Who understands? He traveled through time with a high-spec spatial ability.

Qiao Jingjing took Facai down the mountain. She looked him over from all angles and concluded that he was lying. He had absolutely nothing to do with a phoenix.

My first time riding a pedicab was so exciting! "Woman, you're speeding!"

"Shut up! Don't call me that again!"

"You weren't like this when you were receiving the gift! Hehehe, someone's bullying the bird!"

Qiao Jingjing's head was throbbing from the noise; this thing was just too talkative. Back in the courtyard house, she tossed it into the living room and let it play with the cat and mouse; finally, the world was quiet.

Without Fa Cai making a fuss beside her, Qiao Jingjing settled down to study the herbal medicine book. The words "ancient" immediately suggested a high-level, mysterious nature. She decided to start by researching the medicinal properties of this Dragon Saliva Grass; she wondered if it would be suitable for cultivation in her spatial dimension. The first page of the herbal medicine book described the Dragon Saliva Grass.

Qiao Jingjing carefully read the introduction about ambergris and discovered that it has many magical effects. Not only can it cure heart disease on its own, but it is also a medicinal ingredient. To put it simply, if ambergris is added to some prescriptions, the effect of the medicine can be multiplied many times. In addition, it can also enhance a person's internal strength.

However, cultivating ambergris is no easy task, requiring special environments and conditions. Qiao Jingjing pondered how to create a suitable environment for ambergris growth within the space.

She decided to go into the mountains to find some rare soil and spring water, hoping to meet the growth requirements of ambergris.

On the mountain, Qiao Jingjing searched near the end of the stream and finally found a piece of land that seemed ideal. She carefully planted the ambergris and watered it with the stream water.

Upon returning to the courtyard house, Qiao Jingjing discovered that a patch of morel mushrooms had sprouted again from the spot where she had picked them, though they were still small. This was incredibly fast! They were growing even faster than the black soil down the mountain. Was the water flow different up the mountain? Or was the soil here different?

Qiao Jingjing took out an entrenching tool and shoveled away more than a dozen more mushrooms along with the soil, taking them down the mountain. She would come back in tomorrow to see the results. Worried that she wouldn't be able to distinguish the differences with the naked eye, she took a picture of the morel mushrooms she had shoveled back with her phone, planning to compare them on the mountain tomorrow.

Back in the courtyard, Talkative Fortune was still staring at the screen, one wing outstretched, leaning against the sofa, mimicking the cat's laugh, its head bobbing up and down—utterly ridiculous. Leaving the space, he picked up the medicine book and continued flipping through it. An hour later, he went back into the space to water the bean sprouts, then left again to continue reading.

Flipping through the pages revealed descriptions of medicinal herbs, with the last few pages containing prescriptions. Qiao Jingjing herself knew nothing about medicine, only some common theories, and couldn't understand or remember the obscure prescriptions in the book. But this didn't stop her from finding the herbs with illustrations at the beginning; at least she was certain these were extremely rare.

It was still early, so she decided to look around some more. She actually found a few more: Seven-Star Flame, Fire Grass, and Heavenly Snow Seed. She didn't dig them up, but marked them on a few nearby trees, planning to come back another time.

She left some food for Fa Cai and then left the space. The next morning, she was woken up early by an excited Lin Xiuli. After loading the sprouted soybeans and the pills she had made over the past two days onto the car, Lin Xiuli looked at the winnowing basket covered with a damp cloth, lifted it to take a look, and found plump, white sprout-like objects. She asked curiously, "Cousin, what are these?"

While driving the carriage, Qiao Jingjing taught Lin Zhijie how to drive it, explaining that it would save him a lot of time.

"Those are bean sprouts, a type of vegetable."

Once you reach Yilixiang, you no longer need to use back channels. Kelaixiang is no longer a threat. If you offend her again, she wouldn't hesitate to copy the methods of modern financial tycoons and bankrupt the Hu family.

