A small peasant girl who traveled through time and space picked up a war god prince
Chapter 41: The Princess is missing, Siyu tries to solve the water diversion problem
Back at the Princess's residence, unaware that Princess Linglan had already left, the eldest princess was still discussing the recent events with her husband, a close friend and trusted confidant of the emperor. As previously mentioned, the court was divided into six ministries: the Ministry of Personnel, the Ministry of Revenue, the Ministry of Rites, the Ministry of War, the Ministry of Justice, and the Ministry of Works. The husband, Ouyang Qianze, presided over the Ministry of Justice, overseeing judicial affairs, trials, and prison administration on behalf of the emperor. The husband and the princess were still discussing the palace banquet. The husband mentioned the recent investigation of the illicit salt case uncovered by Feng Mojun and the Third Prince. It was simply a case of haste on the part of the other party, who had eliminated all the witnesses and brought back only the account books and correspondence. Continuing the investigation even with the witness murdered was a real challenge. The eldest princess, feeling a headache, rubbed her temples and exclaimed, "This man is truly greedy, swallowing an elephant like a snake." Even when Prime Minister Fang was still a poor scholar, he wasn't like this! The emperor thought that he was really doing things for the people, but he didn't expect that after many years, his appetite would be raised. Was it because of his high position that he became arrogant? He actually thought about things he shouldn't think about. The prince consort persuaded the princess, don't worry! What about the royal brother and the rest of us? He is not fighting alone. We will definitely catch Prime Minister Fang's handle. Now, we are cutting off his wings and weakening his strength bit by bit. When he gets angry, he will reveal his flaws. Don't worry, okay, it's late, take a rest. Lan'er, don't worry about her. She is just a little girl. When Xiao'er gets married, he will naturally let it go when he grows up. The princess and the prince consort rested...
Princess Linglan, after being captured, was placed on a waste cart and driven out of the Imperial City. Now that she's truly out of the gate, it's like searching for a needle in a haystack, impossible to find. All we can do is wait for her to reappear. By the way, do you think it's possible? How could a princess, who was so painstakingly tricked out, be expected to remember everything? She must be sold far away.
The secret guard returned to inform the young lady that the matter had been settled. Fang Miaoru caressed his delicate, nail-painted fingers, her beautiful face touching hers, yet spoke the most cruel words. This truly is the most venomous woman's heart. A femme fatale, that's all.
Tell someone to take him away and let them give her the forgetfulness pill! Forget about it, don't let him come back. I really want to scratch his face, since he can forget about it. Let her get a bargain, Ouyang Linglan really gave you a bargain this time. You did a good job this time. Fang Miaoru gave Chuntao a look, Chuntao understood, and rewarded the secret guard with a bag of silver. The secret guard took the reward, walked out of the lady's yard happily, and called a few brothers to drink. He didn't need to be on duty today, so he could drink happily.
After everyone left, Fang Miaoru also asked Chuntao to leave. She sat in the room and looked at herself in the paulownia mirror. She raised her hand and touched her delicate face and tender pink lips. She said to herself, "You are still too young to fight with me. So many aunts said, brothers and sisters, do you think I can live until now without some ability? As long as you dare to think about my cousin Xiao, I will send you all to hell. Today I am just teaching you a small lesson, so that you can forget everything and still let you live. If anyone dares to think about my cousin Xiao again, I will definitely send you to the dirtiest, most despicable and most miserable place, so that you will never have the face to think about my cousin Xiao again." Fang Miaoru clenched his fists and grabbed the mirror like a man who had lost his mind. He couldn't help laughing, hahaha, all those who stand in my way deserve to die. So what if you have a princess mother? So what if you have a prince consort father who is in charge of the Ministry of Justice? So what if you are loved by thousands. Hahaha, I got him out of the imperial city easily... The open and secret struggles and palace banquets in the capital are going on as scheduled, and it has nothing to do with Siyu.
Meanwhile, Siyu brought Henry back home. Lan Niang looked at Siyu and asked her curiously, "Why did you bring another foreigner back?" Siyu said, "His name is Henry. When he was in the county, he sent his father and brothers away. I saw him being pushed out of the grocery store. He threw his things all over the floor, so I brought him back. As we were walking and chatting, I learned that he was looking for someone for his father. Robert, our farmhand, might be someone he knows, so I brought him here to see if he is the person he is looking for." Lan Niang nodded. Robert and Lorena, father and daughter, were busy in the fields! If you want to look for them, go to the fields and take a look!"
So Siyu took Henry to the 500 acres of wasteland. Now the wasteland has changed a lot. It is no longer overgrown with weeds. Paddy fields, dry land, and sandy land have been opened up. They are all neatly organized into a circle and covered with thorn bushes. Houses have been built in them and the farmhands live in them.
