The whole family travels through time: escape from famine! No cheat codes yet!

"I think we have harvested at least 10,000 kilograms today!" Doctor Guo said while washing his hands.

"There's no scale so we can weigh it, but it looks like it should be about the same." Old Man Shen said.

Shen Zhiqiu put down the bark on his back and said, "Dad, if you want to know, you don't need a scale. Just ask Yoyo and he will give you an approximate answer."

Old Man Shen was skeptical: "Yoyo, come and count for Grandpa how many pounds of bark we cut."

Since Grandpa had spoken, Shen Youyou definitely didn't say: "How many kilograms of bark does a tree weigh?"

Shen Zhiqiu estimated: "About fifty kilograms."

The bark of a tree weighs about 50 kilograms. Because we were not skilled, we could only peel the bark of two trees in an hour. It took us three hours in total. There were ninety-eight people including my grandfather and fathers.

Shen Youyou: "The total is 27,000 kilograms."

Everyone was shocked and opened their mouths wide: "How much will it cost?"

Shen Youyou continued to explain: "It's not much, because the bark is wet now, and it has to be placed under the shade of the tree to dry, so that the pharmacy will accept it, and the weight will be much lighter."

Mrs. Hua interrupted actively: "How much can it be sold for?"

"Grandma, don't worry," Shen Youyou continued, "For example, the bark contains 70% water, which is 8,100 kilograms when dried. If you sell one kilogram for 70 wen, you can sell it for 567 taels."

"so many?"

"How much is five hundred and sixty-seven taels?"

"Oh my, I've never seen so much money. I don't have to worry about it anymore."

Everyone started talking.

Shen Youyou was embarrassed: "Grandma and Grandpa, the total amount was 567 taels. If we divide it among the people who peeled the bark today, each person would only earn about 5 taels and 7 cents, not much. If this money was used on us, there are 268 of us, and each person would only earn 1 tael and 9 cents."

Shen Youyou found that it was too difficult to make money in ancient times. After so much effort, one person could only earn less than two taels of silver. When she said this, she accidentally revealed a tone of disdain for the low salary.

"Oh, my goodness! One ounce and nine hundred coppers is a lot."

When Second Grandma Tian said this, it triggered a chain reaction.

Shen Youyou kept muttering to herself in her ears: After a year of farming, some families can't even save two taels of silver.

He also said, "Your uncles work as laborers for others, earning only a dozen copper coins a day, but they can still find work every day. We earn a little over two taels of silver a day, isn't that enough?"

Or, if we work a few more days, maybe when we get to the north, we can spend a dozen taels of silver, and every family can buy a cow. Although we can't afford a horse, we can have livestock again, and we won't have to work so hard to cultivate the land in the future.

Master Shen was the most sober person among the group, except for the family of three. "What nonsense are you talking about? There are only so many trees. How can we give you a few more days of work after peeling the bark? You still dare to think about cows? We have nothing to eat and drink now. We don't even know how much food we can buy with this money. We don't even know how many months we can eat. What are you talking about?"

This might be the benefit of having a treasure at home. Everyone is daydreaming and feels like they are floating on the surface, but then the great master pours a basin of cold water down on you.

Everyone stopped fantasizing about being awesome, it seems like they still have to work hard tomorrow.

Shen Mazi said: "I see there is still a lot of bark on the tree. It's such a tall tree, we can get more."

Shen Zhiqiu interrupted immediately: "No, these Eucommia trees are a gift from nature. We can't just drain the pond to catch all the fish."

"What do you mean?" Everyone looked confused: "What fish or no fish?"

"It means that we can't drain the entire river for fishing. We can't just care about our own immediate interests. It's like peeling the bark off a tree. Now it's dry. Although the groundwater here is not deep, it is likely to cause the death of these trees. We have benefited so much. These trees have done us a favor. We can't repay kindness with hatred and ignore their life or death."

As soon as Shen Zhiqiu explained, everyone understood: "Yes, these trees have done us a favor, we can't just ignore their lives."

"That's right, that's it. Don't be too greedy. Five hundred taels, almost six hundred taels, is that too little? I'm telling you guys, our Shenjia Village is a village that repays favors. You can't be so heartless, even if the favors are to trees, cows, or horses."

Master Shen tapped his cane again: "Those horses and cattle are dead and eaten by us, but that's because we want to survive. From now on, our Shen family will offer sacrifices to them every year."

Old Man Shen took a puff of welding smoke. Even if he tried to save it, there wasn't much left. "The one who was most kind to us was my old in-law. He left us so many weapons and horses. That's why we were able to hold on until this point."

"Yes, Mr. Li has been the most kind to us. Without his cattle, horses and weapons, we probably wouldn't be able to move forward now."

Until they started taking out the dried meat and began to eat, everyone was still expressing their gratitude to Grandpa Li. The more they chewed the dried meat, the more grateful they became!

Li Jingshu, Shen Youyou, and Shen Luming gathered together to eat dried meat, their eyes red.

The mother and daughter were like this: Although they had never seen each other, their family was full of gratitude. They thanked the ancient father (grandfather) for giving them the capital to survive in such a difficult world.

Shen Luming's thoughts were very simple: "Woo woo! Grandpa, are you doing well there? There shouldn't be a shortage of water there. Woo woo Grandpa, Lu Lu misses you so much."

Shen Zhiqiu was chewing some dried meat while looking at the faint stars in the night sky: "Ancient father-in-law, don't worry, our family will definitely raise Lu Ming well!"

Li Quan, Da Hu and Er Hu also had tears in their eyes: "Master, don't worry, we will protect the young lady and her family at the cost of our lives."

And that night, everyone who ate the dried meat was thanking Master Li Chengde who had given them great help.

After dinner, the men went to catch cicadas, but the women did not go because they had to continue extracting Eucommia gum.

Take out the Eucommia gum that has been soaked for more than two hours, wash it repeatedly, and try to wash away the remaining impurities as much as possible.

This means washing off the original outer skin of the leaves and trying to remove the white filaments inside. This step is very manual and time-consuming, but the ancient technology was limited, and after soaking in alkaline water, it is still easier to clean.

But for women, this is definitely a big project.

Old Lady Hua continued to sew socks, but she couldn't see clearly. She rubbed her eyes and pounded her waist: "Old Wife, you sew. I can't see clearly. My eyesight is not good."

Song, who was carefully and seriously washing the leaves with both hands, stood up and washed her hands again: "Okay, mother, then you can take a rest."

Old Lady Hua handed the half-finished socks in her hand to Song, walked to the place where her eldest daughter-in-law used to be, sat down on the ground, and began to wash the leaves carefully: "I don't have the time to rest, get busy."

Shen Youyou looked at the old ladies who were trying to get closer to the fire. Oh, they must not burn themselves. "Grandmothers, please switch with aunts and aunts. Don't get so close to the fire. It's too dangerous."

When the women who were squatting or sitting to wash leaves heard this, a few who were good at sewing hurried out and exchanged work with the old ladies.