Chen Xiao and Princess De barbecued jerky in the kitchen of the compound. Su Xiaowan also came over to help after serving dinner.

"Princess Niangniang, the courtiers have left food for you, and if the lady is hungry, the courtiers will cook it for you."

"I don't have an appetite and don't want to eat."

Princess De is wilting, and after tomorrow, the future is uncertain. Thinking that King Jing was once demoted to a commoner, the whole family of more than 40 people lived by pawning the last little thing left, and lived like a pauper. Thinking of this, Princess De was very anxious, for fear that King De would also become like King Jing.

"Xiaoxiao, when you came to South Vietnam, you didn't have anything, right?" Princess De asked Chen Xiao.

Chen Xiao was stunned, I don't know what she meant?

Princess De said, "If I have nothing in the future, I want to learn from you, how did you earn the family business in the first place?"

Su Xiaowan saw that Princess De's face was full of anxiety, and comforted, "Niangniang is too worried."

Princess De ignored Su Xiaowan and looked at Chen Xiao.

Chen Xiao said with a smile: "What is our family business, the house is rented, the annual rent is three hundred and eighty taels, and none of the tiles belong to us."

"Three hundred and eighty taels of rent?" Princess De was surprised, she was in charge of the palace of the king of De, and they also had houses and shops to rent to others, and the princess knew what kind of house could rent how much silver.

"How big is that house you're renting?"

"There are two shops in the front, and four two-eared shops in the back yard."

Ancient houses generally did not talk about square area, and their definition of house area was "room", and the roof was counted as a room between the two beams. The area of a room is three meters three by three meters nine, and some is three meters six by four meters two, and the average ordinary people's houses are roughly like this. However, "one" is not the same as "one room", for example, the lobby of the main hall is visually "one room", but in terms of area, it may be "two rooms" or "three rooms".

"Is renting in Anxian so expensive?" Princess De felt that the house they rented was not too big, and if it was in Texas, it would be half the price at most.

"We rent the best house in the middle of Anxian County, and it doesn't have to be so expensive if it's in a better location."

Chen Xiao and Princess De chatted about renting a house, and Su Xiaowan listened on the sidelines, and she was also speechless about the rent of three hundred and eighty taels.

Three hundred and eighty taels! Her father's annual income was only two hundred and forty taels. Of course, being an official does not completely rely on money, otherwise it will not be enough to feed the whole government.

Thinking of the whole house, Su Xiaowan's heart became heavy. When the imperial court came, I didn't know what would happen to my father.

Princess De asked Chen Xiao, "How is your business?" How much money can I make in a year?"

"Business is okay, I can earn about 1,000 taels a year."

"One thousand taels, is the rent not removed? Or do you want to remove the rent for a thousand taels?"

"Excluding the rent and the men's wages, there are still a thousand taels left in the end."

"How many guys did you hire?"

"First two, then four." Chunhong left, but Liu Qiao came, so it's still four.

Princess De secretly calculated, one man earns three taels a month, and four men earn a total of more than 140 taels a year, plus rent, this expenditure is about 500 taels. The owner ended up with a net income of 1,000, but he didn't expect to be so profitable to open a snack restaurant.

"In the future, if I have nothing left, I'll learn to open a snack restaurant with you, and you'll teach me, right?" Princess De is worried and imagines the worst-case scenario. She knew that she was noble, and everyone respected her. If she becomes a commoner in the future, people will probably ignore her. Princess Jing is a living example.

"Definitely teach." Chen Xiao didn't comfort her and said impossible, you can't have nothing. Because it's really possible, no one knows what the emperor thinks, and it's always good to leave an extra way back.

"But ......" Chen Xiao dragged out his long tail tone, looking a little hesitant.

"But what?"

"If you're safe, you can open a snack restaurant." Chen Xiao said with a smile.

Princess De smiled faintly, knowing that Chen Xiao was comforting herself. Suddenly, she thought of something, took off the gold bracelet on her hand, and handed it to Chen Xiao.

