"Yinyin, your second brother and I have come to return the money to you."
As soon as she sat down, her second sister-in-law eagerly and solemnly handed over the money she had previously owed Zhiyin.
Zhiyin didn't refuse, and happily accepted it. After casually counting the money, she put it in her bag, looked at her second sister-in-law as if nothing had happened, and said with a smile, "Second sister-in-law, how's business lately?"
"Thanks to Yinyin, we're doing pretty well now. There's no one else in the county selling the same things as us."
“My daily income is very stable. I even gave the recipe for glutinous rice to my younger brother so he can sell it in another county!”
My second sister-in-law became interested when she mentioned this, her eyes filled with joy.
"That's good."
"By the way, Yinyin, Aunt Yao, when are you moving to your new house? We'd love to come and have our wedding banquet!"
The second brother couldn't help but ask out of curiosity, and the second sister-in-law looked at Zhiyin upon hearing it.
I started thinking that I should buy some furniture and send it over as a housewarming gift.
Yao Yulin immediately looked at Zhiyin, "Yinyin, what do you think?"
Zhiyin immediately smiled at the three of them, "Don't worry, I've already decided on the time. I'll need to trouble you two to help me out then."
"It's alright, it's alright, we're neighbors, it's only natural to help each other out."
Seeing that Zhiyin truly had this plan, the second brother and sister-in-law quickly waved their hands and began to look forward to it.
…
After they left, Yao Yulin looked at Zhiyin and said, "Yinyin, when are you planning to hold this? It's such a big and lively event, so we must inform the village head and invite all the people we have good relationships with in the village to come and have some fun."
"Hmm...Isn't the painting exam coming up soon? The results are supposed to be out around March 25th, right?"
"Once you pass the painting exam, you'll be a proper scholar, and we'll have double the joy! We'll celebrate with a banquet for the victory and a housewarming party at the same time, and we'll definitely have to invite everyone in the village to a feast!"
"Okay, as long as you keep that in mind, just let me know if there's anything I can do to help you."
"Okay, Mother, don't worry."
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"Xiaoya, you guys won't be able to rest during this period. I guess you'll have to make chili products every day."
The next morning, Zhiyin came to Xiaoya's house and told her about it.
Previously, since only dry pot restaurants consumed chili products, they could sit and rest for a while.
But that won't work now, since other partner stores are about to open, and chili powder is essential, so we'll be consuming a lot of it.
Thinking of this, she looked at Xiaoya and quickly added, "You should say that you'll probably all have to make chili peppers every day from now on."
Upon hearing this, Xiaoya was overjoyed, her eyes sparkling. "That's wonderful!!!"
I have a steady income every day in the village; it feels like a dream.
Most importantly, it's not tiring because you can work while sitting down.
"Okay, do a good job! Anyway, the working hours are fixed every day, and you can rest when you get tired."
Zhiyin patted Xiaoya's shoulder and smiled, then thought for a moment and asked, "What about Xiaoqin? How is she now?"
"She is doing well, although she still has to eat leftovers at home and sometimes even goes hungry."
"But she left her extra wages with me and bought a lot of things for my house, so she would come to my house to eat when she was hungry. It was quite nice, and thanks to the exercise she's been doing these days, she's become much healthier."
Upon hearing this, Xiaoya quickly explained, and thinking of the self-defense techniques taught by Zhiyin, she couldn't help but look at Zhiyin with gratitude, "Sister Yinyin, thanks to your teaching, we and Huahua have been practicing every day these days."
At this point, she proudly raised her hand, her tone full of pride, "Now I can muster the courage to defeat Zhifu, and he can no longer bully me!"
“Even if his mother comes to cause trouble, I will tell Grandpa Village Head and let him take charge for us.”
"Really? Xiaoya is great! Keep up the good work!"
Seeing Xiaoya's confident demeanor, Zhiyin smiled knowingly, gently patted her head, and said with admiration, "Well done! Then tell Xiaoqin that she will be working from now on."
The confidant felt happy as she thought about how she had helped a poor girl.
"Okay, don't worry, Sister Yinyin, I've got it covered."
Xiaoya patted her chest and assured her.
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In the time that followed, Zhiyin was not idle either, having a carpenter help her make wooden furniture.
They also went to the county and bought a lot of pots, pans, and other household daily necessities.
After all the furniture in the new house was arranged, Zhihua soon took the imperial examination.
The prefectural examination consisted of three sessions. After sending Zhihua to take the exam, Zhiyin went to check on the business of various shops and the proficiency of the shop assistants.
Seeing that everyone was handling things smoothly and that the staff could quickly resolve any unexpected incidents without her having to worry, she smiled with satisfaction.
He went straight into the private room of the dry pot restaurant and started writing down recipes for pickled radish chicken, various noodles, braised meat, various hot pots, barbecue, etc., based on his memory.
"But even if I write it down, I still need to teach everyone how to barbecue in person!"
As Zhiyin wrote, she kept thinking in her mind. In fact, she only had theoretical knowledge and had never actually done it herself.
Therefore, you still need to try it yourself to know if the taste is as you imagined.
Zhiyin's hands never stopped; she kept writing and writing like crazy!
It took me about two hours to finally finish writing down everything I could think of.
"Phew, finally done!"
Zhiyin stretched and shook her sore arms, staring blankly at the contents of the paper.
Besides mahjong, what other entertainment shops are there in modern times?
"Immersive werewolf game? Haunted house? Escape room? Murder mystery game?"
These are the entertainment activities that Zhiyin can think of for the time being that she could open a shop for. As for mahjong, cards, or billiards, she has no idea at all.
After all, things like mahjong and playing cards can be conveniently displayed alongside food and beverages to attract customers.
However, opening a standalone shop might not have been very popular in ancient times, since both of these methods are very simple and easily learned by others, making them highly replaceable.
Furthermore, chess, cards, and mahjong can all be made at home and played with friends, so there's no need to open a shop.
After considering the advantages and disadvantages of these different games, Zhiyin finally decided that they could start by opening a haunted house to play with.
Although ghosts were almost a taboo in ancient times, there were always daring young men and women who were curious about them, and some people wanted to seek thrills and thus came to play.
Both escape rooms and murder mystery games require brains, and she felt that people in ancient times might not be able to accept them as readily.
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