Reborn in ancient times: I will make my family rich

"Then we can only wait."

I still need to buy some seasonings, but I don’t need to buy salt for now because I haven’t finished eating the salt I made last time.

There was no soy sauce in this dynasty, so Jiang Nan only bought some commonly used condiments such as star anise and peppercorns.

Before leaving, Jiang Nan and his three companions passed by a steamed bun shop, just in time for the buns to come out of the pot. The shop owner opened the lid, and the aroma of meat buns wafted towards them.

"It smells so good!" Jiang Shuang exclaimed, looking towards the bun shop with a longing look on his face.

Although Jiang Shuang was young, he was sensible enough not to ask Jiang Nan for anything.

"Do you want to eat?" Jiang Nan touched Jiang Shuang's dull and dry hair.

"I don't want to eat it," Jiang Shuang shook her head. The buns were expensive and she couldn't make things difficult for her sister.

"It's okay, sister has money. If Shuang'er wants to eat it, we can go buy it," Jiang Shuang led the two of them to the bun shop.

"Miss, would you like a few freshly-made buns?" the shopkeeper asked enthusiastically.

"how much for one."

"Meat costs four cents, and vegetables costs two cents."

Jiang Nan was a little surprised. In his original memory, a meat bun used to cost only two cents at most, but this bun had doubled in price.

Now that I have money, I can’t let my two children suffer.

"Boss, give me eight meat buns!"

This way each person can share two buns.

"Okay, wait a moment, girl."

The bun shop owner picked up the oil paper from the side, wrapped the buns, and handed them to Jiang Nan.

"Girl, take your buns. They cost 24 coins in total."

After paying the money, Jiang Nan opened the oil paper, took out two buns and handed them to the two little guys.

"Eat quickly!"

In fact, during this period of time, the two little guys' complexions have become much rosier after following Jiang Nan than when Jiang Nan first came.

There was no food or money on the way to escape the famine, and we couldn't even fill our stomachs.

When they arrived at Yunzhou Village, which was close to the mountains, at least the three siblings no longer had to go hungry.

Jiang Nan gave two of the buns in his hand to Gu Yanzhou.

I ate one myself and wrapped the rest up and put them in my bag.

The meat buns have thin skin and rich fillings. Although they don’t taste as good as modern buns, they already make Jiang Nan very satisfied.

This was the first bite of white noodles she had tasted since she came here.

It's a familiar smell.

On the way back, Jiang Nan saw a pharmacy and thought of the herbs he had collected during this period, and his mind became active.

I can't last a lifetime relying solely on the money given by Gu Yanzhou.

You have to find some way to make money.

"You three wait here for me. I'll be there in a moment."

The name of the pharmacy is Sizhentang. When Jiang Nan entered, the house inside Sizhentang had been basically repaired.

The inside is also much larger than the pharmacy in town, and the displays are clean and tidy.

There were three doctors sitting in the hall just like Jiang Nan saw.

"Miss, are you feeling unwell?" Jiang Nan had just entered when a man who looked like an apprentice and was underage came up to her and asked.

"I'm not here to see a doctor. I want to ask if you guys sell herbs here?"

"We don't accept this originally. You came at the right time, young lady. The shopkeeper sees that medicinal materials are in short supply, so he is now accepting scattered medicinal materials."

"What's the price of your wolfberries?" Jiang Nan was not surprised by the result, as it was within her expectations.

Medicinal materials are in short supply now, and transportation in ancient times was not as fast as it is today.

There are many villages near the county town that rely on the mountains, and purchasing local medicinal materials is the fastest way to solve the problem of medicinal material supply.

The most common thing in my home now is wolfberry.

"Goji berries are quite common. Fresh goji berries cost one cent per pound, and dried goji berries cost three cents per pound."

"If the quality is good, the price of more precious medicinal materials will be higher."

"Okay, thank you. Next time I go into town I'll bring the herbs from home."

