Gasp! She's a Time Traveler Using Modern Tech to Improve Ancient Life-Chapter 390 - 387: Another Relocation in the Clan

Lin Wanwan made the final decision: "If that’s the case, then my two cousins can go to the countryside with me to escape the summer heat. In a few days, I’ll arrange a boat to send you back. Cousin, if you’re in a hurry, why not go first?"

Xiao Jingkun shook his head and sighed: "Alright, then Xianghua can stay for a few more days. Ronghua, you will go back with me tomorrow. I’ll send a servant to charter a boat later and prepare to set off for Qiantang tomorrow morning."

Lin Wanwan stood up and said, "Cousin, there’s no need to rush. Let my people handle the boat chartering. Just enjoy your time at Xiaoxi Town and don’t worry about these things."

Upon hearing Lin Wanwan’s words, Xiao Jingkun agreed. After all, it was customary for the host to see off the guests. His suggestion to personally send someone to charter a boat was merely polite talk.

The next day, Lin Wanwan prepared some gifts and saw off Xiao Jingkun and Xiao Ronghua at the South Pier, then the group returned to Lin Family Manor.

Xiao Jingkun finally left; from Xiaoxi Town to the South Pier, he sat on a small boat (since Xiao Jingkun was unwilling to ride in a carriage, finding it inconvenient with many things to carry, thus opting for a small boat). Lin Wanwan listened to Xiao Jingkun’s rambling, making it feel even duller than hearing the sound of oars rowing.

If it weren’t for Xiao Xianghua and little Qingyu occasionally chiming in, the nearly two-hour boat ride would have bored Lin Wanwan to death.

The journey from Xiaoxi Town to Lin Family Manor involved road repairs done by Lin Wanwan several times. Nowadays, it would take merely an hour on horseback, but riding in a carriage would be slower, and using a boat even slower due to detours.

Normally, Lin Wanwan preferred either riding a horse or taking a carriage for travel; however, accommodating Xiao Jingkun’s reluctance to ride in a carriage, she opted for the leisurely small boat, which she had quite enough of.

Even Xiao Yixun was looking utterly lifeless, seasick from being on the boat.

Fortunately, the small pier at Lin Family Manor was within sight, and they were soon docking.

The boat Lin Wanwan bought from Hai City last time was not a fishing boat but a custom leisure boat made by the Lu family, mostly docked at the pier, rarely in use.

To make room for it, Lin Wanwan had expanded the pier.

For this trip to send Xiao Jingkun and Xiao Ronghua back, Lin Wanwan didn’t use that boat; she simply chartered one directly at the pier.

As soon as everyone stepped off the boat, a young elephant, a large white goose, and three white-feathered chickens rushed toward them.

Little Qingyu happily approached, hugging the young elephant’s neck. With the elephant’s cooperation and assistance from the maid, she flipped onto its back, proudly leading the animal entourage back home.

Along the way, the Lin Clan members encountered warmly greeted them all the way to the gate.

The last time Xiao Xianghua visited Lin Wanwan’s home, the backyard was still closely connected to the school.

This time she came over; Lin Wanwan had already built a gate between her courtyard and the school, with a separated house in between, no longer tightly connected.

Xiao Xianghua was led by Lin Wanwan to tour her new manor.

Some areas were planted with flowers, others with vegetables, amidst birdsong and fragrant flowers mixed with the continuous singing of summer cicadas, and the sound of reading from the school in the front, everywhere was full of vitality, far better than the atmosphere at the Xiao family.

Handling mundane matters at home was left to Steward of the Embroidery Workshop, Madam He’s daughter-in-law, Madam Sun, who quite enjoyed asserting herself in front of Lin Wanwan; her abilities were actually quite good, having been trained by the genuinely noble Xiao Family.

Lin Wanwan had no worries leaving her to look after the manor; Madam Sun had basically become the second steward in the inner courtyard and unknowingly the trainer of newly purchased young maids. 𝘧𝑟𝑒𝑒𝘸𝘦𝘣𝑛𝑜𝘷𝑒𝓁.𝘤𝘰𝓂

When Lin Wanwan got home, Yun Shang led Hua Nong and Hong Yan to place the items brought back from Xiaoxi Town. Madam Sun stood before Lin Wanwan, reporting the fresh events that occurred at home and within the clan during her absence.

Madam Sun had high emotional intelligence, and her reports were well-organized; Lin Wanwan was quite pleased with her performance, casually rewarding her with a face cloth, eliciting another round of loyal declarations.

This gauze cloth Lin Wanwan brought back from modern times had now become one of her favorite gifts.

In the Great Tang, towels were called handkerchiefs, marking the first appearance of such vocabulary in the world, made mostly from white hemp fabric with varying densities.

Such handkerchiefs were fairly thick and fluffy, but compared to the extremely absorbent all-cotton gauze cloth scientifically designed in modern times, they naturally fell short.

Therefore, the gauze cloth Lin Wanwan presented was well-received, not only favored in Red Face Smile Beauty Salon but also among the ladies in Mao County who interacted with Lin Wanwan, many of whom received it as a gift.

The gauze cloth had now become a new favorite among the noble ladies of Mao County, and Lin Wanwan planned to initiate its production in Great Tang once cotton harvesting began.

In the future, selling handkerchiefs solely in Mao County was a promising market, after all, handkerchiefs were consumables.

Little Qingyu was reluctantly sent into the school, and the house became noticeably quieter with one less little one.

Having settled Xiao Xianghua, Lin Wanwan took Hong Yan to find the Lin Clan Leader. As for Xiao Yixun, she had become accustomed to swiftly retreating to her room for rest.

Xiao Yixun had always disliked socializing, whether it was due to her high status or discomfort with others due to physical constraints.

As soon as Lin Wanwan left, she wouldn’t spend an extra second with Xiao Xianghua, immediately rising to return to the second-floor room arranged for her.

Lin Wanwan approached the Lin Clan Leader mainly concerning establishing the workshop, having initially planned for the sweet potatoes and cotton to be processed by everyone at home.

However, after discussions with Xiao Chong, she decided to build a workshop for centralized management, ensuring quality control and convenience in unified teaching.

The workshop naturally had to be under Lin Wanwan’s name.

For only with her title as Secondary Fifth Rank Village Lady could the people working inside not be classified as craftsmen, nor the act of buying and selling define as commerce.

There was still plenty of vacant land near Lin Family Manor, albeit scattered; setting up a workshop naturally required land consolidation.

Lin Wanwan had done this once before, with those whose homes were demolished rejoicing.

Now another round of major construction was due, and Lin Wanwan naturally had to discuss it first with the Lin Clan Leader.

At the Lin Clan Leader’s home, only his wife Mrs. Niu was present, weaving cloth; others had either gone out to sea or were at the school, and the daughter-in-law went to school to cook.

The Lin Clan Leader himself had gone to the cotton fields to find work; to him, his eyes were filled with activity, unable to idle.

When villagers idly engage in small bets for amusement during farm leisure, they always avoided the Lin Clan Leader; if caught, a round of reprimanding was inevitable.

Lin Wanwan left a message and several seasonal summer fruits and vegetables for Mrs. Niu, asking her to notify the Lin Clan Leader upon his return.

As luck would have it, Lin Wanwan had just exited the Lin Clan Leader’s courtyard when she encountered him returning, shouldering a hoe.