Chapter 14

Yu Li had been researching ways to make money.

When she got home, she closed the door and quietly entered the Pear Palace.

She had to admit, this space was really impressive!

After entering, she automatically gained the ability to fly.

But in this Pear Palace, besides the pear trees, there were only medicinal herbs and medical books.

In addition, there was a stone tablet engraved with golden characters, which seemed to allow shopping.

However, Yu Li didn’t have money at the moment, so she couldn’t shop.

After thinking for a while, she figured she could only sell pears.

But if she took too many pears out at once, it would raise suspicions.

What if she took the whole pear tree out?

Then, she could have her family help pick them!

Yu Li sat up in bed, determined.

She immediately went to the back mountain to try, and found that it actually worked!

As long as she focused her thoughts, an entire pear tree would appear wherever she imagined it!

Yu Li hurried back home and called her father, older brother, and second brother to join her.

“I found another huge pear tree on the mountain! It has at least a few hundred pears! Maybe because it’s on the mountaintop, the sun is strong, and they’re growing really well!”

The Yu family had already tasted the pears before, and they were delicious. They immediately grabbed a cart, brought baskets, and took a shortcut up the mountain.

In an era of scarcity, they couldn’t make too much noise about it.

Once they reached the mountain and found the pear tree Yu Li had mentioned, everyone was shocked!

The tree was full of golden pears! They were big and beautiful, making everyone drool with hunger!

Which Chinese person wouldn’t want to pick fruit when they see it?

Without thinking further, the whole family quickly started picking the pears!

After six large baskets, they had picked nearly all the pears, leaving some that weren’t fully ripe.

The Yu family was so excited that they couldn’t stop smiling. Yu Jiefang kept saying, “The pears are really smart and lucky! To think we found such a tree!”

Chen Ailan happily calculated, “Now we don’t have to worry about running out of food this winter! This whole cart of pears will definitely sell for a good price!”

She even started thinking that last year, the whole family only bought new clothes for their daughter-in-law, daughter, and grandchildren, but this year, everyone would get new clothes!

Seeing her mother’s excited expression, Yu Li felt a pang in her heart.

She silently thought, “Mom, this is just the beginning. Our good life is still long ahead!”

The pears were quickly hauled back, as they needed to be sold right away to keep them fresh.

Since her older brother, Yu Tuanjie, had an arm injury, Yu Jiefang took the second brother along and planned to go to the county.

Because these pears were so good, they deserved a good price, but there weren’t many people in town with enough money, and many people would hesitate to buy such high-quality pears.

Although it would be more difficult to sell in the county, there were wealthier people there, and they would surely sell faster.

Yu Li encouraged her second brother to bring his wife, Wang Xinghua, along: “Second brother, second sister-in-law is always busy and has never been to the county. Take her with you, she can help look after things for both of you.”

Wang Xinghua quickly shook her head, blushing: “No, no, it’s a waste of money for the bus fare to go to the county!”

Yu Li insisted that Wang Xinghua go: “Second sister-in-law, when we get to the county, you should also see a doctor there.”

Chen Ailan agreed with this idea and even gave Wang Xinghua some money.

In the end, Wang Xinghua reluctantly agreed, feeling quite touched.

Once the three of them took the pears away, the children had also gone out to play. Chen Ailan went to the vegetable garden to pull weeds and told Yu Li not to go outside.

“It’s sunny out there. What will you do if you get sunburned? How can you get married then? Just finish embroidering the insoles, that’ll be fine. Xiao Lu and the others have intense work, and the layered shoes are the most comfortable for them. You can bring them when you get married.”

Yu Li’s face turned a little red.

Although her mother spoiled her, she liked to do many things herself. When she was young, she learned from Chen Ailan, and she was good at needlework.

But as for the shoe soles, Yu Li wasn’t in a hurry to make them.

Because… she had no idea how big Lu Guanshan’s feet were!

She didn’t even know what size clothes he wore. But judging by his height, she figured he would need larger sizes for everything.

Yu Li had already made plans. After settling things at home and marrying Lu Guanshan, she would move to the military base and take care of their daily life. Meanwhile, she would make good use of the medical books in the Pear Palace to study traditional Chinese medicine.

There was also something she had kept to herself—she wanted to take the college entrance exam!

Although she had a space, Yu Li was someone who loved to learn.

Everything might abandon you, but the knowledge you store in your mind will never leave you.

Next year, the college entrance exam would be reinstated, and she had to hurry and self-study high school knowledge.

In her previous life, the original owner had been accepted into high school, but Gao Xuelian hid the admission notice, causing the original owner to miss the opportunity to attend.

Without evidence, Gao Xuelian would never admit it easily.

She would settle that score with Gao Xuelian later!

Yu Li walked into the yard and saw her older brother sitting there, weaving hats from the leftover wheat straw from May’s harvest.

Though her older brother usually did manual labor, he was actually quite skilled with his hands.

When he had nothing to do, he liked to make handmade goods to sell.

His original plan was to give the money to Chen Ailan, for the family to use.

But Gao Xuelian made a fuss and took the money for herself.

Yu Li squatted down beside her older brother and started learning to weave hats with him.

“Big brother, have you ever thought about making more money?”

Yu Tuanjie was stunned for a moment, looked at Yu Li, and smiled: “Little sister, making money isn’t as easy as you think. You see, when we were working as river dredgers, we worked ourselves to the bone and only earned a few pennies a day. Our family’s life is good enough in the village, you don’t need to worry about these things.

In the future, when you go with your husband, we’ll feel more at ease. If you encounter any difficulties on his side, just call big brother, and I’ll rush over right away.”

Yu Li smiled and said, “Big brother, I know you’re good to me, but I mean, if you’re selling hats and making money, what if you sold something more profitable? Like, the river dredgers, do they need anything to buy?”

Yu Tuanjie froze for a moment, and something seemed to click in his mind!

Yes, his little sister was right. That was like starting a small business!

When they were working as river dredgers, there were already people selling steamed buns and tea by the roadside. Although many people looked down on those who did business, those people were really making money!

Just as Yu Tuanjie hesitated, a man suddenly appeared at the door.

“Yu Tuanjie, get out here! Your wife is my sister! Is this how you treat her? You and your whole family beat her up and sent her to the police station?! Today, I’ll kill you, you coward!”

A dark-skinned man with a machete charged in, aiming to strike Yu Tuanjie!