Jiang Nan thanked him politely and turned to leave.

"But you feel uncomfortable somewhere," Gu Yanzhou said with a subtle concern in his tone when he saw Jiang Nan coming out.

"No, I have collected a lot of herbs at home. I just came to ask if you would like to buy them."

Hearing this, Gu Yanzhou felt relieved for some reason.

"Let's go," holding the two little ones in each hand, he walked side by side with Gu Yanzhou towards the meeting place.

On the way, Gu Yanzhou looked at Jiang Nan from the side. He felt that he had become a little strange in this period of time whenever something related to Jiang Nan happened.

Gu Yanzhou didn’t know what he was thinking about, and there was a moment of freezing and surprise on his cold face.

Could this be what my mother talked about before...

Gu Yanzhou forced himself not to think about it anymore. This was impossible.

When the four of them arrived at the gathering point, most of the people in the village had already arrived.

Jiang Nan was a little surprised that they came back so early, but when he saw that these people didn't have much in their hands, he immediately thought that maybe because of the mudslide, their family was now out of money.

"Miss Jiang, you bought so many things!" As Jiang Nan approached, people from the village came up to talk to her. Looking at the two full backpacks of Gu Yanzhou and Jiang Nan, their faces were filled with envy.

"They are just some common things at home, nothing special."

Jiang Nan had already placed the rice, flour and pork fat at the bottom and covered it with a wooden barrel and pot.

It is not easy to notice.

After saying hello to the people they knew in the village, Jiang Nan, Gu Yanzhou and their two children found an inconspicuous corner to rest.

Although Jiang Nan is usually carefree, he still knows not to show off his wealth.

Especially at this time of year.

"Why haven't you come back yet?" It was almost afternoon and everyone in the village had returned and were waiting for the headman.

"He went to the county to report the situation in the village," the headman's wife explained to the villagers.

"I heard that the imperial court sent people down to provide disaster relief this time."

"We did send someone, but we don't know why the person disappeared, and we don't know if anyone is here to take care of him."

"Why did it disappear?"

"Who knows! I just heard it from others when I was buying things."

When Gu Yanzhou heard the villagers' words, his eyes darkened.

"People from the imperial court are missing, and I don't know if the imperial court will have other policies."

Jiang Nan couldn't help but sigh when he heard the villagers' discussion.

"It will happen," Gu Yanzhou looked ahead with a calm face, without a trace of emotion.

"How do you know?" Jiang Nan asked subconsciously after hearing Gu Yanzhou's words.

"The current emperor is a wise ruler, and everyone knows that."

"Yes, in her memory, the current emperor usually has a good reputation."

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After another two or three hours, the head of the village came back with a grim look on his face.

"Why does the head of the village look so unhappy?"

"Yes!"

"Let's go, let's talk about it when we get back," the head of the village said with a stern face and a look of sadness in his eyes.

"Li Zheng, what did you say when you went to the county government office today?"

Someone in the village asked this question.

After the disaster, all the food was washed away. Now we can only go up the mountain to find some food, but what will we do in the winter? When the villagers heard someone asking this, they all pricked up their ears.

"Alas, the relief food has been lost, and the court officials are missing. The county magistrate said that we have to carry it ourselves now."

"What? But if it gets colder, what will we eat and wear?" The villagers immediately started discussing.

"Yes, by then the mountain will be blocked by heavy snow and we won't even be able to enter the mountain."

Closing the mountains and having no food would be fatal.

"Don't panic, I believe the court will take care of us," the head of the village said to comfort the villagers.

Along the way, the villagers rushed back to the village in a noisy manner.

When we arrived at Yunzhou Village, it was already completely dark.

After returning home, Jiang Nan took out all the things in the backpack, including some seasonal vegetables he had bought.

"Gu Yanzhou, go and wash the pot and bucket with Xiaobei, and get some water. I'll cook for you."