Transmigrating to ancient times with a kitchen

by Usui Takumii

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SUMMARY

# luckyblessing # regulardrama When a gas tank exploded, Jian Qingqing transmigrated into the body of a little girl who had just died of starvation. Looking at the skinny, starving family living in a worn-down house that did little to shield them from the rainstorm outside, Jian Qingqing felt that she would soon die again. But she hadn't expected her kitchen to follow her through time. Looking at the abundance of supplies in it, Jian Qingqing's eyes lit up. Great! She wasn't going to die this time! Using the supplies in the kitchen, Jian Qingqing led her family as they opened up the land for farming and building houses. Unexpectedly, the high-yield grains led the entire country out of poverty. Everyone praised Miss Jian as a God that had descended to earth! She developed a method to process coarse salt into fine salt so that people could eat it with ease. The Emperor's face was filled with tears as he said, "Miss Jian is really my lucky star!" In the end, the whole world was unified and shouted, "All of this is due to Miss Jian's hard work!" Jian Qingqing said, "I just like to grow crops. I didn't do anything!" After her success, Jian Qingqing planned to find a nice, obedient husband to bring home. But what was up with the legendary prince who was ruthless, indifferent, and could stop children from crying? Why was he always appearing beside her? Ming Zhiyan said, "I'm nice and obedient. Why don't you marry me, Qingqing?" Looking at the man who was clearly a wolf pretending to be an obedient dog, Jian Qingqing fell into deep thought.

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Transmigration

Jian Qingqing was in a daze and she felt someone crying on top of her. What was going on? Was she not killed by the gas tank explosion? Could it be that she was so lucky that she survived the explosion?

When she recalled the moment the gas tank exploded, Jian Qingqing was still trembling with fear. At that time, she was cooking when she suddenly smelled a strong stench that did not belong to the smell of vegetables. She turned her head and realized that the gas tank had caught fire, before she could escape, the gas tank exploded with a bang. She felt a sharp pain and she lost consciousness.

Thinking of this, Jian Qingqing also felt pain all over her body. She moved her fingers and opened her eyes with great effort.

The crying stopped abruptly. Then, an excited woman's voice was heard, "Call the father, quickly! She's Alive! The Big Sister is alive again!"

Sitting on the stool, Fater Jian thought that the mother of the child was too sad and started to hallucinate. He wiped his tears and said, "Hurry up and clean up Big Sister. Before it gets dark, let's send her off to the next life."

At this moment, Jian Qingqing also realized that something was wrong. When she opened her eyes, she saw a dark and dilapidated house. The key was that the walls of the house were made of grass, and the ceiling was also made of grass, at this moment, strings of water were dripping from the straw ceiling, forming puddles on the mud floor. Listening to the conversation between the two strangers, Jian Qingqing had a bad premonition. As expected, she tilted her head and found that her hands were black and small. The clothes she was wearing were also tattered, and a large part of her sleeve was missing.

She had transmigrated.

When she realized this fact, Jian Qingqing moaned weakly. Looking at the conditions, it seemed that she was no longer in the 21st century.

Although her moan was small, the two people in the room heard it.

Father Jian could not believe it. He rushed to the bedside and carefully touched Jian Qingqing's hand. "Big Sister, you… you really came back to life!"

Jian Qingqing only saw a skinny man appear in front of her. His face was full of vicissitudes, and he looked to be in his forties.

At this time, the woman who had been crying on top of her also sat over and gently stroked Jian Qingqing's face. Jian Qingqing, who had never been so intimate with anyone before, shifted uncomfortably and avoided her hand.

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Mother Jian did not care, she wiped her tears and said, "My dear daughter, wait for me. I will cook something delicious for you. I will not let you go hungry anymore. I will make plain rice porridge for you to drink without putting any chaff. It is very delicious. You must wait for me!"

After saying that, she patted Jian Qingqing's hand and quickly left. After Mother Jian left, Jian Qingqing could not resist the tiredness in her body and fell asleep again.

This time, she had a dream. The dream was very real, as if she had experienced it herself. Jian Qingqing knew that these should be the memories of the original owner.

When she woke up again, there were a few more people beside her bed. One of them was an old man with white hair. Jian Qingqing knew that this was the original owner's grandfather. There were also three boys. The eldest was the original owner's twin brother, Xiao Hu, who was eight years old. The other two were Xiao Ye and Xiao Lang, who were five and three years old. Xiao Ye was her second uncle's son, but his second uncle had been sent to war and died on the battlefield. When the news spread, second aunt could not take the blow and passed away, after that, Xiao Ye lived with their family.

As expected, the whole family was so hungry that they were all skin and bones.

When mother Jian saw that she had woken up, she quickly took the bowl of porridge and said, "Big Sister, come, eat quickly. You won't be hungry after eating this."

Jian Qingqing took a look at the bowl. The edges of the bowl were already full of potholes, and there was a bowl of rice porridge inside. The rice porridge was yellow and even a little black. If it was in the past, Jian Qingqing would not even glance at it, but now, it was unknown how long the original owner had not eaten porridge made from pure rice. The moment the rice porridge approached, saliva immediately flowed out of her mouth, and her stomach began to growl.

Jian Qingqing immediately took the bowl and impatiently finished it in one gulp.

After putting down the bowl, Jian Qingqing still felt very hungry. However, she knew that she could not eat anymore. It was not because her body did not allow it, but because her family did not have any more food.

It had taken a lot of effort for her family to get this bowl of porridge for her.

This was the Great Wei Kingdom. It did not belong to any historical dynasty of her world. It could be considered an era of domination. This continent was divided into five countries, and the Great Wei Kingdom was in the middle. Although it was not the strongest, its strength was not bad either, so it was not invaded. However, disputes of all sizes had never stopped.

The commoners in the chaotic times were the most bitter, and the taxes were the heaviest. Originally, after paying the taxes, what was left was barely enough for a family to survive. However, there was a drought last year, and there was almost no harvest.

Although the Imperial Court exempted them from taxes, they dug up all the roots and ate up all the weeds. Many people still died.

It was not easy for them to survive until the beginning of spring. The crops were all planted, and the leaves of the wild vegetables and trees on the mountain had grown out. Only then did they seem to have some hope.

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The original owner starved to death at this moment of recovery because she was the older sister of the twins. She was born weak and sickly. Their crops last winter were all rice and wheat husks that had not been filled with starch during the drought, if some millet was mixed in, there would be more bran and less rice.

Everyone in the 21st century knew that people would die if they ate too much bran. People in this era also knew that, but there was nothing they could do about it.

The original owner had eaten too much of it. Her already weak stomach could not take it anymore. She almost threw up whatever she ate.

She did not dare to let her family know that she had secretly thrown up outside. But today, before she had finished eating, she had vomited on the dining table. She had even vomited blood. It did not take long before she could not take it anymore.

So now, the bowl of porridge that she was eating should be the rice that was sifted out from the remaining rice mixed with bran. There was none left. In fact, they had already eaten wild vegetables for more than a month. She also noticed that the three kids swallowed their saliva when they stared at her just now.

Jian Qingqing wanted to cry, but no tears came out. Under the current situation, even if she survived the explosion, she probably would not live until the summer harvest.

She smacked the taste of porridge in her mouth and thought about how to live longer. When she came back to her senses, she realized that an old and young family member was staring at her.

She was shocked and asked, "What's wrong?"

"Big Sister, are you still hungry? If you're still hungry, I'll…" Mother Jian gritted her teeth. "I'll go borrow some rice!"

"No need, Mother. I'm already full." At this time, every family was short of food. Who would have extra food to borrow? Even if they could, they would have to beg for it.

"Big Sister, are you feeling better? Why don't I go and find you some good food? I've lived enough at this age. Even if I have to exchange my old life for your life, I'm willing!" As he said this, Old Man Jian's tears streamed down his face.

Father Jian and Mother Jian immediately knelt down. "Father, it's because I'm not capable. I couldn't give you and the children a good life!"

Jian Qingqing quickly consoled, "Grandfather, I still want you to live a long life. Qingqing is still so young. You have to see Qingqing get married and have children."

Actually, Old Man Jian was not considered old in modern times. He was only 45 years old, but in this era, he was considered a person with a long life. Although Father Jian looked like he was in his forties, his actual age was only 27, in this era, people had to do heavy labor every day. The wind blew and the sun shone, so they looked very weathered.

Hearing this, Old Man Jian cried even louder, and a few children also began to cry.

Jian Qingqing could not help but cry as well. They were crying about their own tragic fate, crying about the sorrow of the era.

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Chapter 2

She Noticed That the Kitchen Had Followed Her

After finishing a bowl of porridge, Jian Qingqing felt sleepy again. She knew that the organs in her body were repairing themselves.

Seeing this, Old Man Jian quickly pulled the family out. "Let Big Sister rest well."

After they went out, Jian Qingqing fell into a deep sleep.

This time, she dreamed of the time before the gas tank exploded. On the dining table were a big bowl of bone soup and a plate of braised pork. On the chopping board was a cut eggplant. At this time, the gas tank was still well placed under the island, everything was very calm.

Looking at the tempting food on the dining table, Jian Qingqing subconsciously salivated. She swallowed her saliva and could not help but go over to eat the soup.

The bone soup was sweet and delicious. The radishes in it had been cooked until they were soft and tender, emitting a tempting fragrance.

Soon, she finished the bowl of soup. Jian Qingqing felt that her stomach was already swollen.

She licked her lips, savoring the taste of the bone soup. Perhaps the original owner had never eaten anything with flavor, so her sense of taste was very sensitive, and even a little taste would be magnified in her mouth. At this moment, she only felt that the soup tasted better than anything she had ever eaten before. Salty, fresh, and sweet tastes were exploding in her taste buds.

However, Jian Qingqing was puzzled. Could she taste the taste in her dream? This dream was quite real.

Suddenly, Jian Qingqing felt someone touching her hand. The next moment, she woke up.

She tilted her head and realized that it was Xiao Lang that was grabbing her hand. The little guy might have sneaked in when the adults were not paying attention.

Jian Qingqing picked him up and placed him on the bed. Although it was called a bed, it was actually a few wooden planks placed on a stone and covered with a layer of straw.

There was nothing to eat, and the child was very young. Although he was three years old, he looked like a one-and-a-half-year-old child that she had seen in her previous life. He did not know how to walk, and he could not speak well either. He could only say a few words.

At this moment, the boy's big round eyes were staring at her without moving. She touched his head tenderly and asked, "What's wrong?"

"It smells good!"

"Huh?" Jian Qingqing was puzzled.

Xiao Lang suddenly leaned on her face and sniffed hard like a puppy. After a while, he said in surprise, "Sister, it smells good!"

Jian Qingqing also sniffed but did not find any smell. However, there was still the delicious taste of the bone soup in her mouth. She had a bold guess, so she closed her eyes, focused her mind and silently chanted, "Kitchen.".

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In the next moment, she appeared in the kitchen.

She had a special ability!

Jian Qingqing jumped up in excitement. This was really a path that no one could escape from. She did not expect the kitchen to follow her!

She walked around curiously. She knew where the things here were placed with her eyes closed, this was the kitchen that followed her to the other world.

Looking at the tightly shut door, she pushed it and realized that she could not move it. Hence, she knew that only the kitchen had followed her here. However, she did not know if the things here could be taken out. Jian Qingqing decided to test it out.

Looking at the rock candy in the glass jar, she picked the smallest piece and closed her eyes, muttering, "Go out."

Then, when she opened her eyes, she saw Xiao Lang's eyes.

She rubbed the rock candy in her palm and was extremely happy.

Jian Qingqing sat up, and the Xiao Lang also got up.

"Xiao Lang, close your eyes."

Xiao Lang thought that his sister was playing games with him, so he obediently closed his eyes.

"Open your mouth."

"Ah–" The boy opened his mouth wide.

Jian Qingqing put the rock candy into his mouth. The rock candy was very small, and it was crushed from the big rock candy.

