Traveling through time as a peasant girl to turn things around

A few days passed with ease and joy, filled with good food and little work. Everyone in the Chai Mansion had gained weight, either fat or fleshy. On the seventh day of the Lunar New Year, the shops opened for business, and the female workers from the Night Palace all came to the Chai Mansion to eat and live there. They all became fair and tender. Little Milk Bag gave each of them a set of skin care products and makeup before the Lunar New Year. This was more gratifying than giving them a hundred silver coins. When they saw Guoguo, someone said, "Thank you, Master, for the makeup. My face looks better now." Little Milk Bag: "That's good. When you run out, give me more, pretty sister." He smiled and continued, "Today I start making the clothes that were ordered before the Lunar New Year. People will wear them after the fifteenth. The goods will be delivered on the fourteenth, and they will be finished on the thirteenth. The next thing to make is spring clothes. After that, I will draw the patterns for spring."

Little Milk Bag left after saying that because she still had to go to the shop.

The shop opened today. Jiaxing went to the shop early. Yingchun, Qiuju, and Dongshuang also arrived to work. Li Ning, Xiaojing, and Zhang Baohua arrived after breakfast. Later, Li Ru and Guoguo joined the shop. Li Ru went upstairs to set up the items with Yingchun. As the door opened, someone came upstairs. It was a girl named Zhang. Yingchun greeted her, "Miss Zhang, what do you need?" Miss Zhang said, "I want to wear it on the 15th. Can it still be made?" Little Milk Bag asked, "Miss Zhang, what kind of clothing do you want to order?" "A windbreaker, a khaki one." Little Milk Bag said, "A deposit of fifty taels. Once the finished product is perfect, you'll have to pay the full amount, two hundred and fifty taels. Three hundred taels for one windbreaker." Miss Zhang said, "Okay. This is the deposit." Yingchun accepted the deposit and took Miss Zhang's measurements. Then, Miss Zhang bought a lot of daily necessities, and after calculating the bill, she spent another fifty taels. As soon as the shop opened, Little Milk Bag had already collected a hundred taels. She laughed to herself, looking up to the sky. Yingchun was also happy. Li Ru was stunned. What kind of speed is this for making money? She has never seen such a speed in her life. Little Milk Bag gave Li Ru a hundred taels of silver. Li Ru: I don’t need you to keep a good account. I have money to spend. She brought a lot of silver, but Li Dong didn’t want it. She just wanted to add to the box. Little Milk Bag: Sister Yingchun, please keep the money and settle it in the evening. Yingchun: Okay. Little Milk Bag: Sister Yingchun, you will be in charge of the account book from now on. Sister Xiahua can’t come for the time being. Yingchun: Okay, I understand.

Little Milk Bag went downstairs to the warehouse, unloaded a lot of stuff, and called Li Ru to pick it up and put it on the shelves. Li Ru quickly learned how to do it and helped. Little Milk Bag saw that her mother had learned how to do it, so she went to the office and took out a notebook to draw pictures for spring clothes.

We still need trench coats, as spring is windy and cold. We're deciding on the styles and fabrics for both men's and women's trench coats. We're also drawing children's onesies, onesies for ages one to five, both thin and thick, with bunny designs, rubber duck designs, and even dinosaur designs. We're deciding on three designs first. We still need to make cheongsams, spring skirts, and we'll make them in thicker fabric. We'll make a set of samples for each type and put them on display on the second floor. Little Milk Bag took the blueprints home, and Xiao Jing walked her home at the gate. Little Milk Bag: "Goodbye, brother. Wait, Xiao Jing, you've got a house ready. We're going to build it after the 15th." Xiao Jing: "Really." "Yes." Xiao Jing: "Where are we building it?" Little Milk Bag: "It's right behind our house. We own thousands of acres of land, and I was thinking we could live together. It'll be convenient." Xiao Jing: "Sister Guo Guo, you're so thoughtful. Thank you in advance. I'll bring you the money tonight." Little Milk Bag: "The house is all yours, and so is Brother Li Ning. We have everything." No money, the money you earn in the capital is not enough to last you a long time, and a house is not expensive, just follow Guoguo and you will have a house to live in, clothes to wear and food to eat. But Xiaojing, Guoguo will only give you a house, you have to earn the money to marry a wife. Xiaojing: "I know. I've been saving it. Having a house will solve a big problem, thank you, sister Guoguo." Little Milk Bag: You're welcome, brother helped Guoguo first. Back. Little Milk Bag skipped back to the house. Xiaojing happily returned to the shop. She was smiling all day long. She was very nice when welcoming and seeing off guests! Yingchun also heard about it and was secretly happy in her heart, thinking that Xiaojing and Yingchun were a perfect match. The master is so nice! Yingchun spoke even softer and sweeter. She worked hard. She went down the shelves to pick up the goods, put the goods on the shelves, walked back and forth, busy and never complained of being tired. Li Ru looked at her and understood that the little girl was a good child.

