A small peasant girl who traveled through time and space picked up a war god prince

Chapter 26 The new house is finally about to start construction

The rooster crowed three times, and the sky was already dawning. Siyu rose to begin the day's work. She began by spraying bean sprouts with water, preparing scraps of cloth, and heating the braised food. With everything ready, she began her morning exercises. After breakfast, several uncles and aunts arrived, took their respective braised food and set off for the county town. Siyu waited for Boss Han to deliver the offal and told the aunts that after cleaning, they could prepare the dolls. Siyu handed the blueprints to her mother. She walked out of the courtyard and saw Old Sun arriving with his apprentices and a construction team. Old Sun looked at the low thatched hut and the empty courtyard, feeling incredulous. "A master of such status, such a noble man, could live in this thatched hut with a young girl? It was unbelievable." Old Sun approached, and Siyu asked, "Do you need anything else? I've already found 30 laborers. Do you think that's enough?" Old Sun replied, "I'll get back to you if you need anything. Leave this to me!" Siyu replied, "Thank you very much, Mr. Sun. I will go do something else first." Siyu and Zhou Yanxuan returned to the yard and saw her mother and several aunts washing pig offal. After saying hello, she thought that the wasteland had to be reclaimed quickly, otherwise, when it was time to plant the crops, the wasteland would not be reclaimed yet, which would delay the harvest. Siyu said to Zhou Tingxuan, "I want to go to the wasteland to see the progress of the reclamation." Are you going with you? Zhou Tingxuan said, "Let's go. It's boring. Let's go together." So the two of them walked towards the wasteland. On the way, Zhou Tingxuan asked me, "I haven't finished what I told you. Can you sell me the blueprint of the curved ape plow?" Siyu asked, "What do you want him for?" Zhou Tingxuan replied, "I have someone in the court. Of course, I will build it so that the people of the Yulong Dynasty can benefit from it, saving time and effort and harvesting more grain." "Besides, this is a major event that benefits the country and the people." If I present it to the emperor, I can also get a reward from the emperor. In this way, no one will dare to bully your family in the future. Siyu thought about it and felt that it was right. This is not the 21st century where everyone is equal. In this era of feudal rule, anyone with a little wealth can step on you, not to mention officials. Even the runners in the yamen can bully the common people.

If Zhou Tingxuan helps run Yifan, there's no telling what he'll gain. So, why does our little Siyu trust Zhou Tingxuan so much? Of course, it's because he doesn't know anyone with connections in the court! And Siyu saved Zhou Tingxuan, so it's not right for her to be ungrateful and repay kindness with hatred.

So, if it works, it'll be like leaning against a big tree for shade, right? Even if there's a saying, no one will dare to look down on me. Siyu readily agreed. "After all, it benefits the country and the people, and it can be considered my contribution to the country. I'll just give you the blueprints and arrange them. I don't understand them either." Zhou Tingxuan took the blueprints and said, "Okay, I'll find someone to arrange them later." Zhou Tingxuan thought, "As expected of my savior, he's a man of high character and integrity, and he's different." "Let's go to the county tonight. That guy's here, so I don't come here and get caught."

The two arrived at the wasteland and saw people clearing the land. Some were collecting firewood, others were gathering rocks. Siyu called everyone over and told them to dig a 2m deep, 4m wide, and 10m long pit in each of the four corners of the 500 mu (approximately 1.5 acres) of land. They would place the scraps of firewood, as well as any remaining grass from the foothills, into the pits. Siyu would show them how to do it later. The villagers, unsure of what composting was, asked, "Can this be used as fertilizer? It's just something you can use to cook a meal at home. How can it be fermented into fertilizer?" Siyu replied, "Just do what I tell you to do. I paid you to work, not to question my decisions." Besides, if you learn how, wouldn't it be better to ferment fertilizer and increase your crops? Some people were unconvinced, muttering, "She's just a kid. What does she know? She knows everything. What do we, the old farmers, need?" Someone said, "Look at you! They provided the method and the location, paid you to do whatever you were told. If the composting is successful, you've learned a skill, and if it's not, you've still got the money. Why are you rambling on about this?" Everyone agreed. Someone else had already done the experiment, so they could just follow suit. So everyone got back to digging the composting pit. Siyu said they needed to choose a manager, and they'd discuss everything else with him. Everyone recommended Bai Qingzhou as their team leader.

