Ye Youlan's daily life of traveling through time

Chubei's high-priced grain harvest was in full swing. During the day, people constantly brought in grain, and at night, people moved grain out. Li Zong didn't understand what all these people were moving grain around for. He wasn't interested. During the day, he followed Master Zheng around, and at night, he came home and cuddled the maids who came to him on their own initiative to sleep. Suddenly, he felt that life was not so difficult anymore.

That night, he was in the bathroom, lying in the bathtub with his eyes closed, when suddenly a maid pushed the door in. He was still very panicked. He wanted to chase the maid out, but was afraid of being heard by people outside. When the maid took off her clothes one by one in front of him and got into the bathtub, he lost the courage to refuse.

He thought it was just a show. No one would know what happened here when he returned to the capital. He just needed to give the little girl some silver.

The Seventh Prince saw that the government treasury had almost collected enough grain, and as the weather had cleared up outside the city, a large number of grain transport convoys were heading here. So he ordered people to stop purchasing, open the warehouses to release the grain, and sell it at a price half that of the rice shops.

The owner of the rice shop was dumbfounded. If he didn't lower the price, he wouldn't be able to sell the rice. He still had so much rice purchased from other places, and the loss would be even greater. After two days of torment, he finally couldn't stand it anymore and sold the rice at the same price as the government, or even lower.

The Seventh Prince was very happy that the strategy proposed by Ye Youlan was successful, but he was worried about what to do with so many prey he had acquired.

Ye Youlan and others moved to the inn. She asked the Seventh Prince to put all the prey at the vegetable market entrance, marked the price of each prey, and let the people choose it by themselves. Hotels and inns would give preferential treatment to those with large quantities, and the rest that no one wanted would be taken back to the inn.

Ye Youlan asked the post officer's kitchen to clean the prey, marinate it with salt for a few days, and take it out to dry in the sun. If they couldn't finish it, they could take it back when they returned to the capital.

After calculating everything here, they still made a profit of 1,000 taels of silver. Ye Youlan reminded everyone to be careful when going out. If they offended the local businessmen and cut off their source of income, they would do anything bad.

With prices stabilized, people's lives began to stabilize. The next step was to repair their houses. Countless houses had collapsed in and around the city, and getting the people back home in the spring was a massive undertaking. It was impossible to expect the people to do it themselves.

So Ye Youlan asked the Seventh Prince to mobilize all the forces that the court could mobilize, such as the local garrison, yamen runners, and young and strong laborers in the city, and asked them all to help. The wages were three times the usual amount, and they could come to the post station to collect the money according to the amount completed.

"Why come to the posthouse instead of the county government office?"

"We spent our own money to do good things, and we can't let those people in the county government take the credit."

"I do not care."

"But I care. I have to at least earn a good reputation for my prince. Don't underestimate this reputation. As the saying goes, a cup of gold or silver is not as good as the reputation of the common people. It may not be of any use in normal times, but it can save lives in critical moments."

The Seventh Prince paid out of his own pocket to repair the houses of the people, and the people were extremely grateful. Some people brought their only eggs and corn to the posthouse to express their gratitude, while some craftsmen said they did not want such high wages.

Ye Youlan asked the cook at the inn to cook porridge with fragrant bacon and send it to the construction site to resupply them. The small inn was bustling with activity, and the construction site was even more bustling.

Ten days later, the city returned to normal. The Seventh Prince ordered the county magistrate to issue a notice that grain seeds needed for the spring could be obtained free of charge, and that rents would be reduced by 20%.

Lord Zheng had not expected that the Seventh Prince would be so efficient in solving the problem after his arrival. He was very impressed. The Seventh Prince just smiled and said, "Lord Zheng, I will be leaving tomorrow. You will be responsible for the remaining finishing work. Thank you for your hard work."

"It's not hard, it should be."

The Seventh Prince handed a piece of paper to Lord Zheng. All the issues that needed to be dealt with in the aftermath of this disaster relief were written on it. He just had to follow the instructions.

"Okay okay."

It was snowing heavily when I came, and the sky was clear when I left.

Ye Youlan was in a good mood. She told Xiaomei that she would hold a wedding for her and Li Yi when she got home. Xiaomei ran away shyly.

After packing up their things, they set out for the capital. Unexpectedly, many people came to see them off. The little space in front of the carriage was filled with gifts from the people.

The carriage drove out of the city, and the people gradually dwindled away. Ye Youlan proudly told the Seventh Prince, "This is the people's will. It's more valuable than gold."

"What do I, an idle prince, need this for?"

"Didn't I tell you? It can save your life at a critical moment. When the higher-ups want to do something bad to you, they will take the people's attitude into consideration. There's a saying that goes, 'He who wins the hearts of the people wins the world, and he who loses the hearts of the people loses the world.'"

The Seventh Prince smiled and admired Ye Youlan very much: "If you were a man, you would definitely be amazing."

"Can't a girl be something special? My five heads and mine combined are at least worth a hundred-man army!"

The Seventh Prince nodded in agreement that he could win, but on the battlefield, one man could probably take care of all five of you with just a wave of his hand.

Ye Youlan smiled charmingly: "If a country needs women to go to the battlefield, then the men in this country are really useless."

The Seventh Prince decided to change the subject and asked her if she missed her good sisters and whether she should prepare some gifts for them on the way back.

"I miss them, and I guess they miss me too. Without me, Ye Youlan, the Five Golden Flowers of the Capital would be soulless."

The Seventh Prince flicked her lips and asked, "Are you so confident?"

"Of course. Who am I? I'm Ye Youlan. You see, Miaoyu is quiet, Yurou is a bit twisted, Ruoyun is manor-like, Xiaoling is straightforward, and I'm more lively and like to let my imagination run wild. So when I'm not around, their gatherings are only good for a cup of tea before they say it's boring and leave."

The Seventh Prince said that Ye Youlan was a little wrong.

"What's wrong?"

"You are not only lively but also cute, warm and generous, kind, smart and beautiful."

Ye Youlan covered his mouth, feeling a little shy: "Stop talking, I'm embarrassed by your praise."

Li Zhi said outside the carriage, "Your Highness, there's an inn twenty miles ahead. Do you want to rest there tonight, or continue on?"

"have a rest!"

Ye Youlan smiled: "We feel relieved after completing the mission. We don't need to rush back. We can stop and walk and enjoy the scenery."

"Listen to you."

The team continued to move forward. After walking for about an incense stick of time, the carriage suddenly stopped. The Seventh Prince lifted the curtain and asked what was going on outside.

Li Zhi drew his sword and approached the carriage, staring ahead vigilantly: "There seems to be someone in the woods ahead. I've sent someone to investigate."

Just as the Seventh Prince was about to lower the curtain, he heard the whistling sound of countless arrows. He quickly protected Ye Youlan under his body and asked her to lie down and not move. He fumbled for his sword and jumped out of the carriage, blocking the arrows left and right, and shot down the oncoming arrows.

The guards moved towards the Seventh Prince, when suddenly an arrow hit the horse's belly. The horse's hooves raised and it galloped forward in fright, catching the Seventh Prince and others off guard. By the time they could react, the carriage had already left them dozens of meters behind.

While shouting Li Zhi, the Seventh Prince jumped onto a carriage at the back and drove the car himself to catch up with the carriage in front.