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

After breakfast, Nie Qianqian put seven fish into a basket and covered it tightly with dry grass so that no one could tell what was inside.

This time when Nie Qianqian went to the city, she didn't take Liu Yan and Tuantuan with her. Liu Yan was worried that her daughter would have a hard time and also felt bad about spending two coins, so she wanted to walk to the town by herself. Nie Qianqian objected and left her and Tuantuan at home.

With Liu Yan around, it's inconvenient to use the space to do anything sneaky.

With Gu Xiao accompanying her, she didn't immediately throw the fish basket back into her spatial dimension. Instead, she and Gu Xiao took turns carrying the bamboo basket towards the village entrance. In her previous life, Nie Qianqian could easily lift the basket with one hand, but now her body was too weak and she suffered from malnutrition for many years, making it somewhat difficult to carry the bamboo basket, which weighed about 10 pounds.

Nie Qianqian pondered that she needed to start a physical training program as soon as possible to improve her physical fitness and restore her combat power, otherwise her small body would be too fragile.

The two boarded the oxcart and bumped along the potholed village road. Nie Qianqian, who was used to riding in cars, felt sore all over, and her back and legs ached. It was really not easy to make a living in this ancient world.

The two were quiet during the ride. Nie Qianqian didn't try to make conversation, but closed her eyes and used her mind to explore the space.

During her investigation, she made a significant discovery: the tank where she had taken ten fish from the seafood section that morning should have been empty, but now not a single fish was missing; they were still swimming happily in the tank.

Therefore, her virtual supermarket can automatically restock!

Nie Qianqian was overjoyed; this was truly a treasure trove of a space.

She tried her best to suppress her joy, but she didn't even realize that the corners of her mouth had already turned up, and that joy was impossible to hide.

Gu Xiao glanced at Nie Qianqian's lips, which were twitching as she tried to suppress a smile, and wondered to himself: What could make her so happy?

The Nie Qianqian he knew rarely smiled. Occasionally, she would smile at Tuantuan, but the smile was forced, and behind it lay a deeper sorrow. It was because she had never truly been happy, having been oppressed by the hardships of life. But these past few days, Nie Qianqian had been smiling more, her smile reaching her eyes. Even though she had moved out of the Nie family and her living conditions were clearly worse, he could not see any fear in her.

Gu Xiao was lost in thought when he unknowingly arrived at his destination.

Nie Qianqian opened her eyes and got out of the car. Gu Xiao took the initiative to carry the bamboo basket on his back. "Let's go. I'll take you to the grass market on the west side of town. There are many vendors there in the early morning. Selling these fish won't be a problem."

When Nie Qianqian arrived at the market, she didn't ask Gu Xiao to accompany her any longer, so Gu Xiao left for Tiande Bookstore.

The market was packed with people, and the entire street was filled with vendors hawking their wares. People came in droves to buy vegetables, meat, and rice, mostly women. Nie Qianqian blended into the crowd and didn't stand out.

Instead of selling the fish immediately, she strolled around the entire morning market, researching what kinds of grains, vegetables, meats, and seafood were being sold in that era, and learning the approximate price of each type.

She discovered that the food of this era was very similar to that of her previous life, with common vegetables, fruits, and seafood all available.

After careful consideration, Nie Qianqian took out 50 jin of fish from the supermarket in batches. Fearing that taking out too much at once would arouse suspicion, she divided it among five fish stalls to sell. Qinghe Village is located in the north, and the price of aquatic products such as fish is more expensive than ordinary pork, selling for 60 wen per jin. After the fish were sold out, Nie Qianqian took pork from her space in batches to sell, selling it for about 50 wen per jin at a slightly cheaper price.

Although she had space and didn't have to carry heavy fish and pork all the time, running around to almost ten stalls left her breathless and drenched in sweat every time she moved things back and forth.

After a morning of fussing, Nie Qianqian went from having only a few dozen coins to having a "huge sum" of more than 5 taels of silver.

