The Humble Family's Daughter Has A Spatial Pocket! novel Chapter 689

Chapter 689: Chapter 620, Shameless_1

Upon returning to the Yan Residence, Daohua first visited Old Madam Yan and left some lychees for her, instructing Wang Manman to deliver the rest to the main courtyard for Madam Li to distribute to others. Afterwards, she returned to her own courtyard and planted the Jingmiao Grass Seeds in her space.

"Bi Shi, fetch me a porcelain basin. Also, tell Guyu to clear out a room."

The growing environment for Jingmiao Grass was harsh, and she couldn’t just do nothing and then, without any reason, produce fully grown Jingmiao Grass. She had to at least put on the appearance of making an effort.

After the room was prepared, Daohua had Yan Shouhou collect soil from the mountains, forests, and some fertile lands. She took out some of the soil from her space, mixed the various soils together, and filled the porcelain basin with the mixture.

She then placed ice blocks in the room to adjust the indoor temperature.

All this kept her busy for several days.

However, Daohua was quite satisfied. With this foundation laid, should anyone ask how she managed to grow Jingmiao Grass, she would have an explanation.

Considering the rarity and preciousness of Jingmiao Grass, Daohua even mockingly used a notebook to record how many times she watered each day, the amount of ice used, and the time spent sunbathing and ventilating.

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Since Madam Guo and her daughter had arrived, Governor Guo had been visiting the Ningmen Prefecture more often. In mid-July, Xiao Yeyang learned that Governor Guo was at the Prefecture, and recalling that he hadn’t yet paid a visit since Madam Guo arrived, he brought a basket of lychees and went to see her.

When Madam Guo saw the abundance of lychees Xiao Yeyang had brought, her smile brightened considerably. She and her daughter loved lychees, which they had difficulty obtaining when they were in Beijing.

"Xueming, quickly serve your Brother Yeyang tea," Madam Guo prompted her daughter to take initiative, then, smiling at Xiao Yeyang, she said, "It’s been a few years, and Yeyang has become even more promising. You managed to get your hands on so much of this rare fruit."

Xiao Yeyang smiled lightly, "It’s nothing really, just had some transported back when sending glassware to the south."

Madam Guo laughed, "You’re already managing a Glass Factory at such a young age, which is quite impressive. Unlike your two cousins, who still have no proper duty to speak of."

Upon hearing this, Governor Guo next to her was displeased, "How can you say Jinghua and Jingyi have no proper duty? Aren’t they doing well in their roles at the Capital Battalion Command?"

Madam Guo snorted, "What kind of proper duty is that? One is only Sixth-rank and the other, Seventh-rank. I’m embarrassed even to mention it."

Governor Guo fell silent for a moment, "The Capital Battalion Command is responsible for the security of the Capital, carrying great responsibility. How can you measure that solely on their ranks?"

Xiao Yeyang glanced at Madam Guo and Governor Guo and understood in his heart. The prestige of the Duke Residence in the military was too high, and the royal uncle would not allow the Guo family members to occupy high positions indefinitely.

The Guo family should start to take a step back with this generation, such as his cousins whose official positions would likely not exceed Third-rank in the future.

Guo Xueming saw Xiao Yeyang fiddling with the teacup and asked with a smile, "Brother Yeyang, what do you usually keep yourself busy with?"

Xiao Yeyang replied casually, "Nothing much, just running around here and there."

Madam Guo glanced at her daughter and took over the conversation, "Since you’re not very busy, you should visit us more often. It’s been quite some years since you left Beijing, and Xueming knows many local delicacies from the Capital. I’ll have her cook some for you." As she spoke, she quickly glanced at Governor Guo, signaling him to join in.

Governor Guo, receiving the hint, hastily smiled and said, "Yes, you should come visit more often."

Xiao Yeyang stood up to take his leave, "Although it’s just some miscellaneous affairs, I cannot be absent from them. I hope uncle and aunty will understand."

Seeing Xiao Yeyang’s refusal, Madam Guo’s smile stiffened somewhat, and Guo Xueming also looked somewhat disappointed.

Governor Guo wasn’t bothered, for he knew his nephew’s duties involved more than just managing a Glass Factory; he immediately laughed and said, "Important matters come first, but you should still find some time to visit your aunty and cousin."

Xiao Yeyang merely nodded indifferently, without verbally committing.