During famine years, I had a divination slip in hand, and my whole family ate chicken, duck, fish, a

Ye Dazhuang was eating a piece of multigrain pancake in his mouth without saying a word.

Ye Qingqing nudged his arm.

"Right, Big Zhuang?"

It wasn't that I wanted to get close to him; I just wanted to tease this taciturn guy.

"Um."

Ye Dazhuang then raised his head and looked at Ye Qingqing. "I need a bow for hunting in the mountains. If not, a long knife will do."

The taciturn fellow finally spoke!

"Isn't that obvious?"

Ye Qingqing raised an eyebrow and said, "My father is a hunter. How could a hunter's family not have bows and knives? Father, I remember you used to use a bow when you went up the mountain."

"Yes, yes, it's in the woodshed."

Ye Youliang said with a smile, "I'll tidy it up for you and you can use it right away. Dazhuang, Qingqing is a girl, so I'll have to trouble you to take good care of her when she goes up the mountain."

Ye Dazhuang shook his head. "I know, I can clean it up myself... Thank you, Uncle."

He finally accepted his new identity, not only calling him "uncle" but also readily embracing the rustic name "Dazhuang".

Ye Qingqing smiled and said, "Let's eat! Brother Dazhuang, I'll get you another bowl."

Ye Dazhuang stood up without ceremony, "No need for that, I'll serve myself."

This person is actually quite polite!

Ye Qingqing secretly pursed her lips.

Fortunately, Li Chunyan noticed his tall and robust physique and scooped out an extra bowl of rice when cooking millet, which was enough for the whole family.

Ye Dali ate three bowls of the palm-sized earthenware bowl, along with five grain cakes, until he was so full he covered his round belly and sighed.

"I'm so full... If I could eat like this every day, what a heavenly life that would be!"

Ye Dazhuang ate two more bowls than him, but probably didn't like the taste of mixed grains. He put down the two flatbreads and focused on eating millet rice.

After eating, he would sit upright on the stool and quietly watch the family tidy up and chat.

"Dali, remove the wolf's two hind legs and send one to the village head's house."

Ye Youliang lit his pipe and sipped his tobacco, saying, "In the village, you listen to other people's opinions on all the important matters. If you have good relationships, you'll have fewer problems at home."

Send the other one to your Uncle Laoshuan. His family is struggling financially, so let him have some meat too.

"A couple more pieces weighing three to five kilograms can be shared with the neighbors."

Ye Laoshuan and Ye Youliang grew up in the same village and were as close as brothers.

The elderly couple only had one daughter, but perhaps because they were struggling financially, she hadn't come back much since getting married, so it wasn't much different from having no children at all.

Ye Dali sat up with a jolt, "Okay, Dad, I'll go get the meat right now."

Ye Dazhuang stood up and took the boning knife from his hand. "I'll do it."

Ye Youliang smiled and said, "Then Dali, go and clean up the woodshed. Put two more layers of straw on the bed and bring another quilt."

It's cold outside, light a brazier in his room so he doesn't catch a cold.

Ye Dazhuang paused, turning his face slightly to the side.

"Thank you, Uncle."

"Qingqing..."

After giving his instructions, Ye Youliang called Ye Qingqing over and said, "Tomorrow when you go to town, find a leather goods shop called Saibei Zhen and look for Miss Zhen."

Just say you're from a family with grain in Kaoshantun; she won't cheat you.

"Yes, Father!"

Ye Qingqing nodded and quickly asked, "How much can this wolf pelt sell for? The roe deer pelt is incomplete, how much can it sell for?"

Ye Youliang tapped his pipe bowl. "Seven or eight taels is more than enough. The fine down inside this wolf skin is thick and dense. It would be worth around ten taels."

"We'll be lucky to get one or two ounces of roe deer hide. We'll see what Miss Zhen says then."

Ten taels of silver in one go!

Ye Qingqing's mind was racing with calculations...

I bought some wound medicine for Dad, and also bought more rice and flour to stock up at home, so we could buy more as we went.

Having food in hand gives you peace of mind.

Let's see what we need at home. If we have enough money left, we'll buy Huanhuan a thick cotton coat first.

My family members all wore patched clothes. The cotton-padded clothes had been used for years, making them heavy and not very warm.

With the weather getting colder and colder, it's time to get warm clothes for the whole family as soon as possible.

Ye Qingqing wasn't quite sure about the prices in this time and space, so she just made a rough estimate in her mind.

In her own time and space, she, the senior disciple who presided over the Taoist temple, was famous throughout the world for her ability to cast three divination slips with a single divination, offering guidance and saving people from dire straits, earning tens of thousands of yuan for her services.

She was too lazy to count how many zeros were in her account. She could rebuild the Taoist temple whenever she wanted, and she never skimped on herself, no matter what she ate, wore, or bought.

"Dad, I want to go to town too, is that alright?"

Ye Cuicui was itching to go, so she leaned over and begged Ye Qingqing, "Second sister, please take me there. I haven't been to town in so long."

Li Chunyan happened to lift the curtain and come in.

"Hey, Er Ya, I'm going too! You can't even cook, and you got ripped off when you bought rice and flour. Here's some leftover grain, I'll go check it out for you."

Actually, she was afraid that Ye Qingqing would relapse into her old habits and waste money by buying things recklessly once she had money.

Before Ye Qingqing could speak, Xiao Huanhuan tugged at her clothes, lifting her little face to look at her expectantly.

"Auntie, Huanhuan is going too."

"Then... shall we all go?"

Ye Qingqing hugged Huanhuan tightly, pinched her little face, and smiled, "When we get to town, Auntie will buy Huanhuan some yummy treats!"

"Yes! Huanhuan likes her aunt!"

Little Huanhuan's dark eyes shone brightly in the lamplight, almost melting Ye Qingqing's heart.

I couldn't help but curse the original owner in my mind again:

You love-obsessed idiot!

You have such a good family to you, and you still steal food from your family to be a lapdog!

Where is conscience? Where is morality? Where are values?

Ye Dali brought Wolf Legs back, his face still a little sullen.

"Father, the village head took the wolf legs and said sarcastically, 'What's so good about them? Why didn't you get some roe deer meat?'"

"Didn't we give him a wolf leg? Now he wants roe deer meat too?"

Li Chunyan tugged at his arm, "Looking at you like this, what did the village head say to you?"

Ye Dali glanced at Ye Qingqing and snorted.

"He said a few sarcastic things, saying that our Qingqing is so lucky, how come she can always find something when she goes up the mountain?"

He even said that his second daughter would bring her son up the mountain someday, so they could get some benefits too.

"Tch, sour grapes. Why bother with him!"

Li Chunyan curled her lip in disgust, "I should have fed the wolf leg to the dog instead of giving it to him!"

Ye Qingqing couldn't help but smile.

"So what if I'm lucky? I'm having my own good luck, while they can't even get a taste of dog poop."

Ye Youliang waved his hand.

"Alright, alright, that's just how the village head is, short-tempered. Everyone should go and get some rest. We're going to town early tomorrow morning, it's about twenty li away."

"How many?"

Ye Qingqing sprang up from the kang (a heated brick bed) like a spring, her eyes wide with surprise.

"Father, how far do you think we need to go?"

I go!

Great!

She was only thinking about going to town to shop, not realizing it was twenty miles away!