A blessed wife leads her husband to wealth and prosperity!

The next day, Lin specially found her most presentable clothes to change into, and also found clothes without patches for each of the two children. The mother and her two children ate breakfast early, closed the courtyard gate, and set off on their journey.

After leaving the village, they soon reached the main road. Neat fields of crops lined both sides of the road, still bare in early spring. This was Lin He'er's first time leaving the village, and she was very excited. However, after walking for a while, all she could see were fields and dirt roads, and she soon found the scenery rather uninteresting.

Sanshan Village is one of the villages in the surrounding area that is relatively close to the town. The three of them walked along the way, stopping frequently, and it took them more than half an hour, which was much longer than when Lin Niangzi usually went out alone.

When they reached the town entrance, He'er felt her legs were about to give way, and she couldn't help but tremble. Fortunately, she managed to persevere. Looking at her younger brother, Lin Dong, he also looked like he was about to collapse.

Upon entering the town, Lin He'er roused herself and looked around the streets. She saw a narrow bluestone road running north to south, lined with shops on both sides, selling all sorts of goods. There were many pedestrians coming and going in the town.

Lin Niangzi; He Yatou, hold your little brother's hand tightly, let's go to the embroidery shop now.

There was only one embroidery shop in town, and Lin Niangzi, with her two children, knew the way well and arrived at the shop in no time. A young shop assistant stood at the door, greeting customers. Seeing the mother and her two children approaching, he smiled and greeted them, "Aunt Lin, you've arrived. Are you here to deliver your embroidery?"

Yes, sir. Could you please call the shopkeeper?

Okay, you can wait in the shop. After saying that, he turned around and went into the back room of the shop to call someone.

After waiting for a while, an older woman came out of the inner room with a smile and greeted Lin Niangzi warmly; "Sister Lin is here! Have you embroidered something nice again? Let me see it!"

"Sister Xu, everything is here. Please take a look." As she spoke, Madam Lin took out a cloth bag from the basket she was carrying. When she opened the bag, there were several handkerchiefs inside.

Madam Xu was very familiar with Madam Lin's embroidery skills. She picked out a handkerchief, looked at it, and was quite satisfied. Madam Lin's embroidery skills were good, but she was usually busy with other work, so she didn't bring many things each time.

We'll still charge the girl the usual price; these handkerchiefs will cost 72 coins in total.

Lin He'er did the math in her head. Her mother embroidered six handkerchiefs, and each one only cost 12 coins. After deducting the cost of the embroidery thread and fabric, the labor cost was really worthless!

He'er, feeling sorry for her mother, was unaware that Lin Niangzi's embroidery skills were already at the highest price offered by the embroidery shop. Embroidery shops usually categorize handkerchiefs into different grades; ordinary embroidery earns 8 coins, better ones 10, and only those like Lin Niangzi, whose embroidery skills are considered top-tier, are offered 12 coins. Of course, these are the prices in the town; prices in the county seat would naturally be different.

After selling the handkerchiefs, Lin Niangzi bought some embroidery thread and silk fabric. Before spring plowing, she could embroider some more to exchange for money.

Just as he was about to take his things and say goodbye to the shopkeeper, his daughter tugged at his sleeve.

"Mother, we still have some things to show Auntie," Lin He'er said, reminding her mother who had forgotten about her.

"Yes, look at my memory!" she said, taking out another cloth bundle from the basket. "Sister Xu, take a look. This is something the maid at home made on her own in her spare time. Would you like to take it?"

When Xu saw the open cloth bag on the counter, which contained some things she had never seen before, woven with colorful threads, she asked, "This was made by the maid. It looks quite novel. What are these things?"

"Replying to Auntie, this is a bracelet. I figured it out myself in my spare time," Lin He'er said, stretching out her arm and pulling up her sleeve to show the woman opposite her the bracelet on her wrist.

Looking at the little girl's wrist ornament, it was indeed novel and beautiful. She knew that bracelets were usually made of gold or silver, inlaid with precious jewels like jade and agate. They were jewelry worn by young ladies and women from wealthy families. This was the first time she'd seen one woven from rope. The girl certainly had a clever way of thinking.

The auntie saw only one type; there were other styles in the bag. As she spoke, Lin He'er took out other bracelets from the cloth bag on the counter and introduced them: "This one is woven with pebbles, this one is made of seashells, this one is wrapped with rabbit fur, and this one is a hair tie." Finally, Lin He'er pointed to the two white pom-poms on her head.

Madam Xu was surprised to find so many different kinds of bracelets woven with colorful threads. She examined them one by one, discovering that she had never seen such weaving techniques before. Intrigued, she noticed the bracelets made from seashells and rabbit fur, which resembled the style worn by people from the Western Regions she had seen years ago. The hair tie on the little girl's head, in particular, was quite interesting.

