The dead general was kidnapped by his husband and taken to farm.

The wooden box containing the copper coins was full again. In addition to the copper coins, there were also several silver ingots, all of which were earned from selling storybooks.

The previous master and his apprentice's illustrated book sold very well, and there was even a stage set up to perform a play based on the storybook. So he went to hand in the storybook he had just written yesterday and negotiated the price with the bookstore owner again.

The original fifteen taels was increased by ten taels. From now on, no matter whether the scripts were sold to storytellers or to opera performers, he would get 60% of the total revenue.

The bookstore owner wanted to lower the price even more and split the price with him 50-50.

Jiang Shian was not polite and said with a smile: "Shopkeeper, you had a lot of bookcases in your shop that were not sold before. The two I wrote later can be said to be in short supply. There has been a constant stream of people copying books in your shop recently. Not to mention the income from the stage. I think my request is not excessive at all."

The shopkeeper was a little hesitant at first, but after hearing this, he thought for a moment and agreed. This month's income, in addition to the regular writing brushes and ink, was the profit from the storybook. In just one month, he earned the same amount as the writing brushes would have earned in a year.

This young man is a talented person and his stories are brilliant. More and more people are buying his books. Moreover, each book is signed by "Ying An". Now people who come to buy the books will ask, and they will only buy them if they are written by Ying An.

If this leads people to go to other bookstores, then he will lose more than he gains.

Taking out three silver ingots from the wooden box, Jiang Shian had a satisfied smile on his face. It was a full thirty taels.

It was dinner time when we arrived at the village gate. We could see smoke coming out of the chimneys of many houses from a distance. After entering the village, we could smell the aroma of food when the wind blew.

There were no women sitting and gossiping at the entrance of the village at this hour, so the two drove directly to the gate of the courtyard.

Jiang Shian got off the carriage, locked the door and opened it, and Ji Yinghuai drove the carriage directly into the yard.

Now that there are more things in the house, and there is no one at home and no one to look after the door, I bought a copper lock to lock it to prevent thieves from breaking in.

After moving the things back to the kitchen, Ji Yinghuai unloaded the carriage, and then took Heifeng to the well to drink water.

The weather is hot, so only the water just drawn from the well is still a little cool. If you put it in a basin and let it dry in the sun for half an hour, it will become warm.

It has been a long time since I last ate dry rice. Jiang Shian washed the rice and decided to steam a pot of dry rice.

Then he picked some vegetables and meat and washed them beside the well.

He was quick and didn't need any help to do these things. Ji Yinghuai could only sit in front of the stove and help light the fire.

Take the rice out of the pot and put it in the steamer. When you open the steamer, it is already cooked.

The other stove was also lit. Jiang Shian heated the pan, poured in oil, put in the garlic and dried chilies, and fried until fragrant, then poured in the Chinese toon and egg liquid and stir-fried.

The Chinese toon was dried before, soaked in hot water, cut into small pieces and beaten with eggs. It smells as good as freshly picked ones.

Jiang Shian was cooking and said, "I've thought about it and think we can rent a slightly bigger shop, preferably one with a backyard. Sometimes when we're too tired, we don't have to rush back home and can stay in town."

He looked at Ji Yinghuai and asked the man for his opinion, "What do you think?"

My family doesn't have any farmland, and we don't have anything else except chickens and ducks. Living in town would reduce the hardship of commuting.

Ji Yinghuai nodded, "It's feasible, but a shop with a yard will probably be much more expensive than the one we rented."

If you buy it outright, it will cost about 50 or 60 taels for a larger shop including the title deed. If you rent it, it is not so cost-effective. You will need at least 100 cars a year. Only those who don't have enough money will rent it temporarily. When you have enough money saved, you can buy the shop directly.

One toothbrush shop is enough, Jiang Shian wants to rent another one and do some other business.

The sales of tooth powder and toothbrushes are still relatively stable nowadays, but there are already two shops in the town selling toothbrushes and tooth powder like them.

Those people probably wanted to steal customers from them, so they deliberately gave them a few cents cheaper price.

Jiang Shian didn't care too much about it. Many people in the town had already bought the piece they sold and took it home, so they didn't need it so urgently now. And their main source of money was not only in the town, but also to supply passing merchants.

It is enough to have one person look after the shop. Since there is no farm work to do at home, it is better to do some other business. He has read a lot of books during this period and has understood most of the things sold in the town. He knows what is not available and can start preparing.

You should always compare prices before buying anything, let alone buying a shop. The location should be good and the price should be reasonable. In short, there is no rush and you can take your time. It is better to choose from several places.

I'm just chatting casually with Ji Yinghuai at the moment. It will take a few days for the final implementation.

They have only been together for a month, but he has already gotten used to Ji Yinghuai's company. This man was cold and indifferent at the beginning, but now he and he are dependent on each other. His face has never been cold, and he is quite gentle from time to time.

Scrambled eggs with Chinese toon, stir-fried pork belly with bamboo shoots, and a serving of cabbage and tofu soup.

It had been a long time since he had eaten the food cooked by the boy himself, and Ji Yinghuai couldn't help but eat two more bowls of rice.

After dinner, Jiang Shian cleaned up in the kitchen, and Ji Yinghuai went back to his room to change clothes.

A note and a token were stuffed into a familiar place.

Ji Yinghuai opened it and read it quickly. The faint smile on his face disappeared in an instant, and finally became cold and full of hostility.

The golden token placed next to it had a tiger character engraved in the middle. It was the tiger token that commanded the soldiers of the three armies.

I didn't expect that the emperor didn't give it to Ji Zexu. Doesn't that mean his position as general is in name only?

But think about it, people in high positions are so shrewd, and what they are best at since childhood is calculating people's hearts.

No wonder I always tried to hint at him in my previous correspondence with him. It seems I had known it for a long time.

He was also stupid, thinking that they were brothers after all, and didn't think about it that way. Now that he thought about it, begging him to teach him martial arts and begging him to go to the military camp for training were probably all premeditated.

He was just stupid. He only realized now that he had killed so many brothers in vain.

After putting the bricks on the wall back, he put the tiger talisman in his arms and walked out of the yard. After investigating so much, it was time for him to go back and see his old acquaintances again.