si-mexico Chapter 194 Negotiation
Chapter 194 Negotiation
As expected, Shang Wan said, "Your brother-in-law is going to take the imperial examination. After the autumn examination next year, if he passes, he will go to the capital to take the spring examination. If he passes again, no matter how he performs in the palace examination, with the promise of the Duke Dingguo's Mansion, he will definitely be able to become an official with proper operations."
Officials cannot return to their hometown to serve as officials, so their family must be together. That means they have to follow Lu Chengjing. Whether they stay in the capital or go to other prefectures, they cannot take the reclaimed land with them.
No matter how much land is opened up now, it will all be used to benefit others.
Although the land can be bought and sold, Shang Wan feels it is not worth it compared to the effort invested in it.
She would have considered it before, but now the number of spiritual fields has increased to more than 30 pieces, and may continue to increase in the future. The herbs grown there can fully supply a medicine shop, a high-quality one at that.
When it comes to making money, how can farming compare to doing business?
If it develops well, maybe it can be turned into a chain store and spread across the country.
After hearing Shang Wan's words, although she didn't want to sound bad, Xiao Huan still asked cautiously, "What if my brother-in-law doesn't pass the autumn exam?"
It's no wonder she was worried. In fact, Lu Chengjing seemed to have an aversion to the examination room. He fell ill as soon as he entered the examination room and couldn't even finish the test paper.
"It is indeed possible." Shang Wan glanced at Lu Chengjing teasingly.
Lu Chengjing smiled helplessly and continued, "If you fail the autumn exam, you will have to wait another three years. My wife and I plan to go directly to the capital after seeing the results posted. If you fail, you will be recommended by the Duke Dingguo Mansion to enter the Imperial College."
"Where will we live when we go to the capital?" Shitou was reluctant to leave his new house, which had just been built not long ago.
He hesitated and said, "I heard that things in the capital are ten times more expensive than here. If we really go to the capital, where will we get so much money?"
"So we have to make money." Shang Wan patted him, "Don't just think that selling things in Beijing is expensive. Think about it, if we do the medicinal materials business in Beijing, won't we make more money?"
Shitou scratched his head. This was indeed the truth, but was his sister too confident?
Shang Wan, who had over thirty spiritual fields, was very confident. She said, "The autumn exam is next year. It's only July now, and there's still a year before the autumn exam. We should be able to earn enough money to go to the capital."
Xiao Huan unconditionally stood by Shang Wan, "Sister, just tell me what to do, I will listen to you."
"Me too, just give me your orders, sis." Shi Tou quickly joined in. Although he was worried, he had to be counted in.
Shang Wan raised her eyebrows slightly. These two little ones seemed to have quite a bit of confidence in her.
She had already discussed it with Lu Chengjing just now, and now she explained it to the two of them in detail.
The conversation lasted for an hour, and by the time the family meeting was over, the heavy rain outside had stopped.
The clouds and rain disappeared, and under the shining sun, a long rainbow spanned the sky.
In order to celebrate the important decision made by their family, tonight's dinner is quite sumptuous, with chicken, fish and pork ribs. If it were other families in the village, they might not be able to eat so well during the New Year.
Yu Da took the initiative to help in the kitchen and was puzzled by the ingredients that seemed to appear suddenly.
The fish was just caught from the river, so where did the other vegetables come from? It was clear that when he was decocting the medicine, there was not even a single vegetable leaf in the kitchen.
Of course the ingredients are taken out from Shang Wan’s space, so why not use their freshness-preserving function?
Yu Da tried to strike up a conversation with Xiao Huan, "Miss Xiao Huan, you cooked so many dishes, is there any happy event at home?"
Xiao Huan tasted the sauce and said, "I'm in a good mood."
Yu Da: “…”
"Aunt Xiaohuan, I smell sweet and sour pork ribs." Chu Xu poked his little head in through the door frame.
Another little head popped up below, with a pair of big black eyes blinking on its little pink face.
"You have a keen nose." Xiao Huan waved at the two of them with a smile, and handed them a small plate of fried crispy pork strips. "I still have three more dishes to cook, you can eat some first to fill your stomach."
Chu Xu thanked them with a smile and fed Xiaohuan one first. Then Xiaohuan drove the two little ones out because of the thick kitchen fumes.
Before leaving, Yuanyuan turned her head to look at Yu Da, wrinkled her nose at him, and made two sounds with her little mouth, as if she was spitting at him.
Yu Da: “…”
How did he provoke this little kid?
The sumptuous dinner received unanimous praise from everyone, especially the plate of sweet and sour pork ribs, which the two little ones particularly liked.
Yuanyuan has grown two more small teeth and can eat more skillfully than before.
The two little hands grabbed the ribs and put them close to their mouths to chew on them, with the sauce all over their faces, making them look just like a little cat.
Everyone was laughing so hard, but Yuanyuan refused to let the adults feed her and insisted on eating on her own.
The meal was a joyful one because the food was delicious and everyone drank some wine, which was a rare occasion. Everyone felt a little tipsy after the meal.
Shitou burped and fell headfirst onto the table.
Lu Chengjing reached out to help him, but suddenly felt dizzy and fainted on the table.
This was like a signal, and everyone in the main room fell down one after another, lying on the table, unconscious.
Even Yuanyuan fell asleep with her finger in her mouth.
"Brother, it's fallen, it's fallen, they're all fallen!" Even the low voice could not hide his excitement. Yu Er stood by the window and excitedly waved to Yu Da who was sitting on the kang.
Yu Da walked over and whispered, "Shang is good at martial arts, wait a little longer."
Yu Er nodded, and the two brothers waited for another half a quarter of an hour before walking out one after the other.
"Brother, I'll go to the kitchen to get a kitchen knife." Yu Er's eyes were glowing with excitement, and without saying a word, he ran towards the kitchen.
Yu Da felt that things were going too smoothly. He walked into the main room and checked on Shang Wan first.
He ran out today on the pretext of a quarrel just to get the sleeping pills that he had buried in advance.
He was used to leaving himself a way out when doing things. As long as he was not dead, the things he buried could come in handy.
He went to the kitchen to help because he had put medicine in the water in advance. The medicine had a smell, and he was worried that Xiaohuan would smell it, so he watched it personally.
Unexpectedly, Xiaohuan didn’t notice it at all.
The woman was slumped over the table, her face buried in her arms, breathing evenly.
Yu Da tried to reach out and push Shang Wan, but Shang Wan didn't react at all.
He felt slightly relieved and went to push other people.
They were sleeping like dead pigs, without any reaction.
"Hey, this is weird. There's not even a knife in the kitchen." Yu Er stepped over the threshold with a gloomy face.
His eyes fell on Chu Xu. You damn kid, you're in my hands this time, right?
He was about to walk over and strangle Chu Xu to death, but Yu Da reached out to stop him, "That woman's martial arts skills are too high, and we don't know when she will wake up. Don't make things complicated."
Yu Er was unwilling to give up, and looked at Shang Wan who was lying prone, "Then kill her first."
Yu Da didn't stop him this time.
"This woman is really good-looking, even prettier than the courtesan in the building."
Thinking of the insults he had suffered in the past two days, and seeing Shang Wan lying unconscious and at his mercy, Yu Er couldn't help but have some evil thoughts.
"Hurry up." Yu Da knew that he had this bad habit, so he didn't plan to do anything about it. "I'll go get some oil. I'll burn down the house and everyone in it."
"Got it." Yu Da agreed and extended his hand towards Shang Wan.