"Uncle Four is fiddling with something in the room, says it’s a new invention by Little Aunt; he’s making more for backup," Ye Wenzheng explained.
Ye Jiu shrugged his shoulders and opened the door to enter.
Brother Four looked the same as ever, never sparing a moment to idle around; he had to be busy with work every single minute he could.
Usually, the youngest son is pampered as he grows up, and such pampering often leads to laziness.
Even though Brother Four wasn’t brought up overly pampered, compared to the other big brothers, he was quite favored at home, so how did he end up with this never-resting demeanor?
Not long after Ye Jiu entered, Ye Wenzheng followed, discussing business matters about the shop.
One was buying, the other selling, and with no disputes over the price, the deal was easily made.
When Ye Wenzheng left, Ye Jiu called out to him, "Go fetch me a tub of water and just leave it in the yard."
"Alright," Ye Wenzheng turned and went out, quickly getting it done.
Ye Wenzheng didn’t know what Ye Jiu was planning to do, but Ye Jiu didn’t keep it from him, letting him watch from the side.
Ye Jiu, holding an object in his hand, walked to the tub of water and threw it straight in.
"Little Aunt, what is this?" Ye Wenzheng couldn’t help but ask.
"Just wait and see," Ye Jiu said mysteriously, then turned to check the sky.
Baffled, Ye Wenzheng scratched his head. Seeing that Ye Jiu didn’t want to reveal it, he simply busied himself with his own work.
Ye Jiu went into the room where Ye Gaosheng was working and saw that he had actually produced quite a bit in such a short time.
However, due to container limitations, they could only make small batches, and whatever was made was all piling up in the wooden barrels.
But judging by the quantity, it should be enough.
After all, she was aiming for the high-end market, and not even wealthy people would buy it like water.
"Brother Four, it’s time for dinner. You should take a break too, what we have now, once we go out to buy some porcelain jars to put them in, won’t be too few," Ye Jiu suggested.
Ye Gaosheng looked over and saw that indeed there was quite a lot. Moreover, "Little Sister, several ingredients are running low; I can go out tomorrow to buy them, but I don’t know where to find the essence and colorants."
"These secret recipes are exclusive; only I can concoct them," Ye Jiu said with a smile.
At least, that was the case for now.
"Let’s leave these be for now, let’s talk over dinner," Ye Jiu decided.
Ye Gaosheng also felt hungry and upon hearing the mention of food, his stomach started growling impatiently.
At the dinner table, Ye Jiu asked Ye Wenzheng, "Didn’t you catch some fish? Where are they?"
"Too expensive, I let them go," Ye Wenzheng said.
Ye Jiu, expecting to eat fish: "..."
"We’ll be leaving in a few days, and we might not see that fish for several years; perhaps, it will starve to death while we’re gone," Ye Jiu remarked wistfully.
Ye Wenzheng was taken aback, not quite following, and blurted out, "Should I catch some more tomorrow to eat?"
Ye Jiu’s mouth twitched, not wanting to speak.
"Tomorrow is probably going to be very busy." There might not be time to eat fish.
Aside from buying the shop, Ye Wenzheng was unaware of anything else.
Meanwhile, Ye Gaosheng, contemplating the products he had crafted all afternoon, felt a rush of excitement. He was eager to get ahead, determined to topple the detestable Liu Family.
After dinner, naturally, someone came to clean up.
Ye Jiu led Ye Gaosheng and Ye Wenzheng to the large water tub in the courtyard; from a distance, one could see the cool vapors rising from the tub.
Excited, Ye Jiu quickened her steps. As soon as she approached the tub, a chill breeze hit her face.