After unlocking the material space, I raised my younger siblings in a farmhouse.

After the separation, their family of four moved to a new house. Although she no longer had the help of her mother-in-law and sister-in-law, she could be the head of the family. Her husband also respected her very much and would discuss things with her before making decisions.

This time when Wang Fugui proposed to her that he wanted to start a business, she naturally supported it. Since she knew that her husband was making progress was a good thing, she would of course express her encouragement.

But now she is in charge of the household expenses and knows that there are places to spend money everywhere in life.

Although they have a lot of money on hand, the investment in doing business is huge, and if they are not careful, they may lose everything.

So, she discussed with Wang Fugui and asked him to take 1,200 taels of silver to test the waters. If it worked, she would increase the investment later. If not, they still had the money on hand and could start over.

Wang Fugui felt that his wife's words made sense, so he followed his wife's advice and set off with 1,200 taels of silver.

Before leaving, Wang Fugui asked his wife not to reveal his whereabouts to other people in the family. He wanted to prove to them that he, Wang Fugui, could also make a career on his own.

Wang Fugui said this, but what he really thought in his heart was: this was his first time doing business, and he was a little unsure. In case the business failed, he could still save some face.

He carried silver bills and a simple bag and traveled south, stopping and walking, experiencing the customs and cultures of many places and gaining a lot of knowledge.

Finally, he arrived at his destination, Yuzhou, two months later. When he arrived there, he made a lot of jokes due to language barriers.

Wang Fugui later paid someone to help with translation, which resolved his predicament, but new problems arose.

He started to vomit and have diarrhea because of the unfamiliar climate and water. It took several days for him to finally adapt to the local environment.

Wang Fugui did not delay any longer. Under the guidance of the guide, he went to several fishing villages. When the fishermen heard that Wang Fugui was here to buy seafood, they all received him warmly.

Here, Wang Fugui learned about the habits of those marine creatures and realized that with his current financial resources, it was impossible for him to bring back a large amount of fresh seafood, so he set his sights on the dried goods that the fishermen had dried themselves.

He found that the seaweed dried by the fishermen could expand rapidly after being soaked, and tasted not much different from fresh ones.

He also tasted other dried seafood after being boiled. Seafood is not like seaweed, which will swell when exposed to water. In addition, since the fishermen did not have many seasonings, the boiled dried seafood had a fishy smell. However, he found that the boiled dried seafood was very chewy and tasted different.

This discovery boosted Wang Fugui's spirits. His family ran a restaurant. Although he could not inherit the restaurant, it would not be a problem for him to ask his family for two ways to remove the fishy smell.

Once he went back and talked to his father, the problem was solved.

He can completely replace fresh seafood with dried seafood, which will not only be much more convenient in transportation but also greatly reduce transportation costs.

The more Wang Fugui thought about it, the more excited he became. After making up his mind, he purchased a large amount of dried goods and seafood from the surrounding fishermen.

These seafoods were very cheap in the local area. Wang Fugui purchased 1000 kilograms of dried seaweed and 500 kilograms of dried seafood at the price of five copper coins per kilogram of dried seaweed and thirty copper coins per kilogram of dried seafood.

The total weight of various seafood was nearly 7000 kilograms, and Wang Fugui only spent less than taels of silver.

There are already a lot of goods, and Wang Fugui plans to ship a batch back to test the waters. If it sells well, it will prove that this method is feasible, and he plans to make money from this method in the future.

At that time, there were no escort agencies, and Wang Fugui could not transport so many things by himself, so he spent money to buy some servants and horses and vehicles to accompany him to escort these things back to Beijing.

The group set out in a mighty procession, walking along the official road, but unexpectedly they encountered bandits who were robbing on the way.

Dozens of people holding shining swords surrounded their group of more than ten people.

The bandits were led by a young man who claimed to be the leader of the Feihu Village. The Feihu Village only wanted to rob people and not kill them, so they asked Wang Fugui to leave some money for passing through.

Wang Fugui was almost frightened to death. He had never seen such a scene before. He tremblingly took out the three hundred taels of silver notes hidden in his arms.

The bandit leader glanced at Wang Fugui, and Wang Fugui's scalp tingled. He took out a silver note worth one hundred taels from the sole of his shoe and handed it to him with both hands.

The bandit leader then gave the order to let them go, and Wang Fugui and his servants drove away from the area quickly.

Wang Fugui was fully aware of the danger outside and did not dare to stay any longer. He ordered his servants to ride as fast as possible to shorten the journey.

When passing Qingyun Town, Wang Fugui, who was exhausted from days of traveling, decided to have a good rest for one night and set off again tomorrow.

He checked into an inn with his people, but that night he was drugged by his own servant. When he woke up, he found that all the silver and money he had on him, as well as their indentures, were gone.

After a check, Wang Fugui discovered that the horses he used to transport the goods had also disappeared, leaving only a large pile of seafood.

Wang Fugui felt like he was struck by a bolt from the blue. It would be useless even if he reported to the police. Without the portraits of the servants and no money to bribe them, trying to find them would be like looking for a needle in a haystack.

Perhaps it was because seafood had a strong smell and would be easily discovered if taken away, so the servants did not take the things away, otherwise they would not even leave these things for him.

Wang Fugui looked at the pile of seafood stored in the inn and sighed continuously.

It took a long time for Wang Fugui to cheer up again. He knew that this was not the time to be depressed.

He had lost all his valuables and was staying in the inn just to rest, so he only paid for one night.

The most urgent task at the moment is how to quickly convert the existing resources into money to raise money for his own new start.

He no longer expected to make money from this trip. As long as he could return home within the time agreed with his wife, he would be satisfied.

Wang Fugui went to find the innkeeper, explained the whole story to him, and took him to see his goods. After proving that what he said was true, he began to negotiate with the innkeeper.

"Boss, I don't have any money on me right now. Can I use some of the goods to pay for the room for the next few days? Or can you give me a few days to sell these goods and then use the money to pay off the debt?"

The shopkeeper also sympathized with Wang Fugui's situation, but he was just a shopkeeper and had to follow the rules.

Following Wang Fugui's instructions, he soaked some kelp and seaweed and asked the kitchen to make a pot of soup. Looking at the horrible appearance, he picked up some seaweed with chopsticks and put it in his mouth to chew.

After being processed by the chef, the fishy smell has become much lighter and it tastes a bit strange. He can't get used to it, but who knows, someone might like it.