Crossing the famine, I am a poor fish, and my descendants have to work hard

The study room directly sold more than 1200 million points in this wave.

The points now amount to more than 6700 million.

Get rich overnight.

I don’t want to work hard anymore, just lie down.

Then Zhao Yuanzhen lay down happily and went to sleep.

Sleep until you wake up naturally.

Qian Xiaohui and the others didn't call her, letting her have a good rest.

When Zhao Yuanzhen got up and washed up, Zhang Qingyan brought her breakfast.

After washing up, I ate directly on the table in the room.

Then Zhang Qingyan took it away and cleaned it up.

Looking at the hardworking Zhang Qingyan, Zhao Yuanzhen felt that this was the right thing to do. Freeing her hands, retiring early, and living the life she had always dreamed of.

Just stretch out your hand for clothes and open your mouth for food!

Then he placed the vases he had picked out yesterday in various places, and took some books, including the Four Books and Five Classics, and placed them on the bookshelf.

Take out a set of pens, ink, paper, inkstone, pen holder, pen washer, paperweight, etc.

Put it on the desk.

Then I went to Zhang Xinshu's room.

He is taking Xiao Zijin to study.

Since Zhao Yuanzhen became busy, Zhang Xinshuo took over this task.

Zhao Yuanzhen also gave Zhang Xinshuo a lot of pens, ink, paper, inkstone, etc.

I also took out a lot of books and asked him to sort them out by himself. Then I prepared to put some books for Zijin.

I went to Qian Xiaohui's room and she was cleaning the house.

Ask her to call Li Zhijuan and Zhang Qingyan over.

Then he also gave Xiao Zijin a set of pens, ink, paper, and inkstone, as well as books. There were not many books in there, just a few, which were what he could use now.

Xiao Zijin has been sleeping alone since moving into the new house. He chose the middle room as his own room.

A screen separates the room into a bedroom and a study.

Zhao Yuanzhen thought the layout was pretty good.

Then he went to Qian Xiaohui's room and waited. There was also a Luohan bed in Qian Xiaohui's room.

Zhao Yuanzhen sat there waiting, and soon everyone came.

She took out the jewelry she had left over from yesterday and asked her two daughters-in-law to pick two sets each.

Both of them were a little hesitant to accept it.

But Zhao Yuanzhen still let them choose.

All that Zhao Yuanzhen left behind were gold jewelry and some jade ones.

Each of them chose a jade bracelet, a pair of gold hairpins, and a pair of gold earrings, and did not take the rest.

Zhao Yuanzhen had no choice but to distribute the items to them manually. Each person got two necklaces, two hairpins, two hairpins, two mahogany ornaments, and two pairs of earrings.

The remaining items are a jade bracelet, a gold hairpin and a pair of earrings.

Zhao Yuanzhen gave them all to Zhang Qingyan.

Zhang Qingyan recommended them all but he accepted them all.

"We'll go shopping later. Remember to buy a jewelry box for each person."

"Okay, mom."

"Well, go get two men to harness all four carriages, and we'll go shopping today. Afterwards, we'll register the sizes of clothes and shoes for the servants we've bought."

"Okay, Mom. I'll go right away!" Li Zhijuan went happily.

Qian Xiaohui reported the accounts of the past few days to her mother and also handed over the money given by the village.

Then he would return the remaining silver to Zhao Yuanzhen.

"Here you go. You will be in charge of the daily expenses of this household from now on. Just remember to keep accounts. Report to me once at the end of the month. I will look for the safe."

Zhao Yuanzhen was browsing the mall, trying to find a few safes. They didn't have to be too big, just ones that could fit in a large closet.

Bought five.

One for each of my three sons, myself, and Zhang Qingyan.

It is made of cement inside, iron plate in the middle, and carved wood outside.

It can be mounted on the wall or wardrobe.

I don't know why. I didn't feel any pain in my chest when I took out this safe.

Zhao Yuanzhen took a look and wondered if it was because the materials existed in this world?

There should be no cement!

