Chapter 266: Chapter 266

Yan Hengyin was first taken aback by Pei Shu’er’s expression, then he frowned.

The confusion in her eyes was so genuine, as if she didn’t recognize him at all, and he felt a sudden, irrational panic.

Then he found it amusing; was Pei Shu’er still holding a grudge about that incident back then?

So now she’s pretending not to know him, being petty.

Ha, really ungrateful. What is her status? Does she even deserve to be petty with him?

The smile on his lips turned cold as he walked away with the cake in hand, not sparing a glance back at Pei Shu’er.

The guard walking with him was about to leave when Pei Shu’er called out to him; she had no fondness for that person, naturally didn’t want to give for free.

"Hey, your master ate the cake and hasn’t paid yet. You should pay up."

The guard was taken aback; this was the first time the Third Prince had eaten without paying and was being chased for payment.

He pulled out his money pouch.

Pei Shu’er smirked, "That cake costs two coins."

The guard didn’t have small change, only broken silver coins, so he took out the smallest one tael of silver.

"Wrap up all these cakes, and those foods as well."

The Gulan Military Camp was so poor, it didn’t hurt to prepare extra.

Earlier he saw the Third Prince quite enjoyed it; the Third Prince didn’t have particular likes, usually only eating a few bites of anything.

Even for his favored Cloud Cake, it was the same.

Pei Shu’er wrapped the cakes for the guard and gave him change.

The goods were sold out, making a total of 100 coins, together with the cakes sold in the previous days, they had a total of 500 coins, plus five bundles of wild vegetables, and three kilograms of fish.

These earnings were pitifully meager.

But the biggest surprise for Pei Shu’er was the wild ginseng. Wild ginseng mainly nourishes the five organs, calms the spirit, stabilizes the soul, stops palpitations, dispels evil qi, brightens the eyes, and improves intelligence. Long-term use, lightens the body and prolongs life.

Not to mention, she could get seeds.

She had quite a lot of medicine in her space.

But those medicines, once used up, there would be less and less, not to mention now she had recruited so many followers, supporting them required money, resources, and medicine.

She and Yinxing packed up their goods, planning to return to the Deserted Mountain.

Just then, Pei Shu’er heard the guard up ahead shout vibrantly.

"Third Prince, you ought to try these cakes."

Pei Shu’er paused her hands packing things, and couldn’t help but straighten up, looking defensively towards that noble-looking Third Prince.

She noticed the Third Prince turned around and looked over, seeing her gaze, Yan Hengyin had a faint smug smile at the corner of his mouth.

He just knew that Pei Shu’er wouldn’t forget him, after all, he was the one she had admired for so long.

She must have been pretending not to recognize him in front of him. Then, when he turned away, she must have been staring at his back, right?

The longing in her eyes, he had seen it clearly.

Now even more so, she packed up all the food at the stall, letting her guard bring it to him.

She must have realized she had gone overboard earlier, afraid he’d be angry, so she was trying to please him.

He slightly curved his lips, his eyes full of ridicule.

Ah, Pei Shu’er, you still admire him so much.

He unfolded the folding fan in his hand, giving Pei Shu’er a gentle smile.

"I will find you again."

Pei Shu’er frowned, she knew it; why did this person seem so familiar?

So, it was the Third Prince. The Third Prince and Tang Zan were different; Tang Zan had a kind of exquisite and cold handsomeness, while the Third Prince’s was a kind of gentle and amorous charm.

But in the original book, this Third Prince had never appeared at the border; what’s he doing here now?

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Or, is it for the method of increasing crop yield?

"Young Madam, your things sell so well, while our things are unremarkable, and no one really wants to buy them," the Desert Mountain People envied.

Pei Shu’er’s thoughts were interrupted. She smiled at the Desert Mountain People, and realized she had forgotten about this; if the trade point were to develop, then the products couldn’t be too simple.

"In the evening, I’ll teach you how to make tofu. You should all have soybeans at home, right?"

As soon as she said this, everyone was taken aback, eyes full of joy.

The Young Madam was willing to teach them how to make tofu! That smooth, tender tofu, after they had tasted it, they couldn’t forget; if the Young Madam was willing to teach, then they could surely sell it at a good price.

"We have them saved, we all have them saved." Everyone hurriedly said, as if afraid Pei Shu’er would regret it.

"Then come to the stone house in the evening."

Everyone nodded repeatedly, spreading the word to those who hadn’t come.

After dinner, they all gathered in the stone house, watching Pei Shu’er expectantly.

Pei Shu’er taught everyone how to make tofu, using a demonstration method while explaining.

She spoke gently and humorously, making the process that would have been extremely dull become captivating, drawing everyone’s attention, following her every word.

Even those women without any education memorized everything Pei Shu’er taught, including the important points to notice.

Pei Shu’er smiled and said, "If you forget something, ask someone close to you first. If no one remembers, then you can ask Granny Zhang or Honghua. They are all good at making tofu."

Everyone nodded repeatedly, and Pei Shu’er pointed to the sour whey used for making tofu.

"You should take some of this back in a bucket."

Everyone thanked her repeatedly, knowing that to make tofu, they must use this sour whey, or else the tofu wouldn’t form.

Their Young Madam was willing to teach them and provide such important sour whey, naturally, everyone was immensely grateful.

The next day, the one setting up the stall was Yinxing.

Now the stall was on track, more people around the trade point knew about it; some people came just for the excitement, merely passing by the stall without any intention of exchanging.

And there were a few who came to exchange things, bringing a variety of items.

Those who loved to buy things the most were the soldiers from the camp.

After tasting the dishes made by Pei Shu’er, they couldn’t stop thinking about them. Once they’ve tasted the delicacies, compared to the camp food, there was nothing much left to desire.

Plus, the food in the camp was quite plain, some joined the army at a very young age, when they were still growing, so naturally, they couldn’t endure hunger.

Those with money would bring money; those without would bring fish.

Or, like others, they would fetch some herbs or mushrooms.

If it was something Pei Shu’er needed or something she thought could be exchanged, she kept it,

if not, she wouldn’t accept it, but could let those soldiers pay with labor.

Currently, there were some houses still being constructed on the Deserted Mountain; the biggest green brick compound wasn’t finished yet. Indeed recently there were too many things happening, causing constant delays.

Moreover, it was harvest season, so there was actually quite a bit of farm work.

Since it was already on track, Pei Shu’er didn’t need to oversee the stall all the time.