Traveling through time as a peasant girl to turn things around

When it was daybreak, Chai Zhen Guoguo had breakfast and took Qiuju and Dongshuang to the shop to deliver a whole cart of goods, including rice, flour, grain and oil.

The shop in front unloaded some grain, and most of the carts were pulled to the warehouse in the backyard. Jiaxing opened the warehouse door and didn't let others unload the carts. He and his grandfather moved the goods into the warehouse. Little Milk Bag took the opportunity to move the eggs in the space out. Baskets of eggs filled up most of the warehouse. Jiaxing asked, "Guoguo, so many eggs?!" "Yes, second uncle, we have too many chickens, and we can't pick up all the eggs. Guoguo, just take them out and sell them." Jiaxing: "Okay! Eggs are valuable. Many nobles come to buy eggs, but we don't have any in our shop. That's good." Little Milk Bag brought out two large baskets of fish and said, "Second uncle, sell these fish too. Remove the internal organs, scrape off the scales, and make soup. It's very nutritious." Jiaxing: "Okay, I'll move them to the front right away." Jiaxing walked out and shouted, "Ajing, come and kill the fish." Ajing heard the shout and trotted over, "Oh, so many! Jiaxing and Ah Jing loaded the fish into baskets and carried them to the shop to sell. They were selling for three coins per pound. Chai Zhen found a ceramic jar, poured the oil from the oil bottle into it, and carried it to the front shop to sell for five hundred coins per pound. He also carried out several baskets of eggs, selling them for five coins per pound. Vegetables like cucumbers, eggplants, leeks, green onions, white radishes, carrots, spinach, beans, etc. were all selling for one coin per pound...

Little Milk Bag sent the steward and Qiuju to Xiaowangzhuang to distribute the goods, and Qiuju stayed there. Chai Zhen and Guoguo Dongshuang drove the carriage to the woodworking factory, halfway up another hill. ...

Jiaxing rode up to meet Chai Zhen's carriage and said, "Grandpa, Jiaxing is coming with you. I'll help you with anything!" Chai Zhen said, "Come along." Jiaxing rode at the carriage window and saw Guoguo and said, "Do you want to ride the big horse?" Little Milkbag said, "Yes, yes." Chai Zhen had no choice but to stop the carriage, picked up Guoguo and handed her to Jiaxing, saying, "Hold the child tight!" "I know, Grandpa," Jiaxing said. Little Milkbag said, "Don't worry, Great Grandpa, Guoguo won't fall."

It took almost two hours to reach the summit of Guoguo's mountain. From afar, the mountain was lush and green. Dongshuang flew away with Qinggong to report.

When Li Dong, Li Guang and Ma Xiaohong learned that Chai Zhen and Guo Guo were coming, they quickly washed their hands, changed their clothes and went out to greet them. The woodworking factory was not far from the foot of the mountain, only about forty or fifty meters up the mountain. As soon as the carriage arrived at the foot of the mountain, Li Guang arrived with his men. He saluted and said, "Thank you for coming, second uncle." Chai Zhen said, "No need to salute, we are all family." Li Dong had already picked up Guo Guo and said, "Do you miss your uncle?" The little kid said, "Yes, I do. I miss my uncle, grandma, and grandpa. I miss them all." "Hahahaha, it's still our Guo Guo. She's definitely not the same person. Look at how smooth her mouth is." Li Dong said. Ma Xiaohong took Guoguo, kissed her again, and said, "I miss Grandma so much." Little Milk Bag: "Guoguo misses Grandma too." Little Milk Bag whispered, "Grandma, has Grandma seen your aunt yet?" Ma Xiaohong: "Oh, not yet. I heard that the young lady's father thinks our family is poor!" Little Milk Bag shook his head and said, "He has no taste. Don't worry, Grandma. Great Grandpa is here to take care of this. He will definitely help Uncle get his beautiful daughter and bring her back home with us." Ma Xiaohong nodded quickly, "Yes, yes, I'm glad she does." Li Guang asked Chai Zhen to walk ahead. As they walked, Li Dong explained that the woodworking factory was now under the management of Li Dong, who built waterwheels, farm tools, and furniture. All of them were modern furniture, like study tables, sofas, double beds, bookcases, windows, and so on. Little Milk Bag drew the blueprints for them, and Li Dong devoted himself to the research and development of the products. ...

