After traveling through time, I rely on force to survive

Li Qingqing smiled and rubbed Xiaoshuang's head, responding gently:

"I miss you guys too. Are you all doing well during this time?"

Xiaoshuang nodded excitedly.

"We are all doing well. We practice the kung fu that our eldest sister taught us diligently every day."

Li Qingqing looked around and saw that the children were practicing so attentively, so she encouraged them, "Keep up the hard work!"

Li Qingqing walked towards the kitchen. Zhou's mother happened to come out to get some dried fish. When she saw Li Qingqing, she was startled for a moment, then smiled.

"Qingqing, you're back just in time. I was just about to make dinner. You can take a rest for a while. Dinner will be ready soon."

"Mom, let me help you."

Li Qingqing rolled up her sleeves, ready to help, but Zhou's mother smiled and shook her head, "You must be exhausted during this period, right? You should rest for a while."

Li Qingqing looked at Zhou's mother's kind smile and asked with concern:

"Mom, do you still have any discomfort in your legs?"

"I have no problem at all now." Zhou's mother said with a smile.

"Our brick house has been repaired. Dashuang and Xiaoshuang went to see it yesterday. We can move in soon!"

"Yeah, I went to see it just now." Li Qingqing also smiled, and suddenly she seemed to remember something and said:

"Mom, I'm going to go to Carpenter Wang to order some furniture. Please save some dinner for me so I can eat it when I get back."

After saying that, she turned around and walked away quickly.

Mother Zhou couldn't stop it, so she could only say helplessly:

"You kid, you're always so busy and never take a break."

Li Qingqing came to find Carpenter Wang, who was instructing several teenagers to do carpentry work. When he saw Li Qingqing coming, he hurriedly greeted her.

"Uncle Wang, I'm here to order some furniture."

"No problem, what kind of furniture do you need?"

Carpenter Wang took out a pen and paper and began to record Li Qingqing's needs in detail.

Li Qingqing pondered for a moment and then said:

"I plan to customize five beds, five wardrobes, a set of square tables and chairs, a set of desks and chairs, and a few benches. That's all for now."

"So many?" Carpenter Wang was a little surprised.

"Yes, we have visitors at home occasionally, and it's always good to be prepared in advance."

Li Qingqing laughed, then understood and asked, "Uncle Wang, don't you have that much wood?"

"That's not the case. Some villagers have also placed orders for furniture from me recently. I bought some wood for furniture from the town."

Carpenter Wang finished speaking and then asked, "When do you plan to take possession of these furniture?"

Li Qingqing thought for a moment and replied:

“If possible, I’d like it to be done as soon as possible so that when we move into our new home, all the furniture will be in place.”

"Okay, I've recently taken in some apprentices, and I'll make your furniture for you as soon as possible."

As Carpenter Wang spoke, he was thinking about how to adjust his work plan.

"That's great, Uncle Wang. I'll pay a portion of the deposit first, and I'll pay the rest once the furniture is ready."

Li Qingqing said this and took out a bag of silver from her bosom.

Carpenter Wang took the deposit and said with a smile, "Don't worry, I will do my best to make it to your satisfaction."

Li Qingqing nodded with satisfaction, exchanged a few words with Carpenter Wang, and then walked towards the back mountain.

In the back mountain, she had carefully set up twenty traps. Now, after so many days, she didn't know what the condition of these traps was now.

Li Qingqing began to check the traps one by one. She found that there were not many prey caught, which made her a little disappointed.

Come to think of it, there were seven or eight hundred people building houses and burning bricks and tiles in the back mountain. The noise was so loud, how could the prey not be scared and flee into the mountains?

However, this is also good news. As the number of wild animals on the mountain decreases, residents will move to the flat land on the mountainside, and their safety will naturally be more reassuring.

Li Qingqing threw the prey into the space, planning to remove the traps after a while if she couldn't catch much prey, so as to prevent them from being accidentally stepped on in the future.

In the future, more people will live on the plains on the mountainside, and there will not be much prey nearby. Moreover, she has to go to Qingfeng Pavilion frequently to train shadow guards. Li Qingqing decided not to sell prey anymore.

When they got home, the children who learned kung fu had already eaten dinner and went home, leaving only Changshun and Shitou.

When Zhou's mother saw Li Qingqing coming back, she quickly brought out hot meals from the stove for Li Qingqing to eat.

After Li Qingqing finished her meal, she discussed with Changshun and Shitou.

Li Qingqing told her about her plan to make candles, and then said:

"Changshun, Shitou, I won't sell prey anymore, but I've decided to let you two take charge of candle making.

After many dealings with Changshun and Shitou, Li Qingqing felt very relieved to leave this matter to them.

After hearing this, Changshun and Shitou showed excitement on their faces.

They had known about the candle business for a long time and had purchased a lot of raw materials before, but were later forced to stop because of bandits invading the town.

Li Qingqing handed over the candle factory to them as managers, which meant that they would take on greater responsibilities.

"Sister Qingqing, don't worry, we will not let you down." The two of them quickly assured.

Li Qingqing nodded with satisfaction.

"Very good. Tomorrow morning, go select some trustworthy people, bring them to the factory, and prepare the tools for making candles. The day after tomorrow, I will teach you two how to make candles."

Changshun and Shitou listened attentively, nodding from time to time to show their understanding.

After Changshun and Shitou prepared all the facilities for making candles, including tools and stoves, Li Qingqing quietly piled the beeswax that Changshun and his team had purchased in the space into a bungalow.

Changshun and Shitou didn't notice it and thought that Li Qingqing had asked someone to bring it in earlier.

After Li Qingqing taught Changshun and Shitou how to make candles, she returned to the Zhou family and began to teach boxing to the children who were learning kung fu.

She led the children in practice until each of them could skillfully perform a complete set of boxing techniques, and then handed the matter over to Dashuang and Xiaoshuang, asking them to supervise them.

Changshun and Shitou were busy making candles. After they produced the first batch of candles, they hurried to find Li Qingqing.

Li Qingqing personally checked the quality and found that the candle had a uniform texture, a stable flame when burning, and no black smoke. She smiled with satisfaction and said:

"You have done a great job. These candles are of good quality. I will take them to Qiushui Town tomorrow. Wait for my good news."

After hearing this, Changshun and Shitou became more confident and were extremely happy.

Early the next morning, Li Qingqing came to find Xie Xuanan excitedly.

Seeing that he was practicing sword seriously again, he waited in the hall.

After a long time, Xie Xuanan finally finished practicing, hurried over, and said in a slightly reproachful tone:

"You didn't even tell the servants to notify me when you arrived!"

Li Qingqing smiled slightly and said, "I was afraid of disturbing your sword practice, so I didn't let the servants disturb you."

Xie Xuanan nodded, his eyes fell on the candle that Li Qingqing placed on the table, and asked curiously:

"What is this?"