Bai Qingzhou told Siyu that they had enough manpower, but not enough livestock. Even a strong cow could only do that much work. Siyu said, "I've been so busy I forgot about this important matter. I'll go buy a few more cows later. I'll trouble you, uncle, to look after the fields for the rest." Siyu and Zhou Tingxuan arrived at the county livestock market. Seeing the mess, the floor littered with filth and the sounds of haggling, Siyu wondered, "How could such a mess exist in the modern world? Let's go check it out!" Siyu noticed a shrewd-looking waiter with triangular eyes watching Siyu walk over. He ignored her and rolled his eyes, "Where did you come from, little son? Why are you messing around here? Don't bother me with business!" Siyu stumbled after being pushed by him. "How can you be like this? Aren't you just selling livestock? I'm just taking a look. Can't you afford it? What are you looking at, poor bastard?" Go away, don't get in the way here. At this time, a man came out from the inner room and said to Siyu with a smile, "Little girl, are you looking at cows or horses?" I'll introduce them to you. Siyu looked at the waiter. He had gentle eyes and smooth words. He was a man who knew how to do things. Hello, brother, I want to buy a few cows. The arrogant waiter said, "Li Si, don't be so bored. He's just a kid in coarse clothes, what can he afford? He's just wandering around. You might as well stay for a while! Can he afford it?" Li Si said to the sharp-nosed and monkey-faced waiter, "Okay, Brother Hou, since you have nothing to do here, it's okay to introduce them to the little girl. Brother Hou, everyone who comes to our door is a guest. How can we push them away, right? I'll take them to have a look. No need for you to entertain them. No need for you to entertain them." Li Si dragged Si Yu to the barn in the back, explaining, "Don't be offended. This guy is the boss's nephew. He stands here every day and doesn't do anything. Newcomers like us have to listen to him." Si Yu asked curiously, "Doesn't your boss care?" Li Si explained that the boss only had a daughter and no sons, so this nephew was adopted. He was supposed to take care of him in his old age, so no one cared about him. He'd already bullied several newcomers, and I'm almost done with this." Si Yu nodded. "He's a down-to-earth guy, and he seems smart and capable." Once inside the barn, seeing how clean it was, Li Si introduced the cows. They were all small, small calves. "Girl, pick one," Si Yu said. She saw a sickly head nearby and asked what was wrong with it. Li Si replied, "Don't mention it. This cow hasn't eaten grass since it came back, and it doesn't drink much water. It's almost dead. The boss wants to sell it to a butcher." Siyu stepped forward and touched the cow's head, saying, "Sell this to me, and then pick out five more cows for me." Li Si asked, "Really? That's all I need." Siyu nodded, saying, "That's all." Siyu picked out five cows and the sick one herself, spending 95 taels of silver. Siyu and Zhou Tingxuan drove the cows to the wasteland and then returned home. When she got home, she saw her mother and some aunts making dolls. She went up to see how skillful they were. The dolls were made so well, they were almost as good as those made with modern machines. After watching, Siyu went to see her sister. Little Ayu saw her sister coming and ran over happily. "Sister, will you come play with me?" Siyu said, "Yes! I'm going to the village head's house. Do you want to come with me?" "Yes, yes, yes. My brothers aren't taking me with them today. Okay, okay, okay, I'll take you with me today." The two sisters went to the village head's house. Siyu said, "Grandpa Li Zheng, I bought a few cows today to send to the wasteland. They don't need that many curved ape plows. I asked Uncle Qingli to make 20 sets. We've used 7 sets so far, and there are 13 left. Can you rent the rest to the villagers?" The village head said, "Okay, thank you, Yu girl."

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