Space Farming: Traveling through Ancient Times to Do Business

Hong Yu couldn't help but feel curious when she heard this. She thought of what happened a few days ago and asked, "Is it the person that the Second Master mentioned?"

Shopkeeper Wang nodded again and said affirmatively, "Yes."

Hongyu smiled slightly and said, "No problem. This man is Bai Yufeng and he happens to owe me a favor. Uncle Wang, please wait here for a moment. I will ask someone to invite him." After that, Hongyu hurried downstairs.

A quarter of an hour later, the waiter invited Bai Yufeng to the private room. Bai Yufeng was slightly startled when he saw the other people in the private room, and then looked at Hongyu.

"I wonder if Miss Hongyu has anything to talk to me about? If so, please tell me as soon as possible. I will be returning to Yaowang Valley in a few days." There was a hint of haste in Bai Yufeng's voice.

When Shopkeeper Wang heard this, he immediately stood up anxiously and said, "Something's wrong. I have something to do."

Seeing that Shopkeeper Wang was so excited, Bai Yufeng was a little displeased. Seeing this, Hong Yu quickly motioned Shopkeeper Wang to sit down and comforted him, "Uncle Wang, don't be anxious."

Then, Hong Yu turned to Bai Yufeng and said seriously: "An old friend of my master wants to build a house, and he specially asks you to help."

Bai Yufeng frowned slightly. He didn't want to be dragged into unnecessary troubles because of favors. But he also knew that Hongyu was not someone who would ask for help easily. Since she asked, he had to give her a favor.

"I don't have a very good relationship with you, young master." Bai Yufeng said frankly.

Hong Yu was slightly stunned. She didn't expect Bai Yufeng to say that. But she quickly thought of a way, so she said, "Then I will use the favor I did last time to exchange with you!"

Bai Yufeng was a little surprised. His favor was priceless, but Hongyu actually used it to exchange for this matter. But he also knew Hongyu's character. Once he made a decision, he would not change it easily. So he nodded and said, "Okay, when do we leave?"

When Shopkeeper Wang heard this, he was overjoyed and stood up immediately, saying, "How about tomorrow morning?"

Bai Yufeng looked at the sky and saw that it was indeed getting late and it was not convenient to travel quickly. So he agreed and said, "Okay, I will come here to find you tomorrow morning."

"Mr. Bai, do you have a professional team?" Hongyu suddenly asked.

Bai Yufeng was stunned. He thought of the group of apprentices he had brought with him. Although they were young, they were all geniuses in architecture. So, he said hesitantly, "Yes, I will bring them with me tomorrow."

Upon hearing this, Shopkeeper Wang was overjoyed. With Bai Yufeng and his team, he believed that the house construction work would be completed smoothly. He quickly said, "Okay! Then I'll have to trouble Mr. Bai."

Two days later, Jiang Chen opened her purse in the yard, took out a handful of copper coins, then carefully counted out fifty copper coins and handed them to Jiang Liu.

"Give it to Mrs. Jiang Liu." Mrs. Jiang Chen said.

When Jiang Liu saw the money, she hurriedly said, "Aunt, this is too much." She picked up forty copper coins and wanted to return the remaining ten.

Jiang Chen smiled and pushed away the copper coins handed to her by Jiang Liu, saying, "It's not too much. This is two days' work, twenty-five coins a day, which is fifty coins. Didn't you ask me about my wages before?"

Jiang Liu explained somewhat embarrassedly: "Didn't you say 20 coins a day before?"

Jiang Chen smiled and explained, "I think you have done a good job these days, so I gave you an extra five cents as a reward. You work hard and the quality is good, so you deserve this price."

Hearing what Jiang Chen said, Jiang Liu and several other women were very excited. They held the copper coins in their hands, counted them over and over again, and their faces were filled with happy smiles. This was the first time in their lives that they earned wages by themselves, which was of great significance to them.

Jiang Yu, also known as Yu Xiuxiu, said to Jiang Chen excitedly, "Thank you, old sister. We will definitely work hard and live up to your expectations."

Jiang Xue, who was standing nearby, knew Yu Xiuxiu's situation. Yu Xiuxiu's husband Jiang Dahu used to be a good hunter, but unfortunately he was killed by a wild boar while hunting in the mountains.

Yu Xiuxiu, her husband and a grandson survived the escape, but their life was very difficult.

