The abandoned concubine who transmigrated woke up shouting "Long live the widow!"

Ye Muchen smiled and said, "I saw it. That soldier's father really put in a lot of effort. He made that shield without a single burr. It probably weighs more than 20 pounds! One person can carry it, but I don't know if it can withstand the fire musket."

"Also, you provided the iron this time, and I saw that its quality is much better than that of the Ministry of War."

Jingxue: What I took out was made of stainless steel. The soldier's family probably used a lot of fuel to heat it until it melted! But she didn't want to say that.

"Then let's wait for the people from Nanzhao to come and take a look! They should have spies who know about the fire musket."

"Xue'er, if that shield is acceptable, then you might need to provide some steel. I will explain this to His Majesty. You've sacrificed so much, shouldn't you consider releasing your father-in-law and the others?" Ye Muchen said, looking at Jing Xue.

Jingxue pouted and said, "Sigh! I hope so! I don't dare to have any hope. With all my merits, I probably deserve to be enshrined in the Imperial Ancestral Temple, but look what I've received."

The problem is that your brother and your father are so unreasonable!

Ye Muchen did not think that Jingxue's suggestion of enjoying the Imperial Ancestral Temple was excessive. Jingxue deserved a reward just for the grain seeds, not to mention that there were more than just that!

"Your achievements speak for themselves, and I believe His Majesty will not disregard your feelings!"

Jingxue: I don't believe it!

Who can predict the future? Perhaps when Xiao Jingqi is a little older, she will consider taking Jingzhiyuan's family away from here. Anyway, she has enough money to live on now.

The next day, Jingxue went to the estate.

The project on the estate was quite large. Jingxue built more than a dozen workshops, dormitories, and warehouses. Even the area for drying vermicelli was planned.

First, they built a wall and planted small trees. A lot of building materials were piled up, and many villagers from Dashan Village came to work.

Steward Yuan and the three village heads each took charge of a section, while the greenhouse area was temporarily handed over to Village Head Ma.

Jingxue is now riding a tricycle. It only takes half an hour to get to the village after leaving the capital, and that's only because the road isn't very good! If it were a modern asphalt road, it would be even faster.

Speaking of roads, Jingxue has already made up her mind. She will repair the road from Shangjing to Dashan Village before winter at the latest, since she will benefit the most and it will save time when transporting vegetables in winter.

Upon arriving at the construction site gate, Zhao Chen's uncle now guards the gate during the day, while Shadow A and his men stand guard at night.

"The boss is here!" Uncle Zhao helped Jingxue open the door.

"Uncle Zhao, your legs aren't good, just grab a chair and sit down." Jingxue parked the car and got out with Runyue, carrying their things.

Uncle Zhao said with a smile, "I'm not tired, don't worry, boss!"

"Okay!" Jingxue led Runyue inside. The villagers who were working and the servants of the former Zhenbei Prince's Mansion greeted her when they saw their mistress arrive.

As Jingxue responded, she looked for Butler Yuan, who was currently talking to Li Quan.

Upon seeing Jingxue, the two of them walked over.

"Young Miss, you've arrived!" Butler Yuan and Li Quan bowed respectfully.

"Hmm! How's that? Pretty fast! But we need to be careful about safety and quality." Jingxue noticed that the warehouse was almost ready to have its roof beams; when she came a few days ago, they were still laying the foundation.

“Don’t worry, Miss! The materials you provided are excellent. Everything was made according to your specifications. The carpenters insisted on working late into the night by lamplight, but we didn’t agree. Now it’s getting light earlier, and the working hours are longer. Starting the day before yesterday, we’ve even started providing breakfast,” Li Quan said.

Jingxue nodded, "Okay! You can arrange it as you see fit. I came here today to talk to you about something. Another delegation is coming, and I might not be able to come for a while. I'll have to trouble you all!"

Butler Yuan said, "Miss, you just need to explain what needs to be done. We won't have to work hard!"

“Yes, Miss, looking at this business gives me hope for the future. Besides, you’ve been raising our wages again and again,” Li Quan said.

"These are the walkie-talkies I brought for you. They can be used to communicate within a 20-mile radius, saving time. I'll also give them to Shadow A. If anything happens, they can all hear me with just a shout. It's very convenient. I've already set them up."

As she spoke, Jingxue took a walkie-talkie from the box in Runyue's hand and gave it to Butler Yuan and Li Quan respectively.

“Young Miss, that’s wonderful. You have Ma Zhuangtou and Li Sao, the cook, right? This will save a lot of time. Even though our venue isn’t very big, it still takes a lot of time to go back and forth.” Butler Yuan said.

Li Quan took the lanyard from the walkie-talkie and tied it around his waist. "Miss, within a 20-mile radius, can we talk to you?"

“Uncle Li, the capital and the palace are too big, I can’t hear you,” Jingxue said.

"Oh, if only you could hear me, it would save you the trouble of running back and forth!" Li Quan said with a hint of regret.

"It's okay, I'll come over when I have time. Let's go take a look over there."

"Alright! Please, Miss!"

Jingxue and the others spent the morning at the construction site, preparing for any problems they could foresee.

Now that it's getting hot, Jingxue doesn't dare keep too much meat for fear it will spoil. She has no choice but to leave them some money so they can arrange for someone to go into town to deliver vegetables and buy them back.

The vegetables in the greenhouse have been planted several times already. Butler Yuan once asked Jingxue whether to dismantle the greenhouse or what to do with it, since the greenhouse takes up four or five acres of land when it's time to plant crops.

Jingxue plans to rebuild the two greenhouses that were destroyed by fire before winter arrives.

A few days ago, she had apple and peach saplings planted on the two plots of land that originally belonged to greenhouses. Of course, the saplings were cultivated by Jingxue herself using her special abilities.

In addition, she carefully covered the two plots with plastic film and planted a whole acre of strawberries next to them.

Jingxue has already told several village leaders and the tenant farmers who planted their land this year that she will only take 30% of the harvested grain.

As soon as the news spread, the villagers rushed to sign up to farm. Jingxue had mentioned this to Qin Jing beforehand, and Qin Jing, on behalf of Ye Musi, agreed.

As for Ye Muchen's land, she had the final say in that as well.

Ma Zhuangtou said that the villagers of Yangshu Village would definitely be willing; who wouldn't want an extra 20% of grain?

I wonder if other prominent families in the village will criticize Jingxue here?

Jingxue stopped caring about all that.

Having explained everything they could think of, Jingxue and Runyue returned to the city.

She still has some preparations to make tonight. She won't be bringing her shadow guards with her this time, but she still needs to bring Xiaoman and Liqiu with her. She should at least prepare some self-defense medicine for them. When the Cangbei delegation came before, they only practiced using sleeping potions. This Nanzhao delegation is good at playing with insects, so she will teach them how to use antidote pills!

Although Nanzhao came seeking help, things are unpredictable, and who can say for sure? It's always good to be prepared!