Chapter 51: You will make a lot of money

May 27, 2023Ai Hrist

The two first went to the bookstore where Xiao Hanzheng copied the books, which was also the largest bookstore in the county.

When the shopkeeper saw Xiao Hanzheng, he said with a full smile: "Young Master Xiao is here, do you want to take the book back and copy it today?"

Xiao Hanzheng was the only junior Sanyuan who has been out of Nanxi County for so many years, so he was very polite.

Xiao Hanzheng replied with a faint smile: "I won't copy books today, I wrote a storybook, I want to show it to the shopkeeper and ask if you can accept it here?"

The shopkeeper was stunned: "Ah, what kind of storybook did Young Master Xiao write?"

Xiao Hanzheng has copied books with him for several years, but he has never written a script.

Before, it seemed that the other party didn't like those love stories.

So he was a little curious about what script Xiao Hanzheng would write.

Xiao Hanzheng took out the written manuscript and handed it over.

The shopkeeper asked the servant to serve tea for the two of them, as he sat aside and watched.

Originally, he felt a little inexplicable after reading the first two chapters. What was this about?

There was no romance or ghosts.

The writing style was very good, but it was a pity that the story was not good.

But he still endured and read patiently, and then he was fascinated by it.

When he reached the part where the protagonist stepped into the immortal world and was about to enter the sect, the manuscript ended.

He said: "Young Master Xiao's storybook is very innovative. It's the first time I've seen someone write such a storybook about cultivating immortals. I want to read the follow-up."

He asked: "Are you planning to write a novel?"

Xiao Hanzheng nodded: "If the price is right and the sales are good, I will continue writing."

The shopkeeper said with a smile: "According to my experience, this should not sell badly."

"I just don't know what price Young Master wants to sell it?"

Xiao Hanzheng had discussed with Shi Qingluo before he came: "I don't want to sell the manuscript alone and negotiate the price, but I want a share of it."

This was his little wife's idea. He thought it was great so that if the book sells well, he will not lose money.

The shopkeeper was puzzled: "What is a share?"

Xiao Hanzheng said: "It means that you will share 40% of the profits of the sale you earn each month after deducting the cost of printing, shop rent, and other costs."

This was the first time the shopkeeper has encountered such a seller of storybooks.

He said awkwardly: "This, our shop has never received story scripts like this."

Xiao Hanzheng smiled indifferently: "Then I'll take it to another bookstore."

When the shopkeeper heard that he was going to sell it to a different store, he felt bad. He was sure that it will become popular. If it was sold to others, not only would they lose money, but they would also be robbed of a lot of business.

So he smiled shyly and said: "I can't make the decision. It just so happens that our young master came to the bookstore to check the accounts today. How about I go upstairs to ask for instructions?"

Xiao Hanzheng also knew that the shopkeeper could not decide on such matters: "Okay."

The shopkeeper said with a smile and went upstairs with the manuscript.

Upstairs, Bai Xu was flipping through the account books of the bookstore, a little dissatisfied with the profits in recent months.

The bookstore opened by the Wu family has published several new scripts in the past six months, taking away a lot of their business.

Just as he was thinking, the shopkeeper walked in.

"Young Master, I have a new storybook here. The story is new and interesting. It's not the kind of gaudy love affair. I think it might become popular."

"But the person who wrote the storybook wants 40% of the profit as a reward. I can't make the decision, so I want you to make up your mind."

After the shopkeeper finished speaking, he handed over the manuscript.

It was also the first time Bai Xu heard of such a way of selling scripts. He took the manuscript with some curiosity: "I'll read it first and then talk about it."

When he sees the main character's death and turns danger into safety, or when he found a great treasure, he can't help but pat the table and applaud.

After reading it, he can't get enough of it like the shopkeeper.

He asked: "Do you have the next manuscript?"

The shopkeeper shook his head, "There is none." He also wanted to continue reading.

Bai Xu suddenly became interested, "Invite people in."

He asked again: "By the way, do I know the person who sells the storybook?"

The shopkeeper replied: "Yes, you know him. It's Xiao Xiucai who won the Sanyuan."

Bai Xu was amazed: "Is he in good health?"

The shopkeeper nodded: "He looks good, his body should be fine."

"They said that he has good luck, and is blessed by gods." He now believed the rumors a little bit.

When Bai Xu heard this, he thought of Xiao Hanzheng's difficult wife.

"Okay, please let them come up."

"Yes!"

Soon the shopkeeper took Xiao Hanzheng and the two into the private room upstairs.

Shi Qingluo was stunned when she saw Bai Xu sitting in the private room "So this bookstore is opened by your family!"

This was easier to handle.

Bai Xu always felt that this young lady looked at him like a dog seeing a bone.

Bah, he was not a bone.

He smiled: "Yes, this is the property of my Bai family."

Then he stood up and cupped his hands to Xiao Hanzheng: "Hello, Young Master Xiao!"

Xiao Hanzheng also cupped his hands to him: "Young Master Bai is polite!"

Bai Xu raised his hand: "Please sit down, both of you."

Xiao Hanzheng and Shi Qinglou sat down opposite him.

Bai Xu asked: "Young Master Xiao, you wrote the story about cultivating immortals?"

Xiao Hanzheng nodded: "Yes, how does Young Master Bai feel about it?"

Bai Xu said truthfully: "The writing is very good."

He changed the subject: "It's the way you want to be paid, this is the first time I have encountered it."

Xiao Hanzheng smiled, "If there is one, there are two, Young Master Bai will get used to it."

He didn't go around in circles, "Then what do you think of my compensation proposal?"

Bai Xu tapped the table with her fingertips: "I think asking 40% is too high."

Xiao Hanzheng was not good at haggling, so Shi Qinglou answered for him.

She stretched out her index finger and shook it: "You are wrong, our 40% is not high at all."

"Let's not talk about the profits that this book will bring to you if it becomes popular, It will also improve the reputation of your bookstore."

She emphasized, "As long as you cooperate with us, you will make a lot of money. If we ask for 40%, you will take advantage of it."

Bai Xu: "… …"

Did he take advantage of this?

They used to receive scripts and pay all remuneration to those who wrote the scripts, and the sum of them was less than 10% of the profit.

He raised an eyebrow, and said: "Tell me, how can I make a lot of money when I cooperate with you?"

Shi Qingluo replied: "The book is good. If this book becomes popular, my husband will cooperate with your bookstore for the next book."

"Our family also made tofu that sells well. I don't know if you have heard of it?"

Bai Xu shook his head: "No."

The shopkeeper interjected: "Master, I know about this. It's a new kind of food that has become popular in the past 2 days."

"My wife bought a piece for cooking yesterday, and it tastes fantastic."

Bai Xu turned his mind and looked at Shi Qingluo: "What does this have to do with selling story books?"

Shi Qingluo said: "Of course, it has something to do with it. Isn't the restaurant opened by your family fighting against the Wu family?"

"If you get tofu and other soy products from our house and sell them, let alone in Nanxi County, all your branches will be the first ones."

"I also know a lot of tofu recipes, and I can give it to you as a gift."

One big client was good, she will probably have to find Bai Xu to cooperate with others in the future.

Otherwise, it would be too troublesome to rely on scattered sales, she had to mainly take the wholesale route.

Chapter 52: Distributor

May 28, 2023Ai Hrist

Bai Xu was a little moved by what she said.

But he was not an impulsive person.

"I have to taste this first. We'll talk about the tofu you mentioned after."

He then asked: "And what is the reason for me to earn big? If it's just tofu, I think it's not enough."

Even if the tofu taste excellent, the launch of tofu dishes was just an opportunity, and soon other restaurants will follow suit.

Of course, taking the lead was also an opportunity in many cases.

Their family ran a small restaurant in the capital. If this tofu dish was that good, if there will be a chance, he will send it to the capital for a try.

Shi Qinglou replied: "Of course."

"But I can also grow some rare and precious flowers, such as black chrysanthemum, black peony, the same with other colors of chrysanthemum, peony, and camellia, etc."

"Just for chrysanthemum flowers, I can grow many varieties that you have never seen before."

"Also that tulips you treat as great treasures, I can also cultivate many different colors."

Cultivating and grafting famous flowers, she was a master herself.

Not to mention, the help of spiritual spring.

Bai Xu didn't believe it: "Is it true?"

Shi Qingluo looked at him with a stupid look on her face, "If you don't believe me, it means you have no vision, and you will miss a lot of opportunities."

Bai Xu: "… …"

To question her is to have no vision, this woman is hard to describe.

Shi Qingluo couldn't see the meaning in his expression: "If you don't believe me, then just wait for me to slap you in the face."

"When the time comes, I will cultivate all kinds of rare and precious famous flowers, but I will cooperate with others to sell them. You will be so hungry!"

If it weren't for the two biggest businessmen in Nanxi County, one was the Wu family who had a grudge against her, she wouldn't have caught Bai Xu plucking the wool.

Of course, it was Bai Xu's luck to be coaxed by her.

Bai Xu: "… …"

He wanted to give her a hard look.

