I have been farming since I crossed over.

After finishing the work on the seedlings at Lu Jintang's house, Yang Mingxi suddenly remembered that it was time to remove the tarpaulin from her own bitter melon seedlings!

She remembered that they spread the seeds on the second day after the bricks were produced, which seemed to be around the 28th of the lunar month. Then the rest of the matter was handed over to her third brother Yang Mingyu, who was asked to water the plants every two to three days and remove the tarpaulin when the seedlings were three inches tall. Now half a month has passed, why hasn't she heard her third brother mention anything about removing the tarpaulin?

Yang Mingxi told Lu Jintang that she was going to check on the bitter melon seedlings, and then hurried towards the gentle slope.

Lu Jintang followed behind Yang Mingxi, held his forehead, and said to himself, "Wasn't the oilcloth removed the day before yesterday? What is she rushing to do?"

Yang Mingxi trotted over to the field where the bitter melon seedlings were being sown and saw rows and rows of them, each one looking incredibly cute. "Oh, I was so scared! The tarpaulin has been taken down!"

Lu Jintang stepped forward and touched Yang Mingxi's forehead, saying, "Wasn't the oilcloth removed the day before yesterday? Were they brought to our house to use today? Why are you rushing over here?"

Yang Mingxi laughed heartily and said, "I forgot. Third Brother only mentioned it briefly. I used to do everything myself, so I remembered it. This time, Third Brother did it directly, so I forgot."

Lu Jintang casually touched Yang Mingxi's head and said, "Your life is full of worries and busyness."

When the group returned to the Yang family, it was just time for dinner. They waited for Yang Mingxi and Lu Jintang to come back and started eating.

After dinner, it was still early, so everyone sat in the courtyard and chatted. After a while, Second Aunt Liu came over to chat with Wu.

"Fifth brother's wife, are you going to the temple fair at the age of eighteen? Do you want to sell anything?" Second aunt-in-law asked as soon as she came over.

Mrs. Wu shook her head and said, "Of course we should go. It's so lively, we should go and join in the fun. But I don't have anything to sell. I've been busy with farm work lately and haven't done any embroidery."

"Oh, it's not as good as embroidery. It's a good opportunity to go for a stroll. Bring Xiyao with you and let her see what a crowd of people looks like." As the second aunt spoke, she glanced at Yang Mingxi and said, "Xiyao, you must follow us closely when the time comes, otherwise you will get lost."

Yang Mingxi opened her eyes wide, staring at her second aunt with a piercing gaze. "Second aunt, are there really that many people there? Where are they from? There's a huge crowd!"

"Xi girl, what I said is absolutely right. Although I can't read, I still know what 'renshanrenhai' means. I'm really not lying to you. If you don't believe me, ask your mother." Second aunt Liu thought that Yang Mingxi didn't believe what she said and was almost angry.

Yang Mingxi smiled and said, "Second Aunt, I don't disbelieve you. I just suddenly came up with an idea, but I need to confirm whether there are really a lot of people, so that I can arrange the next things."

"Oh, so that's the case. But girl Xi, there were really a lot of people that day, more than during the Dragon Boat Festival. There were also many wealthy people from other counties and even Xinyun Prefecture. The temple fair on February 18th every year is the most lively time in Qingshui County." said the second aunt.

Mrs. Wu also agreed, "Yes, the temple fair on February 18th is the busiest time in the county. Every time our family went to the temple fair, your grandmother would take us along to stroll around and broaden our horizons."

Yang Mingxi smiled, and her whole face was puckered up, which looked extremely ugly.

"Second aunt, are there any food for sale at the temple fair? What are they? How is business?" Yang Mingxi laughed enough and continued to ask.

"Of course there are. Many people make things and sell them. Some sell noodles, some sell pancakes and steamed buns, some sell dumplings and steamed buns, and some sell sugar figures and sugar cubes and so on." Second aunt Liu thought for a while and said.

Yang Mingxi nodded and said, "Okay, I understand. Thank you, Second Auntie. I have to get busy now."

Yang Mingxi turned and ran into the house, shouting, "Third brother, third brother, come here quickly, I have a way to make money, you quickly find someone, I will make the arrangements."

Lu Jintang looked at the impetuous little girl and felt particularly calm in his heart. It would be even better if he could also participate in it.

Lu Jintang pulled Yang Mingxi, who was standing next to the table, and motioned for her to sit down. "I'd like to hear about any ways to make money! Maybe I can make some money too."

Yang Mingxi nodded and said, "Of course you're indispensable. I need lots and lots of meat. Any kind of meat, wild boar, roe deer, pheasant, rabbit will do. The more the better. I'll charge you the restaurant price. How about that?"

Lu Jintang pointed at his nose and said, "You want to give me money? So you want to run this business yourself? We are all helping you, right?"

Yang Mingxi was stunned for a moment. She didn't think so. It was just that Lu Jintang was an outsider after all, so she threw him out. She wouldn't say that the people of the old Yang family only paid wages. It must be that everyone shared the money. Now that Lu Jintang asked this, Yang Mingxi realized that the old Yang family had split up. So it was no longer possible to share everything equally as before.

Yang Mingxi giggled and said, "No, my mind was wandering just now. How about this, we can work together, I will be responsible for providing ideas and technology, you will provide the capital, and then pay them wages. If they have something to sell to us, we will accept it and pay them. What do you think of this idea?" As she spoke, she blinked her big eyes and looked at the other person, her eyes full of anticipation.

Lu Jintang said without thinking: "That's fine. Then what should I do? And what are you going to do? I have some idea."

Yang Mingxi nodded and said, "I mainly want to make three things, all of which are edible. One is something that can be eaten cold. It's a bit like braised meat, so it's convenient to sell directly when the time comes. The ingredients are all edible vegetables and meats. The second is cold noodles. The main ingredient is noodles, and you can also make jelly, zhua zhua fen, etc. The third is fried potatoes. The main ingredient is potatoes."

After listening to this, Lu Jintang nodded and said, "Okay, I understand. Then, I will take full responsibility for the meat. I will go into the mountains to look for prey myself tomorrow."

After hearing this, Yang Mingxi nodded slightly to show her understanding and continued, "I also want to go hunting in the mountains. If I don't exercise for a long time, my skills will become rusty. I'll go with you tomorrow, is that okay?"

Lu Jintang smiled and nodded in agreement. Looking at Yang Mingxi who was acting like a spoiled child to him, Lu Jintang said that he had no resistance at all and could only raise his hands above his head in surrender.

At this moment, the third brother Yang Mingyu came back from somewhere and said as soon as he entered the room, "Xier, you're looking for me? What's going on?"

Yang Mingxi said, "Third brother, go get all the cousins here. I have something to arrange."