Zhenniang, The Three of Us (Twenty-Five)

Three years ago, when Zhao Zhenniang saw that golden Buddha, she was filled with admiration and respect.

Three years later, when Zhao Zhenniang thought of that golden Buddha, she felt a lump in her throat.

However, since the Song family had invited her, she couldn't refuse. So, Zhao Zhenniang asked Zhenmei to prepare a gift for her.

Three years later, the little girl had grown up. Zhao Zhenmei had been collecting goods with her father when she was young, and naturally joined the freight team when she grew up.

She has to choose a gift; it can't be too shabby.

Although more problems were encountered, the money kept increasing because the base was growing, and Zhao Family Village was transformed once again.

Three years ago, there was only one pedal tricycle in the entire village. Now, every household has a bicycle parked in their yard, making it extremely convenient to travel to and from the city.

The nursery and nursing home were also built, next to each other. As one of the first elderly people to move in, Aunt Wang smoked her pipe and watched a group of little kids playing eagle catch chicks.

If you're feeling adventurous, you can even act as an eagle for the kids.

Raising children and caring for the elderly are not easy tasks, and in modern times, it's difficult to find people even with money.

But in this day and age, having to take care of the elderly and children while still getting a salary is an unimaginably good job, and many people are willing to do it.

Ten silver dollars a month, including room and board. The food was alright. People who came here to save a penny of food didn't want to leave.

Ye Xiqing, through Zhao Zhenniang, warned the villagers not to skimp on the treatment of pregnant women, the elderly, and children.

These are the three stages that everyone has to go through. Even if men don't have to go through the pregnancy stage, they still need to be born from a pregnant woman.

The consequence of focusing only on immediate gains is that you uproot the roots. If you dig up the roots to burn, even if you can burn them now, they will eventually burn you.

As people grow up, they easily forget what they did when they were children. Most people don't experience the gestation stage, so most people look down on these two stages, thinking that these two stages are for the weak, and that the weak deserve not to be allocated resources.

Fortunately, there is a third stage that everyone will experience. People will grow old and die, so it's still possible to empathize with this stage.

Even when you get old, you can't skip the first two stages and expect a younger generation to be created out of thin air to support you, so I agree to that.

The infrastructure in Zhao Village is almost complete. The next step is to continue to optimize it. The layout of the residential area has not changed much, but there is an additional truck and many warehouses.

Food is the most important thing for people. When grain and oil trading companies open, the most common goods they sell are grain. Secondary industries also need a lot of grain raw materials, all of which are transported by donkey teams. This is not only troublesome, but also costly and labor-intensive with a large number of donkeys.

Zhao Zhenniang had a manager named Zhang Ying by her side. The educated young woman always had fresh ideas, so she suggested that she should just buy a truck, which might be easier than building a large donkey team.

How could Zhao Zhenniang disagree? Ever since she learned that her life was destined to be a life of wealth, Zhao Zhenniang had become increasingly willing to spend money.

In this world, money will be donated even if you don't buy a truck, so you might as well buy a car and at least have a vehicle.

In this era of embracing new things, having a truck is still quite advanced. This straightforward advancement gives people more confidence in Zailai Freight Forward, unexpectedly attracting more business opportunities.

Zhao Zhenniang is now not only capable of doing business, but also of borrowing money; she can borrow from major banks and money shops.

In the past, Zhao Zhenniang would lose sleep over borrowing money from others, worrying about it every day.

Now they are skilled at robbing Peter to pay Paul, borrowing from one person to another, using the money borrowed from one to pay back the money borrowed from another.

Before starting a business, I thought that growing a business would mean making more money.

Only after the business grew really big did I realize that I was actually in debt for even more money...

Forget about that. I'm already in debt and don't know how I'm going to pay it back, and on top of that, I'm giving money away to others for nothing.

Zhao Zhenmei, not being in charge of the household, had no idea of ​​the worries of the head of the household. Upon hearing the head of the household's instructions, she immediately found an old ginseng and asked with great enthusiasm, "How about this one?"

Judging from the quality of this ginseng, it would cost a lot of money to sell it elsewhere, but since it's a new purchase, Zhao Zhenniang agreed to save a little money.

