After time travel, share a space with your modern family.

Who dares to say that Changhua Street isn't bustling now?

Look at Qingyaxuan Daily Necessities Store; its entrance is bustling with traffic, and customers are constantly coming and going from morning till night. As long as this store stays open, the entire street will remain lively and vibrant.

"I quit!" Liu Ziyun threw the rag in his hand hard on the ground, then plopped down on the stool, panting heavily.

This was the first time in his life that he had been ordered around to do work, and such exhausting work at that.

After closing the shop door, Ruan Xiaoguan slowly walked to Liu Ziyun's side, plopped down on a stool, and didn't want to move at all.

"Young Master Liu, have you ever done such hard work before?" Ruan Xiaohai asked with concern, looking at Liu Ziyun's exhausted appearance.

Liu Ziyun nodded, replying weakly, "Yes, I've never suffered like this before..."

Ruan Xiaohai seemed lost in memories of the past, and slowly said, "The work we peasants had to do every day was much harder than this, and it was dirty and smelly, but we couldn't even fill our stomachs..."

His eyes were filled with emotion and helplessness, as if he were recalling the difficult years of the past.

Liu Ziyun and Ruan Xiaohai remained silent, each lost in their own thoughts.

Having grown up in luxury, Liu Ziyun had no idea about the hardships faced by ordinary people. He had never experienced the hardships of life and could not understand the difficulties and helplessness of ordinary families.

Ruan Xiaohai patted Liu Ziyun on the shoulder and sighed, "Alright! My sister said she'll go buy a few people to work tomorrow, so let's hold on for one more day."

Hearing Ruan Xiaohai's words was undoubtedly the best thing Liu Ziyun had heard all day, because it meant there was hope of ending this miserable job.

The next morning, taking advantage of the fact that there weren't many customers yet after the store opened, Ruan Mumu decided to personally address the labor shortage problem.

She asked Doctor Liu to drive her in a carriage to Tang's brokerage to buy several servants.

The two men's carriage stopped in front of Tang's brokerage shop, and the waiter hurriedly stepped forward to help them park the car.

When the waiter saw Ruan Mumu step out of the carriage, he greeted her and Doctor Liu with a smile and said, "Miss, you've arrived! What would you like to buy this time?"

Seeing the waiter's very respectful attitude, Ruan Mumu guessed that this might be the same waiter who had served her last time, so she quickly smiled and replied, "Brother waiter, I'd like to buy a few people this time. Is Manager Ye in the shop today?"

The waiter said politely, "Our manager, Mr. Ye, is inside. Please come in first, and I'll help you park the carriage in the backyard."

After saying that, he took the reins from Doctor Liu and skillfully drove the carriage forward.

Ruan Mumu and Doctor Liu stepped into the shop together, and their eyes immediately fell on Manager Ye, who was focused on moving the abacus beads in front of the counter.

She greeted him with a smile: "Hello, Manager Ye!"

Upon hearing the voice, Manager Ye looked up, a look of surprise on his face: "Miss Ruan, what brings you here today?" His tone was filled with curiosity and joy.

"Manager Ye, we've come today to select a few people. It would be best if they could read," Ruan Mumu replied with a smile.

Shopkeeper Ye laughed loudly, "What a coincidence! Three out of the family members who arrived last night are literate. I'll take you two over to have a look first."

After saying that, he went to the backyard first.

When the group reached the backyard, the waiter had just parked the carriage. After putting some hay in the manger, he walked over to Ruan Mumu and the others.

"Xiao Shi, go and bring over that family of six who arrived last night for Miss Ruan to see," Manager Ye instructed.

The waiter quickly brought over a family from the doorway: an old man, a couple in their thirties, and three children. The eldest boy looked to be about thirteen or fourteen, the second was a girl who looked to be eleven or twelve, and the youngest was a boy who looked to be seven or eight.

Looking at the family of six, Ruan Mumu noticed that although their clothes were worn, they were all neat and clean, indicating that they were people who paid attention to their appearance. Ruan Mumu had a good first impression of them.

After the waiter led the family out, Dr. Liu's eyes were sore from staring, and a pang of pain shot through his heart.

Ruan Mumu didn't notice anything unusual about Doctor Liu; she was only focused on asking Manager Ye about the family's basic situation.

"Miss Ruan, I heard that this old man used to be a steward for a wealthy family, but later the master committed a crime and sold all the servants. This family was sold to another family. A few days ago, the old man's wife passed away, and the new master family has fallen on hard times in the past two years, so they sold some of the servants. They were delivered to us last night." Manager Ye briefly introduced the family's background.

Ruan Mumu was curious about the old man's demeanor; he couldn't possibly be from an ordinary wealthy family. He must have at least been a steward for an official. Based on that alone, Ruan Mumu decided to buy the family.

"Manager Ye, name your price, I'll buy the whole family." Before Ruan Mumu could speak, Doctor Liu suddenly said, his tone tinged with urgency.

Ruan Mumu was dumbfounded. What was going on?

I've never seen Doctor Liu look so anxious before. Could it be...?

Could this be his former steward from the Prince's mansion?

Thinking about this, Ruan Mumu finally understood Doctor Liu's unusual behavior. Ever since he met this family, he had acted completely differently than usual. It just seemed that the family didn't recognize Doctor Liu, otherwise they wouldn't have acted like complete strangers.

Considering that Liu Ziyun didn't recognize him before, he must look completely different now.

"Manager Ye, name your price, and we'll buy this family." Ruan Mumu guessed that Doctor Liu was also not calm at this moment, and planned to handle the matter herself.

Without hesitation, Manager Ye replied, "Since you've chosen this family, I'll sell it to you for sixty taels! After all, they're regular customers."

"Manager Ye, could you please help me choose a few maids and servants? The most important thing for the servants is that they can cook. We need at least three. The maids should be around fifteen years old. Let's choose three."

"Uh, five servants too, around twenty years old, and they need to be diligent. Also, we need to buy two more carriages." Ruan Mumu suddenly realized that she needed someone to cook for her in the county town, and her grandparents in Jinwan Village were getting old and needed care. She decided to just buy enough at once!

"Mumu, we can't buy so many people at once," Dr. Liu reminded her.

"I have other plans..."