Seeing so many seafood, all of them lively, especially the ones just thrown over that were hopping the most.
Ning'er's eyes immediately lit up. She struggled to get off Qi He and rushed over.
"Brother-in-law, so many big fish! And crabs and shrimp." Ning'er had been hurt by crabs before, so the little one remembered. This time, she refused to touch them with her little chubby hands.
After thinking for a moment, the little one looked around and finally picked up a not-too-small twig from behind her. She started poking at the conch shells.
Qi He responded with an "Mm-hmm." Seeing that the little one wasn't messing with anything she shouldn't, he resigned himself to collecting seafood into the buckets.
Xiao Bai perched on the human's shoulder, constantly looking back towards the shore.
"Zhi zhi zhi." It continued to tell the human what it saw.
Don't mind your future husband's helpless expression; his hands picking up things were not slow at all. He lifted a mackerel weighing seven or eight catties, and his gaze, mixed with yours, was a little strange.
"What's strange about it?" Fu Xin Ci also wanted to know.
"Zhi zhi zhi." How could he manage to be so affectionate? Anyway, if I saw crispy fried fish, I would never show such an affectionate gaze. I would only show my drooling desire.
Fu Xin Ci: She wanted to laugh.
"Zhi zhi zhi." Thankfully, Xiao Bai changed the subject quickly. Your brother is quite cute. Despite his young age, he's very considerate and doesn't cause trouble for adults. He plays happily by himself, getting water all over his sleeves.
Look, he threw the twig away and picked up a stone, chasing the big blue crab and smashing it. While smashing, he mumbled something, but no one knew what he was saying.
Fu Xin Ci: "Xiao Bai, have you noticed you've been very noisy lately?"
"Zhi zhi zhi." This is also good, isn't it? I tell you everything that's happening around you, and you know the whole picture without even looking up. Isn't that good?
Clearly, Xiao Bai hadn't realized it was so chatty.
Fu Xin Ci had no choice but to comfort herself. Forget it, she didn't need to argue with Xiao Bai. She should focus on collecting seafood, otherwise, there might not be enough to go around.
Indeed, by the time Qi He brought back the two buckets of seafood, not only the old soldiers but also the artisans showed smiles.
Shopkeeper Zhang was the first to speak, "We are happy to work for Mayor Meng."
The other artisans also smiled, sincerely.
In the entire thousand households, including all the artisans, everyone liked working for Mayor Meng.
The elder not only paid them well but also provided meals that were impeccable.
Like this big, fresh seafood, which was quite expensive outside, but Mayor Meng was willing to give it to them.
At this moment, Grandpa Meng thought of something very good. He planned to discuss it with his granddaughter when he got home to see if it was feasible.
Fu Xin Ci had almost finished catching the seafood she needed. She stood beside Qi He and gave him a reminder, "Brother Qi, you can build a lookout treehouse in the trees. Make it hidden, preferably in such a way that even if a ship passes by at sea, they can't see it even with a telescope."
Fu Xin Ci had her own considerations. This forest was an evergreen pine forest, which was why she dared to suggest this.
If it were any other deciduous forest, she wouldn't have made this suggestion.
This was also inspired by the squirrels that had been leaping nimbly among the branches just now.
Qi He's eyes lit up when he heard Fu Mei Mei's words. "Fu Mei Mei's idea seems very good."
"I'll also contribute a few pieces of glass, which will make it easier for you to observe the distance."
When Qi He heard that Fu Mei Mei was going to give them more glass, his heart felt brighter than if he had already installed the glass. He immediately ran to his father and Grandpa Meng and relayed Fu Mei Mei's suggestion.
Grandpa Meng and Qi Yuanshan's eyes lit up when they heard it. How had they not thought of building a lookout treehouse in the trees?
Even Shopkeeper Zhang found it novel. He had always felt that Miss Fu's insight was extraordinary, and today she had broadened their horizons.
This young lady, with her extraordinary foresight and vision at such a young age, would surely have a bright future if she were a boy.
Qi Yuanshan was also amazed by the young girl's suggestion. He had never thought of establishing a lookout post among the vast pine trees before.
Now, thinking about it, he felt amazed once again.
"What a brilliant idea! How had we never thought of this before?"
Fu Xin Ci: It's because you haven't seen treehouses.
Qi Yuanshan was very pleased with the girl's idea. He asked Fu Xin Ci to explain the treetop lookout in more detail in front of everyone.
Fu Xin Ci did not hold back, explaining everything she could think of.
Finally, she gave some suggestions to the artisans, such as trying not to damage the original appearance of the trees as much as possible.
Everyone present nodded in unison. This point was very important, and they all made a note of it.
In the following time, Qi Yuanshan and Grandpa Meng took the artisans to find suitable pine trees.
Fu Xin Ci glanced at the somewhat sleepy Ning'er, then quietly bid farewell to Qi He and took Ning'er back.
Sitting on the horse, facing the warm spring breeze, Ning'er, as expected, leaned into his sister's arms and fell asleep.
Fu Xin Ci held the reins with one hand and supported Ning'er's small body with the other, slowing down her riding speed.
She had been too busy these past few days, with one thing after another, that she had almost forgotten that her own fields needed to be sown.
She glanced at her fields again, where Meng Qicheng was working with the hired laborers.
Indeed, in the past few years, the family's fields and forests had been well managed thanks to Eleventh Master and Uncle Qicheng; otherwise, it would not have looked like this today.
Fang Shi understood her younger son's schedule. Seeing that her daughter hadn't brought her son back by this time, she went out to check.
Seeing her daughter supporting her half-asleep younger son from afar, she quickly took him over.
"Ci'er, give Ning'er to Mom quickly."
"Mom, it's okay."
Fu Xin Ci had supported Ning'er all the way and deeply felt his weight. "Mom, Ning'er's current weight is like a small water tank. Are you sure you can carry him back to the room?"
"..." Fang Shi also hesitated. But with her daughter holding her son in that posture, she was really afraid that both siblings would fall.
"Mom, I'm really fine, you can rest assured." Fu Xin Ci said, then urged the horse into the courtyard. When she was close to her parents' room, she reined in her mount and handed Ning'er, whom she had been protecting, to Fang Shi.
Fang Shi took Ning'er and secretly marveled, this boy was even heavier than a few days ago.
Fortunately, she hadn't argued with her daughter just now, or she would have surely made a fool of herself.
Fu Xin Ci saw the look on her mother's face and knew that holding Ning'er was a strain for her mother, but she didn't say anything. She prepared to return the white horse to the stable, and then she could also go back to her room to rest.