Chapter 65: Getting Close 2/3

If he moved again, she would get angry!

Li Qingzhi: “…”

Well, this was also good. It provided a large area of skin contact.

The next day, Li Qingzhi woke up in a particularly good mood. Seizing the opportunity, he wanted to touch Jin Xiaoye.

She was his wife, after all!

Li Qingzhi looked at Jin Xiaoye. “Xiaoye, I’ll go with you to the county town today and help you with the accounts.”

“Okay!” Jin Xiaoye readily agreed. She still had a lot of wages to calculate, and having Li Qingzhi’s help would be even better.

So, Li Qingzhi took the three children and followed Jin Xiaoye to Sister Wang’s place again.

Jin Xiaoye earned over twenty taels of silver by doing business with Wu Baichuan, but that wasn’t her only business.

During the previous month, her goods were still being sold in the clothing stores in the county town, and some itinerant merchants would also buy goods from her, although not in large quantities.

These miscellaneous small businesses also brought her some income. On average, she could earn five or six dollars a day.

Wu Baichuan demanded a large quantity of goods at a low price, so if you calculated the profit per item, selling to others would actually yield more profit. Therefore, this month, Jin Xiaoye could probably earn around forty taels of silver altogether.

Of course, only the two of them knew about this. To outsiders, Jin Xiaoye only said that she earned fifteen or sixteen taels of silver a month.

To those around them, Jin Xiaoye’s achievements were already remarkable.

Jin Xiaoshu thought Jin Xiaoye was amazing and even contemplated selling more goods to earn more money.

Seeing this, Li Qingzhi said to Jin Xiaoshu, “Xiaoshu, I have a way for you to make money.”

“What way, brother-in-law?” Jin Xiaoshu asked curiously.

Li Qingzhi explained, “Xiaoshu, you can take the goods made by Xiaoye to solicit orders. Once you bring in orders, Xiaoye can give you a commission.”

Li Qingzhi believed Jin Xiaoshu could be a good salesperson, bringing in orders and earning a commission.

“Can it really work like this?” Jin Xiaoshu couldn’t help but ask.

But Jin Xiaoye immediately responded, “This idea is great! I can also tell some well-connected people about this. If they help me bring in orders, I can give them money too!”

With more experience, Jin Xiaoye felt emboldened to be more daring.

She had some other ideas too. Since it was almost New Year’s, she could make some red sachets and ornaments to sell. Surely, people would be willing to buy them for the New Year celebrations.

Of course, Jin Xiaoye doesn’t have time to implement her new ideas now.

After arriving at Sister Wang’s place, she was immediately surrounded by the women who hadn’t received their wages yet.

Li Qingzhi stood by Jin Xiaoye’s side, holding her hand. “Everyone, let me calculate your wages.”

These women were too close to Jin Xiaoye, which he didn’t particularly like.

Jin Xiaoye had someone move the Eight Immortals table used for dining to the doorway. Li Qingzhi then sat on the side facing the door and began calculating the wages for those who came to collect.

His body was recovering slowly mainly because he had been using his ability to develop his brain.

Li Qingzhi now utilized his brain far more efficiently than others, and he could calculate at lightning-fast speed. He didn’t even need an abacus; he could just glance at the figures and calculate the results.

The women who came to collect their wages were stunned to see this. Many of them had calculated their wages themselves before and had fixed amounts they received each day, so they knew how much they could earn.

Li Qingzhi’s calculations were all correct!

Were all scholars this impressive?

The women collecting their wages looked at Jin Xiaoye enviously. “Xiaoye, your husband calculates wages really fast!”

Jin Xiaoye also thought Li Qingzhi’s calculations were particularly quick and impressive, looking at him with shining eyes.

Li Qingzhi felt a bit frustrated.

Jin Xiaoye’s appearance was too adorable, and he couldn’t help but want to hug her and kiss her. Unfortunately, they were at someone else’s house, and there were many people around. He couldn’t do anything.

After finishing one person’s wages, Li Qingzhi stretched his muscles and then reached over to Jin Xiaoye’s side, where no one could see, and touched her hand.

After touching her, he continued writing with a contented expression.

Jin Xiaoye: “…”

What was wrong with Li Qingzhi? Why did he like touching her so much?

But of course, she also quite liked it.

She could clearly feel that Li Qingzhi liked her!

Who wouldn’t want someone to like them?

After calculating for the morning, most of the women had already received their wages. Li Qingzhi looked at Jin Xiaoye and said, “Xiaoye, let’s go eat.”

Before they came, they had agreed to eat at a restaurant today. Li Qingzhi had also informed Li Laogen and Jin Xiaoshu, saying that Li Laogen would wait on Jin Xiaoshu’s boat after drinking tea in the morning.

Li Qingzhi chose an affordable restaurant and ordered some dishes they normally wouldn’t eat.

Mainly fried foods.

For example, the restaurant’s signature dish, sweet and sour fish… after cleaning the perch, it was deep-fried and then cooked in sweet and sour sauce. The taste was amazing!

Li Qingzhi didn’t order many dishes, and they ate in the restaurant’s lobby, which was inconspicuous to the people in the county.

But Jin Liushu, who was working in the county, was shocked when he saw them.

The news of Jin Xiaoye making money from her business had already spread far and wide, but many people in Miaoqian Village didn’t believe it.

Li Laogen was a braggart, and his words always needed to be taken with a grain of salt.

They thought Jin Xiaoye could earn some money, but not too much. She was just a country girl, and earning one or two taels of silver a month was already considered good. How could she earn several taels in a month?

But today… Jin Xiaoye and the others were actually eating at a restaurant!

Jin Liushu took a few more glances and quickly left.

Li Qingzhi glanced in the direction Jin Liushu had left.

He sensed someone was watching them, but the person didn’t seem malicious. Eating a meal wasn’t something to be ashamed of… so Li Qingzhi ignored it.

Putting the last piece of fish into Jin Xiaoye’s bowl, Li Qingzhi pretended to accidentally touch Jin Xiaoye’s hand.

Jin Xiaoye: “…”

After finishing their meal, they returned to Sister Wang’s house. Li Laogen walked back to Miaoqian Village by himself, while Jin Xiaoshu planned to return to the boat to continue punting.

Jin Xiaoshu remembered that when he and his sister rented the boat, they had once dreamed of going to a restaurant together in the future.

He didn’t expect that just a few months later, their dream would come true!

He walked forward happily, even couldn’t resist bouncing a few times.

But soon he stopped and stiffened, looking ahead.

He saw Fang Jinniang!

Fang Jinniang was still the same, leisurely walking towards him, her misty eyes fixed on him.

The stone path was narrow, only five feet wide, and they would soon pass each other.

Jin Xiaoshu was so nervous that he wanted to turn around and run away, but he felt that it would be too cowardly. Wait, he had just bounced a few times, and Fang Jinniang should have seen it, right? What would she think?

Jin Xiaoshu was extremely anxious, but in the end, he stood frozen in place, not moving at all.

He stared straight at Fang Jinniang, waiting for her judgment.