The wicked sister-in-law is in charge; meals include fish and shrimp.

Chapter 75 Carp Leaping Over the Dragon Gate and Passing the Imperial Examination

"Second brother, guess how much people are willing to offer for your panda wood carving?"

"How much?!" Yang Guilan asked him impatiently, concerned about this most of all.

Wen Muchuan stayed at home, unaware of what was happening in town, and was also very curious.

Xie He and the others, who were in charge of other matters, were unaware of what had happened at the cashier and kept asking him about it.

Wen Zizhou's feigned mystery whetted everyone's appetite, but Wen Luozhi, slumped in her chair, didn't play along; she was still thinking about the cake.

Wen Zizhong was studying the blueprints in his hand, seemingly unconcerned about how much money he could sell them for, but in reality, he was both happy and apprehensive.

I was happy that it actually sold, but I was also worried that my sister would be disappointed if the selling price was too low.

After all, she would encourage him every day when he came home, and he would feel guilty if his spirits were too low.

"Little sister, how much do you guess?" Wen Zizhou plopped down next to Wen Luozhi and asked expectantly.

He used to take a cut of one coin from every five-coin wood carving, so wouldn't he pocket even more money from the panda wood carving with just a word from his sister?!

Wen Luozhi glanced at him. "One ounce?"

She felt that one or two taels was already low enough, considering that just that one piece took so long to carve, and she even colored it.

If she were to buy it, she would think that one or two ounces is already very cheap.

Wen Zizhou's eyes widened. "How did you know?!"

Could she have actually gone to town to secretly observe me?

"Didn't you tell me to guess? How would I know!" Wen Luozhi rolled her eyes at him without any politeness. "You're so stupid."

Wen Zizhou pursed his lips. "They're just a little surprised that you guessed the exact number!"

Upon hearing the offer of one tael of silver for the wooden carving, Yang Guilan excitedly grabbed Wen Zizhong's arm, "My dear husband! One tael! One tael!"

As she spoke, she felt like crying. How come she had never discovered that her husband had this skill before? If she had known earlier, she could have earned money and wouldn't have been saying that she was crippled and useless all these years.

If only she had discovered it sooner, I guess I was the one who was incompetent.

Wen Zizhong raised his hand, brushed a stray hair behind her ear, and whispered, "I heard Guilan."

He felt sorry for his wife. In the past two years, she had never dared to go out for too long, and she liked to stay in their room all the time. Others said she was lazy and loved to eat, but only he knew the truth.

She was afraid that if she left for too long, he would, like the day he woke up, pick up that carving knife and end her useless self.

While everyone else was excited, Wen Luozhi pulled out two blueprints: one depicting a carp leaping over the dragon gate, and the other a chibi-style version of a top scholar passing the imperial examination.

The design is three-dimensional, and when she was drawing it, she used all the composition skills she had learned in her life to make the picture as clear and easy to understand as possible.

"Second brother, congratulations!" She grinned, her two little tiger teeth making her look incredibly cute.

"But the revolution is not yet successful, comrades still need to work hard." She handed over the blueprints to Wen Zizhong, dissected them for a while, and finally said, "There are still almost three months until the provincial examination. Even if you carve a little bit every day, Second Brother, you can finish carving them."

The entrance exam was originally scheduled to begin next month, but for some reason it has been postponed for the first time this year.

The carp leaping over the dragon gate needs to be carved very large. She will color it quickly later and will definitely be able to sell it for a good price before the imperial examination.

As for passing the imperial examination with flying colors, it's just for good luck; to make big money, you still have to hope for the carp leaping over the dragon gate.

However, considering Wen Zizhong's leg, Wen Luozhi lowered her head and remained silent for a moment. Was she being too hasty? But this was a very good opportunity.

Not only because it's an opportunity to make money, but more importantly, if this succeeds, the second brother's family will be able to hold their heads high, and no one will laugh at the second sister-in-law anymore.

"Lolo, my success in passing the imperial examination is limited."

"As for this big one..." Wen Zizhong patted her head and said with a smile, "I'll have to trouble Luo Luo to figure out how I can move around freely when I'm alone."

He doesn't like being disturbed when he's carving, but if a large piece requires him to move it, then he has to figure out how to solve that problem.

Wen Luozhi looked up in surprise, staring blankly at him.

Wen Zizhong smiled at her and then said, "Luo Luo is so smart, she'll definitely find a way to help Second Brother walk on his own."

Wen Luozhi raised her eyebrows high, her previous concerns completely gone. "I actually have a plan! Let's do it in a couple of days."

"I guarantee that in a couple of days I'll let my second brother go wherever he wants!" she patted her chest confidently.

She said it was something that could be solved with a wheelchair, and that she could just replace the wheels in the system and repackage the exterior to get away with it.

She thought the idea of ​​small, limited editions was great; if there were too many of these, they would become commonplace and it would be difficult to sell them for a good price.

Just as they finished discussing the wood carving, Wen Zizhou nudged Wen Luozhi's head in front of her again. "Little sister, why don't you take this steamed cake to the shop and sell it? When your third brother comes back tomorrow, he'll pick out mud for you to build a kiln." He smiled obsequiously, his eyes blinking incessantly.

He loved desserts, and he spent a lot of the money he earned from selling wood carvings on them.

He really loved this steamed cake! If we sell it at home, he can eat as much as he wants without spending any money, hehe.

Wen Luozhi pushed his face away in disgust. "Tomorrow, Mother is going to cook at that noble lady's house. Everyone in the family has chores to do; there's no time to mess around with this."

Making a cake takes a lot of time just to whip the egg whites, and I haven't had much time to do it these past few days because I've been busy at home.

Wen Zizhou stomped his foot in dissatisfaction, "Someone will definitely buy something that tastes so good. If not, just ask someone else to make it."

The shop was doing very well every day, so well that he felt there wasn't enough space.

Now that he's in the wood carving business again, his older brother mentioned that his family will soon be selling two rare items. So, hiring two more people to help out doesn't seem like a difficult task.

Xie He slapped him on the head and said fiercely, "Do you think this is as simple as just talking to yourself?"

She wanted to sell, but she was too busy lately. She also had to take care of things at home and in the orchard. No matter how much money she could make, nothing was more important than her daughter! She would be heartbroken if her daughter got exhausted!

A few days ago, they discussed handing over their previous stall business to her family. Little did they know that so many things had happened recently. She would have forgotten about it if a customer hadn't asked about fried dumplings this morning.

"Lolo, next time you have a break, Mom will go to your uncle's house and ask if they want our stall's business."

Those jobs can earn a lot of money, and her brothers shouldn't have any reason to refuse. If she doesn't want to do it, she can just live in the shop and get up early every day to prepare and sell the goods. Anyway, she can't give up this money-making business.

Wen Luozhi nodded, her mind quickly flashing through information about Xie He's family. Finally, she breathed a sigh of relief, thankfully they weren't as bad as the old house.

At the same time, at Old Sun's house, Sun Sanjie and Sun Nannan were talking about what had happened that day, and the conversation eventually turned to Wen Luozhi.