CHAPTER 40: CHAPTER 40: THE BEST OF BOTH WORLDS

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After taking a bath, Shen Qinglan lay on the bed, her mind filled with thoughts on how to become wealthy quickly.

After giving Dong Yao one tael of silver, she only had one tael of silver left.

This amount of money simply cannot guarantee her enough food and warmth.

Autumn harvest is approaching, and her cousin is about to get married. By then, she won’t be able to contribute anything significant to her cousin’s dowry.

Not to mention anything else, just considering the Shen Family’s place of residence, built with straw and mud, every time the door is opened or closed, small bits of dirt fall off. She’s somewhat worried that one day, this house might accidentally collapse.

Furthermore, the clothes worn by the Shen Family are either washed until fading or patched up repeatedly. She’s somewhat more fortunate, having two or three new sets to alternate.

Those new clothes were bought for her by Jiang Shi and Shen Shan.

Fortunately, Shen Qinghe is generous, otherwise, if she were replaced with someone stingy, who knows what kind of ruckus might ensue.

Without security in food, clothing, housing, and transportation, and lacking an avenue to make quick money, Shen Qinglan feels deeply troubled.

Hunting is definitely not feasible. If luck is good, she might encounter a wild boar like yesterday; if luck is bad, it’s just like today, where she could only hunt some game to satisfy her craving.

If possible, she’d want to be like in her past life, exchanging a person’s head for a bucket of gold.

Unfortunately, she’s not alone now and can’t do such immoral things.

Shen Qinglan never felt as useless as she does now.

In her previous life, she learned quite a lot, mastering several languages, utilizing various techniques for killing, lock-picking, hacking switches, and decoding, acquiring none of these lightly.

Yet, none of these skills are of use here.

With her talents having no place to be used, Shen Qinglan feels rather helpless.

Tossing and turning, pondering over and over, she finally decides to visit the town tomorrow.

If she can’t get into an office, can’t she still do manual labor?

She refuses to believe that such a large Jinxi Town doesn’t have jobs that earn money.

With this thought, Shen Qinglan closed her eyes and began seeking ways to make quick money from Zhou Gong in her dreams.

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Jinxi Town

In the inn at the backyard of Shengxiang Restaurant.

Duan Yunfei sits at the tea table, propping his chin with one hand and rhythmically tapping the table with the other, staring into the candle flame on the table, lost in thought.

Xuan Ying, who stands outside the door, wears a face of frustration, looking at Xuan Ming several times hesitating to speak, but ultimately failing to say anything coherent.

Today he witnessed all the unusual behaviors of his master.

The Young Master of his household first got up early, changed to a more handsome face for his disguise, meticulously styled his hair, and then skipped breakfast to head directly to the streets.

As the master didn’t eat breakfast, they, as followers, naturally couldn’t eat either, so they could only follow him around the streets for a whole day.

Finally, their Young Master exchanged a day of hunger, dizziness, and blurred vision for the appreciative glances of a group of older women and the admiring eyes of a group of young girls.

After a difficult end of the day and having a full meal, their Young Master started acting strangely again.

The topic about going to Liuyun Town wasn’t mentioned anymore, and since finishing dinner, he had isolated himself in a room tapping the table.

This was the first time Xuan Ying had seen such odd behavior from Duan Yunfei.

Even after asking Xuan Ming several times, the answer received was still unknown, leaving Xuan Ying anxious within his heart.

Contrary to Xuan Ying, Xuan Ming’s expression remains calm, with a touch of understanding.

As the lady said, their Young Master is already eighteen, it’s time to settle down. You, being by his side, should watch if he shows interest in any of the girls from different families.

Although Xuan Ming doesn’t know what Duan Yunfei means to Shen Qinglan, over the past decade, this is the first time that the Young Master has shown interest in a young lady, which Xuan Ming considers a good thing!

If during the case investigation down the mountain, he could help the Young Master find a wife to bring back to Yongning Manor, it would be a win-win situation, and if the madam knew, he would definitely be rewarded as a show of gratitude.