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

There was excess stock in other warehouses, so she took some away as well.

Focus on one thing and pluck the feathers of passing geese.

Zhang Shang looked at Zhao Yuanzhen eagerly. His wife was like a swarm of locusts. The warehouse that he had almost filled up was now half empty.

He has a hoarding habit. He feels a sense of accomplishment when his warehouse is filled up.

After Zhao Yuanzhen packed up her things, she left the farm and went home in a good mood. She had to go to the instant noodles warehouse to pick up the instant noodles.

The instant noodles were not harvested because there was not much stock left in the warehouse.

"Mom, do you think we should add another instant noodle production machine? We have so many orders for instant noodles now that the supply is insufficient to meet the demand."

Zhang Xinbai discussed this with Zhao Yuanzhen.

"Well, that's fine. This machine only takes a quarter of an hour to use, so the worker can be idle for a long time. It's also possible to add another machine."

It takes 15 minutes, of which frying only takes about 5 minutes, so it can be idle for 10 minutes. If you add another machine, it can still be idle for 5 minutes.

It's still quite relaxing.

Zhao Yuanzhen plans to transport the machine back when she goes to Beijing tomorrow.

"Do we need to recruit more people?"

"No, we can still complete the task with another machine, but you can give them a little more salary. It was 9 cents of silver before, but you can give them 1 tael each in the future."

That way no one will complain.

"Okay, Mom, I'll go talk to you later."

"Well, yes."

Zhao Yuanzhen went back without receiving the instant noodles.

A lot of fruits have fallen by now. Zhao Yuanzhen is sitting on a recliner under the grape vines next to the garden, eating some fruits. She is feeling so comfortable.

Zhang Zijin, who had just finished school, heard that his grandmother had returned and hurried over.

"Grandma, grandma, you're finally back. I missed you so much. Do you miss Zijin?"

"Grandma misses you too. Our Zijin has grown a lot taller and thinner. Maybe you haven't eaten well."

"No, grandma. I can eat a lot now. I eat a lot at every meal. My mom said that I look thinner because I have grown taller."

Zhao Yuanzhen also knew that the child had grown taller, so he didn't look as chubby as before.

"Yes, yes, our Zijin has grown taller."

"Grandma, are you still leaving this time?"

He didn't want his grandma to leave. He really wanted his grandma to be in Beijing.

"I'm leaving. I'll be leaving in about 10 days."

"Grandma, can you not leave?"

"No, grandma is in Xiaoshan County. There are still many things to do. I will be back when I finish them."

"Okay, then grandma, please do it quickly. I'll wait for you to come back early."

"Okay, I'll definitely do it quickly."

The grandparents and grandchildren sat on the recliners, joking back and forth.

While having dinner in the evening, I asked everyone about their thoughts on buying a house in Beijing.

"I'm going to the capital tomorrow to buy a house. Do you brothers want to live together or separately?"

Generally, people like them would live in a large house, but Zhao Yuanzhen also respected their choice. If they didn't want to live together, they could live separately.

"Mom, I still prefer to live in the village. I don't want to live in the city."

Zhang Xinbai prefers to stay in the village, where he is free.

"Mom, me too. I like the village."

Zhang Xinnian also likes the village.

"I know you like the village, but it's always more convenient to have a house in the capital. When Zijin, Ziyou, and Zipei grow up, they will go to the capital to study or learn skills, so they need a home."

The child is young now, so it’s okay for him to do anything. But when he grows up, he will have to go to school for the sake of his studies.

"Then let's live together. If Third Brother has no objection, we can live together. A family should always be together. It's not good to separate."

Zhang Xinbai is more traditional and believes that the family should live together.

"Mom, I agree with my eldest brother. Let's buy a big house and live together."

"Okay, then I'll choose a bigger house and build a few yards inside it, so that we can be together and still have privacy."

Zhao Yuanzhen expressed respect for their opinions.

"Okay, I'll trouble you to arrange it."

When it comes to buying a house, they all think their mother's taste must be better than theirs.

"Well, Xiaohui, how are the preparations for the buffet the day after tomorrow going?"

"Mother, the dishes have been chosen, and the cook has also been chosen. We will start slaughtering various livestock tomorrow, and the dishes have been prepared."

"Okay, then you guys just keep working hard."

My two daughters-in-law are very considerate and I feel at ease leaving the matter to them.

After dinner, she went to rest.

There were many ripe fruits in the orchard. Zhao Yuanzhen took some of each and planned to visit Yue Hongmian and then send some to the Queen.

He stayed in the general's mansion for a while, chatted with Yue Hongmian, asked her to help deliver the fruits to the palace, and then left, as he still had a lot of things to do.

I went to Butler Xiao first to calculate the share of the profits.

"Mrs. Zhang, long time no see."

Butler Xiao looked at Zhao Yuanzhen. It had been a long time since he last came. If Zhao Yuanzhen hadn't greeted him before leaving, he would have thought she was missing.

"Yes, Butler Xiao, long time no see."

"Mrs. Zhang, wait a moment. I'll go get the account book."

"Okay, Butler Xiao."

After a while, housekeeper Xiao came over with the account book, handed it to Zhao Yuanzhen, and asked her to check it carefully.

