The whole family traveled through ancient times with their house

“Uncle Feng…?”

"This morning, when my father found out Uncle Feng hadn't eaten, he got mad at him again, saying he was already half-buried in the ground, and yet he was still throwing a tantrum like a child. Uncle Feng was almost in tears. He was really worried about these two bags of seeds. One of them was a bag of precious peanut seeds. If we didn't plant them, we wouldn't know how to explain to the higher-ups in the fall."

Jiang Yan and her daughter listened quietly to the two teenagers talking.

Now I understand a little bit of the story. The higher-ups distributed a bag of precious peanut seeds to the Xishan Hundred Households Office, but for some reason they were missed and not distributed for planting.

If you don't plant in spring, you won't harvest in autumn.

Then...

Jiang Yan thought of it, and the captain could also think of it.

"So my father asked me to send these two bags of seeds to Madam Jiang to see if she could grow them."

"It's past Grain in Ear now."

"My father also knows that you can't force a plant after Grain in Ear. So, that's why... as a last resort, he asked me to come and see Madam Jiang."

As he spoke, Dong Erlang stole another glance at Madam Jiang before continuing hesitantly, "My father doesn't dare look for anyone else, knowing it's useless even if he does."

Jiang Yan: Her farming skills, which she only practices in her own small yard, are really no match for those of experienced farmers.

But here, they seemed to treat her as a skilled farmer.

Yi Chen: My mother has wood-related abilities.

Jiang Yan: Thinking of her wood-type ability, she straightened her back instantly. Her height of 160 instantly surpassed her aura of 180.

Dong Erlang and Dasheng finished explaining the whole story before he bowed to Jiang Yan and said, "Dong Erlang greets Madam Jiang."

Jiang Yan hurriedly pulled Yi Chen aside. How could she, a humble commoner from a humble family, dare to allow the young master of a wealthy family to greet her?

Dong Erlang was young but very smart. He understood that only if Madam Jiang could grow peanuts and get a good harvest, could his father and even the entire Xishan Hundred Households Unit pass the test from above.

Dasheng was no fool, and he quickly figured out the twists and turns. He spoke up to defend Dong Erlang, "Aunt Jiang, it's already past Grain in Ear. Can we still plant these peanut seeds?"

"With careful planting and maintenance, it should be possible."

"That's great. I knew Aunt Jiang could do the work of two people. No, three people." After Dasheng finished speaking, he excitedly pulled Dong Erlang to carry down the two bags of seeds and placed them at the door of Jiang Yan's house. He also considerately opened the bags.

Seeing the peanuts still in the bag, Jiang Yan felt this was a major hassle. If it were just the two of them, it wouldn't take them three days to finish, and it was too labor-intensive.

Dong Erlang had been observing Madam Jiang's reaction. When he saw her frown, he knew she was in trouble. He couldn't help but ask, "Madam Jiang, is there something wrong?"

Seeing that Dong Erlang had asked her, Jiang Yan didn't hide anything and said bluntly, "These peanuts need to be shelled before they can be planted."

Hearing the peanuts needed to be shelled, Dong Erlang and Dasheng looked at each other and decided to stay and help. They were both very smart. If only Jiang Niangzi (Aunt Jiang) and her daughter were to shell such a large bag of peanuts, who knows how long it would take.

Dong Erlang first tied up the carriage, and also brought down a piece of linen and a bag of millet that his mother had given to Madam Jiang.

Jiang Yan didn't expect that the centurion's wife had prepared gifts for her and her daughter. She was flattered and accepted the gifts after thanking her.

While Madam Jiang went back to the house to deliver something, Dong Erlang looked around.

With blue sky and white clouds as the background, below the towering cliffs, lush green farmland surrounds a simple courtyard.

The courtyard is surrounded by a stone wall, and the small river next to it is like a silver ribbon that tightly wraps this place into a small world.

It’s a pure land far away from the hustle and bustle, just as his father said.

Jiang Yan went back to the house to get a dustpan, not knowing that in Dong Erlang's heart, she was a strange person living in a paradise.

...

The four of them, big and small, sat together in the shade under the tree and started peeling peanuts.

Yichen's hands were small and her strength was limited, so she brainstormed a solution. She found two rocks, placed the larger one on the ground, and held the smaller one in her hand. She placed a peanut on the larger rock, then, using her tiny hands to grasp the smaller rock, smashed it hard. The shell cracked, revealing the plump, pink kernel inside.

The sunlight just happened to shine through the branches of the ginkgo tree, casting fine rays of light onto the little girl's face, making her face look even more lively.

Dong Erlang watched from the side, muttering to himself, his father had praised the little girl from Jiang Niangzi's family for her intelligence. Now he saw that this little girl was really smart.

There are only three and a half people, and no matter how smart that little girl is, she can only be considered half. How long will it take them to peel so many peanut shells?

Dasheng thought the same thing. He looked up at the other side of the river and saw Ersheng looking in their direction. He stood up and waved to Ersheng, "Ersheng, you and Sansheng come over and help too."

"Okay, we'll be there soon."

When Guan heard her two sons running to the other side of the river, she followed them. When she saw that everyone was shelling peanuts and heard Dong Erlang's account of what had happened, her brow furrowed into a frown.

Guan: Even if her brain was a little slow, she could still figure out, "Someone is doing something bad to our Hundred Households Office."

"Yes."

"This man is so unkind! We have suffered enough as centurions, why would he frame us?" Guan became more and more angry as she thought about it. She wished she could transform into a centurion and find the troublemaker. "Has the centurion found the man?"

"It wasn't there when I came out."

"This is a wasteful bear."

"Once he's found, my dad and the others will definitely not let him off."

"Beat him, beat him to death! And ask why he always causes trouble for us." Guan was very angry. "Over the years, our Xishan Hundred Households Office has always suffered some unforeseen losses. I don't know which little bastard is so stupid as to always give birth to a son without an asshole."

Dong Erlang also knew some of the things going on, but he was young and it was not convenient for him to interrupt.

Jiang Yan and her daughter looked at each other and both guessed about 80% of what was going on. The man must have been bribed.

The person who bribed him either had a grudge against Captain Dong or was his political enemy.

But they couldn't take care of this matter. They had to quickly finish peeling the peanuts, which was the serious matter.

It was almost noon and Jiang Yan was preparing lunch.

Guan suggested she go home to get some food, and Jiang Yan didn't stop her. The family was still supported by the ten kilograms of mixed grains and flour Guan had sent them.

As for the bag of millet that Dong Erlang had just sent over, she said she would use it to cook.

Guan disagreed, "There's still a long way to go, you should save the millet for Chenchen."

Seeing that Sister Jiang was still struggling, Guan smiled and said, "If you can't bear it, go catch a fat fish for Erlang to eat, and we will follow suit."

When Dong Erlang saw Guan mentioned him, he scratched his head and smiled foolishly, feeling a little embarrassed.

This made Yichen secretly glance at him several times.

Since Dong Erlang was around, Guan took a little more lard.

Yichen was a little tired of eating stewed fish after eating it for several times in a row. She secretly blinked her eyes behind her mother's back, meaning that she wanted to eat braised fish.

Jiang Yan smiled and nodded. She first cooked a pot of sorghum rice, and then she focused on making her daughter's favorite braised fish.