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15. cooperation

Lilian had just been silent looking for the right answer to answer Zheyan's question.

"Lilly." Call Zheyan who saw Lilian silent.

"Haisssss is not important I know where. now all we have to do is collect the fruits so that we can process as soon as possible, I'll make drinks and cakes out of those trees for the annual festival." Lilian said happily.

"Are you sure you can make it using that tree?" Ask Asgar.

"Sangaaaaat sure." Lilian.

"Continue what about the plan of planting herbal plants?" Said Uncle Wilson.

"Uncle just look for another place, from now on no one should try to cut down this tree, this region I've marked as my territory." Said Lilian casually.

"But how do I explain it to Duke Marven, Miss?" Said Uncle Wilson.

"Uncle take it easy, let me explain it to Dad." Zheyan.

Lilian smiled happily at Zheyan's words. "Oh yeah uncle how many trees are there?"

"The tree grew about two acres Miss"

Lilian rounded her eyes perfectly. "God...Our brother is rich."

Zheyan frowned confused by the behavior of the younger brother who was getting more and more strange.

"Then what should we do now with that fruit?" Ask Asgar.

"Before we process the fruits, we must know when the festival will be held officially." Lilian.

"The festival will be held a month from now, the King and Queen's majesty give the nobles time to prepare something that will be in the race right." Obviously Asgar.

"Keep how is the assessment?" Lilian.

"The way the assessment is seen from how many residents like to have us, this festival is held openly and usually involves many residents, including many residents, be it the inner-city residents or the outsiders who deliberately came to enliven the festival." Obviously Asgar.

Lilian nodded softly, "Before Duke and Baron came out preparing what to do in the race?" Lilian said as she stared at Zheyan and Asgar alternately.

"Before the Duke's family cultivated tea plantations and the Baron family made handicrafts from wood." Zheyan.

Lilian nodded back. "Often which family is the most powerful in this festival?" Ask Lilian.

"The family of Marquis Gaustark and the family of Viscount Wilson Pavel, they work together because they have unidirectional businesses, the Marquis family is the best fabric producer and the Viscount family is expert in strategic trading." Asgar Say.

"Then can the lomba combine two families in one team?" Ask Lilian again.

"Yes." Yeah." Zheyan and Asgar said.

Lilian smiled happily and looked at her two older brothers. "Then the families of Duke Marven and Baron Avalon must work together."

Zheyan and Asgar looked at each other confusedly. Looking at his two older brothers yet to see the general picture of his plan Lilian again tried to explain.

"For this year the family of Duke Marven will process the cocoa tree into chocolate that we will use as the main ingredients for making cakes and drinks, well I need a table, I need a table, chairs and various other displays as shop decoration, with the Baron family as a producer of wood it will be easier to make tables, chairs and others." Lilian.

Zheyan and Asgar nodded briefly, beginning to understand the direction of Lilian's plan.

"Later we will divide the task, Brother Zheyan will control the process of exfoliating cocoa beans into chocolate, Brother Asgar will control all the decorations we will use in the tavern while I will prepare other ingredients that we will use in the making of cakes and drinks." Lilian.

"But you don't know how to exfoliate the tree's seeds." Zheyan.

"So calm down later I will explain to you in detail so that later there will be no mistakes in the process." Lilian.

"All right." Zheyan.

"Well, if you already understand, we should start collecting cocoa fruit." Lilian.

"Come on." Zheyan and Asgar said.

Lilian with Zheyan and Asgar began to move the workers to prepare baskets to harvest cacao.

After checking the condition of the cacao fruit it turns out there are many cocoa fruits that fall from the tree and are very dry.

"Everyone looks at the cacao fruit that has fallen from the tree and has dried up, well, because the fruit itself falls from the tree and has undergone a natural drying process, separate the good quality fruit with rotting, and, as for the fruit that is still not picked from the tree, pick the fruit that is brownish red and then put it in the basket, the fruit will be dried until the moisture content in the fruit is reduced." Lilian.

All the workers did as Lilian had commanded, before long dozens of baskets were collected.

"Sister seems like these fruits are enough for the festival, but there are many more fruits that we must harvest as soon as possible so as not to rot, so as not to rot, it's best to send a report to Dad to add workers to take care of these trees." Lilian.

"Alright, Brother will send you a report immediately." Zheyan.

Lilian nodded. "Sister we should process these fruits at home only, so we can monitor them more easily."

"Sister will order Uncle Wilson to prepare a carriage as soon as possible to transport these fruits to our residence, but before we can not return to the residence we have to check the plantation area so we know how many workers we need to take care of this plantation." Zheyan.

"All right, brother." Lilian.

"Now we go back to the inn before dark, the rest we'll finish tomorrow." Zheyan.

Lilian gave a short nod and then walked after Zheyan.

"Uncle Wilson prepared a car to bring these fruits to our residence." Zheyan.

"Good sir." Said Uncle Wilson.

After harvesting the cacao fruit, Zheyan, Asgar and Lilian returned to the inn. Once until the inn they immediately cleaned themselves because they felt very sticky. Finished cleaning themselves dinner together and went straight back to their respective rooms to rest.

All day they spent a lot of energy, starting from their long journey continued with Lilian who wanted to see the plantation immediately and lastly they had to harvest cocoa fruit.

Because of their soy sauce the three of them fell asleep soundly until the morning.

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The atmosphere at the dining table was so calm that none of the three of them would open their voices, only the sound of the clanking of spoons filling the room. Lilian gulped down the drink that was beside her after finishing with her breakfast.

Lilian glanced at the two people who were also both finished with her breakfast.

"Emmm what are our plans for today Brother? Ask Lilian.

