Chapter 200: Opportunities Abound

Juanjuan maintained her habit of waking up early. After practicing martial arts with her brother and having breakfast, she went to find Mu Zhaoyao for her one-on-one lessons.

The most innocent and adorable child in the family had left.

The remaining “eccentric” individuals began to handle their own affairs.

Jiang Dai stayed home to finish writing her story, which she needed to send to Songyuan County. Shopkeeper Liang was online, urging her to update.

Bai Yunqi went out for a stroll, planning to create a map of the spiritual energy distribution in Jingcheng. He intended to give it to the Mu Family as a meeting gift.

After all, the map of Jingcheng’s spiritual energy distribution was, in a way, a map of the city’s wealth distribution—a perfect tool for detecting corrupt officials!

If this thing got out, countless people would pay a fortune to get their hands on it.

But it couldn’t be publicized too widely; Bai Yunqi feared being struck by lightning.

He couldn’t afford to be struck by lightning—he was the strongest in the family right now! He still needed to quietly show off.

Bai Yunxing was busy handling the money he had previously saved in Jingcheng and gathering information about the Mu Family and the border.

Bai Tian went out to continue researching ways to make money, drafting detailed plans, and took his third son, who had nothing to do at home, along with him.

“Father, are we opening a restaurant?” Bai Yun’an asked.

Bai Tian shook his head. “No, we don’t have the capital for that right now. We’ll study the business model of Jingcheng’s restaurants, then improve it for Liang Tian’er. We’ll offer our strategies in exchange for silver.”

“Oh, I see.”

Bai Yun’an agreed. He had to admit that his father had some talent in business.

Unlike in the apocalypse, where business was useless.

Bai Tian sighed. “It’s fortunate that the Great Yu Dynasty is in a prosperous era, with favorable weather and rain, offering some prospects for business.”

“If it were a time of chaos, it would be your Eldest Brother’s time to shine on the battlefield.”

Bai Yun’an’s face broke into a harmless smile, fully agreeing.

In chaotic times, those with strong skills and sharp minds fared better.

Along the way, Bai Tian had already come up with many improvement strategies. He couldn’t help but think that Jingcheng had so many wealthy people; making money from them was indeed easier!

After all, the money of the poor barely covered their basic needs. How could you expect to profit from them?

Wealthy people were different; they were willing to pay for quality, service, and brand effects.

Even those who weren’t very wealthy in Jingcheng lived comfortably. Bai Tian had strategies for targeting this middle-to-low-end demographic with low-profit, high-volume sales.

In any case…

“Jingcheng truly dazzles with wealth, and opportunities are plentiful,” Bai Yun’an said with a smile.

Indeed, opportunities were abundant. Once he took out the items from his Spatial Storage, there would be even more.

Father and son carried the good things they bought along the way and headed toward the General’s Estate.

Stopping at a stall, Bai Tian paused. He looked at the wooden hairpins in front of a woman. They were exquisite but lacked any jade embellishments, making them seem less valuable.

“How much for this hairpin?” Bai Tian asked, freeing a hand to pick up one of the wooden hairpins.

The hairpin wasn’t particularly striking. To be precise, it was placed in a corner and didn’t quite fit in.

“This… this was carved by a child at home. It’s a bit rough. If you want it, just pay for the material, fifteen wen,” the woman replied.

Bai Tian handed over twenty wen. “The child’s carving is good, has potential!”

He looked at the hairpin with satisfaction, nodding approvingly.

He felt like he could put it in his hair the next second.

Look at this little thing, it resembled the magic wand from Cardcaptor Sakura¹!

Bai Yun’an curiously glanced at the hairpin. Honestly… it didn’t look like any auspicious flower pattern.

He couldn’t see any potential in it.

Just as they were about to move on, a soft, gentle voice called out, “Is that you?”

Father and son turned their heads simultaneously, both showing puzzled expressions.

Bai Tian was even more perplexed. “And you are?”

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