Traveling through time as a peasant girl to turn things around

At dawn, several people appeared in Chai Zhen's room, all changed into their own clothes. The fourth brother said, "What a wonderful sleep! It was so comfortable!" Chai Zhen said, "Go do what you need to do." With that, they left. Chai Zhen picked up Guoguo and put her on the bed. "Sleep a little longer, Guo. You're still young, so get more sleep." "Yes." Guoguo closed her eyes and fell asleep again. Xiaodong went out to the west side of the river, walked into the woods, and practiced martial arts! Chonghua was already waiting for him...

The Chai family's men had gone to the fields, with a small plot to harvest! Old Lady Li went to the river to sell milk as usual, then cooked after buying it. Li Ru stayed home to cook, feed the chickens, the dog, and do the laundry...

Chai Ping'an went to the fields three times a day without a word, and Jia He followed his father, harvesting the crops on his small plot: millet, sorghum, cowpeas, and mung beans.

After breakfast, Chai Zhen took the little kid in his arms and took Chai Ye to Li Guang's house. Ma Xiaohong brought a stool and said, "Uncle, please sit down." She poured them some tea! Li Guang also sat down and said, "Uncle, is there anything wrong?" Chai Zhen: "Have you harvested all the crops in the fields?" Li Guang: "I have harvested them all, and planted a few acres of wheat. They are all behind our house. We are also planting these in the yard. We think if they grow well, we won't have to worry about food next year. I am also reclaiming wasteland. Our life is getting better and better!" Chai Zhen: "Nephew, if you have any difficulties, just tell us. We are a family and we can't be strangers." Little Milk Bag: "Grandpa, you can't have any difficulties? If you have any problems, just tell us! My mother will be sad if you do!" Li Guang: "There are no difficulties. I just want the crops on the land at home to grow well, so that I can find a wife for your uncle! That's what I'm worried about?!" Little Milk Bag, "Ah! That's it!!! Grandpa is not worried about this. It's not that my uncle can't find a wife, but he wants to find an educated one, a good one for my uncle!" Little Milk Bag patted his chest and continued, "Hold Guoguo and go to the capital to find one for your uncle!" Chai Zhen also said quickly, That's easy! I'll tell Sun Gui to ask his wife to go to the county and look for a hardworking and kind man! " Li Guang stopped worrying about it and said, "I won't worry about it." Ma Xiaohong also said, "Old man, you have already proposed marriages to our Dongzi. My daughter and I are watching over them. Don't worry about it."

Chai Zhen took note and said, "Dongzi, your job is here." "Second Grandpa, tell me," Guoguo said. "Uncle, here are the blueprints. It's for the bookcases. The length, width, and height are all marked. The front door will have glass, and there will be two doors. This is the bookcase designed according to the dimensions of the area." Li Dong took the blueprints and understood them immediately. He said, "Simple. This is a large set! This bookcase is small." Little Milk Bag: "Yes, Uncle. One bookcase is for Brother Dong, and one is for Master Li." Li Dong: "Okay, I'll build the bookcases first. They'll be ready in three to five days." Chai Zhen: "Dongzi, the glass has arrived. Measure the size of the windows in Beidi's new house. It's time to install the glass." Little Milk Bag took out a glass cutter and taught Li Dong how to use it. A tape measure and a ruler were also provided. A row of prince's houses had been built. Once the glass doors and windows were installed, people could live there. Chai Zhen finished giving the instructions, then carried Little Milk Bag and pulled Chai Ye out. "Grandpa, put Guoguo down." Chai Zhen: "Okay." Chai Ye pulled Guoguo along and followed Chai Zhen to the river. When they got to the river, they first went to the north to check on the brick-making process. Then they turned around and walked south, saying, "Guoguo, the sandy land by our river needs to be idle for the winter. Let's plow it out and let it rest." Little Milk Bag: "Grandpa, put the poop in the land." Chai Zhen: "You need to fertilize it so that the land will be strong next year. We have human manure, chicken manure, sheep manure, cow manure, and horse manure. We have quite a lot of fertilizer!" Hahahaha!

Chai Ping'an often left the cattle pen, pooping out into the fields, and even manuring the wasteland he had cleared. Chai Zhen felt comforted by the thought of his son's hard work and diligence! Both his son and his wife were doing well! The three of them walked and chatted until they reached the school to find Sun Gui. The two children were playing at the gate, and Chai Zhen and Sun Gui discussed building a village gatehouse—a precautionary measure. They also discussed building a wall east of the village. Sun Gui: "Let's let Lord Xue take care of it! I'll talk to him tonight." Chai Zhen: "Okay, get all the skilled builders in our village to block off everything. A village wall is the best!" Sun Gui: "Uncle, you're right. I'll make arrangements tonight." Chai Zhen: "Okay, I'll be heading back." Chai Zhen called the two children and walked east of the village entrance, looking...

