Traveling through time as a peasant girl to turn things around

Ye Heng and Guo Guo hurried back to the capital. Ye Heng rode to the palace without a rest. Guo Guo brought the children out. Old Lady Li said, "Guo Guo, you should go and do your own thing. You should leave the children at home. Grandma is here!" Guo Guo said, "I'll take care of them. When they're a little older, they can stay at home with Grandma."

Grandma Li looked at the children, all of whom were plump and white, and sleeping soundly. "They look much bigger, and their bodies have stretched out a little." Suddenly, Li Hongying looked at Huangbao beside her, and then at the four little ones, and thought, why do they look almost the same size! She called Guoguo out and said, "Guoguo, why do Huangbao and the four little ones look almost the same size?" Guoguo said sadly, "Grandma, you just realized it! Just as you see." She whispered a few words in Grandma Li's ear. Grandma Li was also surprised! She said, "As long as they grow up healthy and happy, it's fine. It doesn't matter if they grow slowly." Guoguo said, "I think so too. As long as they are healthy and happy, it's fine." "Guoguo, come in. I'll go steam some egg custard for Huangbao." "Okay." She had to let Grandma adapt and calm down.

Ye Heng arrived at the palace and walked into the imperial study. Seeing many ministers there, he said, "Greetings to the emperor and all the ministers. I have something to do." The emperor quickly asked the eunuch to serve tea. "Uncle, please sit down and have some tea." Ye Heng thanked the emperor, drank a sip of tea and then said, "This time, I went out for a walk and checked several places. I found that there were a lot of insect eggs in the fields. I asked the local farming experts and they said that these insects will hatch by next spring. They look like locust eggs. Uncle, there are too many insect eggs. If they are all hatched, it will be a disaster for the world. So he visited many places and many old people and found a way. He said that chickens, ducks and geese eat insects, so we should feed more chickens, ducks and geese. In spring, we should drive the chickens, ducks and geese to the fields to eat insects. The poultry will eat them before the insects grow up. In this way, the natural disaster will be eliminated." A minister said, "If there is such a thing, I will go back and ask someone to check the fields." "I will go and check it out too." The emperor said, "The insect plague is terrible. Don't let it be a locust plague." Ye Heng said seriously, "Just treat it as a locust plague and don't underestimate this disaster." "Okay, I know what to do. I'll issue an imperial decree now, calling on all citizens to raise chickens, ducks, and geese. In spring, they'll be driven into the fields to eat insects. It's better to believe it." The emperor issued an imperial decree and ordered the imperial guards to ride on horseback to prefectures and counties across the country to deliver the decree. He also ordered the Ministry of Revenue to send personnel to supervise the process. They would check on the breeding situation in each prefecture and county.

Ye Heng watched the emperor handle the matter and then took his leave.

As soon as Ye Heng arrived at the mansion, Guo Guo left the four little ones outside to be looked after by their grandmother. She took Huang Bao Ye Heng to the space and let him eat, take a bath and rest. The time inside was long enough for him to sleep. Huang Bao played in the water and swam, while Guo Guo called for spiritual spring rain. This time it rained for a while longer, so that the fields, hillsides and grasslands were all moistened. The whole space was full of spiritual energy and misty rain. Guo Guo saw that the millet planted by grandpa was growing very well. The ears were all connected. It seemed that the millet would be harvested soon. Xiao Shunzi and Guo Guo harvested the crops together on the other plots. Except for the seeds, all were ground into flour. The thirty acres of vegetables on the red soil should be picked. Guo Guo asked: "Xiao Shunzi, do you have enough power?" Xiao Shunzi: "It's time to charge." Guo Guo said: "Then go charge first. Pick vegetables with a full charge on the thirty acres of red soil." Xiao Shunzi: "Okay. I got it."

Guoguo set to work on the loess fields, harvesting vegetables and then planting them. When thirsty, he drank Lingquan tea. Huangbao, noticing his mother no longer needed water, dressed and went to the fields to help, picking fruit from the lower reaches. Guoguo looked at her son and said, "Huangbao, don't get tired. Play more. If you get tired, go lie down on the sofa for a while." Huangbao chuckled and said, "Mom, Huangbao isn't tired." Guoguo hadn't taken care of Huangbao much recently, and it was all thanks to her son. After working for a while, she said, "Come on, Huangbao, mother will cook. What do you want to eat?" Huangbao thought about it and said, "I just want to eat the food cooked by mother. Everything mother cooks is delicious." Guoguo thought about it and said, "Let's make a new delicacy - hot pot. She saved a lot of peppers in the space. It has been almost twenty years and she has not used them. She only uses them sometimes at home. It's time to use them to make delicious food and open a hot pot city. She wants to open a large hot pot city with a barbecue restaurant in the capital. In winter, there are still not enough snacks such as roasted sweet potatoes, boiled corn, boiled peanuts, popcorn, etc. She wants to enrich the food and improve people's lives!

