Crossing the famine, I am a poor fish, and my descendants have to work hard

"I guess so. I'll ask the kitchen to prepare whatever my sister-in-law likes."

"I'd like some lemon mint tea."

In this kind of weather, it's more comfortable to drink this cool drink.

"Okay, sister-in-law, wait a moment. Lan Ying, go and give the instructions."

"Yes, ma'am."

As soon as Lan Ying walked out, she met Li Zhijuan and Qian Xiaohui who had also gotten up.

The two of them also came to the corridor to enjoy the cool air.

"Mom, aunt."

"Well, sit down now."

"My nephew's wife is showing signs of pregnancy now. Which month is she in confinement?"

"About August, aunt."

"It's almost time, be careful."

"Okay, thank you for your concern, aunt."

After a while, Lan Ying came over with some sweet soup and placed one portion for each person on the small table.

"Little sister, your garden design is really beautiful, and the flowers are so colorful and gorgeous."

"I just like flowers and plants, so I planted more. See which ones you like later and I'll bring some back for you."

The archways and corridors of the garden are all open, and you can see a field of gorgeous flowers from afar.

"Okay, then I'll definitely take two pots with me when I leave. They're so beautiful."

My own garden has more green plants and bonsai, which I didn’t think much of at first, but after seeing my younger sister’s garden, I always feel that my own garden has become uglier.

"Ok."

"Little sister, the general said that you had someone install the toilet in the bathroom at home. I wonder where you bought it? I want to install it for my mother, too."

"There's a shop over at Yulin Lane, called Zhang Weiyu. They have all the products there, and they even provide installation. If you want it, I can just give them a call and ask them to come to your house to install it."

"Is this bathroom shop also opened by you, little sister?"

"Yes."

"Little sister, I really want to see how your brain works. It's so useful and you can design such an extraordinary thing. Little sister, do you have any surprises that I don't know about?"

Yue Hongmian really admires her younger sister's brain. How did she come up with this?

Zhao Yuanzhen felt a little embarrassed, she was just reaping the benefits of time travel.

"There are eight shops now, [Zhang Sugar Shop], [Zhang Bathroom Shop], [Zhiqu Story Book], [Shuiyunjian Beauty Shop], [Zhang Billiard Hall 1, 2], [Zhang Grocery Shop], and [Zhang Drink Shop]. If you need anything, just send someone to the shop to say hello and ask the shopkeeper to deliver it."

!!!

It turns out that all the hot and new shops in Beijing recently are opened by my little sister.

My little sister is truly a business genius!

"Little sister, you are really amazing. These shops are well-known among the ladies in Beijing."

Especially the beauty salon, my sisters-in-law went there twice and praised it highly, but it was not cheap, costing more than 50 taels of silver each time. So they rarely went there, because I didn't want to go to a circle full of women, so as not to hear their gossip and make me unhappy.

Therefore, I have never been to this long-famous beauty salon.

"It's okay. I'll take my sister-in-law to the beauty parlor some other day for a beauty massage. It will make her feel better."

"Okay, then I, a country bumpkin, must go with Miss Zhao to see the scene."

Yue Hongmian said jokingly.

A few women were in the corridor, enjoying the flowers, drinking, chatting and laughing, looking very happy.

Yue Hongmian felt a lot more relaxed.

The depression of these years seemed to have disappeared in an instant. When she returned to her parents' home on the 9th, the sisters-in-law had changed their usual weird expressions and their faces were full of flattery and fawning, which made her feel very blocked in her heart and even a little uncomfortable. Now, with her younger sister, she could chat casually and look at the flowers, and she felt that those were nothing. What did other people's attitudes have to do with her?

Just live your own little life well.

Zhao Yuanlan and Yue Hongmian stayed in the village for three days and then went back. It was not because they didn't want to stay, but because Zhao Yuanlan's vacation was up.

Both of them were reluctant to leave.

Zhao Yuanzhen felt like the two of them were coming to her place for their honeymoon.

I brought a lot of local specialties, including eggs, duck eggs, plums, strawberries, apricots, flowers, etc.

Two trucks were loaded.

Zhao Yuanlan particularly liked the spicy instant noodles and brought a lot of them.

Yue Hongmian pulled Zhao Yuanzhen aside.

"Little sister, your brother and I have discussed it and decided to give you the 500 acres of farmland in Zhuangzi. We don't cultivate it either, so why not give it to you to cultivate?"

500 acres of land, with a market value of more than 2000 taels of silver.

I feel embarrassed to eat and take things every day. There is nothing else that I can look at. I have much more property than the general's mansion, except for this farm and land. If I can use it, just give it to me.

"Sister-in-law, how can that be? How about I count it as bought by me and I'll give you the silver."

"Little sister, if you say that, I'm going to get angry. We eat and take things every day. If you do that, we won't dare to stay here anymore. We won't dare to accept this either."

"Okay then, I'll send more delicious food to my sister-in-law in the future."

"That's fine. Thank you in advance, little sister."

"My family, why are you so polite?"

Then the two of them left.

Although Zhao Yuanzhen was not the original owner, Zhao Yuanlan was a person who treated family affection very purely, and she also treated him as a relative. Moreover, Zhao Yuanlan was a general, and he also played a role in protecting the rise of her own industry, so she was very grateful.

