The two demon princesses left discreetly.
Anyway, Li Mei left in a sorry state, completely unlike her former high spirits. The days that Tianlan Sect was punished only fueled her resentment and strengthened her resolve to go and mess with Su Linyuan.
At this moment, Zhu Yi had no idea how bad a person's obsession could be. If she had known, she probably would have picked up a sword and stabbed a few bloody holes right now.
Hua Nuansu followed the little squirrels to pick vegetables, her cheeks puffed out in a huff.
She wants to learn more new ways to make snacks from Zhu Yi, and in the future, she wants to become the top chef in the cultivation world!
Zhu Yi has some free time today, so she's staying at Taolin Xiaozhu to share her experience in growing fruits and vegetables in her garden with Weiwei and Xue Shan.
"I'm a little embarrassed because I haven't really taken care of them!" Zhu Yi scratched her head.
Honestly, she's been either fighting or recuperating in seclusion lately. The vegetables she planted earlier were all planted by Zhao Cai and the squirrel team. Zhu Yi didn't do anything except roughly know that some vegetables need to be placed on growing trellises.
"Actually, I don't really know how to do it either." Wei Weiwei blushed, her face flushed, but her smile was pure and innocent. "But I thought I could learn more from my junior sister so that when I go home to visit my family, I can ask the aunties who know about planting to help me plant it."
“That’s right. We’re busy cultivating all day, so these farming tasks are definitely not easy for us. Knowing the general idea will help us figure out the rest later.” Xue Shan nodded, her fingers gently touching the tender yellow chili seeds. “The vegetables here are easy to grow. We don’t need to worry about the soil’s strength or whether there’s spiritual energy in the soil to make them thrive. They’re perfect for our area.”
Xue Shan recalled the distant corner village, feeling a vague sense of longing and anticipation.
"I'm thinking of asking Senior Brother Mu Yu for leave to go home and visit my family after I've gotten through this busy period." Xue Shan's clean-cut eyes were full of anticipation. She was a little embarrassed, and her eyes flickered with a hint of restraint. She had only been learning business from Zhu Yi for a short time, and she was already thinking about going home. Thinking about it, it didn't seem right.
With the bonus her junior sister gave her, she had to help her junior sister with some work.
A sudden realization dawned on Zhu Yi, who stopped packing the rapeseed and understood Xue Shan's concerns. Beneath her joyful face lay a hint of unease.
Zhu Yi gently nudged Xue Shan with a twist of her hips: "What are you worried about? Afraid I'll be stingy and won't let you leave?"
"Um." Xue Shan wanted to say, "Junior Sister, you're being too blunt." She was a little unsure how to respond to that.
After a slight hesitation, she nodded honestly. She couldn't bring herself to say anything hypocritical. However, a few days ago, Xue Sanshan received a letter from her younger brother at home. A monster had appeared in Guaijiao Village, harming the villagers and killing several families, causing panic and unrest among the villagers.
Xue Shan honestly confessed, "I thought that since I'm now at least at the mid-stage of the Golden Core realm, I could go back and help the village see if we could drive away these demonic beasts and lend a hand."
"This is important!" Zhu Yi frowned, her little eyebrows almost bristling on her forehead. After thinking for a moment, she said, "Shanshan, don't rush back. The situation over there sounds quite dangerous. We haven't made any preparations yet. It's not safe for you to go back empty-handed."
"That's what I was thinking too. Sister Shan, why don't you consider posting a mission in the sect's mission hall to recruit a few fellow disciples with good skills and experience in catching demons to go back together?"
Wei Weiwei's suggestion was good, but Xue Shan was ultimately short of money. She didn't have many spirit stones to offer, and she was afraid that not many people would be willing to go back with her.
Hope vanished in an instant, and Xue Shan said sullenly, "After hearing what you all said, I feel like I've oversimplified this matter."
Zhu Yi patted her on the shoulder to comfort her: "I think it's a great thing to be able to return home in glory to visit your parents and benefit your neighbors. Sister Shanshan must be the most amazing woman in your corner village!"
"Yes, I feel much better now that you've said that, Junior Sister!"
"However, before you leave, you need to train two people to take over serving the food for you! Our business still needs to continue. Making money is always the most important thing for us women!"
Xue Shan and Wei Weiwei were quite surprised to hear such remarks for the first time.
Weiwei chuckled, "Aren't we supposed to be cultivating? Isn't it a bit of a waste of time to always be thinking about how to earn spirit stones?"
"No way! I think being a cook is really fun! When you're counting spirit stones every day, aren't you all smiles like a flower?" Hua Nuansu shouted at Weiwei in a loud voice. A circle of little squirrels around her chirped in agreement, their colorful little tails swishing fluffily, looking very carefree.
Weiwei blushed: "I've never earned spirit stones on my own before. Recently, I've been helping my junior sister set up a stall every day to earn spirit stones, which makes me feel really capable!"
It was a kind of ordinary, simple, yet exciting experience that women from aristocratic families had never had before.
It turns out that the wealth earned through one's own hard work is so precious and something to be proud of. Weiwei felt that it would be a happy thing to buy Zhihuai a new set of clothes. She could also learn how to cook delicious food from her junior sister. She was sure that her grandfather, father, and aunt would love it when she made it back home!
"Yeah, earning our own money and spending it ourselves is pretty cool!" Zhu Yi blurted out, "Let's open a shop in Anyuan Town!"
"Let's move our mobile food cart to Fenglan City, and then open a physical store in Anyuan Town, training a group of people to help us! That way, we can free up time to do what we want to do!"
After a few quick thoughts, Zhu Yi felt the idea was increasingly feasible. She started sketching in her journal, and that's how the idea of opening a shop came about.
Summer days are long, peach orchards are lush and green, the sun is blazing, just like the turbulent emotions in Zhu Yi's heart at this moment.
While she was engrossed in writing in her journal, she didn't forget to look up and suggest to Xue Shan, "Sister Shan, you could take advantage of these few days to train a few people to take over your work. But let me make this clear first, if the people you find don't do a good job with the work we've already done, I'll deduct your share of the profits!"
"Haha! Look at this little fox, I know she's got another clever idea the moment she lifts her eyelids!" Xue Shan laughed and agreed. "The newcomers' wages will come from my share of the profits. I'll take care of everything at our stall before I go back to my hometown to visit relatives!"
Zhu Yi raised an eyebrow: "Little fox, let me tell you, when you go back to your hometown, be sure to make some preparations. If all else fails, you can also buy some weapons, take them back to organize a village team, and gather the young people in the village to dig traps with you to deal with the monsters. Didn't Master Miaoyin leave us many cultivation manuals of the Hehuan Sect? If necessary, Sister Shanshan can take out one or two suitable ones and teach the village team. There's strength in numbers, so you won't be unable to defeat the monsters by fighting alone!"
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