Chai Ping'an stayed for another month. The autumn harvest was approaching, a big event, and he wanted to go back because there was a lot of work to do in the fields. Old Lady Li said, "Don't go back. Let your sons go." Jia He also said, "Yes, Dad and I are still here. You can stay here. There's land for you to live on."

Uncle Sun wrote to say that another group of veterans had arrived, and there was work to do. You should stay, and my third brother and I will go back. Chai Ping'an had no choice but to say, "Okay. I'll just farm the land in the mansion. We have dozens of acres, so it's quite a lot." Old Lady Li said, "The governor said that this mansion covers over a thousand acres, it's huge. You can farm whatever you want." Chai Ping'an, knowing that any place would be fine as long as he could farm, said, "Great! I'll stay." The family discussed and decided to return in three days, with Li Biaotou leading the team. They had been working in the mountains these days, and no one was idle.

Three days later, Guoguo brought out a lot of daily necessities for them to take home and sell, filling twenty carts. Yeheng had the horses fed with spiritual spring water, and they grew strong. Guoguo instructed them to send more after the cotton harvest in autumn. Li Biaotou took note. Yeheng gave each of them 1,000 taels of silver, saying, "Don't refuse; you deserve it." Li Biaotou and the others accepted it. Guoguo asked them to take a few baskets of fruit for the journey, so they wouldn't skimp on themselves.

"They're all gone." Old Mrs. Li looked at her sons, Jiahe and Jiale. Chai Ping'an held Li Hongying's hand. Wang Min and Fu Zhaoxia. The carriage was covered with a thick quilt. There were boxes of milk, bread, instant noodles, and water tanks.

After the convoy had gone far away, the Chai family returned to their house and closed the gate.

In autumn, Guoguo and Yeheng rode to Xiaowangzhuang. In one day, they harvested 4,000 mu of grain. Three days later, they planted wheat and watered it with spiritual spring water. The grain was brought to the Ministry of Revenue, where the weight was recorded. The Ministry of Revenue paid for it. Guoguo offered to sell it at a fair price of 8 fen per jin (approximately 100 grams). The Minister of Revenue practically jumped for joy. Guoguo took some more grain from her space, bringing the total to 500,000 jin (approximately 100,000 grams). Yeheng said, "With this grain, the army will have something to eat."

That day, the veterans assigned by General Ma arrived. The guards at the Chai Mansion came to report, and Ye Heng personally arranged the situation. "How many people have arrived?" The veteran replied, "Your Highness, my name is Ma Fu, and I'm leading the team. A total of 2,500 people have arrived. They're all from their hometowns, and some are seriously injured and don't want to be taken care of back home. Five hundred of them remain in Taohua Village. Two thousand have arrived from the capital." Ye Heng said, "Butler, take five hundred of them to the mountains outside the city to find Xiao Shunzi for arrangements. Leave five hundred and one thousand to be sent to Xiaowangzhuang. Bring tents for temporary shelter, and then build houses." Butler Ye took the order and left. Ye Heng added, "Take Jiaxing with you." Butler: "Yes, Your Highness." Jiaxing had no choice but to follow.

"Come here. Tell the king to tell the Ministry of Works to arrange for the construction of houses in Xiaowangzhuang, near the outskirts of the village." Guard: Yes.

The carriages and horses had left, and the area in front of the mansion became quiet.

That day, Guoguo told her family that she wanted to stay at the palace for a while. Old Lady Li knew about it and said, "Okay. There are so many people at home, you won't be able to rest well." The cook took some away and left some behind.

Old Lady Li instructed, "This courtyard is yours. You can live here when you come." Ye Heng said, "Okay."

A group of people left. Old Mrs. Li sighed, "Now that Guoguo is gone, there are fewer people here."

Ye Heng was even busier, busy feeding the baby and taking care of Guo Guo. Huang Bao and his mother took care of his younger brother together.

Ye Heng was in the study, handling official business. Butler Ye had returned with him. Jia Xing had taken over the management of the Chai Mansion, including all the shops, and Butler Ye had taught him how to employ others to help him with his work. His work became much easier. He often took Zhang Baohua to stay at the hotel, leaving a separate room for himself to rest.

Ye Heng arranged for secret guards to protect the Chai family. He knew everything that happened in the Chai family every day. Guo Guo also had surveillance cameras and could see the footage inside the Chai Mansion. As long as she was sure it was safe, it would be fine.

Ye Heng received too many memorials from provincial, state, and county governments every day. Sometimes Guoguo helped to review and approve the memorials, and Ye Heng felt that they were better than those he had approved himself.

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