Traveling through time as a peasant girl to turn things around

At daybreak, a crowd gathered outside the Chai family's gates, including civilians and veterans. The square in front of the gate was a popular gathering place for Taohua Village residents. Old and young alike gathered here. There were stone benches around, and the hemp rope was still there, so everyone gathered here without any prior arrangement. Furthermore, this place was large enough to lead directly to a distant area to the south, but for safety reasons, it was not connected to the main road to Nantou.

This place became a gathering place for the villagers. At night, there were always people practicing martial arts here, and anyone could join in and learn from them. Ye Heng's secret guards taught martial arts. This village had been practicing both civil and military cultivation for many years.

The teachers here are the best, better than those in the capital, and have produced many talented individuals in recent years. The village also pays the teachers the most. They receive all the benefits afforded to the villagers, becoming like part of the village. High welfare is key to retaining the teachers' hearts. Sun Gui is a skilled worker, and when it's Jia He's turn, he'll often send them meat, vegetables, rice, flour, grain, and oil. The teachers' clothes are made by skilled craftspeople in the village, and there are special needlework classes for women. Zhang Qing has continued the craftsmanship. The village school offers a wide range of education. Many students from other places come here to study, with dormitories and provided food and lodging.

Taohua Village is developing very well.

Ye Heng and Guo Guo slept soundly in the space. The whole family came out, haha, and the three little ones stayed inside. They had a great time and were taken care of by Shuhua.

The eldest, Wubao, came out and went outside the gate. Guoguo and Yeheng also came out. Laughing, Guoguo said, "Let's have lunch here today." Jiahe: "Okay. I'll find someone to cook in a while." Jiale: "Let's start now. I'll find someone to slaughter the pigs and sheep." Jiahe: "Okay."

Sun Gui, Zhang Qingshan, and several other elders from the village arrived. Ye Heng saw Zhang Qingshan and said, "Sir, you look old!" Zhang Qingshan: "Yes, Your Highness!" "Yes, Your Highness!" "Yes, yes. Sir, please sit down and talk." Zhang Qingshan: "I'm in excellent health. I'm only fifty, and I can still serve for another twenty years." Ye Heng: "Very good, as long as you are capable, you will always be the county magistrate, and our Taohua County will remain the same. This county is well governed." Zhang Qingshan stood up and bowed, "Thank you for the compliment, Your Highness." Guoguo went to talk to Zhang Qing. Zhang Qing: "Guoguo, you've grown up, and we've all grown old." Guoguo said with a smile, "Grandma Zhang, you're not old, so go ahead and do it."

Zhang Qing laughed and said, "Following your aunt, we don't feel old at all. We're still capable!" "That's right, there's a place where people can only retire at 60. Only by constantly working can you stay young." "Yes, I've felt very young in recent years. The key is the youthful atmosphere. Being around young people makes me feel young too." "Yes, Grandma Zhang is right. Being around young people makes me feel energetic."...

The children found other children to play with. The Chai children all came out to play with the children in the village and competed with each other in martial arts. Huang Bao did not dare to use his spiritual power and only played and competed with the younger children.

It was a lively scene. Jia He quickly gathered many people, built a fire and set up a pot to cook. The Chai family still had a large number of cattle and sheep on their farm, but the villagers were reluctant to kill the cattle, only the sheep and pigs.

The village raises a large number of pigs and chickens west of the river, which don't pollute the village. There are no infectious diseases. In spring, the village doctor feeds the chickens water made with anti-inflammatory herbs, which keeps them healthy. Ducks and geese are also raised in the river.

Every family now enjoys a good life, well-fed and well-clothed. Children, both girls and boys, are treated with respect, and parents are impartial. Every family enjoys harmony. Thanks to Sun Gui's education, the villagers have become more open-minded.

The most important thing is that the elders in each family no longer have prejudices against women. More importantly, when the village distributes things, boys and girls are treated equally.

While they were talking, Wang Min told Zhang Qing that she wanted to go out. Zhang Qing said, "Okay, leave the house to me." "I'm at ease leaving it to you, Auntie."

Guoguo sat for a while and the others agreed to meet at noon before returning home to rest and eat. Ye Heng was outside watching his son and daughter, who were running around and playing like crazy, covered in dust.

Guoguo said to Wang Min at home, "Do you have any ready-made clothes?" Wang Min: "Yes, quite a few. They are all made according to your requirements, and they are available in large, medium and small sizes." "Bring a few sets for me to see." "Okay." Wang Min came back soon, and Guoguo looked at the clothes. They were available in large, medium and small sizes. After looking at them, Guoguo said, "They can't be worn as military uniforms, but ordinary people can wear them. Go and take inventory to see how many you have. I'll take them all this time. Let Grandma Zhang Qing go with you to take inventory of the goods, including hemp ropes." "Okay, I'll go right away." Guoguo: "Yes, I won't be here long." Hemp ropes, baskets, straw fans are all useful, and there is a lot of lime, so Guoguo also wants to take some away. Ye Heng: "You don't need this, there is also lime in Donghai." Guoguo: "Okay." Guoguo told Jiahe that the drinking water will be filtered through the lime water pool and then flow to the next pool with wood ash, and finally the sand pool. After layers of filtration, the water from there will be consumed. Jiahe: "Yeah, I know. There is a special pool for drinking water."