On the day of the birthday banquet, Zhao Zhenmei happened to be free: "Honey, shall I drive you there?"

Zhao Zhenniang was already displeased, but upon hearing this, she immediately nodded: "Invite a few more people to the feast together, and we'll get our money's worth back!"

Upon hearing this, Zhao Zhenmei was immediately delighted and searched the entire village for someone who wanted to attend the banquet at the Song family's house!

These days, cars are a rarity, and drivers are naturally a rarity too. At first, I didn't know where to find someone who could drive, but then my aunt volunteered that she could.

Auntie San is a local fairy, so why she knows those foreign gadgets is nobody's guess. Anyway, she drives them very well. She can even repair and modify cars, and the parts she modifies are even better than the originals.

Since Zhao's father was too old to understand such large machinery, the young and quick-witted Zhao Zhenmei was tasked with learning how to use it.

Zhao Zhenmei is now a seasoned driver, having learned her aunt's skills and driving with great ease.

A group of people who were craving the food also quickly climbed onto the back of the truck.

Despite their sulking, upon arrival, they still respectfully presented the gift to Master Song: "A century-old ginseng is presented to the birthday celebrant, wishing Master Song boundless happiness and longevity."

When the warlord's father celebrated his birthday, all the prominent people under his jurisdiction came to offer their congratulations. Zhao Zhenniang, who was not a wife or relative, and who brought the entire village of Zhao to offer their congratulations, naturally stood out.

Master Song was actually quite annoyed by his daughter-in-law's self-righteousness, but considering that she had been quite obedient over the years, he held back and slowly nodded, signaling her to leave.

The women had a special banquet in the back courtyard, and the steward wanted to lead her there, but Zhao Zhenniang didn't go this time. She smiled and said, "No need to trouble yourself. I'll just find a place to eat downstairs."

He walked to a table and smiled, "Mr. Zhou and Mr. Qian are here too. Would you mind sitting down?"

When everyone saw it was her, their expressions were priceless, as there was no rule about men and women sitting together in their area.

But those sitting at this table were either Zhao Zhenniang's rivals or her creditors, and dared not offend her, so they quickly pulled out a chair for her to sit down.

The Song family's banquet was no joke; they specially invited a group of renowned Shandong cuisine chefs to personally prepare the birthday feast, and every dish was a feast for the eyes, nose, and palate.

If it were any other occasion, Zhao Zhenniang would have been happy to eat here, but here, she really doesn't know whose money she's spending.

After all the gift-givers had given their gifts, and after Mr. Song's three sons had taken turns offering their birthday wishes and delivering their important speeches, the banquet officially began.

After three years, the three young masters of the Song family were no longer the same.

The second young master was promoted, the third young master was assigned to the Economic Bureau, and even the eldest young master Song gained several concubines due to the plot change.

Of course, he will retain his position as the legal wife, after all, he is the male protagonist in a fan fiction, so he still has that much integrity.

Even if she can't protect her body, she will still maintain her position as the legal wife, and she still has the qualifications to rise again as the male lead.

The farce three years ago ended with Zhao Zhenniang breaking off the engagement and Lan Shuyan running away from home, leaving Song San feeling extremely distressed.

If the story were to proceed as normal, Song San would now be gradually captivated by Zhao Zhenniang's charm and begin to develop feelings for her.

But because Lan Shuyan also ran away, right after breaking off their engagement, Song San's feelings for her were severed before he could even transfer them. He was so heartbroken that he couldn't move on.

He glared fiercely at Zhao Zhenniang below. It was all Zhao Zhenniang's fault for jumping out and ruining his relationship with Shuyan!

Zhao Zhenniang: ...

It was a table full of delicacies, yet no one could eat it.

Zhao Zhenniang couldn't help but look up at the sky. "Why don't you come, Third Aunt? Don't waste it."

Ye Xiqing naturally had to come.

Developing a collective economy inevitably means sacrificing personal enjoyment. In Zhao Family Village, improving meals simply means cooking a chicken or stewing a pig, which is nothing compared to having a famous chef prepare a feast.

After eating at each table in turn, and the banquet ended, Zhao Zhenniang finally logged back in.

After the feast, everyone went home one by one, each taking their own way.

As Zhao Zhenniang and her group of people politely walked out the door, Zhao Zhenniang called them back when they were about to leave.

