Disaster Apocalypse: Farming, Family, and My Hidden Secret Space-Chapter 116. Someone wants to snatch the girl.

"Doesn’t Aunt Zou like me for my cleverness? Otherwise, who would draw designs for her?" Jin’er raised her eyebrows proudly.

Jin’er felt quite good about Shopkeeper Zou, who had allowed her to earn a considerable amount of silver, so her words carried a playful tone.

"Yes, yes, Aunt Zou loves your mischievous wit the most. You haven’t come over empty-handed this time, have you? You have no idea how I’ve been living off the northwind without you." Shopkeeper Zou looked eagerly at Jin’er’s bag.

Jin’er’s previous designs had earned her a lot. Although others quickly followed, her embroidery shop always stayed ahead with new designs, so the impact was minimal. In just a few months, their earnings surpassed those of several previous years combined.

Shopkeeper Zou gritted her teeth and expanded her business to the county city. Although it meant more effort, the thought of the money made her full of energy. Now, she could only wait for Jin’er’s designs.

After waiting for so many days, Shopkeeper Zou realized that this time she absolutely had to get the Little God of Wealth’s address.

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Seeing the plump Shopkeeper Zou made Jin’er chuckle. If drinking the northwind could have such an effect, she would have a sip herself.

Jin’er looked Shopkeeper Zou up and down, teasing, "Aunt Zou, the northwind at your place looks delicious. Why don’t you leave me some?"

Shopkeeper Zou: "..."

She shook her head, "Alright, stop teasing Aunt Zou."

Glancing at her father waiting outside, Jin’er didn’t plan to waste time. She quickly took out a large stack of designs from her bag.

This made Shopkeeper Zou so happy that she immediately flipped through them, becoming increasingly excited, her eyes narrowing into slits.

"Jin’er, how does your little head come up with so many ingenious ideas? The clothes and designs are all so clever. Just like before, Aunt Zou will take them all."

Reluctantly, Shopkeeper Zou couldn’t put down those designs. The thought of the silver she would earn from them had her grinning.

In recent days, she had earned quite a bit of silver, and to keep Jin’er close, Shopkeeper Zou proactively suggested updating the design fees.

Jin’er, surprised by the fortunate offer, naturally didn’t refuse, nodding repeatedly.

This time, Jin’er accumulated quite a few designs, and with the price adjustment, she received nearly four hundred taels of silver at once.

She requested all silver ingots since the family already had a substantial amount of silver notes. Seeing those silvery ingots gave Jin’er a sense of security.

Four hundred taels of silver indeed weighed a bit, and Jin’er packed them all into her bag, putting half directly into her space to lighten the load.

Shopkeeper Zou escorted Jin’er to the ox cart, unwilling to let go, her eyes longing to keep the girl right there.

This made Hua Chengtian couldn’t help but look guardedly at her, afraid someone might take his daughter away.

"Jin’er, if Aunt Zou needs to find you, can I come to Hua Village?" Shopkeeper Zou quickly asked as she saw Jin’er about to leave on the ox cart.

Jin’er didn’t respond but looked to her father.

Shopkeeper Zou slapped her forehead and quickly turned to Hua Chengtian, realizing in her hurry that Jin’er was still just a child.

Hua Chengtian glanced at Shopkeeper Zou and stiffly nodded.

Since everyone knew they lived in Hua Village, even if he disagreed, would Shopkeeper Zou not go there?

Without looking at Shopkeeper Zou’s pleased expression, Hua Chengtian cracked the whip and left the embroidery shop without delay.

Even though he knew that the shopkeeper was a good person who brought them so much silver, the way she looked at his daughter made Hua Chengtian uncomfortable, as if someone might take his daughter.

Jin’er: "..."

She only had time to wave goodbye to Shopkeeper Zou.

It felt like Dad was leaving in a hurry today, but she didn’t give it much thought, assuming he was anxious after waiting for a long time and resolved to be quicker next time.

When passing by the meat shop, Jin’er quickly stopped her father.

Before the year end, Luo Song had brought a lot of meat, but the winter cat days were just too boring, so Granny Hua and Qi Shi seemed to have unlocked their culinary skills, constantly thinking about making delicious food. Plus, from time to time, they would send some to both aunt’s houses. No matter how much meat there was, it wasn’t enough.

Now at home, except for salted and smoked meats, there was no fresh meat left.

Although Jin’er’s space had various meats, wasn’t earning silver just to spend it happily?

For Jin’er, who had an exceptional passion for shopping, she preferred to buy in person. Her extravagant way made Hua Chengtian’s head ache again.

He wanted to snatch the silver from his daughter’s hand, but sadly didn’t have the face for it, especially since it was all earned through her diligent design work.

Watching his daughter go on a shopping spree was both painful and delightful.

As they left the town, seeing the cart loaded with over a hundred pounds of pork and lamb, Hua Chengtian felt a bit better when imagining it all filling their bellies.

After all, wasn’t it that his daughter was thinking of them? His daughter was truly caring. With this thought, his heart softened.

He left only a few pounds for them and instructed his daughter to store the rest in her blessed space.

The temperature was rising, and so much meat couldn’t last long outside, but it was different in his daughter’s space. Whatever was put inside would remain the same when taken out, as she claimed, it had a preservative function.

When they returned home, seeing the father and daughter duo with arms full of goods, Old Man Hua and the others weren’t surprised at all.

Compared to what their granddaughter brought back before the New Year, this was little.

It was all food, with rare fruits included. Pastries were, of course, essential. Father and daughter handed everything over to Granny Hua in one go.

After catching their breath and having a sip of water, Jin’er eagerly started taking out the silver ingots from her space one by one; the shiny silver was truly delightful.

Seeing real silver was different from seeing silver notes, mainly because of the impact. Although they knew their granddaughter had earned quite a bit on this trip, seeing so much silver stunned the elderly couple and Hua Chengtian and his wife, leaving them speechless for a while.

"Jin’er, with so much silver, why didn’t you take silver notes?" Old Man Hua couldn’t resist asking as he touched the silver on the table, and others nodded in agreement.

"I didn’t want to. There are already many silver notes at home. I just feel there should be more silver around."

Perhaps she was a bit too cautious, much like how she always kept some cash at home just in case.

Having both silver and silver notes provided dual assurance. After all, silver notes were made of paper, and though specially treated, in unexpected circumstances, they were not as easy to store as silver.

This habit, developed over the years, was hard to break, especially since Jin’er found it beneficial and didn’t want to change.

Old Man Hua and the others didn’t expect Jin’er’s reasoning, but on reflection, they understood the child’s thoughtfulness, and their gazes toward their granddaughter were filled with more affection, not expecting her to think so far ahead.

In fact, compared to silver notes, they preferred silver because, as common folk, they liked tangible things best.

Of course, silver notes were also good, but their opportunities to use them were limited.

The main issue was that exchanging silver notes at the bank charged a fee. Knowing that their money ended up swelling the bank’s coffers was heart-wrenching.

Better to have the silver directly; the household had plenty of places to stash it, not fearing any hassle.