The next day, July 30th, Zhou Xuan got up early and went to the front yard to take a look. Lu An had also gotten up, wearing a green robe and small hat, standing in the yard looking foolish, watching other servants and maids doing their chores.

  Zhou Xuan walked over and chatted with him for a few sentences. Lu An said that he had a nightmare last night, dreaming that the fake marriage was exposed and he was dismissed from his post.

  Just then, Miss Qin came out and called her brother-in-law in.

  Zhou Xuan looked at Lu An's back and sneered, this coward, how could he have the ability to protect Miss Qin? It seems I need to think of a way to scare him badly, best if he runs back to Shouzhou alone, then it'll be done.

  At breakfast time, Lu An and Dr. Qin's family, as well as Zhou Xuan and Zhenzhen, sat together to eat. The servant uniform was very eye-catching, and Miss Qin suggested that her brother should change back into his own summer shirt. Lu An refused, feeling that the servant uniform could protect him somehow.

  At this time, Lin Heishan and Lin Hanyun arrived. Lin Heishan returned the Xuan Tie Kuai Jian to Zhou Xuan. Deputy Director Lin Hanyun was very concerned about her insect shop and brought 300 taels of gold with her.

  Dr. Qin met with Lin Heishan, addressing him as "lower official", with a humble attitude, after all, Lin Heishan was several ranks higher than him.

  Lin Heishan was taught by his aunt Lin Hanyun to understand the hierarchy, and he quickly returned the courtesy, saying: "Lord Qin is the father-in-law of Lin Mou's sworn brother, and also Lin Mou's elder, if you want to be more polite, it would be an insult to Lin Mou."

  Zhou Xuan saw that Qin Que wanted to avoid going into the back hall, so he called out: "Wife, this is my sworn brother Lin Heishan, you should also come and pay your respects."

  Dr. Qin also said: "Little sparrow, this is Lin Shoubei, Mr. Lin, come and pay your respects quickly."

  Qin Que is a person of humble origin, having no other choice, he came over and bowed: "Qin Que has seen Lord Lin."

  Lin Heishan saw his brother's wife was beautiful and elegant, he was very delighted, and repeatedly said: "Good good, she is indeed my brother Xuan's wonderful wife! Don't call me Lord Lin, call me Brother Shan."

  Qin Que called out in a low voice again: "Shan Ge."

  Lin Heishan burst out laughing and patted his body, pulling out a delicate small knife with gold inlays and mother-of-pearl, intending to give it to his sister-in-law as a gift. Thinking better of it, he asked Lin Huanyu: "Little sister-in-law, do you have any pearls or jade on you?"

  Lin Han Yun had been to the Qin Manor twice, and everyone in the manor knew that this servant was actually a girl, but they didn't expect her to be Lin Shou Bei's aunt. When Lin Hei Shan called out like that, one by one, they stared at Lin Han Yun with wide eyes.

  Lin Han Yun was sizing up Qin Que, with a huffy expression, thinking: "Zhou Xuan this kid is quite lucky, his wife is so beautiful, it's infuriating!"

  Lin Han Yun herself didn't understand why Zhou Xuan's wife was beautiful and she would get angry, saying to Lin Hei Shan: "What's the point, do you want jade and pearls or what?"

  Lin Heishan said: "Little auntie, give me the pearls first."

  Lin Han Yun took out a jade cicada from her perfume pouch. Lin Hei Shan looked at it and said, "This is not good, little auntie, do you have any other ones?"

  Lin Han Yun pulled out a red silk thread from her neck, took out a jade pendant hanging in front of her chest and said: "This is valuable, I bought it for two thousand taels of silver last time in Jinling."

  This jade pendant is bright red in color, carved into the shape of a small swallow, with two black eyeballs. The black eyeballs are not inlaid, but are naturally formed. The jade craftsman skillfully carved the two black spots on the red jade into eyeballs, which is really clever and ingenious.

  Lin Heishan handed the red swallow pendant to Qin Que and said, "Old brother, I met my sister-in-law for the first time, and I was in a hurry and didn't prepare a gift. This will serve as a meeting gift, please accept it."

  Qin Que was extremely embarrassed, neither accepting nor refusing, and sneaked a peek at her brother-in-law, but didn't know where he had hidden.

  "Ah, you're giving away my treasure? No way, give it back to me."

  "Little auntie, my nephew will definitely give you another piece of precious jade. You are a senior, how can we ask for something back that has been given away?"

  Lin Han Yun was more obedient to her elders and didn't say a word.

  Lin Heishan handed the Red Swallow back to Qin Que once again. Qin Que accepted it and said, "Thank you, Brother Shan."

