Making money, taking exams and supporting the family

chapter 37: Preparing Gifts for the Bride's Family

After helping the He and Zheng couple hold the wedding banquet, Lin Ze and his wife continued their life of selling bread at the stall in the morning and going home to read and study in the afternoon.

The business of the dessert stall was very good now. If they took a day off, they would lose a lot of money. If it was not for Zheng Xiaoluo and He Xiangfeng’s marriage, Zhang Xiu would not have skipped work. He sent away Li Guangcai and his son, and immediately took Lin Ze to prepare for the business the next day.

Seeing Zhang Xiu excitedly doing business, Lin Ze could not stop his wife’s enthusiasm and could only follow along and be busy, with his wife leading the way.

Although they were tired, the couple did not complain at all. The business had just started, and they could not relax now. They planned to save enough money to open a regular shop in the town later.

Although it seemed that they earned a lot recently, they had also spent a lot of money on costs. Ingredients such as flour, eggs, and milk were all good quality and expensive. For the sake of the future of the brand, Lin Ze was determined not to use defective products to make up for the shortage, so it was reasonable that his products were expensive.

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There were also packaging boxes, oil paper, etc. Although they were all small things, they could add up to a lot.

The most important thing was sugar. Desserts were originally made of ‘burnt sugar’ (caramel). The honey brought back from the mountains was not enough. Lin Ze had bought all the honey from He Xiangfeng, but it still could not last long.

Therefore, Lin Ze had made an agreement with He Xiangfeng to buy all the honey retrieved from the mountains until he found a more affordable and high-quality sugar substitute for honey. Anyway, the He family had many men, and they mainly relied on hunting income and often went to the mountains.

After calculating the cost bills one by one, Lin Ze’s savings were actually only a few dozen taels, which was not enough to open a shop in the town.

This was why, when Li Guangcai came to visit, Lin Ze had to think about it.

“…My husband, I’m afraid you will become money-minded in the eyes of scholars in the future, and no reputable student will want to associate with you.”

Zhang Xiu was not stupid, and when he heard Lin Ze’s plan, he was a little worried.

“If they don’t want to associate with us, then so be it. I don’t rely on them for the imperial examinations anyway. I don’t want to deal with those stubborn people much either. Besides, it’s because we really lack money now. Although our business is good, with the purchase restrictions and only the two of us working, it’ll take forever to save enough money to open a shop…”

Lin Ze was also helpless. It had been a long time since he had worried about money. Every time he thought about the savings and properties in his bank that he had not had the chance to enjoy yet in the modern world, he felt heartbroken.

Looking at Zhang Xiu, who had just gained some weight but was now looking thin again, made him even more distressed. For the sake of his wife living a better life as soon as possible, his dignity was of no importance.

“Where did I lose weight? Xiaoluo said I looked fatter when he saw me yesterday.”

Zhang Xiu loved Lin Ze’s gentle gaze and the way he always cared about every little thing about him. Although he said so, he felt extremely sweet and happy inside, blushing.

Lin Ze loved Zhang Xiu’s obedient and shy appearance. Whenever there was no one around, he had to hold his wife in his arms and enjoy the indescribable sense of satisfaction.