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Chapter 97 It's time to make money again

Chapter 97: It’s time to make money again

When the roosters crowed, Shen Zian woke up. Before he opened his eyes, he felt the warmth in his arms. His hands were soft and smooth, which made him reluctant to let go. He opened his eyes and looked at the woman in his arms through the light of the gap in the curtain. There was a love in his eyes that he didn't even know. He gently kissed Su Zhi on the forehead, and then hugged her to sleep again.

When he woke up again, Shen Zian felt that it was already bright outside. He put on his clothes gently, looked at his wife who was still sleeping, and thought that she was really tired last night.

Shen Zian's face turned red when he thought of last night. He didn't dare to look at Su Zhi again, fearing that he couldn't control himself again. He didn't want to disturb his wife's sleep.

Shen Zian gently opened the curtain, got down, and pulled the curtain closed again, leaving only a small gap.

The red candles had burned out. Shen Zian put them aside, then took the tray, cleared the food on the table, and gently brought it to the kitchen.

Shen Zian was afraid that his wife would feel cold when she got up, so he lit some charcoal. While he was doing that, he heard some movement on the kang. He hurried over and saw Su Zhi opening her eyes.

Su Zhi looked at Shen Zian and didn't react for a while. When she looked into the red tent, she felt something strange in her body again. All the memories of yesterday came back to her at once. Under Shen Zian's gaze, her face turned red little by little, and her eyelashes drooped to cover her shyness.

"Wife, are you awake?" Shen Zian was a little embarrassed, but he still pressed the quilt that was slightly exposed at Su Zhi's shoulders, "I'll go get some hot water. Do you want to take a bath?"

Su Zhi nodded. She thought that adding some lotus pollen to the hot water would make her feel more comfortable. She just moved slightly and felt uncomfortable.

Shen Zian went to boil some hot water. They had a small room next to the kitchen where a bathtub was placed. They could take a bath. There was also charcoal next to it. The room had just been lit for a fire, so it was warm.

Su Zhi took a comfortable bath, put on her clothes, sat on the kang, and looked at the still red room with a happy smile on her face.

Shen Zian cooked rice porridge, boiled eggs, cut some pickled vegetables, including radishes, Jerusalem artichokes, and two steamed buns. He brought them to Su Zhi, and the two of them ate on the kang table.

Although Su Zhi was shy, she was not a native ancient woman, and she had been with Shen Zian for a long time. After a meal, she had returned to her natural state. Shen Zian was the same, but the two felt closer than before. This is what it feels like to be a perfect couple!

After dinner, Su Zhi went to play with the two little wolves. Shen Zian had already fed them. Now the big white wolf and the big black dog were squatting under the porch to bask in the sun. Such a scene gave people a warm feeling. Shen Zian also sat under the porch, watching Su Zhi playing with the two little wolf cubs. He also had a smile on his face, thinking that this was the life he had always wanted, to have his own home. With someone by your side, happiness is so simple.

The good days passed quickly, and December is about to pass in the blink of an eye.

The people of Hebian Village have gradually stopped being afraid of Shen Zian's sacred beast. They saw Shen Zian and Su Zhi walking together with the big white wolf. There were several times when the big white wolf was very close to them, but he just glanced at them and then turned his head away, as if he didn't take them seriously at all. The big white wolf's reaction actually made people feel relieved. Sometimes looking down on someone is more reassuring than looking up to them.

Later, Su Zhi began to bring the big black dog and two wolf cubs out together, and the big white wolf would follow slowly behind them, like a guard.

Once, a few children were playing at the edge of the village. Su Zhi happened to be taking the Holy Beast family for a walk. When the little black wolf saw the children running and playing, he ran over too. At that time, the big white wolf and the big black dog were walking behind them and were blocked by something. The children did not see them, but only saw the little black dog. One of the boys thought the little black dog was cute, so he started playing with it. When he saw the big white wolf, he was startled. The children ran away, but two of them were too timid to run and cried out of fear.

Su Zhi went over to comfort them, telling them not to be afraid, saying that the holy beast would not bite good children.

The children saw that the big white wolf was right next to them, but it didn't bite them. They also saw someone around them and Su Zhi touching the big white wolf's neck, so they were no longer afraid.

Once the news spread, everyone knew that although the holy beast was a wolf, it had human nature and would not bite people casually.

Li Shi went out again these days. When he came back, he heard that the Holy Beast was living in Shen Zian's house. He was brave and believed that animals with human nature would not bite people. He also helped the Holy Beast's cub before, so he must be fine. He immediately went to Shen Zian's house and was amazed when he saw the Holy Beast.

Li Shi went to Shen Zian's house and came out safe and sound. This incident made the people in Hebian Village less afraid of the holy beast.

