What kind of girl would travel to another world?

Chapter 107 Daily Life. You Jiahui on the same morning.

In the previous chapter, Yang Mingyi took two trainee mages out for a day of fun. They returned to the palace together only after dark.

You Jiahui happened to be out today as well, but unlike Yang Mingyi, she wasn't out for fun. She had gone to her own territory in the morning and then to the Merchants Guild outside the shopping street in the afternoon.

Let's not rush into the Merchant Guild just yet; let's start from this morning. One of the reasons You Jiahui went to the Merchant Guild was because she encountered something in her territory that morning. It's like playing a role-playing game: someone triggers a plot point at a certain location before the quest officially begins.

Just like the previous few days, You Jiahui rode alone to the manor she was building. Today she arrived a little late. Although it was still morning, it was actually almost noon. This was mainly because after discussing the territory and manor defense with the overseer, Oakley, she had been thinking about it all night and couldn't fall asleep.

Arriving at the construction site, You Jiahui immediately spotted a makeshift wooden lookout tower in the center. She then took a curious look around the perimeter of the manor, noting that not only had the lookout tower been built that morning, but a temporary wooden fence had also been erected.

Afterward, You Jiahui went directly to the supervisor, Okri, to ask. Pointing to the wooden fence surrounding the construction site, she asked, "These fences look a bit short. An adult could easily step over them. Do they really provide protection?" Such low fences reminded her of the "fitness equipment" so popular in the past. Those "fitness equipment" were usually placed in the middle of roads, just like the low fences surrounding the construction site. It was unclear what they were used to block.

Okri, the supervisor, also looked troubled. He said to You Jiahui, "Sir Knight, this is a temporary structure, after all, just to temporarily block low-level monsters and some ordinary wild beasts. Besides, there are only so many people on the construction site. If we build something too elaborate, we will need to allocate more manpower and consume more materials. It will even delay the entire construction period..."

You Jiahui finally realized what was happening. "Yes, an extra day of extension means an extra day of wages and food..." At this point, she began to feel a pang of unease. After all, the king's approval for the project had been finalized long ago, and a king's word is a sign of loyalty. Furthermore, the king had already paid the full amount upfront, so asking for more money later would be difficult for her.

Overseer Oakley, looking apologetic, continued to explain to You Jiahui, "Sir Knight, it's my fault for not explaining this to you yesterday. We don't plan to build this wall too high or too well. Your territory will likely need to expand further as facilities are added. If we build a wall that's too high and too well too early, it will be inconvenient to expand further later."

You Jiahui was suddenly stunned and asked the supervisor Oakley, "Ah? Are there any other facilities needed?" After saying that, she was immediately dumbfounded. She thought, "Oh no! We still have to consider expansion. I haven't thought about it..."

Think about it: she had only ever wanted to build a small house by the river near the Blue Flamingos. She hadn't considered the scale of the estate, nor the subsequent expansion. She had naively assumed that once the estate was complete, she could just wait for the farmers to come and cultivate it, and that was it. She hadn't considered any subsequent issues that might arise that would require her attention.

Overseer Oakley continued to explain to You Jiahui, saying, "With the current scale, we can build a temporary warehouse and market next to each other. But when the territory has more supplies, we'll have to build a larger warehouse, as well as a barn. Especially the barn, we can't store all the food in one place. If it catches fire, everything will be gone."

After hearing this, You Jiahui suddenly realized that her previous understanding of this area was seriously insufficient. Therefore, she listened carefully and did not interrupt the supervisor Oakley to explain to her.

Supervisor Oakley went on to say to You Jiahui, "Also, when there are more people coming and going, the market will need to be expanded, and we will have to set aside a separate piece of land. What's more, some merchants will also need to build residences outside the market. You can't just tear down the high walls and rebuild them when the time comes, or simply throw the warehouses and the market outside the high walls." After saying this, he put on an apologetic smile.

After listening to Okri's explanation, You Jiahui nodded repeatedly. She said to Okri, "Well, you're right. With the current scale, the wall can't be built too high. We should wait until we've expanded and build a bigger one." She glanced at the low fence surrounding the construction site again, and the worry on her face suddenly vanished.

Then, Overseer Oakley pointed to the river and said to You Jiahui, "Also, your location near the river is also suitable for building a mill and sawmill. If there are too many walls blocking it, it will be difficult to transport supplies."

You Jiahui looked at the river and suddenly realized something. She immediately said to her supervisor, Okri, "Yes, if we could use water power, it would be much more convenient. We wouldn't even need animals to pull the mill. I hadn't considered that, thank goodness you reminded me."

After a moment of silence, looking at the busy construction workers on the construction site, You Jiahui asked the supervisor, Okri, "By the way, where are all these construction workers on the construction site from?"

Overseer Oakley immediately answered You Jiahui's question, saying, "Oh! We've asked everyone about this. They're all idle farmers from several villages near the capital. They're taking advantage of the slack season to earn some extra money, but they'll all have to go back to harvest soon. The others are just some idle people from the capital and other towns. If it weren't for the shortage of people in the Huxia Forest, we could recruit even more. I don't know if you've heard, but they've recruited almost all of their skilled construction workers."

You Jiahui then asked the supervisor, Okri, "Oh—so that's why you're worried about delays, right?"

Supervisor Oakley told You Jiahui, "Yes, my Lord Knight, we can't let the construction period delay farming. As long as the construction matters in your territory continue according to the original plan, we can barely finish it before the busy farming season. If we make some changes, it may be too late, and we will have to stop construction. If we stop, construction will have to wait until the next slack farming season. It will cost more money to reschedule another construction period, and the construction workers will have to be recruited again. Almost all the work will have to be rearranged, and it will cost more materials than originally planned." He has tried his best to tell You Jiahui the consequences of not completing the construction within the construction period.

