Clan Rise: Starting as a Grandfather

Chapter 535: Chapter 477: Late Night Visitor

Yang Zhenshan arrived at the grassland to the south, where the green, lush meadow was interspersed with many nameless wildflowers. A gentle breeze swept by, forming verdant waves in the grassland.

Yang Zhenshan looked into the distance and whistled.

The prolonged whistle echoed throughout the space, and after a short while, rhythmic hoofbeats could be heard.

Yang Zhenshan looked toward the sound and saw a dozen young horses burst out from the orchard in the west.

Upon seeing Yang Zhenshan, these horses seemed exceptionally excited, galloping at full strength towards him.

Within a few breaths, they arrived in front of Yang Zhenshan.

Neigh~~

The horses neighed joyfully, and Yang Zhenshan reached out to stroke the two that had approached.

”You’ve been stealing my fruit again!”

”There’s so much grass to eat, and still, you go nibble on the fruits!”

Yang Zhenshan said somewhat helplessly.

These horses had been raised in the space for over half a year now; they were all descendants of Red Cloud. However, their constitution wasn’t anything extraordinary—had they grown up outside, they would have turned into top-tier horses at best.

But now that they were in the Spiritual Spring Space, their future would surely be no less impressive than Red Cloud.

Actually, Yang Zhenshan often brought Red Cloud into the space too, but since Red Cloud was his steed, it couldn’t stay in the space permanently.

However, these horses could. They were very smart; Yang Zhenshan had instructed them not to go to the ponds or the Medicinal Garden and Tea Garden, and they truly stayed away.

But Yang Zhenshan had not specifically told them not to go to the orchard, so many fruits there had suffered their gnawing.

Fortunately, the orchard was large enough that even if they ate freely, they could not finish all the fruits.

After interacting with the horses for a while, Yang Zhenshan headed to the tea garden in the east.

The tea bushes in the garden had sprouted many new shoots, which Yang Zhenshan picked quite a few of.

To be honest, he was somewhat unable to keep up with the growth rate of the tea bushes. The new shoots would grow back in a little over a month, and there was only so much he could harvest from the vast tea garden.

As for the Medicinal Garden, there was even less need to mention; Yang Zhenshan had let it grow freely.

However, he planned to collect some herbs this time around, select some well-grown herbs, process them properly, and store them in the courtyard for emergencies or allocate portions for his family to use.

Brewing wine, roasting tea, processing herbs, harvesting Bee King Honey, and taking care of the Treasure Medicine and Three Yellow Plums—before he knew it, a month had passed.

That day, when Yang Zhenshan emerged from the space, it was nearing dusk.

His frequent coming and going from the space had not attracted the notice of his family because each time he entered the space through his study, and while inside he could sense what was happening outside. Whenever someone knocked, he could come out at any time.

Even Yu Qingyi had no idea what he was doing daily in his study.

A month was enough time for the Yang Family to adapt to living in the Capital City.

Yang Mingcheng had hired several academic scholars in the Capital City, and the Yang family’s private school had started operating again. The children went back to studying or martial training as appropriate.

The family members of the Yang Family Guards had also arrived, and Yang Zhenshan allocated three farms in Wanping County to them, also building a training ground in a manor closer to the Capital City.

It was sufficient to have a hundred guards on duty in the Marquis Mansion; it was not necessary to keep all the guards there. Accommodating and feeding the guards in the mansion was no problem, but there was not a spacious enough place for their training.

So Yang Zhenshan had them divided into three teams, taking turns on duty at the Marquis Mansion. The other two teams stayed at the manor outside the city to practice daily. If there were any tasks, Ding Qiu, Wu Zhan, and Luo Jingsong would arrange their duties.

As he walked out of the study, Yang Zhenshan found Wu Hai standing outside the door.

”Marquis!”

”Hm! You’ve had a hard journey!” Yang Zhenshan said with a nod and a smile.

Wu Hai had just arrived from Chongshan Pass today; he stayed behind to wrap things up there, and his return meant that the Yang family’s matters at Chongshan Pass were all properly arranged.

”It was not hard at all. I came by boat, fast and comfortable!” Wu Hai replied with a cheerful smile.

As Yang Zhenshan walked towards the main courtyard, he asked, ”How is Chongshan Town doing?”

”Everything’s good. When I left, the General Mansion had already started road construction, and spring plowing wasn’t delayed. All the government offices are prepared!”

”Also, the Ying River thawed and was dredged. Half a month ago, many ships had already docked at the Chongshan Pass port!” Wu Hai reported.

Yang Zhenshan nodded slightly. The reopening of Ying River meant that Chongshan Pass could once again be connected to the sea. With a water route, the transport capacity of goods from the central and western parts of Chongshan Town could be significantly boosted.

Economic development is inseparable from transportation. Now with the population in Chongshan Town nearly doubled and its economic potential increasing manifold.

Once the refugees fully adapt to life in Chongshan Town and cultivate the uncultivated lands of the Northern region, both output and consumption capacity will improve.

As long as Zhou Lan followed his plan, it was foreseeable that the next three to five years would be a period of rapid development for Chongshan Town.

In the future, Chongshan Town might not compare to Tenglong Guard, but it could definitely become the wealthiest among the nine border towns of Da Rong.

Yang Zhenshan nods, ”Hm, rest well these next two days. Once you’ve rested, you’ll take over the affairs of the Marquis Mansion. Lu Shou will be your deputy; teach him well. When you are past sixty, let him take over your position!”