Becoming wealthy by raising furry animals

Chapter 9 Entrepreneurship (4)

The next morning, the system told Ban You that there were still 27 hours left until the end of the mission.

Ban You took out the four taels of silver he had saved before, thought about it, and put it back.

She stood up and sighed, "It's so hard to make money..."

The weather was not so good today, so she decided to tidy up the yard and not set up the stall.

She spent the whole morning in her own yard, tidying up here and there.

When she finished her work, she found that she had already cleaned up the vegetable patch in the yard and filled the large vat left by the landlord with water and placed it next to the vegetable patch.

On the other side of the courtyard, she had built a wooden fence to enclose several areas. In the middle of the courtyard stood the reclining chair she had used before, with a wooden table next to it.

The system sensed everything outside and asked in confusion, "Host, why are you here cleaning the yard instead of setting up a stall to make money?"

"It's laying the groundwork for starting a business." Ban You looked at his morning's work with satisfaction, pouring water while communicating with the system. "I'm still short of six taels of silver, and there are only twenty hours left. Even if I work harder, I can't earn six taels of silver in a day unless I borrow it."

"Actually, I did think about borrowing some. After all, as long as I had ten taels of silver, the mission would be considered successful. But when I took out the four taels of silver and looked at it on the table, I suddenly didn't understand why I would do that."

"If it's just to keep the cheat code for the mission, then there seems to be no point in doing it..."

"Besides, the mission failed because I didn't investigate the situation in Cloud City properly and didn't figure out what I needed to do. I also chose to shelve the mission out of good intentions. These are all my faults, so I should bear the consequences."

After hearing this, the system didn't know what to say for a moment.

"Host, then you will not have the golden finger. You will be in trouble for a period of time in the future, and it may even be difficult for you to move forward."

Ban You smiled and said, "When I read novels before, I always thought that the protagonists relied on the golden finger to achieve their achievements and become very powerful. But when I experienced it myself, I found that things were not as simple as I thought."

"The Gold Finger is indeed important, and I admit that I would be very cheap with it, but I should also bear the consequences of my inconsideration."

Just as they were talking about this, there was a knock on the door of the courtyard. Ban You listened to the sound outside and found that the person coming was Aunt Wang.

Ban You hurried to open the door, and caught his eye not only Aunt Wang, but also Li Yiyi.

"Auntie, Sister Li, why are you here together?"

"It's Aunt Wang again. She asked me to sell the whole cage of chickens this morning." Li Yiyi said as he put the things he brought on the table in the yard.

"You're right. Last time I came, I just passed by quickly. This time, after taking a closer look, I find your little courtyard quite pleasant."

When Ban You heard that Aunt Wang had sold the chickens, he quickly asked, "Auntie, those chickens would sell better if they were raised for another month. Why are you selling them so early?"

"Miss Ban, I heard the other day that you'd only been in Yuncheng for a few days and didn't have much money. But you gave me the money you had and even ran around for me. I, an old woman, felt really bad. I was thinking of selling the chickens and giving you the money."

"Auntie, what are you doing? I have money. You'll lose at least a hundred coins by doing this."

"Here's the money. It's not much, just five hundred and seventy-six coins. Keep it."

"No, ma'am, I can't have this!"

Li Yiyi, who was standing by, saw them pushing each other and became anxious, so he took the money and stuffed it into Ban You's chest.

"Take it!" Li Yiyi's action made Ban You stunned.

"This is what Auntie gave you, just take it. As for Auntie, my husband and I have discussed it. We both have no elders, so it's a good opportunity to bring Auntie to our place so that we can take care of her more conveniently."

"If we don't sell these chickens, Auntie won't go with us. Now that we've sold them, she might come to the city. Don't think Auntie sold the chickens just because of you."

Ban You knew that Li Yiyi's words were meant to comfort her. Her eyes turned slightly red, and she hugged Li Yiyi, her voice choked with sobs.

