I traveled through the Cretaceous period and farmed with the ever-changing dog egg.

It gets dark early in winter, and after the children left, only the three of them were left at the scene.

Since it was too early, the three of them decided to play mahjong with Nidhogg.

The hall was brightly lit by candles, and the commotion could be heard even before entering. "Bang..." "Crack..." "Squeak..."

"I won..." A triumphant male voice echoed from inside the hall.

Seeing that he had lost ten more gold coins, Nidhogg's eyes turned red with anger.

"Alright! Stop arguing, just play and win it back." Lin Chaoyan pushed the mahjong tiles to the middle and started shuffling.

Qiu Shenji's irritating voice rang out amidst the clatter of shuffling mahjong tiles. "Yeah, it's just a game for fun, don't take it so seriously!"

The fifth tile moves like a dragon on the mahjong table, flexibly changing the tiles and keeping the player's eyes busy.

"Red Center..."

Lin Chaoyan had two cards in her hand, one was a "two of characters" and the other was a "three of bamboo". She accidentally discarded both cards.

As a result, Qiu Shenji raised his eyebrows and said, "It's okay, don't you still have a 'two of bamboo' in your hand?" Lin Chaoyan burst out laughing.

This game of mahjong lasted until two or three in the morning.

Having just finished a day of official duties, I returned to find a group of people kneeling at the entrance. Inside the side hall, candlelight blazed and laughter filled the air. Just then, a voice called out, "A cake!"

"One of the Eights..."

"Five items..."

"Lever..."

A hint of doubt flashed in his already tired eyes, and then he lifted his foot and walked towards the side hall.

As soon as she entered, she heard his voice, which she had been longing for. "I won! Hahaha... Come on, give me the money..." Lin Chaoyan had been learning all night and finally won a hand. Her eyes were as happy as crescent moons.

"Wait a minute, Big Three, I'll steal it..." Nidhogg's smug look made Lin Chaoyan grit her teeth in anger.

After a whole night, she finally won a game, and this bastard stole her win… “You stole my win?…”

"Pay up the money, and you have to accept the consequences of your bet. You're my master, so you're no exception." He only wanted to win back the gold coins he had lost, and he didn't care whether Lin Chaoyan would be angry or not.

"You intercepted my bid..." Her voice was noticeably louder this time than before.

"Hey sis! Let's intercept the entertainment bureau next time." He's the biggest winner today, practically like Qin Shi Huang winning by eating peppercorns. That's easy for him to say, standing there without experiencing the hardship...

Lin Chaoyan: I'm so angry! I can't control my temper, I just can't control it.

"...So what if I intercepted it? Hurry up and give me the money..." Money, all he wants now is money. Even if the King of Heaven himself came today, he would deserve it.

With a loud bang, Lin Chaoyan slammed her hands on the table, looking like she was about to overturn it. "How dare you steal my thunder..."

Fifth Sister quickly pressed down on the table to prevent Lin Chaoyan from flipping it over. "Hey, hey, hey... You have to have sportsmanship! Flipping the table is unacceptable! I've put a lot of effort into this mahjong game, dear sister, please have mercy..."

"Ayan?..." He had just come in when he saw his precious darling bristling with anger.

"No, are you a broken record? So stingy..." Nidhogg raised his head proudly, crossed his arms, and complained.

"*****You little cutie, how dare you steal my win? I finally managed to win, and you dare to steal my win?" The next second, the table was overturned and flew past Ying Zheng amidst Fifth Ye's wailing, crashing into the wall with a bang. The table fell to the ground and the wall cracked like a spider web.

The reactions varied, and Qiu Shenji, fearing he might be caught in the crossfire, quickly retreated several steps.

"Ugh... my mahjong tiles... I stayed up countless nights to get them sorted out..." Fifth Ye clutched the few remaining mahjong tiles, on the verge of tears.

Ying Zheng strode forward, picked up the ruffled kitten, and carried her to the main hall, stroking and coaxing her. "Ayan, let's go rest! I'll help you win it back another day."

"..."

Looking up, she saw his tired face and bloodshot eyes. Lin Chaoyan didn't want to bother him, so she sullenly turned off the stove.

Nidhogg transformed back into a dragon and flew away, leaving only a graceful afterimage.

In the darkness, she listened to Ying Zheng's steady breathing, and the more she thought about it, the angrier she became, and she couldn't fall asleep no matter what.

Even when Ying Zheng got up at around 4 a.m. to prepare for the morning court session, she was still staring blankly into space.

"You didn't sleep all night, did you?" His words carried a hint of reproach.

