farming female castellan

Chapter 56

The three of them went to the yard together and stared at the apricot tree for a while.Ruhui walked around the apricot tree a few times, picked a few apricots, and even made a gesture to climb up the tree.Huaishan didn't try to dissuade her either, she stopped after climbing a few times.

Looking at her unrestrained appearance, Chen Fan lamented that the children who grew up beside their mother are really different.

Next, she had a headache about giving gifts.She gave Huaishan a piece of agarwood, what should she give to Ruhui?

After standing in the courtyard for a while, they went back to the house to eat pastries, and Chen Fan entered the house with an excuse.

She opened the drawer and found a piece of golden nanmu the size of a palm.Phoebe is also a very valuable wood, resistant to corrosion and insects.

Chen Fan handed the wood to Ruhui and said, "I'll give you something to play with."

Ruhui's reaction was very flattering: "Give it to me? It's so kind. What is this?"

She turned the piece of wood, and the blister pattern could be clearly seen on the cut surface.

"Wow! It's so beautiful! It's crystal clear, like drops of water. I want to take it outside to have a look." She really ran to the yard to look at it in the sun.

"Fourth sister, look quickly, the light of this water drop is still flowing. Look at it from here, one pattern, a little bit off, and another pattern, it is always changing. It also has a nice smell What about the scent?"

Huai Shan's expression was a bit solemn: "Sister Chen, what kind of precious wood did you give me?"

Chen Fan smiled: "It's just a small piece. Look at it yourself at home, don't take it outside." This golden nanmu is called the emperor's wood, and it has always been used exclusively by the royal family. I don't know how the Daxiang Dynasty treated the golden silk What kind of attitude is Nanmu?

"Is this wood good for the body?" Ruhui asked.

"Yes. It is said that it has miraculous effects on health preservation and can prolong life. It also has the effects of refreshing the spleen and eliminating dampness, opening up the mind and refreshing the brain, and calming the soul. You must keep it well."

"Thank you, Sister Chen." Ruhui happily put the wood into her clothes bag.

In the evening, when the sky was covered with dark clouds and the wind was strong, Ruhui blew loudly: "The rainy season is coming! The rainy season is finally here!"

The wind was so strong that it made the flowers, plants and trees in the courtyard sway, and a lot of apricots fell from the apricot tree.Ruhui was both excited and distressed, picking up one handful after another in a hurry.

A group of people suddenly poured into the yard, including men, women, old and young.After they came in, they hurriedly saluted and called "Four Girls, Five Girls, Miss Chen", set up two ladders, and climbed up one after another. .Chen Fan was dumbfounded.

Huaishan stood in the courtyard calmly: "I have been ordered to pick all the apricots and plums that can be picked in the courtyards of the mansion these days. They just came over at this time."

Chen Fan remembered that when Huaishan came here for the first time, he looked at that tree and said that the apricots in this tree could also be picked.With the rhythm of the heavy rain coming, even if they were busy with other tasks, they probably had to gather here temporarily.

Chen Fan watched them busy, and the baskets were filled up in no time.There are two small baskets for those damaged apricots.

A flower pot on the ground was blown down by the wind, and rolled around. A maid was picking up apricots. She turned around and took two steps to pick it up, moved it to the eaves, and continued to pick up apricots.

Ruhui picked it up just now, but now she is standing there with her arms around her hands.Chen Fan stepped forward and helped lift up the empty net bags one by one, and took back the net bags filled with apricots.

She had poked loquats, persimmons, and cherries before, but it was all for small-time poking, and this was the first time she had collected apricots that were full of nets.The maids and servants didn't show any politeness to her, and continued to work on them after thanking her.

Chen Fan is tall and has long arms, so the boy at the height of the apricot tree saves effort and speeds up the picking.

It didn't take too long for Kazuki's apricots to be picked, the servants slid down the tree, and everyone carried the baskets out of the yard, said goodbye and left.

Chen Fan once again experienced the efficiency of the Liu family.

The sound of the cicadas seemed to be competing with the sound of the wind, and the sound was prolonged and loud. The cicadas in various courtyards came one after another, making it very lively.

Finally, the heavy rain fell with a crackle, hitting the ground and splashing waves of smoke and dust.Chen Fan and the others had already stood under the eaves, watching the rain column quickly weave a dense net, and even the big apricot tree that was close at hand was blurred.

"Finally it's plum blossom, the sky doesn't have to be dry." Huai Shan let out a sigh of relief.

That's right, it rained a few times during the Xiaoman season, and Yuanfeng County has recovered, but Shengping County next door is still suffering.On the day of the summer solstice, there was a rain in a timely manner, and now it is plum blossom. There should be no more drought this year, right?
But her duck houses haven't been capped yet, so she's a little worried.

Liu Huaishan seemed to know how to count, and said to her: "You don't have to worry about the house. It doesn't rain all day long. When it stops, you can still work. It's faster to erect beams and lay tiles in a small house, and there are so many carpenters A bricklayer can finish the work in two days at most."

Ruhui looked at Chen Fan and said, "Sister Chen, Fourth Sister and I haven't visited your field yet, when are we going to see it?"

Chen Fan glanced at Huaishan, Huaishan didn't go on the day of work, is there any rule?
Huaishan looked at Ruhui with a smile, and said, "Let's wait for a while, the effect will be better after a while."

(End of this chapter)