So I always send something over.

It is already June 6th, and summer is almost halfway over. We need to hurry up and build the Yellow River crossing.

First, select the people.

There were 40 servants, 10 cooks, 20 servants, and 30 farmers.

Zhang Xinbai went to buy a few horse-drawn carriages, a few carts, and a few cows.

Take these people, your own belongings, and some food, and go to the Yellow River ferry three days later.

Bring some instant noodles with you so you can eat them before the food is ready in the kitchen.

Zhao Yuanzhen asked people to pack up the large items, various tools, luggage, etc., and send them to the backyard of the storytelling shop and take them away herself.

I ordered 50 bags of cement and sent them to the shop. I went to the village to get some ice, checked the various workshops, and made a task plan.

He asked Zhang Shang to manage the farm well while he went to build a ferry across the Yellow River and would be back in a month.

In the evening, he instructed several people at home that the materials and ice blocks of each shop should be delivered in time, the output and inventory of the farm should be checked in time, the shop accounts should also be checked carefully, etc.

If you have something to do, just walk back and forth five meters at noon.

The shops bought some materials and told the grocery store and beverage shop to prepare some items for opening the shops, and that he would come back to pick them up after some time.

After saying goodbye at the general's mansion, he rode away on horseback.

Three days later, Zhang Xinbai and his team set off with the craftsmen.

It takes three days for a horse carriage to travel from here to the Yellow River.

Zhao Yuanzhen rode a horse and walked quickly, arriving in less than two days.

After looking at the approximate division of the land on both sides of the river that I had purchased, I chose the most suitable place to build a ferry.

The terrain on both sides of this place is flat, and the river bank is wide and deep. Even if there is a flood, it can effectively buffer the flood and buy more time for retreat.

It is planned to build houses more than 500 meters away from the river.

Zhao Yuanzhen planned to build it in the shape of a finished product, with the dormitory building on the right side. He planned to build two buildings, one for men and one for women.

Then, we built a canteen near the back, and extended it to the left next to the canteen to build a row of shops.

A huge shed was built in front of the shop, which was used as a market trading place.

Due to the uncertainty of the Yellow River, buildings are built with practicality and durability in mind.

Currently there are more than 70 male employees, and later on the shop owner and servants will be added, so the shop has to be built according to the standard of 100.

If there are 6 people in one room, at least 17 rooms will be built, so let's build 20 rooms.

A one-story house of 40x14 meters is enough for the boys' dormitory.

There are not many girls, so building a 28X14 meter room is completely sufficient.

The canteen is not only open to internal use, but also to the outside world.

The lobby is divided into two-thirds public canteen and one-third private canteen.

A group of shops were built next to the left side of the canteen.

She came here early just to put various materials.

First, release the bamboo rafts that we made when crossing the river last year.

Tables, chairs, benches, pots and pans, bricks, tiles, cement, bunk beds, luggage, bedding, a set of toiletries, firewood, rice, oil, salt, sauce, vinegar, tea, etc.

Bought three more large tents.

One is for storing items, one is for men to live in, and one is for women to live in.

Zhao Yuanzhen bought all the materials needed to build the ferry and all the ready-made furniture that could be purchased.

Four days later, the main force arrived.

Set up the tent and the outdoor stove.

After the personnel were settled, the construction drawings were given to the construction master.

Everyone discussed how to build the foundation. This place is close to the Yellow River, so the foundation must be built well.

After discussion, everyone decided to dig the soil first. If there was silt underneath, they would need to empty the silt and backfill it with slag to make a raft foundation, and then drive piles into the ground.

It can also be poured with cement to increase safety.

It took a day to set up camp, and then we started measuring, drawing, and laying the foundation.

The craftsmen were laying the foundation over there, while Zhao Yuanzhen and his men were building the pier first.

The dock is built very wide to facilitate the loading and unloading of goods and people.

The location of the pier was determined and construction began.

Piles are driven into the shore using antiseptic wood. After the piles are driven in, wooden boards are then laid.

Except for the difficulty in putting down the stakes, everything else is simple.

The area near the shore at the dock was paved with sand and stones, and concrete steps were built. It extended 5 meters toward the shore and was all covered with cement, making it easier to transport goods.

After the dock was built, Zhao Yuanzhen had the bamboo rafts merged.

There are 50 bamboo rafts in total, 20 rafts in one raft are combined into 2 large rafts, and the other 10 small rafts are used for free activities.

The final large bamboo raft is 35X24 meters in size.

This can transport more items and people. A full carriage can transport more than a dozen.

A circle of railings was added on both sides of the bamboo raft to prevent people from falling into the water, and many sheepskin lifebuoys were tied near the railings.

Prevent accidents from happening.

After the pier on this side of the river was built, the people who built the pier were assigned to load all the construction supplies onto the bamboo raft, and everyone paddled to the other side to build the pier.

Some people were rowing for the first time and were very scared.

Zhao Yuanzhen taught them carefully and rowed slowly. There were 40 servants among them. Two of them were particularly afraid of water and did not dare to row, so Zhao Yuanzhen kept them behind.

The others followed and went to the opposite side.

Build a dock.