Now that they have this job, it is undoubtedly a huge help to them.

"Look at what you said. Come earlier tomorrow." Jiang Chen encouraged Yu Xiuxiu and also signaled to the other women.

Jiang Xue was always thinking about the fish in the space. She walked to the small table in the yard and sat down, her eyes inadvertently looking at Mr. Jiang across from her. Her mind had already flown to the land outside the backyard, which was next to the bamboo forest and had a tributary stream flowing through it. The water was clear, making it a perfect location for digging a fish pond.

"Grandpa, I want to dig a fish pond." Jiang Xue suddenly spoke and poked Grandpa Jiang beside her.

Old Master Jiang was stunned. His granddaughter always had endless ideas. She had just come back from collecting herbs in the mountains, and now she wanted to dig a fish pond. He couldn't help but frowned: "Digging a fish pond?"

Jiang Xue nodded and answered firmly, "Yes, let's find someone in the village to do it! Forty cents per person, not including food. Grandpa, go and make arrangements and find more people."

Seeing this, Grandpa Jiang knew that his granddaughter had already made a detailed plan, so he stood up and said, "Okay, I'll arrange it right away. By the way, seven or eight surrounding villages will start sending bricks tomorrow."

"Grandpa, wait, find some people to repair the pond on the mountain. I estimate that it will rain heavily soon, so we need to accumulate more water to prepare for the second crop of rice." Jiang Xue said to Grandpa Jiang who was getting ready to go out.

Mr. Jiang was stunned for a moment, then nodded: "Okay, do you want to go with me? By the way, how big should the pool be?"

Jiang Xue thought for a moment and replied, "I'll go find someone first, and we'll discuss the specific size and location in the evening."

"Okay." After saying this, Mr. Jiang quickly walked out of the yard.

Seeing that her grandmother had paid out wages, Jiang Xue followed Jiang Chenshi and prepared to go to the village. Before they reached the end of the village, the noisy sounds reached her ears. She knew that this was caused by the payment of wages. In this poor village, being able to earn money was indeed a big deal, especially for women.

When they reached the end of the village, they saw Jiang Lu carefully holding the newly-issued copper coins at the door of her house, her eyes sparkling with joy. When she saw Jiang Xue and Jiang Chen coming over, she excitedly went to greet them.

"Old man, look at the fifty cents I earned these two days by helping out at the headman's house!" Jiang Lu showed off the copper coins in her hand to Jiang Dashan.

Jiang Dashan was stunned. He didn't expect that there would be money to be made. He thought that the headman's family was pretty good and there wasn't much work to do, so he didn't say much about his wife going there. Now that he saw that his wife really made money, he was a little surprised.

"Old woman, is there really any salary?" Jiang Dashan asked.

Jiang Lu proudly extended her hand and said, "Look! You have to go there every day. It's 25 copper coins a day!"

"Twenty-five?" Jiang Dashan was a little surprised. This was already a considerable income for a family like theirs. If you were not a laborer, it would be difficult to earn that much in the town.

"Yes! My elder sister said that she will go to the factory to help out after the factory is repaired in a few days." Jiang Lu said with some pride. She felt that although she was old, she could still earn money for the family, and she was very happy.

When Jiang Dashan heard the word "factory", an incredible expression appeared on his face. He didn't know what a factory was, but after hearing his wife say that, he thought it was a good opportunity. So he nodded to show his support for his wife's decision.

When Jiang Lu saw her eldest daughter-in-law, Xu, reaching out to grab the money, she immediately stopped her sternly. Xu was startled and quickly explained that she just wanted to take a look. Jiang Lu glared at her, put the money into her purse, and turned back to the house.

This scene made Jiang Xue speechless, but she also understood that in this poor village, every penny was very important. Seeing them happy and satisfied for such a small amount of money, Jiang Xue felt helpless, but also happy at the same time, because it showed that they had a positive attitude towards life.

"Sanniu, where are you and your grandma going?" someone asked curiously on the road.

Jiang Xue replied, "Aunt, it's still early, so I want to go to the end of the village to see how the rice is growing." As she spoke, she led Jiang Chen towards the terraced fields.

Jiang Chen was a little confused. She had not originally planned to go to the rice fields, but just wanted to collect some grass for the pigs. But when she heard Jiang Xue say that she wanted to go see the pond, she nodded and followed.