Siyu and Henry walked and chatted as they headed toward the wasteland. Henry asked Siyu, "You're so young, yet you're doing such a big thing? And do your parents allow you to do it?" Siyu chuckled and replied, "My parents love me very much. They usually support and encourage everything I say. I also have three clan members who support me and have my word." "So everything I do is going smoothly." It's been a month since I built my workshop. In the first month, I made over 500 taels of silver. I'm saving 10% for the clan's emergency needs. Later, I plan to build a school in the clan so all the children in the village can attend." Henry listened to him, his tone slightly arrogant, yet his ambitions were so grand. He found it incredible: such a small person possessing such great wisdom. It's truly remarkable. As they spoke, they reached the wasteland and saw people working in the fields. The potato and sweet potato seedlings had sprouted up, covering the ground with green.
Robert saw Siyu arriving, accompanied by someone else, Bai Qingshu. Siyu told Robert and Henry to talk to the side while she and Bai Qingshu investigated the wasteland. Qingshu said, "Master, we've opened up paddy fields. The fields have been plowed, but the water can't be brought to them. Besides, isn't it a bit late to plant rice now? It's too early to plant rice." Siyu said, "We can plant medium-season rice." Bai Qingshu replied, "What do you mean by early rice, medium-season rice? Could there be late rice?" Siyu replied, "Early rice is planted in February or March, medium rice in April or May, and is generally harvested in August. Late rice is planted in June or July and harvested in October." So, we should plant medium-season rice. Bai Qingshu asked, "So how many seasons does this mean in a year? We only plant one season a year. The rest of the time, we need to cultivate the soil. Otherwise, the soil will lack nutrients, the soil will be thin, and the crop yield will be lower." Siyu shook her head and said, "Uncle, that's not true. Cultivating the soil depends on fertilizer. We need to nourish our land." We can just grow two crops of rice now.
Siyu, Fourth Uncle, please find someone to clean up the seedling beds. I'll soak the seeds when I get home, and then have someone weed the potato and sweet potato plots. As for transporting water, I'll go home and figure out a way to get it up there. Robert has already discussed it. Siyu called Uncle Luo, Henry, Sister Lina, and Fourth Uncle to her house for lunch. It's a good time for us to discuss transporting water from the Lichuan River. They were walking home, and by the time they reached the door, the braised food seller and the delivery guy had returned. What would he eat so late? Everyone went into the courtyard and chatted about their braised food sales. Qingzhou, the delivery guy, came up to Siyu and said, "Yu girl, lately, Pingchuan County and Huaishui County have started imitating our braised food." Siyu said, "Don't worry. Whenever something new emerges, there will be imitations." No matter how they imitate, as long as we stay true to our roots and constantly update our products, we will be the one others will always imitate, but they won't be able to surpass us.
Siyu asked, "How is Uncle Zhou feeling about delivering goods these days? Can he still handle it?" Qingzhou said, "Yes, I can handle it, not too busy, but the shopkeeper Feng in town wants you to settle last month's dividends. Your second aunt also asked me to send you a message, asking you to go calculate the dividends. You can see when you have time to go." Siyu said, "Wait a minute, wait until Dad and brother have their ten-day holiday, I will pick them up and go calculate it."
I'm planning to plant rice seedlings at home with Uncle Luo and Uncle Si in the next few days. My rice seeds were given to me by my master, and they're supposed to be very high-yielding. Meanwhile, I'd like to research how to bring water up from the Lichuan River. The river is 10 meters above the water level in the wasteland, which is too high to access uphill. We need a solution, so let's brainstorm how to get the water uphill. I have the blueprints my master gave me. We can build a waterwheel to pump water from the river, but with a distance of over 1500 to 2000 meters, how should we get it to the fields? Everyone's talking. Some suggest building a wooden trough to collect the water and transport it to the fields. Others suggest using bamboo pipes. Still others suggest digging ditches, lowering the high ground and padding up the low ground. Siyu replied, "A gutter is fine, but it will rot over time. The bamboo tubes are too thin, and if they're padded higher up, if it rains continuously or the water level rises, our area will be flooded. What can we do?" Siyu rested her chin on her hand, lost in thought. Everyone else was also trying to come up with a solution. Then Li Si said, "Miss, I saw that Mr. Sun has a ceramic tank for sewer pipes. Can we use that?" Siyu clapped her hands and said, "Yes, let's do this. We'll go to the ceramic factory and have them make ceramic pipes for us." Everyone expressed their opinions, and Siyu finally made the final decision.
We put up the water pipes so that we don’t have to worry about the water level rising, or about rotting, or about the pipes being too thin.
Let's make it according to our requirements. We'll connect the pipes when the time comes. Siyu looked at Li Si again and said, "I'll leave this to you." Li Hui nodded happily. "Yes, Miss. I'll definitely do it. I'll draw you a blueprint later. Take it with you." Yes, Miss.
Speaking of Li Si, we have to talk about how Li Si looked when he first came. Li Si was driven out of the trading market, which was the family where Siyu once bought cattle. Siyu met Li Si on the street and took him home. Because Li Si's mother was seriously ill, Li Si asked the boss to give him some silver. Not only did the boss not give him the silver, he also beat him up. Li Si went home with injuries, and no one helped to pay for his mother's medical treatment. Finally, he met Siyu, who helped his mother to see a doctor. Li Si sold himself to be a servant for his own family. Li Si's mother is now well and cooks for Siyu and others together with Nanny Tan.
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