Lin Chaoyan instinctively wanted to make an excuse, but when she met those serious eyes, she felt guilty. "I can't sleep..."

"Hehehe... You! It's just some valuables, which you usually don't even glance at. Why are you acting like this now? I'll have Zhao Gao bring you all the treasures from the storeroom later." While being served to change and wash up, he didn't forget to mutter about the little troublemaker on the bed.

"This isn't about money. It's like this: you've been fighting Zhao for years, victory is in sight, but then your neighbor intercepts you. Would you be happy? You've schemed and plotted to finally marry your wife, but on your wedding day, she's kidnapped. Would you be happy?" After saying this, Lin Chaoyan looked at the expressionless Ying Zheng and suddenly wanted to ask him, "Smile! Why aren't you smiling? Are you just naturally averse to smiling?"

Putting yourself in his shoes, you'd instantly want to kill someone; neither of those things is acceptable to him. "...Get some rest. If I find out you haven't had enough sleep, I'll punish you severely when I get back."

He would destroy the country that intercepted the wedding beforehand, but he didn't even dare to think about the latter. However, he couldn't help but worry that something might happen, so he hurriedly ordered the wedding planner to send twice as many people to ensure the wedding went smoothly.

Spring brings frequent rains, and the continuous spring rains have caused the temperature to drop again, even though the weather had warmed up.

In a field on the outskirts of the city, Lin Chaoyan let the fine, misty rain patter against her. With her wedding approaching, she was utterly unprepared to be a queen, nor to shoulder such responsibility. Anxiety and unease inevitably settled in her heart.

"Give……"

At this moment, a bouquet of flowers appeared in front of Lin Chaoyan, all of them sunflowers, her favorite.

“What a waste of life…” Taking the bouquet, she resolutely chose to become a scumbag who exploited his feelings.

“It’s me…” He still didn’t give up on taking her away.

"I'm sorry, I can't love you, and I won't go with you." Her delicate brows furrowed slightly, her gaze fixed on the distance, her eyes misty, perhaps from the continuous drizzle.

He understood, he understood everything, he just wanted to be sure. "If I had chosen to embrace instead of hurt from the beginning, would Yan Yan have given me a chance?"

Lin Chaoyan lowered her eyes to look at the sunflower in her arms, her thumb stroking the silk-like petals. She looked extremely conflicted, hesitating several times before finally choosing to remain silent.

Wang Sheng closed his eyes tightly, lost in thought, and when he opened them again, his gaze was filled with only obsession. "I understand! I will definitely give you a satisfactory answer in the coming days."

…? A satisfactory answer? What's this guy imagining? Can such a tiny fragment really have this much impact?

"Mother, what do you need all this filth for?" Fusu looked at the mountain of excrement in the huge pit not far away, his brows furrowed deeply.

“Composting…” Hmm! As soon as spring arrived, Lin Chaoyan began pestering Ying Zheng to fulfill his promise, or she would break off the engagement and run away from home.

Unable to get her to cooperate, he could only ask her to repeatedly assure him that he wouldn't do everything himself before he allocated her two hundred people, plus a hundred acres of prime land in the suburbs for her to manage.

"May I ask, sir, what is composting?" The Grand Minister of Agriculture had already taken out his notebook and started to take notes.

"Composting, also known as manure accumulation, is a process that uses crop straw, wood ash, green manure, leaves, and other plant residues as the main components, mixed with various types of excrement, urine, and soil, and fermented under normal temperature and waterlogging conditions to produce fertilizer that can increase grain yield." Hopefully, the weather will be warm enough; otherwise, it won't be ready by June.

"Then how long will it take for this pile to become the fertilizer you mentioned?" In his view, if it were true, it wouldn't be some filth but gold.

"The timing is uncertain; the hotter it is, the better for composting. This current batch is just preparation for the rice harvest in June. It continues until there is no odor, the color is black, and it is so dry that it crumbles when squeezed by hand." She felt that given Shaanxi's lack of rainfall and dry climate, it shouldn't be difficult.

The Grand Minister of Agriculture, Lin Chaoyan, began directing the hundred men to dig and lay out the rice paddies.

"There's a river nearby! This is convenient; we can just dig a canal to connect to the river and drain water regularly to send water to the surface." It might be tough at first, but it'll be easier later! We can't keep running around manually carrying water!

"Irrigation? How? This land is uneven, how will we irrigate the higher areas? Waterwheels can only irrigate large, fast-flowing rivers, and even then, they might not be able to irrigate a hundred acres." His question touched on a level of knowledge that Lin Chaoyan couldn't touch.