Since losing his job as the manager of the food shop, the family has been struggling financially, and things have gotten worse. This job is a real lifesaver.
After finalizing some details and signing the contract, Xiao Li took her leave.
Xiao Li arrived at Chen Niang's house. She had already made arrangements with Chen Niang to use the house at the entrance of Jingzi Alley as a warehouse and the shop rented in the east of the city as a store.
Taking advantage of the fact that no one was around, Xiao Li took out some of the various grains from her spatial storage and piled them in the tidied storeroom. Only then did she go to the shop in the east of the city to check on the renovation of the aged wine.
After three days of rest, under Wang Gui's guidance, Mo's shop opened, mainly selling rice and eggs. The shop name was written by an old scholar and was called Mo's Rice Shop.
Mo Qingshan and Yun Yu's parents didn't know where the rice and grains would come from, but since their daughter had already taken care of it, they let her do it. They just needed to put their own things in the shop to sell.
At Xiao Li's insistence, Mo Yunxiao took over the management of the shop. Mo Yunxiao was overjoyed; no boy dislikes building his own business.
On opening day, Mo Yunxiao personally lit the firecrackers and hired a small lion dance troupe to make it a lively occasion. Neighbors from all sides sent congratulatory gifts, and Mo Yunxiao also packed some eggs as return gifts. For the first three days after the opening, customers received three eggs with every purchase, and two more eggs for every 100 copper coins spent, with no upper limit.
Although business wasn't booming, the affordable rice prices had attracted a customer base. Later, the good taste also drew in some regular large clients.
In the days that followed, the Mo family members were all busy. Mo Qingshan took care of the back mountain, Mo Yunxiao and Chen Niang managed the Mo family rice shop, and Yun Yuniang was also busy in the vegetable garden, taking care of household chores with Xiaoli and Xiaojiuer.
Xiao Jiu usually helps Yun Yu Niang with simple tasks, like gathering pig feed. Yun Yu Niang doesn't want to ask Xiao Li to do anything, so she does all the housework herself. Xiao Li, feeling sorry for her mother, takes on most of the housework herself.
The family raised two pigs and one cow. After the rice shop opened, they bought a horse-drawn carriage. However, the horses were all fed by Chen Niang, so all that was needed was cleaning the pigsty and the cow pen. Mo Qingshan did most of the cleaning, so Xiao Li didn't have to do much.
Yun Yuniang always made breakfast in the morning. After Xiaoli got up and ate, she washed the dishes and started tidying up the room. She used various cleaning spells until the room was clean. Then she just put things back in their place.
Then she went to do the laundry. After using a cleaning spell, the clothes were clean, but she still had to rinse them with water, otherwise she felt they weren't clean enough.
He filled the water tank at home with diluted spiritual spring water from his spatial storage, fed the pigs and cows in the pen with vegetables and water from his spatial storage, picked two small cucumbers, a few ripe tomatoes, and a handful of greens from the vegetable garden, and prepared the ingredients for lunch.
Using spells like this every day has brought unexpected benefits; it not only improves proficiency but also speeds up cultivation. I suppose this is a form of training.
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That day, the village chief summoned the villagers again, saying that the county magistrate was coming to inspect the village, which was a great joy.
Because every household in the village grows vegetables and has income, Mojia Village is the most active in collecting taxes this year. The county magistrate heard that the whole village was growing vegetables and had even built a chicken farm, so he came to check it out so he could earn some political credit.
On a sunny morning, a carriage slowly drove into Mo Family Village. The village chief accompanied the county magistrate from the east end of the village to the west end. They passed by the rabbit burrows, led by Daya's family, and the lush green radishes and cabbages in the fields before arriving at the back mountain of Mo Qingshan's house.
The Mo family stood at the door to greet them. Looking at the family's poised and generous demeanor, the county magistrate nodded inwardly. This family seemed capable of handling important matters. Compared to the timid and hesitant villagers, the Mo family stood out.
The Mo family remained calm; after all, they had even seen gods and immortals, and were worldly-wise people. Could a county magistrate possibly be stronger than a god?
"So you're the owner of this chicken farm? Tell me, what made you decide to start this chicken farm?"
"In reply to your question, sir, I only know that nothing can be grown on this barren mountain except for raising chickens. Thanks to your kindness and encouragement to everyone to reclaim the land, I was able to muster the courage to lease this barren mountain and start a chicken farm." Mo Qingshan had already prepared his words under Yun Yuniang's instruction.
As expected, the magistrate listened with a delighted expression, clearly very satisfied.
After the county magistrate finished touring the village and had a sumptuous lunch at the village chief's house, he left by carriage.
The small village has returned to peace.
Since resigning from his official post and returning to his hometown, Old Master Su Lie has been living in the wealthy area of the western part of the town, in a large courtyard with Suzhou-style garden architecture, small bridges, flowing water, pavilions and terraces, and a stream of water flowing slowly under the bridge, passing through the garden and flowing into the lake.
Su Lie was fishing under a tree by the lake. On a small table beside him sat a pot of tea, two plates of pastries, and a plate of washed cherries. A servant waited at a distance, not daring to approach.
Su Lie looked at the lake. It had been a long time since any fish had taken the bait. Even if a fish was caught, the steward would buy it first and then release it back into the water. It was really boring.
He simply stopped, stood up, and slowly walked back to his room with his hands behind his back.
"Xiao Sang, what's wrong with Master? He used to be able to fish for two hours straight, why is he back so early today? Is he feeling unwell?"
Upon hearing the news, the steward dropped what he was doing in the front yard and rushed over to inquire about the servants' whereabouts.
The servant glanced at the old master's door and whispered, "Father, the master seems a bit unhappy today. I don't know what's wrong. He stared at the lake for a while and then went back to his room."
"Hey, there must be too few fish, you didn't catch any. Tomorrow, go and buy more live fish, make sure they're fresh, so they don't come back empty."
The housekeeper was also extremely worried.
"Dad, it's hard to buy live fish. Once they're caught, they're hard to release, and they're even harder to keep alive once they're out of the water. We've been eating fish for so long, can we stop fishing? Let's try something else to play with?" Xiao Sang said with a bitter face, she was about to throw up from eating fish.
Su Quan's face darkened, and he raised his hand to slap him. "You brat, do you think you can pick and choose? This is the only hobby the master has. You better do your job properly and don't delay things."
Xiao Sang tilted her head to the side after being patted, and quickly nodded, "Okay, Dad, stop hitting me, I'll go find some fish right now."
"Alright, no need to look for fish anymore. Fishing isn't fun. Xiao Sang is right, we're tired of eating this fish. Let's change the menu."
Su Lie walked out of the room, looked at the sky, and once again felt that life was meaningless.
Su Quan hesitated for a moment, then said carefully, "I've heard that there's a village under my jurisdiction that has set up a chicken farm on a barren mountain. Why don't you go and take a look, sir? It's said that the county magistrate went there and wrote a report afterward. I'm sure the prefect has already made a note of it for him, and perhaps he can get promoted."
"Oh, really? Then we can go and take a look. Maybe we can promote it. It's a good thing that benefits the country and the people."
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