But he still held back, if this woman cultivated the rare and famous flower in her mouth, he would indeed be greedy.

He asked Shi Qingluo: "How is my flower?"

Shi Qingluo replied: "It has come back to life, you can visit it anytime, it misses you too."

Bai Xu: "… …"

Why from this woman's mouth, he seems to be visiting a little lover, poisonous.

He raised an eyebrow: "Are you sure it's alive? If I take it back, it won't wither again, right?"

Shi Qingluo shook her head: "Of course not."

"If you can't trust me, you can ask my husband. You always believe what he says, right?" He pulled out Xiao Hanzheng's guarantee again.

Xiao Hanzheng testified: "Your chrysanthemum has indeed come back to life."

Bai Xu still believed in Xiao Hanzheng, so he nodded his head to Shi Qingluo and said: "You seem to be very good at treating flowers, I will go to see it tomorrow."

Shi Qingluo smiled and said: "Actually, you can go see it today, I think it wants to see you."

In this way, there was no need for them to go back in a slow bullock cart.

The main reason was that she still has to buy a lot of things, otherwise, she would rather walk than ride an ox cart.

Now that she can rob a carriage, of course, she won't let it go.

Bai Xu: "…"

You want to ride in my carriage, don't think I don't know.

He said with a fake smile: "It will be the same tomorrow."

Shi Qingluo played with the teacup, "Then you won't be able to taste tofu until tomorrow, and the promotion of the tofu in the restaurant will be delayed. Time is money."

"You may also miss, my homemade sugar."

After bringing the beets home yesterday, she took Mrs. Kong and the others to make sugar.

Bai Xu raised an eyebrow: "You also know how to make sugar?"

Why don't you say, you can also ascend to heaven to meet your master?

Seeing that he didn't believe it, Shi Qingluo took out a piece of white sugar wrapped in paper from the cloth bag she was carrying.

After opening it, the crystal clear white sugar inside lay on the paper.

She snorted arrogantly, "I told you I will slap you in the face, but you still choose not to believe it."

Bai Xu looked at the things on the paper in surprise: "Is this sugar?"

"Yes!" Shi Qing nodded.

He asked again: "What kind of sugar?"

Shi Qinglou replied: "It's similar to the brown sugar on the market but more pure."

The white sugar here was called brown sugar. Because the decolorization process has not been invented yet, the sugar produced from sugarcane was reddish brown or yellowish.

Brown sugar was called brown sugar.

Bai Xu was a little skeptical, "How can brown sugar be so white?"

"Can I have a taste?"

He had never seen such white sugar.

Shi Qingluo knew that none of the sugar here had been whitened, so Bai Xu's reaction was within her expectation.

She first grabbed some from the paper bag and put it in her mouth, "Okay, let me taste it for you first."

After all, it was something new, it was better for her to try it first as a demonstration.

Bai Xu regretted it when he said he wanted to taste it. After all, he was not familiar with these two people. What if this thing was poisonous?

Although it was unlikely, he better be careful.

But now that Shi Qingluo tasted it herself first, he also felt relieved and stretched out his hand to grab some and put it in his mouth.

The astonishment in his eyes became stronger, and his face hurt even more: "This sugar tastes purer and sweeter than the brown sugar sold outside."

He didn't expect this woman to be able to make sugar.

He asked curiously: "How did you make it?"

Shi Qingluo habitually throws the blame away, "My master taught me!"

Bai Xu sighed in his heart: Your master is excellent, he can do everything.

He said: "I mean how to make this sugar?"

He was very curious about why this kind of sugar could be made so white.

The main branch of their Bai family has a large sugarcane plantation, which specializes in making brown sugar. The profits were huge.

It was a pity that the main branch controls the sugarcane seeds and prevents the branch people from drinking the soup.

Their family wanted to get their hands on the sugar market, but there was nothing they could do.

He didn't see any sugar cane growing in Nanxi County, so he felt that this woman's sugar should not be made from sugar cane, which made him even more puzzled.

Shi Qingluo glanced at him meaningfully again: "Do you think I will tell you such a secret technique?"

Bai Xu: "… …"

That's right, he wouldn't say if it was him.

Just now he was so curious that he asked.

"Do you want to sell this sugar?" He saw a huge business opportunity.

This sugar was better than the sugar he knows in terms of appearance, quality, and taste.

If it was deliberately packaged, the grade was raised, and taken out to do business with the powerful and rich, the profits should be considerable.

He has to say that this woman was accurate when it comes to making decisions.

Shi Qingluo looked like you were so stupid: "I made it, if I don't sell it, should I keep it to eat? I can't eat so much!"

Bai Xu: "… …"

He felt that he had been connoted.

He decided not to argue with her for the sake of money: "Then how much do you have? If I buy it, how can I sell it?"

Shi Qingluo said: "How much do you want, I have as much as you want."

She can buy brown sugar on the market, and then decolorize it into white sugar with yellow mud water drizzle.

Bai Xu racked his mind and asked tentatively: "Your tone is really big, could it be you can make brown sugar into this white sugar, can you?"

Otherwise, how could she have as much as you want? The main point was there was no sugar cane in Nanxi County.

Chapter 53: That's why he was slapped in the face

May 29, 2023Ai Hrist

Shi Qingluo found out that this profiteer's brain was really easy to use.

"So what?"

She didn't deny it either.

Besides, she was not going to buy brown sugar to turn it into white sugar by herself but was going to sell this technology.

After all, after buying brown sugar for decolorization, the profit was limited, and it was troublesome to buy brown sugar.

She wants to exchange technology for a sum of money first, to solve the current urgent needs.

Besides, her husband was still just a scholar. Such technology, if this stays in their hands. It can be estimated that they will be targeted by the rich and powerful, and it will be dangerous.

If it can be sold to the Bai family, the Bai family will bear this risk.

As for the beet sugar workshop, they can still open it. After all, the cost of directly making sugar from beets was much lower than buying brown sugar for decolorization.

With the Bai family standing in front of them, they can drink soup with peace of mind.

Bai Xu thought for a while and said, "I want to see more of your sugar."

Shi Qingluo said: "My family has it, so I asked you to go back with us. While watching your precious flower, we can also discuss business opportunities."

She rolled her eyes at him again, "You didn't believe me before."

Bai Xu: "… …"

That's why he was slapped in the face.

"Okay, I'll go back with you later."

He wanted to see how his flower was doing.

Of course, the focus was on sugar.

Shi Qingluo wanted to sell technology, so she had to show Bai Xu on the spot, "By the way, you can bring a few catties of brown sugar with you, and I'll make white sugar for you."

Bai Xu did not question her this time, he nodded and said: "Okay."

He asked: "Then, should we leave now?"

Shi Qingluo was speechless: "Why are you in such a hurry, we haven't talked about how to sell our books yet."

"If you are not interested in profit sharing, we will change to another bookstore."

She smiled again and said: "Of course, you don't have to taste tofu and look at white sugar anymore."

Bai Xu wanted to cry but had no tears: "… …"

This woman is too cruel.

"Okay, as long as the tofu you said is delicious, the white sugar is also as you said just now, and I will cooperate with you."

"The payment to Young Master Xiao's script will be calculated according to 40% of the profit after the sale."

"This kind of script trading doesn't exist in Daliang."

The main reason was that he also felt that Xiao Hanzheng's book might sell well, so naturally he wouldn't let them go to other bookstores.

It was just, he was more interested in tofu and sugar.

Shi Qingluo smiled: "Don't be so grandiose. Even if you hadn't taken a fancy to my husband, his work would still sell well. You know it, that's why you don't want to miss it. Isn't it?"

Bai Xu: "… …"

It's good you can see it, but you don't need to say it.

He turned his head to Xiao Hanzheng and said: "In the future, we can talk about business, but I think it's better if it's just the two of us."

"Your wife's mouth is too strong."

He can't have a good talk with her. The main point was she had a series of distorted theories that made people feel reasonable. It was indeed like this, but it was too poisonous.

Xiao Hanzheng laughed: "My wife is fine."

And he said frankly: "My wife is in charge of our family, so she should discuss business matters."

He has more experience in how to fight wars, how to intrigue in court, and how to be an official, but he was not good at doing business.

Each person has a specialization in industry, and his wife happened to be very good at this aspect.

Shi Qingluo glared at Bai Xu: "Why, do you look down on women?"

Bai Xu found that Xiao Hanzheng spoiled and indulged his wife too much. Which family has a daughter-in-law in-charge in their family? He hadn't seen it anyway.

Seeing Shi Qinglou glaring at him, he admitted defeat for his precious flowers, tofu, and sugar.

He smiled embarrassingly and said: "Just kidding, I am just making a joke with Young Master Xiao."

He has to say that Xiao Hanzheng's wife was too maverick, he can't afford to provoke her.

Shi Qingluo let him go.

Then Bai Xu and Xiao Hanzheng signed an agreement, and the storybook will be printed by the shopkeeper. The book will be published as soon as possible.

Bai Xu asked people to prepare the carriage so that they can go back to the village.

