After being married off by my younger sister, I took care of the sickly prince

Lan Zhi's words woke her up.

In fact, this era was very inconvenient. Take the issue of water supply for example. There were wells everywhere in every house and courtyard, and people had to draw water by hand. Just thinking about it is tiring.

Maybe she could find a way to get water pipes running in Phoenix first?

Bring running water to everyone?

This will also make it more convenient for everyone...

Then she thought of the memorial asking Gong Qi to help request permission to build the road, but she didn't know whether the emperor had approved it.

She wants to expand her business across the country.

But as far as she knew, except for some roads in Phoenix that were paved with bluestone slabs, the rest of the roads and those outside the city were all dirt roads!

As the saying goes, if you want to get rich, build roads first!

She's already brought out all the cement, wouldn't it be a waste if she didn't also repair these roads?!

Fortunately, this was ancient times, and people could only use horse-drawn carriages and the like, so it was enough to pave the auxiliary roads in the city with cement.

As for the main road, it still needs to be paved, so that it will be convenient for their troops to pass through it in the future!

Besides, since the road needs to be repaired, it is just a matter of convenience to lay the water pipes. We just need to lay the water pipes while repairing the road.

When Jiang Yun thought about this, he decided to assign some more work to the secret guards.

When she was building roads before, she had her secret guards count the main roads in and outside Phoenix City. Now that she was going to install water pipes, she naturally needed a more detailed bird's-eye view, especially the water sources in Phoenix City.

In this way, she can design the water routes and ensure that every household has a water point.

However, in this case, ceramic tubes and copper tubes need to be manufactured in large quantities.

If we rely solely on manpower, I'm afraid that supply will not meet demand.

In this case, she would have to build a factory first...

Jiang Yun sighed. She was destined to be a hard-working person!

It was already evening when she returned home, just in time for dinner.

In the past two months, Jiang Yun has restored Fu Xuanyu's appetite to that of a normal man.

Fu Xuanyu was taking the pills made by Jiang Yun and eating a normal amount of food. He had gained weight and even felt much stronger.

During dinner, Jiang Yun couldn't help but curl her lips as she looked at the man opposite her who was becoming healthier and healthier due to his care.

Sooner or later, her A Yu will be no different from ordinary people, and may even become an immortal cultivator like her.

By then, everyone in the world will be shocked!

Her A Yu will surely live a long life and will no longer be the short-lived ghost they call her!

Fu Xuanyu had already heard Uncle Fu report to him about what happened at the furniture store today.

During the meal, he was only concerned about Jiang Yun's hard work and kept picking up food for her.

Jiang Yun naturally reciprocated the gesture, picking up some food for Fu Xuanyu while eating.

The two of them finished their dinner by serving food to each other.

After Jiang Yun and Fu Xuanyu rinsed their mouths, Jiang Yun pushed Fu Xuanyu to take a walk in the back garden.

It is still summer now and the sun has not yet completely set. The distant horizon is dyed with a touch of red, which is very beautiful.

The two of them quietly shuttled among various rare flowers and trees.

Until Jiang Yun pushed Fu Xuanyu to the Peony Pavilion to rest.

Fu Xuanyu looked at the peonies and thought of an old friend.

He couldn't help but sigh, "Nine years have passed unnoticed, and the ten-year tribute period is about to begin again."

Jiang Yun was stunned for a moment when he heard this, but quickly realized that Fu Xuanyu was talking about the Three Kingdoms paying tribute to the Qingyun Sect.

But she didn't know the specific tribute process, so she couldn't help but ask, "My husband, are you familiar with the tribute process?"

Fu Xuanyu nodded and said, "Ten years ago, when I was still the Crown Prince, my father took me to meet the Qingyun Sect's envoys who came to collect tribute."

"Ten years ago? Nine years ago?"

It has only been nine years since the last tribute was paid. How could Fu Xuanyu say ten years?

Fu Xuanyu shook his head and said, "Exactly ten years. The envoys sent by their Qingyun Sect will enter each country in the first month of the tenth year and select all the tributes they want during that year. Everything they set their sights on will be presented as tribute."

He paused and continued, "Including people."

Jiang Yun raised an eyebrow. "People? What? Besides gold, silver, and jewelry, the tribute can also include people?"

Fu Xuanyu nodded.

Jiang Yun narrowed her eyes: "Do you know what kind of people they choose?"

Fu Xuanyu thought for a moment and said, "There are boys and girls, as well as girls who have just reached the age of marriage. The messengers said that the people they selected were children chosen by the gods."

"So, are these children going to be taken back to the sect and accepted as disciples?"

Fu Xuanyu shook his head and was silent for a moment before he spoke: "These children will be sent to the altar and dedicated to the gods they speak of."

Jiang Yun took a breath of cold air.

Although she knew that there was a custom of living sacrifice in ancient times, she did not expect that Qingyun Sect, a place for cultivating immortals, would also have such a bad custom.

Then she suddenly remembered what Fu Xuanyu said, that the envoys would arrive in various countries in the first month of the tenth year.

Doesn't that mean that the envoy will come to Qifeng Kingdom at any time within the next month?

Jiang Yun frowned. It seemed that she had to prepare in advance. It would be best if she could sneak in and go to Qingyun Sect together.

She still has a key there!

Time flies and it is July 15th.

This day was the day when Qin Fanghua's grave was moved. Jiang Yun specially wore a white dress and took a carriage back to the Jiang family early in the morning.

This time, only Lin Wanyi was standing at the door, while Jiang Lintian was nowhere to be seen.

Jiang Yun got off the carriage, walked to Lin Wanyi's side, and saluted, "Mother."

Lin Wanyi affectionately took Jiang Yun's arm and got on the Jiang Mansion's carriage all the way to the Jiang family's ancestral tomb.

On the way, Lin Wanyi mentioned that something was wrong with Jiang Lintian.

"These past few days, he always secretly visited Aunt Fang and her son at night. My people didn't dare to get too close, so we don't know what they talked about in the house!

But I see that Concubine Fang has not become as decadent as before these days. Although she still doesn't talk much, I can see that her eyes often reveal her former arrogance."

Jiang Yun lazily opened her eyelids and looked at Lin Wanyi, whose brows were suddenly furrowed and her face was full of confusion. She said lightly, "I guess their precious daughter is coming back."

Lin Wanyi panicked when she heard this. She looked at Jiang Yun nervously and asked, "Then what should we do?"

Seeing her uneasy look, Jiang Yun once again recalled the martial arts value of his original body in the Qingyun Sect in his previous life, as well as the martial arts value of the top disciples in the Qingyun Sect.

Even if all the fighting power of those people were added to one person, they would still not be able to withstand three of her moves!

She smiled and said, "Mother, don't be afraid. We will do whatever we have to do. I don't care about Jiang Zhu or Qingyun Sect. Besides, immortal cultivators have the most restrictions. They wouldn't dare to do anything to you."