Chapter 46 Back in the county, there were ten twenties on the table…

There were ten silver ingots, each worth twenty taels, on the table. Since Su Yunting had earned them himself, Qiu Yuruo changed her plans.

She said to Su Yunting, "When I treated you before, the medicine, travel expenses, and favors cost me about fifty taels. Now that you're making money, I'll take a cut and give you sixty taels."

Su Yunting looked at her and smiled: "It's all yours. My money is yours, and whatever you earn is still yours."

Qiu Yuruo's heart skipped a beat. After observing him for the past few days, she no longer doubted that Su Yunting was a time traveler. Now that he was saying things that didn't fit this era, she didn't know whether she should continue to doubt him.

Su Yunting continued, "I've got the money back. You can spend it however you want. I won't go out for the next few months; I'll just stay home, rest, and study."

Qiu Yuruo responded first with a "Okay".

Since he has told me about his plans for the next few months, I should also tell him about my future plans.

“I originally planned to open a shop in the county next year. Now that I have the money you brought back, I will go to the county to check out the location after the summer harvest, and open the shop in the county no later than the fall.”

He had heard her mention opening a shop in the county countless times before, and this time, his answer was finally one she could hear: "Okay, you can open a shop wherever you want. I can study anywhere."

He agreed so readily that Qiu Yuruo had to remind him, "The food stall was opened with my dowry money. I will only use the sixty taels of silver you returned to me. So no matter how big the shop gets, it will be mine. Do you understand?"

Even close brothers need to keep clear accounts. When it comes to opening a shop, you must make things clear to him in advance.

Su Yunting replied calmly, "The shop is yours. I'll try my best to buy a house in the county before you open the shop, and then put it in your name."

Qiu Yuruo shook her head after hearing this: "If you want to buy it, then buy it. I won't stop you, but don't put it in my name."

To avoid trouble later when we get a divorce.

Su Yunting just smiled after hearing this and didn't argue with her. He directly changed the subject: "If nothing unexpected happens, there will be another income in the fall, so you don't need to save the rest of the money. If you don't have enough manpower at the stall, just hire another person. Don't do anything yourself."

I'll go with you to town to buy clothes tomorrow. You don't need to make them yourself; it's too tiring. We can just buy ready-made clothes.

"But we shouldn't flaunt our wealth, so we'll hold off on buying jewelry for now. We can only get you two sets of headdress and jewelry after the summer harvest and the local taxes are collected."

I've heard her say countless times in the past that she wanted to set up a stall every day without having to work, to have nice clothes to wear without having to make them, and ideally, to have two sets of jewelry to keep at the bottom of her trunk.

These were all things Qiu Yuruo had longed for every night. Now that someone had arranged all of this for her, Qiu Yuruo waved her hands repeatedly.

Firstly, she couldn't feel at ease spending his money, and secondly, she felt that given their current family situation, such spending was too wasteful.

"Let's wait until later. Either my shop in the county will be open, or you'll pass the imperial examination. At that time, no matter how we live, no one will say anything. If we live that kind of life now, people will talk behind our backs."

Su Yunting: "...Okay, we won't make a fuss, but we still need to hire people for the food stall. We'll buy clothes in the county. Making a set of clothes is too tiring. Our whole family will need to make more than a dozen sets. As long as we don't wear the new clothes out one after another, who will know that we bought ready-made clothes?"

Qiu Yu Ruo was tempted by what he said. The main reason was that she herself was not a particularly diligent person. Now that he had money, he wanted to change the family's clothes to better quality, with two or three sets for each person, totaling more than ten sets of clothes. This was definitely not something that could be done in a day or two.

I happened to be going to the county for an inspection, and Su Yunting was familiar with the county, so he would be a good guide.

If Qiu Yu agreed, Su Yunting felt a surge of satisfaction.

He wanted to give her even more, so that she wouldn't have to worry about what others would say behind her back or about not having enough money, no matter what she wanted in the future. He wanted her to live a life she could live however she wanted.

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Su Yunting had just returned from his trip when Qiu Yuruo told him to rest at home for a few days, as she could use this time to find someone to help out at the food stall.

After much deliberation, Qiu Yuruo decided to ask Su Huai if he would be willing to let his second son become her disciple.

As the saying goes, when you go out to do business, you must have people who are of one mind with you, especially in matters related to your craft, you need your own people.

She used to not let her second sister go out with her because she was too beautiful and she was worried that she couldn't protect her. Now that Su Yunting has woken up, he can earn two hundred taels of silver just by going out, not to mention the possibility that he will become an official in the future. So after Su Yunting woke up, Qiu Yuruo completely gave up the idea of ​​taking her two younger sisters to do business.

If your own sister isn't suitable, then find someone you can trust in terms of character.

Judging solely by character, among all the people Qiu Yuruo knows, there is none better than Su Huai and his wife.

Su Huai and his wife had three sons and two daughters. Their eldest son and second sister were the same age, their second son was one year younger and the same age as Ping An. Perhaps due to the health problems caused by having two children in a row, the oldest of their three children was only eight years old.

The eldest and second sons had both been studying, but the second son suddenly didn't want to go to school this year. He was a twelve-year-old boy and didn't have much strength yet. Qiu Yuru heard that Su Huai was about to send him out to learn a trade.

