readytorunbook Chapter 119: Women Can't Say No
Chapter 119: Women Can't Say No
Shen Nanzhi didn't notice that he was thinking so much, so he went back to his room to sleep after a while. Shen Huai'en inspected the whole house and only went back to his room to rest after making sure no one was left out.
His room was private, and Shen Nanzhi treated him very well. He also had a separate desk and the four treasures of the study, which made it convenient for him to do his accounting and writing.
There are not many accounts at home now, and they can be dealt with in a quarter of an hour. Shen Huai'en flipped through the Four Books and Five Classics, and ambition flashed in his eyes.
If he was just a housekeeper, he could only follow the girl silently. But today he heard that the girl's ex-husband was actually a scholar. She had been married to him for two years but they had not even consummated their marriage, and she was humiliated by their family.
It seems that the girl likes scholars. Shen Huai'en thought, if I were a scholar, I could repay the girl better, wouldn't it be better?
So he studied hard. As for the handwriting problem, it was easy to solve. He could just change the font. The popular font nowadays was the official script, which was the emperor's favorite font. Everyone would imitate it, hoping that the emperor would have a good impression when he saw the familiar font.
But there are other schools. Shen Huai'en can practice a new font that is clean and neat enough.
He just wanted the fame of a scholar so that he could let the girl's ex-husband know that the girl he looked down upon deserved better.
Shen Huai'en studied hard all night long, while Shen Nanzhi entered the space to check his corn wine. The time in the space was ten times longer than outside. The corn wine had been fermented and gave off a faint smell of alcohol.
It just didn’t have yeast, so it tasted a bit sour. It must have been a failure.
Shen Nanzhi took out the wheat ear-shaped plant he had obtained during the day, made koji according to the records in the book, and steamed the corn again to make corn wine.
Shen Nanzhi is confident that a good product will experience countless failures.
Now I can make a lot of money by providing raw materials to Mr. Ning Wu. The sweet potato starch is produced in the space, which is equivalent to a business with no capital. I can earn forty or fifty taels of silver a month.
The milk tea and ice bowl business that I cooperated with Liao Baojia might not look big, but it could bring in dozens of taels of silver a month, and a conservative estimate could be as much as one hundred taels of silver.
In the eyes of other people, they should be content with earning so much, but Shen Nanzhi’s ambition is to be the richest man in the world and he will never be satisfied.
I worked all night, slept for three hours, and woke up just in time for dawn.
I walked out of the room and stretched, and heard some noise coming from the backyard, like the sound of breaking air and fists and feet hitting the ground, but it didn't sound like a fight.
Shen Nanzhi walked over, leaned over the wall and took a peek, and found that it was Shen Huai'en practicing boxing.
Oh, this guy is really a treasure man. I knew he was good at kung fu, but I didn’t expect him to be so powerful.
It's not the kind of boxing that's full of power, but it has a very elegant feeling and is more masculine than Tai Chi.
Shen Huai'en finished a set of boxing, and when he looked up, he saw Shen Nanzhi accurately and smiled, "Girl, if you want to see, just come in. Why do you have to climb over the wall?"
Shen Nanzhi blushed, "I'm happy to climb on the wall of my own house, why should you care? What kind of boxing is this?"
"Sorry, I forgot too. I was just practicing randomly. I practiced this set of boxing techniques when I remembered it in my mind. It seems to be pretty good."
Shen Nanzhi became interested, "I'll practice with you."
"can you?"
Shen Nanzhi pinched her waist, "As a woman, you can't say no. Who are you looking down on?"
Shen Huai'en: "..."
Is that what he said?
"Then be careful."
Shen Nanzhi laughed and said, "I should be the one saying this. You probably don't know that I have no other skills since I was a child. I am very strong. Ten men can't get close to me."
Shen Huai'en smiled: "That's good, it's safe, girls should be stronger and not be bullied easily."
Shen Nanzhi shook his head and said, "You are wrong. Martial arts can be learned, and it is easy to become physically strong, but it is difficult to become mentally strong.
Everyone has weaknesses and shortcomings, but the most terrifying thing is being able to control people's hearts.
Let’s not talk about this. Do you want to fight?”
"Yes, please show some mercy to me, young lady. After all, I am still seriously injured."
Shen Nanzhi laughed: "I know, I won't be so cruel."
