I was a stepmother in ancient times, and I led my whole family to wealth.

Chapter 80 Discovering the Time Difference

Gu Chenglin picked up a bag of carrots: "I've seen these before. People in Xiliang Kingdom eat them. They grow them to feed their horses. They say they're a specialty of the Western Regions."

"What a waste! This is a good thing. Since we have it, let's plant it in the open. We should plant a lot of it; it will be useful to me."

Now that we've already received a share of the profits from Ping An Restaurant, we need to show some sincerity. Relying solely on the menu won't work in the long run.

It's easy to find yourself in a situation where even the most skilled cook can't cook without rice; without rice to cook, even the most capable chef can't make a meal.

So, we'll grow more vegetables.

"You can have this."

Seeing that he readily agreed, Dongfang Jin remembered something else: "Also, I took a look from the orchard on the back hill today."

There seems to be a plot of land being laid for construction to the north of this house, and there's a thatched hut next to it. Is that ours?

Gu Chenglin nodded: "Yes, that's where Master Tang plans to build guest rooms. He said that sometimes when a lot of relatives and friends come to visit, there's nowhere for them to stay, so some of them stay overnight."

Adding a section of the roof makes it convenient for anyone to live there, especially for those who bring their female relatives.

That thatched hut was where Jun Qirui, his mother, and his sister used to live.

They've been living there for over half a month, and nobody had noticed them before. Are you planning to build it up?

Dongfang Jin said, "Well, let's talk about that next spring. The two children are both grown up, and it's not good for them to always live with us."

Once Xiao Shitou starts attending the private school, he will be provided with servants, students, and coachmen, and he will live in the outer courtyard.

Caiwei was given a place to live inside. Since Caiwei was a young woman and her child was quite old, she sometimes had to avoid suspicion.

We'll build one on the south side too, and then have Aunt Hui and her two children move there as well.

Their current location is only temporary; they cannot live there permanently.

When we buy more people for the household, they'll be used to house the servants.

Gu Chenglin asked in surprise, "Are you really planning to buy some servants?"

Dongfang Jin looked at him and said in a serious tone, "Yes, I want to give my two children a good life that everyone envies."

Gu Chenglin, we can't live here forever, regardless of your identity or my unknown identity.

This is just the starting point for our family of four. You and I are already bound by those rules, but the children are different.

"We'll be interacting with different people in the future, so we must teach etiquette and manners from a young age."

He thought to himself, "Having come all the way to ancient times, I should at least experience being waited on."

Since she's become someone's stepmother, she should be the best stepmother in the world.

Gu Chenglin suppressed his inner turmoil: "Okay, is there anything else?"

This daughter-in-law is really good to his two children, but he never expected her to be so thoughtful.

What did their own mother do? It's all his fault...

Dongfang Jin smiled and said, "That's all. I'll tell you more later if I remember anything. Let's go out."

"it is good."

When the two reappeared in the flower room and came out, Dongfang Jin seemed no different.

Gu Chenglin, on the other hand, looked up at the sun in the sky and fell into deep thought.

Seeing him staring at the sun, Dongfang Jin wondered if he was getting dizzy. Out of curiosity, she asked, "What's wrong?"

Gu Chenglin turned to look at Dongfang Jin: "Wife, why do I feel like the sun..."

"What's wrong with the sun? It doesn't seem any different." It's still so dazzling. Could it be that Gu Chenglin saw something else?

"No, honey, haven't we been inside the space for a very long time?"

Upon hearing his words, Dongfang Jin realized that she hadn't actually noticed the time difference.

"Hehe, I didn't notice that, but I'll keep an eye on the time next time I go in."

Gu Chenglin took her hand and said, "Tonight."

Thinking about the land inside, it seems he'll be quite busy. The temperature inside is warmer than outside, just as his wife said, there are no seasons inside.

Just by looking at the color of the soil, you can tell that it's all top-quality farmland.

Is it planted in multiple seasons?

