The Three Spirit Stones

After watching Sun Yuechan leave, Cheng Yu returned to the bedroom. He found that Ah Cai was not asleep. She was sitting on the bed holding Cheng Fugui. She had been staring at him since he came in.

"What's wrong with you???"

He had just been scolded by Yuechan next door, and when he returned to the bedroom he saw her bad face again. He wondered if today was a conflict of luck?

"I will never, ever use that piece of bamboo to wipe my butt."

A Cai said this with gritted teeth!

The piece of bamboo she was talking about is a toilet token. People in the past did not have toilet paper when they went to the toilet. They used pieces of bamboo or wood to scrape the toilet, then washed them and used them again next time.

As a modern person, she didn't know this at first. One time, she had to go to the toilet urgently and didn't have time to go back to her own courtyard, so she went to Mrs. Cheng's place to relieve herself. She thought the water in the basin used to wash the toilet was clean, so she used it to wash her hands.

Then he discovered the truth, vomited for a long time, and then grabbed Cheng Yu and scolded him for a long time!

Soon the tissues she brought with her were used up. There was no special toilet paper on the market, and only the Chengxintang paper was suitable, so Cheng Yu bought it for her instead of toilet paper.

There was only one wall between the bedroom and the main hall. The previous wall was not very soundproof, so she could hear everything Yuechan said clearly.

She felt very wronged to be criticized behind her back.

My quality of life has plummeted since I came here!

Food and clothing!

The clothes were made of linen, gauze, and ramie. They were uncomfortable and rough. She felt that they scratched her flesh.

As for food, it is undeniable that there are many varieties in Bianjing City, but some of the ones I like are not available!

For example, ice cream, cake, durian, spicy hot pot, etc.

Moreover, there are not many daily dishes in the house, just common chicken, duck and fish, and the cooking methods are also very simple. If it weren’t for her husband often cooking for her, there would be nothing to eat!

Not to mention living.

The house is small, narrow and dark, only about the size of a garden pond. There is no electricity, no lights, no natural gas, no air conditioning or fans. I don’t know how we’re going to survive the summer.

Okay, let’s go out and take a horse carriage or a donkey cart. It’s slow and bumpy. I miss the BMW I used to have!

And that soap, which has poor cleaning power and is not durable, is also very expensive.

The most frustrating thing is that there is no toilet paper here. You have to use bamboo sticks to scrape the shit? And you have to wash it before using it?

As a modern girl who loves cleanliness, who can accept going to the toilet like this?

Thinking of this, she got goosebumps again and felt like vomiting again!

The more she thought about it, the more she felt wronged. She pouted and tears started to flow out.

Cheng Yu saw that she suddenly cried, and he immediately hugged her in his arms, wiping her tears and comforting her, "Don't worry, baby, I know you like to be clean, and I won't let you use those dirty things."

Ah Cai sobbed and asked, "...You don't have much money now. Yuechan said that paper and cloth are so expensive, and our family is so poor. What should we do if we can't afford them?"

"Don't worry about the money. The sweet potatoes I planted will be harvested soon. After the harvest, I can plant them on a large scale and expand the planting in another quarter. Then I can sell them for money!"

Hearing this, Ah Cai suddenly stopped crying and looked at him as if he were a fool.

Cheng Yu was puzzled and asked, "What do you mean by looking at me like that?"

"...Have you ever seen anyone get rich by growing sweet potatoes? When I was in elementary school, there was a classmate whose family grew sweet potatoes, but they were so poor that they couldn't even pay for class fees."

Cheng Yu hurriedly said, this is the staple food!

In fact, what he wanted to say was that there was a shortage of food here. On the surface, the city of Bianjing seemed prosperous and wealthy, but in places that could not be seen, there were many people who could not afford to eat. Sweet potatoes and potatoes could be grown in barren land, and their stems and leaves were edible. They could be promoted on a large scale as staple food. This would be a great thing that would benefit future generations and would bring immeasurable merits. Would you still be afraid of not having money by then?

But Ah Cai lives in a modern world with abundant materials. She cannot understand this. She said, "I know it is the staple food. The staple food is also sweet potatoes! It takes five or six months to grow them and they are sold cheaply. How long will it take to earn hundreds of thousands of yuan?"

“Dad!”

She suddenly called Cheng Yu back to be her father.

"Actually, my ideal when I was little was to study hard and find a high-paying job when I grew up, so that I could take good care of you when you're old, and you wouldn't have to work so hard to make money anymore!"

"In fact, I did it. Before coming here, I was signed by xx International Chemical Company."

"They hired me with an annual salary of one million. I was really happy at the time. I had money now. I could do what you did in several years in one year.

"I can support you, and you won't have to work hard to earn money for me anymore!"

Hearing this, Cheng Yu's heart was so warm that it melted!

Although this child is sometimes willful and unreasonable, her heart is purest and most sincere!

He hugged her tightly with emotion and kissed her on the cheeks. Just as he was about to speak, Ah Cai continued, "Science and technology are the primary productive forces. I don't blame you for not having enough education, but you think you can get rich quickly by farming. This view is too shallow!"

The style of painting suddenly changed!

Cheng Yu looked at her in disbelief.

Are you lecturing me? You little guy, only in your twenties, actually said that I, who have lived for a thousand years, am shallow?

Is it my destiny to be unlucky today? How can anyone teach me a lesson?

But Ah Cai didn't look at him, she was mumbling to herself.

"How difficult is it to make soap? Isn't it just sodium hydroxide, oil and water? How difficult is it to make toilet paper? Isn't it also made of sodium hydroxide?"

"If I don't have shampoo or skin care products, I'll make them myself. I'll make whatever I need."

“I am a top engineering student from a prestigious university, and I have to worry about these toilet paper and soap?

"Humph! Cheng Acai, you are really going backwards as you grow older,"

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The more Cheng Xian listened, the more surprised he became!

Does she know these? I couldn't help asking, "Caibao, have you learned how to make paper and soap?"

She looked at him like he was a fool and said, "...Of course there are. These are just basic chemistry knowledge. We even learn about composite materials used in aerospace and so on."

"I am a top student majoring in science and engineering. How can I earn a million dollars a year if I can't even do something as simple as this?"

"You don't even know what subject I'm studying, do you?"

"I know you study science, but I don't know what exactly you study?"

"Dad~,"

She put her hand on Cheng Yu's shoulder and said earnestly, "What I studied is the research and development and production of daily industrial products, which is called applied chemistry in short."

"I can provide you with full technical support for whatever you want to do."

"As long as you have the raw materials, I can find a way to make it for you. Even if you want to make a TNT bomb, I have a way!"

"Is it so clear that you understand?"

After saying this, she looked at Cheng Yu intently, and Cheng Yu also looked at her intently.

He suddenly realized that Acai's arrival might be subversive to this era.

……

"What did you call me just now?"

"Dad!"

"So what am I to you now?"

"……husband,"

"How many times have I told you that I am your husband? Don't call me dad. I need to help you remember this."

After saying this, he grabbed her hands and rubbed her face with his stubble.

"Ah!!! Hahahaha!!!"

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