The girl traveled through another world and forced the prince to take the imperial examination

The village chief repeatedly assured Yun Qing that these more than 60 people were definitely honest and hardworking farmers.

The tribesmen who had been waiting to see the joke were now silent. This was five hundred coins! Each family had a quota. The old man who had just been arguing with them simply lowered his head and became a quail.

The village chief and Li Zheng happened to be there, so the three of them signed the agreement together.

Time was running out, as the winter solstice was not far away, so the three decided to start burning the wasteland and tilling the land tomorrow. They also had to send people to buy good seeds, vines, and farm tools.

"But where should I put these things after I buy them?"

The village chief was in a dilemma. He couldn't just send them to the bamboo forest house! They were somewhat resistant to that place.

Yun Qing also thought that since people could not enter and exit the bamboo house at will, they might as well build a new one!

"I remember my sister also bought a piece of residential land!"

The village chief also remembered: "Yes, yes, there is a residential plot. Mr. Mu, are you going to build a house?"

Yun Qing nodded and said, "Then divide the people up, half to open up wasteland, and the other half to build houses. The residential land doesn't need to be too complicated, just a simple courtyard will do."

Village chief: "A thatched house?"

Yun Qing: "A big house with blue bricks and tiles!"

Hiss! This is a simple courtyard? How is it simple?

Li Zhengdao said, "This is quite a big project! I heard that Master Mu lives in that house in the bamboo forest, and it's not convenient for us to disturb him often. Who can arrange everything?"

Li Zheng thought to himself that he didn't want to go to that damn place, and he didn't know what this noble young man was thinking, living in that kind of place.

Yun Qing was also in a dilemma. He only had Mo Yu under him now, and Mo Yu had other things to do. Did he really have to go outside and hire a manager?

"Sister Su can do it! She has learned accounting and housekeeping before." Mu Qingcheng held her chin up boredly and listened to their discussion.

Mo Yu also felt that Su Qingyan was capable, and that managing accounts and assigning tasks were not difficult for her.

Yun Qing just frowned but didn't object: "Then ask her to ask."

It was Mo Yu who went to invite the person personally. To the outside world, he was still Su Qingyan's brother. It was just the right time to go to the courtyard to get the silver.

When Mo Yu came, Su Qingyan was making clothes with Linglong in the house. Mu Yao was playing in the yard by herself. When she saw Mo Yu, she quickly hid.

Mo Yu: "..." He is a good man! He doesn't want to be a scapegoat.

Mo Yu told Su Qingyan what had happened, and Su Qingyan knew that this was something unusual.

"I just don't know what I can do?"

Mo Yu smiled and said, "Miss Su, there's no need to be modest. Miss Mu also thinks you can do it."

Su Qingyan agreed immediately. They were now settled. She had been thinking about her future these past few days. They couldn't just live off others for free for the rest of their lives.

It was obvious that Yun Qing and Mu Qingcheng were not ordinary people. She couldn't give up the chance they gave her, as it would also be a way to make a living for her future.

So, Su Qingyan took Mu Yao and Linglong to the village chief's house. This time, Su Qingyan did not cover her face, but stood in front of everyone, allowing others to look at the birthmark on her face.

From now on, she will officially show herself in public.

Everyone was shocked when they saw Su Qingyan. Mu Qingcheng was also quite surprised. After thinking about it, she understood Su Qingyan's good intentions and admired her even more from the bottom of her heart.

"Sister Su!"

"Sister Cheng'er!"

The girls were very happy to meet each other, especially Zijin, Zipei and Linglong, who were like three little sisters.

Mu Yao was a little reserved, and even seemed less warm towards Mu Qingcheng than before. She hid behind Su Qingyan and secretly glanced at Yun Qing.

"Oh! What happened to my lovely sister Mu Yao?"

Mu Yao stuck her head out, nodded at Mu Qingcheng, and then retracted it.

Su Qingyan didn't know what was wrong with Mu Yao. Ever since she came back from the bamboo house, she noticed that something was wrong with Mu Yao and thought that the little girl was homesick.

Mu Qingcheng said, "She's just a child! She needs to play to be happy. Don't restrict her anymore. Let her interact more with the girls in the village."

Su Qingyan also thought it made sense, so she asked Linglong and the other three to take Mu Yao out to play.

Mu Qingcheng brought Su Qingyan to meet everyone, and in the future all the accounting and management matters would be handed over to her.

The village chief and Li Zheng did not look down on Su Qingyan just because she was a girl. Although this girl had a facial deformity, her demeanor was not comparable to that of an ordinary man.

Mo Yu gave the village chief four hundred taels of silver to buy the land, and planned to give the money for building the house to Su Qingyan.

Mu Qingcheng thought that since they were building a house, they might as well build a few rooms for Su Qingyan as well. After all, they were living in a rented courtyard. Why not build another small courtyard behind the quadrangle courtyard, connecting the two courtyards with a door. When the door is closed, there are two courtyards, the front courtyard for office and the back courtyard for living.

Yun Qing: “…” Isn’t this a two-courtyard house?

The village chief was ashamed! These two ancestors just said they wanted a simple courtyard house, and now they have turned it into a double courtyard. Forget it! Anyway, the place is big enough, let them do whatever they want!

Mu Qingcheng asked: "How long will it take to build such a large yard?"

The village chief calculated that since there were so many people, the house could be built in about a month and a half. If it was faster, it would still take more than a month.

"Mr. Mu, your house is so fine that you need a knowledgeable bricklayer. We country folk can only do the hard work."

Yun Qing said, "Just go ahead and ask for it. I trust the village chief. Also, since we're short on manpower, I won't worry about food. I'll give the workers who are building the house an extra ten coins a day. If the work is completed within a month and a half, each worker will receive a fifty-coin reward. If the work is delayed by a day, there will be no reward, and ten coins will be deducted from each worker. What do you think, village chief?"

It was the first time that the village chief heard of such a way of paying wages. He thought that this young man was really amazing and not like an ordinary scholar. He might even be able to become the top scholar in the imperial examination.

"Okay, okay! Master Mu, this is a good idea."

Everyone discussed the details of the land reclamation. Yun Qing said that they could buy two more cows so that the land reclamation would be faster.

As they were talking, the village head's wife, Zhang, came back from her vegetable garden with her two daughters-in-law.

Zhang stepped forward and enthusiastically took the hands of Mu Qingcheng and Su Qingyan, and the female family members went to the east wing to talk.

The east wing has three rooms with a small main hall in the middle. This is the residence of the village chief's eldest son. The village chief's eldest son is named Xu Tianen. His eldest daughter-in-law Liu Zhenhua gave birth to two daughters. The elder one is eleven years old and nicknamed Ling'er, and the younger one is nine years old and nicknamed Xiang'er.

Liu Zhenhua is a shy girl, and the two girls also timidly hid behind their mother.

The village chief's second son is named Xu Tianci, who works in the county town. His second daughter-in-law is Zhang's niece. Little Zhang gave birth to two sons. The eldest son is six years old and nicknamed Jinbao, and the younger son is three years old and nicknamed Yinbao.

Everyone sat down to eat and talk. Zhang asked her two daughters-in-law to bring tea and introduced her two daughters-in-law to Mu Qingcheng.