"Emm today I may not be able to accompany you to check out the plantation, I must check the woods we will need to make our shop decoration later." Asgar Say.

"It's okay, brother, from now on we must indeed divide the task so that our work is not lost, so that our work is not lost, yesterday I explained in general about our respective duties if there is something we need to prepare here then let's move as soon as possible." Lilian.

"Before I choose the wood we will use, do you have any suggestions which wood we should choose?" Asgar Say.

"I don't really understand the wood, Brother Zheyan may have a proposal." Lilian.

"Before we have to determine first what decorations we will need, If for the manufacture of tables and chairs I think I use wood that you usually use only." Zheyan.

"Because we have agreed to work together then my advice is to look for wood that has the best quality, here we will highlight the results of the two families, he said, for tables and chairs look for wood that is good quality and durable while for decoration look for wood whose quality is moderate but we turn it into a very good decoration." Lilian.

"Then what decorations should we make?" Asgar Say.

Lilian recalled the time before she was thrown into the world, she tried to remember the decorations she often saw when visiting the cafe with her friends. In the world there are many cafes that carry a modern classic theme for the decoration of the cafe and it is very much in the interest of many people, both from adults and teenagers and children.

"What's wrong if I try it here." Inner Lilian.

"What if I'm the one with the decoration of the store? I mean Brother just prepare the wood for the decoration problem I have to draw it first to explain its function, later we negotiate back which pictures we will take how?" Lilian.

"All right." Zheyan and Asgar said.

"If our discussion is over, I'll call upon Rosa to help us on the estate." Lilian said and walked away from Zheyan and Asgar.

Zheyan and Asgar stared fixedly at Lilian who was walking further and further away from behind the door.

"What I just feel, I think Lilian feels different than before." Asgar Say.

"You're right, I'm even surprised from where he got so many ideas and looked mature, his aura looked so different from Lilian's before." Zheyan.

"Maybe he is entering the process of maturing, yaaaa although his stubbornness and childishness are still inherent in him." Asgar Say.

Zheyan smiled at Asgar's last words. "I hope he never grows up." Zheyan said sadly.

Asgar breathed slowly. "I hope so too that no one takes it from us, oh yes by the way how about the issue of Lilian being adept at archery ?" Asgar said curiously.

"Dad has made a lot of efforts so that the issue subsides, one of his efforts is not to let Lilian out of the residence." Zheyan.

"Better like that, it would be very dangerous for him if his abilities were to be spread out, afraid he'll become a political target seeing from the high position owned by your father not to mention now he doesn't remember anything." Say Asgar while sighing softly.

"Why do your parents only have one child ? should they have planned to give you a younger brother or you had no plans to make Lilian your partner?" Zheyan looked seriously at Asgar.

Asgar hit Zheyan's head. "Are you out of your mind ? How can I make him a couple while he's my brother." Asgar said annoyedly.

"Yes, then why didn't your parents give you a sister? I'll be at ease if Lilian's in the Barons." Zheyan.

"Stop your bullshit." Say Asgar and walk away leaving Zheyan alone.

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This is where Zheyan and Lilian are now, in the middle of a cocoa plantation with Uncle Wilson and other workers. After parting ways with Asgar this morning they headed straight for the cocoa plantation along with Uncle Wilson who had been waiting for them on his carriage.

The plantation is growing a lot of bushes because it is never taken care of so that makes them have to walk carefully so as not to be injured.

"Uncle Wilson I think we need 60 more workers to take care of this plantation." Zheyan.

"Then I will make an announcement in a nearby village if we need additional workers." Said Uncle Wilson.

"While waiting for the workers to come, command the existing workers first to harvest the fruit and add the wages." Zheyan.

"Good sir." Said Uncle Wilson.

"What about the fruits we harvested yesterday?" Ask Zheyan again.

"I have sent the fruits to the residence along with some letters that you have given Mr." Said Uncle Wilson.

Zheyan nodded briefly, "Uncle's good work." Zheyan.

Lilian walked towards Zheyan with Rosa who always walked beside her. "Can't I check over there." Point Lilian to the south of the plantation.

Zheyan looked at Lilian's direction and then gave a short nod. "But not too far away." Zheyan.

"Good Brother." Lilian said happily and told Rosa to walk with him.

Lilian walked while paying attention to the cocoa fruit that had fallen and dried itself even the fruits had rotted a lot because no one took care of it.

"Sadly these fruits have been rotten, how many times this tree has borne fruit and the fruit is made just like that." Lilian said as she examined the fruits she had taken from the ground.

"Perhaps since the first Miss, after I this plantation was given by His Majesty the King to Lord Duke Marven as a gift because the former Master managed to expel the rebels." Clearly Rosa.

"So this plantation used to belong to His Majesty?" Ask Lilian.

"Yes Miss, so this plantation is adjacent to the property of His Majesty." Rosa Say.

"Next?" Lilian was confused.

"Yes Miss, that's the border sign of the plantation that belongs to the Master and His Majesty." Point Rosa towards the wall that is only waist high.

Lilian walked up to the parapet and examined it. "Why didn't Brother tell me yesterday." Lilian.

"Maybe yesterday the Young Master was busy so there was no time to explain." Rosa Say.

Lilian nodded her head briefly in agreement with Rosa's words. Suddenly the sound of a shrub moving in front of them, the sound of it getting closer and closer made Lilian and Rosa hold each other in fear.

"Is there a beast here?" Lilian asked scared.

"I don't know Miss." Rosa Say.

The voice grew increasingly closer towards them and suddenly ...

"Akhhhhhhh." Shouted Lilian and Rosa together.

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