My Husband Comes from the Future
My Husband Comes from the Future Chapter 133.1

Chapter 133: Opening a Shop 1/2

When Fang Xiuniang jumped into the river, Li Qingzhi and Jin Xiaoye sat on the boat brought back by Chang Zhan from Linhu County, secretly observing.

After confirming that Fang Xiuniang was fine, both of them breathed sighs of relief.

“Let’s go back.” Jin Xiaoye looked at Li Qingzhi.

If Fang Xiuniang had really had an accident, she would definitely have taken Fang Jinniang to the Fang family to cause trouble, but Fang Xiuniang was fine.

She felt that going in her current state might reveal something was wrong, so she decided not to go.

“Okay,” Li Qingzhi agreed.

Jin Xiaoye pinched Li Qingzhi’s arm, “Did you get up to write in the middle of the night a few days ago? You really don’t take care of yourself. You can’t do this in the future! After we get back, rest properly for a few days.”

“How did you know?” Li Qingzhi was curious.

Jin Xiaoye replied, “I was in bed, how could I not know?” She remembered waking up one night and finding Li Qingzhi not by her side.

But she didn’t go looking for him. She understood Li Qingzhi’s urgency, and seeing that he wasn’t feeling unwell or listless because of it, she didn’t bother.

Now that everything was settled, Li Qingzhi should rest properly for a few days.

“Xiaoye, I’ll definitely rest well!” Li Qingzhi kissed Jin Xiaoye on the cheek.

He was somewhat grateful that there were no timekeeping tools in this era; otherwise, Jin Xiaoye would have discovered that he hadn’t slept all night when she woke up to check the time.

The two of them returned to the Jin Xiaoye Embroidery Workshop by boat.

When Li Qingzhi came up with the idea yesterday, there were only a few people inside, so very few people knew that Fang Xiuniang was fine.

Just as they returned to the Jin Xiaoye Embroidery Workshop, they heard the female workers pitying Mrs. Fang.

“Mrs. Fang is too heartless!”

“I heard she scolds and beats her daughter all day long.”

“She never considers her daughter!”

“I saw her slap her daughter’s face repeatedly, over and over!”

… 

Seeing Shopkeeper Jin, these people asked, “Shopkeeper Jin, did something happen to Mrs. Fang? Do you know?”

“What happened?” Shopkeeper Jin asked.

They began explaining, and concluded, “At first, some people went down to rescue her, but in the end, they didn’t find anything. Everyone just gave up… It’s truly a tragedy!”

Shopkeeper Jin sighed.

As they were talking, someone suddenly came in from outside. “Shopkeeper Jin, your sister-in-law fainted when she heard about her sister!”

Shopkeeper Jin was stunned. She hurriedly asked—why did Fang Xiuniang faint when she was fine?

This person didn’t know the details, but seeing the situation, Shopkeeper Jin wanted to go out and find someone!

Fortunately, at this moment, Shopkeeper Jin arrived by boat, calling out from the back door. Shopkeeper Jin was genuinely happy today.

On one hand, Fang Jinniang’s sister, whom she had always been concerned about, had escaped. On the other hand… he was going to be a father!

But in the eyes of outsiders, it seemed like Fang Xiuniang was gone… At this time, he definitely couldn’t smile.

Shopkeeper Jin could only force himself to contain his emotions, his face contorted. “Sis, bro-in-law, Jinniang is pregnant!”

Li Qingzhi: “…” Shopkeeper Jin looked really awkward like this!

But he could sense Shopkeeper Jin’s joy.

Going to be a father, he must be happy.

Shopkeeper Jin was also happy to hear that Fang Jinniang was pregnant. Considering the chaos in the county, she said, “I’ll accompany you back to the village. It’s quieter there.”

“I’ll go too,” Li Qingzhi said.

“You should rest instead. It’s tiring to go back and forth. The child also needs you to look after,” Shopkeeper Jin boarded Shopkeeper Jin’s boat, “Ah Qing, I might not come back tonight. Take care of things at home.”

Li Qingzhi could only watch as Shopkeeper Jin took his wife away.

He returned to the shop, thought for a moment, and simply had the shop’s main door closed, to prevent people from coming to tell them about Fang Xiuniang.