Yingchun remembered more than ten people ordering windbreakers in just one morning, and the delivery time was clearly written.

Yingchun locked the deposit in a drawer along with the account book and order. They had lunch and rested. It was just her and Li Ru.

Little Milk Bag called the old soldier and said, "Sell in Beijing for a few more days and then leave after the 15th." The old soldier said: "Okay." Little Milk Bag: "If you don't know, just ask. Go to the warehouse to find the goods yourself, and remember to wash them thoroughly." Li Dafa patted his chest: "Don't worry, we know everything." Little Milk Bag left and turned back to say, "Wash your clothes, hands and face thoroughly too." Li Dafa scratched his head, grinned, and said, "Wash, wash, I'll wash them right away." "Take a shower, wear clean clothes, and buy a few extra sets." Little Milk Bag heard this and shouted: "Go buy them outside, and wear clothes made by your family. Buy ordinary clothes outside." "Okay," Li Dafa replied.

The ingredients weren't ready until almost noon, so Old Lady Li simply let everyone eat before leaving. The chef at the palace was known for his delicious food. Everyone from both palaces ate together. The men went back home for the night. Yes, Ye Heng is here.

Ye Heng went to the military camp to train soldiers during the day and came back very late at night. The gatekeeper of Chai Mansion was replaced by the royal staff arranged by the housekeeper Ye. Chai Zhen turned a blind eye, as he didn't have to worry about it. I have to accompany my wife. And Chai Ping'an often sat at the gate, with nothing to do. There were not many people coming and going. This was the area of ​​​​nobles and ordinary people were almost invisible. The children in the backyard of Chai Mansion had not started classes yet, and they all followed the old soldiers to make barbecues, and almost all of them learned it. The children said that after the old soldiers left, they would take over and work to earn money. Xiao Naibao agreed, but only let them work in the afternoons. In the morning, they studied culture, and in the evening, they learned martial arts, both civil and military. Both girls and boys learned.

On the eighth day of the Lunar New Year, Little Milk Bag asked Chai Zhen to take him to Xiaowang Village to make sweet potato beds and grow mangrove seedlings. She was also growing seedlings in her space, hoping to get as many people as possible to plant them.

Chai Zhen drove his carriage to Xiaowangzhuang and summoned Manager Wang. Little Milk Bag told him about growing sweet potato seedlings, and soon a large group of people showed up. They planned to plant ten acres of land. Deep trenches were dug for the seedlings, and manure was buried on top. The sweet potatoes were placed upright and covered with plastic sheeting. Little Milk Bag said, "After using them this year, fold them up and store them indoors, away from direct sunlight. If you take good care of them next year, they'll last for years." When the seedlings are a foot tall, they're cut with scissors. Except for the ones they grow themselves, the rest are sold. One cent for 100 seedlings, and each family can buy no more than ten cents. They can share the extra space with several other families. Next year, they can plant more. When planting, plant the seedlings with their roots facing south, then add water to the pit and make sure the soil is good.

Ten acres of sweet potatoes are buried in one day, and then the seeds sprout. Cutting large sweet potatoes in half before burying them will increase the number of sprouts. It's also okay to leave them uncut.

It was very late when Chai Zhen returned home. Guoguo jumped out of the carriage and went in first. Chai Zhen had to drive the carriage through the side door into the backyard to unload the carriage, lead the horses to the stable and feed them.

Xia Hua came over and watched Chai Zhen feeding the horses. "Grandpa, you've worked hard." Chai Zhen said, "I'm fine. I'm in good health." Chai Zhen said with a smile.

"Let's go back, Xia Xia." Xia Hua blushed. Fortunately, it was night. She walked, pulling Chai Zhen's clothes. Chai Zhen wiped his hands and pulled Xia Hua, asking, "Xia Xia, have you eaten?" Xia Hua: "Yes." Old Lady Li asked me to eat. Chai Zhen was startled when he heard this. What kind of name is this? He said, "Just call her Hongying." Xia Hua: "Originally, I should call her Auntie. I feel embarrassed." Chai Zhen: Whatever you want. Chai Zhen, Guoguo ate the last meal. Li Ru fed her. Li Ru fed Guoguo and gave her a wash.

She carried her back to her room to sleep. "Go to bed early! Stop playing. Sleeping more will help you grow taller." "Okay, Guoguo, I know. Mommy should go to bed too." "I'll wait for your daddy. Mommy's leaving." Li Ru closed the doors and windows for her, then went back to her room, lit the oil lamp, and made clothes for Guoguo. The fourth brother didn't return until midnight with Ye Heng. He washed and went to bed. He didn't forget to feed his wife.

Ye Heng was miserable, he could only look at and touch Guo Guo, she was so white, tender and soft, and it was also comfortable to hold her while sleeping. He slept through the night, and since Ye Heng slept with Guo Guo in his arms, he no longer slept through the night without dreams.

Ye Heng had breakfast and rode off with Lao Si. The soldiers' training had been intense these days.