Traveling through time as a peasant girl to turn things around

Little Milk Bag wrote a letter back home, announcing that the emperor was sending people from all over the country to Taohua Village to learn farming. This would attract many knowledgeable people, presenting a golden opportunity for development. They could build houses and sell various food items. After writing the letter, Little Milk Bag called a dozen veteran soldiers to the shop to learn how to roast sweet potatoes, fry sunflower seeds, stir-fry peanuts, boil peanuts, and cook edamame. For several days, the veterans learned how to trade. Little Milk Bag built several ovens and distributed them to various locations. In the evenings, they would return to the shop to collect their earnings, having earned a considerable sum. Little Milk Bag said, "Starting tomorrow, whatever you earn is yours. I won't charge you anymore. I'll keep it as capital for your return home." The veterans smiled happily, "Okay!"

Little Milk Bun: "Our hometown is getting rich soon. Many people from outside will come to our village to learn. Learn the skills now, and after the New Year you can go back and build houses to sell snacks. In a few days, I will ask you to grill various vegetables and sell more." The old soldier said, "Okay, everything is up to the master." Little Milk Bun: "I'm not the master, we are equals. How about calling me the little boss?" Veteran Li Dafa said, "That's a good name. You are the big boss, and we will be the little bosses in the future." Little Milk Bun: "Yes, in the future, our snack shop will be all over the Great Yan Kingdom. We will call it the barbecue restaurant, the best barbecue restaurant in the world! What do you think?" Li Dafa: "Okay, okay. The best barbecue restaurant in the world." Little Milk Bun: "We can also grill fish, roast duck, roast lamb, anything. I'll bring you some chili peppers when you leave. They taste amazing. Start grilling tomorrow. After dinner, gather in the front yard to learn how to grill before the New Year." The old soldiers said: "Okay, we will learn and make a lot of money."

Today is the eleventh day of the twelfth lunar month, and Uncle Dong is getting married soon. Little Milk Bag went to the backyard, a deserted area where there was a pigpen, and let out many sheep, chickens, and pigs. He then went to the warehouse and filled it with grain. Then he called the guards to slaughter the chickens, pigs, and sheep. The guards said, "That's too many. How many do you want?" "Kill a few and roast them." Little Milk Bag had plenty of chilies, a sack of dried chilies in the warehouse. "Have them ground into flour." He bought some cumin and put it in a bag. They'd roast it that night. After a day of preparations, Little Milk Bag finished directing everything and went to Grandma's house.

My grandmother's family lived in the Li Mansion, where my uncle was the Vice Minister of Revenue. The gate was inscribed with "Li Mansion." There were nine steps to the entrance, and a servant guarded the door. Seeing Guoguo approach, he stepped forward and said, "The little princess is here! Shall I go and report to you?" "No, stay," the little milk bag said. He walked over, then turned and said, "Don't just sit there. Practice your skills. Don't get caught by a bad guy and get yourself into trouble." The servant said, "Got it, little princess. I'll practice right away." He was practicing his punches and kicks in the open space outside the gate. He knew martial arts, but he was just too lazy. Fortunately, Guoguo reminded him.

Little Milkbag called from afar, "Grandma and Grandpa, Guoguo's here!" Ma Xiaohong heard it, came out, and picked up Guoguo. "My dear grandson, you're finally here! Grandma missed you so much." "Guoguo misses Grandma too." Li Ru came out, took Guoguo, and said, "Do you miss Mommy?" Little Milkbag: "Yes." The fourth child also came out, took Guoguo away, and said, "I'll hold her, you rest." The fourth child said, "Guoguo's grown up a bit, so fair and tender." Little Milkbag: "Huh, Guoguo, how can he not be fat if he eats every day? You stinky Daddy." Hahaha. "If you don't allow me to call you fat, Daddy won't say anything. Come on, Daddy's taking you out to play." Little Milkbag: "Okay." The fourth child put Guoguo on his neck. "Let's go, have some fun. Hahaha." Li Ru: "Mom, look." Ma Xiaohong: "The fourth child still acts like a child, even though he's been to the battlefield." Our family is good this way, it's humane. Li Ru: You've spoiled him. Ma Xiaohong: Ru, I'm telling you, now that life is getting better, you should be happy and don't worry about it. It's not just one day that the fourth child has been like this, and it's only now that you two have a good relationship. Just leave it like this, it's great. Aren't you afraid of being upset all day? Go and play with them. The fourth child has finally come back, let's go. I'm not trying to drive you away, I just want you to stay a little longer. Ma Xiaohong even pushed her daughter out, saying that the family should be harmonious. "That's right," the fourth child was waiting outside the door. Ma Xiaohong looked at her daughter and signaled with her eyes! Let's go. Ma Xiaohong turned around and went home. The fourth child took Li Ru's hand and said, "Wife, go for a walk on the street, and we can buy you whatever you want!" The fourth child received many rewards.

Little Kid sat on his daddy's head, looked into the distance, and said, "Daddy, there are so many people ahead." The fourth child: "Let's go." He did not forget to hold his wife's hand.

