Yao Zhi cooked some meals for her husband and made breakfast for herself. Today, she made a sandwich and grilled sausage. After breakfast, she changed into a set of clean hanfu before she left the shared manor.

Today, she wanted to visit Luo Bo and start building the workshops. So, before leaving, she called out to her system.

"System, I want to redeem the designs from the Design Corner feature."

As soon as she finished her words, she heard the mechanical voice echo in her mind.

"Good morning, Host! There are a total of 6 designs available. Which one do you want to redeem?"

"I want to redeem all."

"To redeem all the designs, the Host needs to pay 6,000,000 points. Are you sure you want to redeem them?"

"Yes."

The next moment, Yao Zhi saw her points being deducted, and six bamboo tubes appeared inside her system’s storage. She took out one of the bamboo tubes and opened it.

Inside were several blueprints of the winery. Besides the designs, there were also calculations, dimensions, and other details that she could hardly understand.

She put the blueprints back into the bamboo tube and stored it in her system’s storage. After she tidied up her bed, she went to the kitchen.

At this moment, the Ling squad, Xi Yi, and the children had already woken up.

Since she planned to hand over the management of her household to Xi Yi, she needed to introduce her to Luo Bo. But for now, she had to stay and cook lunch for the workers.

She thought for a moment before she said, "I need to go to Zhu’an Town. Shi’er and Shiqi, both of you will come with me."

Both Ling Shi’er and Ling Shiqi nodded and replied, "Yes, Master." 𝒻𝘳ℯℯ𝑤ℯ𝒷𝘯ℴ𝓋ℯ𝘭.𝑐ℴ𝑚

They quickly went to take a cold shower and changed into a set of clean clothes before they prepared the donkey cart. When the sun started to rise on the eastern horizon, they drove the cart and left the village.

Because they hadn’t had breakfast, Yao Zhi took out a basket of meat steamed buns and two bamboo tubes filled with warm soymilk from her system’s storage.

"Shi’er, Shiqi, eat something first," she said as she handed them the food.

"Thank you, Master," they replied in unison.

As usual, they changed the donkey cart into a horse carriage at the abandoned temple, and Yao Zhi put on her disguise inside her shared manor.

When she entered her shared manor, both Ling Shi’er and Ling Shiqi were stunned. They opened the carriage door and saw that it was empty. Their Master’s presence had suddenly disappeared.

They didn’t know where she went, so they decided to wait there. 5 minutes later, they felt their Master’s presence reappear. They checked the carriage and saw her inside, already in disguise.

Both of them exchanged glances, but no one said a word about this matter.

The horse carriage was faster than the donkey cart, and they arrived at Zhu’an Town in half an hour.

As usual, besides paying the entrance fee, Yao Zhi also gave a basket of mixed-grain steamed buns to the guards. This time, she didn’t give them anything else, but the guards didn’t complain.

"Young Master Lei, you always give us something every time you visit the town. It makes us feel embarrassed," one of the guards said.

"Brother Chu, no need to be so polite with me. Everyone is working hard to keep the town safe from bandits. It’s only right for us to show our gratitude for your hard work. What’s more, it’s nothing expensive, just some steamed buns."

Hearing her words, the guards smiled.

They were only small-town guards who didn’t even have an official rank.

Due to their awkward status, the townspeople wouldn’t dare to offend them, but most still looked down on them. Those with power and wealth even referred to them as guard dogs.

Therefore, when their hard work was acknowledged, it was more meaningful compared to the expensive gifts they often received.

"Only Young Master Lei understands our hardships," another guard sighed.

Hearing this, Yao Zhi said nothing.

After the brief conversation, the horse carriage entered the town. Under her order, Ling Shi’er drove the carriage to Fei Long Escort Agency.

Along the way, Yao Zhi lifted the carriage’s window curtain and observed the situation in the town.

Although most of the refugees had been settled down, those without household registration didn’t accept the land allocation and were forced to stay in the town, becoming beggars to survive.

She looked at them and noticed that most of them were either sick or on the brink of death due to long-term starvation and malnourishment.

Among the adults, there were only a few children, breathing heavily as they lay on the dirty ground inside the dark alleys.

Yao Zhi’s mood worsened when reality finally seeped into her mind.

She thought that she had helped them by distributing porridge. She earned merit points and believed she had done a good deed. But at the end of the day, she was curing the symptoms, not the source.

What these people needed was not temporary relief but a long-term livelihood.

Thinking that it was better to teach them to fish than to give them fish, Yao Zhi made up her mind. She needed to visit the General’s mansion after she spoke with Luo Bo and his brothers.

Due to the high number of pedestrians filling the road, the horse carriage couldn’t move fast, and it took them 40 minutes to reach the escort agency.

After Ling Shi’er parked the carriage, he opened the door and said, "Master, we have arrived."

Yao Zhi walked out and, holding the back of his hand, stepped down the movable wooden stairs. As she walked into the building, Ling Shiqi followed her while Ling Shi’er waited outside.

The moment she stepped into the hall, she heard people arguing inside.

"Sanlang, you said that you would help your cousins find a job after the sacrificial ceremony. Now, it has been 2 months since then. Where is the job you promised us?" an old woman asked.