So she made a special trip to Su Huai's house to ask Su Huai's sister-in-law if they would be willing to let their second son become her disciple.

Qiu Yuruo meant for her to discuss it with Su Huai that evening, but to her surprise, Su Huai's sister-in-law agreed on the spot.

Sister-in-law Su Huai pulled Qiu Yuruo aside and said, "Yuruo, no one in the whole village knows your skills better than our family. Your willingness to take our second son as an apprentice is a blessing that others would beg for. We have nothing to discuss. Let him kowtow to you now, and tomorrow his father and I will come to your door to complete the formal apprenticeship ceremony."

Qiu Yu Ruo was just asking tentatively, and since the other party agreed directly, she didn't hide anything: "Sister-in-law, I'm planning to open a shop in the county. Since it's a craft business, the people around me must be of one mind with me, so I'm thinking of taking on another apprentice."

Therefore, the child will eventually leave your side.

Su Huai's wife laughed after hearing this: "It's a good thing to be able to go out and see the world. Don't worry, we won't stop you."

The next day, Su Huai and his wife took their second son, Su Chao, to Qiu Yuruo's house to formally have their son become Qiu Yuruo's apprentice and complete the apprenticeship ceremony.

He became an apprentice in the morning, and in the afternoon Qiu Yuruo took him to a food stall. She took him there for three days and realized that this child was less talented in cooking than Ping An.

Qiu Yuruo takes this in stride. Not everyone has a talent for cooking. As long as you're not a kitchen disaster, you can learn by doing more. Although you may not become a top chef, you can still be a decent chef.

She trained her apprentice at the food stall for three days before Su Yunting urged her to go to the county.

Qiu Yuruo originally planned to take him for three days, and then let him work as an assistant at the food stall.

The two of them were going to the county, and the younger sister wanted to go with them. Last time they went to the county, she wasn't fully recovered and only visited one street. She wanted to see the other streets.

Qiu Yuruo couldn't stand her younger sister's gaze and prepared to agree to her request.

However, Su Yunting did not want to bring her along. Although he loved his little sister very much, he did not want to put her between the two of them at this time.

He made up an excuse, saying, "This trip to the county is to find a suitable place for your sister-in-law to open a shop. It's inconvenient to take you with me. Once we find a shop, we'll move to the county, and then you can go shopping every day."

The younger sister assumed they were just going to the county to buy clothes, and since they had important business to attend to, she stopped mentioning that she wanted to go with them.

Su Yunting was overjoyed; he could finally take his wife to the county.

The two got up very early and went to town to catch a bus. They arrived in the county before noon.

The first thing Qiu Yuruo did was go to the clinic, not to see a doctor or get medicine, but to thank Dr. Zhang.

Although the doctor was paid for the consultation, if it weren't for Dr. Zhang, my little sister might not have survived her last illness, and if it weren't for Dr. Zhang, Su Yunting would still be lying in bed!

So when Qiu Yu decided to come to the county, she ordered a banner in the town and made some pastries yesterday.

The two people, carrying pastries and a banner, expressed their sincere gratitude to Dr. Zhang.

After declining Dr. Zhang's offer to stay for dinner, Su Yunting asked Qiu Yuruo as they left the clinic, "How about we go to the biggest restaurant in the county for dinner?"

Looking at him, Qiu Yu Ruo thought that this man really didn't know how to manage his money. He would go to the biggest restaurant and not be able to leave without spending several taels of silver. Even if there were only two people eating, it would probably cost more than half a tael.

Su Yunting felt a little guilty under her gaze. He was only thinking about making good food for his wife and forgot that their current economic level was not yet at a point where they could spend money freely without caring about the price.

He cleared his throat and gave himself an excuse: "I mainly wanted to see what the level of the biggest restaurant in the county is like, so that I can have a reference when you open your own shop in the future."

Qiu Yuruo: "I can't open such a big store. The level is different. There's no need to compare with others. Let's find a restaurant of average level, but with good taste and reputation."

How the restaurants in the county tasted was a thing of the past. Su Yunting could remember the knowledge he learned in his youth in his previous life, but he couldn't remember the food he ate that was even remotely palatable during his youth.

He said, "There are many restaurants in the county, but the ones I know are only those near the academy. Why don't we book rooms at the inn first and ask the innkeeper which restaurant has the best food?"

A trip to the county takes up most of the day, and even if Qiu Yuruo only glances at a place while inspecting it, it will take her one or two days. Therefore, the two of them need to stay in the county for two days, and booking an inn is a must.

Qiu Yu asked him, "When you come to the county in the future, you and Yun Che will still be studying. It would be best to open a shop closer to the academy. Otherwise, why don't we go and check out the academy?"

Although Su Yunting didn't want to go to the academy, his wife's considerations were quite reasonable. Besides, even if he didn't go to the academy, Yun Che would still have to.

So he readily agreed: "Let's go, let's book an inn near the academy first, and then come out for a meal."

After discussing it, Su Yunting hailed a car on the street and went to an inn not far from Mingshun Academy. He booked two adjacent rooms, and after settling in, he asked the waiter about the best restaurant nearby.

Su Yunting couldn't remember which restaurant was the best, but he did remember which street it was.

As we left the inn, just as I was about to take my wife to a restaurant, I heard someone call my name.