My domineering ex-husband is living off his wife in ancient times.

Chapter 86 Between the restaurant and the pharmacy, she chose wine.

"Okay, this is it! We trust the Organization Department not to betray us!"

Cheng Ruoan couldn't hold back any longer. She was afraid that if she listened any longer, Xu Zhubu would notice the smile on her face that she couldn't suppress.

So he deliberately frowned, put on a stern face, and made the decision with extreme caution.

But Si Shaoheng felt something was missing. He pretended to be surprised and grabbed Cheng Ruoan's arm: "Wait a minute, my wife, think about it again. Look at this place, how isolated it is. What's the difference between living here and living deep in the mountains?"

Although the price is much lower than in the other two villages, ...you get what you pay for. What if we end up there and find we can't live there long-term? Then we'll have to buy a house and land elsewhere, and all that 26 taels will be wasted!"

“Registrar Xu wouldn’t lie to us. Even if no one wants to buy this land, if Registrar Xu says it’s suitable for us, then it must be suitable. Right, Registrar Xu?”

Registrar Xu: ...

"That's right..."

“This is it! At least it’s in Daxi Village, where my family can register their household registration. It’s better than letting them register in Kaihuang Town, right? Even if we lose money later, I’ll accept it.”

Cheng Ruoan seemed determined, as if she would consider any loss a blessing, and no amount of persuasion could change her mind.

"Sigh, fine, I'll listen to you. What can I do? I'm just a poor scholar, a mere child prodigy. It's hard to say whether I'll be able to take the imperial examinations or make a name for myself in the future. Our whole family depends on you, my wife, for food and clothing..." Si Shaoheng sighed.

This sigh perfectly captures the desolation of impoverished scholar families and the sorrow of men who live off their wives.

Registrar Xu was deeply empathetic!

He patted Si Shaoheng on the arm: "Shaoheng, there's no need to belittle yourself! Once your household registration is settled, I'll take care of the matter of guarantor for the provincial examination. Next August, I'll make sure you can enter the examination hall!"

Logically speaking, once Si Shaoheng's household registration was established, he could directly participate in the final examination of the preliminary examination for candidates for the imperial examination in the north.

However, the Great Xia Dynasty had a rule that candidates participating in the provincial examination needed to have five other candidates jointly guarantee their participation. For candidates like Si Shaoheng who had suddenly changed their place of residence to take the exam, they either had to return to their original place of residence to take the exam or find someone with the title of Juren or above in their new place of residence to act as their guarantor in order to enter the examination hall.

"Thank you sir."

"Just call me Uncle Xu from now on, no need to be so formal. Please sit for a while, I'll go and help you with the land deed."

Cheng Ruoan: ...

He was already being called "uncle" by then.

Cheng Ruoan respectfully handed over the fifty-tael silver note and waited for Registrar Xu to help them with the formalities.

As soon as Registrar Xu left, Cheng Ruoan immediately reached out his hand to show his approval of Si Shaoheng.

"As expected of you, Mr. Si, excellent acting skills and brilliant strategies!"

They acted until Registrar Xu was moved to tears, and helped him secure his qualification for the imperial examination in Beicheng.

"No, no, thank you very much."

Si Shaoheng cupped his hands in a humble gesture towards her.

Cheng Ruoan quietly took out two bamboo tubes from her spatial storage, blinked, and asked him, "President Si, wanna have a drink?"

Si Shaoheng smiled and took the bamboo tube. "What kind of wine is this? Too strong a smell isn't good. Great Xia doesn't have strong liquor yet; it'll be easily overpowered..."

His slender fingers unscrewed the bamboo tube lid, and a rich milky aroma instantly froze his smile.

Cheng Ruoan raised her bamboo tube and clinked it against his, then tilted her head back and took a big gulp, letting out a comfortable sigh.

"Even though it's getting cold, drinking chilled Wangzai milk is just so refreshing!"

Si Shaoheng forced a smile and said, "Thank you so much."

Then tilt your head back and take a big gulp.

