A Farm Girl Traveling Through Time: Raising a Stunning Husband

"Shall we go to the back mountain?" Shen Wu took the coarse linen in his hand and put it on the ground: "There's no rush. I still need to draw some shoe patterns and stuff. I won't need it for the time being."

"I can dig it myself." Gu Zhou went into the house and took out a backpack and a hoe.

There were two hoes at home. The one Shen Wu used to dig the soil in the toilet was not the one for farming. It was a very old and broken hoe with half of the iron missing. It was placed under her bed.

"Let's go together. Bamboo shoots are heavy. Besides, I want to see if there is anything we can pick. We need some vegetables to cook at home."

"Then I'll go tell my younger sister and aunt." Gu Zhou put down the basket and turned to go into the house.

Shen Wu didn't know what he was thinking about. He got up and went to the kitchen, took the kitchen knife from home and put it in the basket.

Gu Zhou came out and saw the kitchen knife in the basket. He immediately understood her idea: "Do you want to deal with it directly in the bamboo forest?"

Shen Wu nodded: "Yeah, that way I can carry less stuff."

"Don't you want fresh filling? Won't the thin crust dry out now?" Gu Zhou wondered.

"I don't peel it cleanly, leaving one or two layers of skin. This way we don't have to come back to do it again," Shen Wu smiled and rushed to carry the backpack on his back.

Gu Zhou didn't argue with her. He picked up the hoe and followed her out.

Although it may be too early to enter the back mountain now as the sun is still high in the sky, there were no street lights or flashlights in ancient times, and if you go too late you won’t be able to find the way back.

Stepping out of the courtyard, Shen Wu lowered his voice and asked, "What did you tell your aunt?"

"Tell your aunt that you are going out to fetch water," said Gu Zhou, holding a hoe.

"Good reason!"

It was very hot outside, and the two of them did not sweat until they walked into the woods, when the cool shade of the trees drove away the sweat on their bodies.

Gu Zhou had just taken a shower, so his hair was still a little damp, but it was dry. The walk just now made his hair wet again.

Fortunately, I tied my hair up early, otherwise it would have stuck to my face by now.

Gu Zhou was walking and suddenly said, "Thank you for your clothes."

Shen Wu was concentrating on looking for something, and when he heard what he said, he turned around and glanced at Gu Zhou who was walking beside him: "What are you thanking me for? You are young and I should be taken care of." As he said that, Shen Wu remembered that he didn't know his age yet, so he said again: "By the way, how old are you and how old is my little sister? I don't know yet."

"I will be fourteen after the New Year, and my younger sister is eight years old now." Gu Zhou thought for a while and said, "You are about the same age as me, thirteen this year."

"Huh? Thirteen!" Shen Wu was shocked. Is she so young?

No! Is her body so young?

Then my period should be coming soon! I need to make underwear soon!

"I want to buy some soft, close-fitting cloth when I go to town tomorrow. Do you know where I can get some cheap?"

"Soft and close-fitting? Do you want to... make shoes? We have cloth at home." Gu Zhou didn't understand why she still wanted to buy them.

"No, I'm going to make some underwear..." Shen Wu thought that people didn't say that in ancient times, so he quickly stopped and changed his words: "I'm going to make some underwear. It's almost autumn, and if I don't prepare it early, it will be too late."

Gu Zhou didn't know what kind of winter clothes she wanted to make. He thought it was to be matched with an inner garment, so he didn't ask further: "I know one, but it's a bit expensive. Now is not a good time to buy it. Can we wait a few days? Maybe they can offer a lower price."

At this point Shen Wu thought of a question: "How much did we earn from selling buns these two times?"

Gu Zhou did some calculations in his mind and came to the conclusion: "There are 487 coins not counting the money spent."

"So little?!" Shen Wu exclaimed.

"Little?!" Gu Zhou was surprised: "This is already more than the food money during the busy farming season!"

