sister, the second brother is bad, don't let Ah Lan eat apricot blossom cake." Mu Lan Xiaotuanzi looked at Mu Qingwan with a pitiful expression.
"Uh." Mu Qingwan glanced at Mu Lan's round five-short figure, and made a mistake for a while.
"Sister." Seven-year-old Mu Yan has grown into a cool little Zhengtai, and slowly walked over with a small face.
Mu Qingwan's heart was itchy, and she really wanted to reach out and rub her little face, she really missed the round little ball in the past.
"Sister, do you really want to go to Jiangnan?" Mu Yan looked at Mu Qingwan.
"Well, I'll be gone in a few days. My mother should have agreed, but it was not easy. ”
"Then I'll go with Sister A, I also practice martial arts, and I can protect Sister A." Mu Yan looked at Mu Qingwan firmly.
Mu Qingwan and Mu Yan's sister and brother have a deep relationship, after all, Mu Qingwan and Mu Yan are close in age, and when they first came to this era, they spent most of their time together. Mu Qingwan is also in her twenties, watching Mu Yan grow up day by day, as if she brought up Mu Yan by herself.
"If you go with you, my mother will definitely regret it, just wait for Ah Yan to grow up. I'll bring more guards, and I'll be fine. ”
"Sister~ I've grown up!" Mu Yan retorted anxiously.
"Yo he, Ah Yan has grown up." Big brother Mu Chen also came over with a smile on his face.
"Hmph." Mu Yan was still only a seven-year-old child, and he turned his head angrily not to look at Mu Chen's smiling and stinky face.
Mu Yan has a bright face, and at an age that is indisputable, she is emotionally aroused and looks like an awkward little girl.
"Sister, are you going to go to Jiangnan? Brother will come with you. Mu Chen laughed and didn't look at Mu Yan's puffed little face, and turned his head to look at Mu Qingwan.
"Eh, big brother, what are you doing to make a fuss. I've thought about it, when the time comes, I'll disguise myself as a man and ride a horse with my second uncle's caravan. And I not only bring auspicious Ruyi and Hu Zhao, but also some more guards, there will be no accidents. Big brother don't worry. Mu Qingwan stopped Mu Chen's words again and again.
"Nope. It is better to read 10,000 books than to travel 100 miles, I have always been studying in Pingcheng Academy, and my horizons are inevitably smaller. And I have always admired Qingyun Academy in Jiangnan, but unfortunately I didn't have the opportunity to go. Before taking the exam, I planned to travel to Gangnam. My father also agreed, and my father's Jinshi Fan Yao at the same time was known as a talent, but unfortunately he had no intention of entering the official career, and now he is also a gentleman in Qingyun Academy. My father has already sent a letter asking Fan Yao to recommend me to Qingyun Academy. It just so happened that my sister also wanted Jiangnan, so we set off together, and there was a good response on the way. Mu Chen explained to Mu Qingwan.
Mu Yan looked at Mu Chen's old god's face, with a look of envy and chagrin, why could my brother accompany my sister together? If only I had me, if only I had grown up a little more.
"Wow." Mu Lan lay on Mu Qingwan's lap, his eyes rolled around on the faces of his brothers and sisters, and suddenly he burst into tears.
"I'm going with my sister, don't leave me alone. Hiccup~"
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"Ah Lan, is my sister coming back to bring you pastries, okay? I heard that the pastries there are delicious, and many of them are something that Lan hasn't eaten. Mu Qingwan licked her lips with an expression of having eaten a delicious meal.
"Hiccup~That...... All right. Just let you go. Mu Lan's crying stopped abruptly, and he looked at Mu Qingwan with teary eyes.
"Hehe......"