After getting into the carriage, Shi Qingluo said to Xiao Si who was riding the carriage: "I want to buy some things, so let's go to the places we visited last time."

Xiao Si didn't know what to do, so he glanced at Bai Xu and waited for orders.

Bai Xu: "… …"

He knew that this woman's main point was to use his carriage.

"Go, take her to buy it." What else could he do?

Xiao Si nodded and drove the carriage to the butcher stall and grocery store.

Shi Qingluo went to the cloth shop again to buy some fine cotton and coarse cotton and went back to make clothes.

She currently only has two sets of clothes, which were not only worn out but also uncomfortable to wear because they were made of burlap.

The slightly better clothes of Mrs. Kong and the others were taken away by the people in the main house before, so they also need to make new ones.

Fortunately, Daliang Dynasty already had cotton, and cotton cloth had been popularized. Otherwise, it would be inconvenient to wear silk to do things, and she didn't like wearing linen.

After buying a bunch of things, Shi Qingluo asked Xiao Si to drive back to the village.

In the carriage, Shi Qingluo was drinking tea and eating refreshments leisurely.

She looked at Bai Xu and asked, "Your carriage horse is not bad. It's brought from another place, right? Is it a grassland horse?"

Bai Xu looked at Shi Qinglou sipping tea and eating tea elegantly, she didn't look like a village girl at all.

Hearing her question, he was taken aback, "Do you also know horses?"

The horses in his family were indeed brought from the grassland at a high price through a relationship.

Shi Qinglou nodded: "Of course."

Born in a wealthy family, horse riding has been a compulsory course for her since she was a child.

Because she also likes riding horses, she has done a lot of research on horses.

"How can you tell?" Bai Xu asked curiously.

Shi Qingluo replied: "Your horse has a big head and a short neck, a strong physique, a broad chest and a long mane, thick skin and thick hair, and a kind of rough and majestic. Horses in the grassland are like this."

"However, horses are better from Dawan in the Western Regions."

She turned her head and said to Xiao Hanzheng: "In the future if we have a chance, let's get a few to raise."

She has raised several horses of precious bloodlines in modern times, and she doesn't want to wrong herself in ancient times.

Xiao Hanzheng nodded with a smile on his face, "Okay!"

If his wife wants it, then go and get it done.

Bai Xu: "… …"

These two discussed making a fortune in the Western Regions as if it was as simple as eating and drinking. He was impressed.

He can't help sighing again, Xiao Hanzheng was too indulgent of his wife.

"Do you also know Dawan in the Western Regions?" This should not be known by a village girl.

Even, he learned Dawan in the Western Regions because of the trade between the border and the Western Regions. He heard a young master in the branch show off that he had done business with the barbarians in the Western Regions.

Shi Qingluo said lazily: "Why can't I?"

She showed off her vest again and said: "I am the apprentice of the Old Immortal Master, I know a lot of things."

Bai Xu: "… …"

Suddenly, he wanted to visit the old Taoist temple.

Shi Qingluo said again: "The furs and gems in the Western Regions are very good. You can do business with Hu merchants in the future."

Bai Xu laughed: "I'll take a look later."

He always felt that this woman was not just talking about these things.

So he asked: "Do you want furs and gems?"

Shi Qinglou squinted her eyes and smiled, "Smart!"

"And I also want to buy a few horses from your grassland."

"Although it is not as good as Dawan in the Western Regions, we can use it first."

After all, there will be more workshops, so it was necessary to equip a few more carriages to pull goods.

Bai Xu: "… …"

He knew this would be the case.

What made him even more helpless was that, even if it was not easy to get a grassland horse, she despised them… …

Chapter 54: What I pluck is your wool

May 30, 2023Ai Hrist

Bai Xu looked at Shi Qingluo.

"What if I can't get a horse?"

Shi Qingluo raised an eyebrow: "Then I'll get it from other places. We will end our business discussion, and I will replace you with someone else."

If they can't help each other, she doesn't need to cooperate with the Bai family.

Bai Xu: "… …"

He was pinched to death by this woman again.

He doesn't know why, but he has a feeling that this woman was not simple.

She may not only know what she said in the bookstore before, but she may come up with other things in the future.

As a result, the helplessness on his face became stronger: "Okay, I will try to help you."

"However, there should be no more than five horses. The court has strict management over horses."

He added: "I was able to get a few horses because my uncle was in the livestock business."

Shi Qingluo's eyes lit up, "Then does your uncle also deal with cattle, sheep, and pigs?"

Bai Xu didn't know why Shi Qingluo reacted so strongly when he mentioned the livestock business.

"Mmm! But my uncle mainly does business with grassland herdsmen. He transports horses, sheep, and cattle from there to Daliang and sells them."

"Of course, because we often have to go deep into the grasslands to collect livestock, so this business is very dangerous, and it is tantamount to risking our lives."

It was no secret.

His mother's family was a big businessman in the prefecture next door. His mother married his father in the beginning because she fell in love with him, and it was a low marriage.

Therefore, no messy wives and concubines were fighting in their families. He only has younger brothers and sisters who were born to the same mother. He has no brothers and sisters born to the concubine.

Shi Qingluo smiled and said, "Aside from the 5 horses, I also want to buy a batch of cows, sheep, and pigs with your uncle."

Bai Xu raised his eyebrows: "My uncle only does big business, selling at least a hundred cattle, sheep, and pigs."

Shi Qingluo also raised an eyebrow: "What, you think I can't afford it?"

Bai Xu nodded: "Can you afford it?"

He doesn't know who ask him for the deposit for the flower treatment. How much was it? And how much would it cost to buy hundreds of cattle, sheep, and pigs?

Shi Qingluo said confidently: "I won't be able to take it out right now, but I will be able to take it out in an hour or two."

Bai Xu laughed: "Why don't you say you can do magic tricks."

Shi Qingluo looked at Bai Xu with a stupid look in her eyes: "I don't know how to do magic tricks, but after you see how I turned brown sugar into white sugar, won't the money come?"

She added meaningfully: "You also delivered yourself."

What she meant was like 'What I pluck is your wool'.

Bai Xu: "… …"

He almost forgot about it, this woman calculated everything.

"You win." He didn't even know what to say.

Shi Qingluo raised his chin, "That's right!"

Fighting with her, Young Master Bai was still too tender.

Xiao Hanzheng looked at his little wife's arrogant appearance, and a smile overflowed in his eyes.

Then he took out his handkerchief, and reach out to wipe off the tea foam on her lips.

Shi Qingluo didn't move and let him wipe.

This made Bai Xu black lines on his face. Xiao Hanzheng overturned his previous understanding of him.

Such a handsome and out-of-this-world little Sanyuan would wipe his wife's mouth… …

The three sat in the carriage and chatted.

When approaching the village, Xiao Hanzheng suddenly said: "It seems that someone has been following us."

Bai Xu was stunned for a moment and opened a small hidden window at the rear of the carriage.

Sure enough, he saw a boy riding a horse not far behind.

He closed the window: "He should have followed me, a servant from the Wu family."

He was displeased, this Wu Family was going too far, and even asked people to follow him to the countryside.

Hearing what he said, Xiao Hanzheng and Shi Qingluo looked at each other. They both felt that the people from the Wu Family were more likely to be following them.

But they didn't say it out. After all, it was not appropriate for Bai Xu to know about the explosives.

Besides, they were not completely sure whether the other party's target was them or Bai Xu.

Shi Qingluo encouraged Bai Xu: "So hurry up and pull down the Wu family, and your Bai family will be the richest man in the county without being stared at all the time."

Bai Xu rolled his eyes at him: "I want to, but it's not easy to bring down the Wu family. Standing behind them is the magistrate."

Shi Qingluo chuckled lightly and said, "Then bring down the magistrate too, I believe you Bai family can do it."

Bai Xu: "… …"

I thank you for your compliment.

This woman just wants to encourage them to fight against the Wu Family!

"You praise too much, our Bai family is not that good." He smiled.

He said this on his lips, but in his heart, he agreed with what Shi Qingluo said.

If the Wu Family and the magistrate were not brought down, their Bai family will not be so easy to stand out.

Speaking of their business in Fucheng, their Bai family had the opportunity to intervene and expand several times, but unfortunately, they were deliberately suppressed by the magistrate and had to give up.

His uncle was framed in Fucheng and almost went to jail. Their family was forced to send ten thousand taels of silver to bail him out.

If it weren't for the people in their capital, his family probably would have been destroyed by the Wu Family. The Prefect was also just like another big merchant family, he took their property.

Anyway, the feud between the Bai family, the Wu family, and the magistrate has already been forged.

He reminded: "You and the Wu family have also had grievances. Afterward, Young Master Xiao will go to Fucheng for the test, so you have to be careful."

The reason why he felt more at ease in cooperating with Xiao Hanzheng was also because he found out that the two had a grudge against the Wu family.

Xiao Hanzheng nodded: "I will."

The township examination was still more than a year away, and he will try his best to pull the magistrate down before the exam.

