Chapter 1082 - 905, Assistant
After the onset of spring, temperatures rose again, and the ice and snow atop Yunlian Mountain began to melt. Water flowed fiercely from the source of the Dan River, bringing life back to the stretches of Ganzhou Guard that had run dry for over a decade.
The Wang Clan, following a personal trip to Shiqukou by Xiao Yeyang and Daohua, moved their entire family to Ganzhou Guard.
Ganzhou Guard was vast and sparsely populated. Wang Qi, after repeatedly studying maps, sought Xiao Yeyang’s approval and finally chose to establish a village in the southeastern part of Ganzhou Guard.
Wang Qi took the one thousand and one hundred taels of silver funded by Xiao Yeyang and, after drawing up a layout of the village, got ready to report to Ganzhou City.
Xiao Yeyang, upon meeting Wang Qi, didn’t immediately set him to work, but instead gave him two days to familiarize himself with the people and affairs of the garrison, with Zhang Da showing him around.
During this time, to his surprise, Wang Qi discovered craftsmen were actually tinkering with tuff that Madame Xiao had dug up from Shiqukou, and he couldn’t help but express his amazement to Zhang Da, "Lord Xiao truly spoils Madame Xiao."
Zhang Da replied, "Sir, Madame Xiao is not just any ordinary woman sequestered at home. I’ve heard from Dong Yuanxuan that the method for making glass was learned by Madame Xiao from storybooks."
Surprise flashed across Wang Qi’s face as if he found it hard to believe.
Zhang Da said with a smile, "Sir, when I first heard of it, I didn’t quite believe either. But then, considering the molds for making honeycomb briquettes and the idea to transform sloping hills into terraced fields, both conceived by Madame Xiao, it seems quite plausible."
"High-yielding crops like maize, potatoes, and cotton, all are being cultivated by Madame Xiao. Now, there are two people the people of Ganzhou Guard are most grateful to."