This year's plans remain the same:
First and foremost, daily check-ins are essential; this is her most crucial advantage. To gain more security, check-ins are indispensable!
Secondly, daily exercise cannot be stopped. In the few days since moving to the other courtyard, Ruyi still leads the Cheng family to run and do exercises every morning. Although they cannot defeat the enemy, at least they will not be easily caught when they escape!
Besides her own family, Ruyi also invited the Meng, Taoding, and three other families to join in. Unfortunately, only a few children found it fun and ran around with them, while the adults weren't very interested.
However, You San Niang was quite interested in these exercises and even practiced with them for a few days. She would also correct their mistakes in their movements, and both sides benefited.
Thirdly, she wants to continue developing her money-making business. After spring arrives, she plans to farm, dig ponds to grow lotus roots and raise fish. If she has the opportunity, she also wants to open a shop. As for what to do, she doesn't have any ideas yet; this requires careful consideration.
Fourth, stockpile food! Stockpile elixirs, stockpile all kinds of supplies. No one knows when the next war will start, or whether this war will actually reach Huai Shan County. The genes of the Chinese nation constantly remind her: only by stockpiling enough survival supplies can we be guaranteed.
Fifth, further improve the facilities of Lishan Villa. Cheng Ruyi's plan is to divide the area into several parts, referencing modern ecological leisure farms, including a residential area, a breeding area, a leisure scenic area, a commercial area, and a homestay area, turning the entire villa into a resort area.
The first two are relatively easy to achieve, and we have already taken the first step. The subsequent areas will require a longer development time and a lot of investment, so we can only say that we will proceed step by step.
Sixth, intelligence gathering. Unlike modern times with the internet, information in ancient times was very slow, and much knowledge was not easily accessible to ordinary people. As a result, even after nearly a year in this world, she was still completely clueless about it.
Speaking of which, she hasn't even started reading the huge pile of books she bought at the bookstore before the Lunar New Year. It's time to read more during this holiday period!
As the saying goes, "Reading is always beneficial," and "Knowledge is power," so reading more books is never a bad thing.
So for the next few days, Cheng Ruyi filled her days with activities, making them both busy and fulfilling.
Through reading those books, she finally gained some initial understanding of this world and came to the conclusion that this place was probably... not the same planet as modern times, or at least not the same continent.
She once thought she had traveled to a parallel world, since the language, customs, and even the sun, moon, and stars here seemed to be very similar to those in her original world in ancient times.
So she originally estimated that this place must have been changed by a major event during a previous dynasty, which led to the different development of history later on.
But she was wrong!
According to these unofficial histories and biographies, this continent has never been truly unified. The continuous wars have not only caused frequent gaps in history, but there is also no reliable, officially certified topographical map of the continent. As a result, all sorts of bizarre and outlandish versions have emerged.
Some say this continent is surrounded by insurmountable mountains, some say its edges are bottomless abysses, and others say it is actually an isolated island surrounded by vast oceans.
Fortunately, one of them was a travelogue written by a wealthy second-generation heir from the previous dynasty who loved to travel. The content seemed somewhat more reliable, and it mentioned the general terrain and country distribution of this continent:
To the north of Dayue was Northern Qi, and beyond that to the north lay the Great Wilderness of the Northern Plains, a place where ice and snow covered the land year-round, barren of vegetation, and sparsely populated.
The Mumu tribe in the northwest is surrounded by snow-capped mountains and grasslands, with magnificent scenery. The continuous snow-capped mountains rise into the clouds, and no one has ever been able to successfully cross them.
The Western Jin Dynasty in the west was a vast expanse of Gobi Desert and sandy land, with harsh and unpredictable weather. No one had ever successfully crossed it, so even the people of the Western Jin Dynasty did not know how big their country was.
After passing through the Great Qin to the south, there is the Wanze Realm, which consists of countless swamps and lakes. The swamps are full of miasma and are extremely dangerous. It is said that the largest lake in the region is larger than a country.
Finally, there is the east. The Eastern Kingdom is the last country before entering the Ten Thousand Mountains. Behind it are towering mountains and boundless primeval forests, with no end in sight.
If the travelogue is true, then it means that the geography of this continent is completely different from the planet Cheng Ruyi originally lived on.
Unless the tectonic plates moved to different locations, but tectonic plate movements take hundreds of millions of years to form, which doesn't match the timeline of human emergence. Of course, another possibility is that human civilization once existed, but was destroyed by a disaster caused by tectonic plate activity.
In short, if the descriptions in this book are accurate, then it means that the continent she is currently on is definitely not the same as the one she lived on before.
But how does this explain the solar terms, calendar, and traditional customs that are exactly the same as those in her previous world?
Cheng Ruyi's head was spinning. Either the geographical information recorded in these travelogues was wrong, or she had transmigrated into a illogical ancient romance novel.
Of course, if what these books say is true, then she finally understands the most basic reason for the constant wars: in this continent, only the central hinterland where the Great Yue, Great Qi, and Great Qin are located has relatively flat and vast terrain with many rivers, making it suitable for human reproduction and survival. Other countries around them are almost all in dire straits, and if they want to continue to develop, they must seize the best terrain.
This is an unsolvable problem, unless the entire continent can be unified. However, since no one has ever succeeded in this for thousands of years, she dares not expect anyone to achieve it in the near future.
It's better to rely on yourself than on others. Believe that as long as you are strong enough, you can overcome any difficulty.
"Ruyi, tomorrow is the tenth of the month. Have you prepared your offerings for burning incense and praying at Dabeisi Temple?" Cheng Yan asked casually during dinner.
"What? Pray for blessings?" Cheng Ruyi was still immersed in her grand words about strengthening herself when she suddenly heard Cheng Yan's question and was a little taken aback.
Seeing her bewildered look, Xu Cui couldn't help but be surprised. "Ruyi, you haven't forgotten about this, have you? Our family goes to Dabeisi Temple to pray for blessings every year on this day. Weren't you the most enthusiastic in previous years?"
After regaining her senses, Cheng Ruyi finally managed to find an impression in the original owner's memories. It turned out that one of the traditional activities of the Cheng family during the Lunar New Year was to go to Dabeisi Temple to pray for blessings on the tenth day of the Lunar New Year.
"I remember, of course I remember. Don't worry, Dad, I've almost finished preparing. We'll definitely leave on time tomorrow morning!"
The preparations are simple; you only need to bring some food and water, which isn't difficult. As for other items like incense and candles, you can buy them directly from the stalls outside the temple.
Every year from the tenth to the fifteenth day of the first lunar month, Dabeisi Temple holds a public Dharma assembly. At that time, many people from the city go up the mountain to pray for blessings. Over time, a small market has gradually formed outside the temple during those days, which is very lively.
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