After traveling through time, I led the whole village to become rich!

Changning County.

Wu Deyong found Liu Cong and told him that his father's death had been avenged and the officials who murdered his father had been brought to justice.

At the same time, he also told him that the emperor, in recognition of his father's loyalty, allowed Liu Cong to study at the Imperial College so that he could continue to serve the court in the future.

The court also arranged a house and servants for Liu Cong in the capital, so that he could live in peace in the capital in the future.

Liu Cong did not immediately agree to go to the capital, but instead found Zhang Hujun.

"Master, I want to take Gouzi Mingying and the others to the capital. Can you let them go?"

Zhang Hujun said, "My eldest sister told you that you can leave at any time. It's no problem if you want to take them with you."

Liu Cong bowed to Zhang Hujun and said, "Thank you very much, sir. Your family are all good people. When I have the ability in the future, I will repay you."

Zhang Hujun said, "No need to thank me. You all support yourselves. When do you plan to leave?"

"Just these few days."

Zhang Hujun said, "Why don't you wait for a while and then go with my second brother. He's also going to the capital to bring some wine to my eldest sister."

"Okay, then I'll trouble you, Second Master." Liu Cong immediately agreed. It would definitely be safer to follow the adults.

"I'll have someone pay your wages later."

When Zhang Xinyao left, she handed over all the accounts of the money deposited with her to Zhang Hujun.

Over the past year or so, the children have had little to spend their money on, so they saved all their wages.

Liu Cong refused, "Master, we don't want our wages. If it weren't for Madam Zhang taking us in, we might not be alive. Madam Zhang provides us with food and clothing, which is enough. We can't ask for wages anymore."

"How can that be? You must take the wages, otherwise I won't be able to explain to my eldest sister.

Besides, you guys need to eat and drink when you go to the capital, and you brought Gouzi and the others with you. Are you going to let them starve after they get to the capital?"

Liu Cong took a deep breath and bowed again to express his gratitude, "Thank you, Master!"

In the end, Liu Cong collected their wages. If it was just him, it would be fine, but after Gou Zi and the others went to the capital, he really had to find a way to support them.

……

Peace returned to the capital, and Zhang Hulan resumed her daily routine, going to work and coming home like she had in her previous life. She would drink tea in the village during the day and go home to spend time with her children at night.

Zhang Hulan and Ye Hongyun's restaurant has also opened and is doing very good business.

In addition to hot pot, they also serve other dishes, such as grilled fish, pickled fish, and various grilled skewers.

Zhang Xinyao and Zhang Xinyi studied in the morning, and learned bookkeeping from the owner of the restaurant in the afternoon and evening.

Zhang Xiaojun, Zhang Xiaobing and Shanzi read every day, and Zhang Hulan also hired a teacher to tutor Zhang Xinyao and Zhang Xinyi at home.

At the end of June, Zhang Hulan started to get busy.

The rice flowers have begun to bloom, and they are about to start cultivating hybrid rice.

In addition to Zhang Hulan, Qin Bingrong and some other relevant personnel who are responsible for grain seed cultivation technology are also in the village.

Zhang Hulan wore a straw hat and rolled up his trouser legs to go to the fields. Xie Bangwen and Xie Xiaoman hurriedly said, "Sir, just tell us and our subordinates what needs to be done, and we will do it."

Zhang Hulan said, "I'd better come in person. If we don't do a good job, all our work this year will be in vain. It will be a waste of a whole year."

Seeing Zhang Hulan going to the fields in person, Qin Bingrong and others also followed.

Zhang Hulan cultivated varieties with higher yields and fewer pests and diseases, and also cultivated varieties with higher yields and greater drought tolerance, ultimately leveraging the strengths of both varieties to complement each other.

During pollination, the stamens of the mother plant should be removed, and then the pollinated mother plant should be covered with a paper bag to prevent other pollen from invading and interfering, thus ensuring the purity of the seeds.

Zhang Hulan also specifically asked people to look for sterile plant lines in the fields that had no stamens, which would make seed cultivation much easier.

The stamens and pistils are easy to distinguish. The stamens are longer than the pistils. The stamens extend outside the glumes, while the pistils are at the bottom of the glumes and have different shapes.

Zhang Hulan personally led people to work in the fields. It was a meticulous job. At the end of the day, her back ached and her eyes were sore.

After working for almost ten days, a lot of rice in the fields was covered with paper bags. Each paper bag was numbered, which made it easier to sort the seeds when they were harvested.

Qin Bingrong asked, "Zhang Tunjian, are these bags going to be worn forever or will they be removed later?"

Zhang Hulan said, "If you want to take it off, it will be fine in about ten days."

"What are Zhang's chances of success this time?"

Zhang Hulan shook his head, "I don't know either, I can't guarantee this.

We have to wait until this year’s seeds are harvested and planted next year to know the results.”

Xie Bangwen said, "Master Qin, even if the hybrid rice is unsuccessful, the yield in our village this year will be much higher than in the past."

Qin Bingrong pointed at the ducks in the field and said, "It's probably because of these ducks."

After planting the seedlings, Zhang Hulan asked the village to buy a lot of ducklings and put them in the fields.

Xie Bangwen replied, "Yes. With these ducks, there are fewer pests in the fields, and the duck manure can also fertilize the fields.

Look at the rice in our fields, the leaves are all green. In the past, the leaves of rice turned yellow in the early stages.

We don’t have to wait for the rice to mature; we can tell now that the yield will be high.”

Qin Bingrong nodded, "Indeed, it looks like the rice is growing better than the rice we planted before.

This method can be emulated by other villages, not only to increase grain production, but also to increase income from ducks and duck eggs."

……

A few days after the hybrid rice pollination work was completed, Xiang Chunhua came to Beijing.

Zhang Hulan asked, "Why are you here? Ruinian is only a few months old, and it's so hot now. Why are you taking him everywhere?"

"Oh, I miss my elder sister."

Zhang Hulan tapped Xiang Chunhua's forehead and said, "You're missing your son, right? Don't use me as an excuse.

Xiang Chunhua smiled and said nothing.

Originally it was Zhang Hubing who came, but Xiang Chunhua missed Zhang Xiaobing, so she took over Zhang Hubing's job.

She brought a lot of wine this time, all of which were the best wines that Zhang Hulan asked Zhang Hujun to keep for her.

Zhang Hulan asked, "Is everything okay at home? How are your parents?"

"Everything is fine at home. Mom and Dad are in good health. Mom helps my eldest sister-in-law and me take care of the children every day, and Dad helps my eldest brother look after the winery."

Xiang Chunhua then said to Zhang Hulan, "Sister, Big Brother wants to ask you what to do with those pigs."

Zhang Hulan asked, "When do you plan to go back?"

Xiang Chunhua said, "It depends on when Big Sister lets me go back. It's okay if I don't go back."

"You wish." Zhang Hulan said, "Before you go back, I'll teach you how to make something. When you get back, have Big Brother kill the pigs and sell the lean meat and bones. It doesn't matter if they're cheaper. Use the fat to make the thing I taught you.

After the products were made, I continued to cooperate with Xingren and sold them to him.

You just need to make the things, and I'll let him go to my house to pick up the goods himself.

This thing has to be run like a winery; it must be carefully monitored and the recipe cannot be learned by others."

"Don't worry, we will definitely help you take care of it."