Farming Family's Pocket Dimension: A Charmed Little Lady Comes to Farm

Chapter 29: Chapter 29: Assigning Tasks

White flour and egg flatbreads, pickled vegetables, and a pot of rice porridge.

Gu Sanlang was stunned when he saw the dining table. "Mom, did we strike it rich?"

Mrs. Chen chided, "You talk too much. Look at your two older brothers—they’re not asking. If you’re given food, just eat it!"

Gu Sanlang chuckled. "I haven’t had white flour flatbreads in half a year."

"If we could live like this every day, I wouldn’t trade it even to be the Emperor."

Gu Fei let out a laugh. "Third Brother, as long as we all work hard together, it won’t be long before every day is like this."

After breakfast, Gu Fei said seriously, "Dad, I’ve been thinking. I believe Second Brother and Third Brother will both need to come into the city with us."

Gu Zhang nodded, not asking a single question.

’He had realized it yesterday. The girl had a plan in mind. Of course, in a place like the Marquis Mansion, you probably wouldn’t survive if you weren’t shrewd.’

Gu Sanlang was overjoyed. He loved going to the city. He thumped his chest loudly. "Sister, whatever you need done, just tell your third brother what to do."

Gu Fei smiled. "Oh, yes. There are many things I need my brothers to do."

Gu Sanlang rubbed his hands together. "Then let’s get going!"

Gu Qing stood up. "I’ll go see if the carriage has arrived. I arranged it with Boss Zhang yesterday."

Li Chunhua said quickly, "Little Fei, let me do your hair. You can’t go into the city looking so disheveled."

Li Chunhua had nimble fingers. In just a few moments, she had styled Gu Fei’s hair into the hanging tufts of an unmarried young woman. When her hair was done, Little Cao clapped her hands and giggled. "Auntie is so pretty! Auntie is a Fairy!"

Gu Fei beamed, produced a lollipop from her space, and tucked it into Little Cao’s hand. "Eat this at home in secret. Don’t let anyone see."

Little Cao nodded obediently. "Little Cao won’t go out. Little Cao will stay home with Mom."

The carriage had already arrived. The men of the family and Gu Fei all climbed aboard.

It was crowded in the small space. Gu Fei couldn’t lie down and had to kneel on a cushion with her bottom in the air.

The carriage soon left the village entrance. Gu Fei’s eyes glinted as she began to assign tasks.

She took out the Second Miss’s pouch of golden hairpins and pearl flowers and handed it to Gu Sanlang, lowering her voice. "Third Brother, take these to a pawn shop and sell them outright. It’s best if you go to a few different shops."

She then handed Gu Qing a two-hundred-tael silver note and whispered, "Eldest Brother, go to the South Market and buy three horses. They need to be good ones. If you don’t know how to judge horses, find someone who does to go with you. It’s fine to pay them a bit of silver for their trouble."

"Besides the three horses, you’ll also need to buy three carriages."

Gu Fei turned to look at Gu Zhang. "Dad, are three carriages enough?"

Gu Zhang was still marveling at his daughter’s ambitious spending. Hearing her question, he pondered for a moment. "Little Fei, it’s better to buy mules than horses. Mules have more stamina than horses and are stronger. A good mule can carry hundreds of pounds, and they’re easier to care for."

Gu Fei said with surprise, "Oh, really? I didn’t know that. In that case, let’s buy mules."

"As for the rest... let me think... we’ll also need to buy some hides. Sheepskin will do."

"We can figure out the rest later." ’She was worried they wouldn’t have enough silver left to buy people out of the Imperial Music Bureau.’

Gu Qing was dumbfounded. "Sister, what are we going to do with so many mule carts?"

Gu Zhang cleared his throat. "Your sister told you to buy them, so you just buy them."