Shen Wu really felt that it was too little. In modern times, a new steamed bun shop would earn thousands of dollars after just a few days of opening.

She felt relieved when she thought that she had only sold it twice. Two times was already a good result.

"The bamboo shoot season is almost over. Do you know what vegetables to eat in autumn? I plan to make buns with new fillings."

Gu Zhou hesitated for a while and then said, "Water chestnuts, wild rice stems, plantain, dandelions, horsetails, that's what we eat cold, you mentioned horse ginseng, and... shepherd's purse... and so on, there are quite a lot of them."

Shen Wu was silent for a while: "I'm going to go through some trouble. This time I'm going to make buns with two fillings. The bamboo shoots are getting old, and I'm afraid I won't be able to make anything good if I keep eating them. I'll mix some other fillings in, so that when there are no bamboo shoots left, customers will be more willing to accept the new fillings."

"What do you think?" Shen Wu looked at Gu Zhou.

"I don't know how the new filling tastes, but I trust your cooking."

"Okay, then I'll temporarily decide on shepherd's purse filling. It would be even better if there was tofu..." Shen Wu muttered.

"Tofu? Yes," said Gu Zhou.

"Where is it?!" Shen Wu was shocked. Why had she never seen it before?

"Grandpa Li's family in the village has it. They make tofu and take it to town to sell in the morning."

Shen Wu was confused. How come she hadn't seen him in so many days? "I haven't seen him! It's real."

Gu Zhou nodded: "Grandpa Li was sick some time ago and went to the town to see a doctor. He just came back yesterday afternoon. When I went to Hebei to wash hemp, I saw his son Uncle Li washing new boards by the river, which means he is about to start shipping again."

"! Damn! Whatever you think will come true!" Shen Wu couldn't stop laughing.

"besides…"

"There's more?!" Shen Wu looked at Gu Zhou. Could there be more good stuff?

"Mr. Li San's ox cart will also start tomorrow."

"Ah? What is this?" Shen Wu was confused. What is the connection between these?

"Uncle Li San followed Grandpa Li to the town. He usually accompanied Grandpa Li to the town to sell tofu and helped bring people into the town."

"Then can we take it? Does it cost money?" Shen Wu asked quickly.

"Yes, two cents per person per time."

"Can we do it?" Shen Wu glanced at Gu Zhou beside him cautiously, afraid that he would disagree.

"I told you this because I want to tell you that we can take a bus to town in the morning instead of walking."

"Then why did you have to borrow a car before?" Shen Wu didn't understand again. Wasn't he afraid of spending money?

"I used to go to town for small matters. If it wasn't to sell grain like before, or it was my first time selling buns, I would walk there." Gu Zhou had no expression on his face, and walked around a tree with a hoe in hand.

Then he said, "Didn't you say you wanted to carry new stuffing? We already carried a lot last time, and I don't think we can carry more this time. Let's spend some money and take the bus."

"Don't you think it's a waste of money?" Shen Wu asked.

Gu Zhou glanced at her and shook his head, saying, "I never dared to think about it before. Ever since you said you wanted to sell buns, I thought it was outrageous. But after selling them twice, I actually made so much money. I think you are right, and what you did is right. Since there is money to be made, why can't you spend it on the right things?"

"?" Shen Wu was puzzled. How come this child's comprehension ability suddenly improved?

"I think if we can stabilize the business of selling buns, we can save some time on the road, and the buns will be of better quality. It only costs two cents per person, and we can sell more buns, so it's worth it." Gu Zhou's small dark face was full of seriousness, which shocked Shen Wu for a while.

What the hell?! Are these ancient kids so smart?

What was she doing at this time?

Shen Wu tried hard to recall that she seemed to be playing with dirt in the fields with her family at that time, and then went home to see her brother.

Hey! When I think about it this way, it seems to be similar to Gu Zhou and the others!

But Shen Wu is always happier than them.