Chapter 534 Xibao and Xile
Chapter 534 Xibao and Xile
Xia Wanniang just smiled and said, "Send these to the Duke. He knows what to do."
Chai Song put the letter away and said, "Madam, now all places have begun to prepare for spring ploughing, and the waterwheel has been sent and installed."
Xia Wanniang looked at the weather outside. It was cool now. "Tell mom that we should go out for a picnic."
Chai Song smiled, nodded, and left.
Rou Xingyue is more than three months old now, and the little one doesn’t sleep as long as before.
Xia Wanniang asked Rouyue to leave her at home. It was the same to take care of one child or three children by herself, and it was not so tiring with other people at home to help.
The children struggled for a month before deciding on nicknames for Ruyan and Ruyu. Ruyan is called Xibao and Ruyu is called Xile. (They will be called by their nicknames later)
Xibao and Xile are both good children who go to sleep after eating, and the same goes for Xiao Xingyue.
It is not at all troublesome to have three children together. Even though little Xingyue can't sleep as well as before, she can still play with herself as long as no one plays with her.
If someone plays with her, the smile on her face will not diminish at all, which makes Aunt Xiao treat her like a treasure.
In late winter, they can now speak Daxia language fluently. Now that they have nothing else to do, they follow Zhuyao and learn how to make spices.
The spice shops in the north city are doing very good business right now. It’s not that the spices are good, but the fragrance recipes are very special and many people are unable to create such fragrances.
Qiu He transported these spices to the capital and the south of the Yangtze River, and made a fortune.
Xia Wanniang looked at her two sleeping daughters and got up to check the children's homework.
She found that Xuan Qing was now quite interested in suspense and mystery, and the books he read were all related to convenience.
When Xuan Qing saw her, he stood up and was about to salute. The child from back then had now grown into a teenager, and he was growing taller and faster.
Maybe he will surpass me next year: "Xuanqing, do you want to go to the government office and learn from the coroner for a while?"
Xuan Qing looked at her in surprise: "Madam?"
"I see that you are quite interested in this area. There is nothing wrong in learning it." Xia Wanniang said with a smile.
"But, Young Master Zimu is here." Xuan Qing hesitated.
Xia Wanniang: "He won't be joining the military camp until after his birthday next year. By then it won't be that easy for you to learn these things. So learn them now while you want to."
Xuan Qing: "Thank you, Madam."
"Go find Lord Wei Zhen and tell him that I asked you to go." After saying this, Xia Wanniang asked them to go find the coroner.
She had noticed before that the coroner in the yamen was a man of real ability and was extremely careful in his work. After Xuan Qing learned from him, maybe he would be able to help Xiao Zimu.
Xiao Zimu didn't say anything, he just felt happy for him: "Go ahead and study, I have a lot to learn from my mother now."
Xuan Qing looked at him gratefully, turned around and walked towards the yamen.
Xia Wanniang looked at the books the children were reading, and she found that the books Xiao Zilin and Qingbai were reading were quite interesting.
One is studying agronomy and the other is studying water conservancy.
Could it be that these two kids want to develop agriculture and industry?
She didn't say that no matter what industry it was, she hoped they would like it.
Xiao Zilin put down the book in his hand and said, "Mom, I remember you chose a piece of vacant land to reclaim. What are you going to plant?"
Xia Wanniang asked him in return: "What do you think is suitable to plant?"
Xiao Zilin thought about it seriously and said, "I read in the book that the climate here matches a lot of things that can be grown, and the fruits are very sweet."
Xia Wanniang: "So?"
Xiao Zilin: "If I had to choose, I would choose to grow grapes. I just checked and found that grapes can be made into raisins and wine. Sister Wandong and the others should be able to make wine."
He thought for a moment and then said, "Grapes also need to be planted in large areas, which requires workers. We can provide people with many opportunities to make money."
Xia Wanniang listened carefully to what he said: "Zilin, if I give you the vineyard to manage, would you be willing to do it?"
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