Chapter 586 - 520: The Ancient Hunter Family’s Orphaned Sister and Brother Without a Guardian 41
"Miss Rong, here are the house deed and land deeds for the manor and the shops." The fields and hills of the manor also require land deeds and mountain and field deeds.
Hu Dao had completed all the procedures at once.
Rong Yan glanced at the deeds in her hand, then she noticed something amiss.
She looked up at Hu Dao, "Why is there an extra one hundred mu of field deeds?"
If she remembered correctly, the manor only had one hundred mu of land, but here there were two hundred mu of field deeds, clearly an excess.
Hu Dao immediately explained, "Miss Rong, the fields within the manor are all part of the manor. These two portions are the ones on the outskirts we saw outside, since they were wasteland, I purchased them for you for ten taels."
This shocked Rong Yan. Ten taels for two hundred mu of wasteland?
What was the difference from picking it up for free?
"Thank you for your hard work!"
Hu Dao immediately responded, "It was no trouble!" Running an errand, how could it be hard? It hardly required any effort.
Rong Yan collected all the documents, "Right, I’ve asked the guards in the residence to transport some things to the manor."
Hu Dao said, "Miss Rong, our master has instructed that you can mobilize anyone in the residence."
Rong Yan nodded in acknowledgment.
That would be all for today; she would wait for Qin Ye to return in the evening... Actually, even if he didn’t return, she planned to leave here tomorrow.
"You go about your business! My matters don’t need tending to."
Seeing that she had no intentions of going out again for the time being, Hu Dao then left.
Before leaving, he said, "Miss Rong, if you need anything, I’ll be outside."
Meaning she could request anything from him at any time.
Rong Yan nodded.
After he left, Rong Jin, who had been silent up until now, asked, "Sister, are we moving to the manor you bought tomorrow?"
Hearing this, Rong Yan looked down at him, then nodded her head, "Yes, we are moving there tomorrow. That will be our home from now on."
At least for the next two years.
Moreover, with the one hundred mu of land inside the manor, plus the two hundred mu of wasteland around it... that meant she now possessed a full three hundred mu of land.
That could certainly be considered a sizable estate.
Rong Jin’s eyes sparkled, noticeably delighted.
"Sister, does that mean... we’ll be living there from now on?"
Rong Yan observed his expression, didn’t immediately answer his question, but asked instead, "Do you like it here?"
Rong Jin immediately said, "Sister, I like wherever you are."
That sentence softened Rong Yan’s heart immensely.
"Good."
***
Qin Ye was originally supposed to arrive late, but considering today was Rong Yan’s first day at his residence and she had now purchased a manor.
Based on his understanding of her, he guessed she might move away tomorrow.
So, he wanted to have dinner with her tonight.
When he returned to the residence, he ran into Housekeeper Qian, thinking of earlier advice from Think Tank, he asked directly, "Is there no silver left in the residence?"
"There’s only one hundred taels left." Housekeeper Qian felt it slightly embarrassing.
For an ordinary civilian family, one hundred taels might last a lifetime, but this was their prince! These last few years had been exceptionally tough.
Qin Ye had initially wanted to say to give him that one hundred taels.
But as the words reached his lips, he decided against it.
Silver will be available, but we’ll need to wait for the Think Tank to return before discussing further.
Then the topic was swiftly changed, "How is the dinner preparation going?"
Housekeeper Qian immediately responded, "Master, the preparation is almost done, and dishes can be served anytime."
Hearing this from him, Qin Ye believed he wouldn’t just carelessly prepare a few dishes.
"Good, serve the food in fifteen minutes, also go notify Miss Rong and her brother..." He paused mid-sentence, then changed his mind, "Never mind, I’ll go by myself later."
Housekeeper Qian quickly acknowledged with a "Yes."
Qin Ye first went back to his own main court to change his clothes and then approached the courtyard where Rong Yan and her brother were staying.
Upon his arrival, several old women greeted him with a bow.
Qin Ye gestured with his hand, and just as he was about to speak, he saw Rong Jin running out of the house he was staying in.
"Brother Qin!"
Quite enthusiastically.
This brought some comfort to Qin Ye.
It seemed that the time spent together had not been in vain.
"It’s time to eat, go and call your Sister."
In the mountain cave, there was no helping it, but here, one had to consider... a lady’s boudoir should not be intruded upon.
Just as the two of them were talking, Rong Yan also came out upon hearing their conversation.
Qin Ye’s eyes brightened at the first sight of her, "Rong Yan, it’s time for dinner."
Rong Yan nodded and, while he was there, directly shared her plans, "You’ve come at the right time! I’ve bought a Manor and some shops, and we, the siblings, are moving to the Manor tomorrow."
It had indeed come... Although Qin Ye had guessed that she would move out of the mansion tomorrow, still, when she said it so eagerly, it felt somewhat upsetting.
... Did she not feel a trace of reluctance towards him?
He suppressed that emotion swiftly and then spoke, "It’s fine if you move tomorrow, but I’m still worried about you. Since you will definitely be hiring people anyway, how about I send those retired soldiers who are not in the camp to your place? Their provisions... I will send over first."
Initially, Rong Yan did not want to accept his people, but after hearing about the retired soldiers, she remained silent for a moment.
Then she looked up and asked, "How many people?"
The life of soldiers in the camp was already tough, not to mention those who were retired and disabled, life must be difficult.
Qin Ye though she would disagree when she became silent.
However, to his surprise, she asked such a question, so he immediately responded, "Twenty..."
"Okay." Rong Yan agreed without hesitation, "Don’t worry about sending the provisions, since they would be working for me, I will take care of their food and lodging."
Qin Ye wanted to say something more, but Rong Yan spoke first, "If you insist on sending food, then don’t send the people, I won’t accept them."
This statement made Qin Ye change his approach.
"Alright, as you say." The people he chose indeed still possessed Combat Power and could provide protection.
Rong Yan didn’t delve further on the subject, "Let’s go, let’s have dinner first."
"Yes." Qin Ye liked her straightforward personality.
It gave him an extraordinary feeling.
At least, he hadn’t encountered such a unique woman in Beijing, truly delightful.
Since the dining was set up in the main hall, the three of them headed there.
The dinner was quite rich, though dominated by meats with very few fresh vegetables.
However, Rong Yan understood the reason.
It was the beginning of early winter and moreover, it was the border area, coupled with ancient times when there was no cultivation of off-season vegetables.
Hence, the absence of green vegetables was normal.