Soon, the group arrived at the furniture factory. Li Guang, Li Dong, and the others went to the main living room. A young apprentice brought them tea. Chai Zhen and Guoguo looked around, and Guoguo said, "It's just right. It feels like I've gone back in time." Chai Zhen was startled and said, "Guoguo." Chai Zhen looked at Guoguo without saying anything. Little Milk Bao looked at Chai Zhen embarrassedly, and said softly, "Grandpa, Guoguo understands." "Modern facilities, fashionable, high-end and elegant. Good! Good! This house is comfortable. The floor is paved with blue bricks, the walls are white. The windows are bright and clean." Little Milk Bao kept praising it. Chai Zhen said, "Li Guang, how is your child's marriage?" Li Guang looked at Ma Xiaohonghong, then at Li Dong. "It hasn't been decided yet." Li Guang lowered his head, blaming his family's poor conditions. Chai Zhen understood and said, "Does the girl like our child?" Ma Xiaohong: "Both children like him, but it's hard to tell his parents!" Little Milk Bag: "What's the difficulty? If his parents are good, we can tell them. If his parents are not good? We can find another girl. My uncle is afraid that he can't find a wife!" Chai Zhen: "That's right. Dong! Don't worry, there are many good girls! What are his parents' names? What is the girl's name? We will invite them to the Chai Mansion for a banquet. If you are not satisfied, we can go home and tell the prince to find a few more girls for blind dates." Ma Xiaohong: "Okay, we don't ask for rich families, as long as the two children are willing." Little Milk Bag: "Grandma, don't worry, grandpa will definitely be good. Guoguo has a lot of good things here, Guoguo will add to your uncle's clothes." Chai Zhen: "Well, grandpa also has a gift for your clothes. Our family is low-key, and we can be officials if we want to." Little Milk Bag: "What's good about being an official? It's uncomfortable. Uncle, do you want to be an official?" Li Dong looked at Guoguo and whispered, " It’s good to have an official position! " After saying that, Li Dong’s face turned red. Little Milk Bag looked at his uncle and laughed, OK, "I'll tell Brother Ye now." Little Milk Bag took out the blueprint of the crossbow and walked to Li Dong, "Here, uncle, see if you can make it? This is a weapon. Three arrows can be fired at the same time. The power is immeasurable." Li Dong picked up the blueprint, his eyes lit up at a glance, and blurted out "Good stuff!" "If this is put on the battlefield, it will definitely win the battle." Little Milk Bag: "Uncle will make it and present it to the emperor. Do you still worry about not having an official position?" Li Dong: "Okay, I'll go right away." After saying that, Little Dong ran out. Chai Zhen: "You idiot! It turns out he has an accomplishment in furniture making. Let's open a furniture shop for him in the capital." Little Milk Bag: "Yes, new products can be released directly to the market, which means more business and more money. I can have an official position and spend money, so why not! Good! Guoguo also wants to open a toy store. Grandpa, let's go back and find a shop." Chai Zhen: "Don't worry, Guoguo, we will find one later. Let's see how the development of the mountain is going today?" "Yeah." Little Milk Bag nodded. Chai Zhen: "Let's go." Ma Xiaohong: "I'll cook at home." Li Guang and Chai Zhen Guoguo went to walk around the mountain. Little Milk Bag: "Dongshuang, you stay and cook with my grandma." Dongshuang: "Okay, master." Little Milk Bag went out and ran back to the living room, put out a big basket of eggs, a piece of pork, and some vegetables and fruits. Little Milk Bag ran out and whispered to Grandma, "Grandma, there's food in Grandma's room." Ma Xiaohong watched Guoguo run away, and when she returned to the living room, she saw food scattered all over the floor. "It's all good stuff." Ma Xiaohong knew Guoguo's miraculous abilities, but she was still amazed! How could she have been so lucky to have given birth to a daughter and then a granddaughter? It was the blessing accumulated over several lifetimes! She felt so happy!

