The daughter of the first wife grew up in the countryside and was extremely powerful

Then she might have foreseen some things in advance, which is why everything went so smoothly. In this case, I can just rely on my memories from my previous life to complete those important nodes first, so that I can avoid disasters happening around me.

Thinking of this, Meng Fanchu took out a piece of paper and a pen, and carefully recalled what would happen at this point in time. He found that before his grandfather and uncle came back, the possessed Meng Hewan did not dare to do anything, except bullying him, the real daughter, in the mansion.

But this winter is not peaceful.

They are in the north, and the snow in winter is always very unbearable.

Rich families can spend a lot of money to buy high-quality smokeless red charcoal for heating and warm fur coats, but ordinary families can only make do with it, so many ordinary people freeze to death every winter.

But the lives of civilians are worthless, and even if they freeze to death, it will not attract the slightest attention.

However, this year's winter is even colder, and more people have frozen to death than in previous years.

As a person from another world, Meng Hewan has great ambitions, so the first step is to build a good reputation.

She proposed a plan to the third prince, which was to let poor families use stones mixed with soil to build a kind of cold-resistant structure called "earthen kang".

This "earthen kang" looks like a bed, but it is hollow underneath, just like a stove in an ordinary household. You can add firewood into it, and when the temperature rises, it can be used as the main place for activities such as sleeping, eating, and chatting.

The entrance to the earthen kang is outside the house, so there will be no smoke problem inside the house.

This method was proposed by Meng Hewan, but because she was still cautious at the time, the third prince went to the emperor to ask for permission.

The reason why it attracted the attention of the court was that among those who froze to death this year, there was an extremely famous scholar with extraordinary talent who was just waiting to take the exam next year to enter the official career.

The scholar, who had a bright future, froze to death due to poverty. When he was finally found, he had been dead for a long time.

So when this incident happened, the third prince's idea solved the embarrassment of poor families who had no money to buy charcoal. The emperor was very happy and praised this prince who had never been too outstanding. The third prince also took the opportunity to mention Meng Hewan's name, which made her famous for a while, and she was praised by everyone in the capital.

As a result, the Marquis' Mansion paid more attention to her. It was also after this that Meng Hewan discovered that she, the real daughter of a wealthy family, had no deterrent power, which made her bully herself even more.

In this case, she should seize the initiative and let others come up with this idea and implement it first.

But... who would be more suitable to do it?

Meng Fanchu thought for a moment and came up with an idea.

My second cousin is in the Imperial College now. If he were to come up with this idea, it should be possible. However, it would certainly not be enough for him alone. The emperor's mind is hard to guess. It would be best for my second cousin to find a partner to submit the memorial together. Although the reward would be halved, the risk would also be reduced by half.

I am now living in the general's mansion. I have one thousand taels of silver given by Jin Yan. I can go to the Panjian shop first. When the time comes, I will develop the facial masks that Meng Hewan tricked me into making in my previous life and sell them in the shop.

However, she didn't want to put herself in the spotlight. After all, she had family members behind her. If she made a wrong move, it could affect many people. So she had to find someone to help her maintain her image.

Second uncle Gu Huaijin is a good candidate, but Gu Ruyue is still a member of the Gu family and second uncle's sister. If the Marquis's Mansion wants to do something or use family ties and moral kidnapping, it will be hard to explain.

It would also be easy to drag the General's Mansion into trouble.

In this case, we need to find a reliable and capable person again. The two of us have a simple interest relationship, and he can help my second cousin. It is naturally a win-win outcome.

Shi Jinyan seems to be just right now. He is powerful, and I have saved his life. Moreover, at least on the surface, he is not afraid of the imperial power. Such a character setting is simply too good.

Thinking of this, she made up her mind to find time to go out in a few days to meet this person and get back her one thousand taels of gold. If she couldn't get along with Shi Jinyan, she would at least have one thousand taels of gold to do a lot of things.

Although the old lady did not spread the news that Meng Fanchu was registered under the name of the eldest wife, some rumors still spread.

After all, when he returned home that day, there were people watching at the door. Every move in the general's mansion attracted the most attention, so some people outside were also guessing who this girl was.

The old lady wanted to wait until the old general and the eldest son came back before holding a grand family reunion party, and then introduce Meng Fanchu to all the nobles in the capital.

After all, Meng Fanchu is already 14 years old and will soon be of marriageable age. By then, she will have to meet someone else, and there can't be any mistakes.

Meng Fanchu didn't care too much. As long as she could stay in the general's mansion, it would be more convenient for her to do what she wanted to do. Now time was running out and she couldn't delay any further.

These days, she would go to pay her respects to her grandmother early in the morning, and then return to her own courtyard to learn etiquette from Nanny Wang. In the afternoon, she would hang out with Wang Yuyan, who lived next door, and talk about interesting things happening in the capital. She lived a very comfortable life.

Nanny Wang not only praised Meng Fanchu's intelligence to the old lady once, but also said that he could learn many etiquettes in one go, and they were very standard, as if they were innate. The old lady was also very satisfied.

Because Gu Xunzhou was busy with official duties recently, he did not go home every day. After several days, Meng Fanchu finally received the news that his second cousin had returned.

She immediately asked Qiutang to go to the front to invite the second young master over, and asked Baili to prepare tea.

After a while, Gu Xunzhou followed Qiutang here. When he first arrived at the house, he wanted to change his clothes and pay his respects to his grandmother, but he was stopped by the maid of his cousin Chuer on the way, who said she had something to say.

He thought of the cousin he met that day. Her pitiful appearance was like an abandoned kitten, which made people feel distressed.

Since she came to me on her own initiative, maybe there was something important that she couldn't tell her mother and grandmother, so she could only talk to me.

So, Gu Xunzhou followed the maid directly to Lingxi Pavilion.

After entering the room, he saw the little girl sitting upright at the table and felt the warmth in the room. Gu Xunzhou took off his cloak and handed it to the maid on one side, then sat down on the other side of the table.

Meng Fanchu stood up and saluted when Gu Xunzhou came in: "Cousin."

Gu Xunzhou waved his hand: "We are siblings, no need to be polite, please sit down. Let the maid come to me, is there something important?"