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n101 Have You Thought of Starting a Business?

n“When I sold the ginseng, the merchant I met gave me the chilis. He said it was produced overseas.”

nSeeing the shocked faces of Aunt Wang and Wang Erya, Lin Xiaoyue continued, “he said that the locals in his country use chilies to cook, so I took the opportunity to try it out. I didn’t expect it to taste so good.”

n“I see…” Aunt Wang said.

nKnowing that it was a foreign ingredient and that Lin Xiaoyue probably didn’t have much, Aunt Wang did not ask Lin Xiaoyue for more chili.

nLin Xiaoyue wasn’t in the mood to talk too much about chili with her. She quickly changed the topic to building the house.

nAunt Wang and Wang Erya had already agreed to come to the Liu family to help with cooking. They were very grateful to Liu Shi and Lin Xiaoyue for taking care of the Wang family and giving them a job.

nAfter listening to the two of them, Lin Xiaoyue once again realized how difficult it was for rural women to earn money in ancient times.

nIt was common for the men in the family to go to town to work, but it was difficult for the women to find work. And even if they could find work, they couldn’t leave because they had to take care of the family.

n“Have you thought about starting a small business in town?” Lin Xiaoyue asked.

nAfter all, Daishi Village wasn’t too far away from the town. There were families in the village who had businesses in town. There were usually street vendors.

n“We need capital to do business and I’m worried that we might lose money. It’s better to work at the dock. One can earn more than 100 wen a day, which is a net profit.” Aunt Wang said.

nAs she spoke, she looked at Liu Shi with envy.

n“I don’t have your mother’s skills. Otherwise, I could work at home to make up for the family expenses.”

nAfter trying a few times, she had given up. The embroidery workshop’s requirements were too high, and it was really difficult for her to meet them.

nShe didn’t want to earn money by doing embroidery anymore. Now, she came to Liu Shi every day just to see if her daughter had the talent.

nLin Xiaoyue looked at her mother.

nHer mother immediately looked at her with a smug expression.

nLin Xiaoyue quickly shook her head and avoided her mother’s gaze.

nThen, she saw Wang Erya also look at her mother with envy.

nSeeing that her mother was looking at her, as if she was going to persuade her to learn embroidery again, Lin Xiaoyue quickly got up from the stool.

n“Uh, Li Xiao seems to be coming. I’ll go ask him if he wants to go hunting with me.”

nThen, before Liu Shi could say anything, she ran away.

nLiu Shi raised her hand and wanted to stop her daughter, but she sighed and helplessly let her go.

nAunt Wang was amused by Lin Xiaoyue. “Your daughter is different from us. She is as good as a man! You don’t have to worry about her.”

nLiu Shi looked at her daughter again. “I wonder who she took after?”

nThat made Aunt Wang laugh.

nLin Xiaoyue didn’t hear her mother calling her, and she was relieved.

nShe quickly walked towards Li Xiao.

n“I’m going into the mountains to hunt, do you want to come with me?” She asked Li Xiao with a smile.

nLi Xiao paused

nHe recalled the two bows and some knives he saw when he was moving the things from the house to the shed.

n“Yes.”

nAfter coming to the Liu family, he and Qing’er had spent a lot of the Liu family’s money. It would be good to go to the mountains to hunt some prey and exchange them for some money

nThus, the two of them went to the shed to get their bows and arrows and went out.

nLiu Shi looked at the back of the two people leaving and sighed in her heart.

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