The daily life of a space tycoon raising children, doting on his husband, and farming.

Chapter 143 Ride
Xiao Huan thought about it and reluctantly agreed.

A small hand grabbed her hem and tugged at it. Xiao Huan looked down and met Yuan Yuan's big, bright black eyes.

"Auntie, me!" Yuanyuan pointed at herself with her little finger, then swung it down forcefully, "Hit!"

My little one wants to fight bad guys too!
Xiao Huan chuckled and readily agreed, "Okay, next time I'll let Yuan Yuan hit me a couple of times too."

Stone:"……"

No, why are you discriminating against me?
At the same time, Shang Wan asked Lu Chengjing about replying to Qiao Yu'an.

Qiao Yu'an's letter first praised Shang Wan's ancestral secret recipe, then said that the ointment was particularly effective for his older cousin's injury and he wanted to buy a few more boxes. He also wanted to discuss a business deal with Shang Wan.

My eldest cousin, Qiao Yugui, owns a medical clinic and wants to use Shang Wan's ointment as their prized possession.

The two parties adopted a cooperative model, with Qiao Yugui providing the medicinal materials and Shang Wan responsible for making the ointment. For each box of ointment, Shang Wan would receive one tael of silver as a service fee.

For every box of ointment sold, Shang Wan would receive three taels of silver; the more he sold, the more he would earn, essentially giving Shang Wan his technology as equity.

If Shang Wan agrees to cooperate, she will no longer be able to sell the ointment to others or cooperate with other clinics. When to stop the cooperation is up to Qiao Yugui.

On the surface, the business evening party seems to have almost no cost, which seems like a great deal.

But upon closer examination, the cooperation faces significant limitations. Although the so-called ancestral secret recipe is still in Shang Wan's hands, these restrictions essentially make it Qiao Yugui's property.

Furthermore, there is a significant drawback: the secret formula for the ointment could very well be prepared by Qiao Yugui's people using the necessary medicinal materials.

While there are real restrictions, Shangwan has absolutely no need to worry about the secret formula being leaked.

After all, her secret recipe is spiritual spring water, and even she doesn't know where it came from. Who could possibly find out the recipe for spiritual spring water?
In summary, this is indeed a way to make money, but the specific cooperation needs to be discussed in detail. At the very least, the initiative cannot be completely handed over to Qiao Yugui.

Shang Wan didn't intend to agree for the time being; she would have to make three visits to Zhuge Liang's house to make her secret recipe seem more precious.

The more unwilling someone is, the more room there is for negotiation; forcing someone to do something is not a good deal.

Lu Chengjing shared the same idea.

Things that are too easily obtained are often devalued.

They're not in a hurry for the money right now, so they can wait for Qiao Yugui to come to their door in person.

"Have you written your reply? Once you have, I'll bring it to you in town on my way."

Shang Wan changed her clothes and said to Lu Chengjing, "Yuanyuan goes to the mountains to play every day, and her clothes don't last long. Xiao Huan has started patching her clothes. I'm going to the city to buy some cloth to make some new clothes for my little one, and I'll also buy some seeds."

"It's finished." Lu Chengjing pulled the completed letter from under the book and handed it to Shang Wan.

Shang Wan put the letter in his sleeve and went out to hitch up the oxcart.

As she left the village, she saw Liu Yuzhi, whom she hadn't seen for some time. She thought Liu Yuzhi had already gone back, but she was still at the Lin family's house.

Liu Yuzhi sat on a large rock not far from the village entrance, lost in thought. She looked a bit plumper than the last time I saw her, her face was rounder.

The sound of the passing oxcart brought her back to her senses. She looked up and saw Shang Wan, paused for a moment, and asked, "Are you going into the city?"

Shang Wan nodded and continued driving the oxcart.

"Wait!" Liu Yuzhi jumped down from the rock and chased after him, lifting her skirt.

"Whoa!" The oxcart stopped, and Shang Wan turned around. "What's up?"

"I..." Liu Yuzhi stared at Shang Wan, "Could you take me into the city with you?"

"Want a ride? Sure." Shang Wan was very easy to talk to. "It'll cost thirty coins to get into town."

