My Years as a Merchant in Ancient Times

[Next up: I'm a Divine-Grade Reishi Mushroom, and I'm Great at Making Money! Now open for advance reservations~] After a fire, Song Shu transmigrates to the war-torn, divided Jia Dynasty. Fortunately, Heaven treats him well and brings along his internet-famous rural guesthouse, complete with all its abundant supplies. Song Shu: ... This is practically cheating! The problem is, his new home is completely bare, and there are five hungry mouths to feed. What can he do? Start a little business, of course. Wheat is too cheap. Song Shu: No problem, we'll sell steamed buns. There's not enough food. Song Shu: No problem, we'll grow sweet potatoes. Silk is too expensive to wear. Song Shu: No problem, we'll make cotton cloth. There's a rare red fruit here. Song Shu: Let's open a hot pot restaurant! The Song family's workshops are thriving, Song's employees work diligently, and their competitors are burning with envy. What should they do? Song Shu: Shut the door and sic A Nan on them! Silent, powerful top with a mysterious past, Song A Nan X gentle, business-loving farmer's son bottom, Song Shu Song Shu always thought that the space he carried around was his precious golden finger. Later, he learned that the quiet young man by his side was the real powerhouse. Our goal: eat well, sleep well, make money through harmony, expand into a chain, and rule the world. Weibo: @HandkerchiefGazingAtTheMoon, come find me and say hi~ [Reading Guide] 1. A business and farming story. The dynasty is fictional, with the Tang Dynasty as its main reference. 2. The characters and places are fictional; any resemblance is purely coincidental. Since the protagonist is a transmigrator, he'll bring along many technologies and ideas that don't belong in a feudal era. My apologies to readers looking for a historically authentic ancient-era story. The author will do their best to stay true to the setting, so please kindly point out anything that falls short. 3. The romance develops slowly, with an older top and younger bottom. 4. This story uses an anti-piracy system. Fifty percent of the chapters are locked, and you can read the latest chapter once your subscription rate exceeds half, or wait 48 hours. The author is sorry if this causes any inconvenience to some readers, and asks for your understanding. [This is the next story, now open for advance reservations~] I'm a Divine-Grade Reishi Mushroom, and I'm Great at Making Money! At the height of his career, Cheng Xiu dies of an illness. When he opens his eyes again, he's become a divine-grade reishi mushroom, a once-in-ten-thousand-years treasure in the cultivation world. Powerful figures from every direction fight over who gets to eat him. Cheng Xiu, the divine-grade reishi mushroom: You all keep fighting. I'm getting out of here. While making his escape, Cheng Xiu discovers that the cultivation world has beautiful mountains and rivers and abundant spiritual energy, but its agriculture is stagnant, its commerce is just getting started, its handicrafts have yet to develop on a large scale, and it has no industry to speak of. The people live in dire hardship. Not long after, The cultivation of natural treasures takes off, and one village earns a million in a year; Spiritual-energy-powered household goods become all the rage, and a chain of stores spreads across the Nine Provinces; A breakthrough in refining spirit stone ore sparks an industrial wave that sweeps across the continent; The powerful search the heavens and scour the underworld, only to look back and discover that the little mushroom has become a business magnate with the power to move heaven and earth. And the one who protects him while pointing his sword at the masses isn't the Demon Venerable Yan Yang, who was rumored to have fallen long ago?! * He is Yan Yang, the Demon Venerable, a descendant of the ancient god Phoenix's bloodline. With noble blood and unmatched strength across the continent, he was ambushed and had his spiritual power sealed, turning into a chubby little bird that can only chirp. Cheng Xiu: That bird's feathers are so beautiful. It must fetch a good price. Yan Yang: !!! [Cold on the outside, warm on the inside Demon Venerable top] X [Easygoing on the outside, strong-willed on the inside reishi mushroom bottom] The blurb is now up in the author's profile. Advance reservations are welcome~ [Recommended stories by author friends] Thousand-Faced Demon Venerable Drops His Disguise Online by Shi Feifei One-line synopsis: Your bro is me, your master is me, your unrequited love is me. Every one of them is me. Prehistoric Survival Record by Nong Ka One-line synopsis: How about a serving of soy-braised dinosaur meat? Theme: