Peaceful Farm Life

Chapter 299: Chapter 299 You’ve lost weight so fast!_1

An Jing knew that her husband didn’t like being disturbed at their peaceful home. Seeing Xiao Changyi say this, she smiled even more brightly and said, ”Youbao doesn’t always come over, don’t be like that.”

Xiao Changyi just grunted.

An Jing was even more amused. Before Wang Youbao’s carriage had stopped at the entrance of their courtyard, she quickly kissed her husband on the lips and said, ”Alright, Youbao is here; no throwing tantrums, and if you dare, I won’t serve you any dishes at lunch!”

Xiao Changyi kissed An Jing back on the lips before returning to his expressionless state.

An Jing was at a loss whether to laugh or cry. Just a moment ago, at least there was some expression on his face, although it may not have been a happy one, but now there was none at all.

However, An Jing didn’t say anything and just tidied up her sewing items.

Right then, Wang Youbao’s voice called out at the entrance of the courtyard, ”Changyi, An Jing, are you home? It’s me, Youbao.”

There was also the sound of knocking.

An Jing replied loudly, ”We’re here.”

Xiao Changyi, still expressionless, went to open the door and then walked back in, expressionless as ever, not even glancing at Wang Youbao outside.

Wang Youbao didn’t notice anything amiss; he was completely used to Xiao Changyi acting as if he weren’t there and just happily followed into the courtyard.

”Youbao, you’ve lost weight!” An Jing was extremely surprised. It had only been a few days, and he had slimmed down noticeably.

Wang Youbao laughed and said, ”I used to eat meat and fish every meal, so it was a bit difficult to slim down. Now, I have to observe mourning for my father and avoid those foods, plus I exercise every day, so the weight loss is quite rapid.”

An Jing thought about it and felt it made sense.

By now, Wang Youbao no longer acted so politely with An Jing and Xiao Changyi, and without waiting for An Jing to offer a seat, he simply grabbed a small stool and sat down next to them.

While grinning, he said, ”I came today to tell you that our Qian Wei Tavern is ready; we just need An Jing to teach the cooks how to prepare those dishes. Once the cooks learn them, our tavern can open for business.”

”That fast?” An Jing was quite surprised.

”There was a tavern in town that closed down, and they were selling the building. I just happened to buy it and continue running a tavern there. Otherwise, just looking for a place to open one would’ve wasted a lot of time. I’ve had the building renovated; it’s quite large, with two floors and an attic, and I’ve set up four private rooms.”

”That must have cost quite a bit of money, right?”

”Yes, it did cost a lot; just buying that building cost a thousand taels.”

”How long will it take to make that back...” An Jing felt that making money was still a long way off. They were splitting the profits fifty-fifty with Wang Youbao, but that was after deducting costs.

Wang Yubao couldn’t help but chuckle, ”In the county town, everything sells for more than in the town. As long as our business flourishes, I estimate we can recoup all the investment in less than half a month.”

”Anyway, I’ve left everything in your hands, so manage it as you see fit.” An Jing really didn’t want to bother with these matters.

Wang Youbao asked, ”So when will you teach those cooks?”

An Jing didn’t answer but instead countered, ”Can those cooks be trusted?” She was a little worried that the cooks might disclose the recipes to others.

Upon hearing this, Wang Youbao understood her concern and immediately laughed, ”Rest assured, they are all cooks from my family, and I hold their servitude contracts. They wouldn’t dare be sneaky. When my father was alive, we had a lot of people at home, so we needed several cooks, but now I’m the only master at home, and I don’t need that many. It’s perfect timing, I’ll keep one at home, and the rest will go work at our tavern.”