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

The deposit alone was a full five hundred taels of silver. I had never seen so much before, and I had never earned so much money before.

All the money added up during this period was just under two hundred taels.

Jiang Shian's eyes narrowed into slits.

Seeing his happy, money-loving face, Ji Yinghuai walked over to him and rubbed the top of his head.

Jiang Shian seemed to be already familiar with such intimate actions from men. He did not dodge, but instead gave the man a sweet smile.

Of course, this smile looked sweet in Liu Chengqi's eyes. After hearing Ji Yinghuai's warning cough just now, he didn't dare to stare at him all the time, so he could only glance at him secretly.

He was also guessing in his mind. The last time he heard the delivery man report back that it hadn't happened yet, looking at their intimate posture, could it be that these two are already a couple?

It was impossible for them to carry so much silver on them. Fortunately, silver and money were necessary when going out to transport goods, so they could just go to the money shop to exchange them.

Liu Chengqi told Jiang Shian that he would have his men deliver it to them later. In this small place, gold and silver notes were not very useful, so they were all exchanged for fifty taels of silver.

Jiang Shian nodded and thanked him.

After talking about the main business, the two started talking about other gossip.

Liu Chengqi looked at the two men with suspicion, thinking about what his men would say when they went back that the young man in this restaurant had good cooking skills, and that they had a particularly rich and delicious meal, so he also wanted to shamelessly get a share of the meal.

Before Jiang Shian could say anything, Ji Yinghuai crossed his arms, looked at him and said coldly: "It seems that Merchant Liu is a very busy man. Our place is small, and we only have a few dishes. We can't afford to entertain you. I see that the restaurant in town has just hired a new cook, so we won't keep you any longer. You'd better go and have your meal quickly. It's getting late and there's no one at home where we live. It's really inconvenient."

Although the words were polite, the expression on his face clearly said, "Go away quickly, you are not welcome here."

Jiang Shian tugged at the sleeve of the man in front of him. He felt that Ji Yinghuai's words were sarcastic and strange.

He must be their big customer. How could they talk to him like that? What if they offended him and he stops ordering from them in the future?

He smiled awkwardly, but did not directly reject Ji Yinghuai's words. "I haven't lived in my house for more than ten years. I just cleaned and renovated it some time ago, and I haven't bought all these things yet. I will treat Brother Liu well next time he comes."

Watching the other party's carriage driving out of the village, Jiang Shian pinched his cheeks and almost froze from laughing.

Thinking of the culprit, he nudged Ji Yinghuai with his elbow without any hesitation, "He's the big boss, the big boss. If we offend him, we'll both be in trouble."

Ji Yinghuai snorted in his heart, what kind of big boss is this?

After he refused just now, the young man did not try to persuade him to stay, but instead went along with what he said. When he thought of this, his mood became less irritable than before.

He looked at Jiang Shian seriously and said, "After all, he is a man. It is not appropriate for him to stay at our house for dinner. Last time, we invited a few deliverymen to have a meal at our house, and many unpleasant things were spread in the village. I don't want you to be criticized by them again."

"Ah?" Jiang Shi'an walked towards the yard and glanced at the man next to him. He really didn't expect this to be the reason.

Since he came to the village, hasn't the villagers gossiped about him enough? He has heard all kinds of gossips about him. He doesn't take them to heart at all.

People who gossip behind others' backs are usually jealous or just unhappy with their lives.

There are only a few reasons. When he makes a lot of money, wouldn't it be much more satisfying to sit at home and collect money every day, and make those gossipers die of rage?

The raindrops on the eaves formed a silver necklace, and the yard was filled with the smell of damp earth after the rain.

The drizzle was still falling, and he had been busy making soap without a break. The rain today gave Jiang Shian a reason to rest at home.

The vegetable plots, divided into several plots, are growing lushly. The peach trees have begun to bear fruit. The peaches are the size of spoons and are green. In two months, they will be ripe and edible.

It was windy last night, so they moved the soap that was drying in the yard, as well as the tools and money for making soap, into the woodshed.

As the sales volume increased, more and more people came to him for orders from both the town and some traveling merchants, and it was obvious that the tools he had were not enough.

The two of them thought about going to town today to buy some necessary tools.

In the northeast corner, which had always been empty, a stable was built with wooden boards and straw, where Heifeng usually slept.

