When I got home, Zhang Xinyao and her three sisters and Shanzi were not there. They must have been playing at the old house.

As soon as Zhang Hulan drove the donkey cart into the yard, the little ones all ran back.

Wang and Zhang Xiaobing also came, and even Old Man Zhang came limping with a cane.

After another twenty days of recuperation, Mr. Zhang was able to walk, but he could not walk fast.

Zhang Xiaobing's eyes sparkled. "Auntie, did you sell this donkey?"

"Yeah, I bought it."

"Auntie, you bought meat again!"

"Yeah, I bought some meat."

"Auntie, can I have lunch at your house?"

Zhang Hulan smiled and said, "Then you have to help me with the work."

"Great, great!" Zhang Xiaobing began to roll up his sleeves. "Auntie, what should I do?"

"Of course, to help me herd the donkey."

"From now on, you can help me herd the donkeys, and I'll invite you to eat meat every time I cook it. How about that?"

Zhang Xiaobing agreed immediately without hesitation, "Okay!"

Seeing the donkey and the donkey cart, as well as the cloth and meat on the cart, Wang began to criticize Zhang Hulan again, "Can't you be more frugal with your money? I don't think you can last much longer with the little money you have."

Zhang Hulan handed the cloth to Wang, "Mom, sister-in-law, I still have to trouble you to help Xinyao and the others make clothes."

"Everyone in the family has a set of clothes. We have everything."

Xiang Chunhua's eyes lit up, "Sister, I have one too?"

"Both. You two have behaved quite well recently, so you deserve some credit."

Xiang Chunhua's face was as bright as a flower, "Thank you, sister!"

Zhang Hulan then said to Shanzi, "Shanzi, let your grandmother Wang take your measurements and make clothes for you later."

"Yeah!" Shanzi nodded with bright eyes.

"Okay, Chunhua and Dahua, you guys help light the fire and cook, and you can eat lunch here with me."

"Okay, auntie!" Zhang Dahua agreed and ran to the kitchen with the meat.

Wang poked Zhang Hulan and said, "Let me see how much silver you have to feed us."

Old Man Zhang, Zhang Hujun, Zhang Hubing and Zhang Xiaojun all stood around looking at the donkey.

Old Man Zhang smiled and said, "Daniel, Hu Jun said you only sold your donkey and donkey cart for five taels of silver?"

Zhang Hulan nodded, "Yes, Dad!"

Old man Zhang nodded continuously, "Well, not bad, not bad, this donkey is worth buying!"

Zhang Hulan said, "Dad, you haven't been outside for a long time. You can take your donkey cart for a stroll. But don't go too fast, or you'll shake your legs."

Old man Zhang smiled and sat down on the donkey cart. "Then I'll go for a walk outside."

"Grandpa, I'm going too."

Zhang Xiaobing immediately climbed onto the donkey cart and was very excited sitting on it.

Zhang Xinyue took Zhang Hulan's hand and said, "Mom, I want to ride a donkey cart too."

Zhang Hulan carried Zhang Xinyue onto the donkey cart and told Zhang Xiaobing, "Watch your sister carefully and don't let her fall off the cart."

"Don't worry, aunt, I will take good care of my sister."

Zhang Xiaobing suddenly said to Zhang Hulan, "Auntie, you should cook the meat today. Your braised pork is delicious."

Zhang Hulan flicked Zhang Xiaobing's head and said, "Alright, now you can command me."

Zhang Xiaobing raised his head and smiled foolishly, "Auntie's cooking is delicious."

Zhang Xinyue covered her mouth and laughed: "Hehe! I can eat the food cooked by my mother every day."

Zhang Hulan scratched Zhang Xinyue's nose, then said to the other children, "Anyone of you who want to go, go."

The children all climbed onto the donkey cart. Zhang Hubing also squeezed in next to Old Man Zhang and said, "Second brother, why are you joining in the fun?"

"Hey, brother... Anyway, I have nothing to do right now, so I'll go for a walk too."

Old man Zhang glared at Zhang Hubing and said, "Get off! You're crowding me."

Zhang Hubing...

Zhang Hubing didn't dare argue with Old Man Zhang, so he had to get off the donkey cart obediently.

"You all sit tight..." Old Man Zhang turned around and said to the children on the donkey cart, then drove the donkey cart out with a smile.

Wang was annoyed. "You are so old, but you are still like a child."

Zhang Hulan smiled and said, "Mom, this is great. I think we should stop letting Dad do the work and just let him help take care of the kids."

Several women in the family started cooking, and Old Man Zhang took a group of children for a walk around the village.

Passing by Liu Yongquan's house, Liu Yongquan asked, "Uncle Dahe, did you buy a donkey cart?"

Old man Zhang said with a smile, "Daniel bought it."

Zhang Xinyue followed up with a loud voice: "My mother bought it!"

Old man Zhang didn't stop and continued driving the donkey cart forward.

When a villager asked him about it, Old Man Zhang would smile and say, "My daughter bought it."

Then Zhang Xinyue added, "My mother bought it!"

Old man Zhang drove the donkey cart to the door of Zhao Guoliang's house. Zhao Guoliang was also surprised when he saw it.

"Lao Zhang, did you buy this donkey cart?"

Old man Zhang smiled and said, "Daniel bought it. It was cheap. The donkey and the donkey together only cost five taels of silver."

Zhang Xinyue added naturally, "My mother bought it!"

"Oh, so cheap?"

Old Man Zhang said, "Someone else bought it because they needed money urgently, and Danier happened to come across it, so she bought it."

Zhao Guoliang also carefully examined the donkey, then smiled and said, "This donkey is good. Hu Lan is lucky. She saved at least two taels of silver."

"Almost, almost."

Zhao Guoliang then sighed, "Old Zhang, you are so lucky to have such a wonderful daughter like Hu Lan."

Old Man Zhang was happy in his heart, "Not bad, not bad, Dani'er is more promising than the Tiger Army's Tiger Soldiers..."

Old man Zhang walked around the village, then went outside the village for a walk before going back.

The smell of meat wafted through the house again, and the kids jumped off the donkey cart and ran to the kitchen as soon as they got home.

Wang chased them away, "Go, go, go, everyone, go outside. You're all crowded in here, you can't even move around..."

While eating, Zhang Xiaobing stuffed a piece of braised pork into his mouth with a satisfied look on his face. "Auntie, last time you said you would make braised pork for us to taste. When will you make it?"

"You're still thinking about the pot while you're eating the food in the bowl? You're still thinking about the braised meat while you're eating the meat in your mouth."

“We haven’t eaten it before.”

Wang said, "You only know how to eat. Did your aunt get all her money from the wind?"

Wang couldn't help but scold Zhang Hulan again, "Daniel, you really can't spend money like this anymore. Anyway, I can't control you, but today is the last meal. Even if you buy meat in the future, we won't come to eat."

Upon hearing what Wang said, Zhang Xiaobing looked at her eagerly. He felt that the meat in his mouth no longer tasted good.

Zhang Hulan said, "Mother, it's okay. I'll earn money later. You can eat as much as you want. I guarantee you won't go broke."

Wang said, "You said before that you wanted to start a food business, but you haven't made any progress yet. I wonder how you're going to make money?"

"Mom, don't be impatient! Now is not the right time. Look at the streets in this county town. There are not many people. Who would come to buy food? We have to wait and see how things go after the autumn harvest. If the county town is still so deserted then, I'll try going to the provincial capital. There are more people there, and business might be better."

Old man Zhang nodded in agreement and said, "Business is easier when there are more people. Otherwise, the products won't sell at all."

Although I have never done business, I can still understand this principle.

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