Chapter 29

Ning Qing had been open for over a month, and the number of customers had increased every day, so she had to make almost twice as much food as usual. She was afraid that she would make too much and not sell out, and there would be too much left over. However, her mother and father said that if there was any left over, we could eat it ourselves. So Ning Qing just made more food as her mother and father told her. In the following days, her number of customers increased even more, and there was not a single day of leftover food. Ning Qing was very happy that the villagers chose to eat at her restaurant instead of cooking for themselves. Because her restaurant’s delicious taste and generous portions at a reasonable price made the people in the city not want to eat their own breakfast. Some even brought their own lunch boxes to take home. They said that they did not want to waste money cooking and would rather buy food here.

The longer she sold, the better Ning Qing's shop became, and she was able to save quite a bit of money from the restaurant. As for the herb garden, Ning Gui took care of it as usual. She liked it, and no one in the house could stop her. Ning Qing, who had taken her father for a checkup at the beginning of the month, had also bought some herb seeds for her younger sister to plant. Ning Gui took great care of her herbs.

Her younger brother's studies were also going well. Ning Qing, who taught him calculations, saw that her younger brother understood it well, and she could not help but feel happy that her little knowledge would help her younger brother improve his calculations even more.

Her uncle still had to wait for the imperial examination in the capital in two months, so they stayed in the capital for now. However, her uncle often sent letters to her home to tell her how much she missed home. They could only laugh at how much she missed home. He also asked about the rabbits that the inn had sent to sell. The inn came to pick them up every three days. Furthermore, the rabbits had given birth to so many rabbits in just one month, so they had rabbits to sell all the time. The auntie-in-law would not sell the ones that were still young. She would only sell the males that were fully grown and the females that could no longer give birth. The innkeeper knew that this was a man, so it was up to her to choose who to give him. They could still be cooked anyway. Right now, Uncle Ningqing’s house had a scale to sell rabbits, so the innkeeper didn’t have to bring the scales with him.

Ning Qing did not interfere in her aunt-in-law's business. She knew how honest her aunt was. As for her shop, it was getting more and more crowded, so she had no time to care about anything else except preparing food to sell.

Every month, Ning Qing would take her father to the hospital to check up on his condition. When the doctor saw the wheelchair, he wanted to have one for his patients. Ning Qing was not stingy. She told the shop where she ordered it to make it and it was okay to sell it. The doctor smiled happily because the child did not charge for the design at all and even allowed the shop to sell it. In the future, if someone got injured like Ning Qing's father, other people would be able to easily bring them to see the doctor. The doctor also bought herbs at a fair price. Ning Gui, who was selling herbs, told her sister all the time that she had saved some money from selling herbs herself. Ning Qing could only praise her sister, saying that she was hardworking and deserved to receive such good compensation.

Ning Qing and everyone in the family were anxiously waiting for Uncle Xiao Yao's good news. If the three brothers really passed the official exams, then they didn't know where they would go to work in this country. Because from the beginning, each person would have different duties. If a department lacked personnel to work, the imperial court would send the younger generations who passed the exams to help out in the government first.

Two months later, the news of the three elder brothers passing the exams reached the city, causing everyone in the family to congratulate the aunt-in-law. They were truly happy for them, that they would not have to suffer anymore since their three sons did not disappoint them. Now, they only had to wait for the new imperial court to return to their hometown before going to work. The imperial court gave them a month to prepare. The grandparents did not want to move again, but Ning Qing thought that the uncle would definitely not agree, because the uncle was the one who had to take care of the parents according to the custom of filial sons.

Ning Qing didn't think about it yet. It would be better if she waited for her uncle to persuade her grandparents. She didn't plan on moving anywhere right now, unless her younger brother passed the exam. She would think about it. Her father's health was much better now. It was estimated that in a few months, the leg brace would be removed. Ning Qing wanted her father to walk around and exercise so that his body wouldn't deteriorate while he was recovering.

Ning Guan also listened to his daughter very well. He used his free time to walk around with a cane to exercise so that his body would not be weaker than it was. He also taught his second daughter about herbs in his free time. He saw that the person who would inherit the knowledge of herbs was Ning Gui, his daughter. She loved growing herbs and could spend all day in the herb garden without getting bored. So he wanted her to inherit everything she had learned from her father to his daughter. He also brought out the herbal book that he had for Ning Gui to study. If he didn't understand anything, he could come and ask him. Although there were many herbs that he had never grown, his father had already taught him how to grow them all.

Ning Qing saw the father and daughter helping each other and could only be happy that her family was united like this. She didn't care what would happen in the future, but she would make her family happy like this forever. If anyone dared to disturb her family's peace, she would see how she would deal with them.