When Xia Qingqing received Fan Sheng's video call invitation, she thought he needed her to buy something for him. However, she didn't expect that Fan Sheng wanted to open a store in the county and wanted to ask for her opinion.

This story begins a couple of days ago.

Since the family sold those two glass cups, their life has become much more prosperous.

Luo Suyue naturally forbade Fan Sheng from going hunting again, since hunting was very risky and one could easily get injured if not careful, or even lose one's life on the mountain.

Previously, when the family was short of money, Luo Suyue couldn't stop Fan Sheng from going up the mountain, but she was always worried after the man went out.

They fear that something might happen to the man, leaving them as orphans and widows, then there would truly be no hope left.

The family is not short of money now. Not to mention the more than 1,000 taels of silver left over from the sale of the glass cups last time, the four glass cups and a mirror in Fan Sheng's system warehouse are enough for the family to live a worry-free life.

But Fan Sheng is only 30 years old this year, in the prime of his life. It would be very uncomfortable for him to do nothing all day.

"Husband, even if you don't think about me, you should think about the children. If something happens to you on the mountain, what will happen to Yuan'er and Yaoyao?" Luo Suyue looked at Fan Sheng with teary eyes, which made his heart melt.

Fan Sheng gently put his arm around her shoulder and carefully wiped away the tears from the corners of her eyes with his rough hands: "My wife, don't cry. I won't go up the mountain anymore, I'll never go up the mountain again."

“But what can I do if I don’t go up the mountain? I’m just staying at home all day doing nothing. I’m so bored I’m going to get lice,” Fan Sheng said, looking at his wife with a bitter expression.

Luo Suyue said softly, "How about we buy a few acres of fertile land and farm it in the future?"

The Fan family did not own any land. Starting from Fan Sheng's grandfather's generation, they made a living by hunting. It can be said that Fan Sheng had never farmed in his life and knew nothing about farming.

“Then we can ask someone for help. We’re not short of money anyway,” Luo Suyue quickly came up with a solution.

A mu of fertile land costs eight taels of silver. With the silver they have, they can easily buy dozens of mu of fertile land and hire a few farmhands without much effort.

Fan Sheng shook his head again: "I don't like farming. Farming is completely dependent on the weather. I worry when it doesn't rain, and I also worry when it rains for a long time."

Although hunting also depends on luck, he earns more money hunting than farming. If he's lucky, he can earn more in a day than some people earn in a month.

"Then what should we do? In short, I don't agree with you continuing up the mountain. It's too dangerous up there," Luo Suyue said, her tone tinged with confusion.

Ultimately, she was just a peasant woman with little knowledge and skills; the only livelihood she could think of was farming.

Fan Sheng stroked his chin, frowned, and pondered for a moment before speaking, "How about we buy a shop in the county and open a small store? Our whole family can move there, so we can see Yuan'er more often."

Students at Jingwu Academy are required to live on campus. The children have to get up very early in the morning for morning exercises. If they don't live on campus, they simply won't be able to get there that early. Even if they can get to the academy on time, it will delay their rest time.

There are also special regulations regarding students' diets. Older students are still young, while younger students lack self-control and tend to eat according to their own whims when they go home to eat.

Luo Suyue focused on the latter part of the sentence, "I can see my son often," because she really missed him.

Since her son started school, Fan Sheng could only see him occasionally when she went to the county, and she rarely saw him anymore.

"Husband, what kind of shop would be best for us to open?" Luo Suyue asked curiously.

Fan Sheng thought for a moment, but couldn't come up with a good idea for the time being: "There's no rush. Let me think about it carefully first."

Two days passed in this way, and Fan Sheng went through all the business ideas he could think of.

Whether it's restaurants and taverns, or shops selling grain, cloth, or even everyday groceries, it seems like people have already opened shops in the county.

They have no business experience, so forcing themselves to compete with others is just suicide; they'll probably go bankrupt soon.

Looking at the man with a worried expression, Luo Suyue suddenly had a good idea: "Husband, why don't you ask Miss Xia? Maybe there are some novel things in her world. If we can sell things from that world, it will definitely be unique in Ping'an County."

Fan Sheng thought his wife's words made a lot of sense, so he immediately sent Xia Qingqing a video call, which led to the scene at the beginning.

Xia Qingqing bit her lip and thought for a long time about what kind of business would be suitable for ancient times, one that could make money but wouldn't be too conspicuous.

She thought about all her needs for food, clothing, shelter, and transportation, and suddenly thought of something wonderful: milk tea!

Opening a milk tea shop in modern times can be considered extremely profitable.

I wonder if such a novel thing would have been popular in ancient times.

Xia Qingqing shared her idea with Fan Sheng, who looked at her blankly and asked, "Miss Xia, what is this milk tea you're talking about? Is it tea leaves with milk added?"

Fan Sheng had eaten tea and milk before, but he had never eaten the two together before. Wasn't this strange combination really odd?

Xia Qingqing smiled mysteriously, took out two cups of milk tea from her system inventory, and sent them to Fan Sheng: "I happen to have a lot here, why don't you have a cup and try the taste?"

Since it's winter, Xia Qingqing had stocked up on hot drinks. The two cups of milk tea she gave Fan Sheng were pearl milk tea and taro ball milk tea.

After receiving the milk tea, Fan Sheng looked it over curiously, and then, under Xia Qingqing's guidance, inserted a straw and took a tentative sip.

It has a warm taste upon first bite, followed by a rich milky aroma that spreads throughout the mouth. It's sweet but not cloying at all.

He subconsciously took another deep breath, and this time he sucked in several taro balls. Only after listening to Xia Qingqing's explanation did he realize that these were ingredients in milk tea, and that different milk teas had different ingredients.

After finishing half a cup of milk tea, Fan Sheng forced himself to stop and gave Xia Qingqing a thumbs up: "This thing called milk tea tastes absolutely amazing. I don't think anyone would dislike such a delicious drink."

“In that case, you can start this milk tea business. I can provide the ingredients for you, and you can just take care of the production,” Xia Qingqing said with a smile.

Fan Sheng readily agreed: "Okay, I'll go to the county tomorrow to rent a shop."

After some discussion, the two decided to open a shop together. Xia Qingqing would provide the raw materials for the milk tea and the shop operation methods, while Fan Sheng would provide the shop and manpower, and the profits would be split 50/50.