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

Liu Xiong pondered for a moment. If he really had the money, he should build a house as soon as possible. The villagers were attached to their land and valued their houses very much.

Liu Xiong: "Qianqian has grown up and is a thoughtful person. Now that she has this opportunity, she should build a house, but..."

"Qianqian, you've just started out to make a living, and you don't know how many places there are to spend money. Tuantuan is not a little kid anymore, so you need to plan for the child's future. If you can afford it, send the child to school to learn to read and write."

Liu Xiong was worried that Qianqian, a poor girl who had suddenly become rich, would spend money recklessly, and as an elder, he should remind her.

Hearing this, Huang Zhenzhu felt a pang of sadness. She watched as Tiedan and Tuantuan played happily together, the two little rascals chasing and laughing in the main room.

If they had the means, who wouldn't want to send their child to school? But their family barely makes ends meet, and Tiedan will probably end up like them, illiterate.

Qianqian knew that her uncle meant well and was thinking the same thing as Liu Lizheng. However, since Lizheng was an outsider, it was not appropriate for him to comment. But her uncle was family, so he spoke up to remind her. She nodded obediently, "I understand, Uncle. I know what I'm doing."

To outsiders, her and Liu Yan's fortune was merely a stroke of luck, unsustainable. But Nie Qianqian knew in her heart that with her spatial ability and her medical skills, earning money was only a matter of time.

Tuantuan and Tiedan had been playing for a long time, and a thin layer of sweat had appeared on their foreheads. Tuantuan ran over and hugged Nie Qianqian's trouser leg. "Mom, Tuantuan is hungry. Uncle Tiedan must be hungry too. Can we make sweet meat for Uncle Tiedan?"

Tuantuan is a kind-hearted child. His uncle Tiedan once gave him some flatbread, and he wants to give his uncle Tiedan the good food at home.

Nie Qianqian took out a handkerchief and wiped the sweat from his face, then affectionately pinched the little dumpling's cheek. "How about Mom and Grandmother go cook now? Make lots of sweet meat for Tiedan to eat."

Liu Yan quickly stood up. "We've been so busy talking that it's lunchtime. Brother and sister-in-law, don't leave for lunch. Just stay and have a meal at home."

Huang Zhenzhu first looked at her husband, and seeing Liu Xiong nod, she stood up and said, "Yan'er, I'll go with you."

Liu Yan pushed Huang Zhenzhu, saying, "Sister-in-law, don't bother, I'll do it."

Huang Zhenzhu retorted, "We're all family, why be so polite?"

As they walked, they chatted. "Once you leave the Nie family, you'll have to rely on yourself. You'll be Qianqian's support and hope. You can't be as weak and helpless as before, letting others bully you. You don't have any money to earn, and after building the house, you probably won't have much money left. Don't worry, your older brother and I will definitely help you."

Liu Xiong didn't go to the kitchen. He didn't know how to cook; that was a woman's job. He had just gone inside and looked around. There wasn't enough firewood in the house, so he planned to gather some, chop it, and store it for later use.

Liu Xiong had only taken a couple of steps, before he even left the courtyard, when he heard Huang Zhenzhu's exclamation coming from the direction of the kitchen.

Liu Xiong rushed into the kitchen, "What's wrong? What happened?"

Huang Zhenzhu's shocked expression hadn't faded yet, and she pointed somewhat embarrassedly into the kitchen.

Liu Xiong then noticed that the small kitchen was filled with all sorts of delicious food.

The roof beams were covered with cured meat and sausages, several bags of white rice and flour were on the ground, several large bamboo baskets were piled with eggs and duck eggs, and several more bamboo baskets were filled with all kinds of vegetables. The baskets were overflowing, and some of the vegetables were piled up on the stove. There were several large basins of pork, chicken, and fish, as well as some pig intestines and pig stomachs. The ground was covered with large and small jars, and it was unclear what was inside.

Unlike Huang Zhenzhu, Liu Xiong didn't exclaim in surprise. Instead, he opened his mouth but couldn't utter a word for a long time.