This guy is quite humorous. Shen Nanzhi raised his hand and said, "You go first."
She is a wild type, her defense is okay, but her weaknesses are revealed when she attacks first.
Shen Huai'en had a smile on his face. How many lovely things about Miss Shen were waiting for him to discover?
A strong heart is the real strength, isn't it also true for himself?
"Be careful."
Shen Huai'en attacked first and slapped out with his palm. Shen Nanzhi dodged subconsciously and was hit on the arm, but Shen Huai'en dodged first and the palm hit missed.
As the fight went on, Shen Nanzhi felt aggrieved. It seemed as if Shen Huai'en could predict every move she was going to make. But she had all that strength but couldn't even hit him. Isn't that infuriating?
His strength gradually grew, and all the flowers, plants and trees in the backyard were damaged. Shen Nanzhi once again slapped a tree as thick as his arm and broke it. However, Shen Huai'en's heart trembled. He was indeed very strong. If he had been slapped by that same person, all his bones would have been broken.
It seems like he is courting death by teasing her like this!
"Girl, that's enough. You don't know how to use your strength now. Don't fight blindly. I'll teach you my boxing skills. You practice first and then we'll fight."
Shen Nanzhi said with a sour face: "It should have been like this a long time ago."
If she knew authentic boxing, could she be fooled by others?
I also feel a little annoyed with Shen Huai'en's handsome face. One day, he will beat me up so that my face is bruised and swollen and I will have panda eyes.
San Gouzi came over at some point, holding a teapot, and said, "Housekeeper Shen, sister, have some tea."
"let it go."
"Hey, Butler Shen, can San Gouzi ask you for a favor?"
"You said."
Shen Huai'en drank a sip of tea and treated him kindly. It was not easy for this child. He was able to survive on his own and raise several younger brothers and sisters. He was smart and kind, and was a good child.
"Can I learn Kung Fu from you, Butler Shen? You don't need to teach me specifically, I can just follow you and practice."
How much he can learn depends on his ability. San Gouzi just doesn't want Shen Huai'en to misunderstand that he is stealing his skills and dislike him.
He just wanted to become strong and protect his younger brothers and sisters from being bullied.
Shen Huai'en's eyes were gentle: "Sure, you can learn with the girl. If you don't understand, come and ask me. Maybe I can practice better than the girl."
Shen Nanzhi said unhappily: "Do you look down on me? I am not as good as a child?"
"It's hard to say. What you need to learn martial arts is talent. Hard work can make up for lack of talent, but talent can double the effect of hard work. You can't be jealous of that."
Shen Nanzhi: "Don't I have any talent?"
As it turned out, there really wasn't any. San Gouzi was able to do it pretty well after watching it twice. Except for his lack of strength, there were basically no mistakes.
Shen Nanzhi's movements became stiff. Although he knew it in his brain, his hands and feet were not coordinated and he just couldn't do it. He became even more angry and his face turned darker.
Shen Huai'en held back his laughter and said, "Take your time. You are old and your body is not as flexible as a child. You need more practice. There is no rush."
"No more practice. I'm hungry. Let's eat."
The three dogs followed carefully behind, fearing that they would be taken out on by the enemy.
Shen Nanzhi was really angry with him, "You are so far away from me, what are you afraid of?"
"I didn't. I was bringing water for my sister to wash her face."
"Come back. Can't I fetch water myself? Are you afraid that I will be jealous of you and vent my anger on you? Haha, am I such a petty person?"
"Of course not. Sister Shen is the most generous, the most reasonable, and the best."
"You are good at talking. From now on, you should eat a pound of meat every day. A poor scholar is a martial artist. Eating meat will increase your strength. If you want to learn martial arts, you must eat well."
Shen Huai'en's eyes flashed with admiration: "You know a lot, it's true, I will improve the food and let him eat more meat."
"I have 100 mu of land in the village. I will raise more chickens, ducks, geese, pigs and sheep. We can eat as much as we want and have enough meat."
"That's great. Let's all practice martial arts well and not waste the girl's fat."
San Gouzi asked in surprise: "Can my brothers and sisters learn it too?"
"It's the same whether you can herd one sheep or a flock of sheep. How much you can learn on your own will determine your ability. I'll teach you when I'm free. If you don't have time, you can practice on your own. If you learn the skills well, you can live well even if you leave here in the future, and won't worry your sister."
