If she takes them all, she'll just have to find someone else.
“Just take Wenyu with you. His wife is pregnant and can’t leave. His two younger sisters are too young. There are all sorts of monsters and demons in that border battlefield. I don’t feel comfortable taking them with me.”
"Pregnant?"
She hadn't heard Fangru mention this to her. Since they were Jiang Xingzhou's people, their indentures should be returned to them.
"When are you leaving? Does A-Yi know?"
Don't leave without a word, or the young man will be crying again.
"I'll tell him before I leave."
"That's good."
After leaving the study, Jiang Hua went directly to the village chief's house.
"Village chief, I plan to build a factory on those few acres of land I bought last time. Could you ask the villagers who helped me build the house last time if they would still be willing to come?"
"Yes, yes, I'm willing." Without much thought, Village Chief Lu readily agreed.
"Miss Jiang, you are such a kind person. You always think of the villagers when something good happens to you."
"After the factory is built, I plan to buy another 20 acres of land and plant cacti, just like the ones I'm currently growing on my land."
"At that time, I plan to invite the villagers to plant it, sign contracts, and pay them wages monthly."
Before Village Chief Lu could ask if they planned to hire people to cultivate so much land, Jiang Hua told him directly.
"Really?"
"Yes, but this matter needs to be prepared slowly. I will post a notice once the factory is built."
Jiang Hua reminded Village Chief Lu not to spread the word, and to keep things in mind.
"However, I will only invite people from my own village."
"Okay, thank you very much, Miss Jiang." Village Chief Lu couldn't sit still any longer. He was just waiting for Jiang Hua to leave so he could tell everyone the good news about building the factory.
Everything in the village is arranged; all that's left is to set up the snail rice noodle shop in town.
"Shuanghua, pack your things, we're going to town in a bit."
"Yes, young lady."
When Shuanghua was sold to Chunniang, she was a maidservant accompanying a young lady from a wealthy family. Later, the wealthy family fell into decline, and she was sold off.
She only needs to be literate, and she's also quick-witted and capable. Granny Luo said she's a willing learner and could be nurtured.
When we arrived in town, it was already past lunchtime, and there were only a few customers in the shops.
"Fangru, are you not busy now?"
Jiang Hua flipped through the ledgers on the counter, and only asked a question after the last customer in the shop had left.
When Fangru's name was called, she met Jiang Hua's eyes and immediately lowered her head guiltily.
"Wenyu, do you think the girl is angry because she found out?" Fangru asked with some concern as she passed by Wenyu.
"It's fine."
In the courtyard, Jiang Hua sat on a stone bench waiting for Fang Ru to arrive.
When did this happen?
Upon seeing the person approach her, Jiang Hua asked directly, and Fang Ru immediately knelt down in a panic.
"Get up. I didn't tell you to kneel. Are your knees so weak?"
Fangru had no choice but to get up: "I felt a little unwell two days ago and went to see a doctor. That's when I found out that it's been almost a month."
"Now that you are pregnant and you are Ah Zhou's people, it's time to return your indentures to you. I won't interfere with where you go from now on."
Jiang Hua gave Shuanghua, who was standing to the side, a wink. Shuanghua understood and took out the indentures of Fangru and the others, placing them on the stone table.
"girl!"
Wenqing, Wenya, and Wenyu quickly walked over and saw the indenture on the table.
"Young lady, if it weren't for you, our family wouldn't be where we are today. Are you trying to drive us away now?"
Wen Yu looked at the indenture on the stone table. He never thought that after following Young Master Jiang, the indenture would be returned to him.
“Girl, we are willing to follow you forever. What happened before is in the past. You bought us back from the human market, so we are yours now.”
“I have already given you the opportunity. Since you are still willing to follow me, then continue to follow me. I will return the indenture to you out of respect for A-Zhou.”
There's no reason to take back something that's already been taken out. Jiang Hua glanced at Shuanghua again and introduced her to them:
"This is Shuanghua. She will be the maid who serves me from now on. When I don't have time to come to the shop, she will come and check on things for me."
Originally, we valued elegance, but given this incident, let's change the person.
Jiang Hua plans to open a barbecue shop in addition to the snail rice noodle shop. When the weather gets hot, she can enjoy iced juice and skewers at the same time. It would be so refreshing!
However, take it slow, don't rush it, do one thing at a time.
However, while the factory was under construction, Jiang Hua decided to secure a shop location for the barbecue stall first.
After leaving the snail rice noodle shop, Jiang Hua headed towards the West Street market. Actually, the foot traffic here was no less than that of East Street, but the people here didn't spend much.
This means that she won't be able to set the price of the barbecue at her barbecue stall too high.
"How about this shop?" Jiang Hua had only walked about two hundred meters into West Street when she saw this shop.
"To answer your question, young lady, the location of this shop is acceptable, but both sides are food stalls. If we also open a food stall, I wonder if there will be any business conflict."
Shuanghua followed Jiang Hua's gaze. She had previously served by the lady's side when she was in the mansion, and had been somewhat familiar with this from what she saw and heard.
"Young lady, are you looking to rent a shop?" At this moment, a middle-aged man suddenly appeared in front of the two.
"We don't want to rent; we want to buy it. I wonder if it's possible to sell it?"
Between buying and renting, Jiang Hua's first consideration was buying. She didn't want to take on the risk of the shop suddenly being taken back or not being rented out later, so she wanted to cut off the risk at the source.
"Young lady, you want to buy it?" The man frowned. "We'll have to ask our lady first."
"Sure, when is your wife available?"
“If you have time, young lady, I can take you to our lady now.” The man stepped forward to lead the way.
Jiang Hua followed the man with Shuanghua in her arms. The further they walked, the more familiar the road became, until they finally stopped at the Meng residence.
"Dr. Jiang, I heard you're thinking of buying a shop?"
Upon hearing the steward's report, Madam Meng hurriedly led Meng Xin out to greet them.
Meng Xin has returned from Mingde Hall. Since what Jiang Hua said to her that day, she has become much more composed and has been staying by Madam Meng's side ever since she returned.
Seeing her like this, Madam Meng didn't say much and just let her be. However, she probably wouldn't be able to accept going back to how things were before so quickly.
"Yes, Madam Meng, can you sell me that shop that you just looked at with your steward?"
Jiang Hua nodded and asked. She hadn't expected that the shop in the West Street market belonged to Madam Meng.
"I originally didn't plan to buy that shop; I only intended to rent it."
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