A tragic journey through ancient times, trying to make money

On the throne, we have prepared incense, candles, flowers, fruits, gold, silver and treasures, and we have invited all the gods to monitor our sincerity and forgive our sins. We have also prayed to the gods of the city, the mountains, the land, the dragons and other holy gods to show mercy and grant us our support. During the construction period, the project will be completed, the population will be safe, everything will go smoothly and everything will be auspicious.

"Construction has begun!"

Everyone put the incense into the incense table in front of the table, and Grandpa Zhang took a hoe and dug some soil at the main entrance, and the ceremony was completed.

As soon as the ceremony was completed, the Zhang family moved the incense table aside, and the people invited by the village began to level the land and dig the foundation.

Grandpa Zhang and Father Zhang were left to watch over the wasteland while the rest went home.

Except for Zhang Yunyue and Zhang's mother, the rest of the people were grinding mung bean milk at home.

Zhang Yunyue and her mother are preparing to go to Qiaojia Village in a while. Since they want to visit their grandparents, they still have to prepare some things.

When I made mung bean jelly last night, I reserved two extra pots. One of them was to be taken to Zhang's mother's house, and the remaining one was kept at home for consumption today.

Zhang's mother cut the mung bean jelly into small pieces and put it into the backpack, and also packed some chili oil and peanuts from home. The rest was also available at her mother's house, so there was no need to take it with her.

When I came back yesterday, I only ate the candied haws. I didn’t have time to eat the snacks. Zhang’s mother put the snacks in the backpack. Now I can buy them whenever I want to eat them. It’s very convenient.

After packing up, Zhang's mother went back to the room and changed her clothes before coming out. She asked Grandma Zhang to get some silver and shouted to Zhang Yunyue who was still in the inner room.

"Yueyue, are you done packing? I have packed all my things. We have to set off. It will take another hour to walk!"

"Come here, mother, I'm done packing, let's go." Zhang Yunyue came out from the inner room.

Mother Zhang carried a backpack and went to Qiaojia Village with Zhang Yunyue.

Walk to the entrance of Qiaojia Village.

"Hey, Xiaolian is back!"

Zhang's mother saw that it was her neighbor Aunt Li who was talking. "Sister Li, yes, come back to see my mother and father."

Aunt Li saw the girl standing next to Zhang's mother and said, "This is Yueyue, she's become prettier again!"

"Yes, it's my Yueyue. Yueyue, call me Aunt Li."

"Hello, Aunt Li."

"Okay, let's go home quickly. I have to go to the fields too. Come sit at my house if you have time!"

"Okay, I'll be leaving first, Sister Li."

Zhang Yunyue and her mother continued walking home.

"Father, mother, I'm back."

Qiao Dazhu and his wife were teasing their great-grandson in the yard when they heard their daughter Qiao Lian's voice coming from outside the door.

"Oh, it's A'lian who's back. Old man, go and open the door for A'lian." Yang was holding her great-grandson Qiao An and hurriedly urged Qiao Dazhu to open the door for her daughter.

"Alian, Yueyue, you are back, come in quickly." Qiao Dazhu opened the door and let Zhang's mother and Zhang Yunyue in.

"Grandpa, grandma."

"Oh, Yueyue, I just saw you during the Chinese New Year. You have grown taller and more beautiful." Yang looked at Zhang Yunyue lovingly.

"Grandma, this is An An from my eldest cousin's family. Let me hold him for a while. He's round and chubby and so cute." Zhang Yunyue took Qiao An from Yang's hands and held him, sitting on the stool to tease him.

Zhang's mother put down the backpack she was carrying, then took out the mung bean jelly, chili oil, and snacks inside and placed them on the table.

"Dad, Mom, this is the mung bean jelly and chili oil I made at home. I brought it back especially for you to try. Also, this is the snack I bought in town yesterday."

"Oh, kid, why did you bring all these things back? We have food at home, and snacks too. They are so expensive, you can just leave them at home for Yueyue and the others to eat!"

Yang looked at what Zhang's mother took out, hit her daughter's arm lightly and blamed her.

"Mother, it's okay. We still have some money at home. We have been doing some business recently and saved some money. It's okay."

Zhang's mother took Yang's hand to explain, and pointed to the mung bean jelly and chili oil on the table.

"Look, these two are what we are doing in the town now. Yueyue came up with these foods, and the business is pretty good. The people in the town like them very much, so I brought them back for you to try.

Chili oil can be put in mung bean jelly, in noodles, in steamed buns, or in cooking, so I brought back some extra. ”

"Okay, now that we've brought it back, we'll all taste Yueyue's hand later." When Yang heard what Zhang's mother said, she knew that they wanted to do business now, and the business was pretty good, so she didn't blame her daughter for bringing so many things back. She was mainly afraid of what her in-laws might think.

Zhang's mother also knew Yang's worries.

"Don't worry, mother. My mother-in-law and my brother and sister-in-law all know about it and agree with it. This is mainly because my family has a cooperation with Tianxianglou and provides chili oil to Tianxianglou. Today, my family just started to build a chili workshop.

I came back this time because there is a pottery workshop in the village. Yueyue and I are going to order some pottery jars, quite a lot. I haven’t seen you for a long time, so I went home to visit you.”

"Our family is doing business with Tianxianglou, which is great. I feel relieved now." When Yang and Qiao Dazhu heard their daughter's words, they were happy for her family.

"By the way, where are my eldest brother, second brother, sister-in-law, and their children?"

"Your eldest brother and second brother are in the fields, and the children are also helping. They will be back for lunch soon. You guys sit down first, and I will go cook for you."

After Yang finished speaking, she walked towards the vegetable garden in the backyard. Today, her daughter and granddaughter were back, so she had to make something they would like.

"Mom, I'll go with you. Yueyue, you stay here with your grandpa to look after An'an." Zhang's mother also stood up and walked towards the backyard, then turned to Zhang Yunyue and said.

Zhang Yunyue took a piece of dessert from the table, placed it in front of Qiao An, teasing her.

"An An, do you want to eat some snacks? If you want to eat, call auntie and I'll give you this snack."

"Auntie, auntie, eat, eat," Qiao An shouted impatiently, moving her hands around to try to grab the snacks in Zhang Yunyue's hands.

Zhang Yunyue heard Qiao An's voice, broke the snack into small pieces, and fed it to Qiao An.

"An An, are the snacks that your aunt gave you delicious?" Qiao Dazhu was also teasing Qiao An.

"It's delicious, auntie, I want more snacks." After eating the snacks that Zhang Yunyue had broken up, Qiao An acted coquettishly towards Zhang Yunyue.

Zhang Yunyue broke some more into pieces and fed them to Qiao An, waiting for Qiao An to finish one piece.

"Aunt, aunt, no, snacks, eat, eat..."

When Qiao An saw that Zhang Yunyue had no more money in her hand, she looked at Zhang Yunyue with pitiful eyes.

"An An, you can't eat anymore. There's no more. We need to eat soon."

"An An, Auntie has no more snacks, and you can't eat too many snacks, otherwise your teeth will get damaged, right?"

Qiao An listened to what Zhang Yunyue and Qiao Dazhu said. She didn't know what her aunt and grandfather were talking about, but she knew that there was no more, and tears immediately fell.