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

The shopkeeper didn't expect Zhang Hulan to agree so readily. He thought that if he insisted on exchanging it for only 115 taels, Zhang Hulan would definitely do the same.

The shopkeeper gave Zhang Hulan a silver note of one hundred taels and fifteen taels of cash. Zhang Hulan took it and handed the gold ingots to the shopkeeper with a smile.

Zhang Hulan turned and left, and the shopkeeper immediately told one of the shop assistants, "Follow her and see where she went."

The guy nodded and walked out immediately.

Just as the waiter was about to leave, Zhang Hulan came back and almost bumped into her.

Zhang Hulan walked to the counter and placed three more gold ingots on it. "Boss, three more."

The shopkeeper picked up the gold ingots and examined them. They were in the same condition as before. The price had been agreed upon before, so after paying, the shopkeeper asked, "Madam, do you have any more? If so, you can bring them in to exchange."

"No more." Zhang Hulan waved her hand and turned to leave.

After Zhang Hulan left the house, he got on the donkey cart and went straight to the county government office.

Zhang Hujun saw Zhang Hulan smiling and asked, "Big sister, what are you laughing at? Did you pick up some silver?"

Zhang Hulan smiled and nodded, "Yes, I did pick up silver. And I picked up sixty taels of silver."

"Sister, just tease me." Zhang Hujun smiled and shook his head.

The waiter followed behind and left only after seeing Zhang Hulan and the others carrying a heavy bag and entering the county government gate.

After the clerk reported back to the silver shop, the shopkeeper sighed and waved his hand, "Alas... forget it..."

Zhang Hulan paid the silver to Xiong Zhubu, got the land deed and left, then went to the cattle and horse trading market to buy a cow.

Zhang Hulan asked Zhang Hujun to pick out ten older cows, each costing six taels of silver, so the ten cows were free.

The more Zhang Hulan thought about it, the happier she became. She was considering whether she should exchange the sixty taels of silver from her home.

Then they bought ten plowshares. The plowshares used here were curved beam plows, and the whole set was not cheap. Because the plowshares were made of iron, a set cost two taels of silver.

There were two cows at home, so Zhang Hulan bought twelve sets.

The donkey cart was filled to the brim with twelve sets of plowing tools, and there was no room left for pots, steamers, and flour.

Zhang Hulan simply spent another three taels of silver to buy a donkey cart, not a flatbed cart, but the kind with a carriage.

Zhang Hulan asked Zhang Hujun to change the donkey, use an ox to pull the cart, and put the newly bought donkey cart on the donkey.

Then I went to buy a pot, a steamer, some flour, and some cotton and cotton cloth. Winter is coming soon, and it's time to prepare cotton clothes and quilts.

Zhang Hujun was no longer surprised by Zhang Hulan's money. Since his elder sister had money now, he didn't bother trying to persuade Zhang Hulan to be frugal.

When they got home, seeing Zhang Hulan carrying two carts of shopping things, Old Man Zhang and Mrs. Wang were too lazy to say anything.

Zhou and the others were still working. When they saw Zhang Hulan buying so many things, they were all very envious.

After dinner, Zhang Hulan handed the cotton cloth to Wang, Li, and Xiang Chunhua, "Mom, sister-in-law, Chunhua, use these cotton cloths to make quilts and cotton clothes, and also prepare clothes and diapers for the little one. If there's not enough cotton cloths, I'll buy more."

Wang said, "Even if you have money, don't spend it like this. You paid us wages, and we can buy whatever we need ourselves. Now everyone eats and drinks at your place, and if you also take care of our clothes, we won't want our wages."

Li also said, "Yes, sister, I know you're good to us, and we remember it in our hearts. But how can we accept your wages when you're like this?"

Xiang Chunhua touched the cotton and smiled foolishly, "I'm embarrassed too!"

Zhang Hulan said, "Okay, okay, okay. I won't buy it from you anymore. You can buy whatever you need yourself."

Wang said, "Don't buy anything for us anymore."

Zhang Hulan nodded, then looked at Old Man Zhang, who was walking around the yard with his newly bought donkey cart, and said, "Dad, stop looking. This cart is for you."

After Zhang Hulan came back, Old Man Zhang kept looking at the donkey cart, and he went back to looking after he finished his meal.

Hearing that the donkey cart was bought by himself, Old Man Zhang's eyes lit up, "Bought it for me?"

"Yes, I bought it for you. How do you like it?" Zhang Hulan said with a smile. "From now on, you can drive this donkey cart when you go out. I bet the old men in the village will envy you to death."

Old man Zhang smiled so hard that his teeth were showing. "I like it! I like it!"

Zhang Hulan discovered that all men seemed to like cars, no matter what era or age they were from.

Just like her father, who bought a 28-inch bicycle in the 1980s. Since their home was in the mountains and there was no road, her father carried the bicycle back home and then rode it around the village again and again.

In the 1990s, the village began to build roads, and her father upgraded his motorcycle to a motorcycle. He would polish the motorcycle with a rag every day and wipe off any dust.

Her father also relied on that motorcycle to support the family, but her parents also died because of that motorcycle.

When Zhang Hulan was fifteen, her father and mother were riding a motorcycle during a heavy rainstorm and both fell off a cliff. At that time, there was no compulsory traffic insurance, so they didn't buy insurance.

At that time, family planning was already in place, and Zhang Hulan was the only child her parents had. After her parents died, Zhang Hulan went to Guangdong alone.

Thinking about the past and her parents, Zhang Hulan felt a little sad.

Zhang Xinyue tugged at Zhang Hulan's sleeve and asked softly, "Mom, what's wrong with you? Why are you unhappy?"

Zhang Hulan looked down at the little girl with a gentle smile in her eyes.

Although her parents died early in her previous life, they still cared for her here. She was unable to have children in her previous life, but now she has three daughters, and she is very content.

Zhang Hulan touched Zhang Xinyue's little head and said, "Mom is not unhappy. I feel that my life now is very good and very happy."

Wang and Li felt that their current lives were very happy. In less than half a year since Zhang Hulan's return, their lives had changed dramatically.

In the past, they had no idea where to start, and even in years of plenty, they still lived a tight life. They never imagined that life would be this good...

The next day, just as Zhang Hulan had arranged to deliver the braised meat, a villager came over and said that many people had come to the village entrance looking for Zhang Hulan.

Zhang Hulan immediately rushed to the village entrance, where a crowd of three or four hundred people had already gathered. Most were women, with a few elderly people, though not too old, around sixty years old.

As soon as Zhang Hulan arrived at the village entrance, a villager asked, "Mrs. Zhang..., the county magistrate said you're looking for people to reclaim wasteland and offer 20 wen a day, including a meal. Is that true?"

Zhang Hulan nodded and said, "You said it was the county magistrate who said it, so how could it be false?"