After traveling through time, I led the whole village to become rich!

Xiang Chunhua quickly pulled Zhang Xiaobing aside, but Xiang Huairen's fingers still brushed Zhang Xiaobing's face.

A red line appeared on Zhang Xiaobing's face.

"Uneducated thing, didn't your father teach you to respect your elders?"

Xiang Chunhua was so angry that she was shaking all over. She glared at Xiang Huairen and asked, "Huairen, why did you hit the soldier?"

Xiang Huairen said with a fierce look in his eyes, "He has no respect for his elders and should be taught a lesson."

The old man of the Xiang family said, "Chunhua, Xiaobing shouldn't yell at his aunt. It's really inappropriate. You must discipline him properly in the future."

Zhang Hulan had been paying attention to Xiang Chunhua. She heard Zhang Xiaobing yelling at Xiang Huairen's wife, and she was happy that her love for that boy was not in vain.

But she didn't expect Xiang Huairen to attack Zhang Xiaobing. When Xiang Huairen attacked Zhang Xiaobing, she had already run over there.

Wang and the others hurried to follow.

Zhang Hulan rushed over, pulled Zhang Xiaobing behind her, glared at Xiang Huairen with wide eyes, and shouted, "Xiang Huairen, you motherf*cking hit a child. Have you lost all your knowledge?"

Xiang Huairen couldn't help but feel a little scared when he saw Zhang Hulan's aggressive look. Last time, this woman almost attacked him with a weapon.

However, Xiang Huairen still said firmly: "It was this kid who broke the rules first."

Zhang Hulan sneered, "Soldiers have no rules? You have rules when you talk bad about people behind their backs?"

"My nephew protects me because he knows who is good to him and he is sensible."

"Unlike some people who are lazy and only care about their sister and brother-in-law."

"I'll go to the yamen and ask the county magistrate if someone of this caliber is qualified to take the imperial examination."

When Xiang Huairen heard that Zhang Hulan was going to cause trouble at the government office, his family became worried. They were worried that it would affect Xiang Huairen's imperial examination.

Xiang Huairen's wife saw that the situation was not good, and hurriedly said, "Xiaobing's aunt, don't be angry. Xiaobing's uncle was also impulsive. Besides, it's okay for an uncle to hit his nephew, right?"

"It was an impulse? It's okay for an uncle to hit his nephew?" Zhang Hulan glared at her. "You said it was an impulse? It's okay if you say it's okay?"

"If you beat my nephew up and hurt him, can you afford to pay for it?"

The old man of the Xiang family tried to ease the atmosphere: "Xiaobing's aunt, the problem is not that serious. We are all family."

"Who is with your family?"

Zhang Hulan was very angry. If there weren't so many people on Xiang's side and she had several children, she would have taken action long ago for fear of hurting the children.

At this time, Xiang Chunhua's eyes were red as she said, "Dad, Mom, Huairen, don't you just want silver? Okay, I'll give it to you..."

Xiang Chunhua turned to look at Zhang Hulan and said, "Sister, can you lend me five taels of silver?"

Zhang Hulan frowned and looked at Xiang Chunhua in confusion.

Xiang Chunhua explained, "I don't have much money on me, and since they like silver, I'll give it to them.

My parents gave birth to me and raised me. I gave them some silver before, and with these five taels, it should be enough to repay them for raising me.

From now on, I have no further connection with the Xiang family."

Zhang Hulan's eyes lit up. This is great...

If Zhang Hulan was Xiang Chunhua, she would definitely not give this money.

But there is nothing to say about Xiang Chunhua wanting to repay the Xiang family for raising her.

Zhang Hulan immediately took out five taels of silver and gave it to Xiang Chunhua.

Xiang Chunhua took the silver and handed it directly to Feng, saying, "Dad, Mom, I give you the silver. This is the last silver I will give you. I will never return to the Xiang family again. I have nothing to do with them anymore."

After Xiang Chunhua finished speaking, she took Zhang Xiaobing's hand and turned to leave. She was really hurt.

Zhang Hulan and Wang hurriedly followed with a few children.

The old man of the Xiang family opened his mouth but it was better for him not to say anything.

Xiang Huairen grabbed the silver from Feng's hand, tossed it in his hand and said, "Don't worry, Dad. She's just saying things when she's drunk and angry. Didn't she say harsh words last time, and now she still gave us the silver. After a while, when her anger subsides, everything will be fine."

Feng nodded and said, "That's right. I know my daughter well. She won't be angry for long."

Zhang Hulan caught up with Xiang Chunhua and said, "Chunhua, don't be too sad. It's better not to have any contact with a family like this."

Train the soldiers well in the future. When they become successful, they might earn you a title."

"That's right, mother. Don't be sad. I will study hard in the future. When I become an official, I will ask them to apologize to you."

Xiang Chunhua smiled and patted Zhang Xiaobing's head. "Mother doesn't need them to apologize. Mother just hopes that you will have a promising future."

Xiang Chunhua then said to Zhang Hulan, "Sister, thank you! It's all my fault for being so careless. I used to give money whenever they asked me, so they were always nice to me. Now that I don't give them money, their attitude has completely changed."