The total share is eight months, about 400 million.

Zhao Yuanzhen also settled the Queen's share with Butler Xiao.

The Queen's share is about 30 yuan.

"Butler Xiao, I want to buy a bigger house, preferably one that is closer to the palace. I wonder if Butler Xiao has any information about this?"

These houses close to the palace are basically the residences of various officials, and she was afraid that the pawnshop didn't have any available.

"Is it Madam Zhang who wants to stay?"

"Yes, my son Xin Shu is now working in the Hanlin Academy. It's not good for him to live in the shop all the time, so I thought about buying a house. I might as well buy it all at once, a better and bigger one, so that the whole family can live in it in the future, and we don't need to move around anymore."

Butler Xiao pondered for a moment and spoke slowly.

"I know a few houses. The location and quality of the houses are excellent. This house is currently available."

Housekeeper Xiao pointed to the sky. The houses are all in the hands of His Majesty. Half a year ago, the former Second Prince's party, the Prime Minister's Mansion had an accident, the Prime Minister's family was executed, and the rest of the family members were wandering. The house was also confiscated.

Later, I checked a few more houses, so the house was still available.

I just don’t know whether Mrs. Zhang can get what she wants or not.

Generally, some of these confiscated houses will be kept for His Majesty's future rewards, while others will be sent out for auction. The specific details depend on His Majesty's wishes.

"I understand. Butler Xiao, how much money do you think I should prepare for this house?"

Zhao Yuanzhen didn't know the price of a house so close to the palace.

"I can't tell you the exact price, but Madam Zhang has a lot of new things, and maybe they can make His Majesty happy, so I gave her one as a reward."

Money is good, but fresh recipes are better.

"Well, I'll think about it. Thank you, Butler Xiao."

"Mrs. Zhang, you are too polite. This is just a piece of cake."

Butler Xiao was quite polite to her.

Just for the sake of the more than 1000 million taels of money for the glass this year, Butler Xiao was willing to be polite to her.

Zhao Yuanzhen left the Third Prince's Mansion and thought about whether there were any other prescriptions that could benefit the country and the people.

It should not be too advanced, but can be produced, and it should be beneficial to the country and the people.

After much thought, the best way to benefit the country and the people is to have enough food.

Many places in the Daliang Dynasty are still in a state of food shortage, so we can provide high-yield crop seeds.

The fields on her own farm are used to plant wheat this year, but she doesn't know the exact yield. In the afternoon, she will ask someone to plough a few acres of land to test the yield, and then she will submit a letter to the palace later.

We went to the backyard of the bookstore and placed a new instant noodle machine. Zhang Xinnian would ask the transport team to deliver it back later.

The mechanical team was able to install it independently.

It was almost noon, and Zhao Yuanzhen went to the dessert shop to wait for Zhang Xinshu, who would come to the shop for lunch after work.

Drink sugar water and wait slowly.

"Madam, the young master is back."

Zhang Xinshu had just entered the shop when the servant hurriedly called out to Zhao Yuanzhen.

"Madam? My mother is back? Mother!"

Zhang Xinshuo quickly took a few steps and looked towards the lobby.

"Xin Shu, here."

Zhao Yuanzhen stood up, waved, and asked him to come over.

"Mother, when did you come back? Did you receive a letter from your son?"

"I came back the day before yesterday. I didn't receive the letter, but I heard from your sister-in-law about our little scholar."

"Mom, I'm working as an editor in the Hanlin Academy now."

Originally, based on his achievements, he could have sought a better position, but his teacher said that he was too young and should first work in the Hanlin Academy for some time and change his position after he had a clear understanding of the situation in the court.

"My son is amazing. He has become a top scholar at such a young age. I am proud of you."

Chicken soup is essential.

"Mom, this is all because of your good training."

"I plan to wait for you to take a rest the day after tomorrow to hold a celebration banquet to celebrate your success in the imperial examination. Do you think that's ok?"

"Well, okay, my son originally wanted to wait until mom comes back to do it, so let's do it the day after tomorrow. I'll send a notice to my teachers, classmates, and colleagues in a while."

Now that I’m an official and have colleagues, I have to post messages.

"Okay, then you will be responsible for writing the invitations. Your sisters-in-law will prepare the banquet."

"Yes, thank you mother and sisters-in-law for your hard work."

"You've grown a lot taller. You look like a grown man now."

Zhang Xinshu is now about 175cm tall, but he was less than 170cm tall last year.

"Yes, I have grown a lot taller in the past six months."

"Well, after you went to high school, did you give your teacher a thank-you gift?"

"Yes, I selected 10 poems from the Tang and Song poetry collections, copied them and gave them to the teacher."

At his teacher's level, it was rare for him to like mundane things, and he was most pleased with poems that had been passed down through the ages.

"Well, okay, I'll prepare some gifts and send them over when you send out the invitations."

As a parent, she had to express her gratitude to the teacher when her child got third place in the exam.

"Okay, mother."

After much deliberation, Zhao Yuanzhen decided to take the cultural route and bought a set of Shifang Longxiang ink. This ink can be sold for more than 800 million in modern times and is a rare good ink.

She felt that the old master would definitely like it.