You Jiahui, fully aware of the urgency of the timeline, completely abandoned the idea of ​​making any changes to the construction process. Then, she suddenly asked the supervisor, Okri, "Hey! The farming you're talking about is for the second half of the year. Are we planting autumn crops?"

Supervisor Okri responded to You Jiahui's question, saying, "Yes, we are going to plant autumn crops. We have two crops a year here, with different crops planted in the first and second half of the year."

You Jiahui sighed inwardly, watching the busy construction workers on the site, and said to herself, "Alas, after the first half of the year's crops are harvested, the second half of the year's farming will also begin..."

Okri, the supervisor, glanced at everyone on the construction site and said to You Jiahui, "Well, you have to start preparing your territory, or you'll miss the second half of the year's farming season."

After hearing this, You Jiahui lowered her head slightly and thought to herself, "Oh, I was originally thinking of waiting for others to voluntarily ask for my permission, as Torsi said. But if I just sit back and wait, large tracts of land in my territory will undoubtedly be left unused. If all of it can't catch up with the cultivation in the second half of the year, the losses will be huge." Although she really wanted to have more farmers to farm quickly, she was afraid that large tracts of land would become a reality that she would have to face. Although she was helpless at the moment, a thought immediately occurred to her: "No, I can't just sit there and wait for death. I must find a way to reduce waste!"

After a while, You Jiahui, who had just been feeling helpless, suddenly thought of the Merchant Guild. Then, she jokingly said to the overseer, Okri, "This farmland only produces two crops a year, but you, the Merchant Guild, are more than just 'two crops a year,' right? You make money by selling the excess grain here, and you make money by bringing it in when it's scarce. Just think about it, you're incredibly wealthy."

After hearing this, the supervisor Oakley was shocked and immediately said to You Jiahui: "Oh! Sir Knight, you are joking. The guild also has to pay taxes. Besides, there is no harvest shortfall in our country, and everyone is not starving. This year we will have a bumper harvest!" The change in the speed of his speech made people feel a little panicked.

You Jiahui thought she had misheard and asked the supervisor Oakley with a suspicious expression, "Has there never been a poor harvest? Has there never been a flood or something? A flood destroying the fields? A rainstorm flooding the fields?" At this moment, all that came to her mind were the horrific scenes she had seen in the movies.

After thinking for a moment, Okri, the supervisor, replied to You Jiahui, "Well...it seems not."

You Jiahui then asked the supervisor, Okri, "A year-round drought? Did the water flow dry up?"

After thinking for a moment, Okri continued to answer You Jiahui, saying, "Well...it seems not."

You Jiahui couldn't believe what she heard. She stamped her foot lightly on the floor and blurted out excitedly, "Oh! This is the chosen country!"

Supervisor Oakley said to You Jiahui, "My Lord Knight, look at what you said. Isn't the whole world protected by gods?" After that, he began to pray to the sky.

After hearing this, You Jiahui immediately replied to the supervisor Oakley, saying, "Yes, that's right. Everyone is very pious, which is great!" Then, she also looked up at the sky and thought to herself, "Are the gods in this world the same as in ours? No, now we should consider the farming and autumn crops in the second half of the year." Thinking of this, she muttered to herself, "Well, this matter should be asked by a more professional person as soon as possible to see if there is any good solution..." Then, she made up her mind to find the president of the Merchants Guild.

After Overseer Okri finished praying to the gods, You Jiahui asked him, "Has your president been in the country recently?"

Overseer Okri told You Jiahui, "Yes, the guild leader hasn't been abroad recently. I heard from others that the guild leader has been in the guild these days."

After listening to this, You Jiahui said to the supervisor Oakley, "Well, okay. You go and do your work, I'll take a walk around." After that, she continued to patrol the construction site.

Afterward, You Jiahui, just like she had the previous few days, feigned a casual glance at the "table" she had previously placed. Seeing that it was still covered with a cloth, she felt that no one had touched it. Then, she thought to herself, "I wonder how that 'lock-picking lesson' Ulypian mentioned is going..."

As we mentioned before, the cloth-covered "table" is actually a "treasure chest" brought out from the dungeon, disguised as a "table" by the group and placed here. From there, we just have to wait for Eurypian to learn how to unlock it, and then we can see what goodies are inside the "treasure chest."

Afterwards, You Jiahui didn't stay at the construction site for long before she got on her horse and planned to go back early today. This was so that she could go to the president of the Merchants Guild early in the afternoon to ask about farming.

You Jiahui rode her horse back and forth around the construction site, then waved to the supervisor Oakley, indicating that she was going back.

When Overseer Oakley saw You Jiahui was leaving, he immediately bowed slightly to You Jiahui as a farewell. Watching You Jiahui's retreating figure, he scratched his cheek and thought to himself, "Oh, if only other lords were like this knight, how wonderful it would be..."

And so, You Jiahui rode back to the capital. It was already noon. She simply went to the tavern for lunch, then sat there alone, lost in thought, no one knowing what was going on. In short, this was the theme of "Don't try to guess what a girl is thinking."

It was afternoon, and You Jiahui rode her horse to the Merchants Guild outside the shopping street. She and Yang Mingyi arrived at the same time, and shortly after she entered the Merchants Guild, Yang Mingyi's carriage passed by. It was the same day and the same time, yet they had just missed each other perfectly.

Speaking of shopping streets, except for a few houses, most of them belong to the Merchants Guild, and the Merchants Guild usually collects rent. This is related to what we are going to talk about next.

So, besides asking about farming, what other interesting topics will You Jiahui discuss with the head of the Merchant Guild? See you next time...