Crossing the famine, I am a poor fish, and my descendants have to work hard

At present, a warehouse has been built, and the shelves have been set up in the partitions inside.

Various raw materials are placed according to the workshop categories.

Three warehouse managers were selected, one for each warehouse.

Five keys to the material warehouse were made. He took one for himself, gave one to Qian Xiaohui, one to Zhang Shang, one to Zhang Qingyan, and one to the warehouse manager.

The warehouse managers of each warehouse are selected from those who are literate and can keep accounts, and they must record the daily incoming and outgoing goods.

Each workshop has a door and a key. Except for the person in charge of the workshop and Zhang Shangyou, the keys are all in the hands of other family members.

Every day, Zhang Shang would get off work on time, close the door and lock it. Every day, he would bring people to check the workshop area to make sure that the doors were closed.

40 servants were selected and divided into groups of five to patrol the factory area in shifts.

Still a little worried, Zhao Yuanzhen decided to buy a dog.

I bought 10 trained German Shepherds, which are usually used as police dogs.

6 were kept in the farm, 2 in the orchard, and 2 at home.

All the dogs are familiar with their scent and they can feed them.

The remaining six in the village were fed by a servant, who fed them three meals a day. The two in the orchard were fed by the person in charge. They were all fed with loyalty pills.

The ones at home can be fed by these few people in the family.

The dogs are familiarized with the smell of their own people in advance, and they are trained not to eat anything that is not fed by their own people.

Of the six in Zhuangzi's house, one is placed at the front and back doors, three are placed in the workshop area, and one is placed on the west wall of the canteen, so that both the living area and the breeding area can be seen.

There is also one in the north and south of the orchard.

There are two in the house, one at the front door and one in the backyard.

A doghouse was carefully built for each puppy, and special tableware and bathtub were prepared.

The person in charge of the dog should bathe, train and play games with the dog regularly.

I also taught them how to train dogs.

The most flexible defense, the cutest puppy.

Zhang Dao already lives here and is responsible for training swordsmanship and archery every day.

The warehouse will be completed in about 7 days. All that remains is to dig the cellar.

Zhao Yuanzhen planned to use his own people to dig the cellar.

There has been little rain recently and the orchard is suffering from drought.

The gardener has dug a canal that runs directly from the river to the orchard, making watering more convenient.

Zhao Yuanzhen went to see that they also needed an automatic irrigation tool.

Two large water wheels were customized, one placed beside the river near the rice fields, and the other placed on the river near the orchards. Due to the principle of water flow impact, the water wheels will automatically rotate and bring water to the canal, thus realizing automatic irrigation.

The wisdom of ancient people was really great.

All the cherries are ripe these two days and have been picked.

There were more than 5000 kilograms of cherry, and Zhao Yuanzhen kept 1000 kilograms to eat slowly later. 1000 kilograms was made into cherry jam, and 2000 kilograms was made into cherry pancake.

The rest was distributed and sold to various shops.

The planted strawberries are gradually ripening. These strawberries are a fruit that was not available in the Daliang Dynasty.

Zhao Yuanzhen planted a lot of fruits and picked all the ripe ones. He sent a basket to Sun Zhangshi and a basket to the village chief's family, and gave some to the servants in his family and the workers in the shop and workshop.

He took two large baskets, one for Zhao Yuanlan and one for the Queen.

I took cherries and strawberries and went to the capital.

First distribute the fruits to each shop.

The betrothal gifts were placed in the backyard of the storytelling shop. Everything else was fine except this animal, which was a bit troublesome.

We asked a cart company to transport it to the general's residence, and it took many carts to transport it.

Zhao Yuanlan was very moved when he saw this, his sister even found the wild geese for him.

Wild geese are loyal birds. If one dies, the other will definitely not live alone. However, such large geese are usually easy to find outside the Great Wall. My sister must have put a lot of effort into buying one.

Moreover, the betrothal gifts prepared by my sister were of very good quality, even better than the tribute items from the royal family. They must have taken a lot of effort to find.

While checking, he wrote a gift list and then put it into the red box.

Go and pay the tribute early tomorrow morning.

He sent the servant away and told the matchmaker to come early tomorrow to present the betrothal gift to Yue's mansion.

"Little sister, you have worked so hard. These betrothal gifts are all top-notch. They must have taken a lot of thought."

"It's ok. Have you finished writing the gift list? Come and have some strawberries. This is a new fruit I found in the mountains. I call it strawberry. It's delicious. Come and try it."

"Okay, wait a minute while I wash my hands."

I was just checking the betrothal gifts. I quickly washed my hands and came over to sit down and eat strawberries.

"Yeah, it's really good. This fruit is sour and sweet, very delicious."

"Yes, I brought two large baskets. Send one to the queen, and the rest is for you."

There are officials in Zhao Yuanlan's mansion who can deliver things to the Meridian Gate.

"Okay, I'll have someone send it over right away."

I found a butler and ordered a trustworthy person to escort the delivery. Nothing can be done carelessly when it comes to what the Queen eats.

There was also a letter written by Zhao Yuanzhen on the basket. There was nothing much in it, just something about strawberries and some flattering words. At the end, he mentioned his bathroom shop, trying to see if he could become a royal merchant.

"Okay, little sister, send someone to deliver it."

"Yes. Okay, I asked the matchmaker the other day, June 6th is an auspicious day, and we will probably ask for a date tomorrow. Do you want to set your wedding date on that day?"

Zhao Yuanzhen thought that although time was a bit tight, it was not too rushed.

"Ah, isn't that about 10 days away? Isn't that too soon?"

Zhao Yuanlan felt that this was too fast.

"Not too soon. This is the nearest auspicious day. The next good auspicious day will be in September. Given Miss Yue's situation, it would be better for her to become the eldest sister-in-law sooner."

