Siyu drank another cup of spiritual spring water to recover her strength. She had overexerted herself, so she sat there cultivating her spiritual power. If her spiritual power was cultivated well, she could detect what was happening a hundred meters away. While cultivating within the space, Siyu simultaneously studied its secrets. She even found some martial arts manuals and fine weapons. She also discovered something truly remarkable within the space. What was it? Although the space was vast, it felt like a polarized place. The side where she rested and practiced was like a month outside, while the side where she farmed crops had a 3:1 ratio—a day outside was like three days. A truly remarkable difference in the time ratio within one space. Siyu cultivated her spiritual sense on this side, occasionally peeked out to take a look. As dawn approached, she stopped cultivating. This was incredible, she thought. After just one night of practice, her spiritual sense had become so powerful that it could even detect things outside the gate. She needed to keep working hard, so she went back to the farmland to take a look. One day outside, three days inside, and the crops haven't changed much. But thinking about it, this isn't bad. Usually, the harvest takes about 130 days, but one day outside, three days inside, or a month and a half. How many people can I feed with that? Siyu spent more than 20 days in the space, cultivating her mental power to the point where she could reach out 10 meters. She searched the library and found a book on alchemy. Overjoyed, she examined it and decided to learn alchemy when she came back. She also found martial arts books—two manuals for both men and women. The problem is, I don't have any internal energy, so I can't cultivate it! They have nice names: the Blue Water and Blue Cloud Sword and the Blue Water and Wolf Moon Blade. The Blue Cloud Sword and the Wolf Moon Blade are placed together. No, I have to hurry and get Zhou Tingxuan to teach me internal energy and light skills so I can practice martial arts.

Siyu left the space and saw that it was just getting light outside, so she quietly went to the kitchen and poured spiritual spring water into the water tank. Siyu returned to the room and tidied herself. When she came out again, she started to exercise with her family. Starting today, Zhou Tingxuan also joined in the exercise and learned boxing. The scene of the family practicing boxing together was like a beautiful piece of music in the sky above the mountain village. But Siyu had no internal strength, so he was unaware of their every move. All of them were seen by An Yi and Long Yi who were sitting in a big tree in the distance. An Yi and Long Yi were in the tree in the distance, watching their master practicing boxing with the little girl. They found it incredible that their master, who always didn't let the little girl get close to him, was practicing boxing with a little girl and talking and laughing today. He seemed like a different person. Long Yi asked An Yi, Hey, An Yi, do you think the master looks like a different person? Why is he talking and laughing with the little girl? This situation is quite interesting! An Yi turned around and glared at Long Yi, saying, "You can talk about the master's affairs, but if you want to die, don't take me with you." Long Yi said, "I'm the one who talks too much."

After Siyu and Zhou Tingxuan finished their boxing practice, they went to wash their faces and brush their teeth. After dinner, the villagers also arrived. While Siyu was talking to the villagers, Zhou Tingxuan quickly climbed over the wall and walked up the mountain. When Long Yi and the others were in the tree, Zhou Tingxuan had already discovered them, so he waited until Siyu was busy before coming out to see them. Long Yi and the others saw their master coming out, and quietly followed him to the mountain. Zhou Yanxuan stood there, and the others knelt on one knee and saluted, saying, "Master, your subordinates are late. Please punish them." Asking them not to be polite, Zhou Tingxuan asked them, "Have you done everything I told you to do?" Several people nodded and said they had done it. "What about the construction team?" Zhou Tingxuan asked first, and Long Yi said they had arrived in the county town, that was good. Long Yi hesitated and didn't know what to say. Zhou Tingxuan asked majestically, "Say." He thought, what are you dithering about here? Long Yi replied, "Master, it's the Third Young Master Feng who's here. He's at Guixiangju in the county town, and the Prime Minister's granddaughter, Fang Miaoru, is here too. I wonder how he knew you disappeared here and said he came to look for you." Zhou Tingxuan sarcastically asked, "How else could he know? With his good aunt, the Imperial Concubine, here, what could he not know?" "Alright, ignore him. As long as he doesn't provoke us, leave him alone for now. If he dares to raise his claws, chop him off." Long Yi and An Yi replied, "It's the master." This is their decisive and ruthless master. "Alright, go and do what needs to be done. Don't stay with me, or you'll reveal your whereabouts. I'll contact you if anything happens." Long Yi replied, "Master, you need to leave someone with you for protection. What if you get into danger?" Zhou Tingxuan said, "Don't leave anyone behind, or we'll be discovered. Who would recognize me in my current state? Go somewhere else quickly, don't let anyone find us here." Long Yi and the others nodded in agreement, "It's the master."

