When Yan Zhiqiang was purchasing the estate for its convenience, the major criterion apart from fertile land was proximity; hence, Yan Family's large estate and Daohua's smaller one were both situated within the same village—one at the head and the other at the tail.
The village where the estate was located is called Danlin Village, which is home to over five hundred families, mostly bearing the surname Zheng, and nearly all the tenant farmers for both estates came from this village.
Yan Zhiqiang sent one of his attendants back to the Yan Family to deliver a message, informing them that he, Grandmother Yan, and Daohua would be staying at the estate for a few days and not to worry about them, then went off to tend to the fields.
That night, both Daohua and Grandmother Yan slept soundly, unaffected by any unfamiliar bedding.
The next day, seeing that both were in good spirits, Yan Zhiqiang felt reassured and focused his efforts on melon planting at both estates.