Xiao Lang only felt that something had been put into his mouth. He closed his mouth, and in the next moment, his eyes widened. He did not dare to move at all, and his eyes emitted a bright light.

Jian Qingqing's heart ached terribly. She touched his bony cheek and said, "Eat it. I'll give it to you after you finish it."

Xiao Lang finally came back to his senses. He smashed the thing in his mouth and opened and closed it several times. He seemed to be in disbelief, and his eyes lit up. "It's sweet!"

He had eaten the sour and sweet fruits on the mountain before. That was what he thought was the most delicious thing, but now, he felt that the food in his mouth was more delicious than any other fruit.

"Yes, sweet. It's candy."

Xiao Lang repeated after her, "Candy!"

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After he said that, he rolled the sugar with his tongue and felt its taste.

Jian Qingqing held his skinny little hand. In this era, candy was a precious thing. People from their families had never even seen it, let alone eaten it. Unlike modern children who were tired of eating cake and chocolate.

The only way they could get the taste of 'sweet' was through the wild fruits on the mountain. However, many wild fruits were more sour than sweet.

Xiao Lang suddenly broke away from her hand and dug out the candy from his mouth with his hand. He reluctantly handed it to Jian Qingqing, "Sister, eat!"

Jian Qingqing was both moved and amused as she looked at the candy in his little hand. "Xiao Lang, eat it. Sister has already eaten it."

Xiao Lang was also very reluctant. After hearing what she said, he immediately took it back and licked it a few times. Then, he carefully wrapped it in his palm. "Give it to me! Father, eat it! Mother, eat it!"

Jian Qingqing took the candy that was only the size of a corn grain from his hand and stuffed it into his mouth again. "Everyone had it. This is because the Xiao Lang is obedient. Sister rewarded it to you."

Hearing that everyone had it, the Xiao Lang squinted his eyes and enjoyed it. He said sweetly, "Xiao Lang is obedient!"

Jian Qingqing felt that he was very cute. She gently scratched his chin and said, "If Xiao Lang is obedient, sister will give it to you again next time!"

Of course, it was impossible for everyone to eat it. Now that the whole family was so poor that they could only eat grass, it was difficult for her to explain the source of the candy. She only dared to give it to Xiao Lang, who could not speak clearly.

The rain outside gradually stopped, and the house was no longer leaking. Mother Jian brought in a bowl of food. Jian Qingqing went over to take a look, and it turned out to be a bowl of minced wild vegetable soup.

"Big Sister, come, eat something more. This is made from the most tender leaves of Pakchoi. It doesn't hurt your throat."

Pakchoi was a rare type of wild vegetable that was not bitter. It was also very delicious. Also, because it was delicious, the ones by the roadside had long been picked clean. If one wanted to find it, one had to go deeper into the mountains.

It seemed that Jian Qingqing's parents had braved the rain to go into the mountains to help her pick these wild vegetables. Jian Qingqing was very touched. No one had ever treated her so well. In her previous life, her parents divorced after giving birth to her. After that, they each built their own family, and she lived under someone else's roof for a year. After that, she lived with that family for a year. When she became an adult, she moved out on her own. Her relationship with her parents was very poor.

She did not expect that when she transmigrated to this family that was so poor that she could not even afford to eat, someone would try their best to treat her well. This was the first time she felt the love of her parents.

"Hey! Why is Big Sister crying? Do you not want to eat this? Oh my poor daughter, it's all because your parents are not capable enough to let you eat rice!" As she spoke, Mother Jian also started to cry.

Jian Qingqing sniffed and quickly took the wild vegetable soup and finished it in one gulp, then she said, "How can I despise you? I'm thinking that I must earn a lot of money in the future and let you live a good life. I want you to eat rice every day. One chicken today, one duck tomorrow!"

Mother Jian finally smiled and pinched Jian Qingqing's nose. "What a good day it is. I'm afraid that even the landlord's family can't eat like this!"

Jian Qingqing also chuckled and said, "Mother, I will definitely let you live this kind of life!"

With the supplies in the kitchen in hand, she did not believe that she and her family could not live a full life!

Mother Jian did not care much about her daughter's ambition. She just thought of it as the child's filial piety.

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Kitchen Supplies

In the evening, Jian Qingqing lay on the bed, closed her eyes, and 'played' in her kitchen. She found that objects could not only be taken out, but also put in. She did not need her entire consciousness to go in. She could control the entry and exit of objects with her mind, moreover, time was not lost here. Her soup was still warm.

At this time, she was counting the things in the kitchen. In order to lose weight, she did not like to eat staple foods, so she bought a lot of sweet potatoes and corn and kept them at home. Corn was tender corn, so of course, she could not use it to grow more. However, she had bought some dry corn in the countryside to make popcorn. There were still more than two catties left, which could be used to grow.

Sweet potatoes could be grown. In addition, there were three yams and five potatoes. These two could also be grown. Although there was not much, there would be everything that needed to be planted slowly.

There were also some vegetables, meat eggs, and a bag of tomatoes in the refrigerator. The tomatoes could be planted after the seeds were dug out.

There were a lot of seasonings. Not to mention the soy sauce, food, and wine, there was not much left and there was no reserve. However, there were still two barrels of oil and more than 50 bags of salt. Salt was very important. In this era, there was only crude salt. Fine salt was very expensive, it was not something that ordinary people could afford. Although illegal salt was cheaper, it was crudely made and had a lot of impurities. Their family had bought illegal salt before the disaster. However, even fine salt was also not very good compared to the 21st century.

Most importantly, she still had a bag of dried chilies. Half of the bag were string peppers, and the other half were Chaotian peppers. Chaotian peppers or chilies were the spiciest, so they were very good for making chili sauce. She usually put the string peppers in stir-fried vegetables.

As long as the chilies were planted well, it would not be a problem for her to get out of poverty and become rich.

Jian Qingqing put aside the things that could be used for planting. These were the foundation for her to become rich in the future, and she absolutely could not use them to eat now.

Jian Qingqing spent more than an hour sorting out these things before she regained her consciousness. Beside her, Xiao Ye was already sound asleep.

There were only three thatched cottages in the house. The main house was where the Jian family's parents lived with Xiao Lang. They usually ate and cooked there too. They used a thatched curtain to separate the bed. On the left was the room where Old Man Jian slept with Xiao Hu, the room on the right was originally Xiao Ye's parents' room. However, his parents had gone, so Old Man Jian let Jian Qingqing and Xiao Ye sleep together.

The next day, when Jian Qingqing woke up, her family was already gone. The adults should have gone to the fields, and Xiao Hu had brought two small pieces of wild vegetables with him. This was the source of food for the family.

The first step to becoming rich was to take charge of the kitchen at home. Only when she cooked, could she quietly took out the things in the kitchen for them to eat. She had to nurture their health before the summer harvest.

After washing her face, Jian Qingqing planned to go out to look for Xiao Hu and the others. The place where they dug the wild vegetables was not far from their house, on the outskirts of Dongshan. There was a small hillside with a lot of wild vegetables growing on it, it was only a quarter of an hour's walk.

Along the way, Jian Qingqing saw farmers who looked as skinny as the Jian Family. They worked hard in the fields. Although it was hard, their eyes were shining with joy.

Jian Qingqing was very worried. If she had the chance, she would do something for the villagers as well.

When Jian Qingqing arrived at Dongshan, there were a few children scattered everywhere. Every family in the village was like this. The adults worked in the fields while the children came out to dig wild vegetables.

Dongshan was very big, and it was one of the biggest mountains on the eastern side. Deep in the mountain was a primitive forest. It was full of dangers. Not only were there dangerous animals such as tigers, wild boars, and wolves, but they could not find their way out once they entered. Very few people could come out alive.

Last year, when the great drought almost killed them, it also affected the mountain. The drought was not only on the outside of the mountain but also on the inside of the mountain. Before anyone could enter, one night, the wolf pack in the mountain suddenly ran out and attacked a nearby village. More than ten people died in the village next door.

Once this happened, no one dared to enter the deep mountain. They would rather starve to death. This way, at least, they would have a corpse for burial.

Jian Qingqing looked at the mountain thoughtfully. Of course, she did not dare to enter. She did not know if she could come out, but she was very afraid of the snakes in the mountain, she only thought that this mountain could provide a good cover for the things in her Spatial Kitchen that did not belong to this place.

Jian Qingqing walked around the mountain for a while before she finally saw her three younger brothers at the boundary between the outer and inner mountains. At this time, Xiao Hu was fighting with another child that was about the same age as him.

Seeing that Xiao Hu was about to be pushed to the ground by another child, Jian Qingqing quickly said, "What are you doing!"

The two children immediately stopped, but their faces were full of anger.

Jian Qingqing looked at this and then looked at that, and silently sighed in her heart. "Tell me, why are you fighting?"

Xiao Hu was not afraid of his sister in the past, after all, the two of them were born around the same time. However, looking at Jian Qingqing's darkened face today, he still felt apprehensive and stammered, "I saw this wild vegetable first, and he insisted on coming over to snatch it."

The other one was also not convinced. Although he did not believe that Jian Qingqing would help him. However, he still defended himself. "It was clearly me who ran over to pick it first. Who asked you to be slower than me! If I came here first, it would be mine!"

Jian Qingqing looked at the cluster of wild vegetables on the ground, then, she looked at the child who was fighting with Xiao Hut. This child's name was Jian Rong. His family's situation was even more difficult than the Jian Family's. There was only a widow's mother and an elderly grandmother. With the Spatial Kitchen in hand, she naturally did not want to snatch things from the child. Thus, she said, "Then I'll give them all to you. We'll go and look for something else."

"Really?"

"Sister!"

Jian Qingqing ignored the angry Xiao Hu and said to the surprised Jian Rong, "Of course it's true."

This time, Jian Rong was embarrassed. He did not think that Jian Qingqing would help him, so he said, "Why don't we split it 50-50."

"No need, we'll just go find the others." As she said that, she pulled the unwilling Xiao Hu away.

Jian Rong quickly asked, "Sister Qingqing, where are you going?"

Xiao Hu also had a look of doubt on his face. "That's right, sister, where are you going?"

Jian Qingqing pointed to the other side of the ravine. "Here."

There was a ravine between this hillside and the inner mountain. The adults also dared to go a little deeper, but within two kilometers, they did not dare to go any deeper. Children were strictly forbidden to cross this ravine.

Xiao Hu turned pale with fright. "Sister! It won't do! Father and mother won't let us go there."

"What are you afraid of? We'll only circle outside and not go inside. There are so many mushrooms in spring. Don't you want to eat them?"

Thinking of the smell of mushrooms, Xiao Hu gulped, but he still remembered his parents' words. "But, but…"

"Hey, what are you afraid of? Just like Sister Qingqing said, we'll only look outside. Nothing will happen. If you don't tell your parents when you go home, who will know that we went in? Let's go, Sister Qingqing. If he doesn't go, I'll go with you. Jian Xiao Hu is a coward!"

"Who says I'm a coward! Hmpoh! Let's go, Sister. I'll go in with you. I won't bring him!"

Picking Mushrooms

Jian Qingqing found it funny. "You don't want that wild vegetable?"

"Yes!" Jian Rong said as he immediately pulled out the cluster of wild vegetables and divided half into the basket that Xiao Ye was holding. "Let's go, Sister Qingqing, we'll go over there to pick mushrooms!"

"Wait, the matter hasn't been settled yet. What if I bring you over and you guys still fight?"

Jian Rong rolled his eyes and very tactfully apologized, "I'm sorry, Xiao Hu. I shouldn't have snatched your wild vegetables."

Xiao Hu was a person who would give in to politeness. He took a glance at the wild vegetables that were allocated to the basket and was very embarrassed. "I was not good either. It always belonged to the one who snatched it. I wasn't fast enough for you, and it's my fault for hitting you."

Jian Qingqing looked at the two children who shook hands and made peace. She was finally satisfied, so she picked up Xiao Hu who was playing with the grass. "Let's go. We'll go over now. Xiao Hu, hold Xiao Ye's hand well. Don't let him fall."

