Seeing how anxious the brother and sister were, Zhao Xian felt it was about time and said:

"Don't rush, you two. I have something I'd like you to do. I don't know if you two are capable of doing it well."

"My benefactor, please tell us quickly. No matter what it is, we must do it well," Ouyang Nan said excitedly.

"I'm going to send you two to school. I wonder if you'll be able to do well in your studies," Zhao Xian asked.

When the brother and sister went to school, they were stunned.

"Our benefactor said he would send us to school and not let us do anything else," Ouyang Nan asked.

“You two are still young and it’s not time for you to work yet. It’s time for you to go to school. So I think the only thing you can do now is go to school.”

“Going to school costs a lot of money, but we don’t have any.”

"You don't need to worry about that. Your task is to study hard," Zhao Xian said with a smile.

Being able to enter a school was something they dreamed of. In the past, some children in their village went to school, which made him very envious. Sometimes he would stand outside the school and listen to the sound of children reading aloud inside.

Their benefactor not only took them in, but also offered to send them to school; their kindness was immense.

Ouyang Nan immediately pulled his sister down to kneel before Zhao Xian, tears welling in his eyes, and said:

“Our benefactor took us siblings in this time, which actually saved our lives. Now he’s sending us to school. We must study hard and repay our benefactor in the future.”

"You two get up. Don't be so polite in the future. Now that you've come to our home, we're all family. Your only task is to study hard and not worry about anything else."

Also, please don't call me benefactor. We're all family, just call me brother.

“Okay, brother, we understand,” Ouyang Nan said excitedly.

"It's settled then. I'll take you to see the teacher at the school later. You must study hard under the teacher's guidance."

After breakfast, Zhao Lingling was going to school, so Zhao Xian took Ouyang Nan and his sister and went with Zhao Lingling to Mr. Lin's house.

Master Lin has taken in several more students recently and is very busy every day. When he saw Zhao Xian arrive, he got up to greet him.

"Scholar Zhao, what brings you to my humble abode?"

Zhao Xian cupped his hands and said, "I have a cousin named Ouyang Xiaoyu who would like to study at Master Lin's school. I hope you will accept her."

Master Lin looked down at Ouyang Xiaoyu. The little girl was too young, and teaching her to read would indeed require more effort. But Master Lin accepted the gift without saying a word.

"Don't worry, Scholar Zhao, I'll accept your cousin Ouyang Xiaoyu. You can rest assured."

As soon as Master Lin finished speaking, Ouyang Xiaoyu bowed deeply to him.

"Thank you very much, my teacher."

Zhao Xian and Master Lin were both taken aback; they had realized that although Ouyang Xiaoyu was young, she was very intelligent.

After leaving Lin Fuzi School, Zhao Xian took Ouyang Nan to Fang Family School.

The Fang family school is now dwindling in number, with only four or five students left. Old Master Fang is worried about this decline in his student population. When he saw Zhao Xian walking over with a little boy, he knew that the boy had been brought to study.

Mr. Fang cupped his hands in greeting to Zhao Xian and asked, "What brings you here, Scholar Zhao?"

"This is my cousin, Ouyang Nan. He wants to study at Mr. Fang's school. Please accept him."

Mr. Fang looked at Ouyang Nan, who seemed very intelligent, and nodded.

"Don't worry, Scholar Zhao, I'll take your cousin Ouyang Nan in."

When Ouyang Nan saw that Mr. Fang had accepted his offer, he bowed deeply.

The brother and sister both entered school and began their studies. For them, a new life had begun, and what they would achieve in the future depended on themselves.

When Zhao Xian returned home, he instructed his servants to send 100 catties of rice to each of Master Lin and Old Master Fang as tuition for the Ouyang siblings for a year.

After arranging Ouyang Nan and Ouyang Xiaoyu's enrollment, Zhao Xian had fulfilled one of his wishes. Next, he planned to build a soap workshop to expand his business again.

Zhao Xian found Qin Shiyu and her sister and asked about the situation in the workshop these past few days. Qin Yingying replied:

"Due to a heavy rain more than ten days ago, a large amount of water accumulated in the wasteland, resulting in more than 100,000 jin of barnyard grass being unable to be harvested. Only 400,000 jin of barnyard grass were put into storage, and the payment for these items has been settled with the village head."

"Four hundred thousand catties of barnyard grass is enough. With the current amount used for producing liquor, this amount of barnyard grass is enough for us to use for two years. Next, we need to expand the sales channels for liquor and increase production," Zhao Xian said.

"There's another thing. The workshop produces a lot of lees every day. The cattle and horses at home need some every day, and a lot of lees are piled up in front of the workshop. Some villagers take the lees back to feed their livestock."

At first, the results were not very good. Some people tried adding some feed to the lees, cooking it, and then feeding it to the livestock. They found that the results were very good, especially for raising ducks in this way. The ducks not only grew faster, but also laid more eggs.

"Now that many people in the village have started raising ducks, the demand for distiller's grains is exceeding the supply. Do you think we should just give these distiller's grains to the villagers for free?" Qin Shiyu asked.

"The lees are waste, so it's great that the villagers can put them to good use. Of course, we can't charge them, but we have to be careful to prevent looting or conflicts."

Qin Yingying nodded: "That's easy. In the future, villagers who need the lees can just take a limited amount."

"How's the production of your preserved eggs going lately, Uncle?"

Qin Shiyu said, "It should be pretty good. My uncle's family has increased the production of preserved eggs a lot. The eggs laid by all the ducks in the village are not enough, so they have to go to the neighboring village to buy duck eggs."

Due to the surge in demand for duck eggs, prices have risen slightly, leading to an increase in duck farming in the village. Ducklings that used to cost only six coins each now cost eight coins, and demand still exceeds supply.

Qin Shiyu is skilled at understanding and analyzing these market trends, and she speaks about them with great expertise.

This is a good thing. If everyone in the village takes action and every household starts raising ducks, and we help them find markets, the villagers' lives will improve, and Shuixian Village will become more and more prosperous.

To develop one's own industry, more resources are needed. Only when villagers become wealthy will the village environment improve, and only then will the industry one is engaged in be more secure.

It seems I need to set a goal for myself. I am a time traveler with a wealth of modern knowledge, and the people of this era are simple and honest, making me easy to guide. It won't be long before Narcissus Village becomes prosperous.

But this matter needs to be done step by step. If we rush things, things will not turn out well. Since the villagers want to raise ducks, let's start with raising ducks.