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Chapter 160

Chapter: 160 of 216 – Opening a Teahouse (unedited)





Yin Zi enlightened the gloomy Xiang Qing, saying, “You’ve already missed the best time to eat that cat . How about following the rules of animals? When two strong creatures encounter each other, the stronger one will suppress the weaker one and directly just eat them . ”

“That’s absurd . Such a shameless thing… How… How could they do that?! That’s rape!” Xiang Qing stammered .

I came out from behind the house and said seriously, “For felines, it’s always the female who selects her mate . A male must display his strength . Mating only occurs after we fight and if the male overpowers the female! So, you’ll have to work hard . ”

“But . . right now, we are not animals . ” Xiang Qing endeavored to uphold his perspective .

“You used to hold me down to do that! You even bit my neck!” I rubbed the back of my neck and somewhat despondently said, “Having my neck bitten as a human hurts a lot more than as a cat…”

“Wouldn’t it be fine if you just didn’t resist?” Xiang Qing was mulling over possible solutions for this predicament .

“But…” I lowered my head and explained in embarrassment, “I can’t help but want to resist… I can’t control my actions . ”’

Yin Zi explained, “The problem is that this is instinctive for a cat . It’s very hard for her to control it . ”

“Nonsense!” Xiang Qing rebuked . “Last time, you said you wouldn’t bite me!”

“Yes, I won’t bite you, but it’ll be a struggle…” I looked at his dissatisfied expression and thought of a method to satisfy both of us . “How about I eat you? If you’re on the bottom, you should be able to prevent yourself from resisting, right?





“No!” His face clouded over . “You absolutely must be on the bottom . ”

Why? You can’t even do it yourself, yet you demand me to do it… you’re truly too much .

Starting from that day, Xiang Qing would wake up before the sun rose and leave to train in the woods for an hour . Then, he would return to help me with laundry . Afterwards, he’d either go elsewhere to carry out tasks or visit Maoshan to receive tasks . Work in the field . Do housework . Once dinner was finished, he continued to train and would not be back until late at night . Even during his break times, he wouldn’t stop . Diligent . Thus, his skills made great progress .

I couldn’t figure out why he was suddenly exerting so much effort . Yin Zi said that Xiang Qing’s hard work was all for the sake of a successful bridal night . I should be glad to have much a considerate and tender husband .

Therefore, I decided that I should also do something to prepare for the forthcoming bridal night . Xiao Cha was enthusiastic and acted as my sparring[1} partner .

[1] “陪练”is sparring, but in this case, it’s closer to scuffling .

She found all kinds of ropes and tied me to the bed . Then, she applied pressure to my body, and I tried my very best to restrain my feline instincts of resisting and not break the ropes bound around my wrists . Xiao Cha got injured because of me .

Yin Zi called us both idiots and urged me to be careful, lest I exert too much strength and accidentally kill her .

Just like that, I trained and trained fervently . Another month passed . The rainy season ended, and the weather slowly began to become warmer . The village was located in a north-south clearing near the main path, but next to it was a tremendously vast forest . It was very easy to get lost in there, so the majority of travelers[2] tend to take the long way around .

[2] “行人” literally means “pedestrian,” but since that takes on too much of a modern vibe, I decided to replace it with “traveler . ” The main focus is that these people travel on foot .





The nearest inn or town from either sides of the village was at least 30 miles away, so occasionally, a traveler would stop by at our village to ask for a place to spend the night . Our home also happened to be the first residence in the front of the village . We get requests for water and shelter quite often . The village’s rules prohibited rejection of these passersby, so we perennially kept bucket of water under a large tree in front of our home for the passersby to help themselves . We even placed a long stool for them to rest on .

Xiao Cha would not give up on her aspirations to do business . She once again thought of something and suggested that since we were located in such a convenient place, why don’t we open a teahouse for the travelers? Especially the wealthy ones―we can sell them some snacks and tea, and earn extra money .

Xiang Qing strongly opposed, saying that most of the travelers were poor, so there was no need to earn the little money they had . Yin Zi, however, was very supportive of Xiao Cha’s suggestion . He said that that stupid brat was idle every day, so giving her something to do wouldn’t be too bad of an idea .

After a long discussion, it was decided that the teahouse would be opened next to our own field, so we can farm and do business at the same time . The tea and snacks would be more refined and expensive, mainly for the customers with money, and we’d just earn what we could . It was mainly for the purpose of curing our own boredom and leisure .


