Who understands? He traveled through time with a high-spec spatial ability.

After finishing her meal, Qiao Jingjing called the waiter to pay the bill. She chatted with him for a few minutes, inquiring why the restaurant wasn't doing well.

The waiter probably wanted to complain as well, so he roughly explained what had happened.

It turns out that the Kelai Xiang restaurant across the street was owned by the brother-in-law of Hu Qingbiao, one of the county's top ten richest men.

Master Hu ranked fourth on the county's wealth list. He started his business in the cloth trade, and owned half of the cloth shops in the city.

The restaurant across the street was owned by the younger brother of his favored concubine, Aunt Lü.

This younger brother, taking advantage of his older sister's favoritism, often went out to fight cocks, walk dogs, bully men and women. In order to get him to behave, his sister invested in opening this shop.

However, this person is very unethical in his business dealings. He often hires thugs to cause trouble at Yilixiang, and he has threatened all the vegetable farmers and merchants who have cooperated with Yilixiang for many years, warning them not to sell vegetables to Yilixiang. He has also poached the chef with a high salary.

The person in charge of cooking at Yi Li Xiang now works as the one who used to cut the vegetables. Because business is so bad, they can only buy ingredients sporadically as needed each day. If this continues, they may have to close down within a month at most.

Qiao Jingjing asked again if there was a back door. Upon learning that there was, she left a message for the waiter, asking him to prepare the ingredients for the dishes she had ordered that day, and that she would come back in three days.

After saying that, he took his mother and slipped away through the back door.

If you want revenge, find me first.

The staff at Ke Lai Xiang had been keeping watch, but they hadn't seen anyone come out of the main gate for a long time, which they found strange.

He pretended to walk past the door and glanced around but didn't see the two people. Their baskets were gone too, so they had obviously run away.

Hurry back and inform the shopkeeper that the two thugs he hired haven't arrived yet.

Qiao Jingjing and Lin Shi, carrying empty baskets, quickly arrived at the oxcart. It was the same group of people they had met earlier.

The people on the bus greeted the Lin mother and daughter, some peeked at what was in their baskets, and others were impatient because they were late.

700 copper coins were too conspicuous; I just used them up when paying the bill at the restaurant.

The ten taels of silver were hidden in Lin's sleeve; since she was dressed in coarse cloth, it wasn't very noticeable. The silver notes were kept close to her body by Qiao Jingjing.

No one would have imagined that a young girl dressed in tattered clothes would have more than 5 taels of silver on her.

They didn't have time to buy anything this time, so their baskets are empty now.

"Sister Lin, couldn't you find suitable needles and thread?"

"Oh dear, it's too expensive. The few copper coins I got from selling mushrooms aren't enough to buy them. I'll buy them next time. It's not worth spending four copper coins on a carriage ride." Qiao Jingjing chuckled to herself. Her mother's act of feigning poverty was truly superb!

After getting off the oxcart, the mother and daughter headed home. Lin whispered to Qiao Jingjing, "Da Ya, when you get back, just let them know that you sell mushrooms. There's no need to say anything else."

Don't reveal a word to your father. Keep all this money safe. Your mother will pay for your younger brother's schooling from the family's share of the inheritance. Everything you earn is yours. Don't let any outsiders see it, understand?

Qiao Jingjing felt her heart swell with emotion, deeply moved. The Lin family had truly treated her well.

Her eyes were slightly moist, tears welling up in them. A warm feeling welled up in Qiao Jingjing's heart, as if the whole world had become a better place.

Lin had been kind to her, and she decided to repay her kindness. If the business went well, she could help support her uncle's family.

Her uncle had always been good to her and her mother, but their family was not well-off and they were unable to provide for them.

It's not the right time yet; let's wait until we're all up and running first.

She took a deep breath, trying to calm herself down, and said to Madam Lin:

“Mother, there’s no need for such formalities between us. What’s mine is yours. I’m planning to build a brick house so we can live more comfortably.”

My younger brother is getting older and it's no longer appropriate for him to sleep with you and Dad, so we'll just use a bigger one. Anyway, we have some money on hand, and I've come up with another business to make a living.

We'll have money to earn, so we won't be worried about running out of money after building the house. What do you think?

Lin Cuicui was not a pedantic person to begin with. As soon as she heard there was a business opportunity, her eyes lit up. She thought her daughter's idea must be good.

"Mother, I need to go to the county town again in three days. Whether our family can do this business depends on whether the restaurant owner and the pharmacy can cooperate."

If it's feasible, let's use the money we have to buy some land in the village. By the way, last night a powerful being appeared in my dream and placed a skill on my forehead. I found it amazing, Mother, would you like to see it?

Lin Cuicui was listening intently, guessing that the business might be related to medicinal herbs or something, but unexpectedly, her daughter changed the subject again to Da Neng.

He asked cautiously, "Will demonstrating your skills offend a powerful being?"

Qiao Jingjing shook her head, "No, as long as it's someone I absolutely trust and they won't betray me, I can show it to them."

"Besides Mother, it would be hard to find another person in the world I can absolutely trust. Mother, the Great Being said he couldn't bear to see me suffer for 15 years, so he gave me this skill, which is enough for me to protect myself in the mortal world. He also gave me a storage bag. Mother, look!"

As soon as she finished speaking, she untied the basket from her back. To prevent a third person from seeing, she held the basket in one hand and placed the other hand inside the basket, keeping it suspended in the air.

In the blink of an eye, she had an embroidered handbag in her hand. This handbag was a free gift when she bought Hanfu (traditional Han clothing) while stockpiling supplies.

Open the bag, and inside are silver notes for selling ginseng and Panax notoginseng.

Lin Cuicui's mouth dropped open, unable to believe her eyes. Such a miraculous thing existed in the world! Her daughter had truly been incredibly lucky to have encountered such a wondrous event; otherwise, how could an ordinary mortal possess such a skill!

She knelt down with a thud and kowtowed to the sky, thanking the great power for not only making her daughter normal, but also making her daughter powerful.

Whether people can see it or not, you must kowtow; you must show them your sincerity.

Qiao Jingjing did not stop her, which meant she believed her mother's explanation.

"Mother, get up. The Great Power is all-knowing and will understand your sincerity. This skill has another powerful aspect, which I will demonstrate to you later."

It's inconvenient to be outside right now. Anyway, don't worry, I'm capable of protecting myself, and even if there's real danger, the powerful will help remove it!

He helped Lin Cuicui up and continued, "Now that the division of the family property is complete, everything that should be divided has been divided."

We don't have a place to cook at home, so we can't have several families taking turns using the stove.

Why don't you talk to my dad about it? We can move to that empty house in the village. I'll pay the monthly rent of 150 coins. You can tell my dad it's from selling mushrooms; he'll agree.

"Leave this to me, Mother. If he doesn't agree, we'll move in ourselves and let him stay here alone."

Qiao Jingjing raised an eyebrow. It seemed that her mother was truly disappointed in Qiao Wanjun.