The first step in the book is to start selling tofu

There were two more backpacks, a small basket, and some other things like eggs and beans from selling tofu, plus a bunch of copper coins.

Lin Zhi asked her two brothers to carry the backpacks, while she and Daya carried the empty baskets back home.

"Crack the eggs and add them to the porridge and cook together."

After arriving home, Lin Zhi took out the eggs and gave them to the three little ones.

Originally, she wanted to cut some meat to give to everyone, but after thinking it over, she decided not to do it.

I just made some money, so I have to plan before I make any plans. After all, my family is very poor and we have to spend money everywhere. I can't spend every penny I earn, right? !

"One hundred and forty-eight, one hundred and forty-nine, one hundred and fifty."

After counting several times and making sure he had made no mistakes, Lin Zhi took out the eighteen cents he had earned from selling tofu last time and put them together with today's money.

Now she is Lin Zhi, who has a huge sum of 168 Wen.

"Where should I put it?"

"Put it here. Oh, no, no..."

"Let's just leave it here..."

"No."

……

With so much money, it is not so convenient to hide it. Lin Zhi put it in several places, but none of them felt safe.

This was all hard-earned money, and she would have nowhere to cry if it was stolen.

After searching for a long time, she finally saw a bundle of red ropes in a box.

Those were the leftovers from the purchase for the housewarming celebration when the family split up and moved here.

Lin Zhi fetched a basin of water, poured all the copper coins in and rubbed them clean, then used a cloth to absorb the moisture, and finally strung the copper coins together with a red rope.

She strung four strings in total, each string costing twenty copper coins.

This is the most suitable weight that she found while stringing them together and trying them on. It is not tiring to wear them around the neck. The length of the rope should be longer so that it is difficult for outsiders to notice them when covered with a collar.

After stringing the copper coin necklace, Lin Zhi tried it on again and felt it was neither safe nor comfortable.

After thinking about it, she took out the rope and used it to fix the copper coins one by one. This way, the copper coins would not fall on people due to shaking. With the addition of a rope, the new necklace would not break so easily.

"Not bad."

Lin Zhi looked at his masterpiece with satisfaction, and did the same with the other three necklaces.

"Come here."

The three little ones have already prepared dinner and are selecting beans for making tofu tomorrow.

Hearing Lin Zhi calling them, the three of them stopped what they were doing and walked into the house.

"Close the door."

The door of the house is in tatters, and it doesn't make much difference whether it is closed or not. The wind can blow in, and if someone pushes from outside, the door can be knocked down with a little effort.

This door decoration is too practical.

Lin Zhi just wanted to protect himself from the sight of outsiders and didn't have any high demands on it.

"Give."

The freshly-made necklace came into the hands of its new owner.

Daya couldn't believe it: "Is this for us?"

"Yes, one string per person, try it on and have a look." Lin Zhi smiled and put on his own string first.

Dalang and Erlang put on the necklaces without hesitation.

These twenty copper coins, which they used to give as rewards to their servants, were despised by them, but now they are their precious property.

"Why don't you wear it? Don't you like it? There's nothing I can do if you don't like it. Just make do with it for now. When you have money in the future, I'll take you to a silver shop to buy you something nice."

The light in the room was dim, and Lin Zhi couldn't see Daya's expression clearly. He only knew that she lowered her head, as if reluctant.

"No, Mom. I like it very much." Daya retorted immediately and couldn't wait to put on the necklace.

She was just excited.

This was the first time she had touched a copper coin in her life, and it always felt unreal.

"That's good. Don't show your money to others. You should keep it safe. It can be used as a relief in the future if you need it."

The three of them nodded sensibly and checked again and again whether their necklaces were exposed.

Lin Zhi smiled with relief.

It feels really good to share the risk!

That night, the family of four slept soundly.

One reason was that they were too tired from traveling that day, and another reason was the necklace on their chests.

The fifth day of traveling across time.

The three little ones at home got the tofu out just like they did in the past few days before Lin Zhi got up, and then went to sell it after she got up and had breakfast.

"We won't be doing much today, so you don't have to follow me. When you three are free, go pick up some firewood. We still owe Aunt Zhang some firewood."

The three little ones are just free.

When the Yang family split up, they gave some land to their branch, but except for a few acres of dry land, they kept the rest and sold the money to pay for the original husband's medical treatment.

So, apart from these trivial housework at home, they are very idle.

They were busy making tofu only after Lin Zhi came through. Before he came, they just sat there in a daze.

Too much free time always makes these three people daydream, so it’s better to have something to do now.

The three little ones went together to collect firewood, while Lin Zhi carried tofu to the gossip center in the village.

The tofu made today weighs only about ten pounds, and Lin Zhi can carry it by himself.

The market in the village is already saturated, and Lin Zhi estimates that he won’t be able to sell all the ten kilograms of tofu in his own village.

But it doesn’t matter. Her main task today is not to sell tofu, but to inquire about the situation in several nearby villages.

The gossip center is as lively as ever.

Lin Zhi came over carrying the tofu and soon joined in their conversation. In less than half an hour, she had found out everything she needed to know.

"Yang Laosan's family, I saw you selling tofu at the market yesterday."

As they were chatting, the topic suddenly turned to Lin Zhi.

"Really? You were also at the market yesterday? Maybe it was because the stall I found yesterday was too remote, so I didn't see you." Lin Zhi said to himself.

"Your location is indeed quite remote." The villager agreed, "But you are also amazing. It's such a remote location, and there are so many customers, but you actually closed the stall early."

At this point, the villager whispered in what he thought was a very low voice, but in fact it was louder than the voices of everyone in the place:

"Tell us how much money you made yesterday."

Everyone's attention immediately turned to this side.

Lin Zhi was unhappy in his heart, but he still answered patiently on the surface: "How can I make money? After deducting the cost, I only make a little hard work fee, which is not even enough to buy a pound of meat."

It was obvious that no one believed what she said.

"The Yang family is from the same village. What is there to hide from us? Just speak openly."

Lin Zhi rolled his eyes secretly.

She hates people who don't have sense of justice in their hearts, no matter what life they are in.

Lin Zhi did not respond to her directly, but found other topics to evade the question.

The topic shifted, and except for the villager who insisted on this topic at the beginning, the other villagers started talking about other gossip.

Lin Zhi was annoyed by the villager's questioning and finally found an excuse to slip back home.

Looking at Lin Zhi's departing back, the villager muttered indignantly:

"Bah, you are so stingy. Making a few bucks is not a big deal. If you don't want to tell me, I don't want to tell you either..."