Time Travel: A Fisherwoman Goes to the Sea to Raise a Baby

Xu Yiyi acted as if she didn't hear it. She took out a small knife and carefully began to cut along the edge of the clam shell.

As the clam shell slowly opened, a faint scent of sea water spread.

A round, plump pearl with a warm color is lying quietly in the clam meat.

"Sister——"

Xu Er'er was very surprised. He dropped the crab in his hand and ran to squat next to his elder sister. Sihai also came to join in the fun.

The thumb-sized beads are round in shape and very valuable.

Xu Er'er still remembers that a few years ago, a family in the village picked up a bead the size of a rice grain, which was not very regular in shape, and sold it for two hundred taels of silver.

But my eldest sister's pearl is much better than that one, and it is worth a thousand taels of silver.

Xu Yiyi didn't quite understand the value of this pearl, but she remembered that in the Qing Dynasty market, a top-quality pearl could be priced at up to ten thousand taels of silver, with no upper limit.

But at that time, it was because wealthy Buddhists liked to use pearls to make prayer beads that the price of pearls rose so high.

The country Xu Yiyi traveled to was a country that had never appeared in history - Daye Kingdom.

At first she thought this was the Tang Dynasty. After all, Madam Wu's clothing was exactly the same as that of the Tang Dynasty. Moreover, in that prosperous era, society was stable and the legal system was strict.

Politics, economy, culture, etc. are all in a very prosperous period. What is more obvious is that the current emperor is a female emperor.

But apart from these, the names don’t match anything else.

So, Xu Yiyi must have traveled to a dynasty similar to the Tang Dynasty, a dynasty that had never appeared in history.

If ten thousand taels of silver is not enough, a thousand taels of silver is essential.

Thinking of this, Xu Yi's face was about to burst with laughter.

God has been kind to her.

The remaining six pearl shells all produced rice-sized beads, and except for being not round enough, there was nothing wrong with them.

This is much more valuable than the big basket of abalone I just picked up.

"I'll find out later, and they're all out."

Xu Yiyi only wanted money. After all, she had to raise four children, so she needed some money.

"Why do you want to sell it? Big sister, can you keep the pearls? They will be your dowry when you get married."

Xu Er'er thought that she should save up the money and make a set of jewelry for her elder sister after she got married. Her elder sister was so beautiful, and it would definitely look better when she wore it.

"It's still a long way off. Selling this pearl will keep you well fed and clothed. We also need to send Sanchuan to school this fall, so it'll cost a lot of money."

Since Xu Sanchuan couldn't go to public school, he could only consider private school.

Add to that the cost of books, pens, ink, paper, and inkstone, and it's a considerable expense.

Under Xu Sanchuan are Xu Sihai and Xu Wuyuan, and the three of them are under a lot of pressure to study.

Xu Er'er is already twelve years old. They will get married in two years, and it's time to prepare the dowry.

"But you don't have any hairpins anymore. When Sister Shuhua got married, her parents bought her a hairpin."

Xu Er'er pouted, looking a little unhappy. She thought that her elder sister was so pretty, it would be a shame if she didn't have a hairpin to dress up.

"How about selling one first and keeping these small ones?"

Xu Yiyi didn't understand why a little girl of eleven or twelve years old was thinking about saving up a dowry for her all day long?

In the afternoon, Xu Yiyi and Uncle Li took a small boat to the dock.

Go straight to Chunlai Restaurant.

It's a two-story building, only about 20 square meters in size, but there are quite a few diners.

The shopkeeper was busy for a while before he had time to receive them.

"Let me be clear, I spent a lot of effort to get these two sheep from someone."

This place is close to the sea, and all the food and daily necessities such as rice, flour, grain, oil, etc. are bought and sold by merchants from outside.

The fish are expensive, but they can only be sold at a high price after being shipped out.

Living here, you have to buy everything you want.

You have to pay several times more than the original price of the product to buy it.

The town has a good location and has attracted many businessmen, so the restaurants and inns are doing good business.

Customers who have a good relationship with the restaurant will communicate with the owner to customize the ingredients.

The two sheep were ordered by the customer.

I only ate it once and I'm not used to it.

The shopkeeper was left to deal with the remaining ewe himself.

If Xu Yiyi had arrived a little later, the ewe would probably not be here now.

Xu Yiyi focused on examining the sheep's mouth, hooves, and eyes.

Overall, he is in good spirits, and it is normal to see his feces.

I just feel a little depressed.

Fortunately, it is not a sick sheep.

"Can it be cheaper?"

As soon as Xu Yiyi said this, the shopkeeper's face changed immediately.

"This is already very cheap. The sheep themselves are not worth much. It cost me a lot of money to transport them here. I can't pay you back, right?"

The total is only eight taels of silver, and if you really sell it, you can make one tael of money.

"Boss, please be kind! My father is dead, my mother ran away, and I'm only two months old. If I didn't have this sheep, I'd starve to death..."

Xu Yiyi started to play the victim.

Uncle Li was a little shocked. After all, Xu Yiyi has always been an honest person.

"Yes, yes, boss, just think of it as a good deed. This little girl has lost both her parents, and she still has to raise four children. One is a fool, the other is frail and sickly, and needs money to buy medicine all year round. There is also a younger one who is also ignorant. The youngest one is only two months old."

Uncle Li said this without changing his expression, but Xu Yiyi was a little hesitant.

After all, trouble comes from the mouth, and she doesn't want her words to come true.

Fortunately, the shopkeeper didn't say much and reduced the price by five hundred coins and let her take the girl away.

"Uncle Li, please go to the dock and wait for me. I need to buy some things."

There was nothing at home, so she planned to buy some rice, flour, and vegetables.

Zhan Jilan is a woman who has never touched the earth. She has a small plot of land at home that can be used to grow vegetables, but she thinks it is dirty and has never touched it.

The original owner cleaned up the field every year, but when she went to check in the morning, all the vegetables in the field had been pulled out.

"You have to be frugal. Don't be as extravagant as your mother, otherwise you and the children at home will starve."

Uncle Li knew that Xu Yiyi had received a death pension, but he didn't know how much.

But there is a little bit, children's hands are very big.

Without long-term plans, you can't help but spend the money when you first get it.

"I'm just going to buy some rice and noodles. We don't have much to eat at home."

Uncle Li and Aunt Li are indeed a couple. When they went to the beach in the morning, Aunt Li kept nagging about this matter.

In the end, Er'er didn't want to get close to Aunt Li anymore.

After all, if you talk too much, you can't help but feel annoyed.

Uncle Li led the sheep to the dock, and Xu Yiyi started strolling around the small town.

I went there based on my memory and found a jewelry store. I went in and took a look. They only sold silver jewelry and wooden hairpins. There were not many varieties, just ordinary styles.

"What do you want to buy, young lady?"

The female shopkeeper was leaning against the counter. She didn't look down on Xu Yiyi because of her clothes, but she didn't take it too seriously either.

"Do you have any pearl jewelry?"

Hearing what Xu Yiyi said, the female shopkeeper burst out laughing.