I thought she had finally decided to give him some of the wine from her storage space.

Cheng Ruoan urged him to finish the Wangzai milk quickly and return the bamboo tube to her to throw away.

The two secretly took out another bag of shredded beef and ate it. They had almost finished it all when Xu Zhubu still hadn't returned.

Cheng Ruoan suddenly remembered that Si Shaoheng had mentioned unintentionally that "Daxia does not yet have strong liquor".

She asked, "Mr. Si, do you know how to distill alcohol?" She had seen her master perform acupuncture on Da Niu today, and the silver needles were sterilized by burning, so she thought of giving him some alcohol.

But since there was nothing there and no provenance, Cheng Ruoan dared not take it out casually.

Si Shaoheng raised an eyebrow at her, "Have you forgotten that I had two wineries in China in my past life?"

Cheng Ruoan rolled her eyes. "Does selling refrigerators automatically mean you can make them? So you can?"

"Just get the distillation equipment out; it's very simple."

Cheng Ruoan choked up, "Then the distillation equipment... do you know how to make it?"

"Draw up the blueprints and find craftsmen to make it."

"How do you draw?"

Si Shaoheng gently tapped her head. "There are books in the study. Take some time to look them up and you'll know how to draw."

Cheng Ruoan: ...

"So you bought all sorts of random books to fill up the bookshelves in that study, right?"

Si Shaoheng coughed lightly twice, pressing his fist to his lips to cover his embarrassment, and said, "Just tell me if it's useful now or not."

Cheng Ruoan pursed her lips and raised an eyebrow, unable to refute.

"To be honest, I've always found it strange that there are so many things in the villa that we could use in ancient times... and most of them were bought by you..."

"Mr. Si, did you know we would time travel?" Cheng Ruoan turned to look at him, her eyes filled with doubt, or rather, suspicion.

Si Shaoheng: ...

He raised his hand again and flicked her forehead.

"What are you thinking? If I had known we would time travel, would I have needed to be so busy with the Si Group every day?"

If I had known earlier, I wouldn't have just bought so little stuff for the villa. I would have stockpiled it to fill the entire villa, and even prepared everything that my descendants would need.

Not only that, I will also convert all my assets into gold and hide it in the villa..."

"Okay, okay, stop it, I understand!" Cheng Ruoan couldn't stand his detailed explanation anymore.

The more he talked, the more she felt she had asked an idiotic question.

The items in the villa are actually common and usable items in modern times.

It was precisely because resources were so scarce in ancient times that those things were so useful.

Cheng Ruoan changed the subject, "President Si, now that we've settled the household registration and chosen a very secluded location, we can really get started. How about we set up a distillery first? The Great Xia Dynasty doesn't regulate bars, right?"

Si Shaoheng was taken aback.

Unexpectedly, she chose the wine shop over the restaurant and the pharmacy.

"Yes, we just need to get a permit from the government office. I'll handle that later."

In short, do whatever you want.

"I'll take the imperial examinations, and then I'll enter officialdom. No matter how big your pie is, I can protect it for you."

Si Shaoheng spoke with utmost sincerity.

Cheng Ruoan turned to look at him, smiling and revealing two deep dimples, and gave him a high five: "Is it a deal?"

Si Shaoheng smiled and placed his large hand over her small one. "It's a deal."

Soon, the two of them had their new household registration, land deeds, and the inscription "A Family of Good Deeds" written by Magistrate Fang himself, which Xu, the registrar, had obtained for them. They then drove their carriage back to Sijia Village.

Fortunately, Qi Biaotou and his entourage would be staying in Songshan County for a few more days, and since they had moved out of Sijia Village, Cheng Ruoan was able to easily find them for help.

Because of the bodyguards keeping watch, when the group moved out of the courtyard in Sijia Village, although countless malicious eyes were staring at them, no one dared to do anything.

Everyone arrived safely, boarded the carriage with their belongings, and let the carriage take them to a place where they would never have to move again.

But when they arrived at the village entrance, everyone was dumbfounded.