He said meaningfully: "Perhaps, we will have other opportunities for cooperation other than business."

Bai Xu was a smart person, and said with a smile: "It's not impossible."

He found that Xiao Hanzheng was not a simple person. He was not only good at reading, but nine times out of ten he was good at martial arts, otherwise it would be impossible to find someone following him.

Xiao Hanzheng smiled and didn't bring up this topic again, as long as everyone knows it well.

After arriving home, the three got out of the carriage.

The Wu family boy who followed them turned around and left before they got off the carriage.

Several people ignored it.

Back home, Shi Qingluo put the seasonings and meat she bought into the kitchen.

Then she came out of the kitchen with another jar in her arms, and handed it to Bai Xu: "This is the sugar I made yesterday."

"If you don't mind, you can have a light meal at our house. I will ask my sister-in-law to fry a few more tofu dishes."

Bai Xu took the jar: "Of course, I don't dislike it, so I will bother you."

He also wanted to try dishes made of tofu.

Then he opened the jar and saw a lot of sugar inside.

He stirred it with a spoon and saw that it was all clean white sugar.

He asked: "This is not made of sugar cane, right?"

Shi Qingluo nodded: "No, I made it from the kind of plant called beet."

"In the future, our family will open a sugar workshop, and then ask people to plant it on a large scale."

"If we cooperate happily, the white sugar in the future can be mainly sold to you."

Bai Xu smiled and said: "Cooperation is naturally a must, I want as much sugar as you can have."

However, he was more interested in this: "Aren't you going to let me witness the brown sugar turning into white sugar?"

Shi Qinglou sat down and asked: "No hurry, shouldn't we talk about the price first?"

Chapter 55: He almost believed it

May 31, 2023Ai Hrist

Bai Xu understood what she meant, and was overjoyed.

"Are you going to sell me the secret technique of turning brown sugar into white sugar?"

He has already prepared everything. If Shi Qingluo will only sells him sugar, he will accept it. But to say he didn't want the actual method, it would be a lie.

Shi Qingluo nodded: "That's right, otherwise why would I ask you to bring brown sugar? Of course, I want to show you the method."

Bai Xu said in surprise: "That's a good thing."

He asked: "How do you want to sell it?"

This was not to hand over the initiative to Shi Qinglou, but he was more likely successfully adapted to changes.

If the price met his expectation, he will agree directly.

If the price was too high, he will bargain.

Shi Qingluo couldn't see what was going on in his mind, and she didn't point it out.

It just so happened that Bai Xu followed her rhythm.

"1000 taels of silver, plus 20% of the sugar profit."

If the Bai family wants to buy sugar, they must spend money to open up many joints.

In addition, the acquisition, decolorization, and sale will be all done by the Bai family, so she only needs 20%.

Bai Xu frowned slightly, one thousand taels was fine, but 20% of the profit, he felt it was too high.

"I can give you 10% of the profit." He knew that he would buy it out directly with money. Given how smart and difficult this woman was, she would not agree.

Shi Qingluo said bluntly: "I am a straightforward person, and I don't like to beat around the bush, so what I call is the real price."

"If you agree, we will sign the contract. I will do it on the spot to show you the proof."

"If you disagree, just pretend that I didn't show you white sugar today."

She didn't choose to go into business in modern times because she didn't like devious ways and some intrigue.

In this ancient times, technology was in her hands, so she has the confidence to be so straightforward, whether she likes to do it or not.

"20% of the profit is nothing compared to the huge profits you get from mastering this technology."

"In addition to making money, this will also help you to promote the name of the Bai family, allowing you to get in touch with some people."

She looked at Bai Xu with a half-smile and continued, "It's like growing flowers. You like it, but you can use these flowers to make a fuss."

Bai Xu: "… …"

This woman's eyes are poisonous.

He didn't expect, she can see it.

He felt that even women from aristocratic families in the capital were afraid that they would not be able to see so far. How could a village girl?

So he couldn't help but look at Xiao Hanzheng, could it be he taught her?

Xiao Hanzheng saw his thoughts at a glance, and said with a smile: "My wife is the apprentice of Old Immortal Master, so she is very powerful."

No need to mention Bai Xu, even though he was amazed at his little wife's vision and intelligence at first.

Such a little wife was not taught by him.

It was also because of his bizarre experience of reincarnation that he can guess that the origin of his little wife was not simple and that she was not a real village girl.

But Bai Xu and others have never experienced these bizarre things, so they don't think too much about it.

Besides, the reasons they throw out can also stand firm.

Shi Qingluo also echoed with a smile: "That's right, my master ascended to immortality, so everything that happened to me is possible."

Anyway, it was just such an explanation, it doesn't matter whether he believes it or not.

Bai Xu: "… …"

I believe you are a ghost.

But after thinking about it, if not, how could this woman know so much? It seems that it can't be said.

Don't mention it, he was almost convinced… …

He thought for a while and asked: "Is the method you use difficult? Is it expensive?"

Shi Qinglou replied: "Not troublesome, the cost is very low."

Bai Xu thought for a while, and then said: "Yes, if I can turn brown sugar into white sugar similar to that in your jar, I will give you one thousand taels, and take out 20% of the profit."

"But the profit can only be calculated after one month. After all, in the first month, I have to pay for some relationships."

To do this kind of business, he has to find a backer so that others can't touch him in this regard, so he has to bleed first.

"You still have to promise me that when you raise rare famous flowers, you have to give them priority to sell to me."

"Either I'll sell it for you, or you sell it to me, and I'll resell it."

Although he still doesn't believe that this woman can grow the flowers she said, in view of the previous slap in the face, he still thinks that she can grow them.

Anyway, be prepared.

"And if you have any new good things in the future, it's best to give me a priority."

Shi Qingluo didn't think deeply like him, she had already guessed these conditions.

"No problem, I will give priority to you, but if it is a big business, I may do it with other companies, so you can't force it to be exclusive."

"And I have another request, I want to buy livestock with your uncle, you have to build a line."

She also made it clear in advance.

Bai Xu was also straightforward this time, "Okay."

So Xiao Hanzheng went to get the pen and paper and signed a contract with Bai Xu in his name.

Of course, it was agreed in advance that if Shi Qingluo was unable to turn brown sugar into white sugar, or if the cost was too high and troublesome, this contract would be void.

After signing, Shi Qingluo did it in front of Bai Xu with the yellow mud water drizzle method.

Watching the brown sugar turn into snow-white sugar, Bai Xu was still stunned. That was it? Is that simple?

After seeing it with his own eyes, he was still very shocked, but it works.

He sighed after a while: "Your master is amazing."

The Taoist Priest was in Nanxi County back then, why didn't he think of visiting him? Pity.

Shi Qingluo looked at him with regret, a little bit dumbfounded.

But it seems that the excuses and brainwashing of this young man were very useful.

"Of course, I am a real person."

Bai Xu: "… …"

He doesn't believe this.

He asked her to write down the method carefully again.

Then let Xiao Si go back to Bai Family's Mansion to get one thousand taels.

Then Shi Qinglou went to the kitchen and instructed Xiao Baili to make several special tofu dishes that had not been mentioned before.

Bai Xu tasted the tofu dishes separately, and his eyes showed surprise again.

"This tofu is really good for cooking."

He asked again: "Apart from these, can you cook other dishes?"

Shi Qingluo nodded, "Of course, tofu can make nearly a hundred dishes, and I can write some for you."

She has never eaten so many tofu dishes, but her cousin has collected them all.

Bai Xu said with a smile on his face: "Okay, this tofu starts tomorrow, I want to order."

He asked: "By the way, can this thing be kept in the capital for cooking?"

Shi Qingluo shook her head: "You can't."

There was no fresh-keeping equipment here, and the time cannot be kept for a long time.

Bai Xu thought about it: "Why don't you sell me the method of making tofu?"

Shi Qingluo shook her head: "This method is not for sale."

The tofu was the easiest to sell wholesale to the public. She also hopes that the tofu will gain a reputation and be tied to the interests of the villagers and even many people in Nanxi County.

Otherwise, it would be impossible for the villagers to buy and resell sugar and paper every day. The demand in the county was not that great, and the cost was too expensive, so it was not suitable.

Just when Bai Xu was disappointed, she changed the subject again: "But I can make some tofu skin, fermented bean curd, etc. in the future. When the soy products come out, you can use them to cook in the capital."

Bai Xu nodded: "Okay, then you have to tell me."

Shi Qingluo smiled: "No problem."

After dinner, Bai Xu handed over the one thousand taels brought by Xiao Si to Shi Qingluo, and the two each took a contract.

Shi Qingluo had just put away the banknotes when people from the Shi family suddenly came to the door.

Seeing this, Bai Xu consciously took Xiao Si and left.

Chapter 56: Do you think I will eat you?

June 3, 2023Ai Hrist

Except for Old Man Shi and the younger generation, the Shi family came. Old Lady Shi brought the eldest, second, and third couples, as well as Shi Laosi.

