A peasant girl travels through time with a hospital, rising to become an empress.

After moving to their new home, Liu Yan and Liu Xiong went back to their food stall in the county town, working tirelessly without a single day off, resuming their daily routine of running the stall between home and work. Nie Qianqian repeatedly advised Liu Yan to balance work and rest, to take breaks and relax, and that it wouldn't matter if she earned a few less days of money each month. But Liu Yan was a workaholic by nature; with this lucrative business that she was good at, she had no desire to rest.

Nie Qianqian stopped trying to persuade her when she couldn't get through to it; she had her own plans in mind.

The restaurant must be opened, but if it's opened in a big way right from the start and Liu Yan and Liu Xiong are put in charge, they definitely won't be able to handle it. It's like asking an elementary school student to do advanced mathematics right away; they certainly won't be able to do it. Doing business requires experience, and this needs to be done step by step. Liu's Restaurant is a whetstone for practice, allowing Liu Yan and Liu Xiong to leave the novice village and find the feeling and rhythm of doing business.

The weather hasn't gotten completely cold yet, but in two months it will be winter. It will be too hard to set up a stall outside in the freezing cold. If Liu Yan doesn't care about herself, Nie Qianqian definitely won't let Liu Yan work so hard.

Two months later, Nie Qianqian prepared to set up the restaurant. During this time, she needed to accumulate more silver as start-up capital for the restaurant, and at the same time, she had to find suitable shops and figure out the ins and outs of opening a restaurant.

In the West Market, Liu's Restaurant was as crowded as ever, with Liu Xiong and Liu Yan busy as usual.

After hiring Da Ma and Xiao Ma, Liu Xiong's life became much easier. However, Liu Yan was constantly busy around the stove and sometimes didn't even have time to eat. When Grandma Ma learned about this situation, she offered to come and help at the restaurant without asking for money. After Grandma Ma arrived, Liu Yan was able to have a little time to eat in the afternoon.

How could Liu Yan really not pay Grandma Ma's monthly allowance? After Grandma Ma worked for more than ten days, Liu Yan gave her the allowance at the end of the month, and also said that if she didn't want the money, she wouldn't be allowed to come to the restaurant to help.

After noon, the peak dining time at the restaurant had passed. Liu Yan asked Grandma Ma to watch over her while she ate a bowl of pickled cabbage and sliced ​​pork soup.

People often lose their appetite when they are extremely busy, but this sauerkraut and pork soup was sour and appetizing that Liu Yan was able to eat some of it.

As Liu Yan ate, she heard a man cursing loudly coming from the shops outside the West Market.

"You old codger, what are you doing here again? Get out of here, don't delay my business!"

The man who was cursing was the owner of a restaurant in the West Market area. He had a bad temper and his shouting could be heard throughout the restaurant.

The man being scolded was a beggar who looked to be almost 60 years old. His hair was disheveled, like withered weeds in a field. He was very thin and wore a tattered jacket with the cotton batting showing through. His shoes were half-open, and he had a large gourd of wine hanging from his waist. When he heard the man scolding him, he didn't care at all and wasn't angry at all. Instead, he smiled, picked up the gourd, and took a big gulp of wine. "At this hour, the sunlight here is the best. This old beggar likes the sunlight at your door the most."

The shopkeeper, angered by his nonsense, pointed a finger at the beggar and said, "The sunlight is different everywhere. Don't cause trouble here. If you don't leave, I'll take action."

The old beggar seemed not to hear the shopkeeper's threat, continuing to drink his wine and bask in the sun contentedly, truly enjoying the abundant and warm sunshine.

Seeing him like this, the shopkeeper turned around and rushed back into the shop, took out a large broom that he usually used to sweep the shop entrance, and raised it high to hit the beggar.

"Be careful." Liu Yan instinctively warned him as she watched this scene, but her voice was too soft for the shopkeeper to hear.

The large broom was about to hit the beggar, but without the beggar even getting up, he simply shifted his body a few inches to the side, dodging the broom's attack.

The shopkeeper became even angrier when his first attack missed, and raised his broom again to strike.

The old beggar didn't open his eyes or make any big movements. He just tilted his head back to bask in the sun, occasionally taking a sip of wine. But it was as if he had wheels under his buttocks, as he could easily dodge the broom and slide to the side each time.

Just then, a cloud drifted in and blocked the sunlight.

The old beggar frowned, then opened his eyes, looked at the blocked sunlight, and shook his head.

"Let's go, let's go, no more sunshine." With that, he slowly got up, not caring that his backside was covered in dust. He swayed slightly, as if he were drunk.

The shopkeeper, having missed several times, was already furious. He cursed viciously, "Get out of here, you old geezer! You're so skinny, you're bound to die young. You haven't eaten yet, have you? If you were kneeling before me begging, I might consider giving you a bite to eat. But with your disgusting behavior, I wouldn't even feed you to a dog. You'll starve to death sooner or later!"

The shopkeeper had seen plenty of beggars on the street; they all knelt before him with a small bowl, begging for food, their manners and attitudes as humble as could be. But this old beggar didn't even have a begging bowl. He was in such a sorry state, yet he still acted so carefree. The shopkeeper found it annoying and suspected that there was something wrong with the man's head.

The old beggar didn't care about being insulted and cursed as a short-lived ghost. He just chuckled and said, "I haven't eaten. My stomach is empty, my stomach is empty."

The old beggar walked unsteadily, and after a few steps he heard someone calling him, "Old man, old man."

The old beggar looked closely and saw a woman in her thirties. She was dressed neatly, her hair was combed, and she had a kind face. Her hands had some bruises from healed chilblains and many thick calluses, indicating that she had been a hard-working person for many years. However, she must have been doing well recently, as her hands had been carefully cared for.

The woman didn't seem to be very talkative. After calling out to him, she slowly said after a while, "Old man, did you not eat today? I have some pickled cabbage and sliced ​​pork soup. Would you like a bowl?"

The old beggar patted his dusty clothes and said, "This old beggar has no money."

The woman quickly waved her hand, "No money, no money, it's on me."

The woman pointed to Liu's Restaurant behind her, meaning she wanted to take him there to eat.

Yes, he said the woman looked familiar. She was from the popular Liu Family Restaurant. He had tried all three dishes there, and they were indeed delicious.

If Liu Yan knew that this beggar had actually eaten these three things, she would be shocked. This beggar must have never been here before. This small restaurant is always bustling with people, how could an old beggar have had the opportunity to eat these three things?

The old beggar swallowed hard, remembering the delicious taste of pickled cabbage and sliced ​​pork soup.

Don't let his thin appearance fool you, he has a big appetite.

When I was young, I made a lot of mistakes because I was a glutton, and I was scolded many times.

"What a strange thing, someone actually wants to treat this old beggar to food. Go away, go away, hahahaha."

Liu Yan took him to Liu's Restaurant, found him a table in a corner, separated from the other customers, and served him a bowl of sauerkraut and pork soup and a full bowl of rice.

The surrounding customers still complained, wondering why an old beggar was eating at the restaurant. Liu Yan was extremely embarrassed and apologized to the customers, bowing and scraping. She even served them free drinks. Seeing that this was good, the customers stopped paying attention to the old beggar in the corner.

Liu Yan comforted the old man, "Grandpa, don't worry about it, just eat your meal."

The old beggar made no attempt to maintain appearances while eating, slurping his sauerkraut soup with loud smacking of his lips. He finished with a loud burp, "Burp~~~"

The burp startled Liu Xiong. This beggar was eating pickled cabbage, but his burp sounded like he had swallowed a bear.