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  Xia Zhi smiled and didn't say anything.

  Tian hastily explained: "This is not Tian looking down on Xia Zhi's daughter and uncle. I'm delighted to have made friends with the two of you. You are my benefactors who brought charcoal in snowy weather..."

  Tian Changjin's attitude was very sincere, and even slightly revealed some panic. Xia Zhi wasn't sure if the latter emotion was real or not, but Tian Changjin's pretending to be so also represented something.

  She is not a proud person and does not feel disgusted about it. "I understand what Boss Tian means, and Boss Tian doesn't need to worry either."

  "Don't worry, don't worry." Tian Chang was smiling and winking at the same time, giving Zhang Guan a signal. Zhang Guan went out and soon came back with a wooden box.

  Tian handed the wooden box to Xia Zhi. "This is a small token of my appreciation. Please, Miss Xia and Uncle, accept it with a smile. If you two refuse to take it, then that would be looking down on me, Tian."

  Xia Zhi happily received the wooden box and then put it aside, without even opening it.

  Tian Changzai's eyes narrowed slightly, then he continued to chat with Xia Zhi in a polite tone. "I live on the west side of Jia Family Alley, just go in from the third big gate at the entrance of the alley. If Miss Xia and Uncle have some free time, please come to my house, so you can meet my wife and my useless son."

  This is the attitude of making friends, it also means introducing family members to each other for recognition.

  Summer solstice is a smile. Just now Tian Chang was asked by Zeng about his and Xiao Hei Yu's origin, but she dodged the question with other words.

  Their origins are not something that can't be told to Tian Changjin. Moreover, they currently live on Xishi Street, and it's not like Tian Changjin didn't have any chance of finding out; if he had just made a bit more effort, he would have known everything.

  "We are from the countryside and now live with relatives. Not far away, just on this West City Street."

  "Which family is it that I know?" Tian Chang asked immediately, "This is really slow, should have come to visit in person."

  "My aunt's family runs a small business, it's just the Guo's grocery store." Xia Zhi said with a smile.

  "Oh... it's the Guo family, I'm familiar with them. They're also old residents of Xishi Street and do business in a very honest way," Tian Chang said while busy. He vaguely felt that this family had some connection to him, but couldn't think of it for the time being.

  In fact, although they are on the same street, Xishi Street is too big, and Guixiangzhai and Guo's grocery store are far apart, and their family backgrounds are also very different, so they don't have much to do with each other in daily life.

  "We understand the boss's intention, but there's no need to visit for now. This recipe must be kept confidential. Although I can keep a secret, it would be troublesome if someone were to follow the trail and find their way here."

  Tian Changzai and Zhang Zhanggu nodded in agreement. "Miss Xia Zhi has thought this through thoroughly. We will also strictly keep the secret and not reveal the source of the recipe."

  Boss Zhang reassured Xia Zhi that the young apprentice serving them today was his nephew and would definitely keep a tight lip.

  Xia Zhi nodded, and Gui Xiang Zhai was consistent with her on this point of secrecy.

  Seeing that it's getting late, Xia Zhi stood up and bid farewell. "We'll meet again soon. I wish our Gui Xiang Ci business prosperity and making a fortune every day."

  "Thank you, Miss Xia Zhi, for your kind words." Tian Chang and Zhang Zhuanggui personally escorted Xia Zhi and Xiao Hei out of the house, "If you need any pastries, just come to our shop to take them."

  Zhang Zhanggui was very capable and had already instructed his nephew to pack a box of pastries for Xia Zhi and Xiao Hei Yu.

  The young man with the surname Zhang led the two out. However, this time they didn't exit through the front door of the shop, but instead through a small, unobtrusive side door. Exiting from the side door led to a narrow alley, and walking a short distance further brought them onto Xishi Street.

  Summer held a lunch box in one hand and a pastry box in the other. The wooden box she had just received was placed inside the lunch box.

  "Old uncle, this matter must be kept secret, no one can say it, even to my grandparents, we cannot say it for the time being." Xia Zhi reminded Xiao Hei Yu again in a low voice while walking.

  Little black fish jumped and jumped, pulling the big green: "Hmm, I know sixteen, I'll definitely keep it a secret, don't tell anyone... when can I tell your grandma and grandpa?"

  "It's all right now. When I can say it, I'll tell you then."

  "It's okay."

  Xiao Hei Yu Er is a man of his word, although he's straightforward by nature, he keeps his mouth shut tight. Xia Zhi feels at ease with him.

  Back at Xia Dagu's house, Xia Dagu and Zhenzhu had not returned yet. Leaving Daqing Song in the courtyard to play by himself, Xia Zhi then entered the upper room with Xiao Heiyu.

  "Sixteen, you said, what's inside the wooden box that Old Tian gave us?" Little Black Fish asked Xia Zhi. The wooden box was in the lunchbox, he didn't go dig it out himself.

  "I don't know either. Let's just take a look." Xia Zhi said as he took out the wooden box and opened it.

  There were four pieces of paper in the wooden box.

  It was the first time Xia Zhi had seen a silver note. She hadn't seen one before, but she recognized the characters. Because of her previous life's studies in finance, she had done some research on ancient and modern currencies, so she guessed it at a glance. The four silver notes were all 100 yuan each.