The bean sprouts were moved to the kitchen. Qiao Jingjing took scissors and cut off a bunch to make a plate of stir-fried bean sprouts. She also told the chef that they could be used to make soup, and that the recipe could be adjusted according to the customer's taste. Afterwards, she took the Lin siblings to the carpenter Li's house. Upon hearing that they were going to the carpenter's house, Lin Zhijie's eyes lit up.

The carriage clattered to Li the carpenter's house. Just as they were about to knock, the door opened from the inside. Li Xiaochun's pair of prominent tiger teeth were clearly visible. He smiled and said, "I knew it was you as soon as I heard the sound of hooves. Please come in." He then glanced at the Lin siblings who were traveling with him.

Carpenter Li chuckled and said, "You'd be missing out if you didn't take a cut of the furniture sales. We've had a lot of orders lately, all for your furniture. Xiaochun and I are so busy we can't keep up."

Qiao Jingjing said jokingly, "What a coincidence, I've brought you a helper."

Upon hearing this, Carpenter Li glanced at Lin Zhijie. There were three of them in total, so it couldn't be the girl who was even younger than her, could it? Lin Zhijie looked at the wood and half-finished products all over the yard, and the light shining in her eyes was hard to ignore.

His son, Xiaochun, was honest and kind. From a young age, he was told that he should follow in his father's footsteps, and Xiaochun was truly prepared to learn from his father. Just like eating and sleeping, if you tell him that doing something is right, he will do it. And this boy's love for carpentry was genuine; it was clear that he, like his father in his youth, had a deep passion for it. Master Li felt a sense of kinship with someone like him.

"Such a fine young man, if he really wanted to be my helper, wouldn't his family be reluctant to let him go?"

Qiao Jingjing didn't reply to him, but looked at Lin Zhijie with a smile, "Cousin, Master Li has been a carpenter for 30 years, and you've seen his reputation. The whole yard is the best proof. If you're willing, we can hold the apprenticeship ceremony today."

Lin Zhijie was overjoyed. "I'm willing! Master, please accept my bow!" He quickly kowtowed, afraid that his master would change his mind. He prepared the apprenticeship ceremony before offering tea.

"Good, good! He's a good child. This is Xiaochun, you should get to know him too."

Qiao Jingjing said to Master Li, "I came in a hurry today and didn't make any preparations. Becoming an apprentice is an unexpected joy. I'll go back and have my elders choose an auspicious day, then I'll inform Master Li that I'm formally becoming his apprentice!" Her words reassured Master Li; becoming an apprentice wasn't just childish fun, and his parents were aware of it. In traditional Chinese society, becoming an apprentice is taken very seriously, with fixed customs and rituals for the three major festivals and nine major occasions.

As for whether her uncle would agree, Qiao Jingjing wasn't worried at all. Throughout history, no parent hasn't wanted their child to have a skill, especially the ancients! Farming offered no future, and the path of studying and taking the imperial examinations was too expensive. Learning a trade meant you could eat anywhere. Although grain production could be increased, this idea wouldn't change anytime soon.

Qiao Jingjing took out the structural diagram and plan view of the traditional oil press machine and let Master Li figure it out first. The village of Daba had ordered three threshing machines later. These machines are difficult to start, but the latter three are much faster. One machine can be made and assembled directly in two days.

If we cooperate with the government next year, I'm afraid Master Li will be even busier.

“Master Li, if you’re too busy, you could consider taking on a few more people and forming a carpentry team. You can recruit people who know carpentry and have basic skills. You can manage these people, provide them with orders, and pay them according to the amount of work they do. Next year, if there are only the three of you, I’m afraid you’ll be too busy. If you recruit at that time, it will be a bit rushed, and you might make a mistake in choosing your team.”

Master Li slapped his thigh and exclaimed, "That's right! How come I didn't think of that? Young people really do have sharp minds!"