Two rows of houses lined the main road at the entrance to the village, just waiting for doors and windows to be installed so people could live there. Each house had a small courtyard and faced south. Flower beds lined the road, and the pavement was wide enough to accommodate four or five carriages at once. Although it was just land, it was well-grounded. Chai Zhen wondered, if the village wall were built, would all these houses be outside? Little Naibao: "Grandpa, these houses can only be outside the wall, serving as guest rooms. Villagers can live inside, and outsiders can stay here temporarily." Chai Zhen thought it was a good idea. "If necessary, we can have them move into the village." A short distance north of the road lay a deep ditch. The south was different: it was all barren land. Villagers couldn't farm here, so they went south to cultivate wasteland. The land to the south was fertile, close to water, and easy to irrigate. Chai Zhen wondered if he should cultivate land here. ... The three of them wandered around until noon before returning home for lunch.

All eighteen bodyguards were at home. After dinner, Chai Zhen said, "It's time to go home. Pack up this afternoon, take a shower, and go home early tomorrow morning." He and Guoguo and Jiale went to prepare things. Little Milk Bag: "Grandpa, these bodyguards have been working so hard for our family. They've almost become family. Let's have them bring some things back home." Chai Zhen: "Yes, Jiale, go get your mother." A moment later, Old Lady Li arrived. Chai Zhen asked, "How much cash do you have?" Old Lady Li: "Dad, how much do you need?" Chai Zhen: "Give each of them one hundred taels of silver." Old Lady Li: "Dad doesn't have that much." Little Milk Bag arrived, "Grandpa, Guoguo has some." Chai Zhen: "Okay, take it out. Give each of you one hundred taels of silver." Little Milk Bag produced a large silver bag. Chai Zhen counted out one thousand eight hundred taels, and Little Milk Bag put the rest away. Chai Zhen said to Old Lady Li, "Hongying, go sew a few bags, eighteen of them, and put one hundred taels of silver in each bag." "Okay, I'll go right away." Little Milk Bag said, "Grandpa, give us more food." Chai Zhen said, "Yes, two bags of rice, one bag of millet, one bag of flour, one bag of soybeans, and some potato and vegetable seeds for everyone! We can grow our own food!" Little Milk Bag said, "Okay, give us more seeds." Little Milk Bag said to Jia Le, "Third Uncle, prepare the jars. Give everyone a jar of sugar."

Old Lady Li brought out eighteen more sets of clothes, autumn clothes, and asked Jiale to deliver them. They were clothes for tomorrow. Little Naibao and Chai Zhen discussed, "Grandpa, give everyone some more cloth so each family can make clothes." Chai Zhen said, "Dark blue, gray, and plain floral ones. They can take two pieces each. We'll also give them cotton and seeds."

At dusk, Chai Zhen summoned eighteen men. He explained everything clearly and distributed the money. Cotton was given according to the number of people in the family, five pounds per person, and five carts were filled. Li Biaotou and his brothers knelt and kowtowed, saying, "Thank you, Second Uncle, thank you, the Chai family. Without the Chai family, we wouldn't be alive. If they hadn't given us work, we would have starved to death, let alone so much money." More than a dozen men knelt on the ground. Chai Zhen helped them up one by one, saying, "We all help each other, and it's all thanks to the hard work of the brothers! Plant these seeds next year, and things will be better."

Li Biaotou and his brothers wiped their tears, their eyes red. Little Milk Bag exclaimed, "Uncles, brothers, this is all earned through your hard work. This is just a small amount. There's still a lot of money to be made this winter. Get your family settled and go out on the business this winter!" Li Biaotou wiped his tears and said, "Okay, I'll listen to Second Uncle and follow him." Chai Zhen said, "Young people should travel far and wide. Rest this afternoon, get up early tomorrow, and drive the carriage home." Li Biaotou called his brothers back to feed the horses, bathe them, and tend to them.

At daybreak, Old Lady Li baked a ton of scallion pancakes and hot milk, and Li Biaotou and his group ate their fill. "It's truly delicious!" They secretly vowed to follow the Chai family for the rest of their lives. Besides, the Chai family only did good things. They were willing to follow! Old Lady Li told them to take care of themselves on the way, to talk to their families, and to reunite with them. "Let's go!" Li Biaotou led the horses and drove the carriage, happily heading home with his brothers.