I traveled back to ancient times, but I was able to lie down and relax.

Fortunately, their conversation was interrupted by the arrival of Aunt Wang, who came to tell them about what had happened in the village that day.

In the morning, the village headman summoned all the villagers, just like in the past, and told them everything that Fang had done the day before, and severely criticized her behavior.

They also announced that if anyone brought human traffickers into the village to abduct other people's children, that person would be expelled from the village, and the whole village would monitor each other.

"You didn't see it, did you? Old Master Liu's face was as black as hell. I heard that when he got back, he had Liu Song beat up that Fang woman. Fang woman was wailing so loudly, you could hear it from far away."

Aunt Wang spoke with great enthusiasm, clearly believing that Fang's fate was deserved.

Liu Nanjia also thought she deserved it, but she still felt that things were not so simple. Why would Fang suddenly do such a thing?

If you wanted to sell them, wouldn't it have been easier before the family split up? Although it didn't sound good if word got out, it was not uncommon for people to sell their children during famine years.

Why take such a bigger risk now? If Sirou is sold to human traffickers, she can get money, so is she short of money?

And why are you so eager for money?

Liu Nanjia first explained her analysis, and then said:

“Aunt Wang, I think there must be other reasons why she suddenly did this. Could you please keep an eye on what’s going on at the Liu family’s old house and find out why she’s in such a hurry for money?”

“You’re right. Don’t worry, I’ll take care of it.”

In the following days, life returned to normal: making fried chicken, baking bread, and selling it in town.

These past few days, whenever Uncle Wang has free time, he comes to their house to help repair the courtyard wall. He raised the original low wall, which could be easily climbed over, to more than two meters high, making it much harder for the average person to climb over.

The kitchen has also been reinforced a lot. What used to be more like a simple shed is now a separate room.

Of course, when Uncle Wang was busy, Liu Yanxi and Song Chen would help out whenever they had free time.

This made Liu Nanjia realize that Song Chen seemed to learn things quite quickly. At first, he was obviously very unfamiliar with things, but he quickly got the hang of it and ended up doing even better than Liu Yanxi.

This made Liu Yanxi feel depressed for a while. Why did he seem to be inferior to him in everything?

So he channeled his grief and anger into his appetite, hoping to grow taller quickly, which made Liu Nanjia worry that he would overeat.

It was another day off, and Liu Nanjia once again took her family to town for a day out. There weren't many other good places to go, and they couldn't go too far.

That day they went to the carpenter's shop again, not to urge him about the profit sharing, but because Liu Nanjia suddenly remembered that her brother and Song Chen were still sleeping on a bed made of tables pushed together!

It was truly her oversight; she was so busy with money that she completely forgot about it.

Neither Liu Yanxi nor Song Chen are the type to speak up, so they have been sleeping on the makeshift bed ever since.

Liu Yanxi initially wanted to decline, saying that he could sleep with someone else now, but Liu Nanjia persuaded him with her argument that "we make money to live better. If we have money now but don't use it to improve our living conditions, then what's the point of making money?"

When they arrived at the carpenter's shop, Carpenter Fang happened to be there. He was very happy to see them. "Nan Jia, I was just looking for you."

"What a coincidence, Master Fang. I also have something to discuss with you. I've come to ask you for some work today."

"No problem, then go ahead and tell me yours first."

Liu Nanjia said she wanted to buy two beds and even chose a style.

After choosing the bed, he asked, "Master Fang, what is it you want to talk about?"

"Didn't I tell you last time, Mu Tou? We've had quite a few rocking chairs ordered. I've been so busy these past few days. Now that we're done, it's only natural that I'll give you a share of the profits."

As he spoke, he went inside and took out a money bag and an account book. "It's all here. It's 30 taels in total. Count it."

"Thirty taels? How come that's so much?" Liu Nanjia exclaimed in surprise.

Carpenter Fang laughed heartily, “This rocking chair is much more refined than a crutches. It uses more materials and has a newer design. Even if it's made with the cheapest wood, it would still cost 2 taels of silver. Not to mention that those who come to buy this are all wealthy young men who want the best wood. They would be happy to buy such a comfortable chair for 10 or 20 taels.”

"I think there will be plenty of orders for rocking chairs in the future. Miss Liu, you've really made me a fortune! Haha."

Carpenter Fang was grinning from ear to ear. No wonder he had dark circles under his eyes; he looked like he had been working late into the night, yet he was in such good spirits.

Liu Nanjia was naturally very excited to receive such a large sum of money.

Thirty taels of silver is a huge sum of money for her now! Most farmers don't earn that much in a year.

"Hehe, let's make money together, let's make money together." Liu Nanjia also smiled so broadly that her eyes disappeared.

"In that case, brother, little sister, and Song Chen, what else do you need for your home? We'll buy it all today!"

With money, Liu Nanjia became very extravagant.

“Yes, yes, yes, take your pick from my shop! I’ll give them to you!” Carpenter Fang was very generous.

"How can that be? The money still needs to be paid. I've already taken my share of the rocking chair's profits. If I don't pay for these, wouldn't that be me taking advantage of you?" Liu Nanjia certainly wouldn't agree.

After some refusals, the two compromised and the carpenter accepted the money at cost price.

Actually, they didn't buy much. The old scholar's study was already quite well-furnished, so Liu Yanxi could just use it. They bought a separate set of desk and chairs and a small cabinet for Song Chen.

Liu Nanjia bought a large bathtub. Before, she could only make do with what she had to do when taking a bath, and she had been putting up with it for a long time.

Then I replaced all the old and worn-out things in the house, such as wooden basins and buckets.

Liu Nanjia also asked the carpenter Fang to make her a rocking chair when he had time. She wanted to enjoy the things she brought, but the cheapest kind, the two-ounce kind, would be fine.

In the end, all the miscellaneous items added up, and it cost 5 taels of silver.

When they returned to the village, they naturally came back laden with their spoils.

When Liu Nanjia got home, she counted all the money she had: the money Song Chen had given her, the money she had earned from selling fried chicken, and her share of the profits from today. In total, she had 45 taels of silver, plus some copper coins.

This amount of savings is more than many families in the village.

Liu Nanjia put 40 taels of silver into a small locked box, which he had also bought from carpenter Fang that day.

This money is now her source of confidence, so of course she has to hide it well.

The remaining 5 taels and copper coins were left outside for future use.

With the money, Liu Nanjia felt she could improve her living conditions further, and she planned to renovate her house again.