Guoguo thought that when water pipes were installed in the future, every household would not have to carry water, as there would be running water pipes in his own north yard.

It was a hassle to fetch water from the river every day. Guoguo was thinking of building a water tower high up in the village and installing pipes. She told Yeheng about it. "I'll take care of it. Don't worry about it." "Well, let my son buy anything you need."

At noon, the whole village ate a big pot of rice in front of the Chai family's door. Guoguo contributed rice, flour, and oil.

The villagers picked all kinds of vegetables from the fields and brought them all here to eat. No one came empty-handed.

Ye Heng looked at the entire village gathered here. "I've never seen a village like this, so united!" Sun Gui said with a smile, "Our village now has over a thousand people!" Guo Guo: "Great, great." Ye Heng: "How many veterans are there?" Sun Gui laughed, "Seven hundred. Many soldiers have settled down in our village with families." Ye Heng: "There aren't many indigenous residents!" Sun Gui: "More than before. There are over a thousand indigenous residents..."

The table was placed under a tree, so it wasn't hot. It was brought in from the school, a table provided specifically for the village. It was usually kept in the school. It was brought in when needed, and it had all the pots, pans, and utensils.

Ye Heng ate the big pot of rice, which was delicious. There was plenty of rice and steamed buns. The people were living well. If only the Great Yan Kingdom was like Taohua Village! As Ye Heng ate, he thought about the people's lives.

Xiaochen took his younger brother and Huangbao's younger siblings to eat at the same table.

He is the oldest here and takes care of his younger brothers and sisters while they eat.

Guoguo looked at him and said to herself, this little brother has been so sensible since he was young, which makes people feel distressed.

Fu Zhaoxia went over to watch the children eat, bringing each of them water to drink if they were thirsty. Little Yueyue smiled and said, "I know who you are?" "Little Yueyue, who am I?" "Yes, you're my Third Grandma!" "Yes, Yueyue is smart."

Several children all called their third grandmother hello. Xiaochen: "Well, you have to call me uncle, understand?" Huangbao: "I know. You are mom's younger brother." "I thought you didn't know." Huangbao: "I knew it a long time ago. That's how I call you and Xiaotian brother at school."

Xiaochen: Yeah. Fu Zhaoxia didn't understand what the kids were saying. She figured it might just be a different name for the school, so she didn't take it seriously.

After seeing the children finish their meal, they ran away. Fu Zhaoxia said, "Run slower." She sat down and ate the leftovers from the children.

In the evening, when the villagers went home for dinner, Guoguo asked the veterans to stay for dinner. Ye Heng asked, "Are you used to living here?" The veteran representative replied, "Yes, we've called this place home for a long time. We're all registered here." "If there's anything, just tell the village chief and he'll help everyone solve it." The veteran said, "We know. We all have things to do and live a good life." Ye Heng smiled and said, "Find a wife if you need one. Try to have a companion!"

The old soldier laughed and said, "Some of us just want to live with our brothers. If anyone wants to start a family, we'll help them. If not, we'll just live together and make a living together." "As long as you're happy, that's all. I want you to have a good old age."

After hearing what Ye Heng said, all the soldiers knelt on the ground, "Thank you, Your Highness, for your concern for the veterans." Ye Heng extended his hand to help them up, "Stand up. Talk properly." The veterans all stood up, and Ye Heng continued, "Sit down." Guo Guo asked someone to clean up and bring tea. It was not dark here, so Guo Guo installed solar lights. Ye Heng chatted about family matters, and the veterans said that several veterans in the county had married and had children, and would come back to stay at night. Guo Guo: "Then they all rushed back." Ye Heng laughed. Guo Guo asked someone to bring some fruit. "Everyone, eat! We grew them ourselves, let's eat." The veteran: "Sister Guo Guo, you are still the same as when you were little. You are a princess, and a princess of our Great Yan Kingdom, why don't you put on airs?" Guo Guo laughed, "Why are you putting on airs in your own home! Ah! Hahaha, be happier and more natural."

Ye Heng greeted the veteran who had just returned, "Sit down and have some tea and some fruit." "Thank you, Your Highness." Ye Heng: "Eat. This isn't the imperial court, this is your home, order whatever you want." The veteran: "Yes, I obey your command."

Sun Gui, Zhang Qingshan and other elderly villagers all came here to drink tea and eat fruit. Although their village also had fruit trees, they always thought that the fruit brought by Guo Guo was more delicious.

Sun Gui said with emotion, "I've never been an official in my life, but both of my children are officials." Guo Guo chuckled, "Grandpa Gui, just talk about yourself. Everyone in our village knows that it's your contribution. Every household in the village is polite and hardworking. If I were to say, the fact that our village is doing well is all thanks to your hard work in educating them."

Ye Heng: "Yes, Guoguo is right, it's all thanks to Grandpa Sun. Come, let's use tea instead of wine, and I'll toast you a glass!" Sun Gui: "Okay, let's drink together, cheers!"

Guoguo laughed heartily and shouted, "Hah!", showing his momentum to go into battle and kill the enemy!

It was not until midnight that everyone went back to rest. Jia He brought people to clean up the place and put the tables and chairs in order.