Chapter 387 The clan is about to be demolished again
Lin Wanwan made the final decision: "In that case, the two cousins will follow me back to the countryside to spend the summer. I will send a boat to take you back in a few days. Cousin, if you are in a hurry, why not leave first?"
Xiao Jingkun shook his head and said with a sigh: "Okay, let's stay in Xianghua for a few more days. Rong Hua, you go back with me tomorrow. I will send my boy out to charter a boat soon and prepare to set off back to Qiantang tomorrow morning."
Lin Wanwan stood up and said, "Don't be in a hurry, cousin. The people in my house will handle the chartering of the boat. You just have to have fun in Xiaoxi Town and don't have to worry about these things."
When Xiao Jingkun heard what Lin Wanwan said, he agreed. Originally, this was the proper etiquette for the host's family to send off guests. He proposed to send someone to charter the boat himself, but he was just being polite.
The next day, Lin Wanwan prepared to leave Xiao Jingkun and Xiao Ronghua at the South Pier, and the group headed back to Linjiazhuang.
Xiao Jingkun finally left, and sat on a small boat all the way from Xiaoxi Town to South Pier (because Xiao Jingkun didn't want to take a carriage, and there were many things and it was inconvenient to ride a horse, so he changed it to a small boat). Lin Wanwan listened to Xiao Jingkun's empty head and was furious.
Discussing is simply more boring than listening to the sound of oars paddling.
If Xiao Xianghua and Xiao Qingyu hadn't interrupted occasionally, the nearly two hours of boating would have suffocated Lin Wanwan to death.
From Xiaoxi Town to Linjiazhuang, Lin Wanwan built the road several times. Now, if you gallop on horseback, you can get there in an hour. If you take a carriage, it will be much slower, and it will be even slower if you take a boat, because you have to take a detour.
So Lin Wanwan must usually travel by horseback or carriage. This time, in order to accommodate Xiao Jingkun's unwillingness to be embarrassed by riding in a carriage, she changed it to a slow boat. She was really tired of riding.
Even Xiao Yixun looked hopeless because of seasickness.
Fortunately, Linjiazhuang Pier is now in sight, and they will dock soon.
The boat Lin Wanwan bought from Haicheng last time was not a fishing boat. It was a cruise ship customized by Lu for leisure and entertainment. It was docked at the dock most of the time and was not used.
In order to make room for it, Lin Wanwan also expanded the pier.
This time when sending Xiao Jingkun and Xiao Ronghua back, Lin Wanwan did not use the boat, but chartered one directly at the dock.
As soon as everyone got off the boat, a small elephant, a big white goose, and three white-feathered chickens rushed toward everyone.
Xiao Qingyu happily stepped forward and hugged the baby elephant's neck. With the cooperation of the baby elephant and the help of the maid, she climbed on the baby elephant's back and led the animal army that welcomed her home with great dignity.
Walk.
Along the way, she met several people from the Linjiazhuang clan and greeted them warmly. Lin Wanwan listened to "Master Lin" as she entered the gate.
The last time Xiao Xianghua came to Lin Wanwan's home, the home in the backyard was still closely connected with the school.
This time she came over, Lin Wanwan had already built a gate between her courtyard and the school, so that they were separated by an opposite room, so they were no longer closely connected.
Xiao Xianghua followed Lin Wanwan to visit her new manor.
Flowers are planted in some places, vegetables are planted in other places, the chirping of summer cicadas is mixed with the fragrance of birds and flowers, and the sound of reading aloud comes from the school in front. Everything is full of vitality, and the atmosphere is much better than that of their Xiao family.
too much.
The one who stays at home to take care of the common things is Sun, the daughter-in-law of the embroidery workshop manager, Grandma He. This servant likes to show off her presence in front of Lin Wanwan. Her abilities are actually quite good. After all, she was trained by the Xiao family, a real aristocratic family.
people.
Lin Wanwan had no worries about leaving her to guard the manor. Sun was basically the second steward of the inner court now, and she had unknowingly become the trainer of the new maid in the manor.
As soon as Lin Wanwan arrived home, Yun Shang led Huanong and Hongyan to place the things brought back from Xiaoxi Town, while Sun stood in front of Lin Wanwan and reported to her the new things that happened at home and in the clan during the days she left.
Sun's emotional intelligence was very high, and she spoke clearly and truthfully. Lin Wanwan was quite satisfied with her performance and casually gave her a washcloth, which elicited another expression of loyalty from her.
This kind of gauze towel that Lin Wanwan bought from modern times has now become one of Lin Wanwan's best gifts.
The towels of the Tang Dynasty were called handkerchiefs, which was the first time this term appeared in the world. They were mostly made of white Gebu with different density.
Although such handkerchiefs are quite thick and soft, there is still a big gap compared to modern scientifically designed absorbent cotton gauze towels.
Therefore, the gauze towels that Lin Wanwan brought out were very popular. Not only were all the Hongyanxiao Beauty Shops filled with them, but now many ladies in Luan County who had dealings with Lin Wanwan also received such gifts from her.
Gauze towels have now become the new favorite of aristocratic ladies in Luang County. Lin Wanwan plans to wait until the cotton is harvested and start making them in the Tang Dynasty.
From now on, selling handkerchiefs only in Luang County is also a good market. After all, handkerchiefs are consumables.
Little Qingyu was sent to school unwillingly, and the family suddenly became quieter without a little kid.
After Lin Wanwan settled Xiao Xianghua, she took Hongyan to find Chief Lin. As for Xiao Yixun, she was able to hide in her room and rest easily.
Xiao Yixun has never liked socializing with others. He doesn't know whether it is because he looks down on others because of his high status, or because he doesn't like to interact with outsiders because of his physical defects.
Anyway, Lin Wanwan left. She would not stay with Xiao Xianghua for a second longer, and immediately got up and went back to the room on the second floor arranged for her.
Lin Wanwan approached Patriarch Lin mainly to build a workshop. Originally, she planned to let everyone do it at home after harvesting the sweet potatoes and cotton.
But after discussing with Xiao Chong, she decided to build a workshop and manage it uniformly, which would facilitate quality control and make it easier for her to unify the teachings.
As for the workshop, it was naturally placed under Lin Wanwan's name.
Because only if it is built with the name of Wupin Xiangjun, the people working there will not be defined as craftsmen, and the behavior of buying and selling goods will not be defined as merchants.
There are still open spaces on this side of Linjiazhuang, but they are very scattered. If you want to build a workshop, you will naturally have to demolish and merge the land.
Lin Wanwan had done this once before, and everyone who was demolished was very happy.
This time there was going to be major construction work again, so Lin Wanwan naturally had to discuss it with Patriarch Lin first.
When we arrived at Patriarch Lin's house, only his wife Niu was weaving at home. The rest had either gone to sea or gone to school, and his daughter-in-law also went to school to cook.
As for Patriarch Lin, he went to the cotton fields to find work. For Patriarch Lin, all he saw was work, and he couldn't take any time off.
When the people in the leisure village were bored and gambling, they would avoid Patriarch Lin. If he saw him, he would have to criticize him.
Lin Wanwan left a message and some summer seasonal fruits and vegetables to Niu, asking Patriarch Lin to notify her when he returned.
It turned out to be a coincidence. As soon as Lin Wanwan exited the courtyard of Patriarch Lin's house, she ran into Patriarch Lin who was returning with a hoe.