Chapter 481: Profits of the Fisherman
Hu Xin'er asked in surprise, "You didn't even leave any money for the room?"
Everyone avoided her gaze. Apparently, these people, who were used to a life of luxury, had completely forgotten that the inn's room fee was due tomorrow at noon.
"Let's eat first." Mu Qing was the first to break the silence.
Jiang Yao also said, "Your health is more important. Eat first. We will find a way."
If all else fails, they can rob the rich and help the poor.
Hu Xiner naturally didn't want the Lu family to be unable to pay the rent.
So, after finishing her porridge, she pinched her nose and pulled out a few silver bills from her socks.
During this process, Mu Qing's shocked look made her feel very uncomfortable.
"Don't look at it." Hu Xin'er said a little embarrassedly, "Didn't you get kidnapped by bandits before? I thought I should hide some money on me in case of any unexpected situations in the future... You don't mind me not being clean, do you?"
"How could that be?" Mu Qing said with a smile, "My wife is so frugal and diligent in managing the household. I am so happy for her."
Hu Xin'er shyly threw herself into his arms: "So, have you found all the herbs for the face-changing? These banknotes should be enough for the face-changing and to pay for the rest of the room."
Mu Qing was a little uncertain: "I'll go ask the Taoist priest again."
In any case, this money is not enough to go to Shuangxi Village. After all, there are so many people who need to eat, so everyone can only stay here temporarily.
In another room, Erdong complained loudly, "No way, is this all I'm given to eat? It's not even enough to fill my stomach."
He looked at the white porridge and pickled mustard greens in front of him, and his disgust was evident in his eyes.
Lu Yunjue ignored him and continued eating.
Erdong frowned and said, "Brother Yunjue, you were once a noble son of a wealthy family. How come your life is so hard now? You're not trying to torture me by eating porridge and vegetables in front of me, but enjoying delicious food behind my back, right?"
Lu Yunjue looked at him speechlessly: "You think too much."
Erdong started to make a fuss: "I don't want to eat it, I don't want to eat it. I have a contract with you guys, I'm not your slave, why are you treating me so badly? I want to eat meat!"
"No money." Lu Yunjue uttered two words lightly.
Erdong was dumbfounded: "Is this funny? With Hu Xin'er here, how can you be broke?"
Lu Yunjue drank his porridge slowly and said, "I didn't bring enough money."
He ignored Erdong's annoyance and frowned slightly when he thought of the current predicament everyone was living in.
Even if the Taoist priest and the others didn't tell him, he would still know where the money was spent.
Since everyone had to eat these things because of him, he felt very guilty.
"I'm going out tomorrow." He said to Erdong. "Auntie will watch over you."
Erdong began to howl: "I don't want it!"
After a few days of hard work, he has successfully understood Lu Yunjue's bottom line.
Mr. Lu is a pretty nice person. He basically never gets angry, but he doesn't like to talk.
The only way to relieve Erdong's boring daily life is to make him talk.
Lu Yunjue had made up his mind. He was not an ignorant child, so naturally he had to share the burden with his brother and sister-in-law.
The next day, Hu Xin'er went out with two dark circles under her eyes: "Boss, this is the room fee for the next ten days."
She gave the remaining banknotes to the Taoist priest and others, leaving only the copper coins in the purse around her waist.
Thinking that her only little money had been spent, she felt heartbroken. She tossed and turned and couldn't sleep well at night, leaving her with two big dark circles under her eyes.
The shopkeeper smiled happily when he saw the money, but when he smelled the scent of the banknote, his face wrinkled.
Hu Xin'er pretended to be calm: "If there's nothing else, I'll leave, haha..."
She walked out of the inn quickly, wanting to cry but unable to: "Husband, I will never hide money in my socks again!"
Mu Qing patted her head and said, "It's okay. What do you want to buy today?"
Hu Xin'er shook her head: "Let's go to Mu Xin's comic shop first."
Mu Qing asked doubtfully, "Isn't the door there still closed?"
"He definitely didn't open the door because he was afraid of getting scolded. I guarantee the boss is probably recuperating in there!" Hu Xiner cheered up when she thought that she could make a lot of money.
If this deal is successful, they won't have to worry about the travel expenses to Shuangxi Village.
As for how the store will develop in the future, Hu Xiner could only say that she didn't know either.
When they arrived at Mu Xin's comic book shop, they were both shocked because there were so many people gathered outside the shop.
"Are these all customers?" Hu Xin'er was puzzled. "Why are they all men?"
It was just as she said, most of the people gathered outside the comic book shop were male scholars, and there were very few women.
Mu Qing said softly, "Why don't we just forget about it today? With so many people here, I'm afraid it might disturb your pregnancy."
"No!" Hu Xin'er patted her belly, her eyes filled with desire for money. "Let these people take the lead, and we can just sit back and reap the benefits."
As the two of them were talking, they had already gotten closer, and only then could they hear clearly what those people were shouting.
All they kept shouting for was a refund or for Mu Xin Comics Shop to get out.
Amid the noise, some scholars had already started banging on the door.
"Now the owner has no choice but to come out." Hu Xiner was very happy. It seemed that they were lucky and didn't have to do it themselves.
Sure enough, the door opened with a creak.
What was shocking was that the person standing at the door was the young man with almond-shaped eyes from yesterday!
Even Mu Qing's eyes showed a hint of surprise: "We were actually deceived by him yesterday."
The young man with almond-shaped eyes was wearing a fur coat and selling pirated books yesterday, but today he has transformed himself into the owner of a comic book store.
He was dressed like a scholar, with a jade-like figure. If it weren't for the occasional cunning in his eyes, Hu Xin'er would have thought she had recognized the wrong person.
Although he was nervous inside because of so many people, he smiled brightly. "What can I do for you all?"
"Boss Zhao, you're going too far!" The scholars outside immediately started to criticize him rudely.
A middle-aged scholar shook the comics in his hand and said with deep sorrow, "It's said that a gentleman loves money but gets it in a proper way. But Zhao Si, the books you have here are too low-quality. Such books will only pollute people's minds."
"Yes, my little niece has been talking about love and romance lately. She has no shame at all!"
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The others also took the opportunity to pour out their grievances. The quality of the picture books produced by Mu Xin Comics Shop was terrible, but the plots were very attractive.
This makes people who don't like it think it is just a pile of junk, while people who like it are too timid to speak out.
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