When Xiao Shunzi heard that Guoguo had arrived, he ran down the mountain to look for Guoguo and shouted from a distance, "Sister Guoguo, sister Guoguo, I miss you so much!" He came forward to greet Chai Zhen, "Hello, Second Master, hello to this old man," and also saluted Li Guang. Li Guang: "Okay." Little Milk Bag: "Little Shunzi, how have you been in the past six months!" Little Shunzi said with a smile: "It's been great. The prince just let me watch the work here and didn't let me do anything else. Okay, okay. Little Shunzi likes it here." Scratching his head, "It's just that I'm a little dark because of the sun." Little Milk Bag: "Sunbathing is healthier." Little Shunzi: "Yes, yes. Do you want to go and see the mountain? It's well built now. Halfway up the mountain, there are large houses for us to live in, and there are also places for tourists to stay. Vegetables, grains, and flower beds are planted in the valley. Chickens, ducks, pigs, and sheep are also raised. The prince even allocated several hills in the distance to you. Little master, take a look at what we are planting. I've been waiting for you to come." Little Milk Bag: "Okay, Guoguo knows, let me take a look." Little Shunzi: " I also take care of the account books. Xiao Shunzi records the amount of money paid for each day's work, and we settle the accounts every fifteen days. People from dozens of miles around are provided with food and lodging, and those from nearby are provided with a lunch. If you don't eat here in the morning or evening, you get an extra two cents. "Little Milk Bag:" Xiao Shunzi, brother, you're right. The children should also be paid for their meals. And we need to add an egg. The children are growing and need to eat well. "Little Shunzi:" Okay, I'll remember this. I'll add an egg tonight. "The few of them chatted and laughed as they walked up the mountain. There was a path for carriages, and pedestrian paths on either side. Between the carriages and the sidewalk was a one-meter-wide flower bed planted with pines and flowers. Inside the sidewalk were medicinal herbs, fruit trees, and vegetables. Xiao Shunzi said, "This is how everything is grown on this hilltop. Large tracts of fertile land are used to grow grain. We're currently growing corn, sorghum, cowpeas, peanuts, and quite a bit of millet as well. The vegetables are all taken to the shop and sold. I only have a rough idea of ​​this. Soon, all these crops will be harvested." Chai Zhen and his group listened to Xiao Shunzi's words as they walked. They slowly came to the area where they had planted wheat last time, which had been replaced with corn this time. Little Milk Bag asked, "Brother Xiao Shunzi, is the wheat growing well here?" Little Shunzi replied, "My Lord, yes, yes, the wheat is growing very well. We've brought all the wheat to the Prince's mansion, saying they're going to keep it for seed. We've already left some seeds. The yield is high! One acre of land yields up to ten dan. We didn't even keep any for ourselves, we saved it all for seed." Little Milk Bag replied, "Only one acre of land yields fifteen hundred jin, not that much." Little Shunzi was surprised. "That's not low, it's quite high."

"The corn is growing well. Go pick a few big cobs and cook them tonight." Xiao Shunzi hesitated for a moment, then went along. He broke off four or five cobs. Little Milk Bag: "This field has grown again. It looks like it's over thirty acres!" Xiao Shunzi said, "It's expanded again. It can be expanded further." Chai Zhen: "Take your time." ...

