Farming with kids: My deceased husband returns and I spoil him rotten.

Do you know where this thing can be found?

"I……"

Shang Qing realized that if she spoke up, she would be treated as an oddball, so she could only hesitate slightly and look to the side.

Gu Yu sensed something was wrong, but didn't say anything. He simply carved some patterns on the wooden board according to the lines drawn by Shang Qing.

It seems that he has been using knives for many years, and the carving knives in his hands are very obedient, easily bringing out the patterns on the wood.

However, the color did not satisfy Shang Qing. After a slight hesitation, he finally took the little oil he had left and lightly wiped it on.

The glossy, shiny wooden planks are a sight to behold.

"Now all we need is a mirror."

“I know a medicine that, when rubbed on a copper plate, can quickly become smooth and be used to find faces.”

Upon hearing this, Gu Yu pondered for a long time before turning to look at Lao Zong beside him.

The other person didn't speak, but nodded, and then quickly disappeared.

When he returned, he had acquired many more mirrors that he hadn't been able to get from elsewhere.

However, none of these are smooth enough, and you can't see what's reflected on them at all.

Without thinking, Shang Qing took out the polishing solution hidden in his bosom and dripped two drops onto the dried loofah.

Because it contained mercury, she dared not move at all, and could only take out a few more pieces of cloth from the side to wipe the mirror surface with her fingers and loofah.

It wasn't long before it was polished, reflecting Shang Qing's face.

"how?"

"How much of this medicine do we have left? If we have a lot, we can make a fortune."

After thinking for a while, Shang Qing finally nodded and handed over the whole bottle.

But just as Gu Yu was about to make a move, the hand immediately withdrew, preventing the other party from touching the bottle.

"The stuff in here is poisonous. If you really have to use it, it's best to make a pair of close-fitting gloves out of cowhide."

"Ok."

Having agreed on all this, the two of them worked tirelessly on the carving and the polishing of the mirror.

After spending the whole day preparing the goods in the courtyard, the group immediately took them and ran into the city.

After glancing at the crowd still fiddling with New Year's decorations, Shang Qing led the bolder Gu Pan'er to an open space.

He placed a piece of burlap on the ground, then another item, and looked around at the passersby.

"Pan'er, just call her whatever you want, let people see these jewelry boxes."

"Great!" Gu Pan'er wasn't intimidated at all. She looked at the crowd around her and shouted, "Don't miss out! A one-of-a-kind jewelry box! Everyone come and take a look!"

Although a jewelry box is not necessary, quite a few people still came forward when they heard it was unique.

"What are these carvings? I don't quite understand them."

"Above are plum blossoms, orchids, and various flowers, birds, fish, and insects, but these are not the most important. The most eye-catching thing is..."

Shang Qing then lifted one of the lids, revealing a mirror embedded within it, a smile playing on his lips.

The people around didn't see that; instead, they stared with great curiosity at the several overly shiny mirrors.

"There are also many small mechanisms inside, where girls can put their favorite things."

"Such a small thing, and it even has a mechanism?"

Shang Qing smiled slightly, turned on the machine and demonstrated a few of them, then did nothing and quietly watched the other side.

The curious onlookers frowned and looked like they wanted to say something more, but Gu Pan'er pulled them back.

"The other details are written inside. If you're really curious, why not buy one and take it home to see?"

These words completely persuaded everyone, and several people came over to ask about the price.

This price was also discussed by Shang Qing and Gu Yu, and they agreed on fifty coins without any hesitation.

"So expensive?"

"It's so expensive because it's worth it. Look at this mirror, who else can make such a shiny mirror?"

The person had nothing more to say and stood quietly to the side.

After finally selling all ten, just as they were about to leave, another person dressed as a servant with no patches stepped forward.

"My master wants to buy twenty of them from you."

"So many? Are you going to give them as gifts?"

The man didn't speak, but stared at Shang Qing with a meddlesome look.

Knowing she had asked something she shouldn't have, she didn't say anything more. She simply set a time, wrote down the contract for the exchange, and then turned and left.

"Mother, you said you would buy oil to take back home."

"I had forgotten about it until you mentioned it. I'll go buy it now."

Shang Qing turned to look at the other side, wanting to say something more, when she heard a voice coming from the other side.

"We don't have much left in the store, and we don't know what to do next?"

"What can we do? We'll earn as much as we can now, and then find a good place to continue living immediately."

The man hesitated slightly, then nodded and looked at the seat next to him.

Shang Qing felt their gazes meet and couldn't help but frown. She wanted to say something more, but in the end, thinking of the bare jewelry box, she could only go into the store.

"Ten coins per pot."

"So expensive? Wasn't it always three dollars?"

"Buy whatever you want, or get out of here!"

Gu Pan'er muttered a few words, but in the end she took ten coins from her mother's hand and put them on the stage.

The two then picked up their things and strode out quickly.

He walked back to the village in small steps, wanting to go back, when he heard a sound coming from the other side.

"Has it not rained for the past few days?"

"It's been almost ten days since it rained. If it doesn't rain soon, I'm afraid the last batch of crops will just wither and die in the ground."

"What's this? How much does a jug of oil cost in that city?"

The group frowned, clearly wanting to say something more, but the arrival of another person changed the subject.

Do you know who I saw in the woods?

This one sentence immediately drew everyone's attention, but he remained silent and turned to look in the other direction.

Thinking that others would be even less interested in this situation, he could only speak out without any attempt to hide it.

"Liu Bazi and Jiang Yingyue".

"What? What's going on with them all together? Could it be...?"

Guessing a possibility, Shang Qing frowned and quickly walked over.

But what was unexpected was that the two people who were just there a moment ago had now disappeared.

Gu Pan'er naturally knew what her mother was thinking. She let go of her hand and searched around the area. Finding no one there, she then led her mother away.

But to their surprise, there was a guy in the yard who shouldn't have been there.

Shang Qing remained silent, instead looking at Gu Yu standing beside her.

He said it was to apologize.

"Apologize? What should we apologize for? Our family's food?"

The other person didn't say anything, but stared intently at the other side in an even more silent tone, hesitantly about to lift the pot lid.