After transmigrating, he supported his family by working at a garbage dump.

"So, we are now people of Laoya Village, Qingshan Town, Tingzhou County?" Zhang He said with emotion as she folded the quilt.

Xu Wenjie nodded. Xu An lowered his head in a deep sullen silence, looking slightly depressed for a moment. But when he looked at the faces of his father, mother, and sister, his expression brightened again.

Xu Zhuzhu still had a question: "What about my room?"

This question reminded Zhang He, who also asked, "Since we've settled here, we need to have a house and land."

Zhang He's family were local gentry, and she herself had always lived a secluded life, rarely venturing beyond her own home.

But her grandmother was also born into a farming family and believed that people cannot live without farming. So when she was young, her grandmother opened a vegetable garden in her backyard and planted seasonal vegetables. She also raised various kinds of fish in the lotus pond.

Zhang He lost his mother at a young age and grew up under his grandmother's care, so he was no stranger to cultivating land.

Xu Wenjie nodded; he had naturally thought of all of these things.

"...I originally saved twenty taels, spent two taels of silver on household registration and one hundred coins on this outfit, and spent another fifteen taels to buy the foundation of this house and the surrounding three acres of wasteland with the village head...Now I have two taels of silver and five hundred coins left..."

As for the missing four hundred coins, Xu Wenjie said he bought some things for the village head, but the village head refused to accept them. He probably saw how destitute they were and heard that the money came from Xu Wenjie selling his collection of books, so he was even more unwilling to accept it.

So Xu Wenjie returned the items and went to the pharmacy to buy some medicine for treating colds.

"No one in our family is sick, why waste money?"

Upon hearing this, Zhang He asked a question.

Xu Wenjie then leaned over and said:

"I heard you cough twice last night, I think you caught a cold. These conditions are so poor now, how can you not take your medicine properly?"

Zhang He felt a warmth in her heart upon hearing this, blushed and turned her head away. She quickly sewed the quilt by the firelight, and Xu Wenjie took the opportunity to call the two children to brew medicine for Zhang He.

After Zhang He took her medicine, the whole family squeezed onto the simple bed and fell asleep immediately. Because the blankets were warm, they slept better than they had in the past six months.

Xu Zhuzhu and Xu An, the two little devils, had their cheeks flushed with comfort, looking incredibly cute. When Zhang He woke up from her sleep and saw this, she couldn't help but pinch Xu Zhuzhu's cheek, her heart melting completely.

The next morning, the family of four was awakened by the crowing of roosters in the distant village.

Zhang He warmed the two children's cotton-padded jackets by hand before waking them up.

Xu An was always self-disciplined and determined never to waste the good morning light, so he didn't need Zhang He's help. He dressed himself and went to read with his father.

Xu Zhuzhu was different. She was young and loved to sleep, so she was especially reluctant to get out of bed. Zhang He saw that the weather was cold, so she let Xu Zhuzhu stay in the quilt until lunch was cooked, and then she took Xu Zhuzhu out of the quilt.

Lunch was porridge again, but with some leafy greens added. Even though it was bland and tasteless, everyone ate it with relish.

After lunch, Xu Wenjie asked Xu Zhuzhu to take him to the garbage station, and Xu Zhuzhu was happy to oblige.

In Xu Wenjie's eyes, now that he has settled in Laoya Village and bought a house, he should naturally renovate the house properly. Otherwise, how can a family of four and two young children survive the winter in such a drafty house?

When he went to that place called the garbage dump the day before yesterday, he saw that there seemed to be some unwanted wood piled up there. He thought about moving it all back and repairing the walls properly, so that he could get through this winter first.

It's only the beginning of December, and the cold season is still at least a month or two away, but Xu Wenjie can't worry about it being that long.

Seeing this, Xu An, who was reciting his lessons, rolled his eyes for a moment and decided to go too. As for Zhang He, she was going to the village head's house to return the needle and thread, so she didn't go with them.

So, at Xu Zhuzhu's shout of "Open Sesame," the three of them opened their eyes and found themselves in a garbage dump.