Just thinking about it fills me with enthusiasm. If we could grow food there, the soldiers at the other gate...

Looking at his wife, he thought to himself that God had truly been kind to him, and that his suffering of the past twenty-odd years had not been in vain.

He likes this compensation, and he will cherish it.

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Sun Xing, along with his wife Yang Zhu and two sons, were the first to arrive. Sun Xing carried two baskets of cabbage, while Yang Zhu carried two small jars of pickled vegetables.

Although they had witnessed the entire process of Mr. Tang choosing the site and building the house, this was their first time visiting the area.

Sun Qingzhuang (Sun Xing's eldest son, 8 years old, nicknamed Xiaozhuang): "Dad, Mom, this place is so beautiful."

Sun Qingdong (Sun Xing's youngest son, 5 years old, nicknamed Xiaodong): "Mom, those flowers are so pretty. Mom, I want some too. Can you move them to our house?"

Dongfang Jin led the two children out and heard these innocent words from the children.

Before the couple could speak, Dongfang Jin smiled and said to the two children, "Whichever pot you like, bring it home. Third brother, third sister-in-law, come in quickly."

Looking at what they brought, Dongfang Jin didn't stand on ceremony: "If I had to say, it's my third brother who makes the most delicious cabbage."

Sun Xing was pleased to hear her say that: "They were all planted by your sister-in-law, they're very fertile. These vegetables have small walnut patterns, they're not tough at all."

Yang Zhu looked at the elegantly dressed Dongfang Jin and could hardly believe it. This was Cheng Lin's wife.

You should know that she was dizzy when she left the bridal sedan chair, and Chenglin asked her and her cousin to clean her face.

She changed into different clothes, and her figure, while not exactly skin and bones, was hardly fleshy either. But in her current state, she really didn't know how to describe it with elegant words.

"Xiao...Xiao Jin, I didn't expect you to be so beautiful."

Yes, that's all she could say.

This person is really... They say fair skin covers up a hundred flaws, but Cheng Lin's daughter not only has fair skin, but her eyebrows, eyes, pert nose, and small mouth... I really don't know how to describe her beauty.

Dongfang Jin was amused by her words. Although she had seen Fang Jin's appearance before, she couldn't imagine what she would look like if she gained weight. However, her current appearance was about 70% similar to her modern appearance.

However, she doesn't look as good as she does now, but she likes how she looks now—just being a little narcissistic.

She smiled and said, "Thank you for the compliment, sister-in-law. I heard from Chenglin that when I first came into the family, it was you and Xiaocui who changed my clothes."

Gu Chenglin said that when she got off the bridal sedan chair, she was covered in dirt and her clothes were wet.

Could she say that, to ensure everything went smoothly, the Fang family not only knocked her unconscious and drugged her, but also poured a bucket of cold water on her and kept her in the woodshed all night?

Otherwise, how could Fang Jin have died?

Yang Zhu waved her hand: "Hey, why bring that up again? Here, some pickles sent from my family home, you can try them too. If you like them, I'll send you more."

Dongfang Jin took the jar from her hand: "Thank you, Third Sister-in-law. I just love this."

Chenglin said that among all the villages within a ten-mile radius, Yangjia'ao's pickles are the most famous.

At the time, she also asked Gu Chenglin about the sauce, saying that people here make sauce using two steamed buns.

She asked Gu Chenglin why he didn't use soybeans to make sauce, and she remembered Gu Chenglin saying that soybeans were for feeding cattle.

Emma was stunned.

Isn't this just letting her sit back and wait to pick up money?

Hearing this, Yang Zhu smiled with some pride: "You know what, it's true. Our village chief said that the water from the mountains in the village is good, and every family carries the water from the mountains to make soy sauce."

That taste...you really can't find anything like it in other villages."

At this moment, Gu Jingye pulled his younger sister to bow to Sun Xing and Yang Zhu: "Hello, Third Uncle, hello, Third Aunt."

Their actions surprised Yang Zhu: "Look how well you've raised these two children."