"This bracelet is worth the least

A few hundred taels, you keep it for me first, if there is a day, this will probably be my last property."

Chen Xiao did not refuse and took it.

"Don't worry, I'll take care of it for you. But I hope you're safe and sound, nothing happens."

"I hope so!" Princess De exhaled deeply.

Su Xiaowan saw that the princess actually handed over such a valuable bracelet to the Chen family, and found that their friendship was not ordinary.

In fact, Chen Xiao and Princess De's friendship is very ordinary, but they live in the same courtyard and usually talk a few more words. However, Princess De actually entrusted her "property" to Chen Xiao, which Chen Xiao did not expect. The reason why she didn't refuse and took it without saying a word was because: refusing the bracelet is equivalent to refusing to help the princess. She just said that she would teach the princess to open a snack restaurant, why, people won't teach when they are in trouble? Chen Xiao is not this kind of person. Besides, a gold bracelet is nothing to Chen Xiao, she also has a lot of valuable gold jewelry, just like the gold bracelet she gave to Fang Yu at the beginning.

Thinking of Fang Yu, Chen Xiao was a little puzzled: Why did this guy go? Resting on the usual, Fang Yu was at a loss, and he flattered himself in the morning, but since dinner today, he has not seen his figure. Did he really agree to break up?

Speaking of breaking up, in fact, Chen Xiao knew that Fang Yu would not break up with her. From the very beginning, Chen Xiao could see that Fang Yu had a plan for her, what was it? Maybe one is her person, and the other is her black stone. At the end of the day, it's probably Blackstone. However, she wasn't worried about Fang Yu taking the black stone, because he couldn't take it. Similarly, Chen Xiao also "has a plan" for him. She has always cared about Bai Yi's sentence "The strong man is coming".

Princess De, Su Xiaowan, and Chen Xiao, the three of them were thinking about their own thoughts, bowing their heads and saying nothing about barbecue jerky, when a flying horse guard came and bowed and said:

"Princess, His Royal Highness King De, please go back."

Princess De is not running away from King De, she is just bored and worried, so she talked to Chen Xiao. When she heard the king call her back, she got up and said, "I'll go first."

"Okay." Chen Xiao handed her a few pieces of roasted jerky: "It's been roasted for a long time, and you haven't tasted it yet."

Princess De took the jerky.

At this time, Su Xiaowan also got up and said, "Princess Niangniang, you better have some dinner!"

"Hmm." Princess De nodded, it was already the end of the night (nine o'clock in the evening), and she was really a little hungry.

Princess De and Su Xiaowan went back to the independent courtyard, and Chen Xiao continued to barbecue jerky alone.

In the huge kitchen, there are four oil lamps lit on the table, in this society, such lighting is already very bright, but for Chen Xiao, it is still dim.

The jerky should be roasted slowly, and Chen Xiao was a little drowsy while flipping the jerky. She wanted to bring the jerky into the space and bake it in the oven, how fast! Two or three ovens can be baked. But the surrounding conditions do not allow it, there are people outside the kitchen. Did she disappear in the kitchen? Or do you want to bring the ungrilled jerky back to your room? That's weird, isn't it?

Chen Xiao was bored and roasting jerky, and Fang Yu walked into the kitchen.

"Not done yet?" Fang Yu walked over to his side and sat down.

"Not yet." Chen Xiao's tone was light. On the one hand, she wants to sleep a little now, and on the other hand, her "grudge" with Fang Yu is not over.

"Go back and rest, and get it tomorrow."

"No, Princess De is leaving tomorrow, these are baked for her."

"She's not leaving tomorrow. King De told the grandson that Princess De would go to Beijing with the grandson."

"Huh?" Chen Xiao looked sideways at Fang Yu.

After Fang Yu came down from the mountain, he first went to the independent courtyard, and King De asked him to take care of the princess, and then the princess and the princess went to Beijing together.

King De didn't know what he would face this time, and he didn't want to take his wife with him if he was put in prison.