The capital that Yin Zi gave was very little . Although the teahouse was nothing more than a plaything, Xiao Cha was still very excited and exhibited unprecedented enthusiasm by personally going with Xiang Qing to build the hut that would later become the teahouse . She used logs to cut out tables and chairs and even added flowers and made things like wind chimes to decorate the entire hut with . Her ability to make the place have a kind of sophisticated and elegant aesthetic roused our approval . Furthermore, she bought a pipa to play some songs to entertain everyone with . I couldn’t discern it, but Xiang Qing said that she played very well . However, Yin Zi didn’t ike listening to it and whenever he heard it, he would immediately leave . Gradually, Xiao Cha also lost interest in playing .

The small business opened very quickly . Xiao Cha had to work extra, since the idea was hers . In this aspect, she was not regretful and had no complaints . Every day, she wholeheartedly brewed tea and also baked sweets . Too bad that the stuff she made was inedible . Subsequently, Yin Zi couldn’t stand seeing her waste money anymore, so he flew to a town that was further away and purchased some cheap breads: baozi, mantou, and shaobing . He boiled a large pot of porridge and allowed Luo Luo to contribute with two jars of pickles and we sold them, just like that .

Xiao Cha was the shopkeeper . Every day, she got up right when the sun started to shine and dragged Yin Zi to the teahouse so he could sit and wait for customers to arrive . Of course, he usually stayed at or laid on a table to sleep . After I finished washing clothes and sleeping again, I would also go and help out, tell them to rest, though I spend most of my time sleeping on a bench too .

Doing business like this was very unprofessional, but people still came . Amidst them were people from our own village and neighboring villages . They came three or four times every day, always stuttering, wanting to make conversation with me or Yin Zi . While eating porridge, their eyes would dart all over the place . When they were done eating, they would refuse to leave and clung to us, saying they wanted to help wash the dishes .

How could we let customers do the work? There was nothing for them to do anyway . The forest in the back of the teahouse accommodated a bunch of small demons who couldn’t pay protection fees and were scared of being beat up by me . The instant they heard that I opened a teahouse, they all rushed in, fighting over who would wash the dirty dishes, and even the cleaning arrangements were already made . They didn’t want wages, instead they only wanted me to recognize them as my followers . I appointed two attendants to help Xiao Cha with her work .

The teahouse’s funnest feature was that the passersby talk about various types of things . For example, a girl from the east was bewitched[3], a house in the west side was haunted, and a brothel that was going to be rebuilt wasn’t rebuilt because the owner became a better person…





[3] “中邪” is when a normal person suddenly starts to behave abnormally, as if they were possessed .

The only part we were dissatisfied with was that there were customers who always tried to do weird things, like:

“This great one[4] is Luo Yang county’s magistrate’s brother-in-law . Little beauty, if you follow me and let me take care of you, you won’t have to worry about going hungry or thirsty[5] for the rest of your life . ” This was said to Xiao Cha .

[4] “本大爷” is an arrogant way to address oneself .

[5] “吃香喝辣” describes a very free, privileged, and spoiled lifestyle with delicious food and good liquor .

Xiao Cha raised her head and said haughtily, “Close the door! Let out the dogs[6]!

[6] “关门放狗” describes the act of closing an entryway (door) to keep out unwanted individuals, and even going as far as to letting out “dogs” to deal with said individuals .

Two large black dogs immediately flew past her . They were her attendants, and the pair were 200-something year old dog demons, specialized in wagging their tails, flattery, and scaring people .

“Little lady, if you let me touch your beautiful face, I’ll give you twelve strings of silver . ” This was said to Yin Zi .

Yin Zi didn’t even look up . “Close the door and let out Xiao Cha . ”

Immediately, under Xiao Cha’s command, two large dogs once again rushed forward . Because Yin Zi was Xiao Cha’s creditor, herself and her possessions also belonged to Yin Zi . She needed to repay her debt through labor, so it went without saying that he could use her henchmen too .

However, I always felt that Xiao Cha didn’t actually want to repay all her debt . .

“Miss, can you…” This was said to me .

I was half-asleep and said in a drawn-out, drowsy voice, “Close the door, Xiang Qing . ”

From the forest in the back, Xiang Qing charged in holding the rod he was training with, and in a menacing manner, grabbed the man angrily .

“At such a young age, how could you already be molesting honest women in broad daylight!”

The man was scared half to death and said tearfully, “Hero, please spare my life . . I . . I was going to ask for directions…”

Embarrassed, Xiang Qing turned around, “Miao Miao…”

“Yes? What happened?” I was still not awake .

Running the teahouse was very fun and everyone was happy, but… . One day, when I was watching the teahouse by myself, a very, very strange customer came .



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