Several people looked at Bai Xu who was leaving in a carriage and wearing brocade clothes, with a bit of envy and greed in their eyes.

Mrs. Kong wanted to go up to her but was stopped by Shi Qingluo.

She winked at Mrs. Kong: "Mother, take Baili and Hanyi to the backyard to feed the chickens and ducks."

Mrs. Kong understood at a glance that this was the daughter-in-law who didn't want her to entertain people from the Shi family.

She doesn't like people from the Shi family. She originally thought that they were in-laws after all, so she should be more polite.

Now that her daughter-in-law said so, she no longer has to pretend to be polite.

She nodded with a smile, "Okay, I'll take them there right away."

Then she took the two children to the backyard.

Old Lady Shi and Mrs. Niu frowned when they saw this.

They said provocatively to Shi Qingluo: "Isn't your mother-in-law too rude? You won't entertain your in-laws when they come."

Shi Qingluo first gave Xiao Hanzheng a look, indicating that he should ignore the best products of the Shi family, and then looked at a few people.

She raised an eyebrow: "Didn't you hear that I let my mother-in-law go to the backyard? You also deserve my mother-in-law's entertainment? You're thinking too much."

Old Lady Shi and others: "… …"

Is this evil speaking the human language?

Mrs. Niu scolded her daughter in her heart.

She had thicker skin, so she looked at Xiao Hanzheng with a smile on her face: "Son-in-law, you recovered from your illness? You look like a talent."

He was the youngest scholar in several nearby villages, and he looks better than the young masters in the county.

If she knew he will wake up, she should have let her second or third daughter marry instead. How could she let her evil first daughter take advantage of this opportunity?

This dead girl made money.

Xiao Hanzheng smiled faintly and didn't speak, it could be seen that his attitude was cold.

If his little wife gave Shi Family a face, he will be polite.

But his little wife hated the best products of Shi Family, and even made eye contact with himself first, so he would just listen to her.

Shi Qingluo pointed to a chair not far away and said: "Sit down."

Old Lady Shi took a few people over to sit down, after all, they didn't want to stand.

Just as she was about to speak, Shi Qingluo stood up.

Shi Qingluo walked to a corner of the yard, picked up a cane that Mrs. Kong used to weave a basket, put it in her ha, and, and patted it a few times.

Then she walked back to the best products of the Shi Family.

Mrs. Niu swallowed her saliva and, and looked at the rattan, as her scalp felt a little numb: "You, what are you going to do?"

The other people were also taken aback.

No way, during the few days when Shi Qinglou was at home, they had a psychological shadow from smoking.

When Shi Qingluo saw the fear in the eyes of several people, she curled his lips, "What are you afraid of? Do you think I will eat you?"

Several members of the Shi family: "… …"

You don't know how to eat, but you can go crazy and convulse people!

Xiao Hanzheng looked at Shi Qingluo holding the thin cane, and the people of the Shi family looked terrified.

Finally, he also knew the reason why the best products of the Shi Family didn't come to find fault these days after she got married.

It turned out that she packed them up and was forced to behave.

A smile could not help but flow out of his eyes, his little wife did a good job!

Shi Qinglou pulled up a chair and sat opposite the Shi Family.

Then she lazily said: "People say that you can go to the Three Treasures Hall if you have nothing to do, so just tell us the purpose of your visit today."

Old Lady Shi choked, the idea of playing the emotional card first disappeared instantly.

This dead girl was too poisonous.

Old Lady Shi gave Mrs. Niu a look.

Mrs. Niu could only bite the bullet: "My dear, we heard that you recently opened a tofu workshop?"

"We also ate that tofu, and it tastes good." Someone went to their village to sell it, and they bought a piece at home.

Then they realized that it was made by the dead girl.

This dead girl was too much. She didn't teach them how to make tofu when she was still at home. But after she got married, she taught her in-laws how to make tofu.

If it wasn't for the fact that she was a little afraid of death, she wanted to slap her as soon as she entered the door.

Shi Qingluo yawned: "If you came here for the tofu recipe, you can leave."

Mrs. Niu's face darkened, "Daya, don't forget your surname, it will be better for you when your natal family is settled."

Shi Qingluo glanced at her: "I told your Shi family before that you will come to me and beg me, but what did you say?"

"You said you will never associate with me, so why are you here now? Aren't you slapping yourself so quickly?"

"Let's talk about the water splashed by the married daughter, isn't that how am I right now? So my natal family has nothing to do with me in the future."

She snorted coldly: "Don't use your small thoughts to embarrass me, I'm not embarrassed at all."

Mrs. Niu choked when she said, "You!"

Then she glared at Shi Laosan. It was this guy who boasted at the beginning, saying that he would not take the initiative to find the dead girl.

Shi Laosan touched his nose with a helpless expression on his face. He didn't know that this dead girl learned how to make tofu from the Old Immortal Master!

Otherwise, how could it be possible for him to say such a thing?

If they can't beat this girl to death, at worst, they will make a peace offering, let her stay at home to teach them how to make tofu, and won't let her marry.

He smiled shyly at Shi Qingluo and said, "Daya, let's discuss something slowly, don't just deny it."

Shi Qingluo knocked on the table with the cane: "I don't have time to discuss with you slowly."

"But if you want to taste the taste of rattan again, I can satisfy you."

Shi Laosan and the others: "… …"

No, they don't want to taste it at all.

When Shi Laosi saw his third brother and third sister-in-law defeated so cowardly, he was speechless.

But this was also within his expectations.

This dead girl was not easy to mess with, and it was impossible to get the recipe for tofu.

He gave Old Lady Shi a cryptic wink.

When Old Lady Shi saw this, she was not reconciled. The tofu business will get better and better, she hoped that the Shi family could get a share.

So she stood up suddenly, ran to open the door, and sat on the ground crying.

"Oh, my granddaughter is bullying me, her grandma, what did I do to raise such a…"

"Ahhh!"

Before she finished crying, a male voice suddenly screamed.

When Old Lady Shi turned her head to look, she saw Shi Qingluo whipping her youngest son with a cane.

Shi Qinglou lashed at her youngest son's face and hands. Her voice which was about to continue to cry was stuck in her throat.

Shi Qingluo beat Shi Laosi non-stop, and said to Old Lady Shi with a smile: "Go on, old lady, your crying sounds are good, why don't you also howl?"

"I'll let your precious little son help you have fun."

Catching snakes and grabbing seven inches method was also the best to use for the Shi Family.

The most precious thing for Old Lady Shi and Old Man Shi was their youngest son, Shi Laosi, who the whole family supported.

So the pain was on Shi Laosi's body also the pain was on Old Lady Shi's heart.

Old Lady Shi: "… …"

Please be a person.

Shi Laosi was a scholar, and he doesn't usually do farm work, so he was not Shi Qingluo's opponent at all.

His face and hands were almost swollen.

"Mother, stop making trouble, close the door, and come back."

Shi Qingluo firmly grasped Shi Qingluo's back collar, so he has no way to avoid it. He was going crazy.

This dead girl was a shrew, she beat him in front of Xiao Xiucai, she was not human.

Old Lady Shi had no choice but to stand up, close the door aggrieved, and came back to sit down.

"Okay, stop beating, we don't care about your broken tofu recipes."

She also experienced once again that dead girls were not easy to mess with, and she doesn't reason with them at all.

Seeing her first, second, and third couples who shrank to one side and dared not stop the dead girl, she was even more angry. These cowards were too embarrassing.

Chapter 57: See if she can do it

June 5, 2023Ai Hrist

Only then did Shi Qingluo stop beating Shi Laosi and let him go.

She rubbed her wrists and complained: "If Grandma did this earlier, I don't have to work so hard."

Old Lady Shi: "… …"

Did she work so hard?

It was her son who suffers, okay?

Since Shi Laosi was let go, he immediately hid behind the old lady, rubbing his face and hands.

It hurts so much. This dead girl slaps people with so much force. No wonder his third brother and sisters-in-law were so afraid of her.

"Mother, it's important to get down to business." He tugged on the old lady's sleeve and said in a low voice.

Old Lady Shi endured her resignation, and said to Shi Qinglou: "Daya, it's a good thing for you that we come today."

Shi Qingluo guessed right away, besides wanting tofu recipes, the main purpose of these people should be soil bombs.

But she pretended not to know, "What good thing?"

Old Lady Shi said: "The Wu family is very interested in that little black ball in your hand, and wants to buy it with silver."

Shi Qingluo played with the cane and asked: "What price?"

Shi Laosi said, "5 taels of silver each."

Shi Qingluo raised an eyebrow: "Do you treat me as a beggar?"

Looking at Shi Laosi again with a half-smile, she asked: "How many kickbacks did you get?"

Shi Lao Si: "… …"

This damn girl must have been transformed fox, she is so smart.

He hated her so much in his heart, but he couldn't help but put on a smile on his face: "You're joking, we just set an agreement, the Wu family said they would give me something in return."

Meaning, he doesn't admit to taking kickbacks.