  Tian Chang often spent 400 taels of silver to buy down Sakima's recipe.

  The little black fish didn't recognize the silver notes, but he instinctively felt that these four pieces of paper were precious. He lowered his voice and asked Xia Zhi: "Sixteen, what's this?"

  "This is a silver note. Four hundred taels." Xia Zhi also lowered his voice and said to him, "It's just like the silver ones, Li Xia told us before."

  "Oh." Little Black Fish suddenly understood, his big eyes shining brightly, "Four hundred taels oh." He had never seen so much money before.

  "Yes." Xia Zhi let out a snort of laughter and pinched four silver tickets in her hand, she was also very happy.

  "Sixteen, you exchanged a prescription for four hundred taels. You also said you wanted to give it away for free. Sixteen, do you really want to give the prescription to Lai Bao's father for nothing?" Little Black Fish suddenly asked.

  Xia Zhi nodded. This recipe, she really didn't plan to make money, so what she said to Tian Chang at the time was true. However, she also didn't plan to give the recipe to Gui Xiangzhai for free.

  This recipe is just a stepping stone in her plan, a milestone on her journey.

  The current result is still quite satisfactory to her. Gui Xiangzhai can make a deal. As for the four hundred taels of silver, Yu Tianchang should be careful and meticulous as a businessman, but for her... she was penniless, and welcomed the honestly earned silver very much.

  "Lao Tian is a good person." Little Black Fish said again.

  "He's a good person to do business with." Xia Zhi nodded in agreement with Xiao Hei Yu's evaluation. Although Xiao Hei Yu was young, he seemed to have an innate talent. He could instinctively distinguish between good and evil, loyalty and treachery. Who was worth interacting with and who wasn't.

  Xia Zhi can also distinguish, but her ability comes from experience. Xiao Hei Yu Er is completely innate. She also thinks that people with such talent are favored by heaven and they themselves must be very upright.

  That's right, it's integrity. Although Xiao Hei Yu is still young, he already has this quality. Xia Zhi likes him to a large extent because of this.

  The more you experience, the more you will appreciate the preciousness of this quality.

  The little black fish took the silver ticket in his hand and looked at it back and forth, admiring it. After he finished admiring it, he handed the silver ticket back to Xia Zhi. Then he asked Xia Zhi: "Xia Shi, what are you going to do with this money?"

  On the way back from Xia Zhi, she was thinking about this issue. Although the money in her hand was not a lot, it was enough for her and Xiao Hei Yu to spend in Fu City. These 400 taels of silver can be left untouched for the time being.

  The four silver tickets are from the Datong Ticket Number. Because she had been mindful, Xia Zhi had inquired about it with Li Xia before. The Datong Ticket Number is the largest ticket number in the country, and these four silver tickets can be stored and exchanged at any of its branches nationwide.

  Money in hand is not moving, to Xia Zhi, it's just a waste of resources. She wants to use this money to make a profit. The channels for making profits with money are no more than three: one is saving and taking interest, one is investing and taking profits, and the other is lending and borrowing.

  Unfortunately, the current ticket number does not provide interest on deposits, it only provides convenience for people. As for lending with high interest rates, Xia Zhi doesn't like this approach and has no intention of doing so.

  The only way left is to invest. That is to put the money in a certain shop and collect dividends every year. In this regard, she needs a strong guarantor.

  Xia Zhi told Xiao Hei Yu that she planned to make money with money, but it's not possible for the time being. "Let's go find Li Xia another day," Xia Zhi said, planning to discuss with Li Xia and hopefully get introduced to a reliable storefront.

  The concept of making money with money is quite novel to Xiao Hei Yu. He still can't fully understand it, but he firmly believes that Xia Zhi's approach is correct, especially with Li Xia's help, which makes it even more reassuring.

  "Right, let's go find Li Xia." Little Black Fish nodded with a smile.

  A few silver tickets were placed in her hand, but for the time being, no small change could be made. Xia Zhi felt very anxious, but there was nothing she could do about it. She put the silver tickets back into the dressing box and locked it again.

  Xia Dagu and her family have not returned yet. Xia Zhi let Xiao Heiyu take Daqing to play, and he himself went back to the kitchen.

  "Is Sister-in-law hungry? What would you like to eat, I'll make it for you." Liu said with a smile as she bustled around to welcome Xia Zhi.

  "Liu auntie, you carry on with what you're doing. I'm thinking of making some dim sum for Eldest Aunt and them."

  "Can the young lady from the countryside make some pastries?" Liu's expression was one of surprise. She knew that Xia Zhi was from a rural area and didn't have any powerful connections, and she had already received instructions from Xia Dagu not to neglect Xia Zhi. But in her opinion, a young girl from the countryside with a poor family background, what good pastries could she possibly make?

  "I'll just make a little." Xia Zhi said modestly, then started beating the eggs. She had bought quite a few eggs back today, using some to make saccharima, but there were still many left over.

  Beat the egg yolks and egg whites separately, steamed a cake on the summer solstice. No milk was bought, so sheep's milk was used instead. The steamed cake is golden yellow, soft, fragrant and sweet.

  When Xia Dagu and her family returned home, Xia Zhi cut the cake into small pieces and brought them up.

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