Traveling through time as a peasant girl to turn things around

As soon as the sky brightened, Guoguo moved his father to his mother's big kang. Hehe, Guoguo laughed!

Chai Zhen and Xiaodong also woke up. The three of them left the space. Chai Zhen went to walk around in the fields, Xiaodong went to practice martial arts in the woods, and Guoguo took a walk behind her great grandfather. The difference was that Guoguo was holding her dog. She taught the dog while walking, "Don't run too far. What if you get hungry? What if you can't find food? Have you thought about me? Will I feel bad if I can't find you?" "Maomao! Listen to adults!" Woof woof woof..." What? I'm not an adult! Am I older than you? I'm holding you!" "Here, eat a chicken leg! Drink some water and release the spring water of your soul!" Woof, woof! "Eat! Come back and drink milk later!"

Two people and a dog were wandering in the fields. "Grandpa, we have reclaimed a lot of wasteland!" "Yes, your grandpa reclaims wasteland and herds cattle and sheep every day!" Guoguo: "Grandpa is the most tired! How about we buy someone too? It's also a disguised way of helping the hungry." Chai Zhen thought about it and said, "Let's go to the county and buy someone if there is a suitable one." Guoguo: "We don't lack food at home, so we should let our family members relax a little and not get tired!"

Little Milk Bag wrote to Ye Heng, asking him to send a few embroiderers. They were almost here on time. Chai Zhen: "The prince's house is almost finished. It's quite big!" "Let's go in and take a look!" Guo Guo said. "Let's take a look." Chai Zhen: "There are quite a few wooden stakes on the south side, and the water trough is already installed!" Guo Guo: "It's hot in the south in the summer, so plant some fruit trees! Next year, plant a row of grape vines and make some wine!" "Okay."

Entering the house, we saw that the building was well built! The windows were all fixed! The red bricks on the floor were spotless! Chai Zhen said, "We still have to build a big kang to sleep on," Guoguo said, "Yes, a big kang on the first floor, and a bed on the second floor! The fire pipe goes to the second floor, so it's warm too." "Grandpa, can you see the toilet on the second floor?" "This staircase is nice and solid, and the handrails are made of wood." Guoguo said, "Grandpa, look, the glass on the window is so bright! It blocks the wind! Let my family make curtains!" If we hurry up and work on this building, people will be able to live in it this winter.

Chai Zhen opened the toilet, "This? This?" Little Milk Bag looked and understood! He went up, stuck his butt out, took off his pants to pee, put on his pants, picked up the ladle, and flushed the water, "Grandpa, look how clean it is, and there is no smell!" Little Milk Bag pulled out the wooden plug on the pipe, and the water flowed into the water tank. When the water was no longer needed, he plugged the wooden plug back in. Little Milk Bag scooped two more basins of water and flushed them down. He washed his hands. "You need to put a towel, a washbasin, and soap." Chai Zhen looked at it and liked it, "This toilet, this toilet is so good!" Guoguo: "Huh, Guoguo is smart!" Chai Zhen looked at the child and smiled, "Guoguo is smart!" Ten people can use the toilet at the same time, with glass partitions. "Next door is the kitchen, where we boil water for showers. Hot water flows through this pipe. There's a floor drain." Chai Zhen: "This house is ready for occupancy." Guoguo: "Almost. We need furniture, tables, stools, beds, everything!" "Grandpa, I'm leaving now. I'll ask you to go see where the toilet water goes!" Chai Zhen and Guoguo went downstairs and walked to the southeast corner outside the wall. There was a large pit, built around it with bluestone, the cracks sealed tightly to prevent leaks. Little Milk Bag had brought cement, and covered the pit with wooden boards, sealing it tightly. It led to the edge of the field below, where there was a drainage pipe, which was used to fertilize the land. "This pit is quite large." Guoguo: "Third Uncle and the Ministry of Construction staff have put a lot of effort into this project! Even though we have Guoguo's drawings, we still need capable people!" Chai Zhen: "We still have talented people in the Great Yan Kingdom!" Guoguo: "The Ministry of Revenue staff are all leaving this time. The Ministry of Construction staff, when I wrote to Brother Ye, said they wanted to stay and build a house for us. And there are other uses for them. We'll tell you when Brother Ye writes." Little Milk Bag planted a large lawn in the yard.

"I'm back, Guoguo. Come to Grandpa." "Yes." Gouzi was sent to the space. The little girl was held by Grandpa, so soft and tender! Chai Zhen took a look and said, "Beautiful! My girl is so beautiful." Guoguo: "Grandpa, the boy is beautiful too." Chai Zhen: "Yes, all my family members are beautiful."