Shen Nanzhi rolled her eyes and said, "Who cares about them? If they leave, don't come back. I hate ungrateful people the most."
She turned around and left proudly, leaving behind the excited San Gouzi and others, who were howling and wishing they could kowtow to Shen Nanzhi to express their gratitude.
Shen Nanzhi had meat buns for breakfast, but she didn't eat them. She just drank a bowl of porridge and ate some vegetables and boiled eggs to lose weight.
Shen Huai'en was not satisfied. "You said to let the children eat more, but it's not okay for you to eat so little. You are a little fat now, but being a little fat is also a blessing. This round face is actually quite beautiful."
Shen Nanzhi stuffed the boiled egg into her mouth and said unhappily, "Then I'll give you my round face. Do you want it?"
"Yes, I am a man and I don't mind my appearance."
Shen Nanzhi: "I mind."
He choked a little on the boiled eggs, and his words got stuck. He could only stretch his neck out of the choke. Shen Huai'en quickly poured him some water, "Drink some water, go slowly."
Shen Nanzhi finally didn't choke to death on the egg. She was too embarrassed to confront anyone and went back to her room angrily.
Shen Huai'en and the children waited until she walked away before they started laughing. They had been holding back because they were afraid that she would get even angrier.
There was no way she could stay in this house anymore, Shen Nanzhi stormed out. Today she had to deal with Ma Po and Miss Jin, so she was still busy.
She was so worried about her ex-husband that Shen Nanzhi felt that she was probably the best ex-wife. She always paid attention to her ex-husband and didn't let him have an easy life.
Let’s go find Master Ning Wu first. He has his own house, but he doesn’t live there very often. He spends most of his time in the gambling house.
The gambling house has a back door, and Shen Nanzhi followed others in through the back door.
Unlike the smoky gambling house in front, the back is elegantly decorated, like a study room of a scholarly family.
Master Ning Wu actually had great handwriting. When he saw her come in, he put down his pen and said, "Nan Zhi is here.
The sausage business is pretty good. We sell our sausages in restaurants, inns, and brothels. We can sell a plate for 500 coins. I have a good eye, and I make as much money as the shop."
Shen Nanzhi smiled and said, "That's because you are good at running the business, Fifth Master. If it were me, I wouldn't be able to make that much. At most, it would be a small business to support my family. With our cooperation model, I can actually make more money. It's also because of Fifth Master's support that I'm making money."
Master Ning Wu laughed out loud: "You are really good at talking. I told you not to be restrained. Master Wu, I am not a cannibal. Sit down. What do you want from me?"
Shen Nanzhi talked about Ma Pozi's affairs, "She has done something dishonest. She was fired but didn't reflect on her actions. She even sent people to retaliate against me. I'm afraid that if she fails to retaliate, she will do something more vicious. Fifth Master should be more careful."
"Is this true? You're right. I'll send someone to keep an eye on it. I owe you another favor this time."
"I don't deserve it. Master Wu has a good business and I make a lot of money. We are mutually beneficial. I'll leave first. Master Wu, you are busy."
Shen Nanzhi didn't waste too much of his time. He was a gangster boss and had a lot of things to do. He left after finishing his business and didn't waste his time.
"Well, come and visit often when you have time."
Uncle Yang, who was beside the Fifth Master, sent her out. The smiling Uncle Yang looked like a bodhisattva, but Shen Nanzhi didn't think that he was really kind-hearted.
"Miss Shen, I heard that you have a good relationship with the Song family? You even stood up for Young Master Song and dealt with Scholar Jiang and Young Master Xie."
Shen Nanzhi explained: "I have a good relationship with Xiao Song, and it has nothing to do with the Song family. The friendship between us developed when we were children, so it is naturally extraordinary.
He cheated Xiao Song in front of me, so I just cheated him back. I didn't beat him to death because I didn't want to implicate Xiao Song.
Uncle Yang, thank you for your concern. I can handle Jiang Chen's matter. If there is really trouble, I will not be polite. "
"Well, being polite to us will be awkward, and Master Wu will be unhappy."
"Of course not. Master Wu, just don't think I'm annoying. Please go back."
Shen Nanzhi spoke very nicely, but in her heart she had made up her mind not to get too deeply involved with Master Ning Wu.