Traveling through ancient times, I led my family to prosperity

Because they only dug two traps this time, the two did not spend much effort. In the afternoon, they also dug a nest of rabbits, a total of twelve rabbits, tied them up with straw ropes and stuffed them into the backpack. The further east they went, the denser the rabbits were, and the grass in the forest was eaten up and only a piece was left.

The stream water was too cold now, and the fish were almost all gone. In this era, catching a cold could kill people, so Xiao Lan didn't let her father go into the water. In the evening, they killed a rabbit and cooked it. They also brought the roe deer back to the cave and fed it some water and grass. She now felt a sense of belonging to the cave, and fell asleep after a while leaning against the fire.

When they woke up in the morning, Sheng Xuan was already heating up last night's leftovers on the fire. The two of them quickly finished their breakfast and headed for the trap, where they found a bison and two wild boars. The wild boar was dead, but the bison was still struggling tenaciously, leaving blood all over the trap. Seeing its mad appearance, Sheng Xuan had no time to remind Xiao Lan to be careful, when an arrow hit the bison's throat. The bison, which weighed more than 500 kilograms, died instantly, twitched violently, and stopped struggling.

Sheng Xuan was stunned.

Xiao Lan lay on the ground, pulled out her arrow, wiped the blood off it with hay and leaves, and then stuck it behind her back, looking very calm.

Sheng Xuan came back to his senses at this time, "Girl, you are so awesome." As he said that, he tried to pull the bison up, but the guy was too heavy and one person couldn't pull it up. Finally, two of them worked together to drag it up.

"Fortunately, I had a full meal in the morning, otherwise I would not be able to move it." Sheng Xuan said with a smile.

"Dad, our two wild boars are pretty big. Let's set up the traps, go down the mountain to sell them, and then come back in again."

"Okay." Although Sheng Xuan wanted to get more prey in the mountains, the roe deer from yesterday plus today's harvest were quite a lot, and it would take some effort for the two of them to get them out.

Shengxuan went to make the raft, and Xiaolan cooked two rabbits this time. The father and daughter had to replenish their energy, otherwise they would not be able to pull the raft.

After Sheng Xuan finished making four rafts, he set off after dinner. Two people were carrying four rafts, and they took turns towing them back and forth from the evening to the late night. They replenished their energy twice in the middle of the journey and finally got out of the mountain.

"Dad, I'll watch here. You go home and push the cart. We'll go directly to town to sell them. Remember not to make too much noise." Xiao Lan was exhausted and sat down on the ground and said to Sheng Xuan.

Zhang pushed the cart over, and Sheng Xuan followed beside her. Seeing Xiao Lan, Zhang quickly took out two steamed buns from her arms and said, "Hurry up and eat something to warm yourself up. Your father ate it on the way."

Zhang knew that Xiaolan ran away from Tianxianglou, and Xiaolan would definitely follow her when she sold the prey this time.

The steamed buns were still hot, and Xiao Lan finished eating them quickly. Zhang and Sheng Xuan also carried the four prey onto the cart.

Xiao Lan handed the bow and arrows, two backpacks and the rabbits inside to Zhang, "Mother, take these back and take good care of the house. There are no refugees now, but it's hard to say what will happen in the future."

The father and daughter pushed the flatbed cart towards the town and stopped at the side door of Tianxianglou in the early morning. The waiter of the restaurant opened the door and was shocked to see so many prey on the flatbed cart. "Uncle Sheng, you are really amazing."

Sheng Xuan smiled and said, "Hahaha, I'm just lucky."

"Wait a minute, I'll go get the shopkeeper." The clerk muttered as he ran, "How dare you catch a wild bull? This thing is really ferocious and has such huge horns that it can easily kill a person."

The shopkeeper was having breakfast. When he heard that a bison had been delivered, he didn't even bother to eat and hurried over.

At this time, Sheng Xuan and the guys in the backyard carried the prey down from the car, including two wild boars, a bison, and a live roe deer.