Shi Qingluo didn't bother to ask this question: "Go and tell the Wu family, 100 taels per small black ball. If they want it, they can buy it, but if they don't want it, then I will sell it to others. I don't believe I won't be able to sell it."

Shi Laosi had a black line on his head: "100 taels, you might as well grab it."

The Wu family offered to give ten taels of silver per piece, and they planned to eat five taels of silver each.

However, this dead girl dared to ask for a price, and as soon as she opened her mouth, the price increased by ten times.

Shi Qingluo sneered: "100 taels of silver each is worth it. Those little black balls were refined by my master, but will be used to earn merit by the Wu Family."

"What's more, do you think the Wu Family is poor like you guys? And don't have any vision?"

Shi Laosi and others: "… …"

Just talk about things, don't compare them!

This dead girl's mouth was too annoying.

Mrs. Niu was stunned and said: "But 100 taels are too expensive, isn't it?"

One hundred taels per that little black ball? Wasn't that the price offered by the Wu Family to marry off this dead girl to their young master?

Shi Qingluo raised an eyebrow and said, "Do you know the Bai Family? They came to our house for dinner just now."

"Their Wu family can't afford the price, but Young Master Bai can."

"You go and talk to the Wu Family about the price, and they will most likely agree."

"Then per small black ball, you can ask the Wu Family for 5 or 10 taels of silver, which will be used for your escape and the cost of persuading me."

"I'm still thinking about you." She gave them an interesting look.

Anyway, it was Shi Laosi who going to ask for the money. The little black balls she made herself have limited effect and the exact formula cannot be researched. The Wu Family's anger will be focused on the Shi Family.

Especially these best products tried to make a small fortune without knowing it.

At first, she was still thinking about how to find Shi Laosi and talk about selling soil bombs to the Wu family.

Who knows that these best products will deliver themselves to her door on their initiative?

Since they took the initiative to send themselves, she was not tricking them.

And who made these superb products think about her tofu?

If it weren't for her strength, these top products of the Shi Family must be dominating the Xiao family at this moment.

The Shi Family: "… …"

They don't believe that this dead girl would be so kind.

But they couldn't refuse.

Old Lady Shi turned around and asked Shi Laosi: "You go to Wu Family and ask. If they don't want to buy it, say that the Bai family will buy it."

Although she was an old lady in the country, she also knows that if there was competition, people would immediately buy it.

However, letting this dead girl earn so much at once, she felt very distressed.

Shi Qingluo also smiled and said: "Yes, you can tell the Wu family just like that."

She guessed that the reason why Shi Family came to their door today was that the servant who followed them went back to report. The Wu Family might have misunderstood that Bai Xu was also here for the little black ball.

Or maybe he was afraid that Bai Xu would find the little black ball and seize the opportunity, so he couldn't wait.

If it weren't for Xiao Hanzheng being a well-known junior talent in the county, it would be easy for them to look for people and clean them up.

And because of the new county magistrate, the Wu Family chose a gentle method.

But Shi Qingluo was sure that even if she gives the Wu Family the small black ball, the Wu Family would not let her go in the future.

If she gave them the real small black ball after the Wu family researched the real formula, then her death would not be far.

So no matter whether she was cheating on the Shi Family or the Wu Family, she didn't have any psychological burden.

At this time, Shi Laosi was also nervous. He was afraid that this dead girl would give the little black ball to the Bai family. He had guaranteed the Wu family that he could get it.

"I'm going to the county town now."

Shi Qinglou waved her hand: "Hurry up, no matter what the result is tonight, don't come to our house to disturb me, we'll talk about it tomorrow."

She still has to make soil bombs tonight with reduced power but has the same amplified firecrackers.

Shi Laois: "… …"

This dead girl's temper is too much, let's see if she can keep it.

However, he could only nod aggrieved: "Okay, then we'll come back tomorrow."

Wait for him to get close to the big tree of the Wu family, and then pass the scholar test, let's see how he deals with this dead girl.

He remembered her public whipping today.

Hearing what Shi Laosi said, Old Lady Shi and others could only reluctantly leave.

After going out, Old Lady Shi and the others were still complaining: "That dead girl doesn't care about affection. Even if we learn how to make tofu, we won't be able to steal much business from her."

"What a pity."

Shi Laosi rolled his eyes: "Mother, after I climb up to Wu Family, I will find a way to snatch the tofu workshop and let us open it ourselves. For now, just let that dead girl be arrogant first."

Old Lady Shi's originally ugly face suddenly showed a smile: "Yes, once we snatch the tofu workshop that dead girl will cry."

Thinking about it, a few people felt a lot more comfortable.

Shi Laosi didn't go home but went directly to Wu Family's mansion in the county town.

As Shi Qingluo expected, the Wu Family became anxious when they heard that she might give the little black ball to Bai Xu.

Although they found one hundred and ten taels was too expensive, if the power was so great and can be researched, then one thousand taels was worth it.

The Patriarch of the Wu family was very shrewd. He has already guessed that the additional ten taels per small black ball would be swallowed by Shi Laosi.

But even though he will pay too much, he didn't care about this small amount of money.

Let that dead girl and the Shi Family take advantage of them first, but in the future, not only they will spit it out, but she will even pay for their life!

Therefore, he agreed to the request.

On the other side, Shi Qingluo started to make an improved version of soil bombs.

A lot of medicine powder and stone powder were added to it, and after mixing, it can be guaranteed that the Wu family will not be able to research the formula.

Xiao Hanzheng accompanied Shi Qingluo to the mountains to test the effect.

After adjusting it to a level that the Wu family can accept, but cannot be researched, they went down the mountain.

Of course, it was also the kind that can't kill people.

It sounds scary, but its power was limited. Otherwise, if the Wu Family wanted to use it to do evil, it will be bad.

Chapter 58: Cruel

June 9, 2023Ai Hrist

Early the next morning, Shi Laosi and Shi Laosan came to the Xiao Family's house together.

At that time, Old Lady Shi and the others did not want to see the hot scene of the tofu workshop.

Otherwise, they couldn't help feeling distressed, so they didn't come.

Shi Qingluo brought people into the house.

Xiao Hanzheng sat beside her.

Shi Qingluo looked at the two and asked: "The Wu family agreed?"

Shi Laosi found out that the dead girl was really smart, she could predict what the Wu Family would choose.

It was just a pity that she was already married, rebellious, and at odds with the Shi Family, so it was hard to control.

Otherwise, it would be nice to let her stay in the Shi family and do things.

The Shi Family members were now a little regretful, why did they agree so easily for Shi Qingluo to get married?

If they knew that Xiao Hanzheng would wake up, Shi Qingluo has a business plan in mind, even if suffer a little grievance for suppressing her, they will bear it. It was best to keep her at home.

But it was too late to regret it now, the dead girl took the lead.

He nodded and said, "Yes, the Wu Family agreed."

"How many small black balls do you have here? The Wu Family wants to buy them all."

Shi Qingluo said: "There are still 6 left."

She asked: "Are you giving the money now, or should the Wu family send someone to pay?"

Hearing this number, Shi Laosi showed a smile on his face: "I'll give it to you now."

Before the dead girl hung mentioned it, he secretly guessed the number.

The Wu family has already given him the silver.

Originally, Master Wu wanted to come, but he was afraid that it would be exposed that they had asked for an extra ten taels of silver, so he patted his chest and said that he could handle it.

Shi Qingluo stood up, "I'll get it, wait."

Soon she went to the room, tied up the little black balls that looked the same as yesterday, and carried them out.

"Okay, 600 taels." Shi Qingluo put the little black ball on the table, and raised her hand: "Pay the money."

Shi Laosi carefully took out the six hundred taels of silver notes from his sleeve in pain.

The other sixty taels of silver were left at the Shi Family house by him, fearing that the dead girl would snatch it away.

Seeing his reluctance and unwillingness to give it, Shi Qingluo reached out and grabbed it directly.

After grabbing the banknote, Shi Qingluo handed it over to Xiao Hanzheng to let him see if it was real, which she didn't understand.

Then she looked at Shi Laosi with a look of disgust, "It's only 600 taels, but it hurt you so much."

"You look like a poor child. Don't say you know me when you go out in the future, it's embarrassing."

Shi Laosi: "… …"

You are not poor, so why do you snatch the banknotes and make people mad?

By the side, Shi Laosan didn't care if his younger brother was being bullied by his daughter, but he felt very distressed.

He couldn't help but look at Shi Qingluo and asked, "Would you like to be filial to me, your father?"

Six hundred taels, this was the first time he has seen so many banknotes.

It would have been nice if the dead girl didn't get married off back then, the money will belong to them.

Shi Qingluo looked at him with a smile that was not a smile: "Don't worry, when you go underground in the future, I will burn paper money for you every year and festival. It's generous, and you won't be able to spend it all down there."

Shi Laosan was stunned: "… …"

Who the hell ask you to burn paper money?

This dead girl was too poisonous, she cursed him to die.

Hearing this, even Xiao Hanzheng couldn't hold back his lips to curve into a smile. No one could match his little wife's cruelty to others.