Today was a trial run. Guoguo had gathered several large baskets of vegetables suitable for hot pot: lettuce, bulgur wheat, large white radish, beans, tofu, vermicelli, duck blood, lamb, beef, black-bone chicken, fish, rice noodle rolls, lotus root, dried bean curd sheets, bamboo shoots, and more. Chili peppers were essential. After taking Huangbao out of the space, Guoguo had them all moved to the main kitchen. Holding Huangbao in her arms, Guoguo asked, "Are you going to see your great-grandmother, or to the kitchen with Mom?" Huangbao replied, "With Mom." "Okay, Mom will carry you to the kitchen." The kitchen chef, seeing Guoguo approach, said, "Princess, the kitchen is too smoky!" "No problem. Today, I'll make a delicacy you haven't seen before: hot pot." Over a dozen cooks heard the word "hot pot?" but had no idea what it was. A cook asked, "Princess, can you teach us how to cook?" Guoguo said, "I'll prepare it so you can watch and learn. We'll eat more when the weather gets cold!" Next, Guoguo fried the hot pot soup base while explaining what to cook and to what degree. The cabinets could see and hear clearly. An hour later, all the preparations were done. The aroma of chili wafted out, attracting people's sighs. Before eating, you're already thinking about how delicious the food will be when it's in your mouth! Guoguo said, "Today, everyone in our mansion will have hot pot. You can wash all the vegetables. I'll go back and we'll eat at noon." The cabinet door said happily, "Yes, Princess. We'll cook the rest of the dishes. Just wash and cut them. It's simple." They are all raw and so easy to cook. Guoguo said, "Hot pot is raw. It tastes better when you cook it while you're cooking!"

After returning to the house, Guoguo bought a lot of hot pot fruits from the space, all with three inner pots, and sent someone to the kitchen to clean them. There was charcoal in the house.

After Ye Heng had a good night's sleep, he left the space just as noon arrived, just in time for dinner. The entire Chai family was in the main hall. Guoguo commanded, "Add to the pot." Qin led the group in bringing out all the ingredients for the vegetable hot pot. Guoguo began explaining how to eat it. After the first batch of food was served, she passed it to Chai Zhen. Guoguo poured the dipping sauce for Great-Grandfather, "Grandpa, dip it in this." Chai Zhen took a bite with his chopsticks and said, "Huff! Huff!" After chewing, he said, "This is delicious! Spicy and refreshing! Everyone, eat!" Chai Zhen finished, then helped himself to his food without help. Ye Heng began to eat. "Guoguo, why didn't you make hot pot earlier in all these years?" Old Lady Li thought to herself that they had eaten it before, but long ago, but had forgotten about it. Guoguo refused to bring out the chili peppers. Guoguo was embarrassed. "If it's delicious, eat more!" Ye Heng nodded. "This kind of food is best in winter. The more you eat, the warmer it is. The spicier it is, the better it tastes." The whole room breathed in the spicy food as they ate. Guoguo called out again, "Qin, Qi, bring the fruit tea." "Yes, Master." A team of people carried trays and served fruit tea to each table. Tea, for men. Guoguo said, "If it's too spicy, drink some tea." Hahahaha. The fourth brother happened to be back. This meal was his favorite. We used to always have spicy dishes at home, and he loved them. Today, he loved the hot pot. "This way of eating is addictive. It's delicious." Guoguo said, "I want to open a hot pot restaurant. What do you think?" The fourth brother was the first to say, "Yes, it's sure to make money. Dad will come to cheer you on when you open." "Guoguo, thank you, Dad." Ye Heng supported her, "Open it, it's sure to be a hit." Chai Zhen also said, "Our food is delicious. Open it, and Great Grandpa will help you raise money to open a big hot pot restaurant." "I'll also contribute. Li Ru will contribute more." "Yes, I'll do what you say." "Zhang Baohua also said, "Guoguo, second aunt-in-law should also chip in." Guoguo took one look and said, "Our whole family will have a share, and each family will contribute money to open it together. This time I want to open the largest hot pot restaurant in the capital, buy a shop and land, and build it myself." Ye Heng had no objection and followed Guoguo's wishes, "Okay, let me arrange the opening this time." Guoguo said again, "There is also barbecue. Beijing roast duck is the most famous, and I also want to grill roast duck. But, did you know that roast duck is best roasted with fruit wood?" "How many fruit trees do we have to cut down?" Old Mrs. Li said, "No, fruit trees bear fruit and cannot be cut down." Guoguo nodded, "If we can't cut down fruit trees, we can find some wood that tastes good and use it to roast duck." Ye Heng said, "That's also possible. Special barbecue." "Yes, special barbecue. An authentic roast duck sells for a sky-high price! Usually, it is roasted with ordinary trees. That is also very expensive." Wait until Guoguo roasts one by one with pear wood for everyone to taste.

Everyone was busy eating while they chatted, enjoying sesame sauce, chili peppers, and the dipping sauce Guoguo had cooked. The family spent two hours eating before clearing away the leftovers and cleaning up. The family sat leisurely on the sofa inside. Qin brought up tea and fruit. They withdrew.

The servants also ate deliciously in the dining hall. One cook said, "This is the best meal I've ever had in my life. Top-quality tea, fruit, all-you-can-eat." "Yes, the prince treats us very well, letting us eat the same food as the master. Who else in the world can afford that?" "I will serve the prince and his family for the rest of my life." Someone else said, "Yes, me too. I'll follow my master through thick and thin." "Our two mansions are one. It's the same everywhere." "Yes, look at the Chai family. There's no master who bullies others. Every master treats us well. Today I've decided to stay here forever." "Yes, we're given new clothes every season. I've never spent money on clothes. I have more clothes than I can wear, but I can't bear to throw them away. I've saved a lot of clothes. I'll have clothes to wear until I'm old." The servants spoke from their hearts, lamenting the beauty of life.

The cabinets didn't sleep after dinner, but sat here drinking tea and chatting. Girls who wanted to sleep could take a nap at noon to rest.

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