Chapter 381: Good husbands Proactively Hand over Money

Translator: CokeZero Editor: Rainystars

Lu Jiao nodded. She didn’t take the wife of the dean of Qinghe County School seriously. After all, she had saved Prince Yan and General Wang. If anyone were to trouble her, she believed they would help her out, considering what she had done for them.

Throughout the day, the Xie residence was bustling with people. The students whom Xie Yunjin had tutored came to express their gratitude to the Xie family. They also brought the promised fifty taels of silver as a token of their appreciation.

Lu Jiao found the constant stream of people annoying and eventually left Xie

Yunjin to handle these matters. She took Feng Zhi and Ruan Zhu to the clinic at Baohe Tang.

Inside Baohe Tang, Grand Commander Xu was recuperating. A few days earlier, Lu Jiao had found time to assist Qi Lei in performing a surgery for him.

After the surgery, Grand Commander Xu hadn’t dared to return to his residence, fearing it might not be safe. He had been staying at Baohe Tang to recover. Today, when Lu Jiao visited, she examined him, not just his wound, but his overall recovery progress.

Grand Commander Xu’s recovery seemed to be progressing well. Lu Jiao reminded him, “Even though you’re a bit overweight, your health is weak. You should exercise and lose weight; otherwise, it’s not good for your body. Don’t let a situation arise where you’re not well enough before the child is born.”

Grand Commander Xu nodded earnestly. He hadn’t even had a son to continue his family line; how could he die now?

“As soon as I’m feeling better, I’ll exercise.”

Lu Jiao said with a hint of annoyance, “You can start exercising now. Once your wound heals. you can start moving around and exercising. Don’t iust lie in bed all the time. Your surgery wasn’t a major one. Don’t take it too seriously. In fact, getting up and exercising will be more beneficial for your recovery and fertility.”

As she mentioned this, Grand Commander Xu didn’t dare to oppose. He immediately turned over and prepared to get out of bed.

His wife hurriedly assisted him out of bed and helped him move around the room.

Lu Jiao turned and walked out. Zhao Lingfeng and Qi Lei followed her.

Zhao Lingfeng said happily, “The oil mill has officially started producing oil. I’ve already contacted a few merchants. The oil we produce is being sold to various places in the province.”

Speaking of this, Zhao Lingfeng asked with concern, “Didn’t you mention earlier that you wanted to open two stores? Have you bought the stores?”

Lu Jiao shook her head, “I’ve been busy these past few days and haven’t had the time to look at the stores.”

Then, she asked Zhao Lingfeng about the current prices of stores in Qinghe

County, inquiring, “What’s the normal price range for stores in Qinghe County?”

Zhao Lingfeng asked what Lu Jiao was interested in.

“The ones in good locations are more expensive, while those in less desirable locations are cheaper. It depends on where you want to buy one.”

Upon hearing Zhao Lingfeng’s words, Lu Jiao furrowed her brows in thought.

After a moment, she replied, “Let’s buy a shop in the commoner’s district. While I’m opening a shop to earn money, I also want to provide oil and medicine for the ordinary folks.”

Zhao Lingfeng grinned and said, “Heping Street and Jinli Street are near the commoner’s district. You can consider buying a shop on either of these streets. Shops there are more affordable.”

Lu Jiao immediately agreed, “Alright, I’ll have Li Nantian inquire about it and see if we can find one.

Zhao Lingfeng asked, “How big do you want it? I’ll keep an eye out too. Let me know if you need any help.”

Lu Jiao appreciated his willingness to assist and promptly replied, “It doesn’t need to be too large. A regular-sized shop will suffice. I don’t want it to attract too much attention.”

Zhao Lingfeng understood her intentions and nodded, “Sure, I’ll keep an eye out.”

Lu Jiao nodded. If she hadn’t promised to give Xie Yunjin a chance, she might have considered buying larger shops. However, since she had agreed to give him a chance, she needed to prepare for other possibilities.

For instance, if they were truly compatible and decided to stay together, they would eventually settle in the Capital City. In that case, she would need to invest in properties there. Hence, the shops in Qinghe County didn’t need to be too big.

She needed to save her money for investing in the Capital City, where properties were quite valuable.

As they discussed this, Lu Jiao continued, “Although I’m opening a shop, I don’t plan to make it too big. The output from the oil mill and the pharmacy won’t be that large due to the manual production process. Also, these items are in high demand. When it’s time to distribute them, many people will want them.

If I can get a portion of the products to sell, that will be good enough.’

Even though the secret formulas of the three major workshops were excellent, the products were handmade in this era, resulting in lower production rates. Additionally, these products were highly sought after. Therefore, her shop would be fortunate to secure even a portion of the products for sale.

Upon hearing Lu Jiao’s words, Zhao Lingfeng’s eyes gleamed. “You’ve managed to write down the process for making scented soap during these past few days. The cosmetics workshop will be completed soon and can start production.”

Currently, Zhao Lingfeng was most enthusiastic about making money. He wanted to help Prince Yan earn more and assist him in ascending the throne. This way, he would achieve an honorable status, and he wouldn’t have to tolerate the legitimate children of the Zhao family, including his stepmother, in the future.

“Alright.”

After finishing their conversation, Lu Jiao led her group to leave. Qi Lei followed her. In passing, Lu Jiao exchanged a few medical-related words with him. As the sky grew dark, she returned to the residence with Feng Zhi and

Ruan Zhu.

Xie Yunjin and their four children were eagerly awaiting her return for dinner.

Upon Lu Jiao’s return, the four children hurriedly approached her, pulling her to the table.

Xie Yunjin proactively placed a large bag of silver in front of Lu Jiao. “Jiaojiao, even though I didn’t earn much, I’ll work hard to make more money in the future.’

Each of the students who had passed the scholar’s examination today had given Xie Yunjin fifty taels of silver. Besides Classmate Han and Zhao Hong, six other students taught by Xie Yunjin had also passed. Consequently, Xie Yunjin received three hundred taels of silver in the afternoon.

He understood that three hundred taels of silver might not be a significant amount in front of Lu Jiao, but he had earned it through his hard work. Thus, he wanted to present it to her immediately.

Lu Jiao didn’t decline his offer. Since she had agreed to give him a chance, there was nothing wrong with accepting the money from him.

If they didn’t end up together in the end, she would return the money to him.

Smiling, Lu Jiao looked at Xie Yunjin and said, “Hmm, you’re a good husband for proactively handing your earnings to your wife. Here, I’ll reward you with a piece of fish.”

She picked up a piece of fish and placed it on Xie Yunjin’s plate. Then, she praised him.

Xie Yunjin’s heart swelled with joy. Although he didn’t earn much, he was working hard to make money. Getting a compliment from Lu Jiao made him truly happy.

Lu Jiao’s actions were not just to boost the man’s confidence; they were also a lesson for the four children. She wanted to teach them that in the future, it was their responsibility to earn money for their wives.

Parents’ examples were the most important.

The four children watched the scene with smiles, highly satisfied. The First Born even praised Xie Yunjin.

“Daddy, you’re doing really well. Keep it up in the future.”

The Second Born vigorously nodded in agreement. “With that kind of effort, our little sister will arrive very soon.”

Upon hearing this, Xie Yunjin turned his head and gazed gently at Lu Jiao. Having a daughter as adorable as Lu Jiao didn’t sound like a bad idea.

The Third and Fourth Born laughed happily, and the entire room was filled with a joyous atmosphere.

After dinner, someone began pushing their luck.

“Jiaojiao, my wound seems to start to hurt again.. Can you stay with me tonight?”