Zhang Hulan said, "It's not too late for you to wake up. Live a good life with Hu Bing in the future, and make it more and more prosperous. Then have another child..."

"Oh, right. Didn't you say you wanted to have another child? Why haven't you done anything yet? Is it because Hu Bing hasn't tried hard enough?"

Xiang Chunhua blushed, "Oh, sister..., we're in public..."

Wang slapped Zhang Hulan and said, "You are so shameless, girl. How can you say such things in public?"

……

After this incident, they lost the desire to wander around any further. It was getting late, and Zhang Hujun should have been waiting for them at the city gate.

Old man Zhang asked all the children to get on the donkey cart, and then drove the cart towards the city gate.

Then he reunited with Zhang Hujun and returned to Daping Village.

When they got home, Zhang Hulan gave Zhang Hujun and Li Zhang Dahua's clothes to them.

Li was embarrassed, "Sister, I spent your money again..."

"Oh, sister-in-law, don't be polite to me. Money can be earned again after it is spent. Our family should live a harmonious and happy life."

After Xiang Chunhua returned home, she returned the silver to Zhang Hulan. After working for a few months, the couple was able to come up with five taels of silver.

Zhang Hulan didn't accept it, but that didn't mean she didn't want the five taels of silver.

She asked Xiang Chunhua to pay her back later, as Zhang Xiaobing would be going to school after the New Year and would have to spend a lot of money.

In the afternoon, Zhang Hulan took the clothes of Luo Changqi and the other three, as well as some sunflower seeds and peanuts. The five veterans all took them with a smile.

"Uncles, please try the clothes to see if they fit. I bought them based on my estimation. If they don't fit, I'll exchange them."

The five of them tried on the clothes and found they all fit them well.

Huang Zhong said, "I'm sorry to have let my niece spend so much money!"

"Uncle Huang, you are too polite. I will have many things to trouble you uncles with in the future. You uncles, please don't be polite to me."

"Okay, we won't be polite with you."

The five people were very happy. No one had ever bought them clothes before, and few people had cared about them so much.

Luo Changqi asked, "Niece, when do you plan to give those who work there a holiday?"

Zhang Hulan said, "Let's work until the 25th. Leave a few days to prepare for the New Year's goods. It should be almost done."

"What about after the New Year? When will work start?"

"The eighth day of the first lunar month, it's a more auspicious day."

Zhang Hulan paused and said, "Uncle Luo, you can tell the villagers to dig up some lotus roots and sell them to me. I'll buy them for two pounds for a penny. But I only want the spores. I don't want any stems."

Huang Zhong asked, "Why did you collect that thing? It's edible, but it's not very tasty."

Zhang Hulan said, "I'll buy some and plant them. Most of the wasteland I reclaim in the future will be used to plant lotus roots."

Zhang Hulan didn't wait for Huang Zhong to ask again, she explained: "This lotus root is very useful.

I'm going to raise pigs in the future. If I raise too many, I won't have enough grass to feed them.

The stems of the lotus roots can be used to feed pigs, and they can also be ground into powder to make vermicelli and sell for money.

The residue left after milling can be fed to pigs, chickens and ducks, or fermented and used as fertilizer."

The five people were all surprised, "Can that thing be used to make vermicelli?"

Zhang Hulan nodded, "Of course, and there are quite a few."

Luo Changqi said: "According to what you said, this lotus root is really a good thing. It is full of treasures and there is nothing to waste."

"Yes. We'll be raising a lot of pigs, chickens, and ducks in the future. It's impossible to feed the livestock with grain, or even just rice bran.

The main reason is that the yield of this lotus root is very high. I noticed when I was digging it that some lotus roots could yield two or three kilograms from one plant.

If the crops are grown well, I estimate one acre can produce three to four thousand kilograms of lotus roots."

Zhang Hulan didn't mention another use of the lotus root, which is that it can be used to make wine, and the yield is very high, but she can't say it now.

Not to mention making wine, even the fact that lotus roots could be used to make vermicelli surprised Luo Changqi and the others.

"One acre can produce three to four thousand kilograms?"

Zhang Hulan didn't say anything definitive. "It should be about the same. Those plants on the mountain, even without any fertilizer, are growing so well. If they were properly cared for, the yield would definitely be even higher. Another point is that they are free of pests and diseases. I've dug so many on the mountain, and I haven't seen any insects."

Luo Changqi and his friends had also dug up dry lotus roots before, and after a few recollections, they didn't seem to have found any insects growing on them...

Zhang Hulan and Luo Changqi chatted for a while. Luo Changqi told Zhang Hulan not to worry and that he would tell the villagers who were working about the dried lotus roots.

Zhang Hulan went to the new house again to check it out. It wasn't very cold here in the winter, so building a house in winter wouldn't be a problem. As long as it didn't snow or freeze, she could work every day.

The foundation is almost ready. It will be just in time for the Chinese New Year and we can start building the walls next year.

The newly built house is not only larger in area, but also has different requirements. It will take at least three or four months to complete construction next year.

Anyway, now that she has a house to live in, Zhang Hulan is not in a hurry...