Chapter 524 - Chapter 524: Chapter 524: Return to the Loyal and Righteous Duke Residence_1 (1/2)
Chapter 524: Chapter 524: Return to the Loyal and Righteous Duke Residence_1
The day after delivering the medicine to the Emperor, Wei Ruo began to arrange for the servants of the Wang Residence to revamp the backyard.
After all, she couldn’t be much help in political struggles, so she stayed busy with what she needed to do, handling whatever came her way.
“Plant radishes in Mingxiang Pavilion, plant Swiss chard there, and rapeseed on that side. These veggies are frost-resistant – perfect for winter consumption if we plant them now.”
“Clear Liufang Pavilion for raising chickens.”
“Use that room on the far west side for storing coal.”
“…”
Lin Fang returned from an errand to find Wei Ruo had turned the backyard of the Wang Residence upside down.
“Miss, what are you doing?” asked Lin Fang, puzzled.
Wei Ruo explained, “These rooms were just lying vacant anyway. It’s great to store stuff in there. And the things I store won’t spoil in a short period, so don’t worry. I’ve already had the valuable furniture packed away. The main rooms are untouched.”
Wei Ruo didn’t explicitly mention that she was storing up grain because she anticipated a widespread disaster this year.
The court hadn’t publicized the situation yet, and she didn’t dare to be the one to break the news.
“I see. How Miss handles things is up to her,” Lin Fang agreed, nodding.
Wei Ruo continued, “As for planting vegetables, I only changed a few remote courtyards on the side. The courtyards didn’t have any plants before. The buildings there are old as well, so why not use these places for planting vegetables? It’s just three courtyards, I kept the rest for your Master, Prince Wang.”
After all, it was the Wang Residence. Wei Ruo was still mindful of keeping up appearances – turning the entire residence’s courtyards into vegetable gardens seemed excessive. Still, the residence was vast with many empty courtyards. As only a few people were now living in the backyard, it was fine to repurpose a few out-of-the-way courtyards.
Firstly, it satisfied Wei Ruo’s yearning for gardening. Secondly, in case of extreme weather when fresh vegetable supply ran short, having a vegetable garden in the residence could provide for everyone.
“As long as Miss is happy, you can even change all of the backyards.”
Her happiness was priceless. If it pleased Miss to turn the entire backyard into vegetable gardens, then it was alright.
“Oh, also, clear out the warm pavilion for me. I want to cultivate mushrooms.”
“Ah?” Lin Fang was slightly startled. The idea of growing mushrooms took him by surprise, but then he agreed, “Alright, alright, I’ll handle this right away.”
“Besides, I had someone buy a cart of sheep manure. Later, could you help me transport it to those courtyards in the far west?” said Wei Ruo.
“Sure.” Lin Fang agreed.
Over the next two days, Wei Ruo was kept on her toes, handling both the poultry farm outside the city and the revamp in the backyard.
But the outcome was rewarding. Seeing the piled-up supplies and the cultivated lands, Wei Ruo was overjoyed.
All these actions of King Rui Residence were far from discreet, whether it concerned the poultry farm outside the city or the supplies transported into the residence, which Wei Ruo did boldly.
And thus, it earned people’s attention.
However, most people merely chuckled and moved on.
Compared to the intense rivalry between Prince Yu and King Jing, the activities of the Rui Residence seemed more like child’s play, barely worth discussing.
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October 8.