Traveling through time as a peasant girl to turn things around

Butler Ye wasn't around, so Ye Heng called for his second-in-command. Two of them showed up, and Ye Heng asked, "Are you both second-in-command?" "Yes, Master. Butler Ye asked us two to do this." Ye Heng looked at their faces and saw they looked okay. "What's your name?" "My name is Ye Ankang," the other said. "My name is Ye Fukang. We're both family-born." Ye Heng thought there were no women in his mansion, and if there were any, they were older women like maids. Perhaps they were married and lived in his own mansion, unknown to him. After thinking about it, he said, "You two will take care of the affairs of these two mansions from now on." "Yes, Master. We've been working with Butler Ye for a while now." Ye Heng said, "I'll give you a task. Go around the capital and see if there's a street near our mansion with shops for sale. The condition is that they have to be right next to each other, have vacant land and houses, and be large. Go." "Yes, Master. We'll go check it out."

Ye Heng went back to the Ministry of Revenue to see if there were any shops for sale. The Minister of Revenue personally checked and said, "Yes, there are shops. The existing deeds are all in the Ministry of Revenue."

He showed them to Ye Heng. Ye Heng examined the location and thought it was okay. It was only three blocks from the Chai Mansion, so it wasn't the busiest area, but it was fine. Ye Heng took a few and said, "I'll buy them all." The Minister of Revenue said, "Your Highness, no charge. These are gifts for Your Highness." Ye Heng thought about it and said, "Okay." He stood up and left. Ye Heng went directly to the Kyoto government office to complete the paperwork. The shops were renamed "Chai Jin." They were now private property. Ye Heng personally inspected the locations of several shops and was very satisfied.

After returning to the mansion, Ye Heng called the secret guard and said, "Go check and see whose houses among these shops were bought at high prices." The secret guard said, "Yes."

A day later, Ye Heng handed all the shops, including the land deeds, property deeds, and shop deeds, to Guo Guo. He gently said, "Go and take a look if you're feeling stuck. If you're satisfied, tear them down." Guo Guo looked at the numerous deeds in her hands, all in her name. She didn't ask any further questions, only saying, "Okay." Trust was paramount; she trusted Ye Heng to handle the situation.

Later, Guoguo took Qin to see all the places. "It's really all connected. We'll tear it down tomorrow." Guoguo quickly worked that evening, and the bulldozer had torn it all down, cleaning it up overnight. Don't ask, don't tell me anything. It's that simple.

Guoguo spent two days designing a three-story building. Yeheng looked at it and said, "Let's ask Xue Zhi to build it." Guoguo knew this man; he was always there when the family built houses. Xiaowangzhuang was built by this man.

Ye Heng informed Xue Zhi to come. Xue Zhi was delighted, knowing the prince was calling him for good news. He smiled and said, "Your Highness, please tell me. Please give me your instructions." "Okay, you guessed it!" Xue Zhi smiled. "Your Highness knows everything I do." Guo Guo handed the blueprints to Xue Zhi. Xue Zhi examined each one, then slowly said, "This is a big project. The design is excellent." He imagined the finished product; it was novel and unique. "Okay. I'll take it." He could understand the blueprints and understood everything. Speaking of materials, Guo Guo said, "Don't worry. We need good materials. Rebar, cement, lime, and so on. We need to prepare blue bricks and green tiles." Ye Heng said, "We'll have the Ministry of War conduct experiments to see if we can produce good steel." "Well, building a steel mill takes time. I can't wait. The steel furnaces take a long time to build." Ye Heng looked at Guo Guo and thought, "You should do it yourself." He couldn't help him in a short time, so he would do what he could, according to his ability.

Outside the capital, Li Biaotou's large fleet traveled back and forth from the capital to Tai'an, delivering bricks, tiles, lime, and even vegetables, eggs, and meat. On the way back, they brought coal. Ye Heng had cleared a large tract of land near the hills outside the capital to store the coal, initially sending two carts to the imperial palace and one to his family. He would deliver the coal to whoever ordered it, and if no one wanted it, he would unload it outside the capital. His second steward would manage the sale, overseeing the sale, and the common people could buy. Everything went according to plan.