Liu Yan scratched her head. "The old house has been uninhabited for a long time. The cellar is a bit moldy, so I didn't dare put anything in there. I can only pile it up here for now. I'm sorry you all laughed at me."

Liu Xiong stiffly turned his head toward Liu Yan, who was speaking. If he didn't know his sister's personality, he would have felt that Liu Yan was having an affair with him.

They want that kind of joke too.

Huang Zhenzhu blushed slightly, feeling a bit embarrassed in front of her sister. She quickly pushed her husband out of the kitchen, saying, "There's so much stuff in this kitchen, don't just stand there. Yan and I will cook right away."

As Liu Xiong chopped firewood in the yard, he was still thinking. He had only been in Huangjia Village for a few days, so why had his sister's family changed so much?

Nie Qianqian was worried that the two little ones would be hungry, so she poured out two bowls of milk, one for Tuantuan and one for Tiedan. Tiedan had never drunk milk before, and he savored it slowly, taking small sips. She then took the remaining half bowl to the kitchen for Huang Zhenzhu.

Huang Zhenzhu had only ever heard that only wealthy young ladies from prominent families in the county drank milk. Looking at the half-bowl of milk, she was curious about the taste, but she wanted her son to drink more.

Nie Qianqian caught up with him and patted Tiedan's head. "Our Tiedan is such a sensible and caring baby. Tiedan, finish this bowl first, and I'll pour another one for your aunt."

As he spoke, he poured out three more bowls from the jar, giving one to Liu Yan and one to Zhenzhu, and asking Tiedan to take the other bowl to Liu Xiong, who was chopping firewood in the yard.

Huang Zhenzhu was drinking milk for the first time. The taste was so rich and fragrant that she couldn't bear to drink it in big gulps. She sipped it slowly, savoring it as she drank, and checking how much was left in the bowl after each sip.

As she drank, she noticed Liu Yan, who quickly gulped down her drink and set it aside to heat up the pot and cook. It was clear that Liu Yan drank this stuff quite often.

Huang Zhenzhu suddenly realized what the change in the mother and daughter was: they had gained confidence in their lives, and it wasn't just because they had suddenly received a sum of money.

Even if their family suddenly received a few dozen taels of silver, they would be terrified, afraid of losing it, afraid of spending it all, afraid of not having enough to spend, afraid of not daring to spend it, and wishing they could hide it away. But these two people had different mindsets.

Nie Qianqian has always been confident, and under her influence, Liu Yan's mindset has also been subtly changing, from initially worrying about how to get through tomorrow to looking forward to how to get through tomorrow.

After Liu Yan and Huang Zhenzhu finished cooking, Nie Qianqian cooked three more dishes, making a total of six dishes and a soup.

Braised pork belly, pickled fish, spicy blood curd, eggplant and potato stew, stir-fried cabbage with vinegar, stir-fried mushrooms, and tomato and egg drop soup.

Each person was given a large bowl of rice. Fearing they wouldn't have enough to eat, Nie Qianqian filled each bowl to the brim, making them bulge high like small hills.

Liu Xiong was already starving; the irresistible aroma of meat was making his mouth water.

When he sat down at the table, although he was mentally prepared, he was still stunned by the sight of the delicious food. It wasn't until Huang Zhenzhu pulled him that he came back to his senses and sat down.

Even the family he works for in the county probably doesn't provide this kind of food.

Liu Xiong couldn't help but ask, "Is this what you usually eat?"

Seeing their expressions, Nie Qianqian, afraid they might misunderstand, smiled and waved her hand, "No, no, my uncle and aunt came today, and my mother and I are so happy that we made too much food. Also, I have a little idea. I'd like to ask my uncle and aunt to help me taste the dishes. There are some dishes here that I came up with myself, but they're not sold in the county. I'd like to ask my uncle and aunt to judge whether they're good or not, and whether they would be profitable to sell in a restaurant?"

Liu Xiong looked at Nie Qianqian in surprise, "You want to sell the vegetables to a restaurant?"

Nie Qianqian thought to herself, "I don't want to sell it to a restaurant, I want to open one."