Zhao Hai and the others were currently in a room where they entertained VIPs. It can be said that it was a private room where they could order food. The ordinary clansmen ate the same food every day.
After the two ate in the dining room, Phil took Zhao Hai to his Fragrant Plum Courtyard. This Fragrant Plum Courtyard was named after the Plum Blossom Courtyard. In this courtyard, there were all kinds of plum blossoms. Now that the plum blossoms were in full bloom, the courtyard was filled with their fragrance.
Although Zhao Hai lived in the Fragrant Plum Courtyard, Rui En didn't. She was still living in the Shelley Hotel. But because of Zhao Hai, the hotel took good care of her.
When Zhao Hai returned to the Fragrant Plum Courtyard after eating, Laura and the others were already waiting for Zhao Hai inside the room. In addition to the Plum Blossom Courtyard, there was also a courtyard in the front and a martial arts field. The courtyard could accommodate about a hundred people, it wasn't a small courtyard.
Upon entering the room, Zhao Hai saw Laura and the others sitting inside. They had worried expressions on their faces. When they saw Zhao Hai come in, Laura and the others immediately stood up. Laura asked, "Brother Hai, what's going on? Why did you send us here? "
Zhao Hai looked at Laura and knew what she was worried about. He smiled and said, "Don't worry, we'll be living here from now on. This is also Brother Smith's idea." Then he told Laura about Smith's situation today.
When Laura and the others heard Zhao Hai, they stared. But Laura didn't have a happy expression. She looked at Zhao Hai and said, "Brother Hai, aren't you worried? Didn't Smith arrange for us to be here to keep an eye on us? "
Zhao Hai smiled faintly and said, "Isn't monitoring us good? This way, we can make him feel more assured. If we cooperate with him, he wouldn't think too much about it. This is very beneficial to us. "
When Laura heard Zhao Hai, she stared, but she immediately understood what Zhao Hai meant. Embarrassed, she said, "So Brother Hai meant this. Hehe, I understand."
Zhao Hai smiled and said, "Alright, you don't need to do anything for the next two days. You just need to count the amount of food and vegetables that we can do. Also, count the amount of milk wine and rations. Then notify Grandpa Ge Sen and have him increase the production. I'll go check on Ryan's situation. As long as Uncle Evan comes, I'll immediately send Ryan to the ship."
Laura smiled and said, "After sending Ryan to the ship, we'll be relieved of our worries. Brother Hai, it's currently winter, so there aren't many people who do business with the Beastmen. Should we go to the other Empires and take a look?"
Zhao Hai smiled faintly and said, "I also want to, but I can't do it now. It's best if we settle the business here first. Right now, we can't expand our business too much."
Laura nodded and said, "Alright, then we'll take two days to count our current business as well as our output. This will make it easier for us to move."
Zhao Hai nodded and said, "We didn't think that things would go this smoothly. Now that we have Brother Smith's help, things have gone a lot smoother than we expected. It would be best if we go to the slave market and take a look. What do you think?" Zhao Hai nodded and said, "Alright.
Laura nodded and said, "Good idea. What we lack the most right now is people. Although we bought a lot of Beastman slaves, those slaves don't know how to farm. This is very disadvantageous to our development. We still need to buy some Human slaves. It would be best if we buy some craftsmen and literate slaves."
Zhao Hai nodded, "Yes, we have too few people in our territory. Our territory isn't much smaller than the Aksu Empire, but we have too few people. Even if we didn't improve our land, we still have too few people." Zhao Hai nodded, "Yes, we have too few people in our territory.
During this time, Zhao Hai didn't care about anything else. He didn't care about the Black Wasteland. As long as Cai 'er's seven-colored fog expanded, he would immediately improve the land there. The amount of land that he improved was already a lot. Compared to that, the people in his hands were too few.
In the past, the people in his hands could still go out to farm, but as the number of factories in his hands increased, the slaves were too busy with the matters in the factories. How could they have the time to farm outside? Fortunately, it was winter outside, so even if they wanted to, they couldn't farm outside.
At this time, a loud noise was suddenly heard from outside. This made Zhao Hai, Laura, and the others stared. This courtyard was arranged by Smith, so it stands to reason that no one should be able to come in. What's going on?
Zhao Hai's expression sank, then he turned his head to Shun and said, "Shun, go and see what's going on. Don't offend anyone." Shun nodded and then opened the door and went out.
Megan had liked plum blossoms since she was young, so the Sweet Plum Courtyard was the courtyard she came to the most often. If it wasn't for the fact that the Sweet Plum Courtyard was too far back and unsafe, she would have moved there a long time ago.