After crossing the ravine, Jian Qingqing picked up the long stick and beat the weeds. This move was called alerting the snake by beating the grass.

Soon, she found a bunch of edible mushrooms under the roots of a tree. Xiao Hu and Jian Rong quickly went up to pick them up.

After a few days of continuous rain, the mushrooms on the mountain all appeared. However, there were only a few types that they knew could be eaten, so they specifically picked up the ones that they knew.

Jian Qingqing carried Xiao Hu, so it was inconvenient for her to do so. Therefore, it was Xiao Hu and Jian Rong who picked them up. Xiao Ye followed behind them with a basket. Soon, they picked up a big basket full of mushrooms. They also found a lot of wild vegetables that were growing well, so they picked them all up, they used a bundle of hay and held it in their hands.

Jian Qingqing looked at the sky. She had not eaten breakfast, and her stomach was already starting to throb. The four little ones were not in good condition either.

"Let's go. It's time to go home and make lunch. We'll pick them again in the afternoon."

When they returned home, the adults had not returned yet. Jian Qingqing instructed Xiao Hu and Xiao Ye to wash the vegetables and start a fire.

There were only two broken clay pots at home. Although they were broken, they were all washed clean.

While the three little ones were washing vegetables outside, Jian Qingqing secretly poured the soup from the Spatial Kitchen into the pots, preparing to use the soup to cook wild vegetables and mushrooms.

It was difficult to take out the things in the Spatial Kitchen. She could not explain the source, so she could only take the soup out to stew.

Jian Qingqing did not know how to make such a fire, and neither did her original body. She was weak, and her family did not let her do much work. Xiao Hu was very skilled at doing these things.

Jian Qingqing added one-third of the soup and one-third of the water to each of the two pots to dilute the taste of the soup. There were no condiments in the house.

After Xiao Hu finished washing the vegetables, Jian Qingqing broke all the vegetables and threw them into the pot, instructing Xiao Hu to start the fire.

When the pots started to rumble, the adults came back.

Jian Qingqing shouted outside, "Grandpa, Dad, Mom, it's time to eat!"

"Aiyo, Big Sister knows how to cook!" Mother Jian's face was full of pride.

Father Jian also revealed a silly smile. "Big Sister, are you hungry? Next time, daddy will come back earlier."

Jian Qingqing hurriedly waved her hand. "No, no. I just feel sorry for the hard work of grandfather and you two. I've seen you guys cook before, so I tried it."

Fater Jian and Mother Jian were moved. "Good girl!"

Old Man Jian had already lifted the lid, and the hot air with a fragrance spread out. Old Man Jian could not help but salivate when he smelled it. "Big Sister, what are you cooking? It smells so good!"

He looked closely, it was wild vegetables and mushrooms. "Where did you pick the mushroom?"

Jian Qingqing knew that she could not hide it, so she said honestly, "We went over the ditch to pick it."

"What!" Father Jian and Mother Jian were shocked. "Didn't I tell you guys not to go over there?"

It was not good for Father Jian to be angry at his daughter, so he shouted at Xiao Hu, "Jian Xiao Hu, come over here! I'll beat you to death! How can you bring big sister over to the ditch! It's so dangerous over there!"

In Father Jian's opinion, his daughter was too soft and timid. She would not dare to go over on her own, so it was only Xiao Hu, that naughty child, who could bring her there.

Jian Qingqing knew that he had misunderstood, she quickly explained, "Xiao Hu didn't bring me there. I wanted to bring Xiao Hu there. There aren't many wild vegetables left on the slope. Not many people have picked them from the ditch. Moreover, we only circled around outside and did not go inside."

Mother Jian still had a disapproving look on her face. "Even so, we can't let you kids go there. What if you encounter danger? If there aren't any wild vegetables outside, mother and father can leave work and go into the mountain to pick them. In short, you can't go in."

"But my brothers and I also feel sorry for Father and Mother. You guys work so hard. How can you go into the mountain after a whole day's work? Isn't it more dangerous than us going in? Moreover, I swear that we won't go into the deep mountains. We'll just go in the circle outside and pick them!"

"That's enough," Old Man Jian finally spoke, "If Big Sis wants to go, then let her go. Mushrooms are better than wild vegetables, it's better to nourish the body. Big Sister has just recovered, it's better to eat mushrooms. As long as you're careful, there won't be any danger wandering outside. But in the afternoon, don't bring Xiao Ye and Xiao Hu. They're too young, they won't be able to escape if they encounter danger. In the afternoon, I'll bring them to the fields. Xiao Hu, you must protect your sister well!" The last sentence was directed at Xiao Hu.

Xiao Hu received the order. "Yes!"

Jian Qingqing was very touched. "Thank you, Grandfather!"

Although Father Jian did not agree, his father had already spoken, so he could only agree.

"Alright, let's eat. Let's have a taste of big sister's cooking!"

There were only three pottery bowls at home, and the rest were all bamboo bowls. Bamboo bowls were easily moldy and easily cracked.

Old Man Jian put a bowl full of mushrooms into Jian Qingqing's hands. The other brothers had half of the mushrooms and half of the wild vegetables in their bowls, while the adults' bowls were full of wild vegetables. Jian Qingqing looked at the mushrooms in the bowl, feeling touched. It was hard for her not to love such a family.

"Come, Grandpa, Mom, and Dad also eat mushrooms. You work hard and need to replenish your body." Jian Qingqing took a few chopsticks from the bowl and put some wild vegetables into the adults' bowls.

"Big Sister, you can eat it yourself. Why are you giving it to us? We are in good health. You, on the other hand, can get better by eating more." As she spoke, she was about to give the mushrooms back to Jian Qingqing.

"Enough. You should eat it. The child is doing it out of filial piety." After saying that, Old Man Jian drank a mouthful of soup, paused for a moment, and then picked up some wild vegetables to eat.

"Why does Big Sister's cooking taste like meat?"

Jian Qingqing was stunned. She did not expect that she had skimmed the oil off the soup and added a lot of water. They could all taste the meat.

"What is the meat flavor?" The five-year-old Xiao Ye asked in confusion.

"I know, I know! The meat flavor is fragrant!" Xiao Hu took a sniff of the soup in intoxication, "Big sister's cooking is also fragrant!"

He was already eight years old, and he already had a memory. Before the drought, he would always cut a piece of meat at home every new year to eat, so he remembered the taste of meat.

"This means that big sister has talent in cooking. She can even make vegetables with the taste of meat!" Old Man Jian said.

Jian Qingqing breathed a sigh of relief. Talent was talent, otherwise, it would be difficult for her to explain how she could make the same dish with the taste of meat.

Everyone ate this meal happily, and there was not even any soup left.

Chinese Yam

In the afternoon, Jian Qingqing brought Xiao Hu and Jian Rong to the mountain again. Thinking about the things in the Spatial Kitchen, she thought of ways to get rid of these two followers.

Looking at the two children who were digging in front of them, Jian Qingqing said, "Xiao Hu, you two dig here now. I'll go to other places to look for it. That way, it'll be faster."

At this time, Xiao Hu and Jian Rong were completely focused on the large cluster of tender wild vegetables on the ground. They did not care about what she said at all. "Alright, you go ahead."

Jian Qingqing found a place not far away from them that was hidden. She took out the three yams from the Space and used the branches to scrape the soil on the ground. Then, she smeared the outer layer of the yams with fresh soil and broke it into a few pieces.

The two children were almost done with their calculations, so they asked loudly, "Xiao Hu, are you done digging?"

"Almost!"

Jian Qingqing left the place and found a place where the vegetation was lush and covered by bushes that they had not looked for before. She poked a few times with her stick, but there were no snakes. Thus, she carefully dug open the bushes and placed ten eggs inside. Then, she carefully restored the bushes.

"Xiao Hu, come quickly! I found a nest of eggs!"

In a short while, Jian Qingqing saw Xiao Hu rushing over in a hurry.

"Where? Where are the eggs?"

Jian Qingqing pointed at the hole that she had poked out.

Xiao Hu could not wait to dig through the bushes and get in.

"Wow! Sis, there really are eggs!"

Not long after, Xiao Hu carefully used his clothes to carry a bag of eggs and crawled out.

"Quick, Sis, let's see if there are any more eggs!"

At this time, Jian Rong also carried Xiao Hu's basket and walked over. He looked at the eggs in Xiao Hu's pocket with envy. "Sister Qingqing, you're so lucky!"

Jian Qingqing took the basket and motioned Xiao Hu to put the eggs in it. Then, she took out three eggs and put them into Jian Rong's basket. "These three are for you."

Jian Rong was stunned and said in a daze, "That's not good. Eggs are very precious."

"Everyone who sees it has a share. We can just look for it again. Who knows, we might even find it."

Although Xiao Hu was also very reluctant to part with it, he already regarded Jian Rong as a good brother in his heart. Moreover, this egg was discovered by his sister. She could give it to whoever she wanted, so he said, "You can take what my sister gave you."

Jian Rong's face was filled with gratitude. "Thank you, Sister Qing Qing. Thank you, Xiao Hu."

His grandmother's body had not been well recently. With this egg, she could replenish her body.

"It's okay." Jian Qingqing did not care too much. She still had dozens of eggs.

The skin would itch if it comes into contact with the juice of the yam. Jian Qingqing used hay to tie it into a bundle and held it in her hand.

"Sister, why are you holding a bundle of wood roots?"

"This is not wood roots, but something good."

Xiao Hu was puzzled. Were these not just broken wood roots?

Following that, the few of them patted the bushes again. They did not find any eggs, but they did find three nests of bird eggs. One nest was discovered by Jian Rong.

Although there were only five or six eggs in a nest, no matter how small they were, they were still food. They gave one nest to Jian Rong and kept the rest.

When they returned home, no one had returned yet. Jian Qingqing planned to strike first and boil all the eggs. There were exactly seven of them, one for each person. If she kept them until the adults came back, they might not even be willing to eat one a day.

"Xiao Hu, go boil the water!"

"Okay!"

While the water was boiling, Jian Qingqing secretly put the salt into a bowl, then melted it with water and poured it into the pot, not daring to put too much.

Soon, the water was boiling. Jian Qingqing crushed the eggs one by one in each hand and threw them into the boiling water. The egg white quickly condensed in the boiling water, and the egg yolk slowly became ripe.

Jian Qingqing scooped out the whole fried egg and started another round of boiling eggs.

Xiao Hu was shocked by his sister's bold action. "Sister, aren't you afraid of being scolded by mom and dad?"

"What are you afraid of? They'll eat it after it's been boiled."

Xiao Hu thought about it and agreed. If they did not finish cooking it, his grandfather and parents would definitely be reluctant to eat it.

After the fried eggs were boiled, Jian Qingqing poured the dozen or so eggs into the water and beat them into a pot of egg soup to cook wild vegetables and mushrooms.

At night, unsurprisingly, Jian Qingqing was yelled at.

"Daughter! We could have food for many days with this many eggs! They were all cooked by you in one meal!"

Even the usually open-minded Old Man Jian disagreed. "Keep them and eat them slowly, or use them to exchange for some coarse food. It's enough for you little ones to eat for a long time. What's the point of wasting the eggs?"

Jian Qingqing chuckled. "Grandfather, Father, Mother, I said that I would let you live a good life. It's just a few eggs. We'll definitely find them again tomorrow. Why did I cook all the eggs? Isn't it because I know that you can't bear to eat them? You feel sorry for us, but we also feel sorry for you. You don't know how much I feel sorry for you. You almost couldn't walk after a day of hard work, and you still have to work hard for us. It's just a few eggs. If you don't want to eat them, then I won't eat them either."

Xiao Hu was already very afraid. When he heard his sister's words, the tears in his eyes could not help but fall. "Yes, if Grandfather and Father don't want to eat them, then I won't eat them either!"