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Ye Heng rode to the military camp outside the capital early in the morning. This army numbered fifty thousand and guarded the capital. Two hundred candidates for the military examination had been notified to report. Ye Heng stood on the platform where the generals were to be called. His distinctive silver armor made him look even more handsome. He looked around and said, "Now, I will call the roll." All the generals of the court had arrived, young and old. Ye Heng took the roster and began to call the roll. General Li Chao, "Here!" Li Chao shouted, his voice thunderous and full of energy. General Qin Guang, "Here!" his voice was even louder. Duke Lu, "This old minister has arrived." Lu Jing, full of energy and domineering. Ye Heng called fifty-eight people in a row. One person didn't show up. Just as Ye Heng was about to speak, he heard a loud, thunderous "Here!" followed by the clatter of horse hooves. The fourth brother rushed in like a gust of wind. As soon as he stepped out onto the street, he remembered that all the generals had to be called in the capital's suburbs. After giving Guoguo to Li Ru, he ran home and rode back here, just in time to miss roll call. Ye Heng said, "Return to the team." The fourth child stood at the end of the line.

Ye Heng: Next, roll call. The top 200 candidates for this year's martial arts exam are here. Ye Heng calls out their names one by one, ensuring they're all present, without missing a single one. They're neatly arranged in two rows. The fourth brother, looking at the young people and then at himself, feels a sense of age and discomfort. But he quickly adjusts his attitude, and seeing himself looking young and handsome, the fourth brother holds his head high, chest puffed out. Seeing this, Ye Heng's lips curl up, feeling a little embarrassed for him. He thinks this will be his future father-in-law, so he can't tell anyone.

Next, Ye Heng called out the names of the 100 leaders of each battalion. Not one was left out. He said, "Each team, please call out the names to see if there are any missing people? How many? Bring the list. Each battalion leader should call out the names as soon as possible." After a while, the list was brought to Ye Heng's men, who looked at it one by one and said, "Why are there so many people missing?" A battalion leader said, "It was cold and I caught a cold. I was afraid of infecting others, so I asked for leave to rest and didn't come." Ye Heng: "Do you have a leave application?" "Yes." This battalion leader called out his battalion leader.

The request for leave was handed to Ye Heng. Ye Heng read it and asked, "How many people actually showed up?" "My battalion has 500 people, and the actual number of people present is 495, which means we're short of five people. I'm on sick leave." Ye Heng asked, "Have you checked?" "Not yet!" Ye Heng said, "After the meeting, each team leader should go check on the people your team is short of." Ye Heng said, "All battalions, please lead the demonstration and begin the training. Teams, come one by one. We'll begin the training today. We'll be doing actual combat exercises soon."

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For several days, Ye Heng intensified his training, dismissing those in poor health. The elderly were allowed to return home with resettlement allowances, which delighted the soldiers. Each returning soldier received 100 taels of silver, a total of 10,000 men, leaving only 40,000 young and strong soldiers. Each battalion had 400 men. The retired veterans each received 100 taels of silver, settled down, and found wives, and happily returned home.

Everyone then participated in the competition. The old generals did not participate, remaining in the court to offer advice. Forty generals remained in the court to participate in the exercises and training. Forty thousand men remained in the military camp outside the capital. One battalion was cavalry, and the rest were all infantry. Ye Heng noticed that the horses were also old. He had seen the horses raised by Guoguo; those were the true war horses. Ye Heng had an idea.

That night, after dinner, Ye Heng carried Guoguo back to the house and said, "Sister Guoguo, Brother Ye wants to discuss something with you!" Little Milk Bag looked at Ye Heng: "Go ahead." Ye Heng thought it was very direct, and said, "The war horses in the camp outside the capital are not good, and you want to exchange them for horses in the space? Do you think it's okay? Guo?" Little Milk Bag: "Sure, exchange. Give me all the retired horses." Ye Heng: "Okay. Let's go now. Go get the horses first." Ye Heng rode the horse and put Guoguo in his arms, holding Guoguo, and dressed her warmly, with her face facing his chest.

Arriving at the camp outside the capital at night, Ye Heng walked into the barracks smoothly and asked the cavalry battalion commander to drive all the horses out. Ye Heng drove the horses himself and said, "Go back and rest." After walking for a while and seeing that there was no one around, Little Milk Bag waved his hand and 500 horses disappeared out of thin air. Little Milk Bag entered the space and Ye Heng rode back to the capital. When he got to his room, Little Milk Bag dragged Ye Heng into the space and said, "Brother Ye, go and see your horse, and then look at my horse in the space." Alas, Ye Heng sighed and said, "The soldiers are not even well fed, let alone the war horses!" Little Milk Bag: "Pay the money. I will sell the grain and the Ministry of Revenue will pay!" Ye Heng: "Okay, let the Ministry of Revenue pay."

Not to mention the cavalry battalion's failure to find war horses the next day, the Minister of Revenue was also worried about money. Ye Heng asked, "We have to buy food for the soldiers so they have enough to eat." The Minister of Revenue said, "I'll draft a memorial and ask the emperor for his approval." Ye Heng said, "Okay."