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

In short, Liu Nanjia and his group spent the whole day in town shopping, and only returned home laden with their purchases as darkness fell.

The ten taels of silver I had prepared were almost gone.

In the following days, Liu Nanjia had a rare few days of rest, without having to do business. Apart from cooking, she did nothing else.

Schools don't close for holidays that early, otherwise some parents would be unhappy.

Actually, when Liu Yanxi and Liu Nanjia gave them a day off every seven days, there were some dissenting voices.

It's not like a regular school in town where you have classes all day long, so why do you need to rest every few days?

But some people think it's nice to let the children help with chores around the house on that day.

There was also the support of the village head: "You only pay 20 coins a month for tuition, while Yan Xi even pays for his own prizes, why are you making such a fuss! If you don't want to go, just find a school yourself!"

Those who opposed it then fell silent.

In short, Liu Nanjia watched her brother go to class calmly and then leave exhausted, his brows furrowed tightly when he was grading homework.

I feel like I've aged a bit.

At first, Liu Nanjia also thought that there was something wrong with Liu Yanxi's teaching methods. After listening in for a while, she thought, "There's nothing wrong with them. Why can't some children be taught?"

Thinking back, some of my classmates who became teachers after graduation often had a bitter and resentful look on their faces.

It makes one sigh, indeed, from ancient times to the present, being a teacher has never been an easy job.

If only all those children were as well-behaved and clever as my little sister.

As a result, Liu Sirou received even gentler treatment from her older sister during those few days, which puzzled her somewhat.

Liu Nanjia had only been at home for a couple of days when she started to get bored. Even Bai Lu, who used to always hang around her when she was home, had become annoyed by her antics and now wouldn't come over no matter how much she called.

We've had this little guy for two months now, and we're pretty sure it's a wolf cub.

But since they raised it like a dog, its habits are exactly the same as a dog's.

Its fur is still the white color it had when it was a puppy. It's estimated that it was abandoned by the wolf pack because of this mutated white fur.

Liu Nanjia, having run out of dog teasing, noticed that Song Chen had been spending his time practicing martial arts these past few days since he wasn't setting up his stall, and went to visit him with great interest.

After recovering from his injury, Song Chen resumed his old habit of practicing martial arts, which his father had taught him. He couldn't give it up and needed to prepare for what might happen in the future.

But he always got up very early to practice. Although Liu Nanjia knew this, she couldn't get up that early like him, so she didn't watch him practice much.

Since he had nothing better to do, he wandered over to the martial arts training ground that Song Chen had set up for himself in the backyard.

Because of his martial arts training, Song Chen's senses were more acute than those of ordinary people. When he noticed someone coming, he turned around and saw Liu Nanjia looking at him with a smile.

Seeing that Song Chen had stopped, Liu Nanjia immediately said, "I'm just watching, you can continue. Just pretend I don't exist."

To be honest, after watching for just a short while, she felt that the boxing techniques Song Chen was practicing were quite cool.

In her understanding, the closest thing to military boxing is military boxing, which gives her the feeling of seeing a handsome soldier.

It's just the ancient version.

Song Chen had actually practiced enough for today, but with Liu Nanjia watching, he felt something was off, though he couldn't quite put his finger on it. In any case, he just couldn't continue practicing.

He decided to stop, straightened his clothes, and walked towards Liu Nanjia.

"Didn't you say you'd pretend I don't exist? You can keep practicing, right?"

"Well, I've had enough practice today," Song Chen said, trying to hide his somewhat inexplicable emotions. "Are you... bored?"

He learned this word from Liu Nanjia.

Liu Nanjia was indeed bored, but she didn't want to admit it.

Before she could speak, Song Chen continued, "Otherwise, where should I go with you? How about our family's mountain?"

Liu Nanjia immediately swallowed back the words she was about to say, and after thinking for a moment, nodded and said, "Okay."

Liu Yanxi and Liu Sirou were still in class, so only the two of them went.

Liu Nanjia was indeed feeling a bit bored staying in the courtyard and didn't want to go to the village to chat with the villagers, so Song Chen's suggestion suited her perfectly, and she immediately agreed.

The two chatted as they walked up the mountain, talking about various trivial matters at home, such as Liu Yanxi being quite angry again today, and whether they should find a way to resolve it.

Topics such as how to promote the store after the Chinese New Year opening, and whether there are enough new products.

Then they talked about what to eat for dinner.

When the topic of food came up, Liu Nanjia suddenly remembered something that could probably be found in the mountains during winter.

Those are winter bamboo shoots.

She used to enjoy eating it, and if she can find it now, it will be the freshest, definitely tastier than the ones that have been transported for a long time.

So Liu Nanjia pulled Song Chen along and started searching with great interest.

Fortunately, they habitually brought baskets and tools when they went up the mountain, originally thinking they might find some medicinal herbs, but they ended up using them to find food.

Liu Nanjia and Song Chen had no experience digging for winter bamboo shoots, so they could only rely on their intuition and search blindly in a bamboo forest.

As he searched, Song Chen seemed to have discovered something and began to dig intently in one spot.

Liu Nanjia didn't notice at first, but when she did, she immediately became excited: "Did you find it?"

Song Chen frowned as he looked at what he had dug out: "No, I don't know what I dug out."

Not daring to eat things he didn't recognize, he was about to throw them away when Liu Nanjia grabbed him and examined them closely with his hand.

After a long pause, he exclaimed in surprise, "These are potatoes!"