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At midday, under the bright sun, Wen returned with a basket full of wild vegetables on her back.

Many people in the village were digging for wild vegetables, and the area at the foot of the mountain had been almost completely depleted. Thinking that these wild vegetables could be sold for money, Wen went further into the mountains and fortunately had a good harvest.

The sun was too strong, and it would be too hot to go out, so the Xu brothers stayed home and took their child for a nap.

Wen, carrying a basket on her back, went straight to Xu Qing's room: "Daughter, do you think these can be sold?"

A series of mechanical sounds were already ringing in Xu Qing's mind.

[Ding! Pure natural wild dandelion detected, suitable for both medicinal and culinary use, special price 20 coins per pound, would you like to sell?]

[Ding! Pure, natural wild toon shoots detected. 10 coins per pound. Want to sell?]

[Ding! Wild, natural lamb's quarters detected. Price: 8 coins per pound. Want to sell?]

The noise made Xu Qing's head buzz. Looking at Wen Shi's expectant gaze, Xu Qing nodded vigorously.

She took out a large bunch of toon leaves, intending to make scrambled eggs with toon leaves for lunch, and sell the rest.

There were 2 jin of dandelions, and after taking out some toon leaves, there was still half a jin left. There was the most lamb's quarters, which weighed 5 jin, and there were also some other wild vegetables in very small quantities. In the end, it sold for a total of 85 wen.

When Wen saw the copper coins Xu Qing handed her, her eyes lit up. She then picked up her basket and went to dig for wild vegetables.

Xu Qing called out to Wen Shi, "Mother, you haven't had lunch yet. Let's talk after you eat."

Wen said energetically, "I don't feel hungry at all, I just feel full of energy. I'll go dig some more."

Xu Qing pressed down on Wen Shi's hand and said, "Mother, I have something to tell you."

Wen then sat down: "What is it?"

Xu Qing recounted how the Shi family had come to demand their people that morning, which made Wen Shi tremble with anger. Fortunately, the village chief took it to heart and went to process their household registration early in the morning.

Xu Qing continued, "Mother, we now have a total of 120 coins. Digging for wild vegetables is too slow to make money. I was thinking, why don't you go to the village to collect eggs and tell them I'll eat them during my postpartum period?"

Wen's attention was diverted, and she couldn't help but retort, "This is slow, girl. You don't know how slow your brother and the others usually are."

It takes several days to hunt some wild rabbits or pheasants, which can only be exchanged for a dozen or so coins in town, not even enough to feed a family.

"I only spent the morning today digging a basket of wild vegetables, and it cost me 85 coins!"

As she spoke, Ms. Wen straightened her slightly hunched back; she was finally able to earn money.

Xu Qing felt it was far from enough; they still owed 5 taels of silver in debt and needed to repair the house before winter.

Her two older brothers are not yet married, she has two children to raise, and she also wants to send her daughter to school.

Although women cannot take the imperial examinations, it is always good for them to be literate.

She wanted to teach her daughter herself, but the original owner of this body couldn't read. If she suddenly became her daughter's teacher, it wouldn't make sense if word got out.

"Mother, if I could go up the mountain with you, we could find things to sell much faster..."

"No, no, you need to rest at home for at least 40 days. I can go by myself. This afternoon, I'll have your second brother chop some firewood for our own use. Let him come with me."

"Mom, please let me finish."

Hearing Wen's worried words, Xu Qing couldn't help but act coquettishly towards her mother.

“I knew you wouldn’t let me go. It just so happens that we have some capital now. We’ll collect eggs in the village this month and use the money to pay off our debts.”

“We’ll improve the food at home. Look how thin you and your brothers have become.”

The daughter always thought of her own needs, which pleased Mrs. Wen. She felt that she hadn't spoiled her daughter for nothing.

"Okay, Mom, I will listen to you."

"Then I'll cook lunch today, you and your brother can rest."

Xu Qing was really looking forward to it. She had been eating brown sugar, egg and millet porridge for the past few days, which was delicious, but she wanted to try something different.

Moreover, after eating and sleeping these past few days, she feels that her body has recovered quite a bit.

She saw it in the mall; they sell pork. We'll cook a nice lunch for everyone.

