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

Near noon, people from Merchant Liu came to move the goods. Just like before, they paid all the money at once when the order was placed. They would only come back in half a month to load the remaining 500 sets of toothbrushes and tooth powder.

Jiang Shian happily escorted the people out the door. Zhang Songbai, who was standing next to him, watched the caravan carriage leave, bowed to him and said with a smile: "Manager Jiang's business is getting better and better. Congratulations."

"What are you talking about, Manager Zhang? I've seen a lot of business coming and going in your shop all day long. My business has been quite quiet these days, and if I don't want to do anything else, I'm going to close the shop."

The two of them flattered each other, with smiles on their faces. Who doesn't like to hear auspicious words, no matter if it's flattering or not.

There were shops all around them, and it was not easy to park the carriage at the door for a long time. Ji Yinghuai first went to the town entrance to pull the carriage over, and the two of them closed the shop and went home.

No one entered the shop at this time, so Jiang Shian asked what he saw in the morning, "I saw that the rice shop opposite was still open two days ago. Why did it suddenly change the owner today?"

Zhang Songbai followed his line of sight and saw that the shopkeepers were hanging red flowers and red lanterns on the door of the shop, as if they were preparing to decorate it well for reopening.

Jiang Shi'an and his people did not live in the town, so they were naturally not as well-informed as the nearby shopkeepers. Moreover, the silk business in his shop also required him to purchase fabrics from other places, so he knew more than others.

Now the Li family members are busy with their own affairs, and no one will come to cause trouble even if they say anything here, so he told Jiang Shian everything he had learned in the past two days.

Li Shun was originally a relative of a branch of the Li family. His father was the steward of the Li family in the provincial capital, so he found a job running a shop in this small place.

The Li family has such a huge business, and he usually bullies others in this town by relying on his surname. Before, many people did not understand and thought that he was the son of the eldest master of the Li family, so no one dared to offend him. Until today, the Li family suffered completely, and not only could he not pretend anymore, he was also taken away by the officers and soldiers from above.

The Li family was involved in a huge matter this time. Buying and selling contraband salt was a capital crime, and they were caught and dealt with on the spot at the dock. Now all their properties will be confiscated, dozens of family members will be imprisoned, and their wives, sons and daughters will be exiled to barbarian lands to do hard labor.

If they get into an argument, this branch of the family is not particularly close and will not be implicated. However, just because his father as the housekeeper was involved in many things, and Li Shun has always relied on the reputation of the Li family, now he can't run away even if he wants to.

"That's why they say God is watching what you do. He deserves this day." Zhang Songbai finally sighed.

Li Shun had never been a good person. He often brought a bunch of people to mess with other rice and oil shops, putting rats in other people's food and oil every few days, or asked some thugs to spread rumors that the rice sold in other shops was old rice and that only his rice was of good quality and reasonably priced.

Li Shun was both immoral and hateful. He had ruined many men and women, most of whom were from the countryside with no background.

Some would ask their parents to sell them to him for some money, and if someone refused, he would kidnap them and take them back to his house.

Jiang Shian was shocked when he heard this. This was really too evil.

He couldn't believe that if he hadn't knocked down those thugs that day, his subsequent fate would have been the same as those of the previous ones. He also cursed in his heart, "You deserve it."

The two chatted for a while, and soon Ji Yinghuai came over in a carriage.

Zhang Songbai smiled and joked with him: "Your business is doing well. You guys go home to rest in the afternoons recently."

Jiang Shian smiled and said that he was going to clean up the shop, so Zhang Songbai returned to his shop.

The two of them replenished the missing tooth powder and toothpaste, and calculated the copper coins they had earned in the past two days. They directly moved the money box onto the carriage, and when they had saved enough, they could go to the bank to exchange it for small change.

There was already enough vegetables and meat at home, so there was no need to go out to buy more. The carriage drove out of the town and onto the dirt road.

He told Ji Yinghuai everything that Shopkeeper Zhang had just said to him as if it was just a casual chat.

There was no extra expression on Ji Yinghuai's face, except that his expression turned cold when he mentioned Li Shun.