After wandering around the mountain for a while, they found a pavilion on the top of the mountain. A few of them sat down to rest. Little Milk Bag took out his binoculars and looked around. It was indeed a mountainous landscape. Not only were there peaks outside the capital, but there were also mountains upon mountains, surrounding the capital, extending westward on both sides. It seemed the terrain was higher in the west and lower in the east. Little Milk Bag saw more than ten hills at a glance, so he asked Little Shunzi, "How many hills did the prince give you?" Little Shunzi said, "Eight, or maybe nine? Hehe, I can't remember clearly. Let's ask the prince when we get back?" "Okay." Little Milk Bag asked again, "Did the prince give you the deeds to the hills?" Little Shunzi: "Yes." Little Shunzi turned his head and asked Jiaxing, "Second Master, can you say something?" Jiaxing, "I took the deeds, but I forgot how many hills there were. I'll give them to you when I get home, Guoguo. I just forgot to give them to you these few days." Little Milk Bag: "It's okay, second uncle, I'm just asking. If the hills given are not enough, we can buy a few more. If there are more, we can build a summer resort, a picking garden, or something." Jiaxing and Chai Zhen didn't say anything after hearing this, and listened carefully to Guoguo. Little Milk Bag continued, "Let's build a few factories in this mountain. They'll boost the people around here and make them richer. Our family's income will be better." Jiaxing: "Okay. Guoguo can do math better than an adult like me." Chai Zhen: "Are you still studying?" Jiaxing blushed and whispered, "No, I have nowhere else to study. I just read books and practice calligraphy when I have free time." Little Milk Bag: "That's okay. Second Uncle will be looking for a teacher to build a college in this mountain. You can still come and study. You can keep learning until you die." Jiaxing: "Guoguo, I got it." Jiaxing: "Grandpa, I'll study when I get back." Chai Zhen: "It doesn't mean you have to pass the imperial examinations. It's always good to learn more. Remember to practice martial arts for self-defense." Jiaxing: "Grandson, I'll remember that." Chai Zhen added, "Your son has learned more than you!" This remark inspired Jiaxing to study diligently, and later, to prove himself, he even took the exam. ...

Let's go back. After lunch, everyone looked around the woodworking shop. Before leaving, Little Milk Bag asked Li Dong and his family to come home tomorrow and treat them to a meal the day after tomorrow. Li Dong: "Okay, I remember that."

In the evening, Ye Heng was invited to Chai's house, and Chai Zhen told Ye Heng about Li Dong's invention of the crossbow and wanted to give Li Dong some fame! Ye Heng heard that this would be of great benefit to the war. It would be perfectly fine to give Li Dong an honor, just for the waterwheel, not to mention the weaponry. So he said, "Uncle, that's great. It's okay. I'll report this to the emperor. Li Dong has made great contributions to the country. When he first came to the capital, I told Li Dong that he didn't want to be an official, just a carpenter. Now I understand. Give him an honorary position with no responsibility." Little Milk Bag: "Brother Ye is right. This is not about looking for my aunt. Her parents dislike my uncle." Ye Heng smiled and said, "If the girl despises the poor and loves the rich, then it doesn't matter if she doesn't want him." Little Milk Bag: "Yeah, that's what I said. I'm going to have a banquet at my house the day after tomorrow. Bring all the unmarried girls to go on blind dates for my uncle." Ye Heng smiled and said, "You, the day after tomorrow? I'll ask the housekeeper to draw up a list of guests for you. I'll write the invitations myself." Little Milk Bag: "Okay, it's settled. Brother Ye, bring your aunt Call all the women who are good at needlework to make beautiful clothes for my family." Ye Heng: "My dear brother, I forgot to send you a good tailor. I will ask them to come tomorrow morning." Little Milk Bag: "Okay." Chai Zhen: "I heard from Xiao Shunzi that you bought a few more hills for Guoguo?" Ye Heng: "I didn't spend any money. The emperor saw that you took good care of this hill, so he gave you a few more. It beautified the hill and made life better for the people around you. So he gave you seven more hills. Guoguo should have eight hills in her name now." Jiaxing took out the land deed and handed it to Guoguo. Guoguo looked at it carefully. There were eight hills in total. The little girl blushed with joy. Ye Heng looked at it and his heart moved. He felt very comfortable. Chai Zhen looked at his own child. The little girl had a red face and was very attractive. He said quickly, "This child is greedy for money. Please forgive me, Your Majesty!" Ye Heng laughed, "I don't mind, I don't mind. I just like to see Sister Guoguo's greed for money." Little Milk Bag: "Brother Ye!" The soft voice sounded, melting people's hearts. Ye Heng: "Tomorrow I will send the chef from the mansion to start preparing." Chai Zhen: "Okay." Ye Heng: "I will lock the door, and everyone come here to eat and work." Hahahaha.

Little Milk Bag raised his hands, "Okay, okay, let's have a lively time."