My Husband is a Drama King [Book Transmigration] 43p2

Chapter 43 p2: Mentality

Ever since they had gotten the pushcart, it had been much easier for Xu Zhizhou and Jiang Zhuo to set up their stall. When there were many customers, it was very busy, but it would pass after a while. The two of them were still very relaxed. They had prepared more ingredients, and they could sell out in a day.

“Zhizhou, the mint tea is about to sell out,” Jiang Zhuo said.

Xu Zhizhou: “There’s still half a bucket at home. I made too much this morning. I was thinking of giving it to the neighbors in the evening. This is just right.”

After refilling the mint tea, after class at the county school, many scholars did indeed come to buy Bobo Chicken, just right to take back as a dish.

Xie Feng also came to buy a few skewers. He found them delicious.

His book box was carried by his family’s servant. He waved his hand and bought eighty skewers, asking someone to take them home for his parents and grandparents to try.

Xu Zhizhou looked up and recognized Xie Feng. “Young Master Xie, you’re…”

Xie Feng said with pleasure, “Your family’s Bobo Chicken is very delicious. This is my first time having it. I’m taking some home for my family. There are many people in my family.”

Xu Zhizhou nodded and also gave him a few extra skewers, and a bowl of mint tea for both him and his servant.

Xie Feng did not drink it, but thanked him politely.

The servant was very happy.

Because of the scholars from the county school, they bought a lot. When the workers from the docks came, they sold out completely.

They had sold out early today.

Back at home, they were drenched in sweat. Xu Zhizhou quickly finished his meal and took a cool bath.

“Many of the scholars from the county school came to eat today. We were almost too busy,” Xu Zhizhou said.

Song Changxu was boiling water in the kitchen.

He told Xu Zhizhou about the matter in the dining hall.

Xu Zhizhou: “No wonder. Why didn’t I think of asking you to talk about it more in the county school? Then there would be even more customers.”

They were a mobile stall, which was not as stable as a proper restaurant, but they didn’t have to pay rent. Xu Zhizhou had asked about the shops here. The lease was for at least a year, and it cost twenty taels of silver a year. Hearing the price, Xu Zhizhou had given up.

It was better to be a mobile vendor.

He thought it was quite good. He could leave whenever he wanted. If the business here was not good, he could also flexibly change his location.

Xu Zhizhou felt a sense of sorrow. As a stingy… no, as a thrifty and housekeeping person, he always looked three steps ahead.

If he really became a proper restaurant owner, what would he do if he had to go to the capital with his husband? That was also a problem.

Xu Zhizhou convinced himself and quickly calmed down.

Song Changxu blew out the candle and got into bed.

“Tomorrow, you should write a letter home to tell them about our situation here so they don’t worry.”

Song Changxu nodded.

Xu Zhizhou lay down and quickly fell asleep.

When Xu Zhizhou woke up, Song Changxu was already gone. He had agreed with Jiang Zhuo to have a day off every ten days, for a total of three days a month. There were only the two of them at the stall. They had to rest occasionally, or their bodies wouldn’t be able to take it.

Xu Zhizhou opened the pot. Song Changxu had left him a white flour bun. He finished it, drank a large mouthful of hot water, washed his face, and then went back to bed.

He would sleep for a morning, go out for a walk in the afternoon, and then take his husband for a walk at night. With his day planned, Xu Zhizhou fell into a sweet dream.

Song Changxu was reviewing in the school. Teacher Zhou had announced the results. This time, Xie Feng was first, Luo Shuang was second, and Song Changxu was third.

It was good to have one tael of silver.

Song Changxu was calm.

Cheng Maoxue was about to laugh with anger.

Xie Feng scanned his exam paper, then took Luo Shuang’s to look at. The three of them sat together. In the past, Xie Feng would also look at Cheng Maoxue’s paper, but this time he only gave it a perfunctory glance and put it on his desk.

Cheng Maoxue: “…”

Xie Feng is such a real friend. This dog.

Song Changxu put away his exam paper and continued to listen to the lecture. Teacher Zhou saw that Song Changxu was listening attentively and nodded with satisfaction.

Not arrogant in victory, not discouraged in defeat. A student like this would be able to handle whatever he encountered in the future.

Actually, Song Changxu himself was quite satisfied.

After class, Xie Feng came to Song Changxu to look at his exam paper. He looked at it carefully and then returned it to him.

“You’ve missed a lot of details.”

Song Changxu smiled. “I’ve always been one to grasp the big picture and let go of the small details.”

The xiucai exam was a county-wide exam. The provincial examination was a competition among the people of a prefecture.

Thinking of this, Xie Feng couldn’t help but feel a sense of urgency again.

Song Changxu said frankly, “Brother Xie, do your best and leave the rest to fate.”