The stable was filled with hay that Ji Yinghuai had carefully prepared. When he came back from the town, while Jiang Shian was cooking in the kitchen, he would carry a basket and take a sickle to the river to cut some grass.

The chickens and ducks have grown a lot. They have shed their original fluffy yellowish feathers and grown in size. The ducks have also started to float and swim in the river.

Usually ducks can go into the water four or five days after hatching if the weather is suitable, but the one at home had been kept in a fence after being brought home. It was only a few days ago that Huang Fugui came to help him drive it into the river to swim.

Jiang Shian was worried that the ducks would catch a cold because they were late in the water. Fortunately, the weather was warm, so he listened to Aunt Huang and added some salt to the water the ducks drank. After returning, they stayed in the chicken coop for another day and did not feel unwell.

These chickens and ducks are very smart. After being chased by Huang Fugui a few times, they began to recognize him. As long as the fence gate was opened, they would follow Huang Fugui in a row and walk out.

The ducks went to the river to swim, and the chicks were driven around by Huang Fugui to eat grass, peck at earthworms and other insects.

It was a rare occasion that both of them slept until they woke up naturally. Jiang Shian washed up and went to the kitchen to prepare breakfast.

While wrapping leek and egg wontons in her hand, she caught a glimpse of a man in black jumping down from the wall of her yard.

Jiang Shian twitched the corners of his mouth. In fact, it was not the first time he had seen this. One night before, when he got up to go to the bathroom, he happened to see the man in black pushing open Ji Yinghuai's door.

At first he thought it was a thief and stood at the door and listened for a while. Then he suddenly realized that it was someone from Ji Yinghuai's group, so he just pretended not to see it.

This time, they just climbed over the wall in broad daylight. These two people really didn't avoid him at all.

The chicken soup that was just stewed last night just needs to be simmered on the fire for a while. The big wontons are thin in skin and full of fillings. They will taste even more delicious if they are cooked directly in chicken soup.

As soon as the wontons came out of the pot, Ji Yinghuai walked over from the yard, but he didn't see any man in black behind him.

Jiang Shian calmly withdrew his gaze.

"What delicious food is Shi An making? I can smell the fragrance in the yard." Ji Yinghuai walked into the kitchen and saw a busy figure at the stove, and a smile appeared on his face.

Jiang Shian didn't even turn his head, took the large bowl next to him, scooped the wontons into the bowl, and sprinkled a handful of chopped green onions on it.

He said, "I made wontons stuffed with egg and chives in chicken broth. Do you want to try it and see if it tastes good?"

"Okay." Ji Yinghuai responded and went over to get the bowl.

The wontons are thin-skinned and well-filled, and the eggs are fried with wild garlic and then mixed with chives. They taste delicious.

The chicken soup was golden and oily. It was made from an old hen he bought from town and simmered on low heat for two hours. After drinking this sip of soup, not only did his taste buds feel satisfied, but his stomach also felt warm.

Both of them love spicy food, and with a spoonful of chili oil, the taste would be even better.

After breakfast, Ji Yinghuai went to pull the carriage.

Jiang Shian went back to his room to get the silver, and the two of them rushed to the town to buy things.

The rain is still drizzling in the yard. The weather doesn't look very good and it probably won't clear up in the afternoon.

As soon as he went out, he met Aunt Huang coming out from the back door. Judging from the direction she was coming, she seemed to be looking for him.

Jiang Shian stopped and Ji Yinghuai stood beside him holding an umbrella.

Both of them were dressed with their hair half-tied today, their hair was as black as ink, and they were tall and slender.

The clothes he was wearing were all bought a few days ago. They were straight-collared long robes with a very good drape, and a wide belt with auspicious cloud patterns around his waist.

These are the new styles that have just been introduced to Manager Zhang’s shop. Although the material isn’t the best quality, it’s more comfortable to wear than coarse linen clothes.

The style of this dress was modeled after the clothes Jiang Shian had sold him before. Although the materials and hand-embroidery were not as good as the ones he sold, the style was better.

Since they were not going to work today, both of them changed their clothes.

Ji Yinghuai's was ink-colored, his belt was a black auspicious cloud pattern, and the collar and cuffs were embroidered with some patterns with silver silk thread.

Jiang Shian's outfit was moon-white, and his belt also had a matching moon-white auspicious cloud pattern.