The Humble Family's Daughter Has A Spatial Pocket!-Chapter 1083 - 906: Establishing a Horse Ranch

During the Dragon Boat Festival, Xiao Yeyang spent two full days with Daohua and Gu Jian at home. But by the 8th day of the fifth month, people started arriving at the Xiao Residence to report to Xiao Yeyang.

Watching Xiao Yeyang head to the study in the front yard, Guyu couldn’t help expressing her worries: "Ever since we came to Xiliang, the young master has been too busy. He barely has time to properly accompany the young mistress."

Daohua smiled and said: "He is ambitious, naturally he won’t stay at home all day to keep me company. And I knew this before marrying him."

Guyu started hesitantly: "But young mistress, if you and the young master are always apart, how will... how will there be a little young master?"

"Miss, please don’t blame this servant for being nosy. Although Prince and the old Master and Madam are far away in Beijing and no elders are around to urge you..."

"But Miss, you’ve been married to the young master for over two years now and still haven’t gotten pregnant. If it goes on like this, surely there will be gossip."

Daohua was stunned by these words, only then realizing how quickly time had flown; she had been married to Xiao Yeyang for more than two years!

"Why did you suddenly bring this up, have you heard some rumors?"

Guyu quickly shook her head: "It’s not rumors, just that last time Madam Dong brought her little son to visit, and the servants saw how much the old master liked the little boy, jokingly saying that once the young mistress has a child, the old master won’t need to run to the pharmacy every day."

Daohua ’oh’-ed. Knowing that old Master Gu enjoyed playing with Dong Yuanxuan’s son was something she was aware of. Since arriving in Xiliang, both Xiao Yeyang and she were busy, she indeed hadn’t had time to think about getting pregnant.

Come to think of it, weren’t Xiao Yeyang’s fertility avoidance pills expiring?

Daohua began to ponder deeply, actually starting to think about pregnancy.

Xiao Yeyang was twenty-three this year, and she was twenty. Neither of them was young anymore; it seemed about time to have their child.

Now that things in Ganzhou Guard were gradually getting on track, Xiao Yeyang was still busy outside, but she no longer needed to oversee everything meticulously, so getting pregnant wasn’t out of the question.

Daohua was lost in thought, so much so that she didn’t even notice when Xiao Yeyang returned.

"What are you thinking about?"

Xiao Yeyang stepped forward to wrap his arms around Daohua, gently kissing her cheek.

Daohua turned around and wrapped her arms around Xiao Yeyang’s neck: "Have you seen Big Brother Dong’s son? He’s so white and chubby, very adorable."

Xiao Yeyang nodded in agreement: "That little guy really does look good."

Daohua saw that Xiao Yeyang stopped at that, feeling a bit speechless. She let go of him and walked to the ice basin to fan herself: "Didn’t you say you could rest for a while? Why did someone come to find you so quickly?"

Xiao Yeyang, unaware of Daohua’s thoughts, lay down with his head resting on his arms on the cool couch: "Do you remember I told you about building the biggest horse farm in Daxia at Ganzhou Guard?"

Daohua nodded.

Xiao Yeyang continued: "Zhiqiao Mountain is a branch of the Yunlian Mountains. Before it was taken over by Xiliao people at the source of the Dan River, it was always an excellent pasture."

"Now that we’ve taken back the Dan River, I’ve had it fenced off, ready to establish a horse breeding base there. The official who came to find me just now was reporting that the infrastructure there has been built. Now, we only lack horses and foals."

Daohua sat down: "The amount of horses and foals needed for a horse farm is not small, what are you planning to do?"

Xiao Yeyang looked at Daohua: "That’s what I’m trying to figure out right now."

Daohua: "Can Ma Teng still help you contact horse traders from Xiliao?"

Xiao Yeyang shook his head: "Taking back the Dan River, although our cause was just, we still wiped out twenty thousand troops from Xiliao. Now they are very cautious towards us, and they monitor the horse trade very closely."

"Ma Teng does have some contacts, but those he knows are all low-level traders, and now they probably wouldn’t dare to take risks."

"Furthermore, the quantity we need is quite large, and those traders are not able to fulfill it."

Daohua frowned: "So what do we do now?"

Xiao Yeyang was toying with the palace tassel tied to the waistband of Daohua’s belt: "Establishing a military horse farm is a major event for the entire Daxia, the entire Xiliang, and I have already reported it to the Commander Office."

"Now that the horse farm is built, we are just short of horses. As the highest authority of Xiliang, the Commander Office should show appropriate response and support."

Daohua: "Aren’t you afraid that the people from the Commander Office will play dirty tricks?"

Xiao Yeyang chuckled: "What harm can they do? Rest assured, they wouldn’t dare to openly, and as for tricks behind the scenes, hmph, let’s see who’s more cunning."

Daohua knew that Xiao Yeyang had already dispatched Jinling Guards to surveil Liangdu and the other eight guard stations, so she wasn’t too worried, but she still reminded him:

"We, at best, are a formidable dragon who has just arrived in Xiliang, but the people at the Commander Office are the local snakes here. You still need to be very careful."

Xiao Yeyang nodded.

At rest in the evening, Xiao Yeyang discovered that Daohua was more passionate than usual, which pleasantly surprised him. Although he was a bit puzzled, he didn’t dampen Daohua’s spirits at all.

It wasn’t until deep into the night that Xiao Yeyang embraced Daohua, who was so tired she didn’t even want to move her fingers, and they both settled down contentedly.

...

The letter about Xiao Yeyang establishing a military horse farm quickly arrived on Wei Hong’s desk.

Wei Hong stared at the letter in silence for a long time, then eventually said to Master Xu and a few confidants: "Speaking of which, the Princely Heir Xiao has been in Xiliang for over a year, and I haven’t even seen him with my own eyes."

"Setting up the military horse farm of Daxia in Ganzhou is a good thing. The Commander Office here should support it."

"But most of the horses raised by our office have been allocated to the various guard stations, and the rest are reserved as backups and can’t be tampered with."

"In that case, Master Xu, write a letter for me, tell the Princely Heir Xiao about the difficulties of the Commander Office. Although we can’t provide current horses, we can help facilitate the purchase of a batch. Ask him if he’s willing?"

Master Xu glanced at Wei Hong: "My lord, the silver for buying horses..."

Wei Hong laughed: "Obviously, whoever wants the horses should pay for them, given that the Commander Office’s finances are currently very tight."

Master Xu said no more.

Helping to facilitate the purchase of horses?

The Wei Family has been operating in Xiliang for generations, with some dealings with the Xiliao people too, so finding a horse trader shouldn’t be too difficult.

But he didn’t quite understand why Lord Wei would opt for this approach?

Wants Xiao Yeyang to spend silver?

...

Xiao Residence.

Xiao Yeyang frowned slightly as he read the letter from Wei Hong.

Upon seeing this, Daohua asked, "The Commander Office is unwilling to provide horses?"

Xiao Yeyang shook his head: "The Commander Office is short on horses and can’t spare any for the horse farm, but Wei Hong is willing to help facilitate the purchase of a batch and has invited me to meet at Jianzhou Guard."

Daohua looked worried: "That Wei Hong definitely harbors ill intent, calling you to Jianzhou Guard, could it be some sort of trap?"

Xiao Yeyang was silent for a moment: "Wei Hong is not that foolish; if he so blatantly invites me over, he probably won’t confront me openly."

Still worried, Daohua said: "How about you don’t go then?"

Xiao Yeyang smiled and shook his head: "How can I not go? If I don’t, it would be as if I’m afraid of Wei Hong. Besides, I want to see what kind of game he’s really playing."