"Manager Xu, we'll send the prey we hunted to your house first. You can choose first." Xiao Lan said with a smile. The two of them had dealt with each other many times, and they were not as reserved when talking to each other as before.

Shopkeeper Xu walked around the prey and nodded with a smile, "Not bad, not bad, this roe deer is still alive."

Beef is not easy to get in this era. The imperial court strictly prohibits the killing of oxen for farming, so the price of beef is extremely high. Recently, the town's supplies have been robbed, and the price of food has doubled. These prey can solve their urgent needs. Shopkeeper Xu accepted all these prey, so Xiaolan and Shengxuan will not suffer any loss. He received a lot of rewards from his boss for the two wild boars he collected last time. His boss opened many restaurants and shops. Now that the weather is cold, the meat will not go bad, so these things will not be troublesome to sell.

"No need to weigh it, go to the front account and withdraw sixty taels of silver." Shopkeeper Xu said with a smile, "If you have good goods in the future, you should come to me first. This bison is a good thing that cannot be bought with money. Our boss will definitely like it. You can also store more food with the money."

"Don't worry, Manager Xu. We will definitely think of you first when we have something good." Xiao Lan patted her chest and promised.

The two went to the front desk accountant to sign and get the silver. The accountant said straightforwardly, "Brother Sheng, your family has made a lot of money today. Now that you have the money, don't be reluctant to spend it. This is a bad year, and the family needs to plan ahead."

"Well, after we get the money, we'll go to the grain store." Sheng Xuan agreed, thinking that it was fortunate that his daughter had asked them to buy grain early. If he had to make plans now, he would have lost all his family assets and would have nowhere to buy grain.

Sheng Xuan put a large silver ingot and a small silver ingot in his arms, and the two decided to go to the grain store to check out the situation. The price of grain had doubled, and there was still a shortage of supply. The father and daughter sighed together.

The waiter still remembered them and said that they bought food at a good time. I heard that the flood in the south was very serious. During the autumn harvest, large areas of crops were flooded and only the roofs of houses were left. It rained continuously in the past few months, and the number of refugees increased. In many places, refugees robbed food and injured people. Their town was relatively good. The county government sent yamen runners to patrol the streets every day for fear of chaos.

The father and daughter left the store with heavy hearts.

"Dad, let's go weigh some cotton." Xiao Lan said, "We've made some money, so let mom make us some new cotton clothes this year."

"Okay." Sheng Xuan nodded in agreement. He was a little uncomfortable with having so much silver in his arms. He had to touch it from time to time for fear of dropping it.

Cotton was 100 wen per pound. Xiao Lan bought 20 pounds. The shopkeeper weighed out two taels of silver on a scale. The father and daughter loaded the cotton into the car and went back.

When he got home, Sheng Xuan took out a silver ingot and eight taels of silver from his arms. A silver ingot weighed more than three pounds. This was the first time Zhang had touched a whole ingot of silver. She was extremely happy and said, "Let's not spend this ingot of silver for now. I'll save it first."

Zhang knew how much prey the father and daughter had brought out. After she collected the silver, she asked how they managed to make so much money.

"Mom, the food prices in this town are skyrocketing right now. This silver was given by Manager Xu at a flat price, probably because the bison is so rare." Xiao Lan said.

"The fact that we can sell it for so much silver is related to the unrest in this world. Normally, we can't sell it for this much." Zhang said.

"Yes, mother, we also bought some cotton. Please make a cotton jacket and a pair of cotton shoes for each of us, and use the new cloth that grandma gave us."

"Okay, this year we will all wear new clothes for the New Year," said Zhang.

Xiaowen threw himself on the cotton, hugged it with both hands, and was very happy. He had never worn a new piece of clothing since he was a child.

"Let me do it with mom." Xiaoting was also very happy.

"Mother, let's get the shovel tomorrow. This is the last time we'll go into the mountains this year." Sheng Xuan said.

In the afternoon, Zhang took a shovel and dug up the chives in their garden. Chives are the only vegetable left in the garden. Every year at the beginning of winter, when chives are out of season, they are dug up at the roots and left in the ground to overwinter. New chives will grow next spring.