Xiao Ye also pushed the bowl of eggs in front of Old Man Jian. "Grandpa will eat, Uncle and Aunty will eat too. Sister will eat, brother will eat, I will eat too."

Old Man Jian looked at the stubborn faces of the children and sighed faintly. "Eat, eat, eat. To be able to get such filial children, I'm willing to die even if I have to."

Jian Qingqing chuckled. "What are you talking about? Grandfather, you still have to live a long life. Don't worry, there are still many good days ahead!"

Mother Jian also laughed. "We have lived well these days. As long as you don't anger us like this in the future, it's fine. You're not allowed to cook food in the future. Wait for me to come back to cook. I don't know what's wrong with you, little girl. You've become so stubborn and talkative after waking up."

Jian Qingqing did not answer her mother. Instead, she said, "Grandpa, hurry up and eat. I'll show you something good after you finish eating."

"What good thing? Aren't eggs good enough?"

"You'll know after you finish eating. They're definitely better than eggs."

Although they felt sorry for the eggs, the family still enjoyed eating them.

After eating, Jian Qingqing took out her bundle of Chinese yams and placed them in front of her family.

"Look!"

"What is this?" Old Man Jian, who had lived the longest, had never seen this thing before.

Jian Qingqing smiled mysteriously. "It's good stuff!"

"Hurry up and say it, why are you playing charades!"

"Hehe." Jian Qingqing finally stopped teasing them, she explained, "This is Chinese yam. It can be used to make medicine or it can be taken away and eaten as a vegetable. This was told to me by a herb gatherer I met in the past. At that time, he was digging this Chinese yam."

Of course, she had made up the story of the herb gatherer. It was true that the yam could be used to make medicine, but no one on their side should know about this kind of plant.

"What? This is medicine? Aiyo, how much can this bundle be sold for?"

Hearing that it was medicine, Old Man Jian carefully raised it up and looked at it. Medicine was very precious.

"I'm not selling it. I'm going to grow more of it."

"What?" The three adults looked surprised.

Persuasion

"The herb gatherer told me how to grow it. Do you see this eye?"

Jian Qingqing picked up a piece of yam and gestured for them to take a look.

"This is called the 'eye', which is used to sprout. A seedling will grow out of the eye. From this pile, I can probably grow over 20 of them."

"And the yield of this is very high. A piece of yam can weigh two to three catties. Even if you don't sell it, you can eat it for a long time."

"Are you kidding me? Can this broken stick be eaten?"

Xiao Hu squatted on the ground and stared at the yam on the ground with a face full of disbelief.

"Go away." Father Jian pushed Xiao Hu's head away.

"But… But we don't know how to take care of it. If we don't plant it well, wouldn't it be a waste?" He was a little hesitant.

"Let's try it first. Aren't the methods of planting things all the same? There are only about 20 of them. We can dig a few holes at the back of the house and take care of them nearby."

In her previous life, she had seen many videos of this kind of planting of yams. There were a lot of methods such as aerial planting and bamboo planting, but she still preferred the method of planting on the ground.

Old Man Jian thought about it and agreed. He had started doing farm work ever since he could walk. After serving the crops for more than 40 years, he realized that there were only those methods of growing food. If he watered it enough and exposed it to the sun, the harvest would not be a problem. He turned to Father Jian, whose name was Jian Dalang, and said, "Okay, then let's do as Big Sister says. Dalang, tomorrow, dig a few holes in the back and plant this golden lump."

In old man Jian's opinion, the thing that could be used to make medicine and eat was the golden lump.

"Oh right, Dad, don't touch its juice when you cut it open tomorrow, or your hands will itch."

"Is it such a strange thing?"

Jian Dalang carefully asked about the details of planting the yam, and Jian Qingqing told him everything she knew.

"Uncle Jian–" Just when the whole family was discussing the planting of the yam, a woman's voice was heard.

The Jian Family stopped what they were doing and took a look at the person who came.

"Aunt Liu?" Mother Jian exclaimed and walked out to welcome the person.

"Aunt Liu, why are you here?"

Aunt Liu was Jian Rong's mother. At this moment, her face was red and she seemed to be very embarrassed.

She carefully took out three eggs from the basket and handed them to Mother Jian.

"Aunt Liu, I'm really sorry. My Little Rong is not sensible. I heard that Qingqing found these eggs. That Brat didn't do anything and just took three eggs. I told him to give you the eggs."

Mother Jian looked at Jian Qingqing with a puzzled look. "Qingqing, what's going on?"

Jian Qingqing had no choice but to come out and explain, "Auntie, it's alright. I gave these eggs to Little Rong. He has helped me a lot. The wild vegetables and mushrooms are all shared by everyone. The same goes for the eggs."

"How can a few wild vegetables be compared to the eggs? The eggs are so precious. If he didn't find them, how could he take them?"

Mother Jian also understood what had happened. Although she was moved by her daughter's generosity, adults should not interfere in children's matters. Thus, she pushed the egg back.

"Big Sister is right. The things that the three children found when they went out together are naturally divided together. We don't need to care about the children's matters. Don't tell me that they have to be so clear and calculative on anything they find in the future? Wouldn't that make it a strange relationship?"

Aunt Liu was even more embarrassed. "Although that's the case, it's not easy for families these days. How can eggs be shared so easily?"

Jian Qingqing smiled mischievously. "Aunt, you can take the eggs back. I heard from Little Rong that the pickles you made are very delicious. If you feel bad, why don't you bring some for us to taste your cooking?"

"Sigh, sure! I'll ask Little Rong to bring some for you guys tomorrow!"

Aunt Liu actually wanted to exchange some things for the eggs. Her mother-in-law's health was not good and she needed to replenish her body. However, her family was poor and had nothing to offer. How could she not know that Jian Qingqing was trying to ease her heart? Every family had pickles.

Aunt Liu was very touched. Jian Qingqing's family was a good family that was worth befriending. She wanted to educate her son to be on good terms with the Jian Family when she went back.

"Alright, then I'll go back first. Qingqing, come to my house more often with Xiao Hu to play with Little Rong in the future."

After Aunt Liu left, Mother Jian tapped Jian Qingqing's forehead. "You!"

Jian Qingqing smiled ingratiatingly. "Mom, I'll pick up more eggs for you to eat tomorrow!"

…

The next day, Jian Qingqing returned with a nest of eggs as usual. This time, she even brought out a few sweet potatoes.

When she returned home, she saw Jian Dalang plowing the land at the back of the house. She quickly ran over.

"Father, can you help me open up this land?"

Jian Qingqing had observed it. The land at the back of the house was about a quarter of its size. It was connected to the back of the hill and the soil was average. It was impossible to grow vegetables. It was still very good to improve it and grow other things.

"What are you going to do with such a large plot of land? You can't grow anything good."

"Aiya, Dad, please help me. I'll use it to grow things."

If it were not for the fact that there was only one iron hoe in her family and had to take it to the field, she would also want to do it herself.

Father Jian looked at the plot of land. It was not very big, and the soil quality was relatively soft. It was not very difficult to start farming on it. After he finished work, he would come over and hoe it in two days.

"Okay, I will help you dig it out in these two days."

"That's great, Father. Thank you!" Jian Qingqing shouted.

Jian Dalang was a little embarrassed. In the past, his daughter was quiet. She would hide whenever she saw him and did not like to talk to him. He did not expect that now not only did she talk more, but her mouth was also becoming sweeter.

"Oh right, do you want Father to help you plant that golden lump? You haven't even planted anything yet."

"No need, I can plant it myself!"

She was full of ambition now. This was the foundation of her life in this barren ancient world. She had to personally improve her life.

In the afternoon, Jian Qingqing did not go digging wild vegetables with Xiao Hu and the others. She planned to go to the back of the mountain slope to move some humus leaves to make fertilizer. In fact, the humus soil was the best. However, she did not have the tools to dig, so she could only settle for the second best.

"You must not go deep into the mountains. Just dig around the periphery that we have been looking for these past two days. If you can't find mushrooms, just dig for wild vegetables. It's not safe for the two of you to go to a place that you haven't looked for before."

At this moment, Jian Qingqing was repeatedly reminding Xiao Hu that she was still worried about the two eight-year-old children going into the mountains alone.

"I know, Sister. Aren't you just an hour older than me? Why are you being so naggy like a mother?"

Xiao Hu was very impatient. He could not wait to leave his sister and little friend and go into the mountains to have fun.

Jian Qingqing placed her hands on her hips and pretended to be very fierce. "Am I not your Big Sister if I am an hour older than you? Can't I care about you? Do you believe that I can still beat you up!"

Xiao Hu immediately cowered. "I was wrong, sister. I will definitely not go into the mountains and come back on time."

"Humph!" Jian Qingqing glared at him. "Go."

"Okay!"

Xiaohu ran away like a rabbit.

A Man

After Xiao Hu left, Jian Qingqing found a dustpan and climbed up the back mountain.

This was actually the outer slope of Dongshan, but people often came up here to chop wood. The low shrubs were not very lush, and even wild chickens did not come here.

This body was still very weak. When Jian Qingqing climbed up, she was already too tired to walk. She did not plan to go up and down again. How tiring would that be?

The mountain that connected her land was a vertical cliff. It was not particularly high, only 40 to 50 meters. She planned to pile all the leaves there and push them down from the cliff. That way, she would not have to go up and down the mountain again.

Jian Qingqing used a dustpan to scoop up the fallen leaves. When she removed the layer of fallen leaves above, the soil below was soft and soft black soil. It was obvious that it was very nutritious. It was a pity that she did not have the energy to dig it up and use it as fertilizer.

Jian Qingqing thought regretfully, 'The tall trees blocked out the sun. Otherwise, she could have planted the crops here.'

For five days in a row, Jian Qingqing went to Dongshan Mountain with Xiao Hu and the others to pick food in the morning. In the afternoon, she waited on her small piece of land. The land had already been dug out by Jian Dalang, and the humus leaves that she found were almost enough.

Today, Jian Qingqing planned to mix the humus leaves with the soil, sprinkle it with plant ash, and water it for two days before she could plant things.

It would not take long to plant things. After she planted them, she would have to think of a way to earn money.

She had almost finished eating the eggs in the kitchen. After Jian Rong received eggs twice, he no longer wanted them. Jian Qingqing did not force it. She understood the principle of not spoiling someone.

Unexpectedly, they also caught a pheasant. The pheasant weighed four catties. Jian Qingqing took the opportunity to add in half a chicken from the Spatial Chicken. The family used it to make soup and ate it for three days.

These days, the Jian Family members were no longer just skin and bones as when she first met them. Their faces looked slightly healthier.

Jian Qingqing was even worse. She could not take out many things from her Spatial Kitchen, she could only secretly eat inside. Now, her face was rosy.

Jian Qingqing scattered the leaves into the ground. Suddenly, a heavy object fell in front of her.

She was shocked. Upon closer inspection, she realized that it was a man. The man had his face covered and was covered in blood. At this moment, he struggled to use his sword to support his body as he walked out.

However, his injuries were too severe, and he fell down again after taking only two steps.

At this moment, Jian Qingqing faintly heard a man's voice, "Quickly find him! Don't let him return alive!"

'Is this man from the martial arts world? Did this man use some special kung fu? He did not even fall to his death after jumping off the 40-meter cliff!' Jian Qingqing's thoughts were in a mess.

She looked at the man in front of her who could not stand up anymore and was hesitating whether to save him or not.

She did not even know if this man was a good person or a bad person. What if he was killed after saving him?

If she did not save him, she did not know if the people chasing him were bad people. If they were bad people, if those people killed the man in front of her and her family was right next to him, would she be implicated as well?

Moreover, she was a kind person, so she could not leave him to die.

The voices of those people got closer and closer, and her thoughts only lasted for a moment. Jian Qingqing walked to the man's side and said, "I'll bring you to hide."

The man was about to faint. Hearing this, he raised his eyes and glanced at Jian Qingqing. She was a black and thin child.

He did not want to implicate others, so he said, "There's no need. If they find out, I'm afraid they will kill you too."

