I started out with seven husbands, and I worked hard to support my family while crying.

Fang Xiaoxiao waved her hand, signaling to Long Jinyan and Li Renyi in front of her to mind their image. There were still many people watching, and it looked ridiculous for grown men to be crying like that.

She then laughed.

"Since our house is still under construction, I've decided that we should all stay at an inn in town during this time."

"What do you think? Do you still want to sleep on the floor here?"

"Wow!"

Li Renyi exclaimed in surprise, almost blurting out "Long live the wife!" Fortunately, he stopped in time, otherwise he would have caused a lot of trouble.

As for Long Jinyan, he seemed somewhat hesitant and stammered as he spoke.

"Madam, if you're staying at an inn, could I help Widow Wang and the others plow and sow their fields?"

He didn't really want to do this, but as a gentleman, as the saying goes, a gentleman's word is as good as his bond. Since he had promised, he had to keep his word.

Moreover, as a former general, he could not break his word in the slightest; this was his principle in life.

"Pfft!"

"Ah ha ha!"

"Brother Jin Yan is indeed a fine young man of the Dayu Dynasty, and a good husband to a widow!"

Fang Xiaoxiao couldn't help but laugh out loud upon hearing this.

All fat chefs are like this.

Li Renyi immediately switched to teasing mode, praising Long Jinyan's glorious deeds in front of everyone without reservation.

However, this praise was somewhat tainted by ulterior motives.

Of course, this excludes the parties involved.

Long Jinyan thought that a scholar is a scholar after all; even his speech is so sophisticated. No wonder he can help his wife make a lot of money.

He wasn't envious or jealous of the other person at all; on the contrary, he seemed to admire them a little.

Since ancient times, "warrior" has been a term used to describe a reckless and brutish person.

Although he had read some books, most of them were about military strategy, and he did not have time to interpret the ancient poems, classics and divination texts.

Fang Xiaoxiao quickly stopped everyone from talking and said with a smile.

"Alright, since everyone agrees, let's make a decision and set off immediately."

She then turned around and greeted the portly chef, asking if he wanted to come along.

The chubby chef waved his hand, indicating that he and his cousin would go together later.

A large group of people, carrying torches, set off towards Changle Town.

The good thing about this Da Yu court is that the curfew doesn't start at sunset, but rather after 2 a.m., which is the hour of Chou (1-3 a.m.).

An inn.

When the group arrived, the shop owner was overjoyed. Ever since someone died here during the day, he had been sighing and muttering that it was all over. He had worked hard for half his life, only to end up like this.

The shop owner was a middle-aged, thin man, not very tall, about the same height as Fang Xiaoxiao, and his most distinctive feature was his two small mustaches.

Upon seeing the newcomer, the boss couldn't help but smile.

"Ladies and gentlemen, are you here for a meal or to stay at the inn?"

Fang Xiaoxiao nodded, calculated the approximate cost of the hotel, and replied.

"Innkeeper, please take a look. There are five of us here, and we'll be staying for about a month. How much will it cost?"

The shopkeeper, seeing this, knew a big deal was coming.

However, after much deliberation, he realized that if he charged too high a price, such a big client might leave, which would be a huge loss.

So he lowered his head and held up five fingers as a gesture.

"I'll charge you a total of five taels of silver, sir. How does that sound?"

Five taels isn't too expensive. Considering the size of this shop, one person would need at least five taels a month, let alone five people.

Since the boss is being so helpful, it would be a bit unreasonable for her to bring Li Renyi along to negotiate the price with the other party as well.

Fang Xiao clapped her hands generously and said so.

"No problem at all. The shopkeeper has a total of six taels of silver here. The remaining tael can be used to buy some good dishes for me."

The shopkeeper's eyes darted around as he saw the money in front of him, and then he shouted at the top of his lungs towards the backyard.

"Waiter, hurry up and come out to greet the guests, and while you're at it, tell your sister to start cooking."

"Alright, brother-in-law, I'm coming right now!"

……

The morning sun is wonderful; it's most comfortable to bask in it from the second floor.

Fang Xiaoxiao stretched and opened the door and window to look downstairs.

The area downstairs was already bustling with people, a truly lively scene.

Unfortunately, this dynasty had no milk tea, no coffee, and certainly no beauty and skincare face wash.

Although she is naturally beautiful, she can't withstand being exposed to the sun and rain every day.

She went to the vanity mirror, looked at herself in the bronze mirror, and found that a small layer of dead skin had appeared on her face.

"Ugh, this is so frustrating! I don't even have a face mask. My face is so dry and uncomfortable!"

Facial mask!

By the way, since I don't have any, I might as well make my own.

Thinking of this, she immediately had another good idea.

Now I'm not exactly short of money. As long as I regularly supply pills to the brothel and Wenchuntang, I can easily make fifty taels of silver a month. Add to that the fifty taels from Yu Donglei, and I'll have at least a hundred taels of silver in my account.

Just then, there was a knock on the door.

"Dong dong!"

"My wife, are you up yet?"

Li Renyi stood outside the door, full of excitement.

He went to the brothel early this morning. While chatting with Meiniang, he heard her say that one of her sisters was transferring her rouge shop at a very reasonable price.

So he rushed back without stopping, intending to discuss it with his wife.

If they could take over the shop, they could then expand their business significantly, selling medicinal diets, pills, and a range of other products.

That would bring in a flood of wealth!

If we hire a few more workers, my wife won't have to work so hard collecting and preparing herbs herself.

Fang Xiaoxiao opened the door and welcomed the person in.

"What's the matter so early in the morning?"

"Wife, this is wonderful news, a great thing!"

"Oh~~"

"let me tell you……"

Li Renyi vividly described what he heard and thought, and also analyzed the pros and cons.

This made Fang Xiaoxiao, who was already planning to open a shop, extremely happy.

Just now I was worried about what to do and where to find a good shop.

Because she herself didn't have much experience in this area, and secondly, she was afraid that if she found a shop in a remote location, she might not even be able to break even, which would be terrible.

But now, the news brought by Li Renyi has relieved our immediate crisis.

"Really?"

"It's absolutely true. I've already discussed it with Meiniang and paid a deposit of fifty taels!"

"Alright, since you've already decided, what else can I say? Hurry up and take me to see the shop."

Li Renyi nodded, then, with his wife in tow, rode his black horse toward the brothel on the main street.

The cosmetics shop they were planning to visit happened to be located diagonally opposite the brothel.

It happens to be an area with a high density of shops and a large flow of people.

The rent wasn't expensive either, only fifty taels of silver a year, and all the shop's facilities were already in place.

No matter what you switch to selling, you can put it directly on the shelves without making too many modifications.