Or maybe it’s because the cement material is ordinary, so it doesn’t cause pain!

Zhao Yuanzhen couldn't figure it out, so she stopped thinking about it.

Decided to go shopping.

Send the stuff back and lock the house.

Let Zhang Xinnian stay at home and tidy up the yard with the servants.

Afterwards, they and their mother, along with Zhang Zijin and Zhang Xinshu, went to Beijing.

Several people brought two servants with them as free labor.

When Zhang Xinbai is not busy, he should take these servants to the yamen to report and sign the contract.

Then four carriages set off.

Since they had already obtained their household registration, it was smooth for them to move into the city.

When we arrived in the city, we went to the cloth shop first.

The cloth shops in Beijing are so big that they take up an entire two-story building.

Zhao Yuanzhen asked everyone to choose fabrics.

First you have to buy cotton, a lot of it.

Various cushions need to be made, as well as bedding, cotton-padded clothes, cotton-padded trousers, cotton-padded shoes, etc. for the servants.

Zhao Yuanzhen compared them and found that the cotton in the mall was very cheap.

Then buy some from the cloth shop as a cover, and then buy more from the mall.

Then there’s the fabric.

Partitions at home, various curtain decorations, etc. This requires burlap.

Just use cotton and linen to make clothes for the servants.

As for the servants' bedding, just use coarse linen inside and cotton linen outside.

The bedding for the family members also had to be remade, using coarse cotton inside and fine cotton outside.

Light-colored cotton cloth was used for servants’ undershirts and socks, and the rest was used to make towels for the servants.

Zhao Yuanzhen and her family made towels themselves using double-layer gauze.

“帮我拿8匹原色粗麻布、10匹深色棉麻布、一匹颜色艳丽的棉麻布、8匹浅色棉布、4匹深色棉布、3匹深色细棉布、3匹浅色细棉布、一匹双层纱布、20双棉鞋，尺寸一会给你。棉花来50斤。”

The waiter was shocked.

You can’t believe it, but this person’s purchases are almost catching up with their store’s sales in a few days.

He quickly found out all the things Zhao Yuanzhen needed with a smile on his face.

Qian Xiaohui and the others don’t have anything to buy for the time being.

Zhao Yuanzhen thought about it and decided that it was almost done, so she asked the waiter to settle the bill.

"Okay, sir. Each piece of cloth is 100 feet. Coarse linen is 7 wen per foot, cotton linen is 9 wen per foot, colorful cotton linen is 11 wen per foot, light-colored cotton is 15 wen per foot, dark fine cotton is 18 wen per foot, light fine cotton is 19 wen per foot, double-layer yarn is 38 wen per foot, and men's cotton shoes are 52 wen per pair. Cotton is 80 wen per pound."

The prices in the capital are high, basically one or two cents more expensive than what I bought before.

total:

粗麻布7X100尺X8+10X9X100+11X1X100+8X15X100+4X15X100+18x3x100+19X100X3+38X100+52X20+50x80=

A total of more than 60 taels of silver.

The shopkeeper took 63 taels and wrote off the rest. He also gave some needlework.

Then he helped to move it into the carriage.

Move on to the next one.

Next to the cloth shop is the rouge and powder shop.

Zhao Yuanzhen took them to have a look.

She didn't have anything to buy, so she went to see if her daughter-in-law wanted to buy anything.

Several people were very reserved.

Finally, under the instigation of Zhao Yuanzhen, the two bought some lip balm, which is lipstick.

I also bought some eyebrow pencil and loose powder.

Zhao Yuanzhen paid the money, a total of 13 taels.

Zhao Yuanzhen plans to go to the grocery store to have a look.

The grocery stores in Beijing are not only large, but also have a wide variety of items.

A few people looked at the dazzling array of things and there were some fireworks.

"Ma'am, what can I do for you?"

A waiter came over to greet them warmly.

"Give me 25 medium-sized wooden basins, 25 boxes of tooth powder, the cheapest will do, 5 jin of soap nuts, 25 ordinary wooden combs, 25 ordinary wooden pillows, 50 candlesticks, 10 kerosene lamps, and 5 jin of lamp oil. That's all for now."