Saving the Man

Hearing this, Jian Qingqing's impression of him increased greatly. It seemed that he was a decent person, so she was even more willing to save him.

"I have a way, believe me!"

The man looked at her sincere and determined eyes and inexplicably believed her words. He subconsciously nodded.

Jian Qingqing helped him to the bottom of the cliff, where her leaves were piled up.

The man saw the pile of leaves and understood what she wanted to do, so he lay down on his own initiative.

Jian Qingqing spread the leaves on his body and piled them up high.

The other part was piled up on the side, and the leaves between the two piles were cleaned.

She took out a flint and lit the small pile of leaves.

A burning fire would make people subconsciously neglect to check this place, and no one would think that there was someone hiding next to the fire.

The thick smoke would also cover the smell of blood on the man's body.

After lighting the bonfire, Jian Qingqing immediately buried the blood that was on the ground. Everything had to be done quickly.

Jian Qingqing had just finished covering the blood when she saw five masked men in black running down from the mountain pass. She pretended not to see them and continued to sprinkle the fallen leaves on the ground.

Soon, the five masked men arrived in front of her.

"Hey! Have you seen an injured man!"

Jian Qingqing pretended to be afraid and quickly knelt down with her head lowered. "Please spare my life! Please spare my life!"

The leader of the men in black was very impatient. "I asked you if you have seen an injured man!"

"No, no!"

The men in black left and entered the house next to them to search.

Jian Qingqing was still kneeling on the ground.

Soon, the man in black came out. One of them looked at her and was about to pull out his sword, but was stopped by the leader.

"Fifth Brother, don't cause any more trouble!"

"What if she tells others?"

Jian Qingqing immediately lowered her head. "Master, please spare my life. I won't say anything!"

The leader looked at her deeply. "Let's go!"

In less than a moment, the black-clothed man disappeared.

Jian Qingqing heaved a sigh of relief. She opened her clenched fists and stood up.

That was close! She had almost lost her life just now. Her heart was still pounding.

After waiting for another 15 minutes, she realized that the black-clothed man had not returned. Jian Qingqing pushed away the leaves on the man's body. The man had already fainted.

She looked at the wound on his shoulder that was still bleeding. She searched the original owner's memory and found the herbs that the villagers often used to stop bleeding.

At this moment, the Jian Family came back.

"Big Sister, what are you doing?"

Seeing that it was Old Man Jian, Jian Qingqing shushed him. "Grandfather, come over first."

"Why are you acting so mysteriously?"

When he got closer, Old Man Jian found that it was a person with blood and was shocked.

"Big Sister, what… what is this?"

"This man fell from above, and he is seriously injured!"

"Then… then what should we do? We don't have the money to hire a doctor for him!"

"Let's bring him back first and then pick some grass to stop the bleeding and apply it on him."

"Will this work?"

"Let's try."

"That will work too." Old Man Jian frowned as he looked at the man who looked like he was soaked in blood. He turned around and called his son, "Dalang! Dalang! Come out quickly!"

"Hey!" Jian Dalang came out very quickly.

"What's wrong, Dad? What did you call me for?"

When he walked closer, he was shocked to find a person lying on the ground. "Who, who is this?"

"It doesn't matter who it is. Carry him to the house and ask your wife to find some hemostatic grass."

Jian Dalang respected Old Man Jian very much. When he heard this, he did not ask any more questions and carried the man into the house.

Serious Injuries

The Jian Family was curious about the person Jian Qingqing picked up. Mother Jian swiftly pulled out a basket of hemostatic medicine, crushed it, and let Jian Dalang apply it to the man's body.

Jian Qingqing also wanted to take a look, but was stopped outside the door by Jian Dalang.

"Why would a lady want to look at a grown man?"

"I'm still so young, it's fine."

"That won't do either!"

Jian Qingqing quickly looked at her mother for help.

"Just let her go in. She's still young. How would she know these things?"

Seeing that his wife had spoken, Father Jian did not stop her. Jian Qingqing smoothly went in.

The man was lying on a simple wooden bed. The mask on his face had already been taken off.

Jian Qingqing took a look and was immediately stunned.

The man, no, it should be said that he was a teenager. He looked like he was only 15 or 16 years old. The outline of his face was clear and smooth. His eyes were closed and his eyelashes were long and thin. His nose bridge was tall and straight. His lips, which had lost their color, were just right, he looked cold and noble.

Jian Qingqing looked at the teenager with infatuation.

When Father Jian saw Jian Qingqing's gaze, his face darkened and he blocked her line of sight. "What are you looking at?"

Jian Qingqing came back to her senses and chuckled, trying to fool him. "Father, let's wipe the blood off his body."

When Mother Jian heard this, she went to fetch a basin of water.

When he untied the man's clothes, he was shocked.

There was a cut on the young man's body from his right shoulder blade to his left abdomen. His left shoulder had already been pierced and blood was still seeping out.

"Can… can he still live?"

In this era, even a little injury could kill a person, not to mention such a big wound.

Jian Qingqing quickly picked up his clothes that had been taken off and touched them. She found a secret bag with a few small porcelain jars in it.

According to the Wuxia dramas she had watched, this should be medicine for treating external injuries. She opened it and smelled it. One of the bottles was white powder, and the smell was similar to a modern medicine called 'Yunnan Baiyao'.

This should be the medicine to stop bleeding. There were only a few herbs that were effective in stopping bleeding, so it was normal for the smell to be similar.

"Father, clean it for him and apply this medicine on it."

Jian Dalang wiped away the blood around the wound and took the medicine to sprinkle it on it.

It had to be said that this medicine was really effective in stopping bleeding. In a short while, the bleeding stopped, but the small bottle of medicine was gone.

Jian Qingqing ordered her father again, "Father, apply that grass on him."

Although the medicine was not very effective, it was better than nothing.

Stopping the bleeding was the first step. The most dangerous thing for an injured patient was a wound becoming inflamed because it would cause a high fever.

After all this, the sky had already darkened. Old Man Jian chased them out. "You guys go eat first. I'll stay here and watch."

After they finished eating, the sky had already turned completely dark. Only a patch of moonlight shone on the courtyard.

Old Man Jian found a piece of wood and placed it in the house.

"Xiao Hu, you and Xiao Ye sleep tonight. I'll stay here and guard."

Xiao Hu grunted in reply.

Jian Qingqing took the opportunity to sneak in and take a look at the young man. The young man was still in a deep sleep. She touched his forehead and let out a sigh of relief. Fortunately, he did not have a fever. Otherwise, all her efforts to save him would have been in vain.

Poor people tend to sleep early. After seeing the person, Jian Qingqing went back to her room to sleep. She did not see that after she left, the young man who was still in a deep sleep just a moment ago suddenly opened his eyes. His eyes were deep and sharp. They were not as harmless as when he was asleep.

The young man glanced around the room. The room was empty. There was not a single piece of furniture. It seemed that this was the home of the girl who had saved him.

After confirming that it was safe, the young man fell asleep again.

Leaving

The next day, the whole family got up at dawn.

It was not that hard to do farm work before the sun came out.

After Jian Qingqing finished washing her face, Mother Jian had already made breakfast. It was the same wild vegetables that had been cooked for years. Jian Qingqing was about to throw up after eating it. There was no smell of oil or salt at all. She could only secretly sprinkle some salt in it.

Also, she was the one who made lunch and dinner. Otherwise, it was hard to say if the whole family would survive until the summer harvest.

Jian Qingqing squatted in front of the house with a bamboo bowl in her hand. When she saw Old Man Jian coming out of the room, she asked loudly, "Grandpa, is that person awake?"

"Not yet, and he doesn't have a fever. I saw that his wound was almost scabbed. Rich people sure are tough!" Old Man Jian sighed.

Don't ask him how he knew that person was rich. Although he was still unconscious, from the way he looked, he was not an ordinary person.

Jian Qingqing was also a little surprised. His wounds were so severe that they had scabbed over the night?

She thought that people from Jianghu, or the martial arts world were really different! No matter how severe his wounds were, he would not die easily!

She did not know if she had the chance to practice martial arts, such as light-body technique and walking on water.

"Alright, Grandpa. Then I won't pick wild vegetables today. I'll stay and look after him."

After her family had left, Jian Qingqing took her small wooden shovel and went to her precious land.

The leaves that had been burned yesterday had now turned into a pile of ash. Jian Qingqing used the wooden shovel to scoop up the ash and sprinkle it on the ground. Then, she spread the leaves on the area that had not been covered by the leaves and finally covered it with soil.

After doing all this, Jian Qingqing was exhausted and planned to go back and see the beautiful young man.

When she entered the door, she saw that the sleeping young man was already standing in the courtyard. He was tall and imposing, and his noble aura made him seem unapproachable. It made her house's broken thatched cottage seem much taller.

Jian Qingqing looked at him with appreciation and then said, "Hero, you're awake?"

Ming Zhiyan was puzzled. Hero? What was that called?

He curled his lips and bowed to Jian Qingqing. "Miss, you can call me Ming Zhiyan. Thank you for saving my life."

Jian Qingqing quickly waved her hand. "Hero Ming, you don't have to be so polite. My name is Jian Qingqing. Oh right, do you want to eat breakfast?"

Ming Zhi Yan shook his head and refused. "I'm leaving. Thank you, Miss Jian, and your family for taking care of me."

As he spoke, he took out a jade pendant and handed it to Jian Qingqing. "Miss Jian, if you have any problems in the future, take the jade pendant to the County Magistrate. He will help you solve them."

This jade pendant was a symbol of the Ming Family's identity, and the County Magistrate was the official in charge of this place. Normally, the County Magistrate could solve problems, but if he could not solve them, he could send a message to him.

Jian Qingqing quickly took it. This Hero Ming was obviously not a simple person. This era was not peaceful. She would help him and not ask for anything in return, but if he wanted to reward her, there was no need to refuse.

"Thank you, Hero Ming!"

Ming Zhiyan nodded and bowed to Jian Qingqing again. "Miss, Goodbye."

Jian Qingqing returned the bow. "Goodbye!"

As she watched the person disappear before her eyes, Jian Qingqing sighed. What a courteous and capable young man!

Jian Qingqing did not take this matter to heart. She put the jade pendant into the Spatial Kitchen and started to fetch water from the bucket to water the ground.

On the other side, Ming Zhiyan, who had left Jian Qingqing's house, no longer looked like an elegant Young Master. His eyes were cold and deep.

A group of men in black knelt at his feet. "Crown Prince, your subordinate is late!"

Ming Zhiyan gave the men a cold glance. "Let's go."

Salt

Jian Qingqing quietly took all the containers in the Spatial Kitchen to the river, filled them with water, and then put them back into the Space.

She was really a smart big baby! This way, she would not have to go through so much trouble to move them.

Jian Qingqing thought to herself very narcissistically.

After spending the whole morning, she finally finished watering the small piece of land, so that it would ferment for a few days, and then she could plant her way to riches, baby!

Speaking of riches, Jian Qingqing rolled her eyes and suddenly had an idea. She went back and took out a few bamboo tubes, then took out her salt and poured it into the bamboo tubes.

Rich, rich, rich!

When Xiao Hu came back after picking the wild vegetables, he saw his sister holding the bamboo tubes and laughing foolishly.

"Sister, what are you doing?"

Jian Qingqing gave Xiao Hu a mysterious smile. "Do you know what this is?"

"What is it?"

"Baby!"

Jian Qingqing laughed but did not tell him.

Xiao Hu was an impatient person. He quickly grabbed her hand. "Aiya, what is it? Quickly tell me!"

Jian Qingqing did not tease him anymore. "You'll know in a while! Quickly go wash the vegetables!"

Jian Qingqing started a fire. By the time Xiao Hu finished washing the vegetables, the water in the pot was already boiling.

She put the vegetables in and stirred them. Very soon, the vegetables were cooked.

At this time, she picked up the sealed bamboo tube, opened it, and sprinkled a little in.

