Chapter 35: A Prosperous Discovery

He felt for the first time that marrying Lin Qinghuan was a steal. On the other side, the Lin family would definitely be kicking themselves for losing her.

Xiao Hanting sighed. “Ah, I just like to tinker with these when I have nothing to do. I packed some for Brother Liu to take home just now.”

Xiao Hanting said with some emotion, “Brother Liu has two elderly and four children to support, all the burden falls on him alone. That’s why I asked him to deliver vegetables every few days, to help him out a little.”

Lin Qinghuan nodded. Since Xiao Hanting couldn’t get around easily, this arrangement helped both of them.

While waiting for the children to return, Lin Qinghuan stir-fried some pork belly and boiled a pot of green vegetable soup.

“Big Sis, we’re back!”

Lin Qingyu walked in with Da Bao and Xiao Bao, their pants rolled up, clearly they had been in the river.

“Take your little brothers to wash their hands. Dinner’s almost ready.” Without looking up, Lin Qinghuan went to the kitchen, ladled out the soup, then sliced a bit of each type of braised meat and arranged them on a plate.

“What were you doing? You’re covered in mud and fishy smell.”

Lin Qingyu grinned happily. “Big Sis, we caught some mǎqián fish in the river. We wanted you to make us fish soup.”

Lin Qinghuan felt a little helpless. If they wanted fish soup, they could have just told her.

Besides, for soup, mǎqián fish weren’t as nutritious as crucian carp. She could catch a couple of crucian carps from the river and make soup.

Suddenly, an idea struck Lin Qinghuan.

That’s right. In ancient times, no one ate crucian carp or eels because they were too fishy and people didn’t know how to prepare them. The rivers and fields were full of them.

She suddenly smelled a business opportunity.

The storage space could recycle things, couldn’t it? What if she collected a large amount of crucian carp, eels, and crayfish? That would be a considerable income, wouldn’t it?

Why hadn’t she thought of this before?

No time like the present. Lin Qinghuan directly swept the storage space over the mǎqián fish, and a prompt tone immediately sounded.

“Detected one mǎqián fish, value twenty coppers. Recycle?”

‘Wow, even mǎqián fish is worth twenty coppers. If I catch crucian carp, it should double, right?’

Excited, Lin Qinghuan could barely contain herself. She seemed to see countless silver coins waving at her.

“I’ll make you fish soup tomorrow, I promise it’ll be delicious.”

Lin Qinghuan was a woman of action. She planned to go to the river tomorrow to see how much the space would pay for catching crayfish and crucian carp.

“Big Sis, this is so fragrant! I’ve never eaten anything this good.” Xiao Bao praised the braised meat platter.

Lin Qingyu was puzzled. “Sis, how come I’ve never seen you make this dish before? I have to say, it’s really tasty.”

Lin Qinghuan accepted all their compliments. “If you like it, I’ll make it often.”

Seizing the moment, she also announced something.

“Qingyu, from now on you’ll follow your brother-in-law and let him teach you to read. You must study and practice calligraphy for at least three hours a day, understand? You’re still young, and I want you to have a good future.”

At the very least, she wouldn’t let Lin Qingyu be confined to a small village like Peach Blossom Village. He needed to see the world.

Lin Qingyu’s big eyes were full of excitement, and he nodded eagerly.

His brother-in-law was a scholar. With his teaching, he would surely improve his learning.

Back in the Lin family, he didn’t have the right to go to school. Their grandmother only let Lin Jiadong go, saying she couldn’t afford it, so now he could barely recognize a few characters.

He never imagined that after leaving the Lin family, he could really do as he pleased and even learn to read. It was wonderful.

“Sis, don’t worry. I’ll study hard with brother-in-law.”

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