Zhutian: Starting from the Space-Time Merchant

Chapter 578 The most popular item in the alternate dimension is the bicycle.
"Sister Baochai~"

With reddened eyes, Xue Baoqin happily showed the marriage certificate in her hand to Xue Baochai.

"My marriage certificate! I finally got my marriage certificate back!"

For Xue Baoqin, these past few days have been like a nightmare.

First, the political situation changed drastically, and the Lin family's daughter actually became the empress!
They thought that what happened outside had nothing to do with their home, but the subsequent raid on their property was like the sky falling.

The Xue family's vast fortune, including their shops, merchant fleets, and ships, was confiscated.

Aunt Xue almost cried herself to death at that time.
His older brother, Xue Ke, was sentenced to three years of hard labor.

Fortunately, he was not sent to various construction sites, but was instead placed in Shuntian Prefecture as a copyist.

It involved copying various official documents, such as arrest warrants.

No wages, but meals are provided.

I thought this was the most tragic thing in the world.

Unexpectedly, the Mei family, the Hanlin Academy, to whom he had arranged the marriage, suffered another misfortune. Not only was their property confiscated, but the entire family was also imprisoned.

At first, Xue Baoqin was thinking of using her connections to ask the Empress for mercy.

But soon, the dirty and sordid affairs of the Mei family, who were Hanlin scholars, were exposed to the public.

Using the daughter-in-law's dowry to support the family is nothing special.

The most appalling thing is that the Mei family, members of the Hanlin Academy, actually treated their daughters-in-law who married into the family as playthings and gifts.
Several people have already died because of this!
The thought of almost marrying into such a family and becoming a plaything or a gift still haunts Xue Baochai.

Fortunately, the Mei family of Hanlin was not implicated, and now they have finally gotten the marriage certificate back.

"That's a good thing."

Holding a round fan, Xue Baochai chuckled lightly, "It's good that we didn't fall into a fire pit."

"I heard that the Mei family, members of the Hanlin Academy, have already been brought to justice?"

"Yes," Xue Baoqin replied softly. "All the men have been executed, and Scholar Mei has been sentenced to be put in a coffin."

"This kind of villain who ruins a young woman's reputation!" Xue Baochai gritted her teeth. "He should be burned like that Prince Zhongshun!"

Xue Baoqin was speechless. How could her sister be so cruel?

"Sister Baochai."

Taking a breath, Xue Baoqin, clutching the marriage certificate, asked softly, "What will we do in the future? Are we just going to stay in this palace as palace maids for the rest of our lives?"

"How about we go and beg His Majesty?"

Xue Baochai laughed and raised her hand to stroke Xue Baoqin's pretty face. "If it were another emperor, with your looks, you certainly wouldn't just be a palace maid."

"But the current Empress is a woman."

"No matter how good the color is, it's useless."

Without family connections, even her once-proud good looks are useless.

For a moment, the two sisters fell silent.

I can't really be a palace maid for the rest of my life.

"What about Your Majesty?"

"They're brewing tea and discussing poetry with the rest of their families." Xue Baochai pouted. "They're all palace maids, but they're clearly just playmates. Only we are the ones doing the work."

The Jia sisters all became palace maids.

But Lin Daiyu had a good relationship with them, and they spent all their time eating, drinking and playing together. Her status was far superior to that of a palace maid.

Apart from that, the vast majority of the twelve main and secondary beauties were in the imperial palace.

"You do not understand."

Xue Baochai's gaze shifted. "The people who can truly determine our fate are no longer in the Grand View Garden."

She was a smart woman and understood very well who truly controlled her destiny.

That young master Lin, or rather, the chivalrous hero Wei, is the true mastermind.

In the modern world, there is a bar.

Young Master Lin and Master Wei are drinking alone in silence.

He was indeed drinking alone, even someone as strong as him had his share of troubles.

Last night, when emotions ran high, I naturally leaned against Lin Daiyu.

Thinking he had made thorough preparations, Lin Dao even gathered his strength to launch a critical strike.

result~
We couldn't get into the parking lot!
When you're driving, if you can't get into the parking lot, no matter how much time you spend driving around outside, it's all for naught.

He knew that Lin Daiyu was too nervous, but all his efforts to comfort her were in vain.

There was no other way but to give up.

After returning home, feeling depressed, he went out for a drink.

His demeanor and attire naturally attracted many men and women to approach him.

Unfortunately, Lin Dao, who was used to eating delicacies, had no interest in the spoiled food and waved them all away, not even giving them a slice of watermelon from the fruit plate.

Lin Dao had already noticed that several people nearby were secretly watching him.

They also knew the identities of these people.

Even though they hid very well, they couldn't fool the perceptive Lin Dao.

Although they didn't interfere with Lin Dao's normal life, they still made him feel uncomfortable.

It's better to travel the world, to be free and unrestrained.

Lin Dao got up to run the toilet and washed his hands. He saw a cleaning lady washing clothes nearby.

That figure looked strangely familiar.

He suddenly remembered that once, the domineering CEO had tried to ambush him.

Sure enough, when the cleaning lady looked up, she saw it was the domineering CEO's mother.

"haven't seen you for a long time."

Lin Dao laughed, "How did you end up like this?"

Even if you're down on your luck, you shouldn't have to work as a cleaner.

It's like an ex-girlfriend with a child who can't find a husband, and now she relies on beauty filters to engage in borderline online begging to make a living.

It's hard to say you'll get rich, but you can certainly live a comfortable life.