As soon as they entered, Old Lady Li said, "Dad, eat! Guoguo, Grandma will feed you." It wasn't cold, so they all ate breakfast in the courtyard. A moment later, the school bell rang, signaling the children's departure. Xiaodong, Huanhuan, and Hengheng followed Li Jingwen, along with his grandson, Li Qi, to school. Old Lady Li packed apples for each child. "Eat during recess." There was water at school, so each child had a cup to put in their schoolbag. Guoguo had bought her a backpack from Modern Times. Later, all the children in the village carried backpacks. Every few days, Old Lady Li set up a stall by the river, selling daily necessities: towels, toothpaste, toothbrushes, soap, shampoo, floral cloth, black cloth, bed sheets, quilt covers, cotton, and even fruit. Old Lady Li made little money, but it was convenient for the villagers. It was a paradise! Everything from facial massage to makeup was available! Even if it was expensive, people would buy it. Juice made from spiritual spring water is sold in bamboo tubes for a few cents. It makes the villagers look better, relieves fatigue, and improves their health. It's not much, just a few cups at a time. The cups are beautiful, too. Every child has one, bought with their own money, and their parents don't have enough. If other children have one, their own children also have one. This year, several couples got married and built houses. Finding wives is no longer a problem for the people of Taohua Village. Daughters are finding easy marriages and finding suitable men. Some parents are even looking for a son-in-law and building a house for their daughters to live in.

At the school, teachers arrived one after another. Flowers were in full bloom. Beneath the grape trellises, children were reading aloud, reciting ancient Chinese texts. Chai Ye walked over and recited a poem, "The grass on the plain withers and grows green each year. Wildfires cannot burn it all, but spring breezes bring new life. Grass..." Li Jingwen listened and thought of the poetic meaning. The vitality of grass is so strong. What a beautiful piece of writing! So he asked, "Who wrote it?" "My sister taught me." "Huh?!" Guoguo? Li Jingwen thought about how he had been teaching Guoguo these past few days. She was learning very quickly, though her handwriting wasn't good, but it was comparable to many other children's. Not bad! She's still young, so take your time. Genius!

Sun Gui started walking around the village early in the morning, shouting, "Time to build greenhouses and plant vegetables? Time to cut hemp stalks?" ... He was almost beating drums and gongs. After a quick tour of the village, he went home for dinner.

After dinner, Sun Gui went to see his son, Sun Quan, hoping to build a greenhouse with him to grow winter vegetables. He had visited Chai's house, where he also grew vegetables in a greenhouse on two mu of land. He built it in his son's yard. Sun Gui went over to the Sun family and said, "Quan, we also build greenhouses to grow winter vegetables. I saw it at Chai's house and it's easy to do. What do you think of building one in your yard?" Sun Quan looked at his own house and said, "Okay. I'm going to chop wood today." Sun Gui said, "I'll go with you. Let's go." The two of them grabbed axes and went to chop wood. On the way, Sun Gui asked, "Are you going to cut hemp stalks tonight?"

Sun Quan asked, "Is it ready to be cut?" Sun Gui said, "Your uncle said it's ready. Dad will go tonight. It's not a tiring job!" Sun Quan said, "Go ahead. I'll go with Dad."

Several other families are building greenhouses, with the Ministry of Works leading village craftsmen. I've seen the Chai family's greenhouse. It has glass walls facing south, with a glass roof, or a wooden frame roof covered with straw fans. The Chai family sells glass to villagers at a low price. The north and west walls are brick, and the east side can be either brick or glass.

During the day, every household built greenhouses and at night, they cut hemp stalks. The firewood family was paid fifty wen a day. The fourth child cleaned the pond at home and drained a line to the south, creating a river that resembled a lake. Little Naibao also planted lotus flowers. It was October, and the lotus roots were ready to eat. They'd already dug up a lot, and they were going to store them in the cellar for us to eat or sell! They were delicious served cold, stir-fried with lotus root slices and meat, or stewed in soup! Wang Min was harvesting hemp stalks at home. I remember their names and how many loads they collected each day. Zhang Ying helped make clothes. Little Naibao drew countless designs for clothes. The styles were novel and elegant! They resembled Chinese-style clothes, with buttons on the front and small round collars. Some resembled cheongsams, and others were two-piece suits. There were men's Tang suits and robes. There were also Qing Dynasty-style men's clothes. Women's clothes were given modern touches. In short, they were very innovative. Li Ru followed suit, and Zhang Qing and Xiaojuan learned how to make satin clothes. ...Men did men's work, and women did women's work.

Tens of thousands of cotton-padded jackets have been made, along with a lot of shoes, too. Little Naibao had Great Grandfather pack them up tonight; the cotton-padded jackets alone filled ten carriages. They're all in the East Courtyard. The fourth child has already notified Li Biaotou and the others; they'll be here in a few days. This time, Little Naibao bought canvas, specifically for covering carriages, to protect them from the rain! And plastic sheeting, as a backup! And dozens of raincoats.

That night, Chai Zhen and Sun Gui went to the academy to discuss with the Ministry of Revenue personnel. The Ministry of Revenue personnel were returning to Beijing to bring something to the emperor. Chai Zhen said, "Gui, go to the county tomorrow and talk to the county magistrate, Lord Zhang, to see if he has to go too!" Sun Gui said, "I'll ask right away." Chai Zhen then asked, "How many carriages does the Ministry of Revenue have?" Wei Hao from the Ministry of Revenue said, "Well, there are only three, the carriages we're riding in. We'll have to trouble Uncle Chai and Village Chief Sun to find some." Chai Zhen said, "Gui, ask Lord Zhang how many he can find. And how many Li Biaotou has left? Let's see." "We'll be ready to leave in a few days."