Before Yan Yihuan and Yan Yishuang left Liangdu, Daohua had met with them and Han Xinran twice more, knowing that they might not bring everything they needed, so she gave them many practical items.
In mid-July, Yan Yihuan and Yan Yishuang left Liangdu with their respective husbands.
Jinwei Guard was adjacent to Lanwu Guard, so the group could travel together for part of the way.
The further west they went, the more desolate it became.
Yan Yihuan and Yan Yishuang sat in their carriages, looking at the desolate scenery outside, both feeling somewhat heavy-hearted.
"We are not going to the westernmost part of Xiliang, and it’s already this desolate. I can’t imagine how barren Ganzhou Guard must be, where our eldest sister followed our brother-in-law."
Yan Yishuang sighed.
Outside the carriage, Xue Yi heard this and laughed, "Ganzhou Guard used to be the poorest and most impoverished guard in Xiliang, but not anymore. Since brother-in-law arrived in Ganzhou Guard, although I can’t say it has completely transformed, the lives of the people have greatly improved."
Yan Yihuan smiled and said, "Brother-in-law is skilled in leading troops to battle; I didn’t expect him to be so capable in managing a place as well."
You Kai took over the conversation, "Not only is brother-in-law amazing, your eldest sister is also very impressive. Xiliang has many mountains and slopes, and there is little flat land in Ganzhou Guard. To solve the problem of land shortage, your eldest sister has directly transformed the sloping mountains into terraced fields."
Xue Yi also added, "Indeed, changing sloping mountains into terraced fields is truly incredible. It not only increased the area of cultivable land but also effectively mitigated soil erosion. Now Jinwei Guard is also doing the same."
Seeing her husband speaking so highly of Daohua, Yan Yihuan and Yan Yishuang were not surprised at all.
Their eldest sister had always been so capable since she was young; they had long been used to it.
Yan Yishuang took a deep breath, "If eldest sister can have a good life in Xiliang, so can we."
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After seeing off Yan Yihuan and the others, Xiao Yeyang and Daohua each started getting busy with their affairs.
Xiao Yeyang took over the Commander Office, with responsibilities to settle disabled soldiers and the families of fallen soldiers, as well as to eliminate the remnants of the Wei Family’s power and get acquainted with the officials in the office. He spent a long period coming home late from work.
On Daohua’s side, she first had to meet with the wives of Liangdu officials, then she was busy acquiring fields and estates, and managing all kinds of household affairs, also incredibly busy.
"Every move means another round of busyness, I hope we never have to move again."
Once matters with the fields and estates were settled, Daohua could finally take a breath.
Guyu heard her master’s complaint and laughed, "As the Prince is commanded to manage Xiliang, I suspect we will be living in the Prince Residence from now on. The next time we move, it’s likely going back to Beijing."
Daohua chuckled, "That’s true." Then looking at the sky, she asked, "Is Daozi still with his grandmother?"
Guyu nodded with a smile, "He should be. Uncle Chu made a wooden sword for Little Prince, and he loves it so much. But Uncle Chu won’t give the wooden sword to Little Prince, so now Little Prince runs to Chunhui Courtyard every day."
Daohua laughingly said, "Uncle Chu is doing it on purpose, using the wooden sword to lure Daozi over."
As soon as the words were out, Daohua heard ’thump, thump, thump’ running footsteps coming from outside the corridor.
With such frequent and rapid footsteps, only her son could make them.
Then, a plump little figure appeared in Daohua’s view.
Daozi was now very steady on his feet, and under the watch of maids and nannies, he was even able to run for short distances on flat ground.
However, stepping over door thresholds was still a bit tricky for him.
Daozi still had to squat down and climb over thresholds with his body prone, which looked inconvenient, but the little fellow didn’t allow the maids or nannies to carry him, insisting on entering by himself.
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