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

"How come it's so easy to make money off city dwellers?"

When Grandpa Wang saw Aunt Wang return, still muttering to herself, he couldn't help but ask, "Why are you back again?"

Aunt Wang glanced at Uncle Wang and said, "What do you think about us setting up a food stall in the county town? Look at Liu Yan's family, they've only been running a food stall for a few months and they've already bought two horse-drawn carriages. They're so impressive."

Upon hearing this, a hint of envy flashed in Grandpa Wang's eyes, but he didn't lose his composure. He advised, "If they can make money by setting up a food stall, do you think you can? The spicy hot pot and braised offal they sell are rare delicacies that you can't find anywhere else, and that's how they make money. Do you think you can make big money with just a few simple home-style stir-fries?"

"Why not!" Sister-in-law Wang was full of indignation.

Sister-in-law Wang felt that everyone was a farmer who toiled in the soil, and no one's life was particularly prosperous. But Liu Yan's family lived a life that was worlds apart from the rest of the village.

Wang's wife was sulking in her house when many people in the village saw the Liu family's horse-drawn carriage.

People reacted in different ways. Some, like Aunt Wang, felt a pang of jealousy and anger; others, like Grandma Ma, greeted her warmly.

Grandma Ma had previously received a favor from Nie Qianqian, which cured her chronic dizziness. But even without that, she wouldn't be envious or jealous.

Da Ma and Xiao Ma worked at Liu Yan's house, and she would lend a hand from time to time. She naturally knew that the hardship of running a food stall was far beyond what ordinary people could imagine.

They have to stay up late at night to prepare ingredients, and get up before dawn to rush to the morning market.

As soon as Liu Yan arrived at the West Market, she was so busy that she didn't have time to rest until after lunchtime. She would only have time to hurriedly eat a bite of food after lunchtime. Spending a long time next to the stove, she would sometimes sweat from the steam, and on this cold day, she would often be chilled to the bone by the cold wind as soon as she had worked up a layer of sweat.

The food is delicious and unique in the county. Working so hard from dawn till dusk every day, it's no wonder they make money.

Grandma Ma, beaming with smiles, called out loudly, "Xiong, Yan, are you heading to the county town?"

The carriage stopped, and Liu Yan lifted the curtain, smiling as she replied, "Yes, Auntie, it's almost the Lunar New Year, so we're going to the county town to buy some New Year's goods."

Grandma Ma nodded and said, "The New Year is coming early this year, it's time to buy some."

Upon hearing this, Liu Yan asked again, "Did you buy it?"

Grandma Ma waved her hand, "I'll make time to go in the next few days. Alright, you should hurry on your way, don't be late."

Upon hearing this, Liu Yan did not set off immediately. It was freezing cold, and since Grandma Ma would also be going to the county town to shop in the next few days, she might as well go along with her.

"Since you're going too, let's go together; it'll be faster." Liu Yan has always been kind-hearted; she would lend a helping hand even to a stranger like Old Qiao, let alone Grandma Ma.

The carriages were spacious; one carriage carried Liu Xiong, Gu Xiao, and Old Qiao; the other carried Liu Yan, Nie Qianqian, Tuan Tuan, and Tie Dan.

Tie Dan poked his head out, looking chubby and sturdy, and patted his chest, saying, "Grandma Ma, I'm going to ride with my dad. Please get in, it's spacious inside."

After saying that, he jumped off the carriage and climbed into Liu Xiong's carriage in a few steps. The child was agile and quick; before Grandma Ma could react, he was already on the carriage.

Grandma Ma beamed with joy and couldn't help but praise, "Tiedan is becoming more and more sensible."

Which parent wouldn't be happy when their child is praised?

Hearing this, Huang Zhenzhu smiled broadly. She also felt that ever since Tiedan started studying with Gu Xiao, he had become much more sensible.

Once you understand knowledge, you will naturally understand the principles of things.

Gu Xiao not only taught Tie Dan and Tuan Tuan to read, but also carefully guided their early education. After studying with Gu Xiao for some time, Tie Dan was no longer the naive boy who only knew how to play in the mud at the village entrance. Tie Dan felt that he had learned a lot of principles and was much better than those silly little boys in the village who only knew how to compete to see who could pee the farthest.