"Okay, ma'am, wait a moment, I'll prepare the goods for you."

This is only possible in Beijing, otherwise there wouldn’t be so much inventory.

After a while, the waiter prepared the goods.

Zhao Yuanzhen began to settle the accounts.

"A medium-sized wooden basin costs 12 wen, a box of tooth powder costs 180 wen, a pound of soap nuts costs 20 wen, a wooden comb costs 8 wen, a wooden pillow costs 8 wen, a candlestick costs 120 wen, a kerosene lamp costs 180 wen, and a pound of lamp oil costs 350 wen."

总计：12X25+25x180+20x5+25x8+25x8+50X120+180X10+350X5=

When Zhao Yuanzhen paid the bill, the waiter didn't give her any discount, but gave her two bath beans as a gift.

I didn't buy the candles because they were too expensive. In the mall, 50 candles only cost 1 point, but here one candle costs 800 coins.

Then they loaded the things onto the carriages. Fortunately, there were four carriages and two of them were full. There were still many things that had not been bought.

Continue strolling.

Zhao Yuanzhen took everyone into the silver shop to take a look.

The things she gave to her daughter-in-law were all gold, but now they can't be taken out. They are too eye-catching. She can buy some silver belts for daily use.

Let them choose for themselves.

Qian Xiaohui chose a silver hairpin and a pair of silver earrings, as did Li Zhijuan, but Zhang Qingyan did not choose anything.

Seeing them like this, Zhao Yuanzhen had no choice but to help them choose.

银钗4支、银簪子4支、木簪子4支、样式精美的木梳子4支，银梳子3支、银镯子4对、绒花挑了一堆、银锁看着挺好看，也来了1个，给张子衿的。

There are three silver hair crowns, one for each of my three sons.

Finally check out.

These are all made of silver and are purely handmade. Zhao Yuanzhen picked out the ones that are beautiful and exquisite.

It cost more than 80 taels of silver.

When the waiter was packing, Zhao Yuanzhen asked them to pack it separately.

One portion was directly divided for each person. Ronghua told the three of them to divide it among themselves. She didn't like to bring it very much. She liked plainer food, after all, she was old.

The silver lock was also given to Qian Xiaohui, as well as three hair crowns, which belonged to Zhang Xinshu, and she was asked to go back and distribute them to them.

Zhao Yuanzhen wanted to buy a few sets of tea sets and nice tableware.

So I went to find a porcelain shop.

"Hello, what can this lady do for you?"

"Let me see!"

"Okay, take your pick."

In the end, Zhao Yuanzhen selected 18 vases and 6 sets of tea sets. The beautiful tableware was too expensive, so Zhao Yuanzhen decided to go back and buy them herself.

This wave of porcelain shop cost more than 40 taels of silver. But the workmanship and quality of the porcelain are better than those in the mall.

This may be the difference between pure handwork and machine work.

Those made by machines in later generations always seem to lack a certain charm.

Then he prepared to choose furniture for Zhang Qingyan.

Furniture stores and building materials stores are not far away.

Zhao Yuanzhen went to the furniture store first.

"Welcome, what do you need ma'am? Our store offers delivery."

The shopkeeper entertained us warmly.

Zhao Yuanzhen said just take a look.

Finally, I took everyone around to look around.

In addition to the long table, treasure cabinet, screen, desk, dressing table, etc. bought for Zhang Qingyan.

She also picked out a few palace lanterns, bamboo curtains, and large bathtubs and asked for 10 of them.

Then the four of them each picked out a jewelry box.

The store delivered it and Zhao Yuanzhen paid for it with satisfaction.

All these cost more than 30 taels of silver.

The main reason is that Zhao Yuanzhen did not choose any precious wood, only common wood.

After agreeing on the address, and because it was a new village, he was afraid that they wouldn't be able to find it, so he left a servant to lead them.

Then we went to a building materials store not far away.