"Thirty coins!" Liu Yuzhi's eyes widened. "Everyone else only charges five coins."

Shang Wan leaned back and glanced at her sideways, "This is the price for riding in my car. If you think it's too expensive, don't ride."

Liu Yuzhi glanced back at the village entrance, gritted her teeth, climbed onto the oxcart, and said, "Let's go."

Shang Wan looked her over thoughtfully, then held out her hand. "Pay first, then you can take the ride." Liu Yuzhi reluctantly counted out some coins and handed them to Shang Wan.

Shang Wan accepted the money decisively and drove the oxcart towards the city, without saying another word to Liu Yuzhi along the way.

Liu Yuzhi couldn't help but ask, "Why don't you ask me what I'm doing in the city?"

Shang Wan glanced back at her, "You'll answer if I ask you?"

Liu Yuzhi pursed her lips, turned her head to look at the scenery along the way, and stopped talking.

After entering the city, the two parted ways.

"Hey," Shang Wan called out to Liu Yuzhi, "Are you taking the bus back? I'll give you a discount."

Liu Yuzhi glanced at her with a strange expression, shook her head, and hurriedly walked into the crowd, disappearing in no time.

Shang Wan first went to the East Market to buy everything before going to the Qiao residence.

Qiao Yu'an was in the mansion when the gatekeeper ran in to announce his arrival. Shang Wan waited by the oxcart.

Not long after, Qiao Yu'an hurriedly came out with A-Le.

Shang Wan handed the letter directly to him.

Qiao Yu'an tucked the letter into his bosom and gestured for A-Le to give the blue bundle he was carrying to Shang Wan.

Shang Wan opened the bundle and glanced inside, finding account books and some odds and ends. She placed the bundle directly into the oxcart.

"You bought so much stuff." Qiao Yu'an glanced at the half-loaded oxcart and asked about Lu Chengjing's recent condition, "How is Chengjing's injury recovering?"

Shang Wan mumbled, "It's alright."

Qiao Yu'an was not satisfied with this statement. Good is good, and bad is bad. What does "okay" mean?
Just as he was about to ask further questions, a small blue sedan chair stopped in front of the Qiao residence.

The blue curtain was lifted, and a maid helped Qiao Weiwei out of the sedan chair. When she looked up, she saw Shang Wan and Qiao Yu'an standing together talking.

A hint of surprise flashed in Qiao Weiwei's eyes. She took a few graceful steps forward and greeted Qiao Yu'an.

Qiao Yu'an asked her with a smile, "Where did you go to play?"

Qiao Weiwei said, "Let's go to the temple to fulfill our vow."

Qiao Yu'an nodded, noticing the fatigue on her face, and urged her to hurry back to the mansion to rest.

Shang Wan twitched her nose slightly, watching Qiao Weiwei's retreating figure, and kindly reminded Qiao Yu'an, "Be careful with your sister."

People usually dress simply and elegantly when visiting a temple, but Qiao Weiwei dressed extravagantly, not only lacking any temple atmosphere but also exuding a bloody aura.

Although the fragrance of the cosmetics was strong, it still couldn't escape Shang Wan's nose.

Of course, it cannot be ruled out that Qiao Weiwei was menstruating.

However, if a woman is menstruating, according to the customs of this world, menstruation is considered unclean, and women who are menstruating are even less allowed to enter temples.

In short, Shang Wan felt that something was wrong with Qiao Weiwei. Qiao Yu'an cared a lot about his sister, so it was no trouble for him to casually remind her.

Qiao Yu'an misunderstood and explained, "Weiwei treats Chengjing like an older brother, please don't misunderstand."

Shang Wan: "..."

Oh well, she's already reminded me anyway.

"Let's go." Shang Wan jumped onto the oxcart and drove away.

By the time we reached the village entrance, the evening glow had already appeared on the horizon.

Shang Wan looked at Liu Shi and Old Lady Wei, who were blocking the oxcart. Did these two want to be hit by the ox again?
The two of them certainly weren't there looking for a collision.

Old Mrs. Wei, her expression unfriendly, demanded, "You surnamed Shang, where is Yuzhi? Where did you take her?"