"Ah—"
Li Yue Shu's piercing scream suddenly rang out, making the dragon and phoenix twins at the door tremble inexplicably.
At the same time, Shen Wei was anxiously searching for Li Yue Shu's figure. "Wife, are you okay..."
His voice abruptly stopped, and he stared blankly at Li Yue Shu, who was shielding herself in the corner.
Seeing him standing there like an idiot, Li Yue Shu's face instantly turned dark. "Get out!"
She directly threw the water dipper in her hand, hitting Shen Wei accurately on the head.
Shen Wei instinctively ran out of the room, his eyes in a complete daze, as if he had no idea why he was being kicked out.
The dragon and phoenix twins, who had been confused the whole time: "..."
After he left, Li Yue Shu quickly picked up the clothes beside her and put them on.
She had just finished washing and was about to get dressed when she accidentally knocked over the water bucket. As she bent down to pick up the dipper, Shen Wei barged in.
Even with her strong mental fortitude, she couldn't handle such a shock.
After getting dressed, Li Yue Shu walked out with a cold expression.
Upon seeing the collapsed door, her face grew even darker.
The dragon and phoenix twins flinched back instinctively when they saw her expression, feeling as if she had transformed back into that wicked woman.
Li Yue Shu originally wanted to lose her temper, but noticing the children's expressions, she managed to suppress her anger.
She held her forehead, feeling a headache, and looked at Shen Ting Yi. "You go take a bath first, I'll try to block the door."
Looking at the situation, the door couldn't be repaired, and at best, it could only be temporarily secured.
At this moment, Li Yue Shu felt an even greater urge to rebuild the house.
Shen Wei cautiously observed her. Although he didn't know what he did wrong, he could sense that Li Yue Shu was angry.
Meeting her beautiful eyes, Li Yue Shu's anger inexplicably dissipated by more than half. "Come here, I'll give you a check-up."
She felt that for eyes so beautiful, it would be a terrible waste if they were filled with foolishness and confusion.
Shen Wei didn't know what she was going to do, but he obediently complied.
Due to the limited conditions, Li Yue Shu could only perform a simple examination, and the results came quickly.
Shen Wei had sustained an injury to his head, and there was likely blood pooling in his brain, which was why he appeared so foolish and dazed.
With her laboratory at her disposal, eliminating the blood in his brain would not be difficult.
However, the specific treatment plan would need to be determined after a proper examination in the laboratory.
But one thing made Li Yue Shu find it very strange.
The injury on Shen Wei's head did not look like it was from a year ago; rather, it seemed to be a recent one.
Li Yue Shu harbored doubts and carefully questioned Shen Wei, but he remembered nothing.
Seeing this, Li Yue Shu could only give up for the time being.
Since they now had Shen Wei, one bed was not enough to sleep on, so Li Yue Shu had him move the children's former bed to make do.
The night passed without incident.
The next day, while Shen Wei and the children were still asleep, Li Yue Shu secretly entered her space.
Yesterday, she had only gotten internal medicine at the clinic. She needed to change the wound dressing before others woke up.
Li Yue Shu took the medical hydrogen peroxide from the shelf and was about to open it when she suddenly paused.
Yesterday, when she was treating the wound on the mountain, she had already used more than half of it. Yet, the bottle was now full.
Li Yue Shu's heart jolted, and she suddenly had a bold guess. She quickly ran to the small kitchen.
Since it hadn't been used much, the seasonings and rice in the cupboard looked unchanged. However, she had used about a third of the chili bean paste when making braised chicken yesterday, and now it was a full bottle.
Could the items in her space automatically replenish themselves?
This discovery sent a jolt through Li Yue Shu. To test her hypothesis, she found her handgun and opened the magazine.
There were a total of seven bullets in the magazine. She had used one to hunt the wild boar yesterday, so there should have been seven left.
But now, the magazine was fully loaded with seven bullets.
Li Yue Shu's eyes widened in surprise.
Was she going to strike it rich?!
Li Yue Shu quickly put the few coins she had earned from selling the wild boar into her space, her eyes shining like she had found a money tree.
The final confirmation would only come the next day. Li Yue Shu suppressed her excitement and emerged from her space.
Because of this good fortune, the smile on her face was completely uncontrollable, leaving the dragon and phoenix twins bewildered.
"Second Brother, has she been stimulated by something?" Shen Ting Yi cautiously approached and asked.
Shen Ting Wen glanced at the collapsed door not far away, his expression conflicted. "She's probably stimulated by Father."
Shen Ting Yi clearly understood his meaning and asked with some confusion, "But when she's angry, she usually hits and scolds us. Why is she smiling so happily?"
Shen Ting Wen fell silent, unsure how to answer, and even shared the same confusion in his heart.
"What are you two talking about?"
Li Yue Shu had come over at some point, looking at the two of them curiously.
The dragon and phoenix twins quickly shook their heads, their actions remarkably synchronized.
Li Yue Shu felt puzzled but, being in a good mood, didn't dwell on it.
"Awen, don't you want to be a merchant? Mother will give you an opportunity."
With that, she led Shen Ting Wen to the kitchen. Shen Wei was boiling water, and the pot contained the dozens of catties of meat bought yesterday.
Li Yue Shu bent down. "Awen, do you remember how much the total cost of this meat was?"
Shen Ting Wen didn't know why she was asking, but he quickly nodded and provided the answer. "It was four taels and fifty-two coins."
Li Yue Shu wasn't surprised that he remembered so clearly and asked again, "If we make this into delicious food and sell it in Zhenshan, after deducting transportation costs and our own labor, how much do you think it should be sold for per jin?"
Shen Ting Wen looked at the pot in surprise.
He had always wondered why this woman spent so much money on these claws, wings, and necks that had so little meat. It turned out she wanted to make money from it.
But these things were mostly bone, and not many people bought them. How could she think it could still be profitable?
Shen Ting Wen harbored doubts but didn't express them directly.
After a moment of hesitation, he asked, "How does Step-mother plan to prepare these things?"
Seeing that he hadn't directly refuted or denied it, Li Yue Shu raised an eyebrow and looked at him with admiration.
She stood up and gently patted Shen Ting Wen's shoulder. "Watch me when I start cooking later, calculate the cost roughly, and after you taste it, tell me a suitable price for selling."
Shen Ting Wen's eyes lit up, and he nodded.
Then, Li Yue Shu rolled up her sleeves and began to stew the braised dishes.
Because of her shoulder injury, she couldn't exert much force for the time being, so Shen Wei helped her.
Ever since being scolded by Li Yue Shu last night, he had been exceptionally obedient. Whatever Li Yue Shu asked him to do, he did it without hesitation and with efficiency.
Soon, an enticing aroma wafted from the pot, even reaching the village, making people's mouths water.
"It smells so good..."
At the foot of the mountain, Xing He squatted on a rock, twitching his nose at the fragrant smell, and unconsciously swallowed.
Chai Yang had said he was going to the village to gather information, and he hadn't returned for so long. Perhaps he needed his help.
Thinking this, Xing He was about to get up and follow the scent to find... find Chai Yang.
But as he moved, he saw Chai Yang walking towards him with a tense expression, a faint killing aura surrounding him.
Xing He's heart skipped a beat, and he quickly walked over. "What's wrong?"
Chai Yang's expression was icy. "That woman Shen family married for the master... she deserves to die!"