Xie Feng fanned himself. “I can’t. My family has high expectations for me. It would be nice to be as carefree as you, Brother Song.”

Song Changxu would only secretly cram.

In the afternoon, during horsemanship class, Song Changxu had already learned how to ride. He even had a race with Feng Xin’ou.

Feng Xin’ou dismounted and patted the horse’s head. “The horse I chose has a very gentle temperament.”

The horse Song Changxu had chosen also had a good temperament. He swayed on it, but the horse’s steps were still steady.

Feng Xin’ou’s expression brightened a little. “Brother Song, I never thought I would come to Jinhe to study. To study with these rich and aristocratic sons.”

“Brother Feng, you’re already very amazing,” Song Changxu said, patting Feng Xin’ou’s shoulder.

Feng Xin’ou smiled.

The two of them walked together after class. He remembered that Xu Zhizhou had said he had to write a letter today, so he went to buy an envelope.

Seeing this, Feng Xin’ou also bought two envelopes. He explained, “My husband and I have been in Jinhe County for so long, and we haven’t written home yet.”

After their life in Jinhe County had settled down, they had only then thought of their families in Qishan Village. Back at home, Xu Zhizhou had just finished browsing the rouge shop and had bought two boxes of fragrant balm. The prices here were more expensive than in Shuibo Town. Two boxes had actually cost five qian of silver.

Xu Zhizhou still bought them with tears in his eyes.

“I’ve bought the envelopes. We can write the letters now,” Song Changxu said, taking out his paper and ink from his book box.

Xu Zhizhou said, “I’ll dictate, and you’ll write.”

Song Changxu took his brush and wrote a full three pages.

“I also want to write to my parents.”

Song Changxu understood that the parents Xu Zhizhou was talking about were his in-laws.

He readily agreed.

After writing another three pages, Song Changxu’s hand was a bit sore. Xu Zhizhou’s thoughts were very jumpy. He would be talking about one thing, and then he would jump to another.

After writing the letters to both sets of parents, Song Changxu took his brush to write a letter to Lin Pu. He told him about his life at the county school and also mentioned Feng Xin’ou.

After finishing the three letters, Song Changxu went to the post station to send them. He had just gotten the one tael of silver, and it was already spent.

Song Changxu sighed. Now he could only wait for the news about the silk and hope for a windfall.

On his way back, he bought some braised meat and pastries. Even if he had to spend money, he was very willing to spend it on his own mouth, and he felt that he had gotten a good deal.

Back in his room, after a simple and satisfying dinner, Xu Zhizhou pulled Song Changxu along to the night market.

There were many people selling things at the night market. Song Changxu just looked and didn’t buy. Xu Zhizhou was more interested in rouge and powder than these exquisite little things, so he also didn’t buy anything.

The two of them just wandered around.

Song Changxu and Xu Zhizhou, with their good looks, attracted a few extra glances from the passersby. Walking outside, their mood improved a lot.

Just as they were about to go somewhere else, Song Changxu felt a drop of water on his face.

Xu Zhizhou also felt it.

The two of them looked at each other and immediately started to walk back. Soon, it started to rain heavily. They had run in time and had reached their door when the rain grew heavier.

Their clothes were half-soaked, and their hair was also wet. They both breathed a sigh of relief.

Outside the courtyard gate, some of the pedestrians were running, some were taking shelter under the eaves of a shop, and some were rushing to bring in the quilts that were hanging in their courtyards.

“Husband, it’s raining. Hurry and bring in the quilts!”

“You woman, I told you to bring in the quilts during dinner. You didn’t believe me. Look, they’re half-soaked now. I don’t know if the sun will come out tomorrow!”

“How could I have known? What you’re saying now is all hindsight…”

Song Changxu and Xu Zhizhou first went to change their clothes, then took a cloth to dry their hair. They could hear the voices from the other courtyards, and then they gradually faded as the neighbors went back to their rooms.

The sound of the rain grew louder. Through the curtain of rain, they could see it falling fast and heavy from the sky, and soon small puddles formed on the ground.

When they had gone out, it was not yet completely dark. Now, there was no light, and it was all gloomy.

Song Changxu went to close the window in the bedroom. Xu Zhizhou thought for a moment and still lit a candle to go to the kitchen to make two bowls of ginger soup to ward off the cold.

Just as he was making the ginger soup, he found a leak. He quickly called out, “Husband, the kitchen is leaking.”

Song Changxu saw that a tile must have broken. He first found a basin to collect the water. “We’ll find a tiler to have a look tomorrow.”

Xu Zhizhou pouted and agreed.

This was what it was like to live in a rented house. After a while, you would find many hidden problems.

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Author’s Note:

Little Song: It’s become a water house.

Little Xu: [Crying][Crying]