Divorced woman with child travels through time

Chen Wenfang quietly reached into his pockets and felt around. There was a bag of loose silver in each pocket, and banknotes were tucked into a lining on his chest. There was also some loose silver in the money pouch in his sleeve. It seemed he would have to spend some money. He might as well think about how to use a little money to catch the man.

To verify her idea, Chen Wenfang slipped into a nearby cosmetics shop. Once inside, she casually glanced back and saw a man following her in. Chen Wenfang then looked at the shop owner, whose eyes flashed with understanding.

Chen Wenfang lowered her head, pretending to examine the goods, but her eyes were watching the man out of the corner of her eye. Sure enough, he was approaching her. She casually picked up a box of lip rouge and turned around abruptly to ask the shopkeeper, "How much is this?" She came face to face with the man.

The man hurriedly looked down, pretending to look at the face cream. Chen Wenfang rolled her eyes and thought to herself, "Shameless!"

The shop owner smiled and said, "If you want it, Madam Chen, I'll give you a box for three hundred coins."

Chen Wenfang readily agreed, "Okay, I'll take three boxes. Wrap them up for me." She then rolled up her sleeve, took out a bag of loose silver, paid the money, and deliberately faced the man directly. After paying, she didn't put the money away, but held it in her hand, as if to say, "Let's see how you steal it from me."

The man was incredibly embarrassed, but unwilling to leave without succeeding, he pretended to watch.

Chen Wenfang was at her wit's end. This person wouldn't be trying to rob her outright, would they? Probably not, especially in broad daylight with so many people on the street.

Just then, the shop owner handed over the packaged items. Chen Wenfang took them and had no choice but to leave. As soon as she stepped outside, the man followed her again.

"Hey, what do you want? Why are you following me?" Chen Wenfang asked angrily.

"Who's following you? This road is so wide, it's none of your business how I walk." The man retorted.

"You!" Chen Wenfang was furious.

"Fang'er, what's wrong? Are you alright?" Wang Erniu appeared at the right time, looking at the thin man in front of him with an unfriendly expression.

Upon seeing Wang Erniu, the man realized he was in trouble and immediately slunk away.

"It's alright, let's go back quickly!" It was hard to explain clearly at the moment.

As Wang Erniu walked, he said, "Was that guy trying to steal your money?"

"how do you know?"

“I’ve been watching them all day. Your prescriptions sold so well this morning, it’s no wonder people are eyeing them.”

"Then what should we do? We can't keep guarding against it forever."

"It's alright, I have a way," Wang Erniu reassured them. The two returned to their stall, only to find three burly men beside Dazhuang who, upon seeing Chen Wenfang, all greeted her, "Greetings, Madam Chen!"

"Hey, hello everyone!" Chen Wenfang looked at Wang Erniu, "This..."

Wang Erniu pulled her aside and explained, "These are brothers who joined the army together before. They retired due to some injuries and illnesses. I was thinking that we have a lot of land and would need people to work in the future, so I called them over to help." Afraid that Chen Wenfang would mind, he added, "I will pay for their wages."

Chen Wenfang laughed and said, "Why should you pay? Do you look down on me, a rich woman? I trust you to do things. It's good that you found these brothers. You've seen it yourself. There are probably quite a few people who want to cause trouble for us. It's better if we have more people. You're doing this for my own good, I know."

Wang Erniu nodded. Actually, there were other troubles, but he dealt with them in a timely manner. For example, there were a few thugs who wanted to follow him. Fortunately, Fang'er was clever and only wandered around the streets. However, he was afraid that he would have to be followed by others in the future and would not be able to go out alone.

Wang Erniu introduced Chen Wenfang to everyone and then told them to go to Wangjiazhuang to work the next day. The two packed their things and prepared to leave. Someone from the Ouyang family came and bought three prescriptions. Chen Wenfang smiled and gave them to them, saying that they were free. However, the Ouyang family insisted on giving them to them, so she had no choice but to accept them.

The next day, the three men came to work as promised. They were all top-notch men. Although they were not as tall as Wang Erniu, they were not short either. They were good at farm work. The happiest man was Uncle Liu Hai. It was time to weed and fertilize the chili peppers, and they were short of manpower. Chen Wenfang cherished these plants very much, and Uncle Liu Hai cherished them even more. He wished he could watch over them day and night. Now that the men had come, it would be even more convenient.

The business was affected by the fact that the seller had only been selling rice for a little over a month. He could only sell 500 catties of fried rice a month. However, he had saved a lot of money from selling rice. Chen Wenfang calculated that it was almost 800 taels of silver. Most of the money was bought by traveling merchants. Now, it seems that people all over the world know how to make fried rice. But the most popular recipe is Sachima. This stuff is very popular with the elderly. Any wealthy family that is short of money will be willing to buy the recipe if they know it. Moreover, it is said that an improved version has been made with tea, which makes it even tastier.

In mid-May, Chen Wenfang set up her stall again. As the weather gradually warmed up, the rice candy was affected, so she stopped bringing a pot and instead cooked it at home the next day to sell at the stall. Unexpectedly, this action helped her avoid a setback.

As usual, but this time it was just her and Wang Erniu. There were no pots or stoves, so they didn't need to cook, and they didn't need so many people. The two of them set up the table and snacks, and had only been sitting down for a short while when a horse went crazy and charged straight down the street.

"The horse is startled! Get out of the way!"

"People in front get out of the way!"

"Get out of the way!"

Chen Wenfang watched from afar, thinking, "It won't come all the way here, will it?" Just as she finished speaking, her wish came true. Perhaps someone was blocking its path, for the horse swerved, braked suddenly, and charged straight at them. Chen Wenfang was terrified; her limbs were paralyzed. "It's over!" Chen Wenfang resignedly closed her eyes. The expected impact didn't occur. Wang Erniu, seeing her like this, gave her a bear hug and moved her aside, while he himself narrowly avoided the horse's charge.

Fortunately, both of them were unharmed. Chen Wenfang reacted immediately after dodging the attack, but the horse overturned the stall, scattering snacks all over the ground. After hitting the stall, the horse reared up with one leg. If it had fallen down, it would have kicked someone to death. Chen Wenfang immediately ran to the side and pushed it away.

Wang Erniu reacted quickly, jumped up, grabbed the horse's reins, used the momentum to hug the horse's neck, steadied himself, and forcefully brought the horse back to a standing position. Wang Erniu calmed the horse for a while, and only released it after it had completely calmed down.

The matter was resolved quickly, within a few breaths, earning praise from everyone. Chen Wenfang also proudly puffed out her chest.

Soon the horse's owner arrived, a haughty young girl in a light green riding outfit. Seeing Wang Erniu's handsome appearance, she was actually somewhat tempted. "Hey, did you save my horse?" Chen Wenfang looked at her coldly, "All you care about is your horse."

"I just happened to save her!" Wang Erniu said coldly, disliking this kind of spoiled little girl.