Grandma Ma and the others were already familiar with each other, so she agreed and got into the carriage with Liu Yan's help. When the others saw Grandma Ma get into the carriage, they secretly thought to themselves that if they had known that Liu Yan's family was doing so well now, they should have been on good terms with the Liu family earlier, just like Grandma Ma.

The carriage traveled along, surrounded by chatter.

"Look at the Liu family, those two carriages are really impressive!"

"Exactly! I heard they're going to buy New Year's goods. Life must be so comfortable!"

"When will our village produce more people as capable as the Liu family?"

"Do you think Old Mrs. Nie was out of her mind back then? She treated her daughter-in-law, who was so good at making money, so badly that she forced her to get a divorce."

The villagers chattered amongst themselves, saying all sorts of things, but of course, most of them expressed envy.

Although Liu Xiong didn't care much about buying things, he felt pleased when he heard the villagers' envious words. He straightened his back even more as he drove the horse-drawn cart.

Nie Qianqian and the others were chatting in the carriage, unaware that three familiar figures were sitting on the oxcart as they passed the village entrance.

Nie Wenting, Liu Chunhua, and Nie Daqiang were wearing thick, dark gray padded jackets. Although the jackets had no patches, they looked like they had been worn for many years, and the color had faded from washing.

The cold wind stung their faces, and the three of them wrapped their faces tightly with scarves, leaving only their eyes showing. Even so, they were still shivering from the cold.

Besides the three people, the oxcart was piled high with goods for setting up a stall.

The old man driving the oxcart looked displeased and muttered, "Why are you carrying so much stuff? How am I supposed to take other passengers with this? This will cost me a lot less copper coins..."

Liu Chunhua smiled apologetically and said, "Grandpa, we'll give you more money. This is all our equipment for setting up a stall. Today is our first day. After we're done, we'll find a place to store it in the county town. We won't be carrying this much in the future."

The old man driving the cattle pursed his lips upon hearing this, thinking to himself, "Has the Liu family lost their minds? It's freezing cold, the snow was so heavy yesterday, and the roads are so difficult to travel, yet they insist on setting up their stall today, the first day of their business."

Liu Chunhua and Nie Wenting had unspeakable grievances in their hearts.

They wanted to set up a stall in the West Market like Liu Yan's family. It seemed simple, but in reality, it was fraught with difficulties. Just going to the street office to handle documents from the county government was exhausting.

Not only were all kinds of documents required, but even after providing them all and using money to smooth things over, it still took a long time to finally receive the approval document.

When Grandma Nie heard the promises the two made, her stingy nature led her to pluck a few hairs from her own body to give Liu Chunhua and Nie Wenting as start-up money. Of course, she was so fond of them that she kept an eye on them every day to ask about the progress, complaining that Liu Chunhua and Nie Wenting were too slow and had not yet set up the food stall.

Grandma Nie had her doubts. She thought that women were not good at making things, that they had long hair but short brains. The two of them talked a lot, but more than a month had passed and they hadn't even seen a glimpse of a food stall, let alone made any money.

"She's just a woman, incompetent; will she have to rely on her literary skills in the future?"

When the official document finally arrived, Old Madam Nie was overjoyed. Regardless of whether it had just snowed heavily, she demanded that Liu Chunhua and Nie Wenting immediately set up their stall in the West Market, without delaying even for a day.

Liu Chunhua and Nie Wenting naturally complained. In this kind of weather, they would freeze to death if they set up their stall, and there wouldn't be many people in the West Market on this day.

But Old Mrs. Nie wouldn't listen to that argument. "Even if it's raining knives from the sky, you still have to go."

They were all from the same village. Old Mrs. Nie had seen them from afar many times. Liu Yan and the others would set off for the county town to set up their stalls before dawn.

Although she now loathed Liu Yan, she had to admit that Liu Yan was the most capable and hardworking person in the family.

There was no other way; Liu Yan was gone, so Liu Chunhua had to work just as hard as Liu Yan.

Having taken the money from Old Mrs. Nie, the two dared not disobey her, and could only comply. Braving the wind and snow, they rode in an oxcart, pulling their stall tools, to the county town.

The three of them had lips that were white from the cold, and their teeth were chattering. In this extremely disheveled state, they witnessed Liu Yan's family making a high-profile entrance.