"I'll wait. I have a good memory. If it's not delivered by tomorrow night, I'll go to the city and tell the people about the things that happened in the General's Mansion. Let everyone judge for justice. Also, don't forget to make up for the profits of the past few years. We don't want empty shops and farms."
Humph, what the hell! This is also a stick!
After Chen Zhanbei left, Yiren said happily: "Ruyi, it has to be you. It's so satisfying and so satisfying. What kind of people are this family? Really. A whole family bullies a child like Yin Yang. How shameless."
"Everyone is a hermaphrodite. I originally planned to let Chen Nan maintain a good relationship with this family for his future, even if it was just a superficial one. This time I realized that I was totally wrong. It's better not to force yourself to fit into a circle that you can't fit into. It's too bad, the price you have to pay is too high, it's not worth it, and it's not worth it."
"That's true. I was thinking about how to say Chen Nan is her biological grandson, no matter who gave birth to him, the grandson is always her biological grandson, but the facts tell us that it's really not true. Some people don't talk about these things, they just decide based on personal preference."
"Well, let's do this. Let Chen Nan take his mother's dowry and manage it well. If he manages it carefully, it will be a considerable fortune when he grows up. With a large sum of money, he can do anything in the future. Let's wait and see how Chen Nan's father and grandfather perform in the future. If they don't perform well, and Chen Nan happens to have military talent, we can specially train Chen Nan and let him take over in the future. Hahaha, I'm sure the emperor will be very happy to see this scene."
Yiren thought it made sense and said, "That makes sense. Then should I be stricter in training him in the future?"
"Be strict. This kid's biological father is already half useless. He can't be relied on in the first place, and he will be even less likely to be relied on when he marries a beautiful wife later. He should just rely on himself. No one else can compare to him."
Let's not talk about this anymore.
At this moment, with the blessing of various delicious foods and the company of Changle Dasheng and others, Chen Nan has forgotten the unpleasantness of the past few days and even forgot the existence of his biological father.
How close can a child be to his father if he has never seen him since he was born? If Shen Ruyi hadn't wanted him to keep in touch with his father, Chen Nan might not have even remembered that he had a biological home and a biological father.
With Chen Nan's presence, the dinner was particularly sumptuous, and everyone had a happy and joyful meal. There still needs to be more people at home, because when there are more people, everyone will rush to eat the food, and the food will become more fragrant and more tempting.
On the fourth day of the New Year, Shen Ruyi and her family went to her grandmother's house, visited relatives, and brought back her grandparents.
Li Chengxuan wanted to say something, but after opening his mouth several times, he finally said nothing. His parents could live wherever they wanted. Ruyi really took good care of his parents. Their health and complexion were much better than when they lived in his own house.
Nanchuan was very dissatisfied with his grandparents living in Taoyuan Villa for a long time. He felt that without his grandparents, there were too few people in the family and it was too quiet, which lacked popularity.
But his opinion doesn't matter.
He also wanted to come to Taoyuan Villa, but no one invited him. He knew the reason very well, so he could only accept it unhappily.
On the afternoon of the fifth day of the Lunar New Year, Chen Zhanbei, with a sullen face, still delivered Chen Nan's property. Xihe helped to check the accounts.
The previous account book problem was quite big, but fortunately Chen Zhanbei used his private property to make up for it. Even if this matter was over, Chen Zhanbei finally compromised because he not only checked the affairs of his own mansion, but also some of Shen Ruyi's affairs.
Knowing that Shen Ruyi was a wealthy man, a noisy one, and at the same time a bit righteous, after weighing the pros and cons, he felt that it would be better for his eldest son to stay here. The other party was indeed capable of protecting Chen Nan, and did not look down on Chen Nan's things.
Even if he was no longer close to Chen Nan, Chen Nan was still his son. He understood that he could not hold Chen Nan back any longer, otherwise he would really lose this son.
Time flies, and in the blink of an eye, the first month of the year is over.
Shen Ruyi was in full swing in preparation for her trip south, but unfortunately, there was no snow in the first month of the lunar year.
Many experienced farmers are worried about the rainfall this year, and always feel that there are signs of drought.
Shen Ruyi couldn't do anything for the time being, so she could only wait and see. When most of February had passed, there was still no snow or rain, as if it was proving that the weather was going to be dry.
The rivers that flowed through his own farms seemed to be fine, and the water flow had not decreased. However, Shen Ruyi was still very glad that he had built a dam before.
Preparations for spring planting have also begun, but Shen Ruyi has made all adjustments to this year's crops, replacing them with drought-resistant crops, and not planting any crops that prefer water and moisture.
By the beginning of March, there was still no rain, and the general public realized the seriousness of the problem. The government also began to pay attention to this matter. No rain during the spring planting season was not a good sign.
So people kept an eye on the water levels everywhere and prayed in their hearts that it would rain. It had only been two years since the weather was good and everything had just gotten better. We couldn't let it fall apart at this time.
But who can control God?
Looking at the somewhat dry land, Shen Ruyi thought of the waterwheel. He went back to his space and searched for it. He actually found a diagram of its principle and production, and the description was quite detailed.
Shen Ruyi immediately gave it to the shipbuilding masters and watched them build it according to the drawing. Fortunately, after looking at the drawing, they gave a positive answer, and Shen Ruyi finally felt relieved.
It was easy for her to irrigate her own farms, but not for the two county towns in her fiefdom. Once a drought occurred, there would not be enough water for irrigation.
Shen Ruyi temporarily adjusted her speculation and planned to promote the planting of sweet potatoes, potatoes, and corn in advance to cope with the possible drought.
A large amount of seeds were immediately transported and sold in these two counties at extremely low prices.
Many people have never seen these things. They didn't believe in these crops and didn't dare to grow them. However, Shen Ruyi still relied on her previous reputation and credibility to forcefully recommend them.
She also assured the people that once they finished planting, she would hire them to renovate the river course and repair the dams. No matter whether there was a drought or not, as long as they worked hard, they would not go hungry. The wages could be replaced by food rations and the food would be distributed directly. Only then did everyone feel relieved.