Chapter 134

The first thing Chen Wuji did after waking up in the morning was to repeat yesterday's action, pouring water again to separate the brown sugar in various containers.

After sitting overnight, the amount of white sugar obtained was pitifully small.

However, the advantage is that, with the lime clarification method as a prerequisite, the obtained white sugar is slightly purer in color, at least looking somewhat like white sugar.

While Chen Wuji was tidying up, Xue Hongdou suddenly walked over and said, "Master, you seem to have forgotten my chickens and ducks; is it because I didn't sleep with you?"

"Ah?"

Chen Wuji stared at that lifeless face, even more world-weary than Lin Daiyu's, and remained silent for a moment, "I simply forgot; whether we sleep together or not has nothing to do with it."

"Oh, will you remember today, master?"

"I remember, I remember," Chen Wuji said repeatedly.

He actually fears facing that face now; negative emotions are contagious, and seeing it makes him feel extremely annoyed, wanting to give her a stern scolding.

"Also, from now on at home don't put on that look; I've promised to take care of your affairs, so why are you putting on this bitter, grudging expression?" Chen Wuji said sternly.

Xue Hongdou squeezed out a smile uglier than crying, "I often forget to smile; I will definitely remember from now on and not add to your worries, master."

"That's good to know," Chen Wuji shook his head.

He now finally deeply understood why the term 'yandere' has the word 'ill' in front.

This is really sick!

"Master, the Second Lady told me a few days ago to seduce you more, but I don't know how to seduce; could you find time to sleep with me?" Xue Hongdou asked with a serious face.

Chen Wuji was stunned on the spot, "Why would she tell you that?"

"Because you've slept with me, master, the Second Lady said if there's one there should be two, three, four, five… I forgot the rest; she said a long string." Xue Hongdou lowered her head, her tone calm and indifferent, as if stating something perfectly normal, without even blushing.

Sleeping with her actually puts pressure on Chen Wuji.

That only time before was an exception.

"I know, I'll make time, I'll make time..." Chen Wuji could only say that.

"Oh."

Xue Hongdou nodded thoughtfully, pinched her skirt, and walked away.

Chen Wuji let out a long sigh, his temples throbbing.

Really hard to deal with…

……

Sugar making requires a process; it cannot be rushed.

At Yang Tiejiang's side, the pressure from Chen Bushi and others producing is already enough; there's no need for him to personally go to the site to supervise.

Chen Wuji, who should have been busy, suddenly found himself becoming idle.

Resting under a jujube tree, Chen Wuji decided to go up the mountain.

Today he would spend the whole day on it.

The wound on his hand has now healed well; drawing a bow and shooting arrows is no problem, so today he can also plan to hunt large game, instead of always dealing with pheasants and rabbits, which is boring.

He summoned the two Yuan Jinshi brothers, Chen Wuji slung his bow, took his knife, and went out.

Passing through the village, he happened to meet Chen Qun, whose eyes were red and swollen and whose leg limped.

"What happened to you after sleeping at home?" Chen Wuji asked strangely.

He looked as if someone had beaten him to tears.

Chen Qun walked up silently, handed Chen Wuji a cloth bundle, and said, "Brother Wuji, I know I've caused trouble, but we only have this much money at home; I'll slowly earn the rest to make up for you."

"Did you not wake up, kid?" Chen Wuji raised his hand to push back the bag Chen Qun offered, "The contract you signed yesterday indeed has some issues, but I've already resolved them; you don't need to blame yourself, just get back to work."

"But! From now on, when dealing with contracts like this, remember to keep an eye out, don't sign casually; for major transactions, remember to come find me or go find San Shu."

Chen Qun held his head, stammering, "Brother Wuji, but the steward said that if something goes wrong, we have to pay compensation…"

"That contract is outright invalid; I said it's fine, yet you insist on making an issue of it and draining the family's savings just to feel satisfied?" Chen Wuji was left speechless.

Chen Qun immediately shook his head like a rattle drum.

"Get lost quickly, I still have things to do; by the way, what's wrong with your eyes?" Chen Wuji asked.

"Beaten by my mother…" Chen Qun said weakly.

"Serves you right!" Chen Wuji shook his head and laughed scornfully.

"Since I said it's fine, it definitely is; why are you imagining all that? Moreover, those pots you talked about are also not reliable, so don't dwell on them."

Chen Qun nodded heavily, "I was shocked by the quantity that person demanded yesterday, my head went blank; afterward I also thought the other party's arrival was suspicious, as if they were waiting for me on purpose."

"That person said it was to buy for the Zhuangzi, but there are also problems; how big could their Zhuangzi be, and how many people would need that many pots? Thinking about this, I realized… I must have caused trouble."

"Not too stupid; being able to think of that is good, just be more careful from now on, nothing serious." Chen Wuji shook his head, "Your mother's beating was too light."

Chen Qun muttered softly, "Although I did wrong, my mother wasn't right either."

"Alright, hurry home; this afternoon will be the same as the past two days." Chen Wuji said.

Chen Qun weakly nodded.

Chen Wuji and the three of them passed through the village and went up the mountain.

As usual, they first looked around the pond; Chen Wuji scooped up a few mountain crabs and a heap of stoneflies.

These suddenly became abundant; flipping over any random stone slab reveals four or five of them.

There are even clusters of them.

Chen Wuji had never heard of any place where stoneflies would flood.

This sight is somewhat astonishing.

If placed in later times, just these could be exchanged for a considerable amount of silver.

"You two catch stoneflies here, pay attention to your surroundings; there are many snakes and insects in this place, if anything seems wrong, shout loudly and run toward the traps; I'll go check the traps first." Chen Wuji gave this order, since catching stoneflies takes too much time, letting the two Yuan Jinshi brothers do it is just right.

"Got it, Brother Wuji."

Chen Wuji immediately crossed the small stream and headed west.

He still hadn't spotted any large game, but instead he first saw a flying squirrel.

Two cute little mice were playing in the woods, and Chen Wuji sprang up and gave chase.

Five Spirit Fat is the most lucrative mountain product he has encountered so far, and having found it, he doesn't want to let it slip away.

Sensing the ill intent of the human below the tree, the two flying squirrels darted between the branches, chirping as they ran ahead.

They appeared to be littermates from the same nest, yet instead of parting ways they fled tail to tail.

"Little mice, why cling so desperately to fleeing? Come to my home—you won't need to find your own food anymore, and there's a very comfortable nest. All you need to do is play happily, then eat, drink, defecate, and urinate." Chen Wuji shouted.

The two little flying squirrels ran even faster, chirping nonstop.

Although they couldn't understand the words, it sounded like it wasn't anything pleasant.