Female-to-male: I live on farming

The shopkeeper agreed immediately, and he was very efficient. He brought the designed clothes over in a few days.

The style of the clothes itself has not changed much, but the internal design has undergone earth-shaking changes. A thin layer of cotton wool is cleverly sandwiched inside the clothes, as if to inject a warm soul into the clothes.

This seemingly insignificant change brought an unexpected effect - the warmth effect was greatly improved.

When Qin Ke put on this dress, she felt as if she was wrapped in a gentle warm current. Although it was not as good as the down jackets in her previous life, it was much better than the clothes nowadays. Even if she was in the cold wind and snow, she could still feel warm.

"The cotton interlayer of this garment is relatively thin. If you want to keep warmer, you can make the cotton thicker." The shopkeeper took out another narrow-legged hakama from the box. The so-called narrow-legged hakama is actually similar to the modern autumn trousers, but the fabric now has no elasticity, and it is just shrunk at the trouser legs.

"This is a narrow-necked hakama that was modified according to Qin Sinong's request. It also has a cotton quilting layer inside."

Qin Ke felt the thickness of the clothes, nodded, and said, "This is indeed a much better way to keep warm, but unfortunately silk fabrics are not elastic, so they are not as beautiful."

"Elasticity? Qin Sinong is talking about elastic fabric?" The shopkeeper stroked his beard and became excited when he talked about this.

"Uh," Qin Ke blinked and said vaguely, "I just made this assumption, what if there is such a fabric."

After Qin Ke said this, the shopkeeper didn't ask any more questions.

Qin Ke carefully examined the cotton-padded clothes that the shopkeeper brought, and then proposed some suggestions for improvement. He asked him to produce the cotton-padded clothes according to this style and also asked him to make a few quilts.

The cotton output of twenty acres is limited, and the amount of garments that can be made from the cotton wool produced is also limited. Apart from supplying our own family, the rest will be left to Gu Lanxi to arrange.

When all the cotton has been picked, the autumn harvest is also over. The cool autumn breeze is just right for a business trip. You should know that the Ministry of Agriculture is responsible for encouraging people to farm, conducting inspections and monitoring, interviewing public officials, and is also in charge of agriculture, water conservancy, and schools, and promoting advanced agricultural technology.

When Qin Ke had nothing to do, he would take his men to inspect the surrounding counties. If he found an area like Taiyuan County that was suitable for installing water wheels, he would assist the local county government in improving the irrigation system to increase crop yields.

Although the autumn harvest data has not yet been released, judging from the current situation, Liangzhou's autumn harvest this year should be quite impressive. Granaries in various places can start preparing for reserves, and within two years, the reserve grain will be sufficient, which means that even if there are some natural disasters or other unexpected situations, Liangzhou will be able to cope with it and ensure the basic living needs of the people.

What's more, if a war breaks out, sufficient food and fodder can be provided. Nowadays, most of the food and fodder supply for the princess' army is purchased from outside by the Gu family caravan. After the autumn harvest this year, they should be self-sufficient.

"My dear, the princess has just sent a message for you to go see her."

Qin Ke had just returned home from the Ministry of Works when Han Qi hurried over to report.

Qin Ke frowned slightly and fell into deep thought. He carefully recalled everything that had happened recently, but he still couldn't figure out why the princess suddenly came to see him?

Qin Ke couldn't guess the eldest princess's intention, so he didn't bother to think about it. No matter what it was, he would know it naturally after meeting the eldest princess.

Qin Ke changed into a set of neat and decent clothes and tidied his clothes before setting off for the Princess's Mansion.

When Qin Ke arrived, the eldest princess was not in the conference room. Qin Ke followed the servants towards the inner courtyard and saw a lush green bamboo forest from afar. As it was late autumn, the green bamboos had lost their green color and appeared a light, depressing yellow.

Although it was noon, it was already late autumn and the sun was not very strong, and it was even a little cool.

Following the servant towards the pavilion, the inner courtyard of the Princess's Mansion had an elegant scenery. The four corners of the pavilion were raised like a bird spreading its wings. The roof was covered with green tiles, which were staggered in an orderly manner. There were also exquisite patterns carved on the beams and pillars in the pavilion.

The eldest princess was sitting quietly on a stone bench with her back to Qin Ke. In front of her was a small stone table with a chessboard on it.

Gu Lanxi, wearing an elegant green dress, sat opposite her with a dignified posture, holding a black chess piece with two fingers, her eyes focused on the chessboard and thinking.

It's rare to see the princess so free.

"Hello, Your Highness." Qin Ke bowed.

At this moment, Gu Lanxi just placed the black chess piece slowly on the chessboard.

Jin Yang's eyes also fell on the chessboard. When he heard Qin Ke's greeting, he waved his hand casually and said, "No need to be polite. Please sit down."

Qin Ke sat aside and looked at the chessboard. He was not very proficient in Go. He only learned a little from Lu Youqing and could barely understand the rules of Go. Therefore, he could not see the situation on the board.

However, seeing Gu Lanxi's solemn expression at this moment, it was estimated that the chessboard was in a stalemate.

When she made her next move, Jin Yang suddenly chuckled and said softly, "It looks like you're going to lose this game again, Lan Xi."

"I can never beat you. Forget it. I admit defeat." Gu Lanxi snorted and threw the chess piece back into the chess box. With a hint of helplessness on her face, she glanced at Jinyang with a reproachful look.

When it comes to planning, scheming, foresight, and calculating people's hearts, who can be Jinyang's opponent?

After they finished the chess game, Jin Yang, with a faint smile in his eyes, took a sip from the teacup beside him, turned his head and looked at Qin Ke and said, "You must be wondering why I asked you to come here today."

Qin Ke nodded sincerely.

"Of course it's good news." Gu Lanxi's slender jade fingers knocked on the stone table, making a dull sound, and she looked at Qin Ke with a teasing expression.

"Shishu, go and get the memorial." Jinyang spoke lightly at this time.

Qin Ke was even more confused.

The secretary moved quickly and took the memorial from the study and presented it to Jinyang with both hands.

Jin Yang did not answer it, but looked up at Qin Ke, raised his chin, and said softly: "Open it and take a look."

Qin Ke took the letter from the secretary with curiosity and unfolded it carefully. When he finally saw the words on it clearly, his eyebrows immediately curved, his eyes flashed with joy, and the corners of his mouth also rose.

"What do you think? Let me tell you, this makes him happier than anything else." Gu Lanxi seemed to have anticipated his reaction and raised her eyebrows at Jinyang.

Qin Ke, who was being teased, had not yet recovered from his surprise when he saw Jin Yang's deep eyes looking at him intentionally or unintentionally, and his face felt inexplicably hot.