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

……

What his family couldn't understand, the village head's family couldn't understand even more no matter how hard they racked their brains!

The village head was acting like he was possessed, pacing back and forth in the house with his hands behind his back, muttering to himself.

"How did she know? Did she figure something out?... No way, I just kept putting off lending her the mule, how could she figure that out?"

When Zhang Hu and Zhao Long arrived, that brat was completely calm and didn't seem afraid at all!

"How could she not have heard a thing... Cun Cai, you really didn't shoot that tiny needle?"

Ye Cuncai had a cloth wrapped around his head, an arm sling around his neck, and his pig-like face was filled with confusion.

"No, Dad! I'm not stupid! If I saw our mule, would I lay a hand on it?"

But who knew, who knew that the mule would suddenly buck up when we arrived at our destination... That Ye Dazhuang jumped off the cart and grabbed me!

The village head pondered for a moment, then suddenly slapped his thigh hard.

"Damn it! We're doomed! We've clearly been tricked by that brat!"

"I've been an eagle for half my life, how come a little sparrow pecked out my eyeballs...?"

"What? You got scammed? Honey, are you really going to take this lying down?!"

The village head's wife, who was heartbroken over the loss of those two hundred and fifty taels of silver, suddenly stood up and began to wail at the top of her lungs.

"Our family's savings are all gone... My goodness, how are we going to live from now on!"

"Shut up!"

The village head, his face ashen, roared, slamming his fist on the table, his teeth grinding together. "You brat, you dare to go against me? One day you'll die without even knowing why!"

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The next morning, Ye Qingqing opened her eyes and pulled out the fortune sticks in the warm bed.

"Clang..."

The shimmering divination sticks appeared before my eyes, and after a few shakes, golden characters appeared:

[Xiao Ji: An old beggar in the city trades raw stones for grain; one can obtain a hundred gold coins for each stone.]

[Mid-term threat: Southern barbarians are invading, and the imperial court is forcibly requisitioning grain. Grain prices have skyrocketed within a day, necessitating advance purchases to prevent famine.]

[Extremely ominous: Bears are known to roam the North Peak; provoking them could be fatal.]

Ye Qingqing, still a little sleepy, didn't know whether to cry or laugh.

She has spent her life using divination sticks to guide people through their difficulties. She has never done anything wrong, so she must have accumulated a lot of good karma, right?

Why didn't I transmigrate into a princess or a rich young lady, living a life of luxury and comfort?

They insisted on making her work in a remote mountain village during a time of famine and chaos, turning her into a hunter's daughter!

I was all right before I came, but I won't be going back.

Forget it, we'll deal with whatever comes our way. Anyway, her whole family won't starve.

Both divination slips pointed to the town, which was perfect since I was going there to sell wild boar and wolf pelts anyway, so I didn't have to make a separate trip.

"Grain prices skyrocketed in a single day..."

Ye Qingqing muttered a few words and decided to set off immediately to stock up on a thousand catties of grain before the price of grain rose.

She reached out and took off the two fortune sticks, one for minor good fortune and the other for moderate misfortune. The fortune sticks turned into tiny stars and disappeared in her hand.

After getting dressed and washing up, I stepped out of the house and found the yard still incredibly lively.

The woodshed is almost finished, and the villagers who came to help are all busy with their own tasks.

When Li Chunyan and Aunt Shuanzi saw her come out, they greeted her with smiles.

"Second Girl, there are steamed buns and vegetables heating up in the pot, hurry up and take them to eat."

"Come, come, your auntie just boiled some water, shall I pour you a bowl of tea?"

Ye Qingqing came over, lifted the pot lid, took out a hot steamed bun, ate it, and asked,

"Sister-in-law, Aunt Shuanzi, why are there so many people missing today?"

Li Chunyan raised an eyebrow. "You mean those money-grubbers? They went up the mountain."

"miser?"

Ye Qingqing didn't react.

"Alright, stop teasing her!"

Aunt Shuanzi covered her mouth and laughed, "Your Cui Cui and your Aunt Zhou went up the mountain early this morning to pick frozen mushrooms."

"We collected a lot yesterday, and today we're thinking of collecting another basketful. If we put together enough, we can exchange it for a month's worth of food for the whole family."

She actually wanted to go, but four or five of the seven or eight people who were helping had already left, so how could she leave when there were only a few left to do the work?

Er Ya Tou's family needs help with all the work.

Ye Qingqing, "..."

Even Cui Cui went? She really is quite "money-grubbing"!

However, those were yesterday's fortune slips; once picked, they were used on the same day and would expire.

Ye Qingqing was preoccupied with buying grain, so she urged Li Chunyan.

"Sister-in-law, pack your things, call my brother, and let's hurry to town."

"Going so early? Cui Cui hasn't come back yet."

Despite saying this, Li Chunyan quickly took off her apron and went to call Ye Dali to hitch up the car.

Ye Qingqing grabbed a steamed bun and went straight to Ye Dazhuang in the crowd of bricklayers, handing him the bun first.

"Big Zhuang, stop working and let's go to town."

Ye Dazhuang raised his deep eyes and glanced at her, then took the steamed bun without hesitation. "Mm."

They harnessed the horse to the carriage, loaded the wild boar and wolf skin, and headed towards town without waiting for Ye Cuicui to return.

As expected of a carriage that cost over a hundred taels of silver, it moves very fast.

They arrived in town in less than half an hour. Ye Dali turned around and asked,

"Second Girl, should we sell the wolf pelts first, or the pork?"

A glint of light flashed in Ye Qingqing's eyes.

"No, let's go to the grain store first... Brother, hurry up!"

Even before entering the town, the directional arrows were already in my mind.

Once the arrow appears, it means the fortune stick has entered the countdown phase. If you can't buy it before the arrow disappears, you'll have to spend several times more money.

"Huh? Let's go buy food first?"

Li Chunyan pulled her arm away and asked with a strange look, "Second girl, this whole cart of stuff hasn't been sold yet, why are you in such a hurry to buy grain?"

"There's nowhere to put them. Let's sell the pork and wolf pelts first."

Ye Qingqing shook her head firmly, "No, we must buy food first."

Seeing that she was behaving strangely and was a little confused, Li Chunyan could only nod.

"Alright, I'll do as you say. Let's buy the food first."

Only Ye Dazhuang heard her confident voice and glanced at her sideways.

The carriage turned into the street where the grain shop was located and suddenly stopped.

The streets were bustling with people, and many stalls selling steamed buns, wontons, and various trinkets had sprung up on both sides, making it feel like a grand market.

The crowd surged, and it was so crowded that even people couldn't squeeze into a carriage, let alone a horse-drawn carriage.

This street isn't the main thoroughfare of the town. Besides the grain shop, there are only two general stores and an antique shop. Usually, there aren't many people around. Why is it suddenly so lively?

Ye Qingqing frowned and randomly grabbed a woman who was hurrying down the street.

"Auntie, what's going on on that street near the grain store? Why is it suddenly so lively?"

"Hey, you're not from town, are you? You don't even know the Sun family is having a wedding?"

The woman said with a smile, "It's Master Sun's 80th birthday. The family has invited a famous opera troupe from the county town to perform on the street for three days. Today is the first day, so everyone is rushing to see the show!"

"Girls, there's definitely no way you can squeeze into the carriage. Get off quickly, and while there's still time, find a good spot to watch the play."