For several days in a row, Zhen Wanwan acted as a shill for the department store, just like when she was in Guangling County.
In the first three days after opening, the daily revenue was in the thousands of taels, and Manager Zhang was so happy he couldn't stop smiling.
To keep the department store a hit, he would work in the store during the day and then kneel down at home to pray for Buddha's blessing.
It doesn't look like they're working for the master, but rather like they're running their own business.
Of course, all of this is thanks to Zhen Wanwan's daily brainwashing skills, especially her ability to make empty promises.
Besides opening a branch store, Zhen Wanwan did not forget her purpose in coming to Fucheng.
Thanks to their previous experience, the disease was well controlled this time.
However, there are too many people, and the refugees arrive at various times, so there is still a lot of preparation work to be done.
There are still relatively few medical staff, and Zhu Yuan forbade her to go there in person. She could only write to Xiao Liu, hoping that he would come over as soon as possible.
Although Xiao Liu is young, he has an exceptional talent for medicine. Under the guidance of military doctors, he has already been able to treat many difficult and complex diseases.
As for trauma treatment, Zhen Wanwan also spent a lot of money to buy a stack of medical books from Tmall Genie.
In his letter, Xiao Liu said that he had studied diligently and discussed the matter with the military doctor.
Given time, he will surely achieve something in this area.
"Madam! The carriage is ready!" a servant reported.
Zhen Wanwan nodded slightly, signaling Zhang Mama to take the child and go out together.
Before leaving, Zhu Yuan told her to go to the yamen to choose someone after she finished eating.
This person is naturally the ideal candidate for guarding the house.
In fact, Zhu Yuan had already made preparations, but seeing that Zhen Wanwan was too busy, he couldn't bear to see her too tired, so he delayed until today.
Their residence wasn't too far from the government office, but the city was crowded and noisy lately, so she had to be careful with her child.
That's why she chose to use a horse-drawn carriage; otherwise, Zhen Wanwan would have walked everywhere.
They soon arrived at the back gate of the yamen, where Zhu Yuan was still waiting for them.
Once the carriage came to a stop, Zhu Yuan helped Zhen Wanwan down from the carriage first, then took the child from her arms, not wanting her to suffer even the slightest bit.
Why didn't you let the maid carry you?
Zhu Yuan weighed Tian Bao in his hand, and a look of disapproval flashed in his eyes as he looked at Zhen Wanwan.
Sweetie pouted, feeling wronged. She's still growing!
Guai Bao nodded like a little old man. Although his little sister was very cute, they were getting bigger and bigger, and their weight would also increase.
Mother is so thin and small, she gets tired easily. They can't let Mother carry them anymore.
He had completely forgotten that on previous outings, he and his sister had argued over who should be carried by their mother!
Looking at Tianbao's adorable little face, Zhuyuan couldn't help but pinch her round cheeks.
Sweetie was in pain, her mouth trembled, and tears streamed down her face as she cried pitifully.
Seeing this, Zhu Yuan was stunned and at a loss for what to do. Passersby on the street all turned to look at him.
Zhu Yuan rarely showed an embarrassed expression, and Zhen Wanwan couldn't help but laugh when she saw this.
Upon receiving Zhuyuan's distress signal, she waved her hand, indicating that she was also helpless.
Therefore, Zhu Yuan could only clumsily pat Tian Bao's back and coax her softly.
I was filled with remorse.
He shouldn't have been so impulsive; why did he have to pinch her out of the blue?
Zhen Wanwan chuckled to herself. Sure enough, men always have a way of making girls of all ages angry!
After this incident, the atmosphere inside the yamen became much lighter and less somber.
With Zhu Yuan leading the way, Zhen Wanwan didn't take a long detour and went straight to an open space.
The hall was packed with people, including men and women, young adults and children as young as eleven or twelve.
Zhen Wanwan looked at Zhu Yuan with a puzzled expression, to which Zhu Yuan whispered an explanation in her ear.
"The lady has few servants to attend to her, so we're filling them all at once this time, since we don't want to have to worry about not finding suitable candidates later."
"besides…"
Zhu Yuan paused, glancing at the little crybaby Tianbao and the steady and handsome Guaibao.
"My darling and sweetie have grown up; now is the time to train servants for them..."
The servants who serve the young masters and ladies of wealthy families are all trained from a young age.
Such people are more loyal to their masters, and their masters find them easy to use.
Zhen Wanwan nodded. She didn't care how many people served her, but she did think it was time to train maids and servants for Guabao and Tianbao.
"I will do as my husband says."
A man dressed as a yamen runner read out names and family information one by one from a handbook.
Whoever's name is called will step forward, somewhat like the selection of imperial concubines in ancient times.
Zhen Wanwan chuckled secretly, but since this was a place where people were bought and sold, she managed to control her emotions.
He listened intently to the bailiffs' words, but his eyes were actually scanning the people below.
They said they would come out one by one after reading their names, but in reality, most of the people present had their families with them.
Even if there are any alone, they are very few.
After thinking about it, Zhen Wanwan realized that Ma Xiaosi's family already lived in the manor in Meizi Village, Guangling County.
If she asks for too many things for the whole family at once, won't it be difficult to manage?
Thinking of this, she glanced at the people beneath her; most of them were looking at her with fear.
Several women hid their children behind them, their faces showing embarrassment.
Zhen Wanwan shook her head after just one glance. She was short of people right now, but she wasn't the type to force others.
Since they are unwilling, she will not force them.
After Zhen Wanwan shook her head, the yamen runners brought in another batch, and both families that were rejected were taken aback.
They probably never expected that Zhen Wanwan would abandon them without asking a single question.
At this moment, besides embarrassment, there was also a hint of anger on their faces. They had already humbly and willingly become slaves, so why would this young woman treat them like this?
Before he could even speak, he was pulled away by the constables in charge of maintaining order.
The remaining people, having learned their lesson, at least their expressions were no longer so obvious.
"Next up, the Wang Fu family..."
Zhen Wanwan did not take her previous displeasure out on the next person; instead, she carefully examined the other person according to her own standards.
Seeing that they all had honest faces, Zhen Wanwan nodded in satisfaction and asked.
"My family doesn't support idlers. What skills do you all have?"
A man named Wang Fu stepped forward and performed a half-baked salute, which, though not standard, conveyed the intended respect.
“Madam! This old servant came from Xinyang Prefecture. We originally settled in Songjiang Prefecture, but then an epidemic broke out there and many people died. We heard that there are doctors here who can treat these diseases, so I came here with my children…”
Wang Fu first introduced his family's background before recounting his and his family's strengths.
"This old servant has spent his whole life doing farm work and knows a lot about planting crops. Even fruit trees, which others don't know much about, I understand..."
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