Xianyu Infrastructure, I have a lot of troops in my hands

After Xie Xian finished a bowl of porridge, she felt like she was finally alive.

"How many days have I been lying here?" She felt so hungry. But she just slept for a while.

Qingdai said in a brisk voice, "My wife has been lying in bed for two days. Everyone came to visit her yesterday, and the young master even invited the plague doctor from the county city to come."

Xie Xian paused. It seemed that Xie An had indeed come yesterday. She asked uncertainly, "What about Aung? He must be worried."

"The old ancestor came here last night," Xie Miao and Qingdai looked at each other. They didn't expect that they would be shocked to see Xie Yunke.

Last night, the old man looked a little anxious, and came in the night dew. Suo Lao seemed to know something, and Aunt Ma followed behind him, wanting to say something but stopping herself.

The three of them just came and left in a hurry.

Xie Xian ate two bites and then stopped. She knew in her heart that Xie Yun must have come because of the engagement. Oh! She didn't want to, but she had been treated as a love-brained person for so long, didn't she have any face?

Xie Miao was finally relieved to see Xie Xian wake up. They had been worried for the past few days, and even Xiao Li'er was clamoring to give Nvjun bean sprouts to cure her illness.

Xie Xian secretly sighed: "I never thought that my illness would cause so many people in the clan to worry about me."

At noon, Xie Qiyan and Xie Ruiwen from Shuzitang came to visit together. They were holding several books in their hands and had concerned looks on their faces.

Xie Qiyan was the first to speak: "Is Sister Xian feeling better? We came here to ask about the establishment of a new school in the kindergarten."

"Yes, since the orphanage was converted into a primary school, many servants and maids in the clan want to enroll and learn some skills to rely on." Xie Ruiwen agreed. They have been running between Shuzitang and the primary school these days, but they are exhausted.

Xie Xian was delighted when she heard this: "That's what I meant. It's good to be able to help them. It's gratifying to learn some skills and make a living in the world."

"But whether they can learn something or not depends on themselves." She frowned and said, "How many people can come for the tuition increase this time?" If they are servants of the clan, these people probably don't have much money.

Xie Ruiwen chuckled, "Don't worry, Sister Xian. We have divided the courses carefully. You only pay for one class. We won't charge you a cent more. You can come and study whenever you want. It all depends on your personal wishes."

Moreover, the teachers are all former graduates, and with the old helping the new, the knowledge they learn is more solid.

Oh my god, this little fat guy has some talent. He just mentioned the benefits of retail a few days ago, and he put it to use for me. He is very smart.

Looking at Xie Xian's admiring eyes, Xie Ruiwen excitedly puffed out his chest and said, "Sister Xian praised me."

At this time, Qingdai hurried in and said, "Lady, the kang in Taozhuang has been built. People from the manor have come to ask for it, and they also want to build it at home. However, considering the limited manpower and materials, the old guards have not agreed for the time being."

"These old guys are really thoughtful." Xie Miao continued. Originally, the things belonged to the queen, so it was naturally up to the queen to decide where to use them and who could use them. The old guys were naturally more steady than the boys.

After hearing this, Xie Xian smiled and said, "We can take our time with this matter. We should first benefit the children in the orphanage and the elderly and weak in the village. Fire beds and stoves require furnace bars, which are not cheap. Let a few craftsmen select some boys to bring with them and practice more."

Once the skills are improved and the coal is sold, there is no need to hire people. This is the same as the stove. Not everyone wants to build a kang. When the city built stoves, some rich families in the village also built one. But the main target customers of this kang are them. Isn't this a coincidence?

Unexpectedly, Xie Xian was planning to visit the rich family again. Xie Miao nodded, and finally understood why his mistress kept those craftsmen, and the wages were quite high, as they would be needed sooner or later.

Then, Qing Dai brought up another important matter: "My Lady, the Wen family recently had a conflict with the people on the farm. It seems that they discovered something. Lao Jia and the villagers have driven away two groups of people."

Xie Xian sneered in her heart, the Wen family was really still lingering around, but it didn't matter, they wouldn't be able to stay around for many more days.

She seemed very calm: "Don't worry, as long as we firmly grasp the initiative. Even if the Wen family makes a move, they will not be able to shake our foundation."

Since she came back, she has used the money she had to buy land around the Black Stone Mountain. Some people in the county have also noticed her actions, but she only plays with iron ore and furnace bars, so they just think of it as a girl protecting her food and don't think much about it.

I don’t know if I will regret it after knowing the price of this coal mine in the future.

Xie Xian was too lazy to think about these things. The smelting technology of this era was mostly casting, and the melting point of copper was lower than that of iron. Craftsmen added zinc or lead to the copper. Depending on the proportions, there were different alloys such as platinum and red copper, which were used on different objects. Therefore, copper mines were the battleground for all the major families.

Naturally, no one took her small iron mine seriously.

When Xie Xian first came, she was stunned by the silver-white bronze mirror. It was not much different from a glass mirror, but after a long time, it needed a special mirror grinder to polish it again to make it as bright as new.

She only sighed that she was still too poor. If she had a little more money to invest in a few coal mines, she could make more money. Thinking of this, her eyes rolled. The bean sprout technique had already started to work. She wondered if she could find Cui Jing to exchange for more coal mines and iron ores.

In the end, Xie Xian suppressed her excitement. She couldn't waste time. It was not the right time yet. She had to take it slow and finish the things at hand first.

In the Xie Family Ancestral Hall, a dozen candles lit up the room brightly. Xie Yun sat motionless in front of the altar. There were no visible wrinkles on his face, but he seemed to have lost all his spirit.

Old man Suo was sweeping the yard again and again with a broom. The fallen leaves after the rain were wet and not easy to sweep, and they stirred up a lot of mud spots.

Xie Yun frowned, "You're making trouble every day. What are you doing sweeping the floor when it's already dark?" He muttered but didn't mean to ask Suo Lao to stop.

This ancestral hall is too quiet.

The old man holding the broom paused and curled his lips. You are the one who asked for the sweeping, and you are the one who complained about the sweeping.

He glanced at the black stone ring on the hall table and continued.

As soon as Xie Xian entered the room, she felt that Suo Lao's eyes were somewhat resentful. She shook her sleeves and asked, "Suo Lao, is Grandfather here?"

"Xian girl, please come in quickly. It's cold outside. You can't come in during the day. You'll catch a cold if you do." Xie Yun's voice sounded impatient. Xie Xian felt warm in her heart.

After entering the house, the charcoal stove on the table was lit. The sandalwood and steam made the room warm, which seemed like a completely different world from the damp and cold outside.

Xie Xian sat down. The old man looked at her rosy face and finally let go. He sighed and said, "If you don't want to, you should have told Grandfather earlier. Since you said you had met Jinnian that day, we all thought you were willing, so we never let you manage the affairs of the guards."

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