A small peasant girl who traveled through time and space picked up a war god prince

The next morning, Siyu and Zhou Tingxuan rushed to town, carrying soybean sprouts, black fungus, and purified alcohol she had prepared for Grandpa Ji. As they reached Yuehua Tower, an elderly man with blue eyes, red hair, and fair skin came out of the Zuixian Tower across the street. He was accompanied by a girl with curly black hair, fair skin, and black eyes. They stumbled, and Siyu quickly stepped forward to help them up, saying to the old man, "Old man, are you okay?" An old man with red hair, blue eyes, and fair skin kept saying thank you to Siyu. Siyu spoke with him and learned that he had come here from America 25 years ago. Because he was seriously injured and unable to return home, his companions left him in a fishing village to recover. In that village, there was a fisherman with a daughter. The father and daughter depended on each other for survival. Initially, they couldn't communicate by language, relying solely on gestures. Over time, they developed their own communication method. Now, 25 years later, he and the daughter are married. The daughter is now 22 years old, and he has learned to speak Mandarin. He told Siyu that his name was Robert and his daughter was Lorina. He also recounted their experiences over the years. Because they looked different, they were often ostracized, sometimes treated like monsters and thrown stones at them. They rarely interacted with others these days. When his companions left, they left him some potatoes and sweet potatoes, which they relied on to survive. The sweet potatoes are grown annually in the mountains above the fishing village. They struggled to make ends meet by fishing. Recently, Robert's wife had become seriously ill and needed medicine. So, father and daughter left the fishing village and headed to the county town. They wanted to see if they could sell some sweet potatoes and potatoes to earn enough money to buy medicine for their wife at the clinic. Because his wife was seriously ill, she was now in the care of a neighbor. Robert told Siyu about his situation. Siyu looked at the potatoes and sweet potatoes rolling around on the ground. He told Robert, "I know some medical skills. Please sell me all these things and then take me to your house. I'll help you diagnose your wife's illness." Robert and Lolina happily took Siyu's hand and thanked her profusely. Lolina knelt and was about to kowtow, but Siyu helped her to her feet. Robert, staggering from years of bullying, looked very reserved. Siyu led them to the lobby of Yuehua Tower. Feng, the shopkeeper of Yuehua Tower, emerged and, seeing Siyu, greeted her happily, saying, "Siyu, you're here! What brings the God of Wealth here today?"

Siyu asked, "How are you, Shopkeeper Feng?" Shopkeeper Feng bowed and said, "Thanks to our young master Bai, you are in good health, enjoy eating, and your business is booming." I wonder what good things the little one has brought me. Siyu said, "I brought some fresh vegetables that I just made, and I'll give them to you to try. Can I borrow your kitchen? I'll make something for you to try." Shopkeeper Feng asked the waiter to take Siyu to the kitchen. Siyu went to the kitchen with bean sprouts and fungus. She was going to make a boiled pork slice and a boiled fish, but there was no fish. Siyu asked the chef if there was any fish. The chef saw a little girl showing off here. He looked down on Siyu and said, "Little girl, this fish is fishy and tastes bad. No one will eat it. Only poor people who can't afford to eat will eat it." Siyu said, "Get me a fish! I know how to remove the fishy smell." The chef asked his apprentice to get a fish. Siyu began scraping the scales, removing the gills, opening the belly, removing the fishy line, and slicing the meat thinly. The chef saw Siyu's smooth movements and quietly memorized the steps she took. Siyu didn't hold back, openly sharing her skill and willingness to share her fish filleting skills with the kitchen staff. The chef and everyone else in the kitchen stopped looking at her with disdain and instead looked at her with anticipation. Siyu took out bean sprouts and simmered them in water. She saw she didn't have any chili peppers, so she had to use dogwood instead. She thought, "I have to get chili seeds and grow some chili peppers. Nothing here tastes good without the spice." Siyu finished the boiled fish and boiled pork slices, then stir-fried the bean sprouts, made fish-flavored shredded pork, stir-fried alfalfa pork, and mixed some black fungus. Then, remembering the sweet potatoes and potatoes Robert had brought, she made shredded sweet potatoes and mixed some shredded potatoes. Siyu left some of each dish for the chefs in the kitchen, and brought the rest to the table, asking Manager Feng to try them. Manager Feng looked at his master standing by and wondered how he could dare to eat, so he asked everyone to sit down and eat together.