Ms. Wen shook her head in disagreement: "No, you're still in your postpartum period. You can't touch cold water during that time."

What do you want to eat? Mom will make it for you. Mom and my brothers will just eat whatever we have.

Xu Qing didn't argue with Wen Shi, and instead said coquettishly:

"Can I watch Mom cook? I've been lying in bed every day for the past few days, and my back and waist are aching."

Looking at her daughter, who depended on her just as much as when she was a child, Mrs. Wen smiled even more happily. Of course she would agree.

"Okay, okay, but you have to wrap your head up. You also can't be exposed to the wind. You have to be careful during your postpartum period, or you'll suffer when you're old."

Xu Qing nodded obediently and took the old scarf that her brother had prepared for her. Fortunately, it was very thin and not hot when wrapped up.

Xu Qing bought two jin of modern farmed pork at the mall, 15 jin per jin, and then gave the remaining 90 wen to Wen Shi.

"Mom, let's stir-fry some meat for lunch today. Let's stir-fry all this meat together. Also, stir-fry some toon leaves with eggs, and cook a big pot of white rice. Let's all eat together."

"Take this money, you can go buy eggs this afternoon."

Ms. Wen stared wide-eyed at the two pounds of white pork.

"Where did this come from?"

Xu Qing explained, "Mother, you forgot, this was also one of the magical treasures Father gave me."

This magic item can not only be used to sell things to him, but also to buy things, and the price is much cheaper.

The ones we bought just didn't taste as good as the ones sold in our village.

Ms. Wen exclaimed "Ouch!" twice, her smile stretching from ear to ear.

"What's wrong with the food? Your two older brothers are lucky to have anything to eat. But if you like, the village aunt will buy it for you. Anyway, we have money now."

Xu Qing sighed inwardly once again, realizing how much this family spoiled her.

"Mom, no need, let's go cook, I'm starving."

"Good, good, good." Madam Wen smiled, her eyes crinkling.

While cooking, Xu Qing kept praising him and carefully instructing him on how to cook.

Ms. Wen was lost in her daughter's adoring gaze, feeling as if she were floating on air.

I was planning to save some pork for tomorrow, but somehow I ended up cooking it all.

When it was time to eat, the Xu brothers and Xu Baobao looked at the two large bowls full of stir-fried green peppers with pork and stir-fried eggs with toon sprouts, and they all thought they were hallucinating.

Xu Jian, holding Xu Beibei in one arm, tentatively asked:

"Second brother, is this pork? How come there's a whole basin full of meat and hardly any green peppers?"

Xu Gong swallowed hard, looking at Wen Shi:

"Mother, where did you get the meat? We don't sell our sons in this family. If you're going to sell someone, sell my eldest brother."

Xu Beibei looked longingly at the meat in the bowl; it smelled so good.

I wonder if she can eat some. There's so much meat, I'll probably give her a piece, right?

It's okay if you don't eat meat, but it's good to eat some eggs.

Ms. Wen then opened the small wooden bucket used for steaming rice, which was filled with white rice.

The group's eyes widened even more.

"My goodness, I'd sell my brother if I could get this meal."

"Mother, if you've sold my eldest brother, you can't sell me too. Keep me to help my little sister take care of Beibei."

Wen laughed and scolded, "What are you talking about? This morning, I dug up a ginseng on the mountain, but it's too young."

"We didn't manage to get a good price, but you've all worked hard these past few days. Let's treat you to something nice."

This was an excuse that Xu Qing and Wen had agreed upon, firstly to let the Xu brothers know why the family's food had suddenly improved.

Secondly, everyone in the village knew that the Xu family was dirt poor, so their sudden ability to buy eggs inevitably aroused suspicion.

Xu Qing scooped a full bowl of white rice for Xu Baobao, and then took another bowl and added half a bowl of meat and egg to her.

Xu Baobao stared at Xu Qing in disbelief, and stammered:

"Mom, that's too much. I'll just eat a little. You, Uncle, and Grandma should eat more."

Xu Qing pushed the bowl in front of Xu Baobao: "There's still so much left, enough to eat. But it's you who's eating."

"I don't usually eat much meat, so Mom only gave you a small amount. Eating too much at once will make your stomach uncomfortable."

Xu Baobao quickly shook her head: "That's enough, Mom, you should eat too."