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

As a result, Liu Nanjia, Fang the carpenter, and Uncle Wang all made a fortune using the blackboard, as it was indeed a useful tool for teaching.

At Liu Nanjia's suggestion, Fang the carpenter took a small piece to the school in town to promote it, and they promptly ordered several pieces.

Once the school in town started using it, some small schools in the surrounding villages also found out and placed orders as well.

The main advantage is that once you buy one of these things, it can last a long time, and the price itself isn't too expensive. Even small-scale businesses in villages can afford it if they pool their money.

However, the target audience is relatively small. Once all the nearby schools had bought it, there weren't many orders left.

The distribution was done according to the old rules, and Liu Nanjia received another 20 taels.

On the other hand, Uncle Wang's chalk is cheap, but it's a consumable and needs to be supplied long-term. In the long run, he might earn more than Liu Nanjia.

In short, November passed by uneventfully yet busily.

Just as Uncle Zhao had said, those wastelands were cleared out in less than a month.

Of course, they would have to weed and turn the soil over from time to time, but the Zhao family father and sons did these tasks themselves and didn't need to hire anyone else.

Therefore, the cost of buying these twelve acres of land was still a little less than 20 taels, and they even got a well in return.

Liu Nanjia and the others were very satisfied. They handed over the land to Uncle Zhao and the others to cultivate as well, and wrote a new contract.

Uncle Zhao was naturally delighted as well. With so much land, plus the wages he and his two sons had earned from clearing the land, they no longer had to worry too much about making a living.

Yes, from the moment the land was reclaimed, Uncle Zhao called his eldest son back from town.

Liu Nanjia also met him. He was short and thin, and he immediately reminded her of the migrant workers who worked in the city in her previous life.

Those plots weren't left empty either; some cold-resistant vegetables were planted there. Vegetables have a shorter growing season, so it won't delay planting crops next spring.

The grown vegetables can be given to Aunt Wang and the others to sell, killing three birds with one stone.

As December arrived, the weather turned cold, and the bread would be completely cold by the time it reached town, so it didn't sell very well.

As for the fried chicken, sales actually increased because Liu Nanjia would fry it again on-site.

On cold days, everyone likes to eat hot and high-calorie foods.

However, they traveled between the town and the village every day, and the roads were freezing cold. Fortunately, their hands were always near the oil pan, where the temperature was relatively high, so they didn't get frostbite.

Liu Yanxi felt sorry for his sister and Song Chen every day when they came back in the cold wind: "Sister, it's so cold now, it's too hard for you to run around like this every day. Why don't you stop the business for a while? Our family is not that short of money right now."

Liu Nanjia was certainly tired too. These days, money is indeed a lot for an ordinary rural family, but it's still far from the life she wants to live.

Putting aside everything else, just building a brick and tile house with two courtyards in the village would cost more than a hundred taels of silver.

Not to mention, my brother will definitely take the imperial examination in the future. Tuition fees and travel expenses to the prefectural city for the exams all require money.

It's far from the time when she can lie down and relax.

I just bought them some winter clothes and blankets a while ago, which cost me quite a bit of money.

However, running around like this every day is indeed a problem.

Many customers also said that in this weather, the food would get cold as soon as they got home, and they were all asking if the restaurant would open a shop in town.

Liu Nanjia first analyzed with Liu Yanxi why they couldn't stop the business now.

Then he said, "Brother, actually, I'm thinking about whether we should open a shop in town."

This wasn't her first idea; when she asked the villagers to raise chickens, the reason she asked them to raise 30 at a time was because she had this in mind.

With their current small stall, they definitely can't sell that much, but if they had a shop, it would be a different story.

When Liu Nanjia said this, the others weren't too surprised. Song Chen, in particular, remained calm, as if he had known her thoughts all along.

Liu Yanxi was similarly taken aback for a moment before asking, "Do we have enough money in our family to open a shop?"

He was still thinking that a month ago, he spent 60 taels of silver to buy land and cattle, and now he has enough again so quickly?

Is my sister going to throw away all her savings?

He felt that his sister was spending money more and more extravagantly. Before, she would spend a few ounces at a time, but now she was spending in double digits.

Liu Nanjia, of course, had no idea what her brother was thinking. She assumed he was worried about not having enough money, so she carefully explained to him: "After buying the land and the ox, we had 60 taels left. We got 20 taels for the blackboard that Fang the carpenter made. Adding the money we earned during this period, we have about 110 taels."

"After a while, I think we can get some more money from Fang the carpenter for the rocking chairs. I think that's enough to rent a shop. We don't need to open a big one. I've inquired and the rent is about two or three taels of silver a month. Adding the initial renovation costs, the first investment of 50 taels should be enough."