Several people sat down and simultaneously picked up their chopsticks as they looked at the delicious dishes. They tasted a little of each dish, their eyes lighting up. This was something they had never tasted before. Once they had tasted it, they couldn't stop and began to scramble for food. In the kitchen, after Siyu left, several chefs and their apprentices also started scrambling for food.

After finishing his meal, Shopkeeper Feng commented that the fish was incredibly well-cooked—spicy, numb, fresh, and tender. And the bean sprouts you mentioned were crispy. The black fungus, or wood ear mushroom, was also delicious, adding it to the fish-flavored shredded pork. The colors complemented the dish beautifully, and it was incredibly appetizing. Every dish was excellent.

Our shop needs these bean sprouts and black fungus. 500 jin (approximately 4 kg) of bean sprouts at 3 wen per jin. We'll send them to Yuehualou in Qingzhou Prefecture first. It's harder to ship to distant locations. Black fungus costs 50 wen per jin (approximately 5 catties) and Yuehualou has over 500 branches. If each store produces 10 jin per month, we'll need 5000 jin (approximately 5 kg) of black fungus. Siyu said we don't have that much black fungus right now. This is also a seasonal product. It's not picking season yet. I picked these in a warm place. Black fungus is usually picked in April and May and can be found south of here. Uncle Feng, tell them to start looking for people to pick them in May. Shopkeeper Feng was surprised and said, "Girl, other people have to hide their livelihoods, how can you brazenly bring it out like this?" Siyu asked, "Uncle Feng, you have so many shops. How much more black fungus can we produce here?" The villagers go to the mountains to pick them. They can pick as much as they want. This is a seasonal product. So instead of wasting these resources, I should let some people have an income. Although I don't have a saintly heart. Siyu secretly complained in her heart, saying that love is boundless, where does so much goodness come from. Shopkeeper Feng thought, this little girl is kind-hearted. Zhou Tingxuan looked at the little girl in front of him. She was like a shining star. How could anyone not protect her? The little girl always had love in her heart and thought about the poor people.

Siyu, the bean sprouts will be delivered to you in seven days. Right now, I only have 30 kilograms of bean sprouts. Shopkeeper Feng said, "That's too little. Even the fastest bean sprouts take seven days." Shopkeeper Feng said, "Then let's talk about the recipe first!"

