She Only Cares About Cultivation
Chapter 332: 【331】Tasty and Pretty Fisherman 182 (1 Update)

Chapter 332: 【331】Tasty and Pretty Fisherman 182 (1 Update)

"The first hurdle? So, there are second and third hurdles?"

Yan Qing merely smiled without a word. "Although I’m not the successor, I’m still a prince conferred by the Emperor. If I’m not wrong, you might be in for some tough times ahead."

"Learning the rules?" Xiao Yu’s words made Yan Qing raise an eyebrow. "Oh, you have some self-awareness."

"Learning the rules and etiquette is to be expected." In fact, long before coming to Beijing, she had been curious about the ancient rules, and having someone teach her would save her the trouble of finding a teacher. Besides, the people sent by the Empress were probably professionally trained, and she wanted to learn the rules and etiquette not just to cope with a future role, but because she felt if she didn’t learn anything during her trip to the past, wouldn’t it be a waste of her youth?

Apart from the rules and etiquette, she also wanted to learn the Four Arts. It’s said that the life of a woman after marriage in ancient times was dull; shouldn’t she plan ahead?

Moreover, life before and after marriage was quite different. Now she could run around the streets, but after marriage, that would no longer be allowed.

Xiao Yu thought a lot because she was quite fascinated by the ancient times. If Yan Qing knew that she was even planning for their life after marriage, would he laugh at her?

Her lack of resistance secretly made him breathe a sigh of relief. "I thought you might not be willing to learn."

"If I don’t learn, won’t it cause you embarrassment?" Her sly eyes made him cry and laugh at the same time. "No, doesn’t everyone know my background?"

Xiao Yu stubbornly pouted. "Hmph, when I performed fruit carving in the palace, wasn’t everyone staring in stunned silence? This is called having a specialty; they’re good at the Four Arts, I excel in cooking. Ah, just because someone has a lower status, they look down on others, huh? Let’s see if they can go without eating."

Yan Qing rubbed his temples. "Aren’t you being a bit unreasonable now?"

"Uh-huh, okay, I got it. I won’t talk anymore, alright? I’ll learn seriously and make sure I don’t embarrass you."

Yan Qing’s lips curled into a smile. "So, you agree to marry me?"

Xiao Yu gave him a look. "I’ve met your parents. Whether I marry or not, isn’t it up to you guys?"

In a society where Imperial Power was supreme, stumbling upon a Prince was also considered doggone good luck; she had reasons to suspect that the Shen Family’s ancestors must have accumulated virtues.

After sending Xiao Yu back to the noodle shop, Yan Qing went to the porcelain factory to order bottles for her, while Xiao Yu hurried back to the study to organize her bottles and jars.

Now, with Yaya, Yuanbao, and Fubao leading, the noodle shop had been developing steadily. Whether she was present or not, it was making heaps of money daily. After all, under the protection of a powerful entity, no one would stir up trouble, and with the business stabilizing, even the skincare products upstairs were selling well.

It was already deep autumn, and in a month, it would be the new year. The colder weather made the noodle shop’s business even better. Because they were no longer near the fishing village, it was inconvenient to buy seafood, making it difficult to produce Fish Balls. Hence, she gave up on this business and added the limited ingredients to the development across the street.

The donkeys on the farm were used to grind and make tofu. When the workers had free time, she had them make tofu skin, dried tofu, and stinky tofu. She would also ferment some sour tofu, which could be consumed daily by their shop.

In the mornings, they would sometimes bring over two buckets of tofu pudding, one sweet, and one salty, selling out each time. She ran a small business, and though it was about volume, didn’t small amounts accumulate to a lot?

Right now, unable to sell spicy hot pots, they transported the well-fermented stinky tofu over, worrying that no one would eat it. To gauge the interest, the first three days, they offered free tastings...