It was such a coincidence that day that a secret guard came to report the news to him. All his secret guards knew Jiang Shian and were planning to help. However, they unexpectedly saw a young man knocking down several men without any effort.

Later, when the secret guards went back and talked to him, he felt incredible and even more angry. How could anyone dare to covet his little brother and use such despicable means?

The Li family could only blame themselves for their bad luck. Selling fine salt privately was illegal, and he just let them get ahead of the curve.

The police anonymously sent all the evidence to the county magistrate.

Reporting such a big thing was a great achievement, so the county magistrate was naturally happy. Selling salt privately was no small matter, so all the people involved were dealt with in just three days.

Of course, he would not tell Jiang Shian about these things in detail. After listening, he naturally changed the subject and talked about other things.

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It was already late when they got home. As soon as they opened the gate, the dog rushed out, wagging its tail at them and barking.

Now it has been at home for several days and has adapted to the situation. Jiang Shian has observed the puppy for the past few days and feels that it is quite good, smart and human.

The day before yesterday, he went to the river to cut grass and took the puppy with him. He didn't expect that the puppy, which looked small, could catch voles by itself. Jiang Shian decided to keep it at home because it was so smart and capable.

The hunter was from several villages nearby, a bit far away. If it weren't for Huang Youcai's guarantee, he would never feel comfortable sending the puppies to him to raise for a few days. Since he had decided to take the puppies, he should send the money over as soon as possible.

After the two of them discussed it, Ji Yinghuai went to the Huang family, asked about their approximate location, and then rode there on horseback after eating.

Breakfast was simple. Jiang Shian steamed a pot of steamed buns and braised the leftover chicken with sweet and sticky sweet potatoes.

Potatoes had not yet been grown in this dynasty, so sweet potatoes could only be used instead. Fortunately, the sweet potatoes grown in the countryside tasted pretty good.

Of course, he did not grow sweet potatoes. He bought them from the village chief's house. Originally, the village chief said that he would give him half a bag directly, as their family was not short of sweet potatoes.

Jiang Shian felt bad, so he paid a few coins.

I went to my grandma's house and bought a piece of fresh tofu, cabbage tofu, and a chicken, and added the pork belly that I hadn't finished eating to make dry-fried pork belly.

"Shi An's cooking skills are getting better and better. After eating the meals you cook, I feel that the occasional meals in a restaurant are a little lacking in taste." Ji Yinghuai took a bite of the steamed bun with meat and said while eating.

Before he went to the battlefield, he was also a nobleman. His family elders and teachers had repeatedly taught him not to talk while eating or sleeping. But after he went to the battlefield, he just drank a lot of wine and ate a lot of meat every day. Being too particular seemed petty.

Jiang Shian had even less of this habit, so the two of them would chat while eating every meal, saying whatever they thought of. If they had nothing to say, they would just eat in silence, and the atmosphere would not feel awkward.

Jiang Shian smiled when he was praised. Being recognized was naturally a pleasant thing. "If it tastes good, eat more and earn more money. I can make you whatever you want to eat in the future."

"I can do it for you in the future..." Ji Yinghuai stopped and pondered these words.

Seeing him mumbling, Jiang Shian thought the man didn't believe him, so he nodded and said affirmatively: "When I make money, it's just a meal, what's there to not afford?"

"Heh." Ji Yinghuai suddenly smiled, and when he looked at Jiang Shian, his eyes curved, "This is naturally the best. I'll be counting on you to fill my stomach in the future."

Jiang Shian didn't think there was anything wrong with this and nodded happily.

Ji Yinghuai's eyes flashed with darkness, and he looked at Jiang Shian's profile in a trance. In the future, this future is a lifetime, time is long...

After dinner, Ji Yinghuai took Heifeng with him to deliver silver to the hunter.

Jiang Shian put away the dishes and used the matches on the stove to refine the badgers into oil.

He was the only one at home, so killing chickens and ducks was easy for him. He also had no psychological burden in slaughtering the badgers, and he finished it in no time.

When the puppy saw the meat, it wagged its tail and followed him around his legs. There was still a lot of oil residue left after the boy had refined the oil. People couldn't eat it because it didn't taste very good, but it was okay to feed it to dogs.

The oil produced by two badgers can only fill half a small jar.