"Thank you, Sister Li."

"Oh, don't be polite, kid, you're doing all these..." Li Yiyi didn't know what to say for a moment because of Ban You's actions. The moment Ban You hugged her, her eyes turned red.

"If it weren't for you, my wife and I would have to pay compensation to Manager Liu, and it would have affected the butcher shop's business. We should be the ones thanking you."

The three of them comforted each other for a while before they calmed down. Ban You thought of what Li Yiyi had said just now and said happily, "Now that Auntie is in the city, it will be more convenient for me to visit you in the future."

"That's right. I'll have the cook make delicious food for you every day. You're so skinny, you're almost skin and bones."

"Sister Li, you don't know, this is called skinny beauty in our family."

"What's the point of being beautiful? Health is the most important thing. You should eat until you're plump and white!"

Ban You and Aunt Wang both burst into laughter when they heard this.

"By the way, sister, I see your yard is fenced in. Are you planning to raise something?"

Ban You nodded: "I do have this plan."

"I'm planning to open a veterinary clinic. The other day I asked Shopkeeper Liu and he said there aren't many shops with good locations in Yuncheng. I thought that instead of renting a shop in a remote location, it would be more convenient to stay in my small courtyard."

Li Yiyi listened and nodded in surprise: "Your idea is really good. This way we can save rent."

"I'm only at the trial stage, and I still need to study the details."

Speaking of opening a veterinary clinic, Li Yiyi suddenly thought of an important matter. She looked at Ban You and asked, "Oh, sister, you want to open a veterinary clinic, have you got the paperwork for opening a shop?"

When Ban You heard Li Yiyi's words, she remembered what she had forgotten. She opened her mouth in surprise and said, "I forgot! Manager Liu told me, but then I forgot about it because I was thinking about making money."

Li Yiyi nodded. "It won't work without the necessary documentation. The Regent is in power now, and he's enacted new laws. All merchants need to obtain the necessary documentation before they can open for business. If you don't have the documentation and are caught by the government, you could be imprisoned at best, or exiled at worst!"

"Imprison? Exile?!" Ban You was dumbfounded. She felt a chill when she thought of herself in a prison of rats and bugs.

"Sister Li, what should we do with this paperwork? Please tell me quickly."

"It will cost ten taels of silver to get the certificate. You need to bring your household registration and proof of your house to get it."

Ban You nodded. "I have the household registration, the house certificate, and the rental documents, but... ten taels of silver..."

"Don't worry about that. I can lend it to you. Just pay me back when you have money. I won't charge you any interest."

"That won't do. Ten taels of silver is too much." Ban You thought for a moment, "How about this? I'll pay you the market interest rate for these ten taels of silver. Then I'll give you both the principal and interest."

Li Yiyi thought about it and then said, "How about this? Consider this ten taels of silver as my investment in your veterinary clinic. When you make money, we can split it 50-50. How about that?"

Ban You thought for a moment, then nodded: "Okay! Then let's work together to make this veterinary clinic bigger and stronger!"

"Good! Make it bigger and stronger!"

"Then wait for me. I'll go back and get the silver."

After Li Yiyi finished speaking, she left first. Ban You and Aunt Wang rested in the courtyard.

Laicai saw someone coming and walked over with a cat-like gait, meowing.

It was brave and not afraid of strangers. It jumped lightly and nestled in Aunt Wang's arms.

The two of them and the cat together actually give them a greater sense of family happiness.

After nearly an hour, Li Yiyi still hadn't come back, and Ban You looked a little worried.

"I don't know what's going on with Sister Li. She hasn't come back in such a long time. Auntie, please keep an eye on Laicai for me. I'll go check it out."

"Oh, okay, go ahead."

Ban You walked quickly to Li Yi's house. Before he reached Zheng's house, he saw a group of people gathered at the door, chattering and discussing something.

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(End of this chapter)