Xiao Hu saw his sister sprinkle a handful of white stuff down and asked in surprise, "Sister, what did you put in?"

"It's salt!"

Xiao Hu was even more surprised. "Isn't salt yellow in color? Why is it like this? Sister, quickly show me!"

Jian Qingqing sprinkled some salt on his palm, allowing him to observe it carefully.

Xiao Hu saw a small pinch of white, thin, and shiny 'powder' on his palm and licked it. The expression on his face immediately froze!

Jian Qingqing looked at his silly expression and smiled smugly. "How is it? You're stunned, right?"

Xiao Hu came back to his senses and nagged again.

"Sister, where did you get this salt! Why is it so beautiful and not bitter?"

In this era, salt carried too many impurities, so it had a bitter taste. Not to mention that the Jian Family could only afford the lowest grade of private salt, so it carried even more impurities. Naturally, it did not taste very good.

"Where did it come from? Wait until father and mother come back. But you have to keep it a secret first. You can't tell them that there's salt."

After that, they heard footsteps coming from outside.

Before they could hear the sound of footsteps, they could hear Xiao Ye's voice. "Sis! Sis!"

Sure enough, not long after, Xiao Ye appeared in front of the main door. Behind him was Xiao Lang, who was running erratically. He also called out in a baby voice, "Sis! Sis!"

Jian Qingqing quickly went out and caught Xiao Ye who was rushing over. She picked up the Xiao Lang.

"Let's go. Sister has prepared food. There will be delicious food today!"

Xiao Lang followed and said, "Eat! Eat!"

"What delicious food?" At this time, the adults who were following behind also arrived.

"You'll know in a moment."

Xiao Ye rushed to the front and opened the two jars. He looked at the food inside and said in disappointment, "Ah? Aren't they all wild vegetables?"

He thought that there would be meat to eat just like a few days ago.

"You'll know if it tastes good after you eat it."

Hearing this, Xiao Ye became spirited. His sister's cooking had always been the best!

Jian Qingqing distributed the vegetables. As there was no staple food like rice, so the amount of vegetables needed was very large.

After Old Man Jian washed his hands, he asked Jian Qingqing, "Has the person in the room woken up yet?"

Money-Making Method

Jian Qingqing nodded. "He's gone."

"Gone?" Old Man Jian was surprised. "He's injured so badly, can he leave?"

Father Jian retorted, "He's not an ordinary person. Isn't it normal for him to recover quickly?"

In Father Jian's eyes, the bodies of rich people and poor people were different. Rich people lived long and healthy lives.

Mother Jian disagreed. "Even if he's not an ordinary person, it's impossible for him to recover in one night. Sister, why didn't you ask him to him stay? What if his wounds open again outside?"

"Maybe he has something to do. Besides, he's not an ordinary person. He'll definitely be taken care of when he goes out. Besides, look at his wounds. They're definitely not ordinary wounds. What if his enemies seek revenge on our family?"

The Jian Family thought about it and agreed. They did not dwell on this matter anymore. The lives of their family members were more important.

"Let's go and eat."

Old Man Jian picked up a piece of food and ate it. He immediately asked in surprise, "This, why is this dish salty?"

Hearing this, Father Jian and Mother Jian also took a bite and looked at Jian Qingqing in surprise.

Jian Qingqing giggled. "This is salt given by Hero Ming. Oh, he is the injured person."

She took out three bamboo tubes filled with salt.

Brother Jian was even more surprised. "Where did he put all this salt? Why didn't I see it when I helped him change yesterday?"

"Who knows? Anyway, I saw him standing in the yard when I came back. Maybe someone brought it to him."

"Rich people are so strange. They don't give gold or silver, but they give a few tubes of salt."

The Jian Family did not recognize that this was their bamboo tube because the bamboo tubes were almost the same.

Old Man Jian took the stopper of the bamboo tube and saw the thin salt inside. He said in shock, "What, what kind of salt is this? Why is it so thin?"

Father Jian and Mother Jian also took a look and immediately stuffed the stopper back.

"Maybe the salt that rich people eat is like this." Since Ming Zhiyan was not here, and they might not meet him again in the future, she could say whatever she wanted.

"And it's not bitter!" Xiao Hu, who had already tasted the taste, had the right to speak.

Old Man Jian held the three tubes in his hand and stroked them. He said seriously, "We can't use this salt to eat. We poor people don't have that kind of luxury. Tomorrow, you can sell it and then buy some grain back, as well as coarse salt."

"Yes," replied Father Jian immediately.

Of course, Jian Qingqing would not let Old Man Jian sell it. This salt did not exist in this era. What if her father was caught?

So she quickly said, "Father, I'll go with you. What if you can't sell it at a high price?"

Old Man Jian looked at her suspiciously. "Then you can sell it at a high price?"

Jian Qingqing stopped her chest and said proudly, "Of course. Do you look down on me?"

Old Man Jian decided, "Then, Big Sister and Dalang will go. Big Sister is smart. Dalang, let Big Sister sell it tomorrow and then take her to buy things."

"Grandfather is wise!" Jian Qingqing immediately flattered him.

Early the next morning, Jian Qingqing put on her only two sets of clothes. She already had a way to buy salt without anyone suspecting her.

She followed Father Jian to the county town. From afar, she could see the tall gate with the words 'Shifeng County' written on it.

Shifeng County was a big county. It used to be very prosperous, but after a year of major disasters, it became a little sluggish. Many refugees were begging on the road.

Shifeng County was not considered the worst-hit county. Some county towns had reached the point where there was not a single living person in the village. Some people sold their fields and children. Those who could not survive left their homeland and wandered around.

These refugees had lifeless eyes and were not wearing any clothes. They knelt on the ground, praying that someone would help them.

Jian Qingqing could not bear to watch these scenes. In her previous life, she had lived in a strong and democratic country, and had never seen such a scene.

As soon as she entered the county, Jian Qingqing sent her father away. "Father, go and look for the food you want to buy first. I'll go and look for you after selling the salt."

"Can you really do it by yourself? Don't you want Father to go with you?"

"Really! Don't worry!"

"Okay, then I'll leave. Be careful."

Jian Qingqing waved at him and walked towards the place where the salt was sold.

Selling Salt

The place where the smuggled salt was sold was in a very remote alley. The shop even sold tea as a disguise. The original owner had come here with Father Jian before, so she still remembered how to get there.

Jian Qingqing came to the outside of the alley, took out a piece of cloth to cover her face, and swaggered in.

Although the alley was hidden, there were a lot of people inside. There were three long lines in front of the counter.

However, Jian Qingqing attracted a lot of attention when she entered. Without a doubt, she was too young. Although she was eight years old, she was only about 1.1 meters tall. In modern times, she was only the height of a first-grader.

The people who came to buy salt were all adults. The sudden appearance of a child was still very eye-catching. Moreover, that child was wearing a mask.

When the steward saw that it was a child who had accidentally barged in, he wanted to chase her away.

"Go, go, go. This is not a place for you to play."

Jian Qingqing waved his hand and said in a low voice, "Manager Ding, I'm not here to play. I want to do business with you!"

Manager Ding thought it was hilarious. What business did he have with a child? He just thought that Jian Qingqing was here to cause trouble.

He rolled up his wide sleeves. "Hurry up and leave. If you come here to cause trouble again, I'll get someone to beat you up and send you out."

Jian Qingqing was not afraid of him. She opened the small basket that she carried with her, revealing the three bamboo tubes inside.

"Manager Ding, I really have a business to do with you. Why don't we find a quiet place to talk?"

Manager Ding looked at her sincere eyes. She did not speak and act like a child. Could it be that she really had a business to do?

He said hesitantly, "Then follow me."

Jian Qingqing followed Manager Ding into the backyard and came to a tea room that served guests.

"Tell me, what business do you want to do with me?"

Jian Qingqing took out a bamboo tube and poured out some salt.

"Manager Ding, look."

Manager Ding was shocked. "What, what is this?"

Jian Qingqing smiled slightly and did not try to be cryptic. "Salt."

"What! This, this is salt?"

"Manager Ding, you can try it."

Manager Ding used his finger to crush a little of Jian Qingqing's palm and pressed it into his mouth.

This salt was not only thin and white, but it did not feel bitter at all. The taste was also much stronger than other salts. He had seen a lot of official salt and private salt, but none of them could make such perfect salt.

Manager Ding asked in surprise, "Little brother, how do you make your salt?"

Jian Qingqing only smiled and did not speak.

Manager Ding could only ask in embarrassment, "Little Brother, then can I talk to your Master?"

As Jian Qingqing was dressed in rags and her voice was low, Manager Ding thought that she was a servant of some family.

This time, Jian Qingqing did not ignore his words and cleared her throat, she said, "My Master doesn't want anyone to know his identity. He said that there are two catties of salt here, give it to Manager Ding to try. If Manager Ding thinks it's good to sell, he will come back to you in the future. You just have to decide the price of these two catties of salt."

Manager Ding hurriedly said, "This will definitely sell well, but I don't know your surname, Little Brother. How can I contact you? When will the next batch of goods be delivered?"

"Don't worry. My surname is Zhuang. When it's time to contact you, Master will call someone to contact you. Manager Ding, don't worry. We only looked for you in Cairo City."

Zhuang was Mother Jian's surname.

Hearing her words, Manager Ding no longer insisted on seeing her Master. "Okay, then I'll wait for Little Brother's good news."

Manager Ding went to the inner room and took a silver ingot. After thinking for a while, he took another ingot.

He handed two silver ingots to Jian Qingqing. "Little Brother Zhuang, if you have any news, please tell me."

Jian Qingqing looked at the two silver ingots. Although she was very surprised, her expression did not change.

"Okay, okay."

"Little Brother, do you want to stay for lunch?"

How could Jian Qingqing stay? The more she said, the more mistakes she made, so she refused, "No, I have to go back to report."

"Then I'll send you out."

I'm Rich! I'm Rich!

Jian Qingqing stood in front of the door and bowed to Manager Ding.

"Thank you for sending me out. Manager Ding, farewell."

Manager Ding also bowed. "Goodbye, Little Brother Zhuang."

Seeing Jian Qingqing leave, manager Ding signaled for the waiter to follow. Then, he returned to the tea room and bowed respectfully. "Master."

"Yes."

Surprisingly, there was a person sitting behind the tea room's barrier!

This person was about 25 or 26 years old and wore a purple robe. At this moment, he was pouring the salt from the bamboo tube onto a piece of silk cloth.

He used his fingers to twist the fine salt and gave an ambiguous smile.

"Interesting."

"Master, I have already ordered someone to follow. Soon, we will know which family he is from," Manager Ding said respectfully.

"Which family? Not necessary."

What did he mean? Manager Ding was puzzled, but he did not dare to ask directly. Instead, he said, "When did such a powerful figure appear in this small Shifeng County? I have never heard of other places producing such good salt. If it is in our hands, it will definitely become a great weapon for us."

The purple-robed man swirled the teacup in his hand and said nonchalantly, "Our hands aren't that big. We're just afraid that if we can't control it, it will backfire on us."

At this moment, the waiter who had gone out to follow Jian Qingqing returned. He knelt outside the teahouse and begged for mercy, "Manager Ding, I've lost him."

Manager ding was shocked. "How can that be? Isn't he just a yellow-haired kid?!"

The purple-robed man let out a low laugh. "I expected that."

He had no intention to talk about this anymore and changed the topic to another matter. "Oh right, I heard that Crown Prince Ming has returned to the Capital."

Steward Ding nodded. "According to the news, Crown Prince Ming killed Prefect Song's third son and went back early in the morning."

The purple-robed man did not speak anymore. He lowered his head and thought about something. After a long while, he let out a soft laugh. "This is getting more and more interesting."

It was time to return to the time when Jian Qingqing and Manager Ding parted ways. She had just left the alley when she felt someone following behind her. This was within her expectations.

She pretended not to know and continued walking down the street. When she arrived at a cloth workshop, she pulled down the cloth on her face and pretended to have a stomachache as she walked in. She asked a woman sitting at the counter, "Sister, can I borrow your toilet to use?"