Gradually, the people in Hebian Village got used to the Holy Beast. They no longer got scared and turned around and ran away when they saw the big white wolf. However, no one dared to approach. Everyone stayed two meters away from the Holy Beast, which was already very good.

Su Zhi was very satisfied with this situation. She didn't want others to be too afraid of the holy beasts, but she also didn't want others not to be afraid of them. It was best to have a certain intimidation effect.

It was deep winter, and the Chinese New Year was just a month away. Su Zhi had already tidied up her house, the matter of the Holy Beast had been resolved, and she and Shen Zian had become a real couple, and their lives had returned to normal. In this quiet time, Su Zhi thought about making money.

Su Zhi calculated that the family had spent two hundred and sixty taels to buy the land, and building the house and laying the walls required materials and labor costs, which totaled more than one hundred taels. In addition, Shen Zian had spent another sum of money to buy these things for her, so half of the eight hundred taels of silver was spent.

There are still more than four hundred taels. This amount of money would be considered a huge sum of money by the farmers, and it might take a lifetime to earn it. But for Su Zhi, it is not much, and she does not want to live off her savings.

Su Zhi thought that she would have to tidy up the garden next year, when the time came to build roads, dig ponds, and build pavilions, all of which would cost money. Also, if she wanted to do some business in the future and expand it, she would probably have to hire helpers, and they would also have to pay for their wages.

In Su Zhi's eyes, four hundred taels of silver were like a pile of snow, which became less with every blow of the wind, and eventually disappeared.

Make money, you must make money.

Su Zhi closed the small box and locked it, then opened the kang cabinet and pulled a place inside. The wooden board inside opened, and she put the small box in and put the wooden board back in place. From the outside, it looked like an empty cabinet. She put some more things in, so that no one would find out that there was a box inside.

Shen Zian watched his wife hide the money, smiled, and lowered his head to write his big characters. Shen Zian knew that his wife could write, so he asked her to teach him. He knew a lot of characters, and now he was learning some difficult characters. He learned very quickly, and it was estimated that after this winter, Su Zhi would have nothing to teach him.

"Zi'an, there are only 400 taels of silver left at home. We need to make more money."

Su Zhi moved to the side of the kang table and watched Shen Zian writing. Shen Zian sat there with his legs crossed, his back straight, the brush moving slowly under his hands. Shen Zian had also been given some spiritual spring water by Su Zhi these days, and some lotus pollen was added, so his skin became better. Of course, it was not white and tender, it was still wheat color, but the color was lighter and smoother, and his hair was darker, shinier and smoother than before. Wearing a blue shirt made by Su Zhi, his already handsome face looked even more handsome. Sitting there writing, although he did not look like a weak scholar, he also exuded a sense of literature.

Su Zhi looked at Shen Zian and thought that if this man was also trained like Shen Ziju, he would also be a talented person, right?

However, she also likes Shen Zian's current appearance.

Shen Zian finished writing the last stroke of a character, put the pen aside, and said, "Wife, how do you want to make money?"

Su Zhi immediately pursed her lips and smiled, thinking that she liked Shen Zian for being like this. If it were any other man, he would definitely say, "Leave the money-making to me, and you as a woman should not worry about it." That was the husband in her previous life memory, which was why she gave up a good career to become a housewife, and finally lost herself.

"Don't we have a lot of chestnuts and hawthorns? Last time I made red sour fruit cake, do you think it tastes good? We can sell red sour fruit cake, candied haws, and stir-fried chestnuts. The Chinese New Year is coming soon, and people will buy some melon seeds and peanuts snacks. What we sell is not available to others, so we will definitely sell well."

Shen Zian thought about the red sour fruit cake that Su Zhi made last time. It was really delicious. He thought it was worth considering. As for fried chestnuts, he could imagine that the chestnuts had to be fried until cooked, so he could also consider it. As for the candied haws, what was that?

Su Zhi smiled and said, "Tanghulu is made by removing the seeds from red sour fruits, stringing them together with bamboo sticks, and coating them with syrup. That's it. Kids love it. It tastes sour and sweet and is delicious."

"Wife, have you eaten it?"

Shen Zian heard Su Zhi explain it in such detail and thought that his wife must know a lot. From what she said, it seemed like it was really delicious.

Su Zhi said: "I haven't eaten it, but someone told me it's delicious. When I make it, we can eat it together."

Shen Zian nodded and said, "Okay, if you want to do it, then we'll do it. Tomorrow is the market day, don't you need sugar? Let's go buy some."

Su Zhi nodded. She hadn't been to the fair for a long time and really wanted to go. She had woven a lot of silk threads these days and it was a good opportunity to sell them. This would make her some money.