Ye Daquan drove Ye Caiping and the others to their destination.

After the children got off the bus in town, Ye Caiping was taken to the prefectural city.

Ye Caiping bought a silk quilt, which cost her more than eighty taels of silver. She also picked up the doctor from yesterday and took him home to treat the Duchess.

While having lunch, Ye Caiping was drinking fish soup when she suddenly remembered Shen Zhiyan.

She had been so busy lately that she had forgotten she should teach Shen Zhiyan how to make fish bait so he could catch lots of fish.

Thinking about it, Ye Caiping's eyebrows danced with excitement.

...

By the river, Shen Zhiyan sat in his usual spot, fishing.

A soft footstep sounded, and Shen Zhiyan glanced over to see Ye Caiping walking over with fishing gear.

"A rare guest." The voice remained as indifferent as ever.

Ye Caiping blushed slightly with embarrassment, implying that she wouldn't come back after becoming an apprentice.

Ye Caiping smiled and said, "I've been too busy lately..."

Shen Zhiyan raised an eyebrow: "Mm."

From the moment she appeared, she made her purpose clear: fishing was merely a ploy to get him to take on apprentices.

So after she achieved her goal, she stopped coming, and Shen Zhiyan didn't think anything of it.

I'm just a little curious why she came again.

Ye Caiping said, "Didn't I say last time that as long as you take on an apprentice, I'll tell you what my bait is?"

"I've been so busy lately that I only just remembered. That's why I'm calling to tell you."

Shen Zhiyan became genuinely curious: "What is it?"

Ye Caiping handed over the small bucket in her hand: "This is it, I made it myself. It's made with flour, eggs, and other ingredients. I'll give you the recipe."

He then handed him a small piece of paper to sign.

Shen Zhiyan accepted it and put it in his sleeve pocket.

"Change your bait, and I guarantee you'll have fish soup tonight," Ye Caiping said.

Shen Zhiyan had no choice but to put the bait away.

Ye Caiping baited his hook with her own bait and then let him cast it out.

Ye Caiping also took out her fishing gear, sat down about ten feet away from him, and started fishing.

A moment later, her line moved! That stupid fish, still hungry, was back!

Ye Caiping happily dragged a yellow catfish onto her plate, but when she turned around, she saw that Shen Zhiyan was still calm and collected, and hadn't caught a single fish yet.

Ye Caiping: "Haha, you'll have it in a bit."

Shen Zhiyan nodded.

Half an hour later, Ye Caiping brought up another loach, but Shen Zhiyan still didn't move.

After thinking for a moment, Ye Caiping picked up a small stool and sat down in a spot about three zhang away from Shen Zhiyan.

Fifteen minutes later, she pulled up a large grass carp! Tonight's drunken fish dish is sorted!

Shen Zhiyan remained motionless.

Ye Caiping's lips twitched slightly. She picked up her small stool and stood ten feet away from him!

But in the end, even after her little fish basket was full, Shen Zhiyan still didn't touch it.

What kind of physical condition do these air force personnel have?!

Ye Caiping simply put away her fishing rod and sat down next to Shen Zhiyan.

But after sitting for half an hour, not a single fish had appeared.

Shen Zhiyan wasn't embarrassed; it was she who felt awkward first.

Shen Zhiyan remained calm and relaxed, not uttering a word, as if nothing in the world mattered to him.

Ye Caiping looked at him for a while, then at the wide river surface.

These past two days, all the frustration I've been feeling has been released.

She was actually somewhat resentful.

At the height of her success, she was suddenly transported to another world, and she wanted to return to her peak here!

But this era doesn't allow her to choose.

Perhaps this is already good enough; there's no need to set up a glass workshop. We're content with our modest wealth.

At this moment, Shen Zhiyan's fishing line moved.

Shen Zhiyan raised an eyebrow, and after some effort, pulled it up, only to find a small fish fry about two fingers wide.

Shen Zhiyan: "..."

You promised to make fish soup tonight after I changed the bait!

He turned to look at Ye Caiping and saw that she was leaning against the bamboo behind her, fast asleep.

Shen Zhiyan smiled. Why is he so impatient?

...

When Ye Caiping returned home, it was already dark.

She was woken up by Shen Zhiyan and was embarrassed when she learned that he had only caught a small fish fry.

He was given half a bucket of miscellaneous fish, so that Master Shen could finally have fish soup that evening.

After the meal, Ye Caiping calculated the wages in just two hours.

The next day.

This was the last day of February, and many merchants chose this day to pick up their goods.

Baiweilou has developed its own unique flavor profile by using its own seasoning packets, which has become very popular.

Thanks to Baiweilou's publicity, restaurants outside Yue'an County learned about the Hulatang workshop and came to visit, increasing the workshop's orders from 16,000 jin per month to 20,000 jin.

Ye Caiping sat in the workshop early in the morning, with Daquan and Erquan watching over her.

Zhao Fan assisted Ye Caiping from the side.

Once he gets the hang of it, I'll hand it over to him next month.

Merchants arrived one after another, paying money, moving goods, and hauling goods away.

Horse-drawn carriages were coming and going in and out of the workshop, making it quite lively.

"Oh, it's Madam Ye!" Manager Lin walked over with a smile.

He had already come to pick up 5,000 jin (2,500 kg) half a month ago, and he came to pick up the rest today.

"Long time no see," Ye Caiping said with a smile. "How is Mr. Su doing?"

After paying for the goods, Manager Lin said, "May I... use your outhouse to relieve myself?"

Ever since that incident, Manager Lin has been thinking about Ye Caiping's outhouse.

“There was also an outhouse in the workshop.”

"There are people inside, it's full."

“Alright, come to my house.” Ye Caiping chuckled. “Big brother, take Manager Lin to my outer courtyard.”

Ye Daquan led Manager Lin out, and they returned in less than a quarter of an hour.

Seeing that no one was coming over, Manager Lin said, "Your outhouse is really unique."

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