At the same time, Shi Laosi who was still feeling overwhelmed, felt better when he heard this.

At least he was just called poor, while his third brother has to go underground to get any money… …

Shi Laosan held his breath, "Aren't you afraid that I will sue you for being unfilial? You are the wife of a scholar now."

He knew that scholars need fame, especially a talent with unlimited potential like Xiao Hanzheng.

His fourth brother proposed sending the dead girl to be buried with her husband to be before, but it was all in the name of marriage, and not selling, otherwise, it would hurt his reputation.

If he goes to sue the girl, it will also hurt Xiao Hanzheng's reputation.

Six hundred taels were so tempting that he couldn't hold back but threaten her.

Actually, before coming here today, they discussed this at home.

Shi Qingluo looked indifferent: "Then you go!"

"But you have to be careful when you go out in the future."

"I will beat you in a sack every day. If you don't believe me, you can try it."

Who doesn't know how to treat people? Hmph!

Then she looked at Shi Laosi again: "Fourth Uncle, you are also a scholar."

"Do you mind if I go to the school where you study and promote your doings well?"

"What about your glorious deeds of sending your niece to the young master of the Wu family for 100 taels of silver?"

Although the Wu Family gave one hundred taels of dowry in the name of marriage, taking advantage of loopholes in the law.

But if it was said, who doesn't know, whoever sends the daughter to their house was tantamount to selling their daughter and being buried alive.

Shi Laosi: "… …"

Yes, I do mind.

At that time, Shi Laosi was not afraid that people in the village would talk about it. After all, the influence in the village was limited, and the villagers were led to talk about the loss of conscience of his third brother and sister-in-law, so he had nothing to do with him.

But if she goes to the county town and spread this matter, won't he lose his reputation?

Shi Laosi was very aggrieved, this dead girl knew how to take advantage of his shortcomings.

He looked at his third brother and stared at him while in deep thought.

Who cares about this threat, when the money was in hand, only he needs to do was to stay at home, isn't he?

At worst, don't go out for a short time!

Shi Laosan thought the same way, at worst he took the money and didn't go out.

But before he could speak, Shi Qingluo took the initiative to look at him.

"Do you still want to have a son?"

Shi Laosan blurted out, "Of course I do."

Shi Qinglou said straightforwardly: "If you go to sue me for being unfilial, I will go to my master's Taoist Temple and ask him to curse you every day, so that you will not have a son, and you will die without future descendants."

She has a lot of methods to handle the best products of the Shi Family, and she guarantees that each of them were on point with their weaknesses.

Shi Laosan: "… …"

Crazy, she is so cruel.

This dead girl was so vicious that she wants to go to the Old Immortal Master and beg him to kill his children and grandchildren.

When Shi Laosi heard it, he also felt that it was too cruel. This dead girl was simply not human.

Shi Laosan was out of breath: "How dare you!"

They were still in awe of the Old Immortal Master.

The main point was there were many things, that they would rather believe than don't!

He has been looking forward to his son for so many years, it can't be ruined by this dead girl's mouth.

Shi Qingluo sneered: "Even you, I dare to smoke, do you think I dare not to go?"

Shi Laosan: "… …"

No need to ask, this damn girl will dare to anger him.

He then asked: "Do you have to be so cruel?"

Shi Qingluo said: "As long as you don't think about causing problems for me for a day, I certainly won't spend time and energy bothering my master."

She thought in her heart, she should go to the Taoist temple to collect the ashes of the Old Taoist Priest in a few days and erect a monument of longevity for him.

The Old Taoist Priest helped her carry a lot of blame, and she still needed his help in the future, she felt sorry for him…

When Shi Laosan heard this, he was relieved. He was really afraid that the dead girl would run to curse him for cutting off his children and grandchildren.

"Okay, I'm afraid of you, I don't want this money anymore." Shi Laosan almost yelled, feeling so distressed that he couldn't breathe.

Six hundred taels just passed by like this, he was in pain.

Chapter 59: Little Sweetheart

June 10, 2023Ai Hrist

Shi Laosan wanted to kill this dead girl.

When Old Lady Shi came to cause trouble, the dead girl threatened her by beating Shi Laosi, which made the old lady feel distressed and had to back down.

When he came as her parents, she will go to the Old Immortal Master to make them cut off their children and grandchildren.

When Shi Laosi came, she will go to school to discredit him.

As for his first brother and second brother, they will not be the opponents of this dead girl.

They also heard that members of the main Xiao Family were going to sell their house and land to go to the capital.

They suspected that it was the idea of this dead girl.

After all, before she got married, the main Xiao Family stayed in the village peacefully, and they never said they would go to the capital.

This dead girl was full of bad water, she was cruel and vicious, and he can't afford it!

At least they can't be provoked her openly. Every time they fight, they lose. They were so aggrieved that they want to vomit blood in anger!

Shi Qingluo shook her head: "You're wrong, it's not that you don't want it. It's that you don't have the right to have it."

She said again: "In the future, let's do more good deeds and accumulate more merits so that you can have more chance to have a son."

Shi Laosan was taken aback, and asked, "Really?"

Shi Qingluo seriously spoke nonsense: "Yes! My master told us to do more good deeds to accumulate merit so that we will have good fortune in the future."

If this best product of the Shi Family can be corrected because of this, it was also merit.

Shi Laosan rubbed his chin thoughtfully.

After a while, he tried to ask: "Then I will trust you once?"

Hey, if he can give birth to a son, he was willing to do some good deeds.

Shi Qingluo nodded irresponsibly: "Yes, believe me."

She cannot guarantee it, but if he does good deeds, he might be able to give birth to a son.

There might be a fifty percent chance, right?

If they gave birth to another daughter, it must be because her scumbag father and scumbag mother didn't do enough good deeds.

Right, that was it.

If Shi Laosan knew what she was thinking, he would be so angry that he vomited blood on the spot.

When Shi Laosi saw that his third brother believed it, he immediately had black lines on his forehead.

"Third brother, let's go back."

If they stay any longer, they might be beaten by this dead girl.

Shi Qingluo also waved her hands in disgust, "Yes, that's right, you guys hurry back. My time is precious, don't delay me."

Shi Laosan: "… …"

Shi Laosi: "… …"

You don't want to be bothered and waste your time, why don't you go to heaven?

"Then we'll go." But one of the two was in a hurry to go back, while the other one just stood up because of something on his mind.

Shi Qingluo didn't even bother to get up to see people off and let them leave by themselves.

Shi Laosan got angry again. This dead girl became more and more unfilial and arrogant.

After the two left, Xiao Hanzheng looked at Shi Qingluo and said with a smile: "Is it true or not that he can have a son?"

Shi Qinglou gave him an angry look: "Of course it's fake, I'm talking nonsense, he's the only one who believes it."

Xiao Hanzheng couldn't laugh or cry: "You!"

He guessed that his little wife was just lying.

Shi Qingluo approached him and asked in a dangerous tone: "Why, you don't like me like this?"

If he dares to despise herself, she will kill him.

Xiao Hanzheng was full of desire to survive, and without any hesitation, he said: "How come, I like you just like that."

He likes the temper of his little wife.

Since she was already married to him, if she was gentle or deceitful, he will still be responsible, but he will not be tempted. He will only treat her like a guest.

But his current little wife made him feel less and less cold in his heart.

Living with her like this made him feel very novel. He found life interesting, and he was full of hope for the future.

Especially for him who has experienced loneliness and stagnant water in his previous life, he prefers such a fresh and lively her.

Hearing his words, Shi Qinglou frowned, took his arm, and leaned over to rub his head.

"I know you like me the most, Zhengzheng."

He said that she was so good, they were already in a trial marriage, and her little husband must have liked her.

That's how confident she was. Hehe.

Xiao Hanzheng's eyes were stained with a smile.

He didn't realize himself, but his helpless tone was full of indulgent: "Yes, I like you the most."

Shi Qingluo stretched out her hand to pull Xiao Hanzheng, "Let's go, buy land, and build a house."

"With the 600 taels sent by Shi Family, we don't have to think about the reason for the money, just tell the outside world the truth."

Otherwise, people may misunderstand that their tofu was so profitable, and might become envious of their tofu workshop.

Xiao Hanzheng stood up and held her hand: "Okay, let's go to the patriarch now."

"Since we will use this money to buy that piece of bamboo forest to build a house, I will use it my money to buy the back hill next to our house for breeding after the profits from my book arrive."

He also wanted to earn money quickly, he can't let his little wife bear it all by herself.

Before, he said a month later after writing the script, and after helping to treat someone, he will use the money to build a new house.

But since she made money first, he wouldn't insist on competing with her to build a new house.

Shi Qingluo looked into his eyes, full of trust and brilliance.

She nodded with a smile: "I believe Brother Zheng's book will be a hit, and I'll just wait to spend the money you earn."

It was a good thing for a man to have a sense of responsibility, especially a man who was willing to spend money on his wife.

As for her own man, she should praise him when he should be praised, and coax him when he should be coaxed.

After all, he was her little sweetheart.

