Traveling through time as a peasant girl to turn things around

The next day, Guoguo and Simei drove their horse-drawn carriages up the hills again. Wheat grew on all nine hills, harvested by small, efficient machines. By the end of the day, the entire harvest was complete. The grain was drying on the first hill, where a granary had been built to store all the harvested grain. Simei and Guoguo returned home.

Xiaowangzhuang had about 6.75 million jin of grain, which Xiaotuanzi had stored in the space. Jiuzuoshan also harvested a considerable amount of grain, over 6 million jin, which was stored here.

After the summer harvest, corn was planted. During a downtime, Wang Youzhi came looking for odd jobs. He led the little boys into the mountains, and Chai Zhen assigned them odd jobs: "30 wen a day, room and board." All the men from Xiaowang Village came and worked for two months. After two months, they returned home with their earnings, each earning more than two taels of silver. Guoguo rewarded them. Each bought gifts for his wife and children. He said he'd come back when he had some free time. Chai Zhen replied: "Okay, if you want to work, come when you have time. You're welcome here." The men boarded their ox carts and returned to the village. With these men working, the mountain was developing beautifully.

When Guoguo had some free time, she designed a few more women's clothes and put them in stores. They were very popular for a while and she made a lot of money.

Fall clothes were on sale, with trench coats being the mainstay, and a variety of styles and fabrics. Little Tuanzi asked Simei to help out at the shop again. Thinking there were plenty of soybeans, he decided to grind some soy milk. Grandma Li boiled some water, added sugar, and served Guoguo a bowl. Guoguo finished it all, saying, "It's delicious. Let's have soy milk again tomorrow, and Grandma will fry youtiao." Grandma Li replied, "Grandma doesn't know how to make them, so you call her." Little Tuanzi replied, "Okay, I'll ask Grandma to make them." Grandma Li succeeded. The next day, the whole family drank soy milk and ate youtiao. "It's so delicious." Grandma Li replied, "We'll have them tomorrow morning." Little Tuanzi replied, "Grandma, grind the millet into flour, stir-fry the flour, boil some water, and add a little millet flour to the pot. Mix it into a rice paste and soak the youtiao. It's delicious." Grandma Li replied, "I'll try it." Grandma Li succeeded again. For several days, the soy milk and youtiao, both adults and children, loved them. Little Tuanzi wanted the man in black to sell breakfast.

Little Tuanzi did what he said and went to the street to look for shops in the afternoon to sell breakfast. When Butler Ye knew about it, he accompanied Guoguo to look at shops. Hard work paid off, and they finally found a shop for sale, but it was a little big. Little Tuanzi looked at it and said, "Okay, when it's big enough, we can open a hotel or a guesthouse." Butler Ye said: Young master, what is a guesthouse? Little Tuanzi: A place for temporary residence, where people eat downstairs and live upstairs. Butler Ye: Okay, this is fine. After buying it, the formalities were completed in half a day, and Butler Ye gave the money. He said that the prince asked him to buy it. Little Tuanzi was relieved when he heard it. The shop was written with Guoguo's name, Chai Jin. Guoguo didn't want it and wanted to give it to his great-grandfather. "Oh, forget it, let's talk about it later."

The night housekeeper hired someone to clean up the shop, replacing all the windows with glass and whitewashing the walls with limewash. The windows were bright and clean, facing the main street. It was a place for business. They bought large pots and bowls, and made wooden tables and stools. The entire space was very neat and clean. Old Lady Li taught the men in black how to grind soy milk, add water, and boil it. There were two ways to drink it: with sugar or without sugar. She also taught them how to knead dough, fry dough sticks, and make the bean paste. They were then told to sell it themselves. After a few days of Old Lady Li's guidance, they were able to make it themselves and sell whatever they could. Everyone was happy when they counted the money, and from then on, the men in black had work to do.

At noon, they could make and sell steamed buns and dumplings, and even prepare some sweet and sour pickled white radish. Little Tuanzi taught them how to cook braised pork, fried tofu - spicy tofu, vermicelli, stewed potatoes with pork ribs, and roast chicken. Try making a few dishes first. There are also steamed buns and rice. The black-clad men just have a lot of people. It can be done, with a few good chefs and good-looking people selling things - running errands and serving dishes. Little Tuanzi asked Li Dong to make new tables and chairs with thick cushions on top. The table is a two-tiered turntable. No matter which side you sit on, you can enjoy a variety of dishes. The restaurant will open on August 15th in autumn. Guoguo asked Ye Heng to write invitations and invite everyone he knows to come and eat for free for a day.

On the day of the grand opening, a huge crowd of people lined up in front of the restaurant. There were tables for two, three, four, and more, and people were coming in one after another. Little Tuanzi sat outside the main door, looking like the boy Sudhana. Little Laowu, now two years old, was held by Zhang Baohua, who placed him outside on the other side of the main door. He and Guoguo sat on either side of the main door. The beautiful couple, dressed fashionably, attracted a large crowd. "Why is this place so busy?" someone who often passed by would say, "The restaurant has just opened. I heard the food is different from other restaurants." "Have you been there?" "No, look at what I'm wearing. Hey, I can't get in!" Little Tuanzi said, "Breakfast is enough for a few cents, and anyone can come and eat. There are also cheap lunches, like rice, buns, and egg soup, all for free. Why can't we have that?" "Well, that's right. Now that you mention it, I'll go in and try it," he said, and then he went to wait in line.

The best restaurant and guesthouse in the world. In the backyard, Guoguo planned to build a circle of two-story buildings on three sides—like a quadrangle courtyard, all for living, a luxury hotel. He wanted to make this place the "best hotel in the world." He'd call it a luxury hotel. I'm rich, I'm extravagant.

Xiaofu and Guoguo stood guard at the door. The siblings chatted and laughed until Old Lady Li came and then let the two children have lunch. The adults inside were so busy that they forgot.

People gradually left, resting for an hour before selling food again in the evening. The men in black took over the next shift, preparing porridge, steaming rice, buns, and stir-frying vegetables. They prepared the evening meal. The shop was open 24 hours a day.

Thus, the world's number one hotel was born. Later, numerous more restaurants and hotel shops were built in other prefectures and counties, forming a chain of hotels. But that's another story.

At the end of the day, after dinner, people came to the office with their money bags and poured out all the money. They counted the money, and many people gathered around to count. In the end, after a day of counting the costs, they earned more than 100 taels of silver. The men in black were so happy. They didn't just have a job of killing people. They could make money by farming and cooking. They could support themselves through honest labor. Guoguo decided that ten people would buy food here every day and arrange for female workers to clean and tidy the rooms in the dormitory behind. A notice was posted at the door recruiting female workers, aged 16 to 35. Two workers aged 35 to 50. As soon as the recruitment notice was released, people immediately gathered and came to sign up.

Later, Guoguo hired twelve female workers from a distant location. The older ones washed dishes, washed vegetables, and helped in the kitchen. Ten younger ones cleaned the rooms. They all wore uniforms designed by Guoguo: red tops, black pants, and black cloth shoes. The style was identical and neat.

After a month of settling in, Guoguo left, leaving the place to the black-clad men, Chai Gan. They took Guoguo's surname, Chai. They were tasked with gathering intelligence and finding a wife. Whoever found one would receive a room. The black-clad men became motivated, their faces changing. This was a bit like a normal human relationship.