Siyu thought about it, then looked back at Zhou Tingxuan. She asked, "Cousin, how do you think I should write the contract? Should I sell the house directly, or negotiate a profit-sharing arrangement?" Zhou Tingxuan replied, "I support you negotiating a profit-sharing arrangement." Siyu said, "Isn't it a bad idea to negotiate a profit-sharing arrangement? Isn't it a bit of a takeover?" "I'm not contributing any labor or people, I'm just providing a recipe." Seeing that his master had said so, and that he should give Miss Bai a profit-sharing arrangement, Shopkeeper Feng could only go along with his master's words and say, "It's okay to negotiate a profit-sharing arrangement. Siyu, why don't you take a profit-sharing arrangement?" Shopkeeper Feng thought, "I don't want to face my master's death stare again." "Hurry up and say, 30% of the monthly net profit from selling these dishes, okay?" Siyu's eyes widened. Shopkeeper Feng assumed Siyu was dissatisfied and that 30% was too little. He also felt a little annoyed, thinking this girl was a little greedy. Siyu looked at Shopkeeper Feng's clearly unhappy face and quickly waved her hand. "No, no, no, no, Shopkeeper Feng, you misunderstood. What I meant was, isn't it a bit too much? Ten percent is actually fine." Finally, with Zhou Tingxuan's approval, Siyu demanded a 20% interest rate. The contract was written in triplicate, with Siyu receiving one and Shopkeeper Feng receiving one. A third copy was to be filed with the government. Shopkeeper Feng remarked, "Miss Bai will be the future owner of Yuehua Tower." Siyu asked Shopkeeper Feng for his guidance. She took pen and paper, wrote down the entire prescription, and handed it to him. By the time they finished, it was already past noon. They still had to go to Huimin Clinic, and Siyu and the others made their way there. Thinking that walking to the county was a waste of time, Siyu decided to buy a carriage. Arriving at Huimin Clinic, she handed the purified alcohol to Grandpa Ji. Grandpa Ji, inhaling the strong odor, was about to take a sip, but Siyu told him, "You can't drink this. It's for wiping wounds to prevent infection. If you drink it, it'll be poisonous." If you have a fever, you can use it to wipe your body, which will easily reduce the temperature. When you are injured, it is not easy to get infected if you use it to wipe the wound. Siyu said, Grandpa Ji, as long as you don't drink this, you can study it slowly by yourself. Anyway, it has many uses. I have something to do and I'll leave first. After saying that, Siyu pulled Zhou Tingxuan, Robert and others out of the clinic and walked towards the livestock market. And Old Ji raised his hand high, and before he could say anything, he shook his head and said, this girl, I still have something to ask?

Siyu said to Zhou Tingxuan, "Zhou Tingxuan, I don't know much about horses and can't choose the right one. Please help me pick one. Let's buy a carriage and go back. Walking every day is too tiring and takes too much time. When the house is built, I want to send my younger brother and father to school. I'll have to drive them there in the carriage. I also need to hire some servants and buy some wood ear mushrooms when I get back. Zhou Tingxuan, please remember this for me! I need to buy more soybeans and bring them home soon. I have a lot of things to do. Come on, come on, let's go back after we buy the horse. I also need to help Mr. Robert visit his wife." Zhou Tingxuan watched Siyu holding his hand, happily chattering about her future plans. He felt that he was someone she cared about. Zhou Tingxuan was delighted. Zhou Tingxuan picked out a bay horse for Siyu and harnessed it to the carriage, which cost her 120 taels of silver. Siyu thought, "This horse is so expensive! Money is so hard to come by, so spend it well!" During this period, all the money earned from the braised food business was spent on the carriage. Fortunately, I had money from selling ginseng.

On the way to the fishing village, Siyu and Luo Lina started chatting. Through Luo Lina's story, Siyu knew why they hadn't left the fishing village in all these years. Luo Lina said that because her mother married her father, a weirdo, the villagers didn't allow them to appear in the village. Otherwise, they would be beaten every time they saw him. In their village, if something happened, it would definitely be blamed on them. For example, if they were washed away while fishing or bitten by wild animals while hunting in the mountains, they would be blamed on them. So they were forced to live at the foot of the mountain, far away from the villagers, and could only rely on a widowed old man in the village to help them exchange for daily necessities. The widowed old man also had a miserable life. Since her husband died, she had no children and became an unlucky person in the village. It's said that this widowed woman, now 41, had once worked as a nanny in a wealthy family. Her surname was Tan, and everyone in her village called her Auntie Tan. Her family, grateful for her education and loyalty, had granted her a marriage contract, allowing her to return to her hometown and marry in the fishing village. However, six months into their marriage, her husband was drafted into military service and never returned, leaving Auntie Tan alone. Siyu was deeply intrigued by Auntie Tan. Her family would definitely need to move out in the future, so it would be helpful to find someone who understood the rules and regulations. Nannies in wealthy families are quite powerful.

The road from the fishing village to the county was difficult to travel on, and it took more than half an hour to get there. The villagers saw that it was the red-haired strange man.