When we got home slowly, Zhou Qiaoping was sweeping the yard. Fubao slid out of the car and shouted, "Grandma, look what we bought!"

Zhou Qiaoping turned around and said in surprise, "You're back so soon? What did you buy? Let me see."

As he spoke, he walked out, circled the ox cart, looked at the snacks in the middle, and said with a smile: "So it's cakes, Fubao likes them, right? Next time, ask your father to buy you some more flavors."

Fubao pouted: "That's not right, let's take a look."

Zhou Qiaoping looked at Li Chongwang who was trying not to laugh on the ox cart, then looked at Li Shuangrong, and finally turned her gaze back to Fubao's face: "Oh! Grandma can't tell, tell me."

Fubao pointed at the ox cart in front of him with a proud look on his face: "How about it, isn't this ox very cute? Doesn't this cart look big and sturdy!"

Zhou Qiaoping was stunned, looked at the ox cart, and nodded woodenly.

Seeing that his grandmother still didn't understand what he meant, Fubao couldn't help showing off: "We bought a whole ox cart for five taels of silver. Originally, the ox alone would cost five taels..."

Zhou Qiaoping lowered her voice and said, "What! You went out and bought a bullock cart!"

She was a little bit unbelieving and looked at Li Shuangrong seriously. The moment she saw her honest son nod, she truly believed it.

Fubao watched his grandmother throw down the broom in her hand and open the half-closed gate.

Zhou Qiaoping: "Don't just stand there, come in quickly."

Everyone in the family heard the noise and ran out to check.

Li Huaiqing: "Why did you bring the ox cart back? It costs a lot to rent it for a while, send it back quickly."

Fubao jumped over happily and said, "No need to rent one, we will have an ox cart in the future!"

They then realized that the ox cart in front of them had actually been bought. Zhou Qiaoping, who was originally a little distressed when she heard that they spent five taels of silver, fell silent after seeing the amount that Fubao calculated. In the past, they didn't buy it because they couldn't afford it, not because they couldn't use it.

Fubao took down the mung bean cakes and little sugar men that he bought for his brothers from the car and gave them to them one by one.

I bought two pieces of cloth for my grandparents to make two sets of light clothes. Their clothes were all patched up before, and the cloth was torn and a hole would appear if you just pulled it.

The gifts given to my uncle and aunt were two pieces of cloth and a box of pearl powder.

I bought pearl powder, a hairband and cloth shoes for my mother.

Everyone in the family was made very happy by her, especially the two younger ones, Yisheng and Yiqiu, who wished they could stick to her all the time.

After buying all the things, there was still two taels of silver left. Zhou Qiaoping waved her hand and said, "You can keep the money you earned. I'll make up for the meat and food I took from you before."

Fubao explained many times that he didn't need to pay for the things he took, and that it wouldn't cause any harm to her body. But they still insisted, giving her money every now and then. In this way, more and more spaces were unlocked.

In the space, the fog near the well is slowly dissipating. I wonder what it will be this time.

When he entered the house, the hole in the eaves that had collapsed started to drop dirt and rocks. Fu Bao was covered in dust.

Before she could say anything, Zhou Qiaoping quickly picked him up and said distressedly, "Ouch, you must have hit my Fubao. Grandma will ask someone to fix it in the next few days..."

Fubao looked up and sighed.

……

In the following month, they delivered dishes more than a dozen times, the restaurant's business became better, and more and more dishes were ordered.

The Li family's savings were as much as 100 taels. Zhou Qiaoping held the money box in her arms and couldn't believe it. She was also afraid that someone would steal it. She slept with the box in her arms every night, fearing that something might go wrong.

Fubao is busy picking vegetables in the space every day, which consumes too much of his mental energy. When he has nothing to do, he falls asleep.

It was not until the morning of the end of March that Fubao followed his father and his elder and second brothers to the Xikou Restaurant to deliver food as usual.

This time, there were suddenly people investigating at the gate of Pingyang County, as if they were looking for someone.

Although they passed the inspection smoothly, it was not a good sign. Fubao's heart sank. She had a premonition that the thing she was worried about was finally going to happen.

The business of Xikou Restaurant is still booming, but Wang Li seems to have suffered a major blow. After just a few days of not seeing him, he has lost a lot of weight and even his iconic big belly has shrunk.

In the private room of the restaurant, he hesitated several times before finally saying, "Shuangrong, if you can leave, leave as soon as possible."

Li Shuangrong was confused by what he said and asked in confusion: "What's wrong? Aren't you going to harvest vegetables later?"

Wang Li shook his head: "Don't even mention harvesting the vegetables. I don't want the restaurant anymore!"

Fu Bao was surprised that he was so decisive. For such a big restaurant, the daily turnover must be more than 100 taels. It seemed that something big must have happened to make him give up even the original capital.

Wang Li: "My uncle is a minor official in the capital. He wrote to us and asked us to move to the capital as soon as possible. Things are about to change in Linzhou!"

Fu Bao's dark eyes met Wang Li's sad eyes: "Where can we go..."

Wang Li: "No matter what, leave Linzhou first! Yuzhou next door is relatively stable now, you can move there first, and then find a way out. After all, it's the higher-ups' business, and we can only suffer the consequences..."

Li Shuangrong frowned, very conflicted. They had taken root here for generations, and if they suddenly had to leave, where could they go?

The servant outside hurried in and urged, "Master, let's go quickly. Everything is ready. Let's go to Yuzhou first to meet up with the master and his wife."

Wang Li stood up and said, "Got it. I'll be right down."

Then he turned to Li Shuangrong and said, "Shuangrong, originally I cannot disclose this matter. I can only say that you should leave here as soon as possible. Also, don't make it public. The more people know about it, the harder it will be for you to leave."

Fubao: "Okay, uncle, we got it. Thank you."

Before they came out, Wang Li had already boarded the departing carriage.

Fubao looked up: "Dad, let's go home first!"

Li Shuangrong finally came to his senses and drove the ox cart to take them back to the village.

Only when they returned did they realize that God really had forced them to leave.

When they got back to their home, the four of them looked at each other in disbelief. The house was a warm place before they left, but it was in ruins when they came back.

Fubao was so frightened that he ran down and shouted, "Mom! Grandpa and grandma! Brother! Where are you!"

She felt dizzy suddenly, and her vision was so blurry that she couldn't see the road clearly. Before she knew it, tears had already covered her face.

"Fubao? Don't cry, mom is here!"

A gentle female voice came from outside a wall behind the ruins. It was A Niang!

A few people hurriedly walked around the debris on the ground and finally saw a family sitting on the wasteland, and they breathed a sigh of relief.

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