Amo's suggestion of opening a shop had given Lin Yan an idea. He had been selling fragrant tofu for a month. He'd sold just over 400 wen on the first day, a trial run, and then over 900 wen on the second day, during the Lantern Festival. He'd been selling seven sheets of tofu every day since then, bringing in around 600 wen a day. After deducting costs, Lin Yan had already saved 10 taels of silver.
But if I open a shop, what should I sell? What about the fragrant tofu and tofu stall? Or can I set up a larger stall, like a wonton stall?
What if the shop isn't profitable? The monthly rent seems to be over one or two taels of silver. If I want a bigger shop, it's even more expensive. Oh, and I need to hire people. I don't have enough staff at home, and hiring people means paying wages, which is another expense.
Lin Yan was overwhelmed. The more he thought about it, the more confused he became. He simply gave up thinking about it. The pepper seedlings were growing. It was already mid-March, so he had to find time to plant them.
I promised Zhao Zhen the vegetables, and sent him a basket of radishes and cabbages the next day. Tomorrow when I go to plant peppers, I will see if they have been eaten, and pick some more after they have been eaten.
There are many vegetables that can be planted in March, such as leeks, cabbage, tomatoes, cucumbers, peppers, eggplants, radishes, etc. Chrysanthemum vegetables are also delicious, but there are many wild vegetables on the mountains and no need to plant them.
Zhou Chunlan had her fields cleared in early March and planted a good supply of leeks, cauliflower, tomatoes, cucumbers, eggplants, and radishes, which she would sell once they grew. She had also planted chili peppers on half a plot today; they would be essential for making chili sauce, and since Lin Yan couldn't grow much, she figured she'd plant some too.
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Zhao Shiyun saw that Lin Yan had been absent-minded these past few days and wanted to ask him something. So after falling asleep that night, Zhao Shiyun took Lin Yan into his arms and asked, "Brother Yan, are you worried about something?"
Lin Yan was thinking about how to start the conversation. Zhao Shiyun played with the ends of his hair, waiting quietly for Lin Yan to speak.
"Brother Shi Yun, I'm thinking about opening a store."
"Open a shop? Are you planning to open a shop?" Zhao Shiyun was a little surprised. After all, he had only been selling fragrant tofu for a month.
"Not really. I just heard my mom mention it the other day and I had some thoughts in my mind." So Lin Yan told Zhao Shiyun his thoughts one by one.
Zhao Shiyun touched his chin and suggested, "I think we haven't been setting up the stall for long, so it's better to take it step by step. Don't be too ambitious, just set up something like a wonton stall. Oh, and we can sell the tofu and pork soup we had that day."
Lin Yan suddenly had an idea: "We can specialize in selling tofu-related food, such as fragrant tofu, stuffed tofu, tofu soup, soy milk and tofu pudding."
Zhao Shiyun smiled and said, "Yes, my family makes tofu, so it's only natural for us to sell tofu. When we become big in the future, we'll open a shop and sell more tofu-related foods."
Lin Yan got excited just thinking about it and started to make some promises: "That's right, when we open a shop and make money, I'll drink soy milk bowl after bowl, adding sugar and salt whenever I want. We can also build a bigger house, and maybe even buy a house in town."
Zhao Shiyun felt a little relieved as he listened to his wild and unrestrained talk. He thought he wouldn't be absent-minded every day anymore. However, if he kept talking like this, he wouldn't be able to sleep.
"Brother Yan," Zhao Shiyun interrupted him, "I see you're so excited right now, I guess you can't sleep. Since you can't sleep, how about we do something else?"
"What else?" Lin Yan was puzzled. Then he felt a hand on his waist. What else could he not understand? He angrily nudged Zhao Shiyun in the stomach with his knee: "Your mind is full of that."
Zhao Shiyun smiled and kissed his forehead: "We are husband and wife, don't think about that."
After saying that, he unbuttoned Lin Yan's underwear, held his waist with his big hands and rubbed it, sliding across his lower back and reaching into his underwear.
Lin Yan's face flushed red. Why did this person pinch his butt? Before he could say anything, Zhao Shiyun kissed him.
His mouth was being licked and sucked, and he was breathing heavily. Lin Yan raised his hands and hugged Zhao Shiyun's neck, squeezing his whole body into his arms. Zhao Shiyun felt his passion and turned over to cover him.
The moonlight is bright tonight, shining through the window onto the bed. The white bed curtains reflect a pair of figures, and there are occasional whimpering sounds accompanied by the shaking of the bed.
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There was no need to go to town today. After finishing the tofu, the family prepared to plant peppers. While they were busy, Lin Yan had already dug up the pepper seedlings and put them in a basket.
The family arrived at the field, and Lin Yan looked at the patch of land ready for planting with great joy. Zhao Shiyun began carefully digging a hole with a small hoe, while Lin Yan handed him the chili seedlings. Zhao Qiming and Yu Ge'er were also busy, digging holes at the other end to plant the seedlings. Zhao Qiming dug, Yu Ge'er planted. Li Yuemei was at home selling tofu and hadn't come.
With more people, the work goes much faster. Planting is almost complete in an hour. Zhao Shiyun fetches water from the river to water the peppers to help them establish their roots. After planting, they must weed regularly to prevent weeds from competing with the peppers for nutrients. Once the fertilizer made from bean dregs is ready, they'll fertilize the peppers.
After planting the peppers, everyone was a little tired but satisfied. Lin Yan asked Zhao Shiyun to ask Zhao Zhen if she had finished eating the vegetables, but he, a younger brother, would not go.
Zhao Zhen couldn't eat so many vegetables by himself, so he ate the cabbage first, which was not easy to keep. He ate most of it and didn't eat much radish. However, he made the rest into dried radish.
"I don't eat much food by myself. I was just saying it at the time, but you took it seriously." Zhao Zhen said with a smile.
"That won't work. Just send it to me as you say. Besides, there aren't many dishes." Zhao Shiyun smiled innocently.
"Send it in a few days. Just use a small basket to hold all the food. If the basket is as big as the one you gave me last time, it will take me forever to finish it all." Zhao Zhen shook her head.
Zhao Shiyun nodded in response, "Okay, I understand. Then Uncle Zhao, let's go back first."
Zhao Zhen waved her hand: "Go back."
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