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Mei Lenglei finished speaking, nodded at Baihe, who approached Mei Lenglei’s side, then scanned the crowd, and spoke unhurriedly to them, "From now on, I will be the butler of this estate; everyone must follow my arrangements. Starting now, I will call out names, and those called should stand aside."

Feng Xuxu watched for a while, and since there wasn’t anything of concern, she took Lan Lengyun and Zhu Lengqing back to the inner courtyard.

Mei Lenglei and Baihe busied themselves for a bit more than an hour before they had all the long-term workers and bonded servants properly assigned, and only then did they return to the inner courtyard to report to the young lady.

"Miss, everything has been arranged," Baihe said with a somewhat hoarse voice to the young lady.

"Mhm, you two go and rest for a bit," Feng Xuxu said, gently touching her slightly aching forehead, which after a while began to ease.

"The young lady isn’t tired, just a bit thirsty," Baihe said with a smile and a twinkle in her eyes to the young lady.

Seeing this, Lan Lengyun picked up a kettle from the table, poured a cup of water for Mei Lenglei and Baihe each, and handed it to them before returning to the young lady’s side.

The two thanked her and drained their cups in a single gulp.

Taking up the blueprint from the table and handing it to Baihe, "You take care of this matter. The winery can be remodeled just like the one we had in Feng Family village."

"Miss, where will the winery be built?" Opening it up, inside were the processes for brewing as well as some blueprints for constructing the brewery and some silver notes.

"Take the silver notes, purchase all the wasteland nearby, and if there are ownerless mountains, buy those too. If the silver isn’t enough, come back for more, and as for the brewery, build it on the purchased wasteland," instructed Feng Xuxu, her eyes shining bright. She bade her master farewell, picked up the silver notes, and went to find the head of Xiaowang village.

That evening, just as Yingsu stepped into the courtyard, Baihe also happened to return, and the two entered the house together.

"Miss, we’re back."

Hearing Baihe’s cheerful voice, Feng Xuxu who was having a meal, knew that this maid must have successfully completed the task assigned to her.

"Miss, I visited three villages and purchased all the nearby wasteland and mountains," Baihe said tireless, telling the young lady about the villages she visited in the afternoon and how she haggled with the village heads, ending up with the mountains being sold for almost a song.

Excitedly, Baihe narrated her experiences, and everyone listened attentively.

"That’s everything," said Baihe with a smile, looking at the young lady, and turned in the remaining silver and silver notes.

Feng Xuxu was also delighted, looking at the scattered silver and silver notes in front of her and said, "Store this silver in our accounts. Once the wasteland is sorted in a couple of days, start preparing to buy livestock and hire long-term workers to manage the land. Although it’s too late for high-yield rice, there’s still more than enough time to plant other crops."

"I understand, Miss," replied Baihe, her face brimming with confidence as she picked up the silver and silver notes to start the bookkeeping.

Feng Xuxu turned to look at Yingsu and saw her pouting, clearly unhappy.

"What did your cousin have to say?" Feng Xuxu asked, raising an eyebrow.

"Young Master didn’t say much, just put some people in confinement." It was because of this that he was upset.

"I see. You’ve worked hard all day too. Rest well tonight, and get ready to go with me to Xiaozhang village tomorrow."

Upon hearing that she’d go out with the young lady tomorrow, Yingsu’s lips, which had been pursed all afternoon, finally curved into a smile, "Yes, Miss." She got up and quickly left the room.

With a suppressed smile, Mei Lenglei commented, "Miss, although Yingsu appears cold, his heart is warm. The moment he heard about going out tomorrow, he got excited like a child." Feng Xuxu nodded in agreement; Yingsu was indeed a person cold on the outside but warm inside.

"You all should rest as well, we’ll be very busy in the coming days," she said to Mei Lenglei beside her.

"Yes, Miss." After making the bed for the young lady, Mei Lenglei rose and left her mistress’s bedroom.

The next day, Feng Xuxu led Yingsu and Lan Lengyun to Xiaozhang village.

The butler of the estate had received a confidential letter from Family Head Zongzheng the day before, indicating that the entire estate was to be under Miss Feng’s command, and that he, as well as all the servants and long-term workers, must obey her orders.

After knocking on the door, and explaining their purpose, they were invited into the hall. Upon learning the news, the butler hastily set down his current work and hastened to the hall to meet Miss Feng.

"Miss Feng, this old servant is Wu Wenzhi, the butler of the estate." As soon as Wu Wenzhi entered the room, he greeted Feng Xuxu with a bow and introduced himself.

Although his gaze remained downwards, he took the opportunity to discreetly size up his new mistress, the future princess, and silently noted her in his mind before subtly withdrawing his gaze.

Even though he was cautiously observing her, Feng Xuxu still noticed right away that his gaze was simply inquisitive and bore no ill will, and thus she felt a bit of fondness for Butler Wu.