Transmigrated into a seven-year-old child, my fate is in my own hands, not in the heavens.

Zhao Lian understood Wang Shi's thoughts all too well, and knew his worries.

Don't even mention that she can afford to raise them now. Even if she couldn't, she would still find a way to buy them.

I can't just stand by and watch them become homeless, and they might even be separated from their families.

However, Zhao Lian knew that the more eager she was to buy and sell, the more likely the other party would try to rip her off.

Even though I wanted to buy it, I couldn't show it, otherwise, someone as shrewd as the matchmaker would definitely raise the price.

Seeing that Zhao Lian remained silent, the matchmaker couldn't hold back any longer: "How about this, young lady, if you really want them, 60 taels of silver, you can take them with you."

He only spent 10 taels of silver to buy this whole family. If he could sell them for 60 taels of silver, he would have made a profit of 50 taels of silver.

She had previously only dared to ask for 40 taels of silver when selling to others, but still no one wanted it.

Now that they see Zhao Lian knows them, they dare to raise the price.

Unexpectedly, Zhao Lian gave an awkward smile, a hint of helplessness flashing across her lips: "Third Aunt, I'm so sorry, I don't have that much money on hand. Buying one or two would be fine, but besides, I can't afford to support such a large family like yours. I'm really sorry~"

Upon hearing her words, everyone's hope vanished, and Li Chunju and the others burst into even louder sobs.

"Woooooooo..."

"mother……"

Wang's smile froze on her face.

Although she was mentally prepared, hearing these words from Zhao Lian still made her feel like she had lost her soul.

“It’s alright…” Wang smiled sadly, “Zhaolian, your third aunt doesn’t blame you. Seeing that you’re doing well now, I’m relieved.” After saying that, Wang turned around and prepared to walk back into the house.

Li Shuangquan and Li Shuangli were anxious: "Zhaolian, how about this, you buy Li Tong and Dawang and Erwang back."

They had to save at least a few men. If Zhao Lian could buy them, they wouldn't have so many worries.

"Uh...yes, yes!" Liu Chunmei nodded vigorously: "Zhao Lian, those guys are strong and capable, buying them is never a bad deal."

Upon hearing this, hope rekindled in Li Dawang's and the others' eyes.

Unexpectedly, Zhao Lian's next words extinguished their hopes again: "Forget it. If I buy them, your whole family will be separated."

After saying that, Zhao Lian didn't hesitate any longer. She turned around and went to the other partitions to look at the other people.

When the people inside the house saw Zhao Lian coming, they swarmed to the gate, trying their best to sell themselves, hoping that Zhao Lian would buy them.

"Hey~ no!" the matchmaker cried out anxiously. She had thought the deal was sure to go through, but she hadn't expected the other party to not want it at all.

"Oh, Miss Zhaolian, I'm telling you, if no one buys them in the next few days, I'll sell them to those quarries myself. That would be terrible!"

After saying this, the matchmaker carefully observed Zhao Lian, but to her surprise, Zhao Lian didn't even lift her eyelids and remained completely unmoved.

"Let's go, they don't want us!" Liu Chunmei angrily pulled her son Li Erwang, who kept looking back.

"Little sister~" Zhao Di rushed to Zhao Lian anxiously: "Third Aunt and the others are so pitiful, can you think of a way?"

Zhao Lian looked at Zhao Di with a serious expression: "No way! Second sister, if we buy them back, we'll have to spend 60 taels of silver right away. Where would we get that much money?"

"Besides, we'll be opening a restaurant, and there are tons of expenses involved, plus we have a whole family to support."

The matchmaker smiled obsequiously: "Young lady, if you're willing to take it, I'll sell it to you for a lower price. How about this, I'll sell it to you for 50 taels of silver."

Zhao Lian pouted and shook her head: "No way! It's still too expensive. How can I afford it? Besides, I only wanted to buy one or two. You've just given me the whole family."

The matchmaker said with a bitter face, "How about this, 40 taels of silver, I really can't go any lower."

Zhao Lian was secretly delighted. This way, each person wouldn't have to pay more than 4 taels of silver on average, which was a very low price. However, she knew that this wasn't the lowest price yet, and she would have to take a more drastic approach.

Suddenly, Zhao Lian slapped her forehead: "That's right! Second Sister, I almost remembered that I have something to do at the yamen. If we miss the time, we won't be able to get it done. Come on! Let's come back tomorrow." After saying that, Zhao Lian pulled Zhao Di away.

The matchmaker walked right up to Zhao Lian and stopped her, smiling obsequiously, "Hey~ don't go, young lady~ we can discuss the price further."

Zhao Lian remained unmoved and continued walking forward. The matchmaker grew increasingly anxious: "Young lady, why don't you name a price?"

Zhao Lian's lips curled up. The matchmaker was getting impatient; the time had come. Zhao Lian stopped and turned to look at the matchmaker: "Twenty-five taels of silver! If you agree, I'll take the person away directly."

The matchmaker's heart was bleeding, her face contorted in distress. She hadn't expected the price to be slashed so drastically. Unwilling to give up, she tried to raise the price further: "Twenty-five taels of silver is far too little! Add another five taels, thirty taels!"

Without saying a word, Zhao Lian turned around and was about to leave again. Just as she was about to reach the door, the matchmaker gritted her teeth and stamped her foot: "Alright, alright, I'll sell it to you for twenty-five taels of silver."

Zhao Lian couldn't suppress her laughter; it almost stretched to her ears. Before turning away, she tried to calm herself down and didn't show any excitement.

"Girl, I'm losing money selling it to you so cheaply," the matchmaker continued to ramble on.

Unexpectedly, Zhao Lian replied, "Alright! Then I don't want it, so you won't lose out." With that, she turned around without hesitation.

The matchmaker grabbed Zhaolian and said, "Oh, my dear, alright, alright, I've already accepted it, you should just take them away quickly."

When the matchmaker turned around and told them to pack their things and follow Zhaolian, Wang Shi still couldn't believe her ears.

Li Shuangquan nudged her: "What are you standing there for? Hurry up and pack your things. Zhao Lian has agreed to buy us."

Only then did Wang realize what had happened, and she couldn't help but cry again.

"Woooooooo..."

Seeing her cry, everyone except the two men started crying too. Liu Chunmei regretted that she had been angry with Zhaolian for not buying them back, but she hadn't realized that she had misunderstood her.

"Chunlan and Chunju, that's wonderful! We can be together again!" Zhaodi jumped up happily.

"Zhaodi~ ooh..."

Li Chunju ran over crying and hugged Zhao Di tightly, sobbing like a baby.

"Alright, alright, stop crying. Everyone should be happy. It's getting late, so let's pack our things."

Seeing them crying and sobbing, Zhao Lian looked helpless.