A peasant girl with a special ability uses herself and two wolves to escape famine!

Bathed in moonlight, she took the broom and hoe from the yard and stepped out. She didn't know where the town was; the original owner had no recollection of it. She only knew that it would take an hour to walk east.

As dawn broke, she finally saw a low, dilapidated city gate. This must be Pingyang Town, right? The gate was tightly shut; it wasn't time to open it yet.

She found a place to sit down and took out a flatbread from her bosom. After going inside, she planned to buy some clothes first, then find an inn to take a bath. "Respect the clothes before the person"—this is how people are.

At daybreak, the city gates opened, and she asked an old man carrying a load of vegetables. Inside the city gates, it was indeed Pingyang Town.

Following the flow of people, we entered the city. The houses in the city were better than those in Xiajia Village; at least I didn't see any mud-brick houses. The streets were dirty and chaotic, and the vendors entering the city were all heading in one direction, probably to set up their stalls there.

On the street, several early-rising children were playing, and some women were carrying vegetable baskets, preparing to go shopping.

There was a restaurant on the street corner, with two burly men standing outside. I looked up at the signboard, written in traditional Chinese characters: "Yingchun Courtyard!"

Bah! Brothel!

When she arrived at the cloth shop, the owner saw her dirty appearance and coldly said, "Go beg in a restaurant!" What bad luck, a beggar walked in as soon as the door opened.

Xia Ning: ……

"Boss, do you have any ready-made clothes? I'd like a set."

The shopkeeper looked at her with disdain, "Do you have any money? Can you afford it?" Trying to trick him into giving her clothes? No way!

He pulled out the smallest piece of silver from his pocket, and the cloth shop owner's eyes followed it, gleaming. His expression of disdain turned to surprise.

"Oh dear, look at my eyes! I'm already acting groggy first thing in the morning. Please wait a moment, young lady, I'll get it for you right away!"

Xia Ning scoffed, "That's so realistic."

In the blink of an eye, he brought out two sets of coarse cloth shirts: "Look, both of these suit your figure well. They are well-made, and look how dense the stitching is!"

Do you have cotton ones?

Big customer!

The shopkeeper turned around and grabbed two more cotton outfits. "Miss, how about this yellow one? The color suits you perfectly! This pink one is also nice! Which one do you like?" He couldn't bring himself to say he'd try them on; the person in front of him was just too slovenly. If she tried them on, he could still sell them! Besides, he figured Xia Ning would definitely buy linen. Wearing such tattered clothes while cotton was so expensive, she wouldn't be willing to spend the money.

"Please wrap up this cotton set and this linen set for me."

"Here you go, a set of linen is 80 coins, this cotton outfit is 150 coins, and the total is 230 coins."

"They're really expensive," she thought. "Back then, eggs only cost one coin each." She also bought two pairs of cloth shoes.

The boss escorted her to the door. A great start to the business!

After paying, she went to find an inn, a standard single room for 50 coins. She asked the waiter to bring her water for a bath for 3 coins. She was so dirty that one bath wasn't enough, so she paid double the price to have the waiter bring an extra tub.

Looking at the water, which was even blacker than the ground, Xia Ning's lips twitched. The sludge at the bottom of the bucket must weigh at least two and a half pounds. She decided to change the bucket and continue soaking.

On the mountain, it wasn't that she didn't want to wash, but that she had no clothes to change into. Even if no one was around, she couldn't bring herself to run around the mountain naked.

After taking a shower, I felt completely refreshed. Putting on my new clothes, I finally felt like a human being again.

I ordered a bowl of noodles from the waiter, but it wasn't very good; it wasn't even as good as her cooking. The warm soup made me feel a bit better.

Lie down and go to sleep.

Tomorrow, she will rent a car to go to Fucheng.

She had just asked the waiter and found out that it was a four-hour drive from the prefectural city to Pingyang town, and that she could hire a car for 30 coins.

Fucheng is the largest and most prosperous city in the vicinity. She's most likely to get a high price for beer bottles there. Green glass bottles should be valuable, right?

Why did she only accept one bottle that night when she was drunk? She remembered that she had drunk a whole case back then.

When Old Mrs. Xia woke up, she found that her piglets and chickens had disappeared again. She rolled her eyes and was about to fall on Old Mr. Xia when he instinctively dodged and fell to the ground with a thud. The unconscious old woman whimpered in pain.

Who's the shameless thief who dares to steal from his house? Does he think that with the second son gone, the Xia family has no one left to fight? He concluded that the last time and this time were done in tandem, and that it had nothing to do with Xia Ning; it was done by villagers from the same village.

Xia Ning ran away long ago; she didn't have that ability anyway.

After Old Lady Xia woke up, she single-handedly turned Xia Family Village into a complete mess...

With the help of the waiter, Xia Ning successfully booked a car.

This was her first time riding in a mule cart. Ancient vehicles had no shock absorption equipment, and the roads were uneven. Her bottom felt like it was being bounced around and hurt.

When she arrived in the prefectural city, her whole body was aching and she was almost completely exhausted.

"Miss, my driving skills aren't bad, are they? A journey that takes four hours, I covered in three and a half! Remember to call me next time you need a ride!"

Seeing the driver's smug expression, as if he thought his driving skills were superb, Xia Ning had a curse in her mind, but she didn't know if she should say it.

I paid the fare and quickly sent them on their way. Goodbye, and don't come again!

Looking around, Ningzhou Prefecture City was filled with two-story brick and tile houses. The streets were neat, the houses were all made of blue bricks and tiles, the main streets were bustling, and the shops were diverse and numerous. It was far superior to Pingyang Town.

Sure enough, she made the right choice!

Exhausted from the coachman's ordeal today, she found an inn. Prices in the prefectural city were indeed high; even the cheapest inn cost 60 coins a night. Reluctantly settling in, she planned to rent a small courtyard the next day. Also, she'd look for a place where wealthy people gathered to sell bottles. Pawnshops would definitely try to haggle, no doubt about it, so she didn't plan to go.

At daybreak, she gave the information to the waiter, who told her that Ningzhou City had a large dock with many wealthy merchants coming and going.

Qingning Lane, where officials live, is not suitable for selling things. Nine out of ten officials are corrupt, and if you don't give them what they want, you'll suffer a terrible fate.

Xia Ning arrived at the dock, where there was a bustling crowd, ships coming and going, large cargo ships, busy merchants, and porters unloading cargo...

It’s really lively.

Xia Ning stared at the flow of people, looking for buyers.

She saw a young man who looked like a rich young master, waving a paper fan and talking to someone next to him.

The servant beside her, bowing and scraping, smiled obsequiously. Xia Ning's pupils constricted slightly; the servant, with a high-pitched voice, was a eunuch.

In the Great Xia Dynasty, only members of the royal family and princes were entitled to use eunuchs. This guy is a sucker; he can be taken advantage of.

The target has been locked in; he crept over stealthily: "Sir, would you like to see something good?"

"Get out, get out, get out!" The eunuch impatiently shooed the man away. What kind of person was he? From some backwater village, what good could he possibly have!

Xia Ning: ...A dog relying on its master's power, a rootless thing is indeed annoying.