After the event with the rice grain, a month had passed. In that month, my territory mainly focused on cutting down trees and replanting them. In addition, we also started planting wheat, potatoes, and rice.
It was a slow process, and over time, since it was hard to find any residents of this territory who knew about farming, I basically had to teach them from scratch on the subject. Well, although I say "teach them from scratch" I basically passed on to them what I knew about farming from my past life.
After passing on everything I knew about farming to the residents, in the following weeks, they were already taking care of the field by themselves without my help. Thanks to this, I had time to hire people to remodel my house, and in just one month, I was standing in front of a white mansion. The mansion was very similar to the mansions that existed in my past life. As windows were no longer so unusual, there were several in my mansion.
The whole mansion was made of wood, as I had instructed them to build the house that way. This wasn't too difficult, as my territory was composed mostly of trees. Not only that, the trees were perfect for building houses, so that helped a lot this time.
While I was thinking about this, I heard a loud sound in the distance. As soon as I looked in the direction the sound was coming from, a cloud of dust rose as a carriage moved towards my mansion. The lack of an emblem on the carriage showed that the carriage was still new and only recently purchased. As soon as the carriage approached, the door was opened, and soon a little brown-haired girl and a man and a woman in their 34th and 36th years of age descended.
"Brother"
Said the little girl as soon as she saw me, running towards me. As soon as she got close to me, she hugged me while turning her head to my belly. Reacting to Anna's request for a cuddle, I started to pet her head. While doing so, I lifted my head, looking towards my father and mother.
They were both staring wide-eyed at the house behind me. Well, I don't blame them. It's true that thanks to the sales of my inventions, we were living well. But instead of saying that we lived in a mansion, it's better to say that we lived in a big house. But this time, it's different. The house behind me was definitely built to look like a mansion, even being very similar to the mansions of my past life.
"Are we really going to live in this huge mansion?"
My mother asked as she looked at the entire expanse of the mansion. I understood my mother's thinking, but unfortunately, this was necessary. Now that we have joined the nobility, anything can be used against my family, and I want to avoid that at all costs.
"We are barons now. We need to at least show that we have some money"
I said with a soft smile on my face. Hearing my words, my mother's face deepened into a scowl.
"I still find it hard to believe that we have suddenly become nobles. We have been commoners all our lives. If we need to act like nobles... I really don't know how I should react to that"
my mother said with a worried expression.
"You don't have to worry about it so much. I will take care of everything. But if you want, I can hire teachers for you. I just want you to live comfortably"
I said with a smile, hearing my words, my father and mother looked at each other for a few seconds before turning their gaze to me again with a smile.
"We thank you for your consideration, son, but we will do our part. It's not fair to leave everything in your hands"
Said my mother, smiling. My father nodded in agreement with my mother's words.
"And me too, I promise I will get smart just like my brother to go to the academy too"
Anna said with a determined look on her face. Hearing her words, I couldn't help but put a smile on my face and stroke her head even more. Anna simply closed her eyes, enjoying the caress.
(She looks like a kitten)
I thought as I looked at her.
"Anyway, let's go in. I'll show you to your rooms. It's also good for you to get used to. The design is quite intuitive, so I doubt you'll get lost"
I said as I held Anna's hand and started walking into the mansion. As soon as we entered, there was a huge hall with stairs going up to the second floor and dividing left and right. As we climbed the stairs, we started to walk down the huge hallway while everyone was looking outside through the windows.
This part where we were walking was where the rooms were, and outside was where I had positioned the garden. It is still under construction but already quite impressive. Amazingly, the residents here learn things at an impressive rate.
"Well, this is Mom and Dad's room"
I said as soon as we reached a large white door with yellow detailing. As soon as I opened the door, my father and mother's eyes widened in shock. A large double bed and a huge chandelier on the ceiling adorned the room. All the furniture was white, and there was a bathroom inside the room. While my father and mother were shocked by their room, I moved along with Anna towards her room.
As soon as I opened the door, it was Anna's turn to get a shocked expression before a huge smile appeared on her face. Anna's room was partially pink with white, after all, they were her favorite colors.
"That room... and is it really mine?"
Anna asked cautiously as she looked at me with an anxious look.
"Of course, I made it especially for you"
I said with a smile on my face.