Zhao Yuanzhen really felt that getting married and moving out to be the master of the backyard was better than being a lady at home and enduring the ridicule of her sister-in-law.

"Indeed, Miss Yue is in this situation, so let's choose that day. His Majesty has ordered the Ministry of Rites to help with my wedding, so there is no need to worry about poor preparations."

The emperor knew that he was busy every day and there was no one to take care of the family, so he asked the Ministry of Rites for help.

Even the people who will carry the betrothal gifts tomorrow when he goes to pay the betrothal gifts are sent by the Ministry of Rites. They have packaged all the items and gifts he needs for his wedding, and they have also made his wedding clothes.

"Okay, then tell the matchmaker tomorrow morning and ask her to ask."

"Okay, just listen to my little sister."

Thinking about so many strawberries, Zhao Yuanlan asked the housekeeper to pick out some large and good-looking ones under Zhao Yuanzhen's teasing gaze, put them in a bamboo basket, and prepared to bring them to Yue Hongmian to taste tomorrow.

Big brother is indeed a good man.

Matchmaker Zhou arrived at the general's residence early to wait. After Zhao Yuanzhen and his wife had breakfast, they finalized the date with the matchmaker, counted the 128 sets of betrothal gifts, as well as the geese and livestock, and then set off.

There are 128 of them, plus all kinds of geese, cattle and sheep. It’s a huge group. Not to mention the 10-mile red decoration, but it’s almost the same.

The onlookers formed three circles inside and three circles outside, following the betrothal procession, and finally arrived at Yue Mansion.

Could it be that the young lady of the Yue family is engaged?

Which family is this? There are so many betrothal gifts!

Lord Yue is truly blessed!

The envious people's eyes turned red, wondering why they didn't give birth to such a good daughter!

Seeing the betrothal team coming, the servant hurried to tell the master and his wife, and then opened the door to welcome them.

Lord Yue hurried out to greet him.

"Congratulations, Master Yue. Congratulations, Master Yue. Great joy! General Zhao is here today to pay tribute."

Matchmaker Zhou played to her strengths and quickly offered her congratulations.

"I've met Mr. Yue."

Zhao Yuanlan and Zhao Yuanzhen followed suit and greeted.

"Still calling him Lord Yue? Just call him Uncle Yue."

"Meet Uncle Yue."

"Okay, okay, come in quickly."

Then they were invited in, and Zhao Yuanlan and his team carried all the items to the yard in front of the hall and placed them there.

128 carriages, plus the livestock, almost filled the courtyard, making the onlookers jealous.

After a while, Mrs. Yue brought the two young ladies of the Yue family out to pay their respects.

Zhao Yuanlan stood up and saluted again.

"Meet Aunt Yue and my two sisters-in-law."

"Nephew, please get up quickly. There's no need to be so polite."

The few of them chatted politely. Thinking that the eldest brother had not yet met Miss Yue, Zhao Yuanzhen thought of letting them meet.

In the Daliang Dynasty, couples could meet after being engaged. Today, the betrothal ceremony has been completed, so the engagement is considered complete.

Zhao Yuanzhen glanced at the matchmaker and secretly pointed at the strawberry, and the matchmaker understood immediately.

"Don't you know Miss Yue is in the mansion? General Zhao has prepared some fresh fruits that were just brought in from outside the Great Wall. He wants Miss Yue to taste them."

The matchmaker found an excuse and wanted to meet Yue Hongmian.

"At the mansion, Chun'er, go and ask the young lady to come out."

Mrs. Yue also agreed and asked someone to invite Miss Yue.

"Yes, ma'am."

About 15 minutes later, Miss Yue arrived. She planned the timing very cleverly; arriving too quickly would have made her seem impatient and unrestrained.

Being too slow would seem impolite. 15 minutes is just right, neither too fast nor too slow.

"Greetings to my father and mother, and to my sisters-in-law."

Zhao Yuanzhen and the others arrived early, so it is estimated that Miss Yue has not yet gone to pay her respects.

Miss Yue came out, greeted her family, and then stood aside obediently.

"Mian'er, that is General Zhao and his biological sister, and this is Matchmaker Zhou."

Mrs. Yue pointed at Yue Hongmian.

Yue Hongmian raised her head and glanced at Zhao Yuanlan, then lowered her head and saluted shyly.

"Meet General Zhao, Miss Zhao."

"Miss Yue is polite."

The two returned the greeting.

After chatting for more than half an hour, the matchmaker began to arrange the date.

"I recently asked my master to check the date. The sixth day of June is the best day. General Zhao also thinks it is a good day and wants to set the wedding date on that day. What do Lord Yue and Madam Yue think?"

"Isn't this too fast?"

Lord Yue asked.

Mrs. Yue glared at him secretly. Such a good marriage, but she would worry every day until the marriage took place. She was afraid of sudden changes and wished her daughter could get married and enjoy a happy life as soon as possible.

"Uncle Yue, don't worry too much. His Majesty knows that my family is small and has asked the Ministry of Rites to help with all matters related to the wedding. Everything will be prepared properly and thoroughly, and there will be absolutely no slacking off."

Zhao Yuanlan quickly stated that even if the time was short, it would be done well.

"Since my dear nephew has made preparations, let's set it on the sixth day of the first lunar month."

"Congratulations, congratulations, Lord Yue, congratulations, General Zhao."

The matchmaker began to use her special skills again.

Mrs. Yue winked at the maid, and the maid quickly gave money to Matchmaker Zhou as a reward. It was a lucky red envelope.

"Thank you, Madam Yue. I want to share in your joy as well."

Matchmaker Zhou happily put away the red envelope.