Chapter 402 - Chapter 402: 402 (1/2)

Chapter 402: 402

The Wei Family only received a very small portion of the land, amounting to just over two hundred acres in total, and its location is remote.

In contrast, a large area of five hundred acres in a more central location was marked under the name of Wei Qingruo.

It was hard for Madam Yun to keep a smile on her face.

In front of the other wives, Madam Yun felt it wasn’t suitable to make a scene.

She looked at Wei Ruo, her eyes filled with immense dissatisfaction.

Wei Ruo noticed this, but she didn’t say a word either, even pretending not to see the unusual look Madam Yun was giving her.

What Madam Yun failed to notice is that next to Wei Ruo’s land, where her name was marked, there was one thousand acres marked under the name of Xu Heyou.

The other wives didn’t seem to mind, the results were matching their expectations. The Xiu Family, which made large contributions in terms of money and effort, was allocated over three thousand acres. The other average families got over one thousand acres.

They traded with their own hard-earned silver, those who received less had also contributed less, so there were no complaints.

Moreover, the account auditing and resource distribution were done by the lady teachers who were delegated by each family alongside Wei Ruo and Madam Qin, there would have been complaints about any unreasonable allocations.

“Does anyone have any objections?” Madam Yuan asked after everyone had a look.

“No objections at all. Madam and Master Yuan have always been fair and just, this land distribution is very reasonable.”

“I also think so, we just need to follow Madam’s arrangement.”

“We wholeheartedly believe in you, Madam. Your arrangements will certainly not have any problems.”

“…”

Everyone replied in turn.

Madam Yuan continued to say, “Since everyone agrees, we will proceed with these arrangements. For now, the Government Office will continue to manage these lands. After the winter wheat is harvested next year, you can arrange for your people to handle the harvesting.”

Everyone responded in agreement.

After the land distribution discussion ended, the wives took a walk along the newly cultivated vibrant fields with Madam Yuan.

During this time, several wives chatted with Wei Ruo about fabrics.

The wives who had asked Wei Ruo for assistance in purchasing fabric earlier had already started wearing clothes made from it. They couldn’t help but praise Wei Ruo for the various advantages of the fabric.

They even suggested willingness to pay a premium if they could buy more of it.

Wei Ruo confided that a new batch of fabric would be produced during the New Year. Not only would it include the previous two colors, but there would also be new ones.

All the wives showed immediate interest and wanted Wei Ruo to reserve some for them in advance.

The ones who hadn’t reserved them from Wei Ruo last time also seemed very eager this time.

Seeing the large number of interested parties, Wei Ruo stated that she would let everyone know when the fabric arrives and then they could discuss sales.

The wives agreed to this, given the scarcity of the fabric and high demand, they had no choice but to patiently wait.

Madam Yun, who had been listening on the side, couldn’t help but look gloomier.

By the time they returned from the reclaimed land, it was already late afternoon. As soon as the carriage arrived at the gate of the General’s Residence, Wei Ruo hopped off and quickly walked towards the backyard.

Madam Yun watched from behind, remaining silent, but her face looked considerably upset.