After transmigrating into the body of a widow, I became the richest man in the capital.

Chapter 284 Secret Thirteen Spices

Bei Yan, who was on guard at the door, asked, "What's going on?"

His master is going to have a baby? When did this happen?

When Bei Yan saw Pei Yuan and Su Xiaoxiao putting on a show and acting shamelessly, he turned his face away in embarrassment. How could a young man who had been single for nearly twenty years stand this?

"You're leaving tomorrow?"

"Hmm, will you miss me?"

"What do you say?"

"What are you doing? Why are you untying my clothes?"

"Didn't the kids just say they wanted us to have younger siblings for them soon? If we don't act now, I'm afraid I won't have the chance in the future..."

"Pah, don't say such discouraging things. What do you mean there's no chance? We'll wait until you come back safely from the battlefield..."

As he spoke, Pei Yuan grabbed Su Xiaoxiao's hand, "What about the future? Why did you stop talking?"

Su Xiaoxiao blushed and fell silent.

"I mean, I'm sick now, and my body is severely depleted after being poisoned. I'm thinking that if I don't have a child soon, I'm afraid I won't be able to have a child with you in the future."

"Huh? Just for this?"

"I saw you were quite strong when you picked me up horizontally just now."

Su Xiaoxiao was so mean to Pei Yuan that Pei Yuan felt a little embarrassed.

At this moment, Pei Yuan looked at Su Xiaoxiao with deep affection and was about to lean closer when Su Xiaoxiao slapped him back.

"We have to get up early to travel tomorrow, so let's get some sleep!"

Looking at Su Xiaoxiao's sleeping face, Pei Yuan really couldn't fall asleep.

"No, I need to take a cold shower to calm down."

After taking a shower, Pei Yuan returned to Su Xiaoxiao's bedside and whispered to the sleeping Su Xiaoxiao, "When I come back, we must have a healthy baby."

The next morning, Su Xiaoxiao woke up to find that Pei Yuan was no longer by her side.

She seemed to hear Pei Yuan saying something to her, and at that moment she felt a sense of emptiness until she touched the empty space next to her.

Pei Yuan is really no longer by my side.

But life goes on. Thinking about how in feudal societies like those in ancient times, two unmarried people were always glued together every day, it didn't sound very nice.

It's good to be apart for a while now. It'll be just the right time for Pei Yuan to return from the front lines after his victory, so we can naturally get back together.

If we get married then, we can be together legitimately.

After the New Year, on the seventh day of the first lunar month, she rushed to the town. Today was the opening day of Manager Li's new shop.

Who would have thought that just a year ago, Manager Li's shop was on the verge of closing down, but it miraculously came back to life because Su Xiaoxiao put jam in their grocery store to sell.

Unexpectedly, Su Xiaoxiao was naturally regarded as Manager Li's great benefactor and was called to the opening ceremony.

Su Xiaoxiao kept her promise to Manager Li, saying that if she developed a new flavor of jam this year, it would definitely be sold first in Manager Li's shop.

Su Xiaoxiao has truly achieved both fame and fortune this time. She stole the show at the opening of Manager Li's new shop and also managed to launch her new flavor of jam into the market. Su Xiaoxiao had previously suggested that Manager Li open the shop in the West Market, and Manager Li had indeed listened to her advice.

As it turns out, Manager Li had a very discerning eye.

Because of the large number of foreigners in the West Market, trade was very frequent. If a reputation could be established here, it would indeed lead to a different market for jam.

After Su Xiaoxiao finished cutting the ribbon, she discovered that the banquet prepared by Manager Li was about to begin.

Manager Li naturally treated Su Xiaoxiao like an honored guest, and everyone recognized her as the true founder of Baihua brand jam.

Manager Li treated Su Xiaoxiao with utmost respect, as if she were an honored guest.

Those around her naturally dared not be too negligent. After finishing her meal at the Li family's banquet, Su Xiaoxiao took her leave.

She started strolling alone on the streets after the New Year. It was indeed very lively. Everyone immediately threw themselves into the joy of making money in the new year, bustling around like worker ants for a few coins.

This is no different from the era in which Su Xiaoxiao lived; most of the shops on both sides were already open for business.

Su Xiaoxiao walked into a bookstore at random and was surprised to find that the owner was the same person she had met on the street who sold used books. Now he had opened his own shop.

"Hello, welcome, welcome. Young lady, are you here to buy books for your husband again?"

Su Xiaoxiao agreed, recalling how this boss had been a huge fan of Pei Yuan. He had treasured an old book with Pei Yuan's name written on it when he was a child, calling it the prized possession of his bookstore, and he absolutely refused to sell it. Even Pei Yuan himself was a little embarrassed when he was there.

The owner has built such a large bookstore in just one year, starting from a roadside stall. It's truly impressive, and Su Xiaoxiao greatly admires this hardworking owner.

"This time, please prepare some writing brushes, ink, paper, and inkstones for me."

Knowing that Da Bao and Xiao Bao would be starting to practice calligraphy in the new year, and that they should use better brushes, ink, paper, and inkstones, Su Xiaoxiao truly gave her full support to her two children's studies.

Regardless of whether they study well or not, they should still be supported, so as not to be blamed in the future, right?

"You want the best, right? Okay!"

The bookstore owner understood and asked the waiter to bring out all the best writing brushes, ink, paper, and inkstones the store had in stock for Su Xiaoxiao. Su Xiaoxiao picked out a few items at random, and seeing that they looked pretty good, she paid for them.

Seeing people buying books in the store, Su Xiaoxiao thought that the old books the children were reading were mostly worn out, so this was a good opportunity to get a new set.

Su Xiaoxiao is extremely observant and was able to notice this.

When Mr. Li visited Su Xiaoxiao's home last time, he was very curious about the Thirteen Spices she had prepared.

Since they were all made with herbs from their shop, Mr. Li had never been able to figure out which herbs were used. Su Xiaoxiao was going to reveal this secret to Mr. Li this time.

After arriving at Ci'an Hall, Su Xiaoxiao received the thirteen medicinal herbs from the medicine boy and then began to stir-fry them in front of Mr. Li.

Mr. Li had been observing Su Xiaoxiao using what she was using to stir-fry the Thirteen Spices, and he discovered that there were so many seasonings.

"This contains angelica root, cardamom, nutmeg, and Sichuan pepper..."

Su Xiaoxiao introduced each item to Mr. Li one by one, and the aroma from the kitchen grew stronger and stronger. Mr. Li also came over to help.

First, the herbs were ground into powder, and then they were stir-fried.

All these seasonings, when put together, can be used to make Thirteen Spices. These powders eventually became Thirteen Spices, a very fragrant seasoning.

(End of this chapter)