Hot Pot City quickly began construction. Guoguo purchased a large quantity of rebar and cement from Modern. Ye Heng sent his weapons researcher to intercept some of the rebar for research.

Guoguo knew how to use rebar, and Xue Zhi had memorized it. Guoguo instructed them to rest after each floor was finished before continuing with the next floor, and also how to make hollow-core slabs with rebar. Guoguo and Xue Zhi provided daily guidance for the construction.

Ye Heng went to the military camp to work and do other things.

By the twelfth lunar month, the weather had suddenly turned cold. Guoguo saw that no more house building was being done. All work had come to a halt. A few people were usually watching over the construction site, while the others were off doing other things. Xue Zhi returned to the Ministry of Works to report for other business.

Guoguo designed clothing designs and inspected the barbecue stalls. This year, Guoguo took in another batch of orphans, all children under six who played at home and passed on messages to their older sisters and brothers. Children over six studied for half the day, and the rest of the time they were expected to do some work. The servants tasked them with selling roasted sweet potatoes, potatoes, boiled edamame, corn, and popcorn. The underground storage cellar in the Chai Mansion—the entrance to the cellar was always open. The housekeepers' offices were where they collected items. The office was located inside the mansion, in a room next to the main gate. It was always manned, making it convenient for them to work.—the offices of all the housekeepers.

Every day, Grandma Li would see Guoguo busy and say, "Guoguo, please check on the kids more often!" "Yes, Grandma." Huangbao watched over the kids as they lay in the stroller, while Grandma Li, Li Ru, Shu, and Hua took care of them. Huangbao rarely left to see his younger siblings. Guoguo felt guilty about not spending enough time with the kids. She and Yeheng were busy out, so they didn't see the kids much. But they did watch over the kids every night.

Guoguo also felt bad, "Grandma, I won't go far for the New Year." Old Lady Li said, "That's right, just stay at home and take care of the children. Look at the children, they are different every day, white and chubby, look at those big eyes, so attractive." "Ah ah." "Talking to Grandma." Li Ru said, "Mom, the children can open their mouths and talk." Guoguo looked at the children and teased them, "Ah, ah ah. Call mom, mom!" The girls looked the same, with oval faces, and the boys had big round faces. "They are only five months old, and you can tell whether they are girls or boys." Li Ru was making clothes for the children on the side. As Old Lady Li was talking, the New Year was coming soon, and it was already the twelfth lunar month! As she was talking, Zhang Baohua came in and shouted as soon as she entered the door, "Mom, it's snowing outside, and the snowflakes just started to fall." Huangbao walked out after hearing that. Guoguo said, "Follow me with the painting book." "Yes, master."

Guoguo sat, watching over the child. As she teased him, she said, "I don't know what I've done this year. Time flies so fast. I didn't even go to college this year. I have a test paper to finish and check it out." Leaving the child behind, Old Lady Li looked at him without saying anything and continued to look after him herself.

Guoguo returned to her room. As soon as she entered, she went to the space to buy some test papers. She combined them into a test paper covering Chinese, math, physics, chemistry, and English. She quickly printed out tens of thousands of copies, wrapped them up, took them out of the space, and placed them in her room.

Then he hurried to see the children. He fed them and asked someone to prepare complementary food for Huang Bao.

The snow was getting heavier, Guoguo asked, "Has everyone in our family received cotton clothes?" Old Mrs. Li said, "I asked your mother to give them to the servants. Don't worry about it. Just take care of yourself and the children." "Okay, thank you grandma. You still care about me." "You." Old Mrs. Li felt sorry for her granddaughter.

Chai Pingan came in, covered in white snowflakes. He looked like a peerless handsome man, and even Mrs. Li was stunned!

The snow fell heavily, turning into heavy snow.