Space Food Storage: Daily Travel

The mother and daughter were going to the capital to look for someone to buy, but they unexpectedly ran into Huo Dong, who looked exhausted, outside the courtyard.

They haven't seen each other for almost a month since they last separated.

"Brother Huo Dong, why are you here?"

"Auntie, Miss Xiaohan, sorry to bother you. I heard from Uncle Li that your family is planning to buy someone out?"

"Nephew Huo, this is indeed the case. Our family has opened a workshop and needs some manpower. It would be safer to hire some people. Could it be that nephew Huo has someone to recommend?"

"Aunt, see you. I just came back from the military camp, and I brought back a group of retired soldiers and their families. They are quite special. Some are a little older, and some have physical disabilities, but normally it won't affect their lives and work. I wonder if your family needs any?"

"We've already arranged for some people to stay at the manor. The remaining personnel are mostly couples or families. The Huo family will cover their wages. We just hope to find a stable place for them to have something to do. I know that asking this may be difficult for you."

"Brother Huo Dong, why don't they go home after they retire?"

"Some of them were orphans, people my grandfather had taken in before. Others were homeless or didn't want to return home due to health reasons."

"Nephew Huo, you know that our workshop needs to sign a contract. We are afraid that some confidential formulas will be leaked, so we thought of buying people. It will feel safer if the contract is in our hands."

"If we make these soldiers sign contracts and feel it's humiliating to them, you and the old general are righteous and can find a way out for these soldiers. But we also have to consider our own position. If these soldiers can accept signing the contract and can accept the management, our Liu family will want them, and their wages will naturally be paid by our Liu family."

"Aunt, you're too kind. You're right. There's no order without rules. Even in the military, they have to accept even stricter requirements. Obedience is their nature. I believe they can do it."

"If you and Miss Xiaohan are free, could you come with me to the manor to meet them? We will tell them your request. You can decide whether to accept the person based on their attitude. Is that feasible?"

Mrs. Liu looked at Liu Yuhan. The workshop was hers, so she would make the decision. Liu Yuhan nodded to her mother.

"Brother Huo Dong, let's go. Is there any corn being grown on that farm?"

"Yes, this is the nearest farm to the city."

"Well, I'll stop by to see how your corn is doing."

"Then I'll have to trouble Miss Xiaohan to give me more guidance."

"I brought some trustworthy people with me to Zhuangzi to experiment with crude salt extraction and ice-making methods. I also have another recipe that I'd like Miss Xiaohan to guide me on."

"It's not really guidance. Let me see."

The three of them got on the carriage that Huo Dong had prepared at the intersection and headed towards the farm.

The one driving was Huo Yi.

Huo Dong was riding Jueying. When Jueying saw Liu Yuhan, he nodded and wagged his tail at her affectionately. Liu Yuhan couldn't help but stroke his head again.

This Jueying is so handsome! It would be so nice if she had a horse of her own.

The two horses in the family, Jifeng and Feiyan, belong to my parents.

Huo Dong let her stroke Jueying's horse head. The little girl seemed to like Jueying very much. Every time she saw Jueying, she was so happy, like a child.

That's how it should be, this is how she should look at her age.

Thinking about his three children at home, he sometimes feels a headache. The younger sister is too well-behaved, the older brother is too naughty, and the youngest brother is too quiet. Sometimes he doesn't know how to communicate with them.

Whenever I talk to them, I can't help but use a fatherly tone. Sometimes I feel like they are talking to me not as brothers, but as elders.

His grandfather was the same. He didn't care about anything that was not a big deal and just threw everything on Huo Dong. Whenever Huo Dong argued with him, he would tell Huo Dong to find a wife to help him manage the house, which made Huo Dong speechless. Sometimes Huo Dong got a headache just thinking about it. Wasn't he just an old naughty boy?

It took less than half an hour to reach Zhuangzi.

What a big farm it is. There are not only fields, orchards and lotus ponds on the farm, but there is also an exquisite pavilion next to the lotus pond. There are stone benches and stone tables in the pavilion. There is also a small garden next to the pavilion, although there are not many flowers planted there now.

If you walk further up, you will see a big house.

I don’t know how to describe the house after entering it. If the Huo Mansion was a high-end place when I entered it last time, then the house on this farm is like an exquisite fairy.

It can be seen that every detail has been carefully considered. These exquisite carvings, the pavilions and buildings, even the paving pebbles, the trees and flowers, and the rockery all appear exquisite, unique and just right.

I don’t know how many entrances this house has, it’s as big as half of Fulai Village. Wow, this is a real landlord, he’s rich.

"This was my grandmother's favorite place to visit when she was alive. It's not far from the city, the environment is quiet, and the air is fresh. Every year during the beginning of summer, my grandmother always liked to bring us here to escape the heat."

"No wonder the layout here is so exquisite. Princess Lan Xin's aesthetic taste was well-known in the capital back then." Liu said.

When the people guarding the house saw Huo Dong coming, they all bowed to him and called him Young Master.

Huo Dong took them to the front yard.

"Auntie, Miss Xiaohan, Huo Yi has already called people over. I also told him to tell them that if they want to work in the workshop, they must sign a contract. They come here voluntarily. Once they come, you can make your own selection."

"Also coming with you are the slaves who previously served the women in the manor and refused to leave, or those purchased through other channels. They will be placed on the farm to do some chores. Their indentures are in my hands. If they are willing to come with you, I will give them to you."

"Brother Huo Dong, you really did recruit what you thought. This is good. The workshop really needs more women. Being able to enter your Huo Mansion means that your family background is clean. This also saves us from having to select another one."

"Well, you guys choose first. If it's not suitable, there are people in the city, and Huo Yi goes with you. It will be much more convenient."

"Thank you, Brother Huo Dong."