Divorced woman with child travels through time

There are many soldiers like Chen Song. In the past few months, during the busy farming season, Wang Erniu's actions have won the hearts of the people and received widespread praise. In particular, when the monthly military pay was issued, the soldiers could use their tokens to buy things at Chen Ji's store at an 80% discount, which boosted countless businesses and also made Chen Ji's store's reputation rise even higher.

More and more people are coming to visit every day, and even people from other places such as Zhangzhou and Jianzhou come by boat to play. A row of inns has also been built around Chenji Shopping Mall to accommodate guests from other places.

On Taoxiang Street, Liu Laoqi happily carried his fish basket home along the moss-covered stone path.

"Grandpa!" A child's innocent voice rang out from the corner of the alley, accurately recognizing his footsteps, and rushed out cheering.

"Hey!" Old Liu looked at his grandson who rushed over with a smile on his face. His wrinkles all smoothed out, and he grinned. He quickly squatted down and caught the baby in his arms.

"Grandpa! You're back? What delicious food did you bring me?" His five-year-old grandson squirmed in his arms, rummaging around.

"Don't rush, your father brought you some fried dough twists, my good grandson, let's go home and eat them!" Old Liu hugged him tightly, stood up and said, "Let's go home and eat them. Now we don't have to pay taxes, and your father has earned a lot more. It's enough for our Brother Wen to eat snacks every day!"

After closing the wooden door and returning to the courtyard, Liu Laoqi put down his grandson and the fish basket on his back, took out a packet of fried dough twists, carefully opened it, and handed it to him with a smile, "Here! Have a taste!"

The chubby little hand snatched it, put it in his mouth, and started munching on it.

"Where is your grandmother? Where did she go?" Liu Laoqi wrapped up the fried dough twists, reached into his pocket and felt the dozens of coins he had earned from selling fish that day, feeling more at ease.

"He's cooking in the room," Wen Ge'er replied vaguely.

"Come on, let's take the money to Mother!" Old Liu led his grandson into the house with a big smile.

"Old man's back! Are you hungry? Don't bring Brother Wen in, it's too smoky. We'll eat soon." Granny Liu was making pancakes on the stove. In the low east kitchen, smoke swirled, and a slightly gray-haired figure was busy inside.

"Okay!" Old Liu peeked at the figure, put down his things, and carefully tidied up the table. "Old woman, when is Brother Wen's mother coming back? Will she be home for dinner?"

"She said when she left this morning that the mall has been too busy lately, and they've all booked dinners for her. She won't be back until dark, so she won't be eating at home!" Granny Liu said as she hurriedly brought out a large bowl of stir-fried fish, shrimp, and spring chives, bringing with it a whiff of smoke.

She put the dishes on the table and then went into the kitchen.

"Oh." Old Liu looked a little downcast. He went to the cupboard to get the bowls and chopsticks and was about to set them off when he saw his grandson rummaging through the fried dough twists. He quickly stopped him, saying, "Your mother said we can only eat after we finish our meal. My dear grandson, let's not eat now, or we won't be able to eat later."

"Grandpa, have one more! I can eat, I promise!" Wen Ge'er raised his chubby face and begged him in his childish voice.

"This..." Looking at his grandson's big, wet eyes, Liu Laoqi couldn't help but say, "Then have one more, just one, otherwise your mother will start nagging again when she finds out."

"Mmm." Wen Ge'er took it excitedly and started crunching away.

Granny Liu then brought out a bowl of fried tofu, fish soup, and a basket of pancakes before sitting down. The stir-fries from the south were quick; the meal was ready in just the time it takes for an incense stick to burn.

"This is the money from selling fish today. I originally had over eighty yuan, but I bought a pound of fried dough twists. You should try some later." Old Liu took out the money, still warm from his body, and placed it in her hand.

"Oh my, so many! The old man is so capable!" Granny Liu smiled and took them, counting them carefully.

"Of course! We were lucky today, we caught two big fish." Old Liu picked up his chopsticks, ready to take some food.

"Knock, knock, knock!" Someone knocked on the door.

"Who is it?" Liu Laoqi stopped what he was doing.

"Dad! I'm back!" Liu Guangji called out from the doorway, carrying several bundles in his hands.

"Hey! Here it comes!" Old Liu jumped up, almost knocking over the bowl.

"Oh dear, you're so careless!" Granny Liu complained, but at the same time, she got up and went to the cupboard to get another set of bowls and chopsticks.

"Didn't you say you'd be back tomorrow? Why are you here today?" Old Liu opened the door, looked at his tall, thin, dark-skinned, and strong son, and his eyes welled up with tears.

"The boss said that if we get paid tomorrow, we won't be able to go home until the afternoon. It would be better to get paid in the evening so we can go home earlier and stay a few more days. I live nearby, so I rushed back. Dad, this is some snack. I did a good job, so this is a reward." Liu Guangji grinned as he handed the snack to Liu Laoqi.

"Hehe, my son is really capable." Old Liu praised him just like his wife, holding up two heavy bags of pastries, and said, "What's this? It's quite heavy."

"I heard it's some kind of dried pig's head meat, a new product developed by Chen's, and it's not available for sale yet! Cut it out and give it to Dad to have with his drinks."

"Okay!" Old Liu left happily, without Old Liu's wife having to lift a finger.

"Oh, my son, did you miss your father?" Liu Guangji was quite unserious, picking up Wen Ge'er and tossing him high in the air.

"Hahahaha! I miss Daddy! Fly!" Wen Ge'er was also happy to have someone to play with, and he didn't even eat the twisted dough stick in his hand.

"Fly...fly east, fly west!" Liu Guangji carried the baby into the house, only to find that his wife hadn't returned.

"Mom, where's my wife? Why isn't she back? Is she working overtime again?" Liu Guangji put the child down. "Sweetie, play after you finish eating."

"That's about right! She's a little late." Granny Liu tilted her head to look outside, then put the snacks that the old man had casually placed into the cupboard.

No sooner had she finished speaking than there was another knock at the door. "Mom, I'm back!"

"My wife is back! I'll go open the door!" Liu Guangji, who had just sat down, bounced up again, almost knocking over the bowl.

He rushed out in a hurry.

Granny Liu shook her head. They were father and son, exactly alike. So she added another set of bowls and chopsticks.

Liu Guangji and his wife entered the house warmly. Liu Guangji was carrying two packages, while his wife was carrying a jar.

Liu Laoqi's eyes lit up when he saw a plate of braised pig's head meat coming out.

Sure enough, "Father, this is some good wine for you! It's from the Jiang family." Madam Liu smiled and placed it on the table.

"Thank you, oh my, I'm just lucky, everyone here is so kind to me." Old Liu squinted as he slowly poured the wine, the aroma filling the air. He was already a little drunk before he even took a sip. These words seemed to be praising himself, but in fact, he was praising his entire family.

It's good that they can talk; everyone smiled, and the whole family sat down happily.

Liu Guangji took a sip of his wine, "Tsk!" He put down his glass and said, "By the way, the higher-ups asked me to come back and ask, Father and Mother, what do you think of this new decree to abolish the levy? Are there still people forcibly collecting taxes here?"