Exile at the beginning: I rule the world by drawing cards

Chapter 43 Drawing the Line
The moon star is thin, and the black dragonfly flies south.

After dinner, Lu Ximing took the initiative to take over the dishwashing job.It was a great kindness for the Crown Princess to take him in and cook such delicious meals. He wanted to do more to repay her.

Zhou Lingqi was originally responsible for washing the dishes, but Lu Ximing snatched it away and had to give it to him.

But Qin Mengshang did not leave Zhou Lingqi idle, and said unceremoniously: "My lord, go and bring two buckets of water back, so that you can boil water for a bath later."

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Zhou Lingqi looked stiff for a moment, then resignedly took the bucket and went out to fetch water.

While he was carrying water, Qin Mengshang cut the small konjac he dug today into pieces and planted them in the yard.

The yard that was originally overgrown with weeds was reclaimed and turned into a vegetable patch.The courgettes and eggplants she planted earlier have sprouted. To prevent Chicken Little and Jinbao from trampling on the seedlings, she specially built a fence around them.

It stands to reason that the best season for planting konjac is in spring, but the weather in Lingnan is suitable for growing konjac, so it can be planted now, as long as the sunshine time is not too long.

Lu Ximing finished washing the dishes and came over: "Cousin, will it sprout if you plant it in the soil like this?"

"Yes," Qin Mengshang dug up the soil and buried the konjac pieces in it. "After the buds sprout, move them to a pot. Avoid too much sunlight and the konjac will grow."

Lu Ximing nodded half-knowingly. The princess was obviously a rich man, but her cousin knew everything and was completely different from the dignitaries he had come into contact with before.

Qin Mengshang had planted konjac, and Zhou Lingqi happened to come back, so he simply asked him to boil a pot of water.

This man is a tough talker, but he has been quite agile in his work since he recovered from the injury, and he is not at all pretentious about being a prince.

It was already past midnight, and Qin Mengshang began to think about where Lu Ximing should sleep tonight.

There is only one wing in the house, and the only thing left is the back room.

She pulled a curtain in the middle to separate a small area for bathing. On the other side were piles of farm tools and hunting tools left by the previous owner. A rabbit nest and the nests of two little guys were also placed there.

Letting Lu Ximing sleep with Zhou Lingqi, it was obviously impossible for her to make a bed on the floor.The back room couldn't be tidied up for a while, so I decided to ask someone to bring hay and make a makeshift bed in the main room.

Qin Mengshang gave him the straw mat from before. There was some cloth left over from making clothes last time, which was just right for him to cover.

"Let's lay the floor in the main room for one night. When we clear out the back room later, you can move there."

Lu Ximing took it gratefully: "It doesn't matter, I can sleep anywhere."

Along the way, he had always wrapped his clothes around and found a place to sleep that could protect him from the rain. Now that he had a place to live, it was already very good. How could he expect to live in a separate room.

Zhou Lingqi, who was boiling water in the kitchen, heard the conversation between the two. He seemed to have a calm expression, but in fact he was very satisfied with the result.

The arrangements were made here. Qin Mengshang had been busy all day and couldn't do anything at night, so he washed up early and went back to the house to sleep.

In ancient times, there were no other entertainment projects, and the family was so poor that they didn’t even have a book to pass the time.Even if you have a book, you can't stay up too late. Candles are expensive and oil lamps smudge your eyes.Going to bed early is the most economical way to kill time.

Qin Mengshang folded the quilt and placed it in the middle. If it rolled to Zhou Lingqi's side again, it would be a hell.

Zhou Lingqi would sweat a lot every day while working on the river embankment. When he returned to the house after bathing, the person on the bed had already closed his eyes against the corner.

This rule was also agreed upon by Qin Meng. Whoever goes to bed first will sleep inside.

Zhou Lingqi didn't care whether he was sleeping in or out, but when he saw the quilt lying across the middle, his eyes suddenly darkened.

What do you mean?
He didn't even object to lying on the same bed with her, but she started to draw clear boundaries first?Zhou Lingqi's eyes were dark and heavy, and he stared at her for a long time. With his last breath, he blew out the lamp, took off his belt and went to bed. He didn't even pull up the quilt, so he just slept with his coat on.

The next morning, Qin Mengshang woke up from peeing.

It was still dark outside, so she got up from the bed in a daze, thinking that she was still sleeping outside, so she turned over and was about to get out of bed.

Who would have thought that Zhou Lingqi would be knocked awake without even stepping over?

"It hurts." Qin Mengshang hit his chin, and his facial features wrinkled together in pain.

Zhou Lingqi glanced at her angrily and shouted that it hurt. If he pushed further, he would get a nosebleed!

Qin Mengshang was so sleepy that he got up from him while rubbing his chin. He looked into his dark eyes and tugged at his lips stiffly: "Are you okay? I didn't mean it."

She was so sleepy that she forgot there was someone beside her.

Zhou Lingqi didn't want to argue with her, so he stood up halfway and pulled up the fallen clothes.He accidentally caught a glimpse of the delicate white collarbone under the loose clothes, his eyes dimmed a bit, and he responded lightly: "No."

"It's fine if you don't."

Qin Mengshang glanced at the sky outside the window. It was almost dawn, so he simply put on his coat and got up to prepare for the stall today.

Lu Ximing was not used to sleeping when he first arrived, so he started to wake up when he heard the noise.

Zhou Lingqi remembered the softness in his arms and lost all thoughts of sleeping. After making the bed and washing, he went to the yard to chop firewood.

Qin Mengshang was making breakfast in the kitchen when he heard the noise in the yard and curiously poked his head out.I saw him chopping firewood and thought that this man was in such good spirits early in the morning.

Today I have to go to town to set up a stall, so I didn’t skip breakfast. I cooked a pot of corn porridge and baked six scallion pancakes.

Qin Mengshang was full after a bowl of porridge and a piece of cake, and the rest of the cake was divided between them.

It was already dawn, Zhou Lingqi went to the river embankment carrying the piece of green onion pancake that he was reluctant to eat, while Qin Mengshang took Lu Ximing to set up a stall in the town.

Although a cooperation contract was signed with Changxing Restaurant, the stall business cannot be given up.

Cold dishes can only be sold for a short time, and the weather will gradually cool down after July. She has not yet decided what kind of business she should do by then.While summer is not over yet, sell more cold noodles.

A regular customer saw Qin Mengshang set up a stall and immediately came up to him: "Mrs. Boss, I saw yesterday that Changxing Restaurant also started selling konjac. Did I buy the recipe from you?"

The prices in Changxing Restaurant are beyond the reach of ordinary people like them. If they really sell the prescription, they may not be able to afford it if they want to try konjac in the future.

Qin Mengshang explained with a smile: "There is no seller, the konjac in Changxing Restaurant also comes from me, but I haven't done it today, and there will be some tomorrow."

"So that's the case. Congratulations to the boss lady!"

Qin Meng Shang responded politely.

She had thought of this when she signed the deed, so she did not sell the prescription, but chose to supply it.Her stall caters to a different group than Changxing Restaurant. Most of the people who come in and out of the restaurant are government officials, so they don't feel bad if they spend two or three taels on a meal.Most of the vendors and pedestrians on the street are ordinary people. A bowl of noodles at eight coins feels expensive, so how can they be willing to spend money in restaurants?

She also made an agreement with Shopkeeper Liang that the restaurant's sellers would sell hers without affecting each other.

　It will be a bit busy after school starts, so I try to keep it to four days a week.Thanks to those who tipped and voted, I will continue to work hard ~
　　
　
(End of this chapter)