We arrived safely after a series of close calls.

After Su Muyao had made arrangements for everyone in Taoliu Village, Old Lady Su and several women prepared some food.

The emperor in the palace has been unable to eat or sleep well lately.

First, the generals sent there suffered repeated defeats, and then the carefree king directly cut off the north-south transportation route.

What's most hateful is that the Prince of Xiaoyao actually colluded with the enemy and betrayed the country, and recently the entire court has become a mess.

After Ying returned, he reported on the situation along the way. Long Yuan felt that the emperor had been extremely busy these past two days. If he were to openly drive Su Muyao's iron car around at this critical juncture, he would definitely be impeached by the ministers in the court.

This was the second day since Su Muyao and her group arrived in the capital. Long Yuan arrived at the Su family home early this morning.

The moment I stepped inside, I felt a refreshing coolness that washed away all the summer's heat.

Su Muyao kept the air conditioner on 24 hours a day, especially since there were more people in the house and the air would dissipate quickly with people coming and going.

If you turn it off for a while, you'll feel unbearably hot.

I have everything I need. Life is so short, why should I make myself suffer?

After Su Muyao figured things out, she stopped hiding anything. After all, she had seen the rulers of this country herself, so she was naturally not afraid of those treacherous people.

Long Yuan thought of the properties his mother had placed in his name and suddenly wondered if he could sell a few to exchange for this magical treasure with Su Muyao.

Two days ago, my mother kept complaining about the heat, and I immediately thought of Su Muyao, but this little dumpling was completely unresponsive.

If he wanted to get something from her without any effort, there was absolutely no way he could.

Especially since it hasn't rained for months, the crops in the fields have all withered.

Su Muyao has been considering building some more dormitory buildings these past few days.

Since Long Yuan happened to be here today, Su Muyao wanted to take advantage of this big fat sheep.

Although I have countless gold, silver, and jade stones in my personal space, they are still my own, so I still feel a bit reluctant to use them.

If Long Yuan knew about this idea, he'd definitely be furious! You don't care about using other people's things?!

"You've come at the perfect time, sit here. I'm thinking of building a dormitory building, want to join forces?"

What is a dormitory building?

"It's a residential building complex with common areas, walls, and apartments where people can live upstairs and downstairs."

Longyuan...

When they don't need to be relied upon, this little group of kids goes solo, earning their own money and putting it in their own pockets.

Now that she needs my help, she immediately asks to be my partner. I just can't do anything about it.

Su Muyao looked at the little boy in front of her, who seemed rather unhappy, and suddenly clapped her hands.

"How about letting your dad pay for it? He's rich anyway. Instead of using that money to support a bunch of mistresses, why not build an apartment complex? That would solve the problem of people being displaced."

Longyuan…

Does this little dumpling even know what he means by what he's saying? If anyone else had said that, they would have been dragged out and beheaded long ago.

"Father's spring plowing ceremony has already cost a lot; if we ask him to come up with more money now, I'm afraid he won't be able to."

Long Yuan recalled that a considerable amount of money had been spent before, and that the drought had continued, with the imperial court already distributing countless relief grains.

The national treasury was already empty, and the concubines in the harem were also tightening their belts.

No one in the entire dynasty could compare to the comfortable life of this little girl.

The two walked outside and saw that even on such a hot day, everyone was still using hoes to clear weeds in the fields.

The passing Third Master Su saw Su Muyao from afar and waved his hand, saying, "Little lucky star, it's hot outside, go back quickly."

"Hello, Grandpa Su, are you going to the fields to weed? It's so hot, why don't you go in the evening?"

Su Muyao looked up at the sun, which was already high in the sky. It was easy to get heatstroke if you went down to the ground at this time.

"It's alright, we're all farmers and we're used to it. You're so delicate, you can't let the sun get so hot. Go back now!"

After saying that, he ignored Su Muyao and quickly headed towards the fields, as he had already gotten up rather late that day.

My wife hasn't been feeling well these past few days, so she went to the fields after cooking breakfast this morning.

Summer days are naturally early, and by this time the sun is already high in the sky.

Long Yuan watched the man walk away and sighed, "Although this year is also a drought, you had this crop planted, so it's not too bad for drought."

But this grass doesn't seem to mind the heat; it grows quite fast. Weeding must be the most tiring chore for every household, right?

Hearing this, Su Muyao laughed and said, "I have a way to get rid of the weeds without having to go down to the ground."

"How could that be? It's not like the whole thing was burned down in one fire."

Su Muyao simply countered, "Weeding is so tiring. If a family is willing to spend a few dollars to hire someone to weed it cleanly, how much do you think is appropriate per acre?"

Long Yuan thought for a moment before replying, "I'm telling you, 20 yuan a day is necessary for such tiring work, and if you also get a meal or two, that's quite a sum of money."

Su Muyao then asked, "If we don't provide meals but only pay wages, how much do you think is appropriate?"

Long Yuan immediately replied, "I can get five or six coins per mu. Do you have a hundred mu of land?"

Su Muyao…

It's really tough for ordinary people to earn a living.

Long Yuan didn't want to discuss this irrelevant matter with her, so he asked, "Let's talk about that dormitory building you mentioned first. Logically speaking, the money for it should come from the national treasury."

However, these are special times, and we can't come up with the money right now. If you have it, you can help pay for it first, and the government will pay you back in monthly installments.

Hearing what Long Yuan said, Su Muyao gritted her teeth and said, "As expected, capitalists are the same wherever they go. They can even remember to pay in installments. Ha."

Long Yuan didn't quite understand what Su Muyao meant, but she seemed rather unhappy.

Su Muyao thought of the people in Taoliu Village, who all helped with weeding and watering the fields without pay.

I'm just in charge of feeding these people, but I always feel like I'm the capitalist.

Many people now have nowhere to live, and the refugees who came to the capital with Taoliu Village are still being kept outside the city.

Everyone had to pay five copper coins to enter the city, but the villagers of Taoliu Village did not consider these coins a burden.

After all, almost every household in Taoliu Village had saved up a lot of money, so a few copper coins were nothing to them.

But those people who couldn't afford to eat had already spent all their savings along the way, and now that hope was right in front of them, they were stumped by a mere five coins.

Su Muyao's mind was filled with thoughts of building a residential complex and getting water connected. Although she was rich, she always felt like she was being taken advantage of because she was spending her own money.

Standing on this open space, I imagined what the community would look like: where the greenery would be, where people would live, and where factories could be built.

The most important thing right now is to build a waterwheel. Relying solely on the water in the reservoir is simply not enough.

"Let's go back."

Seeing Su Muyao's preoccupied expression, Long Yuan nodded and followed her back to the main room.

Every time Long Yuan returned to Su Muyao's main room, he seemed to come alive.

"I remember you have an Agricultural Affairs Bureau and a Ministry of Works. I'll draw you a diagram and ask them to help expedite the work."

Soon, the shape of a waterwheel appeared, and Long Yuan looked at the strange thing in front of him, not understanding why.

What is this?

"This is called a waterwheel. Do you see this baffle? This can bring the water up and then down to flow into the fields."

Su Muyao pointed to the waterwheel in the painting and explained the principle behind it to the little boy in front of her.

Actually, waterwheels are not difficult to make. For the ancient people who were full of labor wisdom, it was not difficult at all. The difficulty was that they were large.