Fan Sheng took out the silver from the system warehouse: "Wife, this is the silver we earned from selling glass cups today. You can keep it all."

The pawnshop owner originally wanted to give Fan Sheng two 1,000-tael silver notes directly, but he refused.

He knew that exchanging silver notes for silver at a money exchange would incur a handling fee, and he didn't want to waste his money.

So he had the shopkeeper give him 100 taels of gold and 1,000 taels of silver, and put them all into his personal bag in front of the shopkeeper.

Actually, as soon as he left the pawnshop, he put all the silver into the system warehouse. Only he could access the items in that place, so he wasn't afraid even if he was robbed.

Upon returning home, Fan Sheng instinctively handed over all the money to his wife.

Luo Suyue thought for a moment and took out 100 taels of silver: "I'll take part of this money for household expenses, and you can put the rest into the system you mentioned. It's not safe to keep it at home."

If she really kept that much money at home, she probably wouldn't be able to sleep peacefully.

“Alright, my wife, just let me know if you need any money,” Fan Sheng said with a smile as he put the money back into the system warehouse.

As the two were chatting, there was a sudden knock on the door, and Fan Siyuan's voice came from outside: "Mother, is Father back?"

"Hey, my good son, your father is back," Fan Sheng replied and quickly got up to open the door.

Fan Siyuan, who was outside the door, breathed a sigh of relief. He had just heard noises coming from his mother's room and thought that bad guys had come.

When Fan Siyuan entered his parents' room, he saw a large pile of things on the table and his eyes widened instantly: "Dad, did you buy all of these?"

Did they suddenly become rich? Why are they buying so many things all of a sudden?

Fan Sheng smiled and nodded: "Yes, these are all things your father bought for you and your children. Your father made some money on this trip. Yuan'er, you don't need to worry about tuition fees anymore. Your father will send you to Jingwu Academy to study in a while."

"Great!" Fan Siyuan shouted happily, wishing he could jump up and down on the spot.

Russell's mother asked her son, "Where is your sister? Is she asleep?"

"Yes, my little sister fell asleep while playing," Fan Siyuan nodded.

Fan Xiaomei still sleeps with her parents, but she likes to go play with her brother before going to bed. She often falls asleep while playing. Luo Suyue simply lets her daughter sleep in her son's room to avoid waking him up by carrying her back and forth.

Fan Sheng took out the candied hawthorns and pastries he had bought for his son from the package: "Yuan'er, these are snacks that your father bought for you and your sister. Don't eat them today because it's too late. Remember to eat them when you get up tomorrow."

"Okay, sure," Fan Siyuan nodded vigorously as he looked at the candied hawthorn.

The next day, after Fan Xiaomei got up, she spotted the candied hawthorns and pastries on the table and her mouth watered instantly.

He shook Fan Siyuan, who was still asleep, and said, "Brother, wake up... candied hawthorn, candied hawthorn."

Fan Siyuan was shaken awake by his younger sister. He rubbed his sleepy eyes and said, "Hmm, those are candied hawthorns that Daddy bought. Yaoyao, do you want some?"

"I want to eat it," Fan Xiaomei nodded vigorously, a drop of saliva landing precisely on Fan Siyuan's face.

Fan Siyuan wiped his face in disgust: "Hey, Yaoyao, you little glutton, your drool is dripping on your brother's face."

Fan Xiaomei chuckled and said, "Brother, Yaoyao wants to eat candied hawthorn."

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After receiving the eggs and vegetables sent by Fan Sheng, Xia Qingqing got up early the next day and took the initiative to go out and buy groceries.

Xia Heping generously gave up the job and then ran back to his room for a nap.

Xia Qingqing wandered around outside, rested for a while, and then took 50 eggs, 10 jin of vegetables, and a pheasant home.

"Qingqing, how did you manage to buy so many eggs and vegetables? There's even a pheasant!" Zhang Hongyan asked in surprise, looking at the things her daughter had brought back.

It's important to know that at this time, the number of vegetables in grocery stores was limited; you couldn't just buy as much as you wanted.

Each person has a fixed number of non-staple foods they can buy within a month. When you go to buy non-staple foods, you need to show your non-staple food booklet to prove that you are eligible to buy them. After you have bought them, the staff will record the quantity you have purchased in the non-staple food booklet. You cannot buy more than that quantity.

Otherwise, those who arrive early will buy all the vegetables, and those who arrive late won't be able to get any food.

Xia Qingqing smiled mysteriously at Zhang Hongyan: "I happened to run into an old farmer selling vegetables on my way to buy groceries this morning. His eggs and vegetables looked pretty fresh, so I just bought them from him."

"Oh, right, I also made an appointment with him to deliver groceries to me once a week, so Dad won't have to go to the grocery store to queue up before dawn to buy groceries all the time."

Zhang Hongyan nodded knowingly. Nowadays, people often sell trinkets privately here, and the authorities aren't as strict about it anymore. As long as they're not too arrogant, they don't care.

Some daring farmers in the countryside will carry the vegetables they can't finish eating to the city to sell, earning some money to supplement their household income.

Zhang Hongyan picked up the egg, touched it, and shook it: "This egg is indeed fresh. We were almost out of eggs at home, so this is a good opportunity to replenish our supply."

Now their family doesn't lack a penny or two. Zhang Hongyan is no longer as stingy as before when it came to eating eggs, and eggs are a frequent sight on their family's dinner table.

We boil or fry eggs every day, so we go through eggs very quickly.

"Mom, I want to eat your egg pancakes for breakfast, is that okay?" Xia Qingqing asked, clinging to Zhang Hongyan's arm.

Zhang Hongyan smiled and tapped her forehead: "Okay, I'll make egg pancakes for breakfast this morning."

After Xia Heping got up, he learned the good news that he would no longer have to queue up to buy groceries before dawn. He was overjoyed: "That's great, my daughter is so smart."

It's inconvenient to buy groceries in the city. If you go even a little late, you can't buy fresh vegetables. If you want to buy good ones, you have to go early and queue up.

Most of the people queuing to buy groceries were women, and where there are women, there is gossip. Xia Heping was always caught in the middle and forced to listen to the gossip, which was really annoying.

Dog Egg's eyes fell on the pheasant: "Mom, can we have chicken stew with mushrooms for dinner?"

Zhang Hongyan remembered that she hadn't finished the dried mushrooms she brought from her hometown, so she readily nodded and said, "Okay, hurry up and finish your breakfast before you go to school. I promise I'll make you pheasant stew with mushrooms tonight."

"Mmm, mmm, mmm," Gou Dan said, taking a big bite of an egg pancake in one hand.

After he finished breakfast, Tian Hongjun's voice rang out from outside the door: "Jiale, Jiale, are you ready yet?"

"Hey, I'm coming right away," Gou Dan wiped his mouth haphazardly, picked up his schoolbag from the stool, and ran out.