Anji washed his hands, took the steamed bun his mother handed him, and took a big bite. It was a meat bun, and it smelled delicious.

"Mommy, you should eat too." Anji saw that his mother was eating a vegetable bun, so he quickly handed her a meat bun.

Yuan Doudou pretended to take a bite: "Anji, you eat it."

It's not that she's reluctant to eat it, it's just that she doesn't really like meat buns; they're not as satisfying as vegetable buns.

Meat in ancient times was indeed delicious, and the fillings for meat buns were just as good, making them a safer choice than modern meat buns.

"Mommy, when I grow up and earn money, I'll treat you to meat buns every day." Vegetable buns aren't tasty at all; Mommy must be eating vegetable buns to save money.

Yuan Doudou smiled with satisfaction, finding it more pleasant to hear a child make grand promises than a man.

Children's words come from their hearts; they are simple and sincere.

After breakfast, Yuan Doudou washed the dishes and took Anji to the greenhouse.

Aunt Li and the others haven't arrived yet. She's about to dig up the chili seedlings and plant them all in the afternoon.

They had only dug halfway when Aunt Li and the others arrived.

"DouDou, what's this?" Aunt Li asked curiously, looking at the chili seedlings.

Every household here has a vegetable garden, growing vegetables such as tomatoes, cucumbers, and loofahs, but I've never seen this kind of seedling before.

"These are chili seedlings, brought from the Western Regions." When the shopkeeper gave them to her, he himself didn't know what kind of seeds they were.

She also planted the seeds, and only recognized them as chili peppers after they sprouted.

"Chili peppers are very expensive, and I only buy a little bit in town during holidays like Chinese New Year." Just a little bit.

Aunt Li's eyes lit up: "Dou Dou, can I have a few of these seedlings? I want to take them home and plant them."

"Of course." She didn't expect to make money by growing chili peppers; she originally intended to be self-sufficient.

"Oh, DouDou, you're such a good person." Aunt Li couldn't stop smiling, thinking that she wouldn't have to buy chili peppers anymore.

The other two aunts also wanted some, but they were too embarrassed to ask.

"Aunties, you should take a few back with you. As for whether they will bear fruit, we'll have to see." She couldn't guarantee that they would definitely produce chili peppers, as it depended on the soil and water.

The aunties finished picking mushrooms, watched as Yuan Doudou finished keeping track of the accounts, and then happily left with their chili peppers.

Angie watched from the sidelines, completely bewildered. They were just a few vegetable seedlings, why were they acting like they had found a treasure?

Then I looked at my mother. She was squatting in the ground, carefully digging up the seedlings, afraid of damaging them.

Could these vegetable seedlings possibly produce gold?

"Mother, let me help you," he said, bored.

"Anji, be good, go play over there." She was afraid that the child might hurt the chili seedlings because he wasn't careful.

Sure enough, the little guy pouted; his mother must have been afraid he would damage the seedlings.

Anji walked to one side of the greenhouse, squatted down and dug in the mud. He held the mud in his little hands and kneaded it. In no time, the ground was filled with little figures, arranged in an orderly manner, just like a well-trained army.

The little man holds a spear and a shield, and in front of him is a chariot led by two horses, with four soldiers standing on it.

"Mother, look! This is my army!" Angie exclaimed proudly.

After digging up all the chili seedlings, Yuan Doudou got up to look at Anji and was amazed.

"Angie, you're amazing!" The little figures were sculpted with incredible lifelike detail, even the horse exuded a powerful aura, and the soldiers' expressions were serious, as if facing a formidable enemy.

Angie became even more smug upon hearing this.

He sculpted these based on his memories of the stories, without giving them any special thought; his hands just naturally created them.

"I never imagined my son Anji was such a genius." Even if he doesn't excel in his studies, he can still make a living by sculpting figurines.

Encouraged, Angie became fascinated with sculpting figurines.

The yard is filled with all sorts of clay figurines—Sun Wukong, Nezha, Ultraman—characters from cartoons, all Anji's creations.

Yuan Doudou delivered the mushrooms to the post station and asked the driver to take them to Haoqinglai.

When I got back, I was pleasantly surprised to see mud all over the ground.

"Anji, did you make all of these?" She picked up the clay figure of Sun Wukong, dressed in a red battle robe and wearing a phoenix-winged purple-gold crown, looking quite majestic.

When she was telling the story, she only gave a general description of the characters' clothes and appearance. I didn't expect that Angie could come up with such a description and sculpt them so realistically.

"Mother, is my sculpting pretty?" These were all his own imaginations.

Yuan Doudou gave a thumbs up: "It's so beautiful."

"Then, Mother, can you take it to sell for money?" That was his real purpose: to help his mother earn money.

His mother worked so hard to earn money all by herself, and he was always thinking about how he could help her earn money.

Yuan Doudou's eyes instantly reddened: "Anji, with you, Mommy is very happy."

She was very lucky to have been transported from another world and to have a wonderful son.

Anji hugged his mother's arm and said in a childish voice, "When Mommy is happy, Anji is happy too."

Thinking that they would have to rely on each other for the rest of their lives, Yuan Doudou couldn't help but shed tears.

Anji will inevitably suffer if he stays with me.

An Rong has yet to show up, and no one knows why.

Perhaps he'll forget her once he finds someone new.

The year he left, An Rong didn't know that the original owner was pregnant, so naturally he didn't have much concern for her.

"Anji, what do you want to eat for lunch? Mommy will make it for you." She wiped away her tears. No matter how hard life is, she will live it well.

Besides, they are able-bodied, and their wealth will gradually accumulate, eventually leading to a better life.

Now her goal is clear: to make money, save money, and move to town.

It will be more convenient for Anji to study once he gets to town.

Angie rolled her eyes: "Angie wants a hamburger."

Yuan Doudou tapped him on the head: "You little glutton."

There are two steamed buns left at home. If I buy some more meat, I can make hamburgers.

The Chen family is a major chicken farmer in the village. Whenever someone in the village has guests, they go to the Chen family to buy chickens.

Just as she was about to take Angie to buy it, someone knocked on the door.

Yuan Doudou opened the door, and it was Aunt Chen.

"Auntie, what's this?" She immediately noticed that Aunt Chen was carrying two chickens, a male and a female.

Aunt Chen smiled broadly, "Dou Dou, you've done our family a great favor. I don't have much to offer, so I'll give you two chickens. Please don't mind."

Yuan Doudou realized what was happening and quickly declined, saying, "Auntie, what are you doing? I've already said that this is for everyone's sake and for my own, and I don't expect anything in return. You're making me look bad."

"DouDou, I understand your intentions. You do good deeds without expecting anything in return. You are a great philanthropist. But please consider our feelings. If you don't want anything, we will also be unable to eat or sleep in peace."

Thinking back to that night, if something had really happened to DouDou, they would have felt guilty for the rest of their lives.

Fortunately, DouDou is safe and sound, and her family now regards her as their savior.

I racked my brains trying to figure out how to repay him.

"Auntie, I appreciate your kindness, I'll take the chicken, but you have to pay me, I can't let you give it to me for free." She was just about to buy a chicken anyway.

Aunt Chen sighed helplessly, "Dou Dou, if you ask your aunt to give you money, are you even human? You risked your life to help us, what's two chickens compared to that?"