He has a spatial ability and saves three children on his escape route.

Chapter 67 The Pastry Shop

In the Great Xia Dynasty, the "qushan" referred to earthworms. Earthworms are excellent at processing garbage; leftover food, fruit and wood chips, straw, paper scraps, and leaves are all part of their diet.

In her past life, she used to raise earthworms in her dormitory at work because of the needs of pharmaceutical manufacturing. At that time, she kept the earthworms in a styrofoam box, and their daily garbage became their food.

"Aunt Guo, come out for a moment," Wen Yuxia called out to Lin Youmu's wife, Guo, from the kitchen.

After Nan Yi and the others moved in, Granny Lu had to cook and teach the children how to make pastries, so Wen Yuxia asked Guo Shi, Granny Wang, and Xia Shi to stay and help with the cooking.

"Miss," Guo called softly.

"Aunt Guo, could you please find two people to go to the orchard and help me dig four holes? Also, could you have someone catch some earthworms?" Wen Yuxia gestured with her hands to indicate the size of the holes, telling Guo that the holes should be surrounded by stones before being covered with soil.

After Yang Youmu led Wu Gang and Huang Dali back, Wen Yuxia took them directly to the orchard to see the earthworm breeding area, explaining the earthworm breeding methods and the earthworms' preferences to them.

Finally, Wen Yuxia said seriously, "Never throw the rotten cabbage leaves from the cellar into the eel pond. Eating those things will kill the eels immediately."

Once she was sure that Lin Youmu and the others had understood the breeding method she was explaining, Wen Yuxia ignored the three people who were squatting by the eel pond observing the eels' living habits and turned to walk home.

Back home, Wen Yuxia asked the children who were learning to make pastries to bring out the pastries they had made that day for her to check.

Looking at the neatly arranged pastries on the table and listening to Granny Lu's explanation, Wen Yuxia felt that these children were all quite perceptive. What surprised her most were 12-year-old Lü Cuihua and 13-year-old Ping Yong.

The two not only mastered Granny Lu's skills perfectly, but also drew inspiration from the cakes, breads, and thumb cookies that Wen Yuxia taught them to make, creating new varieties.

The most popular and diverse pastry shop in Xinchuan County is Yixinzhai, which offers twenty-five different kinds of pastries.

With the addition of the new products made by Lü Cuihua and Ping Yong, Wen Yuxia now has thirty-two pastry recipes, making it imperative to put opening a shop on the agenda.

"I'll go back and look for a shop tomorrow," Wen Yuxia said with a smile on her slightly childlike face.

Lu Cuihua and the others looked at Wen Yuxia with anticipation, their hearts filled with trepidation. They wondered if Wen Yuxia would choose them to work at the pastry shop.

Wen Yuxia seemed to read their minds, and she said with a smile, "After the shop opens, you will all go and work at the shop."

"Thank you, Miss," Ping Yong said, bowing first to Wen Yuxia.

“Grandma Lu, you could also work as a pastry chef at the shop,” Wen Yuxia said, turning to Grandma Lu.

Lu Zhigang's family receives a monthly allowance, but the allowance for a cook at home is definitely less than that for a pastry chef working in a shop.

"Miss, this old woman wishes to stay and serve you," Granny Lu said respectfully.

She had no intention of becoming a pastry chef in the shop; she just wanted to stay with her husband and two sons and live a peaceful life.

Back in the county town, Wen Yuxia found Xiao Zhang and rented a shop with a backyard. She also asked Xiao Zhang to help her find renovation workers, and the renovations began in earnest.

Half a month later, Wen Yuxia's first shop in the Great Xia Dynasty officially opened for business, and the pastry shop was named "Delicious Pastries".

For the first three days after opening, all kinds of pastries at "Haochidian" were 20% off. Wen Yuxia also cut the pastries into small pieces so that Nan Yi and his team could serve them to passersby on the street.

Thanks to free samples and discounts, "Haochidian" became a household name in the county within three days.

“Pingyong, doing the accounting this way is both wasteful of paper and messy. Look at this table…” Wen Yuxia took out the table she had drawn and explained it carefully.

To learn her bookkeeping method, one must first learn Arabic numerals. Pointing to the table she had made, Wen Yuxia said, "A table has 31 rows, and each row is divided into 31 small squares..."

Wen Yuxia patiently explained to Pingyong that the numbers 1, 2, 3, 4... 30 written at the top horizontal row represented the dates, and the first vertical row clearly listed the names of the various pastries...

After three consecutive days, just as Wen Yuxia's patience was about to run out, Ping Yong finally nodded, indicating that he understood the meaning of the numbers 1 to 30.

A week later, Pingyong learned to use a charcoal pencil to record daily sales figures, and "Haochidian" had a stable customer base. Wen Yuxia left the shop with nothing to worry about.

Since "Haochidian" opened, Wen Yuxia has had no time to go home, as she has been teaching Pingyong bookkeeping and Gu Xiaotian and Li Qi how to treat people. She lives and eats with Pingyong and the others in the shop.

Gu Xiaoyan and Li Qi were less skilled at making pastries than the others, and being boys, Wen Yuxia, after consulting with them, hired them as shop assistants.

There was no such thing as child labor in the Great Xia Dynasty. There were plenty of boys who were eleven or twelve years old working as waiters in restaurants and teahouses. When in Rome, do as the Romans do, and Wen Yuxia did not feel guilty about using child labor.

"Sister, you're finally back!" Wen Yunhong saw Wen Yuxia as soon as she entered the door and ran happily towards her.

After returning from Lingyuan Manor, Wen Yunhong was sent to a private school to study, while Wen Yuxia was busy with the shop. The siblings hadn't seen each other for a long time.

"Hong'er, how are you getting along with your classmates at school? Have you been bullied?" Wen Yuxia asked with concern.

Wen Yunhong said in a serious tone, "I've beaten Zhou Shihao, the little tyrant, into submission. Who would dare to bully me now?"

Zhou Shihao's father is the secretary of Xinchuan County, and Zhou Shihao is now his follower. With Zhou Shihao around, no one dares to bully him.