"You can't say that," Han Qi strongly disagreed. "If we take all their burdens on our own, what will they do? Just loaf around, waste their money, and become good-for-nothings?"
Upon hearing this, everyone couldn't help but cough.
The same thought flashed through everyone's mind: Are you sure this isn't about you?
Han Qi felt flustered under the gaze of the group. "Don't you all think this makes a lot of sense?"
He turned his head and said, "Sister, you speak!"
“That makes a lot of sense,” Jiang Nuan swallowed before daring to speak, “I just don’t know if Han Yi will think of putting the greater good before family after hearing this!”
She was really afraid she would choke on her own saliva.
This unique and unpretentious thought process is truly admirable.
"Why should I?" Han Qi asked matter-of-factly. "I didn't say anything wrong!"
You've really ruined your son's life!
Jiang Nuan was only thankful that Han Yi hadn't heard these heinous words.
"Brother Han," Manager Jin couldn't help but ask, "did the old man particularly dislike you when he was alive?"
"How did you know?" Han Qi's eyes widened, and then he voiced his distress, "The thing the old man did most back then was to make me kneel in the ancestral hall and copy the family rules. He would throw me out the door at the drop of a hat. People thought I was picked up from outside!"
"It must have been really difficult for the old man..."
If Jin Yonggan were to act so recklessly, he felt he would lose at least ten years of his life.
Grandpa Han, could he have been driven to his death by this good-for-nothing son?
Thinking of this, Manager Jin's eyes became subtle, and he quietly moved his buttocks back a little further away from Hanhan.
I was thinking of keeping my son away from this person to avoid him being led astray.
"Finally, someone knows how hard I've been," Han Qi said, deeply moved, and grabbed Manager Jin. "Good brother, from now on you're my own brother."
Seeing Manager Jin's green face, Jiang Nuan's face turned bright red.
Finally, unable to hold back, he burst out laughing, "Brother, you're such a clown."
Sure enough, every time I met Han Qi, I was always happy.
"My dear in-law," Manager Jin said, really tired of listening to Han Qi's bizarre remarks, "let's get down to business. How can we make money?"
"Do you really want to make money?" Han Qi's expression was somewhat reluctant.
"Brother, please calm down," Jiang Nuan cleared her throat to reassure them. "The main thing is to find something for everyone to do to pass the time. Whether it makes money or not is secondary."
Upon hearing this, Han Qi indeed stopped causing trouble.
He felt that being tainted by money was beneath his dignity, but he was not averse to finding things to do for amusement. He was already bored out of his mind and needed something to kill time.
"Mother, how do you want to make money?"
“Mistress,” Jiang Nuan frowned, “why haven’t you left yet?”
"I'm just worried that Mother might need my help."
They are even more worried about missing out on good opportunities to make money.
Although several of my shops are currently making money, no one ever thinks they have too much money.
If he could find a mountain of silver, he felt he could live on it for a hundred years, eating, drinking, and relieving himself there.
"Never mind," Jiang Nuan said with some disdain, "Since there isn't one, let's listen to it together."
As she spoke, her expression turned serious. "I've said before that the most profitable businesses in the Great Zhou Dynasty are salt, iron, wine, and tea, each of which is extremely lucrative. Secondly, writing brushes, ink, paper, inkstones, silk, and porcelain also have great potential."
"What does this have to do with us?" Manager Jin asked, puzzled. "These businesses are either controlled by the imperial court or divided up by powerful families. There's no room for us to get involved. We might as well continue running restaurants and eateries."
The shop that Manager Jin and his partners run is a small eatery. They open for business on weekdays and also sell some perishable side dishes and braised meat.
The cook was very skilled, and the group was very experienced. They often carried their wares to the countryside to sell their food, so the business was quite good. It was enough to cover the daily expenses of the families, and there was still a considerable surplus.
Although Manager Jin also wanted to go further, he understood that one should be down-to-earth and dared not be reckless.
“No, that’s not it,” Jiang Nuan said after a long silence. “The business in Da Zhou has been almost completely divided up, but there are still countless opportunities outside of Da Zhou.”
"Does 'in-laws' refer to the Western Regions?"
"The Western Regions is one place, and there are also distant overseas areas."
"Overseas?" Han Qi exclaimed in surprise. "Girl, don't do anything rash. The sea is dangerous, and there are all kinds of sea monsters. You can't be foolish."
"Brother, have you looked into this?"
"Yes," Han Qi nodded seriously, then explained, "I have consulted some books on this subject, and although there are few, I have deduced quite a lot from them."
First, there are various sea monsters in the sea, each possessing superhuman strength and fond of eating flesh and blood.
Secondly, the sea is rife with bandits, all of whom are extremely vicious and prone to taking lives.
In addition, the weather at sea is unpredictable, with frequent storms that often capsize ships, a situation that cannot be overcome by human effort.
And most importantly, it's very difficult to determine direction at sea; even the most experienced fishermen aren't always confident.
Upon hearing this, Jiang Nuan took a sip of water to hide her shock.
"Are these all true?" Manager Jin was also surprised. "Where did you see that?"
Would a regular book cover these topics?
Manager Jin expressed his doubts.
Although he had never attended school, he had been to the study of Master Jin and was quite certain that these things were not found in the classics, histories, philosophical works, and literary collections.
"Many books, including unofficial histories, county records, secret stories, and miscellaneous anecdotes."
“My dear in-law, if the sea is so dangerous, then…”
“I know,” Jiang Nuan waved her hand, “There are definitely risks, but we’re just following along and getting a little taste of the profits, it’s not that big of a deal.”
"Drinking soup, what does that mean?"
"You'll understand later."
"Should we take the route through the Western Regions?"
Jiang Nuan didn't answer the question, but instead said meaningfully, "There are many agates, jades, and spices in the Western Regions, each of which is very valuable."
"Mother, can we go?" Huang Xiaosan asked, expressing his concerns. "It's said that the people of the Western Regions are very fierce and can eat people. We also have to cross vast deserts, which is extremely dangerous."
"How did you know?" Jiang Nuan frowned.
"I heard it from someone," Huang Xiaosan said guiltily, rubbing his nose. "My son also wanted to go to the Western Regions to trade for spices, but he gave up and went north to trade for furs instead."
"Luckily you didn't run off!" Jiang Nuan gave a light snort and continued, "The situation isn't as bad as you say. There are indeed dangers along the way, but the fact that merchants from the Western Regions can reach the Great Zhou shows that the road is open. There's no need to be overly afraid."
“But a trip to the Western Regions would require a lot of manpower and resources,” Manager Jin expressed his concerns. “Can we manage it?”
"As I just said, we're just following behind and getting the scraps; the main force is someone else."
More precisely, we'll give them preferential treatment and hand over money for free.
However, how much one can gain depends on personal luck and courage.
"Mom, I want to go, I want to go," Huang Xiaosan said anxiously, sensing the hidden meaning in Jiang Nuan's words. "I'll take out all the money I've earned recently, and I can even sell two shops to invest it all."
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