The woman was in her twenties and was already the mother of three children. She was very happy to hear her call her sister. "Go, go. The toilet is in the backyard. Do you want me to take you there?"

"No need. Thank you, Sister. I'll go alone."

Jian Qingqing came to the backyard and took off her clothes. Then she tied two little ponytails on her head. This time, she changed from a servant-like boy to a little girl.

She weighed the silver wrapped in her clothes and could not help but smile.

"I'm rich! I'm rich!"

In this era, the currency was called 'wen'.

She thought that four or five taels of silver was the limit, but she did not expect it to be ten taels! In this era, official salt cost 500 wen per catty, and illegal salt ranged from 200 wens to 500 wens. But when Manager Ding made his move, it was actually ten times more than official salt!

Of course, this was probably because of her 'Master' that she had fabricated. However, Jian Qingqing was very happy. She did not have the slightest bit of guilt in deceiving others.

She would not sell this salt a second time. She still wanted to keep it for her own family to eat.

She knew how to extract coarse salt into fine salt. Logically speaking, she should be able to earn a sum of money by selling with this method. However, she was just an ordinary person. In this era, she was considered a low-class person, if she sold it, it was unknown if she would still have the life to spend it.

Furthermore, even if Manager Ding was a good person and did not do anything to her, if he was involved in the sale of private salt, if they trace it back to her, she might be in danger.

Moreover, once the fine salt was out, it would definitely cause a stir in the entire Great Wei kingdom. This small private salt shop would definitely not be able to hold such a large treasure.

Therefore, although the money came quickly, but she also had to think of a safer way.

Understanding

In a luxurious house in Cairo City, a middle-aged woman dressed in luxurious clothes was lying on a man on the bed and wailing loudly. The man's face was pale, and it was obvious that he was dead. There were a few people that looked like officials who were lying on the floor of the room. The blood under their bodies had turned into a pool, and they were no longer breathing.

"Son! My son!" The woman cried until she was out of breath.

Not long after, a middle-aged man with an angry face and a plump body appeared at the door of the room.

When the woman saw the man, she immediately threw herself into his arms. "Master, you have to take revenge for San'er! San'er only bumped into that monster once, but he was heartless enough to kill our son!"

This man was the Governor of Cairo, Song Yuancheng. He was so upset that he pulled out his knife and hacked at a kneeling servant girl. "What's the use of keeping you? You can't even protect our Master well!"

Originally, he was upset that the thief who stole the name list was able to escape. However, today, his son was killed!

If Ming Zhiyan was still around, he could still create some 'accidents' to take revenge for killing his son!

However, Ming Zhiyan had returned to the Capital, and he did not have many people in the Capital. He could not do anything even if he wanted to!

He knew that Ming Zhiyan was the Emperor's nephew and was highly favored by the Emperor. He had killed many people in the Capital, but every time, he could get away with it. He could not even seek justice for his son in the open!

Nothing that had happened in the past two days had gone smoothly!

He impatiently chopped another servant and said fiercely, "Little Bastard, just you wait!"

…

After changing her clothes, Jian Qingqing thanked the lady boss and followed behind an aunt who was going back after buying some cloth.

To outsiders, she was just a woman who went out with her daughter.

Just like that, Jian Qingqing shook off the people who were following her.

After she was far away from their sight, Jian Qingqing quickly ran to the grain store. Her father was waiting for her there.

From afar, she saw Father Jian looking around in front of the store.

Jian Qingqing raised her hand and shouted, "Father!"

"Hey!" Big Brother Jian immediately saw her and ran over to pick her up.

"How is it? How much did you sell it for?"

"Can you guess?" Jian Qingqing asked a riddle first.

"One tael?" Father Jian asked tentatively.

Jian Qingqing rolled her eyes at her father. "How is that possible? The official salt is already 500 wen per catty."

"Then 900 taels? That salt is so much better than the official salt, and the price is even lower than official salt? Aiya, Daughter, have you been cheated? That person must have seen that you are a child and lied to you. Father already said that you wouldn't let me go with you. How much can a child like you sell for?"

"Stop, stop, stop!" Jian Qingqing interrupted her father. "Did I say that the price is even lower than the official salt?"

"Ah?" Jian Dalang turned from sad to happy. "Then… then is there two taels?"

Before Jian Qingqing could answer, he said to himself, "Two taels is not bad. If I buy coarse grains, I can eat them until summer harvest."

"Father, are you satisfied with two taels?"

Jian Dalang knocked Jian Qingqing's forehead, he said unhappily, "My daughter, don't be so ambitious. Usually, our family can not earn two taels of silver a year. If it were not for the famine, do you know how many things two taels of silver can buy?

"Let's not talk about other things. Look at the refugees on the street. If they had two taels of silver, they wouldn't have to leave their hometown to escape from the famine."

Indeed, the streets were full of refugees who came to escape from the famine. There was one near the grain store every few steps.

In fact, she had always looked down on the people of this era.

She felt that as a modern person with a modern kitchen and abundant resources, it was easy to earn two taels of silver in this ancient era where resources were scarce. It was only a matter of time before she could lead a rich life with her family.

However, she was not as powerful as she imagined. She had been here for more than ten days, but she had been eating her savings, fantasizing about becoming rich by relying on crops that did not belong to this era.

What if her Spatial Kitchen did not follow her? Could she live a life where she could only eat wild vegetables without oil and salt?

Even if she had the Spatial Kitchen, she could only hide and eat secretly. She could not show it to her family who loved her.

She was wrong. She should be respectful and humble to this era.

The knowledge in her mind and the food that did not belong to this era should not be a reason for her to be proud, nor should it be limited to making a family or a village rich. She should use these powerful weapons. She should leave something for this era, or at least not make the streets full of people who ran away to beg.

Jian Qingqing was not someone who could not admit her mistakes. After thinking through all this, she felt that her heart had suddenly opened up a lot.

"I'm sorry, Dad. I was too proud."

"What? What are you proud of?" Jian Dalang was confused.

Jian Qingqing blinked her eyes and did not intend to explain.

She revealed the silver wrapped in her clothes and showed it to him.

Buying Grain

Father Jian's hands were faster than his brain. With a flash, he covered the silver and snatched it into his arms.

He opened his mouth, unable to speak for a long time. After a long while, he finally closed his mouth, which was wide open from shock.

"Oh, my God!"

He felt his heart almost jump out of his throat, and his brain stopped thinking. He could only hold the silver in his arms in a daze, not daring to move at all.

After a while, he quietly opened a gap in his clothes and immediately closed it again. After repeating it a few times, Jian Qingqing reassured him, "Dad, this is real silver, it's ours!"

He finally came back to his senses and asked his daughter in a daze, "Big Sister, how did you get so much? Isn't there only two catties of salt?"

"Your daughter is smart and resourceful!" Jian Qingqing raised her chin proudly.

Father Jian laughed foolishly. "Yes, my daughter is very smart!"

"Let's go, Dad. Let's go in and buy some grain. Have you seen it?"

Speaking of this, Father Jian's face was full of worry. "Sigh, the price of grain has risen again. Coarse grains have risen to 20 wen per catty, refined grains 35 wen, and the rest are even more expensive.

Before the disaster, coarse grains were only 7 cents a catty, and refined grains were 16 cents. "We're still doing well here. I heard from the shop's staff that in some serious places, even the grass in the mountains is gone. Coarse grains have been sold for 50 cents a catty. How can we afford to eat at such an expensive price?"

Old Man Jian was not willing to spend so much money to buy expensive grains. In his opinion, the wild vegetables on the mountain were enough to eat until the summer harvest. If he saved the money, he would not be cornered in the event of an emergency.

Jian Qingqing did not agree. Eating wild vegetables without any oil or water all day would lead to bad health.

The labor of daily work was already so heavy. If he did not eat something good, no matter how much money he had, he would not be able to cure his illness.

"No matter how expensive it is, you have to buy it. How can a person not eat? Wild vegetables are not filling. After eating for four or two hours, you would be hungry again. It is the season of work now. How can you not eat until you are full? In the past, there was no other way. Now that we have some money, we naturally have to eat more."

Father Jian hesitated and said, "Then, then let's buy 50 catties of coarse grains first."

Jian Qingqing shook her head. "Let's buy 100 catties of coarse grains and 50 catties of fine grains first."

Father Jian was shocked. "Why buy so much!"

"Is it too much? There are seven people in our family. We can only eat for two months. In two months, we will not be able to harvest grain. When that time comes, we will have to buy more."

"Are we eating so much? Mom and Dad don't need to eat so much food. You kids and Grandpa can just eat. With so much food, we'll be able to eat until summer harvest."

Jian Qingqing had to change his mindset of thinking that he had to suffer for his children, "Xiao Hu, Xiao Lang, and I are filial children. If you don't eat, how can we eat? You're also Grandpa's son. How can Grandpa let you suffer?"

"Dad, listen to me. The family must be together. We must all eat well and drink well."

Father Jian stammered, "That… that doesn't mean we have to buy so much fine grains? How good would it be if we changed them all into coarse grains? It would save us a lot of money!"

"How can Xiao Lang eat coarse grains at such a young age? He is already three years old and can not walk steadily. How can he grow up without eating something good?"

In fact, she had planned to buy all the fine grains, but she was afraid that Father Jian would make a fuss.

This time, he finally stopped talking and agreed to her daughter's plan.

"Alright then, we'll go back as soon as we finish buying the grains. We still have to go to the fields in the afternoon."

Jian Qingqing took the silver and handed him an ingot. "Dad, you go and buy the grains. I'll go and buy the rest."

"Hey! What else do you want to buy? Don't spend money recklessly! Just buy those things!"

Before she finished, Jian Qingqing had already disappeared.

Walking Around the County

Jian Dalang sighed helplessly. "Sigh, we gave birth to a daughter who is so spendthrift. I wonder who she took after."

On the other side, after Jian Qingqing left Jian Dalang, she started to walk around the county. She wanted to find out if there was any way to make money.

It was impossible to sell vegetables and grains. Their family did not even have enough to eat.

It was also impossible to sell embroidery. She did not know how to do that.

There were still some people selling bamboo products on the street, but she did not have the skills to do so.

After passing through them one by one, Jian Qingqing arrived in front of an inn.

"Yunlai Restaurant," Jian Qingqing muttered.

She knew how to cook, and it was quite delicious. However, this was under the support of all kinds of modern kitchenware and all kinds of seasonings.

Without the gas and induction cooker that could control the intensity of the fire at any time, she did not know how to control the temperature of this kind of earthen stove.

Moreover, without seasoning, even she could not make any nice food. The path of being a cook would not work either.

However, she stared at the children who were standing outside the restaurant and reporting the menu to passersby. She realized that they were all common stews, stir-fried meat, and stir-fried vegetables. She suddenly had an idea.

Jian Qingqing walked over and stopped the waiter who was reporting the menu. She asked with a smile, "Brother waiter, do you need mushrooms?"

"Mushrooms?" The waiter thought for a moment, then said, "There are some customers who want to eat mushroom soup, but very few people sell it. Do you want to sell it? I wonder if the quantity is big?"

There's a chance!

Jian Qingqing smiled even more sincerely. "My home is in the Jian Family Village. If you want it, there will be more than ten catties of it every day these days."

"Do you know how to recognize good mushrooms? Don't accidentally pick poisonous mushrooms. When that happens, not only us, but even you will be in big trouble."

The reason why restaurants rarely sold mushroom-based food was not only because of the lack of stock, but also because some people did not know how to recognize good mushrooms. If poisonous mushrooms were mixed in and sold, it would be troublesome. If something happened to a nobleman who ate it, the whole family might lose their lives.

This matter could not be joked about, so Jian Qingqing stopped smiling and said seriously, "We eat mushrooms every day. I will pick the common ones. I guarantee that nothing will happen!"