As for why no one can take over, it's not that no one wants to be Dorgon; it's just that after experiencing the domineering CEO and the wealthy Lin Dao, his ex-girlfriend's standards are too high. A net worth of over 100 million is just the threshold.

In her own words during the live stream~
'I once nestled under the wings of owls and eagles; you gray sparrows, leave me alone.'

Although the owl is now inside, the eagle can no longer see her.

But that doesn’t stop the ugly duckling from seeing itself as a swan.

The domineering CEO's mother knelt down, her face full of pleading, "Please spare my son, we know we were wrong~"

Lin Dao shook his head, signaling the people outside not to come in.

He calmly turned on the tap to wash his hands. "He broke the law. What's the use of begging me?"

"As long as you're willing to speak up for him," the domineering CEO's mother said, tears welling in her eyes. "He'll definitely get out."

"I promise you, we will disappear immediately and never appear in front of you again."

After drying his hands, Lin Dao turned and left.

"Neuropathy."

Lin Dao had long since let go of this matter, but the mother and son were still nagging him endlessly, which was really annoying.

The CEO's mother hurriedly got up and chased after him, but was stopped by several men with buzz cuts.

Please~

We really know we were wrong.

The CEO's mother's cries were quickly drowned out by the loud music.

Lin Dao stopped in his tracks.

He turned to look at the domineering CEO's mother and remembered his vow from back then.

"follow me."

The next morning, I drove to the wooded road leading to the warehouse and couldn't help but laugh.

"If this gets out, it'd be enough to make a short drama called 'The Domineering CEO Falls in Love with Me, the Cleaner'?"

After all, he was getting on in years, and although he was well-maintained, Lin Dao wasn't in a high mood.

Having fulfilled his vow to change the domineering CEO's name to Tian Wenjing, Lin Dao washed up and left.

For Lin Dao, this was just a small pleasure in life.

His desired life was to travel to different worlds and timelines to help the people of the Central Plains rewrite their destinies.

We drove all the way to the logistics park on the outskirts of the city.

At this time, the entire park had been bought by an unknown company and then rented out to Lin Dao at a low price.

The security guards at the gate immediately gave a standard military salute when they saw the boss's car arrive.

We drove to the largest warehouse, where we were greeted by mountains of steel and cement.

They are all standard products, the kind with no technical content.

Not just this warehouse, but all the warehouses in the vicinity are filled with these.

There's nothing we can do; the quantity is too large, and the goods are not selling well.

The construction boom in this other world is just what it's all for.

Lin Dao's large-scale construction projects are not about building gardens or palaces; he has no interest in that.

These are mainly used in water conservancy projects and road transportation.

People in the modern world feel that the Mother River is kind and approachable, and the Yangtze River is a major transportation artery.

That's because decades of continuous governance have calmed these two great figures down.

In the alternate world before the governance, the Mother River was constantly being jolted back and forth, and the Yangtze River was a silent flood.

Everywhere needs reinforced concrete to repair river embankments.

In addition, dams and reservoirs were built in various places to store water in order to cope with drought.

That's right, Lin Dao can command the wind and rain.

But his energy was limited, and he couldn't possibly run around every day to hold prayers for rain.

Ultimately, we must rely on science.

As for roads, forget about connecting every village; it's simply impossible.

The plan only included connecting every county.

And it's not even a high standard; it's just a cement road similar to a rural road.

As long as you can ride a bicycle, that's fine.

Domestic bicycle factories are now experiencing a boom.

Lindao has received a huge number of orders. Not only has it modified and upgraded all the scrapped shared bicycles in various cities and packed them up to take away, but it has also placed a large number of orders with bicycle factories.

No sporty styles, no off-road styles, and definitely no women's styles.

There's only one type: the 28-inch bicycle with a basket in the front, a seat in the back, and a crossbeam for sitting and carrying things.

This thing is very popular in all kinds of worlds.

It can carry people and transport goods.

It runs fast and doesn't need to be fed.

Whether in the military, the imperial post stations, or among the common people, the demand was enormous.

Lin Dao even saw someone using a 28-inch bicycle to transport hundreds of kilograms of supplies.

Comparable to Odbiao~
With bicycles and paved roads, the transportation problems that had plagued China for thousands of years were greatly alleviated.

Riding a bicycle and making a round trip to the next county in a single day is no longer just a dream.

Taking a breath, Lin Dao activated his traversal ability.

Before him appeared a row of doors of different colors.

Green, yellow, red.

Like a traffic light.

There is only one red door, leading to the world of Dream of the Red Chamber.

As expected, Lin Dao counted and found that there was one more yellow door than expected.

"New work has arrived."

Nodding, Lin Dao first went to see the red time portal.

The handwriting on the red gate has changed.

The original handwriting disappeared and was replaced by a new line.

'Lin Daiyu can accompany them to the Red Gate World~'

This is the first time it has been explicitly stated that it can take people through different worlds.

"This is the reward?" Lin Dao rubbed his chin. "Lin Daiyu's strength, she's a real tank."

"But you can only go to the Red Gate World?"

"Now that there's only one, isn't that the same as having none?"

"Never mind, we'll talk about it later."

He first sent steel bars and cement to different times and spaces, and everywhere was eagerly waiting for supplies to be replenished and construction to begin.

Afterwards, various minerals, timber, agricultural products, etc. were transported back, and these were all payments made through barter.

After finishing all that, Lin Dao stepped into the newly appeared yellow portal.

(End of this chapter)