  Lin Heishan burst out laughing, patted Zhou Xuan's shoulder heavily and said loudly: "Xuan Di, you have a good eye for selecting crickets, and also for selecting a wife! I think your wife is a lucky star for our family."

  Zhou Xuan said with a crooked mouth: "Shan Ge, be gentle, brother's shoulder is almost crushed by you."

  Household servant Song Da Chun came to report that a man claiming to be Liao Yin is seeking an audience with Master.

  Zhou Xuan said to Lin Hanwen: "Vice President Lin, the insect store manager we invited has arrived."

  A group of people went to the "Autumn War Hall" on Half Busy Street together. Lin Heishan knew that Zhou Xuan had no car, so he gave him a double-yoke horse carriage worth 200 taels of silver. The carriage was pulled by two strong horses, and even the coachman was equipped. Brother Shan is really generous.

  When leaving the north city gate, I saw that the guards were checking the people coming and going much more strictly. It turned out that Lin Heishan had reported to Governor Lin Dai yesterday about the appearance of the three Xia in Jiangzhou, so the security measures have become very strict. Lin Dai also has a large number of armored soldiers escorting him when entering or leaving, and he has also deployed 3,000 elite soldiers to enter the state government office to protect Xu Cishi and Xuanxiu Shi.

  When they arrived at "Autumn War Hall", Jia Ding came to Fu and had already called his brother Wang Cai, as well as Hu Tong. The three of them cleaned up the inside and outside of "Autumn War Hall" until it was spotless, and the signboard was polished until it shone brightly. Zhou Xuan and Lin Hanyin were both very satisfied.

  Liao Yin and his wife saw that everything was ready, so they immediately got busy. The teahouse opened first, and Zhou Xuan's group sat down to drink tea, making it seem like business was booming.

  Liao Yinniang's surname was Xia, her given name was Cuihua. She did things quickly and efficiently, with hands and feet moving swiftly. Zhou Xuan felt that he had found the right person.

  Zhou Xuan let Tang Xiaosan and Hu Tong be in charge of purchasing crickets. After Zhou Xuan's guidance for a few days, Tang Xiaosan and Hu Tong's ability to identify insects had greatly improved. The two people will have to work harder, covering the entire suburbs of Jiangzhou City to collect good insects. If they are unsure about some, they can ask Zhou Xuan for help.

  Liao Yin and his wife fully managed the insect store, Wang Cai was the assistant, and there were also two small partners from "Qiu Zhan Tang", the store could officially open tomorrow.

  Lin Han Yun couldn't wait for the opening day and said: "Tomorrow is August 1st, a good day."

  Zhou Xuan said, "Alright then, tomorrow. Tomorrow at noon, we'll officially open for business. I've ordered eight large flower baskets to be placed on either side of the entrance, and then Brother Shan will cut the ribbon for us."

  Lin Hanyun asked what it meant to cut the ribbon, and upon understanding, she said: "My nephew Heishan is too young and not dignified enough. I'll invite Father to come and cut the ribbon for our insect store, and also invite Xu Cishi to cut the ribbon together, how about that?"

  Lin Heishan was tongue-tied, this little girl's fuss is too big, a bug shop opens and invites the Jiedushi and the Zhizhou to cut the ribbon, it's really making a mountain out of a molehill. Later, if the Jiedushi blames me Lin Heishan, I'll be in trouble for following this kid around all day!

  Zhou Xuan also felt that inviting the provincial governor and the military commander to cut the ribbon for a small insect store was too exaggerated. Lin Hanyin, a mischievous girl, didn't think her father would sell out, but it put Lin Heishan in a difficult position. "If the Governor comes, we'll definitely not have fun, being constrained," she said. "In my opinion, just invite someone from the three major insect societies within Jiangzhou City to come and make an appearance, after all, they're fellow practitioners, and can speak the same language."

  Lin Heishan hastened to agree: "Right, right, Lao Feng of the Mufeng Building and our family have a close relationship with the governor's mansion. As for the other two insect societies, let Lao Feng take care of inviting them, he knows the people."

  Lin Han Yun thought it made sense, although the Lin family also raised insect guests, her father actually didn't like playing with insects, but from the emperor to the common people, the whole country was playing with insects, so Lin Da Hu Fu also had to follow suit and play along.

  "Alright, I'll bring General Zhang Hu from the Du Fu tomorrow to be our shop's guardian deity. A insect store without a fierce cricket as its symbol is not impressive and others will look down on us. Also, this 'Autumn War Hall' signboard doesn't seem grand enough to me. We're a new store, using an old name isn't good, we need to change it."

  Lin Hanyun is fully exercising her power as vice chairman of the board.

  Zhou Xuan felt that Lin Hanyu also made sense, so he thought for a moment and said: "Two names, you choose one, Autumn War Hall or Super Autumn War Hall."