Siyu handed the braised meat to each family and set off for the county seat. She explained that the six families were divided into two counties: Liping County and Pingchuan County. Both counties were 20 miles from Baijia Village, so the three families could stay in the same county seat to help each other. Granny Liu and Liu Yanchen went to the entrance of their academy in Liping County. Most of the students came from wealthy families, making it easier to sell the meat. Three of the remaining five families went to Pingchuan County: Uncle Huang's family, Fourth Grandma's family, and the clan leader's family. Siyu followed the village head, Hu Tieniu, and Granny Liu to Liping County. Hu Tieniu chose a spot in the market and paid his stall fee. As soon as he opened the braised meat, the aroma wafted out. The village head went to another market, and Siyu brought some braised meat for Han the Butcher. Han the Butcher saw the braised meat Siyu had brought, opened the package, and smelled the delicious aroma. He was so happy that his mouth couldn't stop. "What is this?" he hurriedly picked up a piece and tasted it. "Hmm," he squinted his eyes as he ate. "It tasted incredible." The meat buyers asked Han the Butcher, "What is this?" "Is it for sale?" "It smells so good!" Han the Butcher replied, "This small business owner makes it himself." Siyu quickly explained that the braised meat was the fourth stall further in. Everyone could try it. It was free and delicious, and not expensive. "Seriously, can we try it for free?" Siyu replied, "Yes." Everyone rushed over. Han the Butcher watched them leave without getting angry. He hesitated to ask Siyu, "Boss Bai, can I discuss something with you?" Siyu replied, "Uncle Han, if you have anything, just tell me." "Can I do it?" Han the butcher asked, "Can you leave some of your braised meat with me and sell it?" Siyu replied, "I'll go home and see how much I've braised today. If there's any extra, I'll send it to you." Han the butcher nodded happily, "Okay, okay, sure. Thank you, boss."

Siyu and Bai Qingyuan were about to go look for the construction team. Zhou Tingxuan followed them, unsure how to explain to Siyu that he had a construction team. How should she explain it? Siyu wondered if she knew anyone in the county, so she went to her second uncle's house to ask if there were any familiar construction teams. Siyu and the others went to her second uncle's shop. Business wasn't as brisk as it used to be, and it was rather dismal, with few customers. Curious, Siyu asked her second uncle, "Second uncle's wife, why is business so bleak?" He and his wife replied, "Never mind that a new cloth shop opened across the street a few days ago called Shang Cai Yi Fang. Their cloth is cheaper than ours, and their clothes are cheaper too. That's why our business is getting worse." Siyu stood at the doorway, looking across and saying, "Didn't you buy some to see? Doesn't that clothing cost money? And the cloth is cheap. What do you think of the quality?" Her second uncle and his wife replied, "That's the problem. The cloth and clothes are both of excellent quality, on par with ours. We can't lower our prices right now; we'll lose money." Siyu replied that they certainly couldn't engage in a price war, and they had to find other issues. Siyu thought for a moment and said to her second aunt, "How about I draw some new patterns for clothes for you? By the way, give me some of those scraps of cloth you don't want, and I'll make some small things for you. Business should be better." Her second aunt said that she could draw patterns and clothes. Siyu said she could do a little bit, and her second aunt said that was a good thing. "Go ahead and draw. After you finish drawing, my second uncle and my second aunt will treat you well and give you dividends." Siyu said no, no, it's our family's responsibility to help you. Her second aunt said that even brothers should settle accounts, and family members can't help for free. It's okay, go ahead and draw. She'll listen to her on this matter. So Siyu took out paper and pen and drew a few novel modern Hanfu styles and handed them to her. When her second aunt saw the Hanfu styles Siyu drew, she felt that they would be bright and would definitely be popular in the county or the prefecture. This time, there was no need to worry about the business being bad. Second Aunt packed some scraps of cloth for Siyu, and Siyu asked for some thread. Siyu said, "Go home and make a few small dolls for Second Aunt to sell." Second Aunt asked curiously. What are dolls? Siyu said, "I'll make them and send them to you, Second Aunt, and you'll know." Siyu didn't stay in Second Aunt's shop for long and left. After Siyu left, Second Uncle and Second Aunt said, "This girl is Renyi. With these drawings, our business will improve. Don't forget to sign a profit-sharing contract for Yu girl when the time comes." Second Uncle and Second Aunt discussed it.

Siyu, her father, and Zhou Tingxuan left Second Uncle's shop. They thought about turning back, but then they thought about Second Uncle's numerous troubles. Zhou Tingxuan thought, "It's like someone brings a pillow whenever you're sleepy." Zhou Tingxuan said, "Why don't we go to that clinic we went to last time?" "You seem to know them well," Siyu said. "Let's go then. We'll have to trouble Shopkeeper Du and Grandpa Ji." Siyu and the other two went back to the clinic. It was crowded, and Siyu waited for a moment. Shopkeeper Du came over and asked the little girl, "What's going on?" Siyu said, "Uncle Du, I want to ask you something. I want to build a house, but I don't know where I can find a good construction team." Shopkeeper Du quietly glanced up at Zhou Tingxuan. Zhou Tingxuan gave him a look, and Shopkeeper Du, understanding what was going on, said, "Oh, I just happen to know a construction team passing through the county." He was originally working on a construction team for the Prince's Palace in Shangjing City. They were a very famous team. If you need them, I'd like to introduce you to them. Would you mind going over and taking a look? Siyu said, "That's great! I was just worried about not having a construction team to build my house. I've got the people and materials, now I just need a construction team." So Shopkeeper Du told Siyu the location of the master architect Sun Maolin. Siyu remembered it, and since this master architect was the number one architect in the Yulong Dynasty, she didn't have to worry about them not being able to see the blueprints for her house.

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