The waiter thought for a moment. A normal mushroom chef would be able to recognize it, so there should not be any problems, so he said, "Okay, we want all of them. When can you deliver them? Tomorrow? But we have to see the quality of the mushrooms before we can negotiate the price."

The waiter was the nephew of the restaurant manager, so he could still make this decision.

This was not a problem. Jian Qingqing quickly agreed, "Okay, I'll send them to you at midnight tomorrow!"

It was eight o'clock in the morning. It would take about an hour and a half to walk from the Jian Village to the county town. She went down to pick mushrooms and sell them the next day. It was enough time.

After doing a short-term stable business, Jian Qingqing was very happy. She jogged to the meat stall.

"Boss, how much is this fat meat?" She had her eyes on a big piece of fat meat. This kind of meat was usually used for frying. Although it was not healthy to eat too much fried lard, the cooking of the lard was really delicious.

"80 wen a catty," the pork stall owner said loudly.

Jian Qingqing was shocked. This was really expensive. As expected, when the disaster year arrived, the price of the food had increased.

Jian Qingqing looked at the pig bones that had been shaved clean. "Then, boss, how much is this bone?"

"15 wen."

Although there was no meat in the pig bones, it could still have a meaty taste after being boiled. Many poor families would buy this kind of bone.

"What about the pork ribs?"

"This one costs 25 wen."

Perhaps the boss thought Jian Qingqing was too inquisitive, so he introduced every single one of them. "This kind of lean meat costs 55 wen, pork ribs costs 70 wen, and pork ribs costs 70 wen. What do you want, Miss?"

Buying Meat

Jian Qingqing suddenly had an idea. There were so many spices in her Spatial Kitchen, and she could not bring them out openly at home. She might as well sell them while the adults were away. However, she still had to test the waters first.

"Then, give me two catties of fat meat, two pig bones, two catties of streaky meat, and one catthy of pig innards."

"Okay!"

The boss raised his knife and cut off a piece of fat meat neatly. He weighed it, and gave it two catties. Jian Qingqing was amazed.

"It's three hundred and eighty-five wen in total. I'll charge you three hundred and eighty wen."

The two bones weighed a little more than three catties in total. The boss counted it as three catties.

"Okay, thank you." Jian Qingqing handed him a whole piece of silver.

The boss picked through the money box before giving her the balance.

Jian Qingqing counted it and it was just enough. Then she carefully stuffed the money into her pocket.

"Goodbye, Boss!"

After buying the meat, Jian Qingqing planned to buy some spices.

There were very few spices in Shifeng County, and they were expensive.

She did not want to buy too much. She only bought a little pepper, cinnamon, and some spice that she had never seen before. It cost her more than 300 wen, which was almost more expensive than meat.

After buying all this, Jian Qingqing did not plan to shop anymore, because she was afraid that she would not be able to avoid her father's big punishment.

When she returned to the grain store, Jian Dalang was already squatting outside the eaves with a few bags of grain.

"Father!"

Jian Dalang's originally happy expression immediately sank when he saw the meat in her hand.

Jian Qingqing quickly said before her father lost his temper, "Father, I found a job to make money!"

"What?" As expected, Father Jian no longer paid attention to the matter of her buying meat. He hurriedly asked, "What job?"

"Selling mushroom!" Speaking of this, Jian Qingqing was a little proud. "I've already made an agreement with the people at the restaurant. I'll sell the mushrooms to him tomorrow. We'll talk about the price then."

"Really? Then isn't this a long-term job? Well, in the afternoon, you'll go to the mountain with Xiao Hu to pick mushrooms. Bring Xiao Ye along too. He's also reached the age where he can work."

"Not for long. There are more mushrooms in the spring. After some time, we will have to look for other businesses."

Jian Dalang laughed. "That's not bad. During this period of time, earning a copper coin is considered a copper coin. If we save more money, we won't be unable to live if something happens again."

"Don't worry, the money will definitely increase."

Jian Dalang rolled his eyes at his daughter. "Don't talk about the money increasing. Look at you, spending money so extravagantly. You haven't even earned any money, and you're using up all our money already."

Jian Qingqing chuckled. She did not intend to explain her big plan to earn money. Even if she did, her father would think that she was daydreaming.

"Let's go back. I saw the ox cart in Da Wan Village next door. I asked him to come pick us up when we go back. It's about time now."

"What are you going to spend that money for? You have so much money that you have nowhere to spend it, right? Give me the rest of the money. I can carry this little bit of food back."

"Carry? We have to walk such a long way and the food is heavy. If you carry the three bags of food, you might be robbed on the road."

This was the truth. Some of the refugees could not live anymore and were robbing pedestrians on the road outside. The county town was guarded by officers and soldiers, so no one dared to rob. This was also the reason why she dared to carry the meat and walk openly in the county town.

After thinking for a while, she compromised.

"Alright, then give me the rest of your money. If you don't give it to me, I'm always afraid that you'll spend it all."

"What's the rush? I'll give it to Grandpa when I go back. There's no shop on the road, how can I spend it?"

As he spoke, the ox cart arrived.

Then, he moved the grain into the cart and gave the ox driver three copper coins.

Home

The ox driver was called Uncle Ox. His surname was not Ox, but because he often drove people to the county town. As time went by, people would call him Uncle Ox. He was the only person in the village with an ox, and his life was much richer than the average person's.

Uncle Ox obviously knew Jian Dalang. Seeing that he had bought so many things, he said sourly, "What kind of fortune has Dalang made? Why would he buy so many things?"

There was so much meat that even he could not buy so much at once.

Father Jian smiled foolishly. "How could I make a fortune? I ate too many wild vegetables. Not to mention us, the children at home are all skinny. My father took out all of the family's money, and the child's mother also went to his mother's house to borrow some money. That's why I bought these grains. Otherwise, I'm afraid the child wouldn't be able to hold on."

That was true. Uncle Ox saw that the father and daughter in front of him were both skin and bones. They must have owed a lot of money to be able to buy these things, so he was not envious at all. He consoled them dryly, "The days will get better and better. Just wait to earn a lot of money in the future!"

Father Jian smiled and did not reply. He helped his daughter into the ox cart.

"Let's go, Uncle. It's just time to go back and eat."

After leaving the city gate, Daliang folded a large leaf by the roadside and wrapped the pork. Then, he hugged it tightly in his arms.

He looked at the pork and then at his daughter. Then, he let out a long sigh.

"Say, why did you buy so much dried meat?"

Even though he said that, he still hugged the meat in his arms tightly.

"Don't feel sorry for me, Father. I have a use for this meat. I plan to make some stewed meat and sell it. If it sells well, we will have an additional income in the future."

"Who doesn't know how to make stewed meat? Who would be so stupid to spend more money to buy other people's cooked meat?"

Jian Qingqing sighed. She bought the meat first without asking for permission because she was afraid that this would happen. Father Jian would not support her. Old Man Jian might, but it would take a lot of effort to persuade him. So, after buying it, they would be much easier to accept it.

"Let's try it first. I will cook it tonight and bring it to the restaurant for them to see. If they don't want it, then we can eat it ourselves. After all, we didn't buy that much."

Father Jian was even more disapproving, "What restaurant? The restaurant has its own chef, and he has practiced cooking for so many years, right? Isn't it better than other people's cooking? And you only started cooking in the past few days. How can you compete with the chef? Why would he buy your stuff?"

"Just give it a try. How do you know no one will buy it if you don't try? If I didn't try to ask them, how would I know that mushrooms can be sold?"

Uncle Ox, who was sitting in front, also understood what the father and daughter were talking about. Thus, he also advised Father Jian, "That's right, brother. Your daughter is right. If you want to make money, you have to fork out some capital. Those people who sell snacks and food, don't they buy food first and try and see if they can sell it? If it sells well, then continue to do it. If it doesn't sell well, then take it home and eat it yourself. It's just a matter of some effort."

Uncle Ox often went to and from the county town, so he had his own views and wisdom. To make money, there had to be sacrifices, and if there were sacrifices, then there would be gains. If he wanted to earn nothing for nothing, then he could only do some hard work as a laborer.

Uncle Ox knew this, so he spent a lot of money in the early years to allow his sons to learn how to cook. Now, he was doing quite well, so although this year's disaster year was quite serious, it was not to the point of running out of food.

Although Father Jian did not agree with Uncle Ox's words, he did not want to talk about his daughter in front of outsiders, so he kept his mouth shut. He planned to go home and call his wife and father to persuade this ambitious daughter.

Agreement

Jian Qingqing really agreed with Uncle Ox's words. She said with a smile, "Uncle Ox is really knowledgeable. No wonder your family is living so well!"

Uncle Ox also liked this girl who had ideas and guts, he encouraged her, "Making money means doing whatever you want. I'm afraid that people who are afraid of things will never earn any money. Look and see. How is it possible to make money? I like girls like you who have courage. If you do it boldly, you will definitely make money!"

Jian Qingqing laughed out loud. "Sure! Thank you for your kind words, sir!"

The group of people chatted and laughed and soon reached home. Originally, Uncle Ox's ox-cart only passed through the entrance of the Jian Family Village. However, he felt that he was very compatible with Jian Qingqing, so he took the initiative to send them to their home.

Jian Qingqing took the things down and thanked Uncle Ox with a smile.

Father Jian had been holding back his anger all the way until he saw Old Man Jian. Then, he was about to complain. However, Jian Qingqing explained her big plan of making money before he could open his mouth.

Old Man Jian was silent for a long time. He held his old pipe and did not say anything. There was no tobacco in the pipe, but he would take it out from time to time to satisfy his craving.

Seeing that Old Man Jian did not say anything, Father Jian looked at Jian Qingqing proudly.

Jian Qingqing could not be bothered with him, but her heart gradually sank.

Could it be that her grandfather did not support her? If her family did not agree, she would have no choice but to think of other ways.

At this moment, Old Man Jian looked up as if he had made up his mind. He looked at Father Jian seriously and then shifted his gaze to Jian Qingqing. "Do you really want to do this?"

Jian Qingqing immediately sat up straight and answered very seriously, "Grandpa, this is not an impulse of mine. I have thought about it for a long time. I have considered whether it is feasible and whether it can be done."

"Alright, then do as you wish." Old Man Jian's voice was kind and firm.

Jian Qingqing's heart was like a roller coaster. Although she had expected Old Man Jian to agree, the result still made her so happy that she cried.

She said seriously, "Grandpa, don't worry. I will definitely succeed."

She knew that it was not easy for an old man who had been digging for food for his entire life to agree to this matter. However, because he loved his granddaughter, he gave her infinite support and tolerance.

Jian Dalang was dumbfounded. "No, Father, how can you agree? If she doesn't succeed in making this meat, wouldn't it be a waste? The capital is huge!"

Since Old Man Jian was not on his side, he planned to find another ally. Jian Dalang tugged at Mother Jian's arm, who was cooking. "Honey, do you think Qingqing is fooling around?"

Mother Jian smiled gently. "I think Big Sister's idea is quite good. How much meat will there be? If you can't sell it, you can eat it yourself."

Mother Jian was a person who did not have her own opinions. She listened to her father-in-law, her husband, and her child. However, she loved her child more, so she would choose to support her child without hesitation.

Jian Qingqing leaned on her shoulder. "Mom, you're so kind!"

Jian Dalang was so angry that he did not say anything.

"Alright, this matter is decided. Dalang, look at us. We've been honest for decades and only know how to dig for food in the fields. What did we get? We didn't get anything. It was only enough to feed the whole family. After a natural disaster, the whole family almost starved to death. Do you remember what happened to your little brother? If we had the money to pay for corvee, we wouldn't have let him go to the battlefield. He wouldn't have died at such a young age."

"I've had enough of this life without money. If Big Sister has ideas and is willing to take action, I'll let her do it. It's much better than us being cowardly. If she makes a mistake, we'll just ask her to come back. It's not like we will lose a lot at home."

Hearing Old Man Jian's words and mentioning his brother who had died in battle, Father Jian was speechless. He reluctantly agreed to let Jian Qingqing do business.