Dad, we are so stable, should we do something?

On the second day, Fang Shiya took Tian Xing'er and her siblings to walk around the county again, but this time Tian Xing'er and the others had even less to say.

"Hahaha, Sister Fang, are there any interesting places around here? Scenery, local specialties, anything is fine."

"Well, I can't think of anything for now, because I really can't think of anything that can help us achieve our goal within a year."

"Hey, why did you choose such a poor place? There is nothing here. It's even difficult to help the county magistrate develop this place." Tian Yuze felt helpless after listening to what the two said.

"If you want to get rich, you must first build roads. How about we invest money first and build land and water roads?"

"Sister Fang, do you have so much money? And is this considered cheating?"

"I still have money, and it's not cheating, because it's mainly based on the profits of our fabric shop."

"Then why don't we develop this waterway and connect the upstream and downstream counties, would that increase its popularity? And as for the land route, with a road there will be pedestrians passing by. But people passing by are buying necessities, and we are selling cloth, which doesn't seem to be a big deal." Tian Xing'er felt a little embarrassed as she spoke.

“If we can really open up the surrounding counties, it’s actually not a bad idea. We can then import some Song brocade from Jiangning Prefecture. After all, Song brocade has always been very popular, and it’s hard to use in this area. The only problem is transportation.” Fang Shiya thought carefully about the means they could use. Their Fang family had Song brocade, which had high profits. Moreover, the reason why Shang County was poor was because of their roads. Without roads, their customer base would be cut off by the surrounding counties. But as long as their roads were open, they would have hope.

"But if it's just about opening up this road, why didn't the previous county magistrate do it? This is obviously an obvious thing." Tian Xing'er suddenly worried whether the road involved many interests.

"I have done some research on this matter. The imperial court helped here before, but later on, due to floods, the previous county magistrates used up most of the imperial relief money, causing the people to flee. By the time we started to investigate, it was too late. Only the old and weak are left here, not many young and strong. The imperial court has no extra money to help here now. As for the neighboring county, they probably don't take us seriously at the moment. After all, this place has been poor for more than ten years, and they don't even notice it."

"That's easy. Sister Fang, let's build the road as soon as possible and connect the waterway with the land route. This way, more people will come here. And we have to find a way to keep them here, or at least make them remember us."

"You are right. Let's go visit the county magistrate together tomorrow. I also met him once when I first arrived. I will introduce you to him tomorrow."

"Ah, Sister Fang, you see I'm just a little kid, no one will take me seriously. Tomorrow you can bring my uncle Zhenwei with you. Look how majestic he looks, he'll give me a sense of security."

"Oh, this." Fang Shiya felt a little embarrassed and didn't know how to respond.

"Let my sixth brother follow you. I can't stand these officials. I'm not good at talking."

"Okay, I'll go tomorrow. Fortunately, I brought some formal clothes with me, so I won't look shabby."

"Don't worry, Brother Jiang. If you don't have suitable clothes, you can come to our store. We still have some good ready-made clothes."

"Okay, I'll come over to see you guys later."

"Okay, I'll have to trouble you tomorrow, Brother Jiang."

"Don't be polite. I just like this kind of challenging things."

The next day, Jiang Jin and Fang Shiya went to meet the magistrate of Shang County, while Tian Xing'er took the others to the surrounding villages to see if there was anything they could use.

"Sister, what's so good about this place? It's just ordinary farmland."

"Just take a look, maybe you'll find something."

"Hey, Master Jiu, you're running around again. Why are you so disobedient when you arrive at these villages?" Tian Yuze was still complaining when he saw Master Jiu running away again.

"The roads in this village are suitable for dogs to run, and there are not many people on the road. You didn't stop it, so let it run and play."

"Okay, you guys keep an eye on the treasures and jewels for me, okay?" Tian Yuze didn't bring any attendants with him when he came to see Tian Xing'er this time, so he could only give orders to the treasures and jewels.

"Yes Master, we will keep an eye on you."

Jiu Ye played for a while and then came back. Tian Xing'er was thinking about what surprises Jiu Ye could bring them, but unfortunately there was nothing. They stood on the edge of the field. These two young ladies and young masters had never farmed before, so they had no idea what was going on and had to go back home.

On the way back, Jiu Ye somehow ran to someone else's doorstep. "Jiu Ye, come back quickly. What's wrong with you?" Tian Yuze was a little angry with Jiu Ye today, but Jiu Ye ignored him and jumped directly into the other person's yard, making Tian Yuze so angry that he stomped his feet.

Because of Jiu Ye's mischief, Tian Xing'er and the others had to go to his house to apologize, "I'm sorry, old man, our Jiu Ye disturbed you."

"It's okay, it didn't damage anything. It just seemed like it was interested in our winter melon. It came in and circled around it."

Tian Xing'er and Tian Yuze had hardly any rest on the way, and they had not eaten winter melons this year. They did not expect that someone would grow them in this small county. Suddenly, the two siblings looked at each other, and they seemed to understand each other's thoughts. Tian Xing'er was the first to ask, "Old man, you have a lot of winter melons, can you sell one to us?"

"There are many. If you want one, I can give one to you for free."

"Ah, old man, why don't you sell it? It's very expensive in other places."

"That has to be bought by someone. This thing lives in almost every household here. How can it be sold at a high price? At most, I can make a small profit. I don't expect to make any money. I just grow it for my family to eat."

"In that case, thank you very much, old man. Here is a little money, please accept it, otherwise we would be embarrassed to eat."

"Oh, you kids are so polite. Just keep it if you don't need it, or I won't give it to you."

"Okay then." Seeing that she couldn't win the argument with the old man, Tian Xing'er had to take the money.

"This winter melon is pretty good. I didn't expect that I could have such a good experience following you two kids." Tian Zhenwei joked. He was the one who helped them carry the winter melon. "I haven't eaten it for a long time. I couldn't bear to eat it before. I might not be able to eat one in a summer. This thing is something that only you rich people can afford to eat frequently."

"Let's go back and try it. I have a great idea. I think we may be able to make money soon."