The Humble Family's Daughter Has A Spatial Pocket! novel Chapter 1138

Chapter 1138: Chapter 961, Knitting a Sweater

During the New Year period, Daozi fell in love with going out to play. As soon as he opened his eyes each day, he would drag Xiao Yeyang out of the residence.

Xiao Yeyang had nothing urgent to do, so he was happy to accompany his son. Every day, he would take Daozi out of the residence for a trip, either strolling the streets or listening to storytelling at teahouses.

As the highest official in Xiliang, Xiao Yeyang attracted attention wherever he went.

From the beginning of the Lunar New Year to the Lantern Festival, Xiao Yeyang, holding his son, had visited almost all the officials in Liangdu.

"Tomorrow, I have to go back to the office. Let me feed our son."

Daozi sat in his special children’s chair, being fed spoon by spoon by Daohua.

The little one was restless; ever since he learned to walk and run, he has been extremely uncooperative at mealtime, either running to play with this or to grab that.

Daohua had a children’s chair custom-made for him; at mealtimes, he would be seated securely in the chair, which slowly corrected his habit of running and fidgeting around.

Daohua handed Xiao Yeyang the bowl of rice, and then began to eat her own meal.

Daozi ate two spoonfuls of rice fed by Xiao Yeyang and then snatched the spoon, wanting to eat by himself.

Unfortunately, he couldn’t handle the spoon properly, either failing to scoop up the food or not being able to feed himself.

Xiao Yeyang watched anxiously from the side and was about to take the spoon from his son’s hand to feed him when Daohua stopped him.

Daohua passed another spoon to Xiao Yeyang: "You feed yourself, let our son learn by imitation."

Next, Xiao Yeyang continued to feed himself while Daozi frequently imitated him, and finally managed to successfully put the spoon in his mouth.

After the meal, Daohua led the child around the house to aid digestion, while Xiao Yeyang sat in a recliner, looking over the messages that came from all over.

"Now that Xiliao poses no immediate threat, Xiliang really needs to develop quickly."

"In the past, the people here suffered from wars for many years, severely hindering social development. Without the external threats, it’s time to solve those existing problems."

"Since I’m in charge of Xiliang, I must restore the livelihood of the people."

Daohua asked, "What are you planning to do?"

Xiao Yeyang thought for a while: "The most fundamental aspect of governing a land is ensuring the local people have enough to eat and wear. The promotion of high-yielding grain varieties is already underway, but economic development cannot rely solely on that."

"The roads in Xiliang are in poor condition. I want to repair and rebuild several main roads in Xiliang using cement from the Stone Factory."

"Also, the post stations need attention. Not only are there too few, but they’re also dilapidated and far apart, which is very inconvenient for traders to rest."

Daohua smiled upon hearing Xiao Yeyang’s words: "Your ideas are good. There’s a saying that if you want to get rich, build the roads first. I support you."

"Xiliang is vast, and only with good roads can it attract people from other places. When there’s more people moving around, the economy will naturally pick up."

"However, infrastructure requires a lot of manpower, resources, and money. Can the military governor’s office handle the turnover?"

Xiao Yeyang smiled: "The Wei Family left quite a bit of silver, which should support us for a while. Each of the guard stations also collects a batch of taxes every year. As for the people to build the roads... I plan to have the Border Army do it as part of their training."

Daohua, seeing that Xiao Yeyang had everything planned, did not ask further. But seeing him start to rub his forehead, she couldn’t help asking, "You’ve got it all arranged, what’s bothering you?"

Xiao Yeyang sighed: "I’m worried about the soldiers stationed at the border. A great many of them aren’t married, and many are not young anymore. Seeing them guard the borders without even a descendant to offer incense, it bothers me."

Daohua fell silent, as this was a problem she couldn’t solve.

Xiao Yeyang suddenly said: "Every year, the Imperial Court seizes the assets of some powerful families, and these officials’ families keep many maidservants. I might as well submit a proposal to my Imperial uncle and have the maidservants from those criminal families sent here to become wives for the soldiers of the Border Army."

The more Xiao Yeyang talked about it, the better he thought the idea was.