Sure enough, the smile in Xiao Hanzheng's eyes became stronger again: "Okay, I will hand over all the money I earn in the future to you, and you can spend it as you like."

Such a sweet little wife, he really couldn't refuse.

Shi Qingluo cheered and kissed Xiao Hanzheng's side face again: "Brother Zheng is so mighty, I like you the most!"

She has never been in a relationship, but she was very good at acting like a baby.

In the past, she always acted like a baby in front of her grandfather and grandmother when she has nothing else to do. In the end, they helped her suppress her parents so that she could choose to do what she liked.

Of course, she was not alienated from her parents. She also acts like a baby when she met them, or when she made calls and video calls when she can't see them to make them happy.

It also made her parents very helpless to her. Apart from being persistent about wanting her to take over the business, they almost responded to her requests.

So although the other party was busy with work and doesn't spend much time with her, the relationship between her and her parents was not bad.

Thinking of this, she couldn't help but miss her family.

She doesn't know what happened to her twin brothers, did they follow their parent's plan, or did they act independently like her?

Hey, since she came here, she can't even watch a good show.

Feeling the originally elated little wife suddenly became depressed.

Xiao Hanzheng couldn't help but ask with concern: "Why are you suddenly unhappy?"

He didn't mess with her, did he?

Shi Qingluo sighed, didn't hide it, and said truthfully: "I miss my family."

Xiao Hanzheng couldn't help but tighten her hand tightly, and even hugged her sideways.

"You have us now." He was a little scared, of what would happen to him if his little wife suddenly disappeared.

Shi Qinglou leaned her head on his shoulder and rubbed again, "Well, I only have you now."

Fortunately, there was her husband and his family, otherwise, she doesn't know if she will still live with such great enthusiasm.

"Mmm, I won't leave you." Xiao Hanzheng said while holding her hand tightly.

Shi Qingluo's emotions come and go quickly.

"Let's go, let's go to the patriarch's house."

Let by gone be by gone.

She was good at comforting herself. Maybe when she dies here in the future, she can go back.

Chapter 60: Can't just let it go

June 11, 2023Ai Hrist

Xiao Hanzheng took Shi Qingluo's hand and walked from home to the patriarch's house.

When they meet people in the village along the way, you will greet them politely.

It was precisely because he has not changed his attitude towards everyone after being admitted as a scholar, and didn't become arrogant, so he has a good reputation in the village.

Everyone didn't feel that Xiao Hanzheng had a sense of distance, and they were very happy to talk to him.

After the two walked away, the villagers gathered together to talk.

"Don't say it, Xiao Xiucai and his wife's relationship is good."

"His wife is capable at first glance, and she woke him up as soon as she arrived at their house, and she took their family members to make tofu for a living. Such a blessed girl, if she wants to come to my house, I would like it too."

"The main point is she stands upright. She is not afraid of being bullied by the Xiao family, unlike Mrs. Kong. Xiao Xiucai is not at ease when going to school and taking exams."

"After all, she is the apprentice of the Old Immortal Master. How could she be manipulated by the people in the Xiao family?"

"Xiao Xiucai is also a lucky person. To be able to find such a wife, the two seem to be a good match."

The impression of Shi Qingluo to the villagers was also very good.

Especially those who have made money selling tofu these days, they say full of good things about her.

On the other side, Xiao Hanzheng dragged Shi Qinglou into the patriarch's house.

The patriarch smiled and asked his wife to serve tea to them.

Looking at Xiao Hanzheng's recovered body, he was very happy.

He asked concerned: "What are you going to do next?"

Xiao Hanzheng replied with a smile: "I want to go to the county school to continue my studies, and I will try it in a year."

The patriarch was very optimistic about Xiao Hanzheng: "I support this."

"You go to the county school, and I and other clan elders will take care of your family."

Their Xiao family also produced Jinshi and officials in the previous dynasty, but unfortunately, after the establishment of the new dynasty, there were only two Tongsheng and Xiao Hanzheng, a scholar.

Those two children seemed useless, but Xiao Hanzheng's potential was limitless.

Xiao Hanzheng smiled and thanked them: "Thank you for the care, patriarch. If Hanzheng can reach a high place in the future, he will remember everyone's help and give back to the Xiao clan."

Compared to many villages, the Xiao family in Xiaxi Village was really good.

If the patriarch will be replaced by the patriarch in the next village. Due to the status of his scumbag father, it was good enough if he doesn't take the lead in rejecting their family, let alone take care of them.

The patriarch smiled and said: "As long as you have a heart."

He will not pretend to say to Xiao Hanzheng that when he reaches a high position in the future, he does not need to support the Xiao family.

The reason why he took care of Xiao Hanzheng's family so much was not only that he liked this young man very much, and he was from the same clan, but also because of his potential.

It was very likely that he will lead the Xiao family to go out in the future.

After sitting and chatting for a while, Xiao Hanzheng said: "Patriarch, we are here today to buy land."

The patriarch was stunned, "Buy land? Could it be that you want to buy the land of the main Xiao family? I suggest you don't buy it."

He doesn't approve of this.

The main Xiao Family was very difficult to deal with. After buying the land, if the other party returns to the village in the future, they don't know how they will make trouble.

Xiao Hanzheng's heart warmed up. The patriarch has treated him very well for the past two generations. Others would not have such a straightforward suggestion.

He replied with a smile: "It's not the main Xiao Family's land, we want to buy the bamboo forest near the river, plus the barren hill behind."

The patriarch was a little confused: "Why do you want to buy that mountain land? It is only suitable for growing bamboo, and there is no way to open up wasteland for farming."

Xiao Hanzheng said truthfully: "We want to buy it to build a new house."

The patriarch thought for a while and said: "Although that mountain is not very useful if you want to buy it, the cheapest one should cost thirty to forty taels of silver."

It was an unowned mountain. To buy and apply for the mountain deed, you have to go to the county government.

He didn't think that Xiao Hanzheng's family could have so much money to buy mountains and build houses after selling tofu for such a short period.

Xiao Hanzheng said truthfully: "The Wu Family took a fancy to the things that my wife's master left behind her, and spent six hundred taels of silver to buy them, so we have enough money now."

With the temperament of the Wu Family, this matter cannot be hidden.

When Shi Laosi took the little black ball over and finished the deal, the Wu Family would most likely release the news that they had given them six hundred taels, hoping that they would be remembered.

Then they might as well say it themselves, and openly spend money.

The patriarch was very surprised. He didn't expect Xiao Hanzheng's wife to have such a valuable thing in her hand.

"If that's the case, there's no problem. I'll ask about it tomorrow, and I'll tell you when I get an answer."

Their old house was indeed too dilapidated, building a new house was not bad.

Xiao Hanzheng smiled and thanked me, "I'm sorry for troubling you when you're getting old!"

After sitting for a while, the two left.

On the other side, the Wu Family got six small black balls from Shi Laosi.

On the surface, he was very polite to Shi Laosi and even packed some unused fabrics for him to take away.

After he left, the head of the Wu Family and the young master of the Wu family called the nanny over.

"Look, is this the little black ball that Shi Qinglou used to threaten you before?"

The old nanny stepped forward and looked carefully, "Yes, this is it."

Young Master Wu suggested: "Father, let's try the power first."

Patriarch Wu nodded, "Okay, let's try now."

After all, they haven't seen it with their own eyes, so they have to make sure before deciding whether to find someone to tinker with this thing.

The three of them went to a remote garden in the backyard.

The old mammy pointed to the lead wire on the little black ball, "I saw that damn girl light it here with a torch, then throw it out immediately, and it exploded."

Patriarch Wu and First Young Master Wu both cherished their lives, so they called a servant to try.

The boy lit the fuse with a torch and immediately threw it toward the open space in the distance.

"Boom!" There was a loud noise.

The soil on the ground was blown up and splashed a little.

Patriarch Wu was also taken aback by the explosion.

He turned to the old nanny and asked, "Is it that powerful? It sounds scary."

The old nanny nodded: "That's right, it's scary."

The noise was similar to what she had heard before.

As for power, it should be the same, right?

She was startled and didn't pay much attention.

This was the first time Patriarch Wu has seen something so powerful and loud, and it feels very intimidating. No wonder the Shi Family and the old nanny were frightened.

He waved his hand, "Okay, you go down."

The old nanny retreated immediately.

Only Patriarch Wu and Young Master Wu remained in the backyard.

Patriarch Wu said: "It would be better if this thing was more powerful."

Young Master Wu smiled and said, "When someone comes to study it, let's ask them if they can increase its power."

Then added: "If this thing can be produced in large quantities, our Wu Family will contribute to sending it to the higher."

Patriarch Wu nodded: "Yes, let's find a craftsman to study it starting tomorrow."

"Yes." Young Master Wu nodded and fell into deep thoughts for a while, then said: "Father, are we just letting that 600 taels go?"

That woman not only caused his younger brother to fail to get married but also let him be buried alone in the end.

What's more, she also extorted six hundred taels from them. Does she think the Wu Family's money is so easy to get?