The couple in the last days traveled to ancient times, farming and storing grain and meat in the war

His new room is much larger than his previous one, and next to his room is the study, which is also connected to his room.

There are trees behind the room and green bamboos in front of the room. Anyway, the environment is very quiet.

Naturally, all the books in the original room were moved into this study. Books were piled up everywhere on the bookshelves and desks.

The original owner already had quite a few books, and his wife gave him even more books from the space.

In addition to books on military affairs and natural disaster management, there are also books on many other subjects.

But basically, they are books that I think might be useful in this world.

When Xiao Yan saw his wife coming, he pointed at the books on the table and said, "Put everything on the table back into the space. I've finished reading these too."

Jiang Ningning nodded. This was the way it had been during this period. He would finish reading a section and she would collect some of it back into her space.

This will not only make it convenient for her to take out other books, but also prevent these books from being left outside for a long time and getting lost, which would be bad if seen by others.

It’s better to put it in space.

After all, these are things from her original world and are too advanced for this world.

If it were to leak out, even if it was just one copy, it might cause a huge uproar.

Jiang Ningning put these books into the space, then sat opposite Xiao Yan with her hands on her face, looking at Xiao Yan with a smile.

Xiao Yan laughed and put down the book in his hand: "Do you think I will definitely pass the exam?" He didn't care.

Jiang Ningning smiled and said, "At least the possibility of you passing the imperial examination is greater than the possibility of you not passing, my top scholar~"

First place! Ever since she found out that her husband had actually gotten the first place, she knew that her husband’s path to the imperial examination was secure.

Xiao Yan reached out and pinched her nose: "Then should I thank you for your trust?"

"That's not necessary. Just pass the imperial examination quickly. I want to expand my business beyond the county. Your current status as the top scholar may be intimidating in this county, but not elsewhere."

After a pause, Jiang Ningning continued, "The previous business troubles all reminded us that we must have status and power.

Take the case of Manager Yao for example. Fortunately, Tao Chengjia is a good person, otherwise, you would have to rely on money to smooth things over, or you would have to use your connections in the academy to resolve it.

After all, he is the richest man. He must have regular contacts with government officials and make arrangements everywhere. He doesn't need to care whether you are the top scholar or not.

And if you pass the imperial examination, your status and position will be incomparable to that of an ordinary person with outstanding talent.

Even if he doesn't hold an official position, his status is comparable to that of the county magistrate.

That means if it were in another county, they would definitely have to think twice before deciding whether to cause trouble for our shop."

She hasn't expanded her business beyond the county yet. One reason is naturally because of these things, and the other is that she thinks his exam is not far away, so she just waits.

Anyway, the two barbecue shops have only been stable for a short time.

If her husband were to take the provincial examination next year, she would definitely not wait and would first expand her business. At most, she would just have to spend money or use connections.

It's better than spending so much time and letting her earn less money.

Xiao Yan also knew what passing the imperial examination meant to him. Besides, wasn't this the reason why he chose this path in the first place?

Moreover, he also felt that he had a good chance of passing the exam this time.

After all, as his wife and others said, he was the top scholar.

But he also knew that his wife was just saying that, and she wouldn't care if he really failed the exam.

Naturally, he didn't need to make any promises, but instead asked, "Are you not planning to open another shop in the county?"

"The barbecue shops won't be opening anymore. I've observed the market and it seems to be saturated. Even if it's not completely saturated, it's almost saturated.

As for other shops, we’ll talk about it later.

Originally, I was planning to open a restaurant. As long as the restaurant is well run, the money I can make will be incomparable to that of a barbecue shop.

But didn't you say a few days ago that people in the north were very likely fleeing here to escape famine, that the amount of relief grain shipped to the north was getting less and less, and that the court no longer allowed winemaking as in previous years, because wine is made from grain, and Dayan is very short of food now anyway.

If a restaurant doesn't have alcohol, what's the point of opening it? It's all about making money.

Let’s open it again when there are no restrictions on brewing wine.

This is what I am thinking now. After you pass the imperial examination, I will start opening one or two barbecue shops in several counties around Dengping County.

Anyway, we will take our county as the center and expand our business gradually.

The surrounding counties are just the next step. There are also the provincial capital, other state capitals, and even the extremely prosperous places in the imperial capital.

In short, my goal is to do business all over the world and become rich enough to rival a country!"

"So," Jiang Ningning joked again, "If you don't hold power in the end, you won't be able to protect me."

Xiao Yan was amused again: "Don't worry, although I don't know when I will be able to hold power, I will definitely be able to hold power in the end."

He is still very confident about this.

Jiang Ningning then said, "Then come with me to buy someone tomorrow. Don't you have a day off tomorrow?"

"Buy people?"

"Yes, I agreed with my parents before that we would hire a few people after the house was built. Then we could outsource the laundry and cooking to others, and we wouldn't have to do it ourselves."

"Hmm. So how many people should I buy?"

"For those who do the rough work, there are two people in the second yard on this side and two people in the second yard on that side. For now, four will be enough.

But I thought you would need a servant to take care of you. Sometimes you might not be able to come back and need someone to deliver a message to us. It would be more convenient to have a servant.

Similarly, there needs to be someone to run errands at home. If there is something happening at home and we don’t have time to tell you, we can let the errand runner do it.

That makes two more.

It would be even better if this servant and the errand boy were skilled in martial arts, but the human traffickers may not have such people, so we can ask them when the time comes.

As for guards, they are not needed at home for the time being, but as your status improves, you will need them sooner or later.

We ourselves are not afraid of any danger, because we will be fine. After all, you have superpowers and I have mental strength.

But my parents and the other four are different. Sooner or later, someone will have to protect them every day.

As long as they are safe, we can also feel at ease and do other things more boldly.

So I can mention this matter to the brokerage firm tomorrow and ask them to keep an eye on it.

You can just hire them, you don't necessarily need a bond, but they must be very skilled."

Xiao Yan nodded.

He must be very skilled, otherwise they would not trust such a person to protect Tian and others.

The next day, Xiao Yan and Jiang Ningning went to the dental clinic.

The people in the dental clinic now knew Jiang Ningning, as she had been there several times, and they hurriedly invited her and the others in.