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

Zhao Yuanlan had to go back to prepare, so he didn't stay.

The two agreed to meet at the city gate at 6 o'clock tomorrow morning.

Zhao Yuanzhen began to look through pictures of furniture.

She used to particularly like the design of the grandmother's room in "The Story of Minglan", and she planned to copy it.

Let the system draw the blueprints and mark the dimensions, which are ready for carpenters to build furniture.

Zhao Yuanzhen selected a large wardrobe, a dressing table, a chest of eight drawers, a kang table with drawers, a bed, a long desk, a bookshelf, a square flower stand, a comb-back chair, a desk, an armchair, a screen, a drum-shaped embroidered stool, an armchair, a square table, a step-out bed, a treasure cabinet, a kang cabinet, and so on according to her grandmother's room.

The one in my grandmother's room is a bed, and hers is a kang.

But the step-out bed can be given to the other room.

The big wardrobe was placed next to the kang. Her room had five rooms and her master bedroom was bigger, so she designed a half kang that was two meters wide and one and a half meters long.

There is about 2 meters of space between the two walls. Even with a 65-meter-wide wardrobe, it doesn't feel crowded at all.

Zhao Yuanzhen gave all the drawings to Qian Xiaohui and the others, and asked them to go and buy them after she left. If there were finished products, they would buy them; if not, they would ask a carpenter to make them.

I also drew the overall layout of my grandmother's room and asked them to look at it and buy whatever soft furnishings were available.

No, wait until she comes back.

They can design their rooms however they want.

He also left 500 taels of silver.

Feeling that it was not enough, he gave another 500 taels.

Then he started to put things in the warehouse next to the kitchen.

1000 kilograms of rice, 1000 kilograms of flour, 500 kilograms of millet, and 200 kilograms each of sorghum, beans, and corn.

There are some bacon, air-dried meat, jerky, white fungus, bird's nest, jujube, deer antler, longan, etc.

I also bought a lot of vegetables, including cabbage, radish, potato, pumpkin, eggs, duck eggs, etc.

Zhao Yuanzhen also bought a lot of whole chickens and rabbits.

Then he told Qian Xiaohui to dry the leftover rabbits and chickens.

I added some various seasonings.

All the coal collected from the county magistrate's office was placed in the woodshed.

Anguo Pear also put down two baskets.

Looking at the warehouse which finally has some atmosphere of life.

Zhao Yuanzhen bought a few more locks, all of which were made in the style of the Daliang Dynasty, but with very advanced lock cores.

Give the lock and key to Qian Xiaohui and let her use it as she pleases.

The newly built house smells a bit like earth and is very damp, so it needs to be aired out for a few days before people can live in it.

Zhao Yuanzhen told them to light the fire dragon and the kang normally so that the house would dry faster.

Then go buy furniture and make furniture.

Necessities like beds can be purchased ready-made. When the house is almost dry, find a day to move in, so that you don't freeze outside.

If all the houses in the village have been built and she has not returned yet, she can hire people in the village to build a wall.

The wall was also built with blue bricks, three meters high and wide, whichever they thought would be the strongest. The wages were based on market prices.

The wall will be moved back one meter, and she will plant some thorny bushes around it. Then she will tell the village chief and everyone can build along the straight line of her wall, so that the village will look much neater and more beautiful. She will also provide bush seeds to those who are willing to plant in the village.

This shrub is relatively short, only about 1 meter tall, but it is covered with thorns, so even thieves who want to climb the wall cannot get close to the wall. It can play a good role in security.

Then he rode off to find the village chief.

Originally, he wanted to bring people who could row boats, but everyone was building houses now, so Zhao Yuanzhen decided to let Zhao Yuanlan find a few people to learn rowing.

No one goes out of their village, so building houses is the most important thing.

But they have to bring some more food with them, as they may be back in about 15-20 days, and they have to cross the river, and someone has to guard the bamboo raft during this period.

The village chief said yes, and then went to pack the food. His family bought more, so they could take it directly. He would find two people to deliver the food tomorrow.

Zhao Yuanzhen planned to let Zhang Xinnian go with him, so they helped to bring the food over.

The village chief thought this was a good idea as he didn't have to make the trip again. Everyone in the village was building houses and there was a severe shortage of manpower.

The two men agreed that Zhang Xinnian would come over to get the food later.

Then Zhao Yuanzhen went back.

When I was halfway there, I thought I should go to the old house and say something.

I went to the old house again to say goodbye, and it was dark when I got home.

He ordered Zhang Xinnian to go to the village chief's house to get food.

Had dinner.

Zhao Yuanzhen began to pack her luggage.

I had to bring a change of clothes, a water gourd, a sword, a quilt, and a mattress, and packed a backpack in a mess. All of this was to conceal my identity.

The quilt and mattress will be packed tomorrow morning as I still have to sleep tonight.

Over there, Li Zhijuan was also packing Zhang Xinnian's luggage.

My mother said that this time we might have to stay by the Yellow River for about 20 days. If there were not so few people at home, she would have wanted to go with us.

The next day, Zhao Yuanzhen got up at around 4 o'clock.

He took some rice noodles for a few people to eat, and after eating, he and Zhang Xinnian set out towards the city gate.

