My reborn husband and son are thinking about how to kill me every day.

Ji Yunshuang's newly purchased shop was not as well located as Tianxiangfang, and the city was becoming increasingly chaotic, so she temporarily put the shop aside and took people to manage the newly purchased estate.

The estates she bought this time include one in the suburbs and another not far from Shuanghe Village.

The village on the outskirts of the city was not very large, but the village closer to Shuanghe Village was not only large, but also had a small hill in it.

What Ji Yunshuang was most satisfied with was the small hill in the manor.

The hills in this village are different from the two large mountains behind Shuanghe Village; the hills in this village are not high.

After observing the hill, Ji Yunshuang felt that it was very suitable to make a small ranch for raising cattle and sheep.

The hillside is surrounded by fertile fields, and a small river flows through the village.

Although the original owner of the manor did not make good use of the small hill, he managed the fields in the manor very well.

The original owner of the manor was probably in a hurry to move away, so he not only sold the manor cheaply, but also sold many of the servants on the manor cheaply as well.

Ji Yunshuang didn't have enough people at her disposal, so she bought them all. But although she bought them all, she didn't intend to keep them all.

She looked at the crowd below and said calmly, "Everyone, please speak up!"

Everyone lowered their heads and secretly glanced at Ji Yunshuang.

A moment later, a man in his thirties with a pointed face and a mustache stepped forward.

He cupped his hands in greeting to Ji Yunshuang, then knelt down and replied, "Reporting to the mistress, my surname is Hu, and my name is Hu Mingzhuang. I used to work as a handyman for Steward Zhang, so I know a bit about the situation in the manor."

Ji Yunshuang nodded slightly, signaling him to continue.

Hu Mingzhuang said, "Our village has a total of eighty mu of land, thirty mu of which are paddy fields."

In previous years, rice was grown in the fields, one crop a year, and in a good year, nearly 100 bushels of rice could be harvested.

Besides millet, beans, barley, wheat, and Job's tears, the fields are also planted with seasonal vegetables, which are then delivered to the master's estate..."

At this point, some quick-witted individuals began to realize that this was an excellent opportunity to defect. If they performed well, they might gain the favor of their new master.

If you don't perform well, forget about being valued by your employer; you might not even be able to stay at all.

They were people left behind by their previous employer.

It would be terrible if the new employer didn't believe them.

After Hu Mingzhuang finished speaking, the remaining people eagerly stepped forward and, imitating Hu Mingzhuang, began to talk about Zhuangzi's situation.

Hu Mingzhuang had already explained the planting situation in the village, so the rest of the people had to talk about other things.

For example, who owns the neighboring village? They have always been at odds with them. During the dry season, they repeatedly blocked the upstream canals to steal their water source, causing a drop in the rice yield of the village.

Or perhaps the owner of a manor is powerful, and the previous owners would not dare to offend him easily.

Some people also talked about the situation of the tenant farmers in the village. They even spilled out all the gossip they knew.

After listening to everyone's words, Ji Yunshuang gained a more intuitive understanding of Zhuangzi.

She reassigned positions to the remaining people, with Hu Mingzhuang promoted to manager of the estate, while the positions of the others remained unchanged for the time being.

In addition, some adjustments were made to the planting arrangements for the paddy fields and land in the village.

The paddy fields were changed from one season to two seasons, and the planting of seasonal vegetables was reduced, while the planting of coarse grains such as beans was increased.

It's still winter, so planting isn't urgent for now. Ji Yunshuang asked Hu Mingzhuang to arrange for people to surround the hillside first, so that it would be easier for grazing later.

In addition, she also sent two people to the estate.

Aside from Wei Shen, who insisted on recognizing him as his master, there was also Gou San, who looked somewhat shifty-eyed.

Wei Shen's health has almost recovered recently. Ji Yunshuang brought him out today, thinking she was going to teach him kung fu.

Unexpectedly, Ji Yunshuang brought him to a manor and made him stay there, where he was responsible for cutting down trees every day. And even though it was just simple tree cutting, she gave him a strange set of procedures.

He frowned, wondering if this was yet another test from his master, or if this was simply how his master taught him kung fu.

He was both excited and a little worried.

Compared to Wei Shen's complicated thoughts, Gou San's were much simpler.

He wandered around the village like a big bad wolf with a chicken feather stuck in his back, hands behind his back and arms hunched over.

He secretly felt smug.

My eldest sister is really capable. She just opened a shop in Hongdu that caused a sensation throughout the city, and then she actually bought a manor.

Dog San really has good taste, choosing such a promising person as his eldest sister. His future is definitely going to be very bright.

The people in the village were a little nervous when they saw Wei Shen and Gou San.

Suspecting that Ji Yunshuang didn't trust them, they deliberately left two people on the mountain to supervise them.

But gradually, people noticed that the man with the handsome face, who looked like a scholar, always had a sullen expression and went up the mountain to chop down trees with an axe.

Aside from cutting down trees, he seemed uninterested in anything else in the village.

Another man, who seemed like an idler, wandered around the estate all day and always liked to dart into crowds. He looked like someone sent by the new owner to keep an eye on them.

But this person also seemed rather dim-witted, as if he just liked to chat with people.

For a moment, the people in the village couldn't tell whether the two men were actually sent by the new owner to supervise them.

Hu Mingzhuang didn't care whether the two were sent by Ji Yunshuang to monitor them. After becoming the head steward of the manor, he started to work decisively.

He used to work under the steward of the estate and learned a lot. He always hoped that one day he could also be promoted to steward.

Unfortunately, the steward of the estate used to be an old man in the owner's household who was deeply trusted by the owner, so he never had this opportunity.

Now that he finally has a chance, he certainly won't let it slip by.

If these two are indeed sent by the employer to monitor them, then he should perform well so that the employer can see his good qualities and give him an important position in the future.

If not, it wouldn't affect his work. Anyway, he was determined to follow his new employer and secure a good future for himself.

Hu Mingzhuang selected some people to begin clearing the thorns on the hilltop and building a large fence at the foot of the hill.

Ji Yunshuang also began to think about how to find a suitable opportunity to take out the cow from the space.

However, before taking the cows out of the space, we need to prepare for the move.

Their house in the valley is finished. But apart from the house, there's nothing else inside. To move in, they'll need to buy furniture and tidy up the yard and surrounding area.

Since there was a carpenter in the family, Ji Yunshuang didn't plan to buy furniture. Instead, she asked Gao Lan to help her contact families in the village who were willing to sell timber.

Behind Shuanghe Village are mountains, and the villagers can cut down trees on the mountains for their own use. Almost everyone in the village has the habit of going up the mountain in their spare time to cut down some trees and store them.

Anyway, they can be used for weddings and other family events. Even if we don't use them ourselves, we can sell them for extra income.

Within two days, Gao Lan had helped Ji Yunshuang contact several families.