It was now early winter, the plum blossoms were blooming in Sweet Plum Courtyard. Megan and a few of her friends came here to enjoy the plum blossoms. They also came here to drink a few cups of warm wine and chat about the continent.
The Fragrant Plum Courtyard of the City Lord's Mansion was very famous in Sky Water City. It had the largest plum garden in the entire city. Early winter was when the scenery here was the best. Many young ladies and young masters of noble families would come to the Fragrant Plum Courtyard to admire the plum blossoms. However, it was even better when it snowed.
Megan was accompanied by two servants. In order to not disturb the people in the front yard, they came in from the backyard. This way, they wouldn't disturb the people in the front yard, and also because they were closer to Sweet Plum Courtyard.
Megan's servant opened the door to Sweet Plum Courtyard. Then everyone immediately went inside and went straight to the backyard. At this time, Megan felt that something was wrong with the courtyard.
Before today, Megan didn't let anyone clean the courtyard, so the courtyard should have been quite messy. But now, the courtyard looked very clean, as if someone had specially cleaned it. This didn't have any artistic conception.
It had to be said that this Miss Megan had a bit of a scholar's jealousy. In her opinion, a plum garden like this should have blooming plum blossoms in the backyard and withered leaves in the front. This way, it could reflect vitality and decay, two different concepts. That would be good.
But now, the front yard was clean, as if someone had washed the ground, making it very clean. This made Megan very puzzled.
At this time, the door of Sweet Plum Courtyard's main hall was suddenly opened. A thin figure wearing a warrior's robe came out of the door and coldly looked at them.
Those Young Ladies and Young Masters who were on good terms with Megan also felt that something was wrong. They looked at the thin figure in a daze, and for a moment, they were all speechless.
The person who came out was naturally Shun. Shun understood Zhao Hai's meaning. Zhao Hai didn't want to cause trouble, so he had Shun come out.
Shun looked at the people in the courtyard and understood what was going on. In the past, he had seen many Young Ladies and Young Masters moaning and groaning. Therefore, when he looked at Megan's appearance, he immediately understood what was going on.
It was no wonder that Shun could see that Megan and the others were mostly girls. Most of the girls were holding hand stoves while the men were wearing high quality leather clothes. Each and every one of them was dressed gorgeously. Behind them, there were also many servants. Some of these servants were holding food boxes while others were holding charcoal stoves. It was very lively.
When Shun saw this situation, he knew that these people were the children of the city's Lord, so he invited some Nobles to play in the courtyard. Shun didn't feel strange about this. This was because when he arrived at the courtyard, he had already scouted the surroundings. Naturally, he wouldn't miss the Plum Courtyard. In the middle of the courtyard, there was a small courtyard, one could see that it was used to appreciate the plum blossoms. Shun paid attention to it, and when he looked at Megan's appearance, he knew what was going on.
Shun bowed to Megan and said, "I have seen Young Lady. Hello Young Lady, I am Mister Wales' servant. Today, I came to pay a visit to the City Lord. Thanks to the City Lord, we were able to settle down in Sweet Plum Courtyard. I apologize for disturbing the Young Lady's enjoyment of the plum blossoms."
Shun's words were very beautiful, but he also told the whole story. He told Megan that they were invited by the City Lord, they weren't intruders. At the same time, he told Megan and the others that they could leave.
Megan stared, then she looked at Shun and said, "Are you really father's guest?"
Shun quickly replied, "I don't dare hide it from the Young Lady. The City Lord's guest is my Young Master, I am only his servant."
Just as he finished speaking, Zhao Hai's voice was heard, "Shun, don't say that. We've already disturbed the Young Miss, so please leave." Zhao Hai's voice was heard.
Shun complied, then he turned to Megan and said, "Young Lady, please forgive us. We just need to rest in the room."
Shun's low attitude made Megan feel embarrassed. The other noble ladies and young masters who came with Megan also felt embarrassed. Megan quickly said, "Since that's the case, then we won't disturb mister's rest. We will take our leave."
Just as she was about to leave, a woman's voice called out, "Young Lady, please stay." Then Laura walked out of the room. Shun bowed to Laura and then retreated behind her.
Laura bowed to Megan and said, "Young Lady doesn't need to be like this. The Young Master said that we have disturbed the City Lord, so how could we let the Young Lady leave. Young Lady, please go to Sweet Plum Courtyard to enjoy the plum blossoms. We won't disturb you."
When Megan heard Laura, she was really embarrassed to leave. She quickly said, "Aren't we disturbing your Young Master's rest?"
Laura smiled and said, "It's my Young Master who is disturbing the Young Lady's enjoyment of the plum blossoms. Young Lady, please take your leave. This is a gift from the Young Master to the Young Lady. You can drink it while it's warm."
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