Ordinary families couldn't afford gold or silver bracelets for their children, but these colorful rope bracelets were acceptable. Xu examined all the bracelets and thought the business was quite successful.

The girl's bracelet is quite well made, so I'll accept it. We've never sold this kind of thing before, so I'll give you the price of a net. The undecorated bracelet is 2 coins each, and the seashell and pebble bracelets are 5 coins each. Rabbit hair bracelets are probably the most complicated ones. Xu has been in business for many years, so she has some expertise.

"Yes, Auntie, these rabbit furs may look like just a few tufts, but they're the most troublesome to process." Lin He'er glanced at Xu Shi and immediately noticed the unusual nature of the rabbit fur, showing some admiration for the woman.

Then I'll charge you 8 coins, how about that?

Eight coins is fine. It's Lin He'er's first time doing business, so she didn't dare to ask for a high price. So she nodded and said, "Of course, thank you for your patronage, Auntie."

Alright, then I'll calculate the money and give it to you. Seeing that the little girl spoke reasonably and wasn't greedy when asking for a price, Xu Shi thought more highly of the child.

There are 15 bracelets simply woven with colored threads, 10 bracelets decorated with seashells and pebbles, and finally 10 bracelets with rabbit fur, along with hair ties. The total is 160 coins, right?

"Yes, Auntie, could you please get me some more thread for making knots, and two of these crochet hooks too?" Lin He'er had just heard Xu Shi mention knots, and a new idea suddenly popped into her head.

When Lin He'er came out of the embroidery shop, she finally earned her first pot of gold since arriving in ancient times.

"Mom, here's the money," she said, taking out the copper coins from her pocket.

He'er, keep it for yourself. This is money you earned yourself, you don't need to give it to your mother. Madam Lin was pleasantly surprised that her daughter's idea for the bracelet had earned her so much money. She would ask her daughter to teach her how to make it when they got home, as it was more profitable than embroidering a handkerchief.

Okay, I'll take this money first. With money in hand, Lin He'er decided to go on a big shopping spree. After eating cabbage and radishes for so many days, her mouth was really bland. Today, she had to buy some meat to satisfy her cravings.

"Dongdi, let's go buy the candy I promised you!" Lin He'er said, pulling her little brother's hand confidently towards the pastry shop. She'd seen a pastry shop on the way to the embroidery shop, so she wanted to fulfill her promise to her little brother first. After appeasing the little one, she still needed to use the laborers! These days, it doesn't matter whether child labor is used or not!

Oh, great! Time to go buy some candy!

Once outside the embroidery shop, Lin Dong finally dared to speak. He had felt very uncomfortable there. After all, he was only a little over five years old, and being in an unfamiliar environment outside his home made him quite timid. Seeing his older sister able to talk to the shopkeeper, Lin Dong now thought his sister was truly impressive. She even seemed more imposing than his mother.

Lin He'er was unaware of her younger brother's inner thoughts, otherwise she would have been smug, haha, how could a modern person like me be afraid to chat with ancient people?

Upon arriving at the pastry shop, Lin He'er reluctantly spent 10 copper coins to buy her younger brother the candies he had been longing for. She then asked her mother where to buy meat and went to the butcher's stall. She bought some meat from the owner; meat was incredibly expensive in ancient times. Lin He'er felt a pang of regret at the cost of her newly acquired copper coins, which she left before they even had a chance to warm up. She gritted her teeth and bought a piece of lean meat, as it was the cheapest option since she hadn't brought any fat, but it still cost 30 copper coins. Seeing large bones with the meat removed in a basin under the butcher's stall, she bought two for 5 copper coins. She also inquired about pig offal. She had often seen time-traveling women buying this in online novels, only to find it wasn't cheap. It seemed the ancients weren't stupid; they knew offal was also meat and probably knew how to process it. She couldn't get a bargain this time.

Seeing that it was already noon after buying the meat and other groceries, and there wasn't enough time to go back and cook lunch, Lin He'er generously offered to treat her mother and younger brother to meat buns for lunch. This delighted the little boy.

The family bought meat buns and finally prepared to go back. The thought of having to walk back on her own made Lin He'er feel a little weak.

Mother, let's take the oxcart back. Dongdi is still too young. He has already had a hard time walking here. He might get tired if he walks back. Lin He'er was too embarrassed to say that she couldn't walk anymore, so she could only bring up her younger brother.

Alright, let's take the oxcart back. Madam Lin had earned some money today and didn't want the children to walk back with her, so she took the two children to the place where the oxcarts were usually parked in the village.