"It's a rare treat to sit at the same table with you all. Today, I'm doing this thanks to Mr. Song. If I have the chance, I'd also like to treat a few of you bosses to a meal. I'd like to share some good fortune with you all."

Upon hearing about making money, everyone was naturally happy and readily agreed.

Upon arriving at the land, Zhao Zhenniang looked at everyone and asked: "Do you want the sky above your head to change?"

Everyone: Huh?

...

The higher she climbed, the greater the pressure became. Zhao Zhenniang's bitterness was beyond relief, but she couldn't talk to anyone about it, so she could only pray to the gods in the middle of the night.

"Third Aunt, what should I do?"

She was so agitated that she didn't even think about offering anything, but Ye Xiqing still arrived on time and used his divine power to predict the past and know the future to spoil a part of the plot for her.

As Zhao Zhenniang read the reply written by her third aunt, her heart pounded like a drum. Would Governor Song die this year?

Jian Yu'an didn't have Ye Xiqing's ability to fall asleep whenever she wanted; if Zhao Zhenniang didn't sleep, she couldn't fall asleep either.

After witnessing all of this, his eyes lit up slightly: "Are we going to save Brother Song?"

Ye Xiqing nodded with a righteous expression: Yes, yes, yes.

Jian Yu'an was eagerly anticipating a great life-saving grace, but Zhao Zhenniang summoned everyone and said, "Fellow practitioners, we have been fighting openly and covertly for so long, but have we fought for as much profit as the Song family has exploited us?"

"Instead of fighting each other to the death and enriching others, shouldn't we consider changing the sky above us?"

Jian Yu'an: Hmm?

...

Those who came to the appointment were also stunned. Everyone agreed with what she said, but these wealthy merchants were different from the villagers. Rich people naturally valued their lives and would not rise up in rebellion just because of Zhao Zhenniang's words. Their reactions were all very cautious.

Zhao Zhenniang was not discouraged: "You bosses may not know how a little village girl like me was able to sit on equal footing with you important people so quickly."

"Because we are united, even a few of us country bumpkins can sit at the same table with several bosses."

"How could you bosses, with your extraordinary abilities, be completely subdued by a single Governor Song?"

The obedient man narrowed his eyes: "Boss Zhao, you're quite arrogant. Aren't you afraid we'll report your words to the warlord?"

Zhao Zhenniang smiled slightly: "If I weren't absolutely certain, how could I dare to bring this up in the open? The reason I'm approaching you all is because I have a reason."

Those who attended the secret meeting were all shrewd individuals. They suddenly realized that there was going to be a power struggle at the top, and people were sent to find them to choose sides.

Everyone in the room immediately tensed up. Since ancient times, when superiors fight, innocent bystanders suffer. Everyone became alert and tried to get information from Zhao Zhenniang.

Which deity is causing trouble in Heaven?

Zhao Zhenniang smiled and said, "It doesn't matter which deity it is; what matters is what I just told you all."

"Why should we cheer and shout when others are making a ruckus in Heaven? Can't we make a ruckus in Heaven for ourselves?"

"The reason I didn't bring the main character is that I wanted to ask you bosses if we should have a group of people test our skills first."

"Should we join forces and seize this opportunity to get justice for ourselves?"

Those present gasped in shock: "You're so bold?"

Zhao Zhenniang smiled and said, "We business people are all about being opportunistic and adaptable. There's no fixed rule."

The group remained silent, but they had a plan in mind: "If you want to do business with us, you have to let us see the goods first."

Zhao Zhenniang naturally agreed, and then found the Song family's adjutant, said a few words, and asked for a favor.

When they parted, she asked her adjutant if she had plans with some friends from the Chamber of Commerce and if they wanted to join her.

Over the years, Zhao Zhenniang only contacted her adjutant when purchasing guns; their relationship was that of ordinary merchants and consumers.

However, the adjutant was going through a very special period, and it wouldn't hurt for him to make more connections in the business world, so he gladly accepted the invitation.

When the two sides met, he thought it was this and he thought it was that, and they chatted very happily.

Zhao Zhenniang successfully became the middleman between the two parties, saving up two meals in the process.

No one knew that before this, she was not familiar with anyone.