Xu Wenjie's purpose was clear: as soon as he arrived at the garbage dump, he picked and chose from the piles of wood, selecting some sturdy and long pieces of timber and piling them together.

Xu Zhuzhu, on the other hand, chose to squat next to the trash can, wondering what kind of trash she would be able to pick up today.

Xu An stayed by Xu Zhuzhu's side, but his eyes kept glancing at the trash can, seemingly out of curiosity. However, when Xu Zhuzhu followed his gaze, there was nothing special in the trash can today.

After waiting for half a day, the sun, which had been shining brightly, suddenly turned dark.

Looking at the suddenly darkened sky, Xu Wenjie pondered for a moment and decided to transport the timber back first, but this would require some hard work from his precious daughter.

Xu Zhuzhu had no objections. She asked Xu An to help guard the trash can, and then went with Xu Wenjie to move the wooden planks.

The father and daughter made several trips back and forth before finally finishing moving all the timber. Xu Wenjie stayed home to organize the planks, while Xu Zhuzhu went back to the garbage station alone.

As soon as she arrived, she saw Xu An squatting in front of the trash can fiddling with something, and Xu Zhuzhu trotted over with her short legs.

After her father and sister went to move the timber, Xu An quietly squatted next to the trash can. Based on yesterday's experience, someone would come to throw things away soon.

Sure enough, as soon as Xu Wenjie and his companion left, a plump middle-aged woman came over, carrying a sack of things and muttering to herself.

"What kind of mess did the warehouse repairmen make? They left such a huge hole, and a whole bag of potatoes has sprouted. What a waste..."

Xu An didn't know what a potato was, but after the aunt left, he pulled a potato out of the sack.

This thing called a potato looks strangely like the sweet potatoes that the peddler used to sell when he passed by my house.

It is said that sweet potatoes were introduced from the countryside. At that time, not many people were willing to buy them, let alone dare to eat them. However, after hearing the hawking, my younger sister kept insisting on eating sweet potatoes. My mother was afraid that something would happen to her if she ate them, so she took out my younger sister's favorite osmanthus cake, but she couldn't coax her.

Left with no other choice, he could only buy one for his younger sister. After his mother ate it and was fine, he gave it to his sister. The sweet potato was soft, sweet, and delicious, and his sister liked it very much. However, the peddler never came back, and his sister never forgot him for a long time.

Maybe this thing called potato is just like a sweet potato? Since my sister has the divine book given to her by the old immortal, she must know about this potato.

Just then, Xu Zhuzhu leaned her head over.

"Brother, what are you looking at?...Huh? Isn't that a potato?!"

Xu An was overjoyed; his sister really did recognize potatoes. He quickly asked, "Can we eat them?"

Xu Zhuzhu examined the potato from all angles. She saw that the sprouts were as long as her thumb, so it was definitely inedible. What a pity, as potatoes were one of her favorite dishes in her past life.

She shook her head, regretfully, "It's possible, but it's already sprouted, so we can't eat it..."

Xu An thought of the wild vegetable roots he had eaten along the way, and they were still fine, weren't they? Maybe these were edible too?

"That's different. Sprouted potatoes are poisonous and can't be eaten," Xu Zhuzhu quickly stopped him.

Hearing this, Xu An felt as if he had been doused with cold water; his interest vanished instantly. Yangyang said, "What a pity, there was another bag in the box..."

What's that? There's a bag of it?

Xu Zhuzhu peeked into the trash can and sure enough, there was a sack of potatoes there, all of which seemed to have sprouted. An idea instantly came to her mind.

Although we can't eat them right away, we can plant them! Potatoes didn't exist in ancient times; maybe we could bring them over, grow them, and become rich and achieve great things!

Thinking this, Xu Zhuzhu chuckled and asked Xu An for help. Together, the two of them dragged the sack of potatoes out of the box.

The sack was quite heavy, and it took the two of them a while to finally drag it out of the sack of potatoes, and they also managed to pluck some cabbage leaves along the way.

Seeing that it was about to rain, Xu Zhuzhu quickly pulled Xu An home.