Traveling through time as a peasant girl to turn things around

The next day, Guoguo went to the academy for the day and attended three classes. She returned home after dark. Ye Heng drove a carriage to pick up the whole family and took them home. The academy was closed for the day. There were three public holidays a month. The imperial palace also observed a public holiday.

In the evening, everyone sat together, ate and chatted, having a great time.

Guoguo asked, "Have you taken measurements?" Li Ru said, "I've measured them all and chosen the fabric myself. We'll have them made in our workshop." Guoguo thought about buying down jackets from the space. She entered the space with her spiritual power, checked online, and bought down jackets for the whole family. She left the space and took out all the clothes. Guoguo said, "Let's try it ourselves and see who can wear it and take that one!" Everyone was stunned by the things in the room! Ye Heng got up and went to look for something for Guoguo to wear. Guoguo looked for something she was familiar with and found Ye Heng's and handed it to him. She had two sets for her son and two for herself. She looked at the others and handed Chai Zhen's to her great-grandfather, her grandmother's grandfather's to her grandmother, and her mother's father's younger brother's to Li Ru. Xia Hua's Xiaoyan'er's were given to Xia Hua, and Huanhuan's brother's were given to Zhang Baohua. There were still a few pieces left. Guoguo: "These are my uncle's. Mom will deliver them tomorrow." Li Ru: Okay. Guoguo: "Try them all on, and change if they don't fit." She gave Xiahua two pieces, then Guoguo found another and gave it to her. Xiahua: "Guoguo, why are you giving me two?" Guoguo: "You're young and pretty, so I bought you an extra one." Xiahua: Uh. Chai Zhen smiled and said, "Just wear it if you give it to me." Xiahua: "Yes, sir." Xiaoyan'er also had two pieces, one apricot and one bright red, and they looked great on her. The little girl loved them, and Chai Zhen smiled as he looked at his little daughter. He thought to himself, at his old age, he'd married a young and pretty wife, and had a beautiful little girl. Chai Zhen was delighted.

Guoguo: "Brother Ye, ask the housekeeper to buy chicken feathers, duck feathers, goose feathers, sheepskin and cowhide tomorrow. It's time for our family's factory to make cotton-padded clothes. If that doesn't work, we can hire female workers." Ye Heng: Okay.

After a dreamless, restful night, Guoguo woke up at dawn, washed up, drank a bottle of milk, and then bought a batch of cotton-padded jackets and trousers from her online space. One hundred thousand sets. She was ready to put them on the market. Selling them at the original price wouldn't make any money.

After breakfast, Guoguo called in Li Biaotou and the others. Ye Heng went to the Ministry of Revenue and asked if winter clothing for the soldiers at the border had been delivered. The Minister of Works replied, "Not yet. We're preparing it." Ye Heng replied, "Soon. Food, cotton-padded clothes, and other military supplies will be dispatched within three days." Ye Heng returned home and, furious, told Guoguo about the Ministry of Revenue. Guoguo asked, "How many soldiers are there at the border?" Every year, there aren't many good old clothes left, and most of them are worn out. Each soldier only has one set per winter. Sometimes they have to fight, and even when they don't, they still have to train, which consumes clothing. There are 500,000 soldiers in Da Yan. They need at least 500,000 sets of cotton-padded clothes. The old ones won't last through the winter. Guoguo replied, "Our factory is the fastest, but we can't make them quickly. Let's wait and see how many the Ministry of Revenue has." Guoguo continued, "Let's see how many we have now." Ye Heng replied, "The Ministry of Revenue also has workshops, but they're just not very efficient."

Guoguo went to arrange for Chai Tao to cut cotton-padded jackets. Guoguo sent a batch of cotton to the warehouse. It was all fluffed and ready for immediate use. She asked: "How many cotton-padded jackets have you made for the men in our family?" Chai Tao: "One hundred thousand sets." A set consists of a top and bottom. "We have both large and medium sizes. Hurry and make the jackets. The sewing machine needs to sew faster." Chai Tao: "I'll tell you right away."

In three days, Guoguo produced 200,000 sets of cotton-padded clothes. Ye Heng: "Ministry of Revenue, produce 200,000 sets of cotton-padded clothes, we still need 100,000 sets." Guoguo asked to work overtime. The Ministry of Revenue arranged carriages and horses, and sent food and cotton-padded clothes to the frontier soldiers of Zhongzhou Prefecture, 100,000 sets of cotton-padded clothes. There were 100,000 troops stationed there. 50,000 sets of cotton-padded clothes and 50,000 sets of unlined clothes were sent to General Ma of Haicheng in the southeast. The Ministry of Revenue sent them out, and the soldiers escorted them. There were 100,000 troops stationed in Nantai, and the Ministry of Revenue sent 100,000 catties of food, 100,000 sets of cotton-padded clothes, and 100,000 sets of unlined clothes. The Xijing Army sent 50,000 sets of cotton-padded clothes and 50,000 sets of unlined clothes to the 50,000 soldiers stationed at the border who died for their country, as well as food, fodder and other supplies. Those in nearby places were sent later. The Ministry of Revenue settled the bill with Guoguo, and Guoguo did not make any money this time.

Ye Heng scolded the Minister of Revenue harshly. "Send it earlier next year."