On the third day of the Lunar New Year, the mouse marries his daughter. On this night, people have to go to bed early and not disturb the mouse’s wedding, otherwise they will be harmed by the mouse family.
In this era, rats are extremely common, especially in the countryside. These creatures are present in every household and cannot be eliminated.
However, the Xue family should be an exception, because Xue Huan set up a formation around the yard, and snakes, insects, rats, ants and the like are prohibited from entering.
Otherwise, with the richness of the spiritual energy in the Xue family's yard, it would probably attract all the creatures within a radius of a hundred miles.
Although there were no mice, the family still followed custom and went to bed early, much earlier than usual.
On the fourth day of the first lunar month, we welcome the Kitchen God, and on the fifth day, we welcome the God of Wealth. These two gods are both of great benefit to mankind. One can protect the home and the other can bring wealth. Of course, they must be worshipped with reverence.
After the fifth day of the Lunar New Year, the festive atmosphere faded and various businesses began to open for business.
Xue's mother originally wanted to go back. She was used to being busy before the New Year, and now she couldn't sit still anymore. She wanted to go back and reopen the embroidery workshop as soon as possible. If she was open for one day less, she would lose a lot of money!
Xue Huan originally bought the embroidery workshop and gave it to Xue's mother to run, just to give her something to do so that she wouldn't be immersed in sadness all day long, but not to let her be busy all day just to make money. Isn't this putting the cart before the horse?
She insisted on keeping her for two more days. "Mom, there's no end to making money. Why are you in such a hurry to go back? Wouldn't it be better to rest for two more days?"
Xue's mother said, "I've been thinking of a lot of new embroidery patterns these days, and I want to get them done soon. Nowadays, I feel uncomfortable if I don't pick up an embroidery needle for a day. Besides, the Lantern Festival is coming soon, so I want to launch a few new items before then. They're sure to be very popular then."
After more than half a year of career, Xue's mother, who was originally a little weak and indecisive, has been completely transformed into a career-oriented woman, but Xue Huan is also happy to see this change.
It is a blessing to have a career that you love and can work hard for.
"Okay, then let's stay for two more days and go back on the seventh day, okay?"
Xue's mother reluctantly agreed.
On the afternoon of the seventh day, the family returned to the city in a carriage, but Pei Ji was left behind because he had to continue studying with Feng Xian, who stayed at Doctor He's house.
Feng Xian felt that Shanghe Village was an ideal place to live, as it was located on the banks of a river and had a picturesque scenery. The people there were simple and honest (that was because the troublemaker had been taken to a temple by Xue Huan under the pretext of a ritual to eat vegetarian food and chant Buddhist scriptures).
He thought of buying a piece of land in the village and building a simple house next to his old friend's house. This way, it would be convenient for the two of them to visit each other in the future. They could come here to escape the heat in the summer and spend the winter here. Just thinking about it made him feel comfortable.
The most important thing is that he recently had the idea of writing a book. It is quite quiet here, which is perfect for writing. If he feels tired, he can go out and walk around to relax.
His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is just here to help him.
In addition, he had another consideration. Everyone in the court thought that His Highness had died, but now His Highness was alive and well. There were many people in Fengchi and many eyes. If His Highness was allowed to walk in the city, what if he was recognized?
His Highness's memory has not yet recovered. If he is recognized, no good outcome will be waiting for him.
This rural area is still safe. After all, the environment is relatively isolated, and new faces may not appear for ten days or half a month. The possibility of His Highness being recognized is greatly reduced.
With these thoughts in mind, Feng Xian did not delay and immediately picked out a piece of land not far from He Shen's house and asked the village chief to buy it.
After Xue Huan and his family returned to the Xue residence, they all rested for a while, and went to work or school early the next morning.
Xue Huan put on the disguise of "Zhao Xiaoxian", returned to the Zhao Mansion, and called Chen Tian to the study.
She pulled out a stack of invitations and a list of auction items.
"I plan to hold a charity auction on the 10th, at the school's auditorium. Charity auctions are also a form of charity. Simply put, I'll put some things up for auction and invite some people to participate. The money raised at the auction will all be used as funds for the foundation. Part of it will be used to purchase various materials within the school, and part will be used for other charities.
"Here's the list of auction items. You can take a look and have a better idea of what's going on."
Xue Huan handed over a thin booklet.
She made the booklet and the list during the Chinese New Year. The booklet not only listed the items, but also had pictures next to each item.
Because she often uses her painting skills, Xue Huan deeply feels that her painting skills are insufficient. However, the monk Wu Huan in the Soul Realm is a master painter. No, it should be said that he is a master painter. The things he draws are so realistic and vivid!
The pictures of evil spirits are particularly lifelike, and the evil spirits in the pictures seem to be about to jump out of the sky.
So she started to learn from him.
Perhaps because of the greatly improved soul power, her memory and learning ability also increased accordingly. In addition, she already had a certain foundation in painting, so she learned it easily. Although it was not a long time, her painting skills had made great progress.
Each of the items in the auction catalog is painted very vividly and realistically.
Seven-color peony flowers, a spicy hot pot secret recipe, a secret oden recipe, a cake secret recipe, sweet potato seedlings, and a planting manual (Note: Sweet potatoes are a crop that can yield at least 3,000 kilograms per mu, are easy to grow, and require little soil)...
Next to the seven-color peony is a painting of a peony with seven flowers. Each of the seven flowers has a different color: white, pink, red, yellow, green, purple, and black (inky purple that is almost black).
When Chen Tian saw the first lot, he was shocked. It was unheard of that a peony had seven colors at the same time!
Looking at the back, his expression gradually became out of control.
"Miss, are you really going to sell the secret recipes for spicy hot pot and cakes? If others get the secret recipes, Zhao Ji's business will probably get much worse. And this sweet potato, the yield per mu can reach 3,000 kilograms? Are you kidding me?"
Xue Huan: "Chen Tian, you have to remember that a secret recipe is just a secret recipe. Take braised pork, for example. So many people can make it, but how many of them can really make it well? Even if those people got the secret recipe, Zhao Ji has already made a name for itself. The reputation of Zhao Ji cannot be easily shaken.
"Besides, I still have a lot of secret recipes that I haven't shared yet. By the time others launch Malatang, Zhao Ji will have already launched other new products. Innovation is the key to staying invincible."
Chen Tian's heart was shaken. "I understand, girl."
"Another point is that there is still a huge gap in the food market, which Zhao Ji alone cannot occupy. Only when this market flourishes and becomes increasingly prosperous can Zhao Ji develop better."
Chen Tian pondered, "So, if you and I are well, then everyone will be well?"
"Haha, you could say that."
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