The department store's business gradually got on track, and apart from launching one or two new products each month, Zhen Wanwan spent the rest of her time as a hands-off manager.
Ma Xiaosi has found a fruit farmer who is good at growing fruit trees, and Zhen Wanwan is generous enough to hire him for a year.
Thinking that tending to fruit trees was a long-term technical job, she simply went directly to the local brokerage firm in the county and selected two quick and efficient servants.
She specifically learned planting techniques from fruit farmers, and Shi Zhenwan didn't treat them unfairly.
Zhang Mama gave him a lot of money, and he was very satisfied, willingly teaching her people.
Zhen Wanwan was also busy. Every two days, she would go to the back mountain and sprinkle the seeds with well water from her own space.
That day, she had just finished watering the fruit trees with well water when she took her child back to Meizi Village.
In Meizi Village, her new house is kept very clean by Grandma Li, who comes over from time to time to clean it.
Zhen Wanwan divided the house into two areas. The area closer to the back mountain was used for the fruit farmers and servants to live in.
The other half of the house, located closer to the inside and not easily accessible to the public, was the small workshop where Grandma Li and others made soap.
For convenience, the houses have already asked each other about each other's homes, and they look spacious and bright.
Zhen Wanwan came in and glanced inside. Only Aunt Zhou and a few other women were in the room.
When Aunt Zhou saw her, she said with a smile, "Wan'er, you're back! Your aunt is here again, but your mother and Cuihua went back first!"
"Okay, Auntie! I understand!"
Zhen Wanwan gave a crisp reply and then turned to walk back towards the village.
Before long, she arrived at the small courtyard where Old Lady Li and the others lived.
A beautifully decorated carriage was parked outside the courtyard; it belonged to her aunt.
Zhen Wanwan raised her eyelids slightly. Recently, her aunt, who rarely went back to her parents' home, has been coming back quite frequently!
However, her father was very happy and always had a smile on his face.
Zhen Wanwan encountered Zhen Xiaozhi here more than once, and the other party's attitude changed very quickly.
Before, I would just give her a polite smile when I saw her, but now when I see her, I smile so wide my eyes disappear.
This time was no exception. Zhen Xiaozhi quickly got up and pulled Zhen Wanwan to sit down in the chair next to her.
"What a perfect coincidence! I was just talking about Wanwan when the person in question arrived."
Zhen Wanwan felt somewhat uncomfortable with Zhen Xiaozhi's closeness, but she didn't show any obvious rejection.
After all, they're guests, so we have to give them this much face.
"Auntie! What did you say about me?"
Upon hearing this, Zhen Xiaozhi covered her mouth with a handkerchief and chuckled.
"You silly child! You own such a big building in the county town and didn't even tell us... Your son-in-law is a good businessman; he can help you out if you need anything..."
These words clearly indicate that they already know about Zhen Wanwan opening a department store.
Before Zhen Wanwan could even express her opinion, Old Lady Li's face had already darkened.
She glared at Wang Cuihua, who was sitting uneasy beside her, thinking it was all the fault of that talkative woman.
If she hadn't let it slip, her daughter could have kept it a secret.
She understood the principle that wealth should not be flaunted in public.
Zhen Xiaozhi seemed oblivious to the expressions on their faces and continued speaking to herself, "Your son-in-law helps the Han family manage the cloth shops of five or six families. If you have any questions about business in the future, just come and ask your son-in-law..."
"If you ask me, no stranger is as reliable as family. Wanwan is still young; we mustn't let her be fooled by outsiders..."
"With such a large business as this department store, we must find a suitable manager. Otherwise, if the money passes through the hands of outsiders, it will be difficult to find out the truth."
As she spoke, a hint of greed unconsciously crept into Zhen Xiaozhi's eyes.
At first, all she heard was that Zhen Wanwan's new husband was a capable man, and even the Xu family respected him.
At that time, her concubine was someone who couldn't recognize her own status and only knew how to seduce men.
Her husband, so charmed by his concubine, couldn't remember who his real wife was.
When Zhen Xiaozhi heard that her niece from her maternal family had found a promising husband, she began to have her own plans.
For a married woman, there is a significant difference between a powerful and an incapable maternal family.
Now that Zhen's family has found a powerful backer, she naturally wants to get closer to them, because she will inevitably need her family's support in the future.
In recent days, she has been going back to her parents' home from time to time, and gradually she has noticed something different.
The Zhen family was not the kind of family she had imagined, living off her niece's husband.
The new soap recently launched in Guangling County was actually made by her sister-in-law, who has never had any redeeming qualities.
Moreover, the owner of the most famous department store in the county was none other than his own niece, who had virtually no presence in the business.
These scenes overturned her understanding, and at first she was extremely shocked.
There was also an element of jealousy involved.
The home she desperately wanted to escape eventually became a home she could no longer afford to live in.
This is a joke no matter how you look at it.
If you ask her if she regrets it, she can only say no.
All she could think about now was how to get on board this ship of wealth.
Therefore, her mindset has long since changed when she returns to her parents' home.
He praised his niece and nephew without any reluctance, and even became more and more enthusiastic as he spoke.
"Wanwan is really capable, much better than my Yiyi."
Zhen Xiaozhi was not serious about these words; in her heart, this daughter had inherited her true qualities.
Both mother and daughter are equally intelligent.
Zhen Wanwan forced a smile and said, "How can I compare to Cousin Yiyi?"
As for what Zhen Xiaozhi said earlier about the department store needing to be looked after by their own people, she just thought she was talking nonsense.
She thought the other party was there to rekindle family ties, but it turned out they were after her family business.
Upon hearing Zhen Xiaozhi's words, the smile on Old Lady Li's face froze and she could no longer manage to force it.
She really wanted to tear off that shameless person's skin!
Of all the things they could have done, they had to target her daughter's things.
For Old Lady Li, this was undoubtedly like digging her own grave.
They wish they could skin and rip people apart in the future.
The party ended with Zhen Xiaozhi being happy on her own.
When Zhen Wanwan returned to the new house, she took out an oil lamp, lit it, and took out the envelope that Zhu Yuan had just sent.
As always, I have few words in my heart, but I haven't skimped on expressing my care.
As she looked around, her eyes lit up – the refugees were coming!
The first group of refugees to arrive would probably reach the outskirts of the prefectural city in just three days.
Zhu Yuan asked her whether she wanted to recruit talent herself or have him select them for her.
After thinking about it, Zhen Wanwan decided that it would be more appropriate for her to go by herself.
After all, these people will be following her in the future, so she has to choose those she finds agreeable.
In addition, this group of people also has to guard against any infectious diseases.
At that time, there were very few doctors in ancient times, and only a handful of people had real skills.
She possessed a miraculous medicine, so naturally she went to the front line to help people cure their illnesses.
Besides, Master Guiyi is right. She clearly has the ability to save people, so why should she stand by and watch?
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