Traveling through ancient times: living a different life

Bi Yue built a large courtyard with five halls on the northern edge of the capital, with a three-story cement brick house inside. The environment was good, spacious and bright. There was a sign on the left side of the door that read "Veterans' Guest House". The veterans who came to the capital to seek refuge with her were well settled there.

Some are dressed in rags, some live in poverty, begging on the streets or in dilapidated temples, looking quite miserable and helpless. They used to be healthy and yearned for a better life, but now they have become like this, it is sad to think about it.

If they had not gone to the battlefield, although life in the countryside was hard and they had to eat coarse food, they would not have become beggars on the streets. This is because as they get older, they are treated harshly and discriminated against by their relatives and friends.

They felt that they were a burden and were forced to leave the village and live such a miserable life. Now they heard that the goddess of Changping Kingdom had issued such an announcement to take care of these disabled people who had fought in the battlefield. After hearing the news, this gave them a ray of hope and let them see the hope of survival. They signed up to work on the princess's farm, just asking for a meal.

The farm alone could not accommodate so many people, so he ordered his men to buy two plots of land in the northern suburbs of the capital to set up a toy factory and a bag factory. The two stores in the city were doing very well. At present, the supply of the two stores was all ordered by Bi Yue from the system, and after being placed in the warehouse, the store staff picked it up and took it to the store for sale.

Now that we have recruited so many veterans and opened a factory, the toy factory not only produces stuffed toys and various animal toys, such as (tiger cubs, giraffes, elephants, lion cubs, leopards, wolves, etc.), but also wooden cars, including (cars, trucks, airplanes, cannons, etc.)

Some are made of cloth, and some are made of rubber. Bi Yue can buy these materials on the system. In ancient times, rubber had to be extracted from rubber trees before it could be made. But she had a universal system, so she didn't have to get it from there. This could also prevent some merchants from imitating the products once they were sold.

A bag factory was also set up at the same time. It not only produces backpacks, shoulder bags, handbags, wallets, and suitcases, but also a wide variety of bags and boxes of different sizes.

Because the business of this bag store in Beijing is very hot now, and there are foreign merchants who buy dozens of bags at a time, which is obviously to bring back to the local area and sell at a high price. They also ask if they can wholesale the goods? The clerk replied that it is not possible for the time being. If you want to buy, we will sell it to you at retail. After the two factories are built, many people can be employed in them.

The shop outside the auction house that sells elixirs is also doing brisk business!

The pills are sold in limited quantities and must be purchased with a household registration. Some pills cannot be bought no matter how rich you are. One household registration can only buy two pills at most. The main reason is that the three people who are currently refining the pills, Luo Chen and Chen Xi, are busy with things outside and have to refine the pills, so they really cannot make more pills.

Every night, Biyue refines several batches of hot-selling elixirs, such as hemostatic pills, bone-setting pills, detoxification pills, etc.

A maximum of five furnaces, 35 pills each, are refined every night. Even if they are kept in the store during the day, they are still not enough to sell. Some foreign merchants heard the news and came here to buy food, drinks, and toilets, which also boosted the business in the capital. The business was unusually good, even busier than in previous years when people came to Beijing for imperial examinations.

After handing over all the tasks to her subordinates, Bi Yue heaved a sigh of relief. She could finally live her lazy life. She would sleep until noon in the morning, get up to practice for an hour, and then go to her room to make pills. Only by practicing more could her alchemy skills improve step by step.

There are still five days until the second auction begins. These days, Chen Xi and Luo Chen have been practicing day and night in the alchemy room, and they have also been practicing making basic elixirs. Their hard practice in the past half month has greatly improved their skills in all aspects.

The tickets for the auction were sold three days before the event. People who wanted to buy tickets started lining up outside with their stools the night before.

There are only so many seats inside and only 210 tickets. This time many people have learned their lesson and not only buy standing tickets for five taels of silver, but also buy tickets in the boxes, so they can make some money by reselling them.

Because the auction house opened for the first time last time, the palace also knew about it. What made the emperor particularly jealous was the elixir that could prolong his life.

The ladies in the palace wanted beauty pills, breast enhancement pills, and hair beautification pills.

The emperor quietly asked the eunuch Liu beside him to pass a message to Bi Yue, asking her to go to the palace. She did not pretend to be hypocritical, and brought two maids, dressed neatly and went into the palace. Under the leadership of eunuch Liu, she went to Chonghua Palace.

Who knew that when I entered, I would be shocked. In addition to the emperor and the empress, there were also ladies from various palaces, princes, and princesses. They were all there. It was a meeting and everyone was present.

After Bi Yue entered, she brought two maids and bowed to the emperor, empress, and ladies of the various palaces.

The emperor looked at her with a smile and said,

"Rong An, your father was very jealous of the longevity pill you bought at the last auction. Can I have one? I won't give it to you for free. I can also pay you for it."

"Your Majesty, you are in good health now. What I mean is, you don't have to take it for now. Wait until you are over 60 and then take another one. Not only will you be 10 years younger, but you will also increase your lifespan by 10 years. Isn't this a better effect?"

The emperor's eyes lit up when he heard this. He was very happy about this good news, but he didn't show it on his face. He asked,

"Can Rong An tell me how old I can live at most?"

"Your Majesty, a person's life span is inherited from their parents. If your parents lived long, then your life span will not be short. So I will speak frankly.

"Your Majesty, your actual life expectancy is 61 years, so Rong An hopes that when you turn 60, you can take the longevity pill, which can increase your life expectancy by 10 years, and your body functions will return to that of a 50-year-old."

The emperor asked again, "Rong An, can you only extend your lifespan by 10 years?"

"Father, 10 years is the longest life span. A person can only take one longevity pill in his lifetime. Taking more than that will be useless."

"I am also satisfied that I can increase my lifespan by 10 years. I just asked casually. Don't take it too seriously, Rong An."

The emperor thought that being able to live 10 more years is something that can only be encountered by chance. During my reign, I met Princess Rong'an. Otherwise, how could I have had the opportunity to live 10 more years? One should not be too greedy.

Bi Yue thought to herself: The Emperor is extremely wealthy, not only does he have great power but he is also rich. Of course he wants to live a long life. Giving these 10 years of my life to an ordinary mortal has already broken the rules of this world, and I can't have any more.

The Empress, seeing that the Emperor had finished his questions, asked Bi Yue, "Rong An, I heard that there will be skin beautifying pills at this auction, I wonder what their effects are."

"Mother, after taking this skin-beautifying pill, you can become younger both in appearance and body. If you are 40 years old, you will become 20 years old after taking it, and a 60-year-old can become 40 years old. Therefore, if an older person takes it, the effect will be more obvious, and you can regain 20 years of youth."