Zhang Xinnian was driving a horse-drawn carriage.

Zhao Yuanzhen was riding a horse, wearing her fur coat, a small fur hat, gloves, and small boots. She held the reins in her left hand and the whip in her right hand. She also wore her red cherry sword in the middle of her waist. She looked heroic.

When we arrived at the city gate, we waited for a while before the army arrived.

Zhao Yuanlan looked at his sister from afar. She was wearing a white fur coat, a hat, gloves, and boots of the same color. She was riding on a horse. At that moment, it seemed like he had returned to the past. His sister was still as charming and quiet as before. She always dressed herself up beautifully, just like now.

"Little sister, I'm sorry to have kept you waiting."

"We just arrived too. Shall we set off?"

"Well, let's go. I've prepared a carriage for you. If you're cold, get in the carriage."

"Okay, big brother."

Then we started on our journey.

Because Zhao Yuanlan brought 6 people this time, the movement was slow. It was already the fourth day when they arrived at the Yellow River.

The villagers breathed a sigh of relief when they saw them finally arrive.

Then they started asking about the village, and Zhang Xinnian told them about what happened after entering the city.

I heard that everyone is building a house now. Everyone is very happy. Finally, we have a home.

Zhao Yuanzhen went to Zhao Yuanlan and asked for 200 people to come and learn rowing.

It's afternoon now, so learn quickly and start crossing the river once you've learned.

Because Zhao Yuanlan was afraid that something might happen if the time was too long, he decided to cross the river overnight.

Zhao Yuanzhen asked someone to teach them how to row a boat, and once they learned it, they could cross the river directly.

They were all young people, and they learned things very quickly. They learned everything in less than an hour.

Start crossing the river.

As they were crossing the river, Zhao Yuanzhen asked several villagers what the 18 people were like, whether they were good at their jobs, and whether they had good personalities.

Everyone said it was all okay, except for two that were not so good and were sneaky.

Zhao Yuanzhen looked at their identification and nodded after knowing who it was.

She now has an idea, which she has been thinking about for several days. She thinks it can be done.

She wants to open a ferry station on the Yellow River.

When she comes back from Taiyuan Prefecture, she will buy land.

Buy all the land on both sides of the Yellow River.

The Yellow River often floods, so land should be easy to buy and very cheap.

After buying the land, she plans to build a post station a little away from the river for merchants and pedestrians on both sides of the river to cross the river, rest and eat.

Then we will slowly build a market to boost the flow of people and economic development on both sides of the strait.

At that time, I will build some houses more than 1000 meters away from the river, and provide accommodation, canteen, grocery store, etc.

Build a large row of factory buildings, the kind supported by pillars, with only a roof and no walls around them, and use them as markets. People from both sides of the river can come here to buy and sell things, which will effectively attract popularity.

Moreover, they can also accept bulk cargo transportation. Because of the Yellow River, there is little communication between the two sides. Zhao Yuanzhen is willing to be the first person to try it.

She thought it was an idea that could be done.

The 50 rafts were tied together to form four huge bamboo rafts.

It can be seen as a public transport boat, with two boats parked on each shore, two for people and two for cargo.

The boats depart on the hour on this side and on the half hour on the other side.

As the post station slowly develops, various industries will emerge. Zhao Yuanzhen can make a lot of money just by collecting rent.

So now she needs to pick out the best servants who can make bamboo rafts and row boats and buy them.

These people will work at the Yellow River Post Station in the future.

Zhao Yuanzhen was not in a hurry to find those 18 people, but just observed them from time to time.

After observing for two days, I found that it was similar to what everyone said.

Then he talked to the remaining 16 people and asked them whether they wanted to go to the dental clinic or follow him.

These 16 people all chose to follow Zhao Yuanzhen.

After spending such a long time together, everyone knew that Zhao Yuanzhen was definitely not the kind of person who would mistreat slaves, so instead of not knowing who to sell them to by the pawnbroker, it was better to follow Zhao Yuanzhen.

When Zhao Yuanzhen and others came back from Taiyuan Prefecture, they went to the village chief to transfer the property rights and the indentures to them.

As for the remaining two, Zhao Yuanzhen asked the villagers to take them back and asked the village chief to sell them to the dental clinic.

In three days, all 6 troops successfully crossed the river.

The envoy came again to settle the wages.

It’s hard to calculate the exact amount, so let’s just calculate based on the 2 yuan last time. This time there are 6 people, which is three times as much.

Plus the 25 rafts, that's 250 taels of silver.

The total is: 332.5X3+250=1247.5

The governor waved his hand and gave 1250 taels.

After writing the receipt and taking the money, everyone started to feel happy again.

This family can get at least 20 taels of silver! This is even better than getting rich overnight!

Now that my family has built a house, not only have we not spent any money, we have also made a lot of money.

Sister Qinghe also said that after more than 20 days, the troops returned.

That means that every family can have at least 20 taels of silver.

This month, I earned more than 50 taels of silver.

Moreover, during the few days they were here, refugees continued to cross the river, and they made a lot of money.

This is just like a dream. No, even I wouldn’t dare to dream about it.

It seems that since following Sister Qinghe, life has become more prosperous like a lit bonfire.