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

A villager came forward and asked Zhang Hujun, "Dajun, is this a tiger orchid?"

Zhang Hujun nodded, "Yes, she's my eldest sister."

"Oh, you haven't been back for many years, right?"

"I haven't been back to my parents' home for several years. Coming back at this time..." The villager didn't finish his words, but his words were meaningful and everyone could understand what he meant.

Zhang Hulan didn't take such words seriously and let them say whatever they wanted as long as it didn't involve the children.

Zhang Hujun didn't say much to those people. There was no need to explain his family affairs to them.

When they arrived at the foot of the mountain, Zhang Hujun asked Zhang Hulan and Li to dig wild vegetables nearby, while he and Zhang Xiaojun went up to chop firewood.

Zhang Hujun and Zhang Xiaojun picked out the good dry firewood from the ones they chopped every day. They used the bad ones to cook and took the good ones to the city to sell.

There are mountains behind this place, and it is impossible to dig anything if we squeeze together, so the villagers are scattered everywhere to dig wild vegetables or chop firewood.

When the eldest, second, and third sisters were at the Chen family, they would go digging wild vegetables every day. They didn't need to be taught; they all knew which wild vegetables were edible.

Li warned, "Sister, don't go towards the big ditch. There are snakes there. I saw a really big snake last time, as thick as my arm. Be careful. Your eldest brother went looking for it, saying he'd catch it and sell it, but he didn't find it."

Hearing there was a snake, Daya and the other two were a little scared, but Zhang Hulan's eyes lit up.

Snakes are good things. Cut some bacon and stew them with a chicken to make soup. It's very good.

But there is no bacon, and no chicken...

But if you can really catch a snake, you can sell it for money! Sell it to a pharmacy, they will definitely take it.

Zhang Hulan asked Li, "Sister-in-law, where did you see the snake?"

Li pointed to a place not far from where they were, "There's a big ditch over there. It's right in that ditch."

Zhang Hulan immediately walked towards the ditch. Li called out from behind, "Big sister, don't go over there."

"Don't worry, sister-in-law, it's okay. I'm not afraid of snakes."

Zhang Hulan walked to the edge of the big ditch, which was full of rocks and some rotten bushes.

This ditch used to have water. There was a large cave halfway up the mountain, and water flowed out year-round. But now, after several months of drought, the water in the cave has disappeared.

Snakes like shady places, so Zhang Hulan jumped directly into the ditch and looked for shady places in the cracks of rocks and under bushes.

Zhang Hulan didn't hold out hope either. Snakes wouldn't stay in one place for a long time, but big snakes generally wouldn't move and would stay in the surrounding area.

Zhang Hulan searched in the ditch, not leaving out any cracks in the rocks.

Just when Zhang Hulan thought she couldn't find it, she saw a snake head in a cave. The head was as big as a baby's fist, and it was spitting out its tongue and looking at Zhang Hulan.

The snake's body was as thick as a human arm, its skin patterned yellow with a hint of green and black stripes. It was a rat snake, non-venomous and relatively docile.

Zhang Hulan was overjoyed, thinking it would be at least five kilograms.

Zhang Hulan reached into the cave to grab it. The rat snake retracted its head and drilled into the cave, but Zhang Hulan caught the snake's tail.

Snakes are difficult to catch in caves because their scales scrape against the rocks when they are standing upright, making them difficult to pull out.

Zhang Hulan grabbed the snake's tail and loosened her grip a little, and the rat snake immediately drilled in.

When the snake runs forward, its scales will loosen. Zhang Hulan immediately pulled it hard, and with a "puff", the rat snake was pulled out a little.

Zhang Hulan loosened her grip again, and when the snake tried to get in, she suddenly pulled it out. After doing this several times, she finally pulled the snake out.

The snake's body was pulled out, and just as it was about to open its mouth to bite, Zhang Hulan grabbed the snake's tail and shook it downwards, causing its head to drop immediately.

Zhang Hulan held the snake's tail with her left hand, and stretched her right hand forward along the snake's body, grabbing the snake's head. She pinched the snake's mouth with her thumb and index finger to prevent it from opening its mouth.

They twisted their bodies and soon became tangled into a ball, tightly wrapping Zhang Hulan's arms.