Of course, he also didn’t forget to inform the people around him about Fang Jinniang’s situation: “Shopkeeper Jin’s wife fainted after hearing the news of her sister. Now, Shopkeeper Jin is accompanying them back to Miaoqian Village.”

So that’s what happened! The people gathered in the workshop dispersed, leaving only the female workers still working.

With Sister Wang and Mrs. Xu overseeing them, Li Qingzhi went to the backyard to start planning what to do next.

The books were already printed. Next, they could try to make use of the shops outside the city.

As for how to utilize them… of course, to sell braised meats!

The new wharf was not yet completed, but it didn’t matter whether it was finished or not.

After they made the braised meats in that shop, they could sell them in the county. Isn’t that right?

Even if they sold the braised meats in the embroidery workshop, like the Chang family did, many people would still come to buy!

But to sell braised meats, they needed to make some preparations first.

Apart from everything else, there were so many miscellaneous ingredients… If they made too little, they could buy everything they needed in Miaoqian Village. But if they needed to cook a large quantity and didn’t want to expose the recipe, they would definitely have to buy from several different places.

Cooking braised meats also required preparing several large pots and contacting people who sell chickens and ducks…

… 

These miscellaneous matters, Li Qingzhi planned to entrust to Chang Zhan.

Young people should gain more experience!

As for him… in the upcoming period, he could spare some time to check on those laborers’ health and prescribe some nourishing remedies.

Their health was quite poor, and he hadn’t been able to help them before. But now, with his abilities, he could provide them with some treatment and give them better food…

Their bodies might not be completely healed, but they would definitely be better than they are now.

With Jin Xiaoye absent at night, Li Qingzhi went to sleep in the room of Li Damao and Li Ermao.

Without the chance to sleep next to his wife, he could only hug the children!

Speaking of which… the two children were still young now, so he could still hug them. But in a few years, this old father would definitely be rejected.

That night, Li Qingzhi slept soundly, with a child on each side.

The next morning, feeling refreshed, he dragged Chang Zhan to the kitchen to make braised noodles with eggplant.

Before the apocalypse, he had eaten braised noodles with eggplant once and really liked it, but unfortunately, he hadn’t had it again since then…

But he thought of making it now not because he missed the taste back then, but purely because there were fewer vegetables to eat during this period. Eating eggplant and green beans every day got a bit boring, so he wanted to try something different.

The Chang family’s recipe didn’t include braised noodles with eggplant, but after Chang Zhan heard Li Qingzhi mention it, he made a pot of very delicious braised noodles. The only regret was that there were no seasonings like MSG or chicken essence at this time, so it lacked a bit of flavor.

Li Qingzhi felt that he had been living too well, to actually have so many requirements for food!

This time last year, he had just been reborn, and even eating raw eggplant seemed like the ultimate delicacy!

“Dad, this noodles are really delicious,” Li Damao and Li Ermao said, not lifting their heads.

Chang Cui looked proud. “My uncle cooks the best!”

After Chang Zhan came back, Chang Cui started talking more.

She knew that her grandmother and mother were gone, but probably as a form of self-protection, she didn’t remember much about that time.

She didn’t ask, and Chang Zhan didn’t say anything. The two of them completely avoided mentioning Linhu County.

For them, it was a place they didn’t want to revisit… Chang Zhan and Chang Duan sold the house so readily because they never wanted to go back there in their lifetime.

“My dad cooks the best,” Li Damao said, “These noodles, my dad taught your uncle how to make!”

Chang Cui said, “My uncle’s cooking is the best!”

Li Ermao stood on his brother’s side. “My dad’s cooking is the best, the best in the world! Have you forgotten the braised meats we had before?”

Thinking of the taste of the braised meats, Chang Cui felt that her uncle had lost. She nodded seriously. “It’s your dad’s cooking that’s the best.”

Chang Zhan: “…”

Li Qingzhi burst into laughter.

When they were having breakfast, in the kitchen of a small house in the prefectural city, Fang Xiuniang lit the fire and began to prepare breakfast.

The woman who accompanied Fang Xiuniang was the mother-in-law of Zhu Qian. She was absolutely trustworthy, being the wife of the steward of the Zhu family.

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