Grandpa Zhao said, "You did the right thing. Now that there are more servants, we need to keep our distance from them, otherwise we won't be able to establish our authority."

"Yes, that's what I think too."

The three chatted for a few more minutes before Lu Chuan returned with the wild rabbit he had hunted.

Xu Han saw him take the rabbit from his hand and said, "Why are you back so late? Come back earlier next time."

"We went a bit too far chasing rabbits today. There are so many rabbits in the mountains now. We caught quite a few this afternoon."

The Taoist priest continued, "We can start the winter hunt soon. We should catch as many as possible, but we mustn't let them multiply too much, as they reproduce very quickly."

"Yes, we'll start winter hunting when the weather gets colder. There are more people this year, so there's bound to be plenty to hunt."

Xu Han changed the subject, asking, "Did you take the prey you hunted directly to the valley?"

"Yes, I delivered it on the way. Besides the rabbit, I also gave them the pheasant."

"Just send it over. Has Han Qi returned yet?"

While washing his hands, Lu Chuan answered Xu Han, "I'm back. I just got back when I went there. Dan Niang originally said she was going to come over and cook, but I didn't let her come. She was busy over there today, so I asked her to stay there."

I was just craving your beer-braised duck; I remember you posted some on your social media. Let's skip making it and just eat it!

Upon hearing this, Xu Han glanced at Lu Chuan and, seeing his composed expression, thought to herself that she might have been overthinking things.

He said, "Okay, there are still plenty of dishes in the space! Take out more later, and we'll have a big meal."

Lu Chuan and the Taoist priest naturally noticed this look, but neither of them said anything. Grandpa Zhao chimed in, "That's great. Let's not go over there to join in the fun. We can have some fun at home."

After hearing this, Xu Han turned and went to the kitchen. After she went in, the Taoist priest glanced at Lu Chuan, who was still a little confused.

Grandpa Zhao then reminded her, "In the future, if anything happens, tell Xiaohan first. Most importantly, stay away from those girls."

Lu Chuan then realized what Xu Han's look had meant, and slapped his forehead, "I was careless."

He added, "Thanks to the Taoist priest and Grandpa Zhao for reminding me, I was careless. I will be more careful in the future."

Hearing this, the two of them didn't say anything more; the young couple's affairs were something they had to resolve themselves.

That evening, after washing up, Lu Chuan returned to his room and apologized to Xu Han.

Xu Hanbei was completely bewildered by the sudden apology. "I thought it was something serious! It's not that I'm petty, it's just that other people are watching. If you get too close to them, people will definitely gossip."

Of course, I definitely trust you; you're the best to me.

After Xu Han finished speaking, she hugged Lu Chuan tightly and kissed him.

Seeing Xu Han's reaction, Lu Chuan couldn't help but feel annoyed that he hadn't been careful enough. He decided that his wife should handle these matters for them in the future.

Actually, it wasn't that Xu Han was making a mountain out of a molehill. It's just that in this era, it was customary for men to have multiple wives and concubines. In the past, Lu Chuan didn't have the opportunity to meet so many women, so naturally he didn't have this idea.

But now that there are so many young women in the valley, Xu Han can't help but overthink things, and she's even more afraid that Lu Chuan might actually have those thoughts.

If that day really comes, Xu Han will definitely choose to let Lu Chuan go, let herself go, and try not to become a resentful couple.

Fortunately, after this incident, Lu Chuan became more careful, and since he didn't have such thoughts himself, he naturally wanted to keep his distance from other women.

As it turned out, Xu Han made the right gamble, and Lu Chuan did not let her down for the rest of his life, but that's another story.

Time flew by, and after four days of hard work, dozens of people finally finished picking all the mountain produce.

There wasn't enough room in the valley, so we moved them to the old house. Now, both the old house and the valley are piled high with walnuts, pine nuts, chestnuts, and the like.

In the blink of an eye, more than half a month has passed. During this time, not only have the harvested mountain produce been sorted out, but all the bricks and tiles have also been transported back. Now the house is half-built.

Looking at the house slowly rising in front of her, Xu Han couldn't help but sigh, "It's so good to have many people! Everything gets done so quickly."

That evening, the family sat together and discussed, "Now that we've finished harvesting the mountain produce and the house is half-built, I'm thinking about whether we can open a shop in the county town so we can make some money before the New Year."

The Taoist priest nodded. "It's time to start making plans."

"Yes, our canned goods and fruit wine will only fetch a good price before the New Year. It will also take a lot of time to renovate the house in the county town."

"Then let Han Qi take a few old women over tomorrow to clean up! That way we can stay more comfortably when we go there in a couple of days."

Lu Chuan agreed, "Okay, let them go first. We'll take care of things at home in the next couple of days. We might not be back for quite a while."

At this moment, Grandpa Zhao spoke up at the opportune moment, asking, "How many shops do you plan to open? Have you decided where to open them?"

Xu Han explained, "I discussed this with Lu Chuan before. We plan to open a general store first and sell the mushrooms and other mountain products from our home."

The Taoist priest was taken aback. "A general store? Don't general stores usually sell daily necessities? Can you sell mountain products?"

Xu Han nodded. "Sure, even though it's a general store, it can still sell these things. Don't ordinary general stores usually have these?"

We also thought about this issue when we were choosing a name for the store, so in order to highlight what we sell, we changed the name to Lu's Fresh Mountain Products Shop.

We should clearly highlight what we're selling, so that people will immediately know what the store sells.

Although we are a general store, we are different from other general stores. The difference is quite significant. We mainly sell fresh and dried goods.

This way, we can sell everything we produce ourselves, whether it's fruit, meat, or vegetables, in the shop.

After listening, Grandpa Zhao nodded. "This is a great idea. The name is novel, and most importantly, it suits us perfectly."

Lu Chuan said, "That's right. After a while, people in the neighborhood will be able to buy vegetables directly from our shop, saving them the trouble of traveling all the way to the market."

The Taoist priest then asked, "Where do you plan to open your shop?"

"I want to expand this shop, so I've ruled out smaller shops."

After much deliberation, only the four shops on South Street seemed the most suitable.

However, there are both advantages and disadvantages to opening there.

The advantage is that people like to go to the vegetable market on South Street to buy vegetables. The shops there have a large flow of people, and they are all there to buy vegetables, so the customers are also very targeted.