Zhang Hulan climbed out of the ditch and walked a little further before she shouted, "Sister-in-law, are you afraid of snakes?"

Zhang Hulan didn't dare to go over directly, as it would be troublesome if she scared Li.

Li heard the shouting and asked uncertainly, "Big sister, what do you mean?"

Zhang Hulan answered loudly: "Sister-in-law, I caught the snake."

Li was startled and said quickly, "Don't come over..."

"Don't worry, sister-in-law, I won't go there..."

Daya and the others looked at Zhang Hulan in fear. Zhang Hulan shouted again, "Sister-in-law, I'm going to take the snake to the city to sell it. You guys go back first."

"Why don't you let your elder brother sell it? Aren't you afraid?"

"What's there to be afraid of? This snake isn't poisonous. It's cool and feels very comfortable to touch."

All the hairs on Li's body stood up and he got goose bumps all over his body.

Zhang Hulan carried the snake to the city.

The county town is not very far away, but it still takes more than an hour to walk there.

When people met on the road, they all stayed away from Zhang Hulan when they saw her holding such a big snake in her hand.

Zhang Hulan originally wanted to take it to a pharmacy to sell, but when she passed by a restaurant, she was seen by the owner there.

The shopkeeper immediately chased after her and asked, "Sister-in-law, are you willing to sell this snake?"

Zhang Hulan was stunned. She slapped herself with her left hand. She was thinking about the Dragon and Phoenix Soup before, so why didn’t she think of selling the snake to the restaurant?

The restaurant here definitely didn't buy it to stew, stew "Dragon and Phoenix Soup"? I'm afraid the restaurant owner doesn't want to live anymore. The restaurant must be buying it to make medicinal wine to sell.

Zhang Hulan glanced at the shopkeeper and said, "Sell it. What's your price?"

The shopkeeper said, "Your snake is not small. I won't let you down. How about giving you a hundred coins?"

Zhang Hulan turned and left.

The shopkeeper quickly grabbed Zhang Hulan and said, "Sister-in-law, don't leave! If you think it's too low, then name your price."

Zhang Hulan said, "Five taels of silver."

"Why don't you go and grab it?"

Zhang Hulan lifted the snake high up and brought it in front of the shopkeeper. "Shopkeeper, take a closer look. How big is this snake? How many years did it take for it to grow this big?"

"That's not even worth five taels of silver, is it?"

Zhang Hulan asked, "Are you buying this to make medicinal wine?"

The shopkeeper glanced at Zhang Hulan for a moment longer. "It's for medicinal wine. Does sister-in-law know about it?"

Zhang Hulan snorted, "Humph, snake wine dispels wind and dredges the meridians, nourishes the kidneys and strengthens yang, and replenishes blood. It's a good thing. I'm such a big snake, and you gave me a hundred coins. Do you think I'm stupid?"

"Other people make a jar of medicinal wine with a snake, so this snake should also make a vat of medicinal wine. How much silver do you want for a vat of medicinal wine?"

The shopkeeper didn't expect that this woman was not easy to fool, so he had to increase the price, "I'll give you two taels at most."

Zhang Hulan bargained, "Four taels, no less."

The shopkeeper gritted his teeth and said, "Three taels, no more."

"Deal." Zhang Hulan stretched out her hand for the money.

Zhang Hulan was so decisive all of a sudden that the shopkeeper started to wonder if the price was too high.

But doing business still requires integrity. Being able to fool people is a skill, and the price is what is agreed upon.

The innkeeper went into the inn and took out three taels of silver for Zhang Hulan, who handed the snake to the innkeeper. The innkeeper immediately stepped back and let a waiter take it.

Zhang Hulan took the silver and didn't think about what to buy for food. She went to a clinic.

"Sister-in-law, do you want to see a doctor or get some medicine?" asked the owner of the clinic.

"Shopkeeper, I'd like to ask, how much silver does it cost to heal a broken leg?"

"Broken leg? Did you bring the person with you?"

"Not yet. I'm at home. I came to ask roughly how much silver is needed. If there's not enough money, it's useless even if I bring people here."

"Then come with me and tell the doctor about the situation." The shopkeeper came out from the counter and took Zhang Hulan into a compartment.