"Okay, brother. Thank you. It's late now. I'll be off to bed then.", he said and made to leave with a solemn face.
Chi Muchen held him back, "Hey, don't worry. Things will be okay. You can still go to the academy once we find your family.
In the meantime, you can do something equally productive for yourself that does not require any official documents. It could be anything. You think on it and let me know what you decide.
Tomorrow is my day off, if you want, we can walk around the capital and the central market to see if you can brainstorm any ideas as to what else you would want to do. Okay?"
"Okay. Goodnight brother." Yun Lui said and with that he left for bed.
Muchen wanted to suggest to him to find work at their guild but he doubts that he would want to work there for any wages. So it's best to let him decide for himself.
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After they had all had their breakfast, Papa Chi left for work as usually after he had given each of the twins, a peck on their cheeks.
This was part of his daily routines now. He would play with them or go to the guild with them on the days that he does not go to work like the weekends.
Yun Lui decided to take his brother on his offer and so he and Muchen will go around the town and its market and see if he gets any idea as what to do next.
As usual, the twins will be with Mama Chi. Today, she too plans to visit the guild with the two boys. She knows her son-in-law would love that. He really adores the children.
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Muchen took Lui around the part of the capital town with a serene atmosphere first. He wanted him to relax his mind before they go to the more busy and noisy parts of town.
After they have strolled and enjoyed their sightseeing, Muchen then took him to where most of the businesses are. It was at the central market of Beiwang, the capital town.
It's not like Lui is new here, he trips here every day to either take Muchen's lunch to him or buy some essentials and foodstuffs for the house.
The feeling is different today because he has come with a different mind and different eyes. He has come to browse the market, window-shop and to observe everything.
The aim of today's outing is to see the opportunities available here for someone like him and which ones he will find attractive enough to capitalize on or are best suited for him.
They walked through the various shops and checked some of them out. He still has not decided on which of the various options available suited him.
For him, right now as the walked from shop to shop, he knows he has just two options available for him. Which were not bad either but he still thought that they should continue browsing the market.
One of the ideas he had was to learn a trade like sewing and the order was to become a trader himself. Either of two options was not bad at all.
They continued till late afternoon when they decided to find something to eat. When they had finished, Muchen thought they'd turn and go back home but Lui still wanted to continue so he followed suit.
When the got to where Papa Gu's shop was, Lui decided to check it out too though he has been there countless times including just yesterday. Still he wanted to stay objective and check it out as that was the purpose for today's outing.
Mama Gu's shop was described by many as an all-needs shop because it's got a wide range of things. From clothings to cosmetics to groceries to shoes and including so many foreign stuffs.
Yun Lui greeted him and started to feed his eyes. His eyes travelled from one section of the shop to the other. He looked for a while with an open mind.
His eyes landed on the groceries section and that's when he started to feel some excitement. An idea that popped up in his mind yesterday popped up again as he kept looking at the spices part.
He observed the things there for a while as a picture was forming in his mind. He excitedly waved Mama Gu bye as he exited the shop, forgetting that his brother was with him.
He walked past a few more shops before stopping in his tracks after realising that he was alone. He turned to see that his brother was not that far away. Muchen just slowed his pace to watch his overexcited brother.
Lui walked back to him and took his hand and dragged him. Muchen asked why he was now rushing them home unlike before.
"I've got an idea. We need to get home so I can share it with you. Wait, we can even find a quiet place around and talk.", Lui said.
Muchen watched him continue to drag him to some corner. Lui sat on a veranda and patted the space beside him as a signal for Muchen to come and sit.
He turned to Muchen and said, "Brother, you see those powdered dry spices that mother uses at home for cooking, I want to do business with that.", he said excitedly.
"You want to trade in spices? Okay. Cool. Let me know what you'll need and how much capital you intend to start with.", Muchen said.
"Thanks but I don't want to just trade in spices, I want to turn the raw spices into powder and give it out for retail. Like the ones we use at home. Mother likes them so I want to believe that some people too will like them as well." Yun Lui explained.
"Oh really? That's a great idea. Hmm, let me see...", Muchen paused in thought.
"Okay. Let's go to the guild before going home, we can inform mother and brother about this and hear what they will say. Let's inform father when he comes home this evening.", Muchen said, now as excited as Yun Lui was. And together, they left for the guild.