Traveling through time as a peasant girl to turn things around

After dinner, Guoguo took out the money, including the rewards from the Emperor some time ago. Little Naibao also took out some—ten thousand taels of silver. "Here's ten thousand taels of silver. I earned over three thousand today. And Guoguo also took out the rewards from the Emperor last time. Give it all to Grandma. Grandma, share it with the uncles and Mom!" Little Naibao ignored everything else and sat down to eat. Old Lady Li looked at everyone. Chai Zhen said, "You can share the red tassels with everyone. I won't take any. I have enough to spend." Old Lady Li said, "It's almost New Year's. The whole family has worked hard all year. And why can't we all get together!" Ping'an said, "Don't say any more. Let's share the money and rest. We've all been tired all day." Old Lady Li said, "Okay. Your father and I don't want any money either. You four brothers will share it. Ten thousand taels will be divided among the four of us, two thousand five hundred taels each. Old Lady Li and everyone else will take a share." Little Naibao took out four large cloth bags. Old Lady Li filled them all. "Li Ru, you take one. I'll keep the second brother's. Jia Le and Jia He take their own." "Jia He: "You and Dad need to spend money too, so you have to divide it among yourselves." Old Lady Li: "Your mother earns and collects money every day, and I'm short of money. Take it." "Okay." Chai Ping'an said from the side, "I'm the one who's short of money." Before he finished speaking, Jia Le and Jia He took out a handful of silver ingots and gave them to Chai Ping'an, "Hehe, Dad is joking, put them all away, Dad your mother will give them, and Dad has money to spend. Put them away, Dad knows you are filial." "Go and have a rest." Jia He looked at Wang Min and said, "Let's watch the door together, and then go to bed." He handed the little second child to her mother, and the two left. The little milk bag looked at her and waved her little hand, and a light flashed, and the whole family went into the space. "Take a bath and go to bed!" Chai Zhen said. The women followed Guo Guo to her room. Old Lady Li was still holding the little second child and said, "This child didn't cry, and didn't know to look for his mother. He can't be a fool. "The little kid laughed out loud and said, "Little Second Brother, you're so silly! Why didn't you find your mom?" Hahahahahaha, Huanhuan and Hengheng just watched TV all day and did nothing else. The adults were so busy that they forgot about the kids. Now they've even come out of the bath. The little kid said, "My brothers stayed in the space all day and didn't go out. They had a great time."

Huanhuan said, "All the sheep have had their wool sheared..." As soon as he finished speaking, several children burst into laughter, "The sheep have become naked and bald..." Hahahaha,...

Little Milk Bag ran out and went up the mountain to take a look. Hahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha, holding his stomach, laughing to death. It was all bald wool in a pile at the foot of the mountain. Little Milk Bag called his brothers and put everything into the bag. The adults took a bath and went to bed, and the children were still playing, working while playing. Chai Ye was just over two years old and growing up very fast with Huanhuan and Hengheng. Little Milk Bag was over one year old. After packing the wool, he went to the field to pick vegetables. Huanhuan and Hengheng brought a big basket, and little Milk Bag Chai Ye picked fruits. Chai Ye looked at the fruits on the tree and wanted to eat them. Little Milk Bag: "Brother Ye, work first after eating. I just had a meal." Chai Ye: "Okay, I'll work."

Dozens of large baskets were filled to the brim with vegetables. The children rested for a while, ate some bread, and drank some hot water from the spiritual spring.

Little Milk Bag: "Let's pick some fruit and sell some tomorrow. Tomorrow, we'll have Grandma give us some money to spend as wages." Little Milk Bag took out a ladder and leaned it against the tree. Huanhuan quickly climbed up. Several children held up large cloths below, telling Huanhuan to pick the fruit and toss it below. The children watched Huanhuan to see where he threw the fruit, then ran to catch it. It was not far from the tree. Little Milk Bag said, "Brother, save some fruit for the family to enjoy during the New Year." Huanhuan: "Okay. Leave one tree unpicked." Little Milk Bag: "Leave one tree unpicked for each fruit." The children chatted and laughed as they got the job done. Soon they filled a basket. After picking from one tree, they moved on to another.

Soon, thirty or forty baskets were full. Little Milk Bag: "Brother, come down. I won't pick any more." They climbed up the durian tree, put on gloves, and grabbed scissors. Huanhuan: "Can you sell me a few durians? I can keep some for myself." Little Milk Bag: "Do you like them, brother?" "Yes, they all do." The little ones all loved durian. Little Milk Bag: "Then sell me a few! Keep some for us." "Ahhh, hello, sister!" "Hello, sister!" "Hello, sister!" The brothers all praised their sister.

Finally, Huanhuan descended from the tree and the other children went to the spiritual spring to wash their hands. Huanhuan said, "Let's go in the water and take a bath." "Brother, the water's cold," Huanhuan said, "It's okay." Hengheng also jumped in. Chai Ye stripped off his clothes even faster and dove in. Luckily, it was a small stream, not very deep, reaching Huanhuan's waist, but Chai Ye was up to his neck. Huanhuan saw him and quickly picked him up and carried him to shore. He scooped up some water with his hands to wash Chai Ye, then put on his clothes. "Brother Ye, you're still young. Wait until you're taller. It's dangerous to go in the water now." Chai Ye: "Sister, I get it. I'm not going in. I just drank all the water and I'm almost out of breath. Thankfully, Brother Huanhuan is here to pick me up." "Brother, look, I'm not going in the water." The two of them sat on the ground, breaking open a durian and eating it. Chai Ye had wanted to eat it for a while, but he couldn't reach it. Now he ate it happily.

Huanhuan and Hengheng had enough fun, so they came up, put on their clothes, and sat on the floor to eat durian. After the four of them had enough fun and were full, they went to sleep.

Everyone slept soundly that night. It was still dark when they went out. Grandma Li and Li Ru went to cook, and the children all came out. They wandered around the yard. The four children, Little Milk Boy, took out a flashlight to light the way to the inner courtyard. "It's so big, so many rooms," Hengheng said. Huanhuan: "There's another courtyard inside." The children walked in again. Huanhuan: "I heard from the adults that this is a three-story house, so it can accommodate a lot of people. It's big enough for our whole family to come." Little Milk Boy: "It's just that there are a lot of rooms, but the courtyard isn't big. It's not as big as ours." Hengheng: "Houses are expensive in the county town, and there are many people and little land. It's not like our family with a lot of land and few people." Little Milk Boy: "Brother Hengheng, what you said makes sense. That's probably how it is." "Let's go in and take a look. We don't have the key." They went to find Grandpa. The children, not bothered by the cold, ran around the yard. Soon, they dragged Chai Ping'an over to open the door. Everyone went in to take a look. "It's all ready. Just make the beds and we can live in," Chai Ping'an said. "Grandpa, let's take a look." The children plopped down on the sofa, but before their butts could even warm up, they got up again and ran to the next room. Chai Ping'an followed them, opening and locking the doors. He then went into the yard and explored the house three times.

The children went ahead to collect firewood, and Ping An locked the door and walked behind. "It's good to be rich. I didn't expect to be so old and living in the county town. I still want to go to the fields."

After breakfast, the family went to the shop again and sold things all day. In the afternoon, they saw that they had sold most of the goods, so they closed the shop before dark. The family returned home, cooked, and the men and children counted the money.

……

After three days of opening the shop, the good stuff was almost sold out: all the clothes, toothbrushes, and toothpaste were sold out, as were the rice, flour, grain, and oil. Even the cups and bowls were gone.

Finally, Little Milk Bag announced that he had sold 20,000 taels of silver over the past two days. Excluding the cost of bowls, cups, and clothes, the remaining daily necessities—______—had to be paid for. Chai Zhen told Little Milk Bag to keep it for now, as no one else could spend it, and the family agreed.

There is a lot of money out there.

That evening, Chai Zhen brought Jiale and Jiahe to the county government office to deliver New Year gifts. They brought two large carts of rice, flour, grain, oil, and eggs, one for each person, to thank them for their help over the year. Zhang Qingshan was deeply moved. "This is all I should do. Uncle, the gift is too generous." Chai Zhen replied, "And your staff, so you can use them." Zhang Qingshan replied, "Thank you for your consideration, Uncle. I won't say any more. I'll accept it. I also thank you on behalf of my staff." Chai Zhen replied, "We'll be leaving soon. It's almost New Year, and everyone's busy." Zhang Qingshan replied, "Okay. Let's get together at home for New Year's and have a nice drink." Chai Zhen replied, "Okay." Chai Zhen then presented Zhang Qingshan with a box. After the family left, Zhang Qingshan escorted the three of them out of the mansion.

When Chai Zhen got home, he loaded two large carriages with rice, flour, grain, oil, vegetables, and five sheep, and sent them to Li Biaotou. Li Biaotou took a look and said, "Uncle, you are here, why do you bring so many things?" Chai Zhen: "Brother Li, you have been with my family for more than a year and have worked hard, not to mention the few times you have been in danger. This is all because of our relationship. We are like family. How can I eat without you? We are friends who have risked their lives for each other. I have to make sure everyone has a good meal during the New Year." As he spoke, the carriage entered the yard. Chai Zhen: "Uncle, unload the carriage." Li Biaotou: "Uncle, since you have mentioned this, I will not be polite to you." Li Biaotou called a few people to help unload the carriage. He and Chai Zhen went into the house and poured tea. "Uncle, have some tea." Chai Zhen: "Okay." Chai Zhen took a sip of water and put the cup down. He took out the silver bills, handed them to Li Biaotou, and said, "Take it and share it with everyone so that the family can buy some supplies for the New Year. Three thousand taels of silver bills, don't think it's too little, share it with everyone. "Li Biaotou took it and looked at the amount, and said, "Why is it so much? Three thousand taels." Chai Zhen said, "You have a lot, but it won't be much if you divide it." Li Biaotou: "It's not a lot. We didn't earn this much in the past year. The money the brothers earned this year can last a lifetime." Chai Zhen: "Let everyone eat well. We still need to make money in the future." Li Biaotou: "Listen to your uncle. I will tell everyone." Chai Zhen: "Spend the next few days with your family. There will be more work to do during the New Year. We still have to go to the capital." Li Biaotou said, "Okay. Thank you, uncle, for giving us work to do and giving us food to eat. We will do our best." Chai Zhen: "No more words, I'll go back. See you next year." Li Biaotou: "Okay."

……

Then Zhang Qingshan returned, opened the box, and exclaimed, "Oh, good, good!" "Great stuff!" This was something only available abroad, and he'd gotten one today. He was ecstatic! He carefully put it away, thinking he'd take it back home. Seeing so much stuff, he felt like a Chai family member, a man who knew how to handle things. He figured tomorrow was the 29th, so he'd give out some things before going home.