Five taels of silver might only be the cost of a few meals to officials and wealthy merchants, but for ordinary farming families, it was basically the amount of silver a family earned in a year.

She had already spent quite some time in the market, and fearing that staying any longer would attract attention, Nie Qianqian put the silver into her spatial storage, blended into the crowd, and left the market.

Nie Qianqian's stomach was already growling with hunger. There were many people and eyes in the town, so she didn't take out food from her space. Instead, she went to a noodle stall by the roadside and bought two steamed buns to quickly eat and fill her stomach.

After filling her stomach, she didn't go straight back to the village. Instead, she went to the rice and noodle shop in town and took out 50 jin of rice, 50 jin of noodles, and 50 jin of eggs from her storage space to continue selling them.

The autumn harvest has begun in the fields. After keeping enough food for the whole family, most farmers will take the surplus rice and flour to town to sell, as will eggs. Nie Qianqian went to several rice and flour shops, and the shopkeepers were all used to it, paying her bills readily after counting them.

Adding the money she earned from selling fish and meat, Nie Qianqian now had nearly 8 taels of silver in her hands.

Nie Qianqian rubbed her sore shoulders, looked at the position of the sun, and estimated that it should be around 15 pm. She decided to call it a day and was satisfied.

The last bus back to the village from Grandpa Li's house is at the end of Shenshi (3-5 PM), about two hours away. Nie Qianqian cheered herself up; with money, the first thing to do, of course, was to shop!

The supermarket has a wide variety of food, so she doesn't need to spend extra money to buy food.

She first went to the clothing store and picked out four pairs of cloth shoes, which were the ones she most urgently wanted to replace.

Nie Qianqian's cloth shoes were almost worn flat, and the toes were torn. Liu Yan sewed them up, and they were barely wearable, but they were very tiring to walk in. Moreover, she was always worried that her mischievous big toe would break through the hole.

She then bought four sets of ready-made clothes for each of the four family members. It would be cheaper to buy fabric and make clothes at home, but she couldn't bear to see the four of them wearing clothes full of patches and urgently needed a makeover.

She bought some fabric separately and asked Liu Yan to sew it up to make bed sheets and duvet covers. Thinking of the cotton inside the quilt that had turned black and stiff, Nie Qianqian bought another 30 jin of cotton in one go. As autumn deepened, cotton clothes and quilts were indispensable.

The supermarket sells down comforters and down jackets on the 5th floor. They are lightweight and warm, but it's not appropriate to bring them out now. I'll find another opportunity to replace the cotton comforters at home later.

After leaving the clothing store, she went to buy new pots, pans, salt, seasonings, and other basic necessities. The ones in the old house were mostly chipped and broken; they could last one night but couldn't be used for long.

After buying all these things, one bamboo basket was no longer enough, so she bought two more small bamboo baskets, stuffed everything into them, carried one on her back and held the other two in her arms.

After leaving the shop, she secretly stuffed the contents of the baskets into her spatial storage, and then easily set off with the three empty bamboo baskets.

Thinking of Gu Xiao, Nie Qianqian inquired and wandered around until she arrived at Tiande Bookstore, where Gu Xiao copied books.

Like her ancient times, this era was characterized by a hierarchy of scholars, farmers, artisans, and merchants, with education being of paramount importance. Scholars were generally respected and enjoyed a higher social status.

Tiande Bookstore is located next to Tiande Academy. The academy is not located in the center of the town, but in a secluded corner. It is situated in a quiet environment near the foot of the mountain, free from the hustle and bustle of the city, and surrounded by the beauty of springs and rocks.

The academy is vast, with clusters of pavilions hidden beneath towering ancient trees. Perhaps influenced by the poetry and literature of sages, the halls and pavilions exude a serene and elegant charm. A dark plaque hangs at the entrance, bearing the four large characters "Tiande Academy."

The people coming and going at the entrance of the academy were all scholars, their long hair tied up in high buns, neat and tidy, wearing loose blue robes embroidered with the name of Tiande Academy.

Nie Qianqian thought of her cheap husband's face; that handsome face was naturally suited to this outfit.