Although others shared their business, the Sun family's business was booming, far surpassing their previous success, so in the end, they were still making a profit.
Therefore, the invisible crisis was gradually quelled and eliminated.
However, the purchasing power in the South Island is limited; the Sun family doesn't need to open so many shops to absorb...
We need to attract new customers.
Other counties in the South Island, and the inland areas across the water.
However, for most seafood, the opposite coastline is very long, and it can be caught in the near sea. They also have fishing boats and plenty of manpower, so the price may not be high.
To stand out...
Ruan Meng set her sights on the deep sea.
The shipbuilding technology of the Maritime Trade Office, which sends ships on missions every year, is already sufficient.
Although the Sun family's merchant ships did not meet the original standards for deep-sea navigation, they could build cargo ships capable of long-distance voyages through their connections with the Maritime Trade Office, as long as they paid the full amount of taxes.
However, the biggest problem after seafood is caught is insurance.
In ancient times, ice making was expensive, and it was all done by hand, with the ice being dug, stored in ice cellars, and then transported.
Transportation costs accounted for the majority of the cost, but Ruan Meng's method of making ice from saltpeter was readily available, saving most of the cost and making long-distance fishing possible.
Sun Chengen's trip back was for the purpose of building ocean-going cargo ships.
In order to enable the He family to play a greater role, Ruan Meng provided an alcohol distillation purification method, which can greatly improve the purity of alcohol.
As early as the initial development of Fengjia Village, the prefect was already eager to make a move. In the end, it was through the efforts of the He and Sun families, along with the mediation of Xu Zhen and others, that the prefect was finally replaced.
However, the newly appointed prefect could not resist the temptation and persuasion. Upon learning that the Sun family's shop was making a fortune every day, he was restless and unable to eat or sleep...
The He family had extensive connections in official circles, and through their efforts, Magistrate Deng was almost certain to become the Prefect of Nandao due to his merits in governing Nanxian County.
The alcohol purification method that Ruan Meng gave her was worth far more than a thousand pieces of gold. What she wanted wasn't to bribe anyone, but rather to minimize obstacles before the imminent development of the Southern Island...
Ah Chun took charge of the school cafeteria and became a determined and straightforward woman. She married Zhang Yue and gave birth to a big, healthy son.
Ji Qing became the manager of Xinglintang Pharmacy, dealing with Du Xiaocan daily. Ji Qing repeatedly proposed marriage, but Du Xiaocan resolutely refused. However, when Ruan Meng saw Ji Qing arrive, Du Xiaocan's cheeks were slightly flushed...
They felt that victory was in sight.
The third brother got engaged to Song Ke'er, Song Shiwen's younger sister. In the past, when the third brother accompanied Ruan Meng up the mountain, Song Ke'er always liked to come along. Later, when her brother and sister-in-law were busy, she always took the initiative to take care of the children, and her presence was almost imperceptible.
How did they manage to carry out their plan in secret? Ruanmeng felt like she had been blind all along...
But even a blind man can stumble upon a dead mouse.
Originally, the third brother's engagement was supposed to be after the second brother's.
But the second brother advised the eldest brother and sister-in-law that they should not talk about these things in their own family, so as not to delay the third brother's marriage.
The eldest brother and sister-in-law were open-minded and didn't want the second son to feel pressured, so they consulted the Song family and agreed.
The day Sun Mu'en left, my second brother barely ate anything all day. Ruan Meng originally wanted to take his pulse...
But under his pillow, they found a few wet tear stains on the "Illustrated Compendium of Marine Creatures" that he and Sun Mu'en had compiled.
!
Ruan Meng found the same sense of frustration she felt towards her third brother in her second brother!
As for myself...
Ruan Meng was not entirely oblivious. One day, while gazing at the shimmering lake, Sun Chengen suddenly asked Ruan Meng what kind of person she wanted to marry.
Ruan Meng thought about it and realized that anyone who became her husband would be a responsible person.
But the deep blue, the vastness, and the unknown of the sea in the distance deeply attracted her.
At that moment, she felt perfectly fine.
Freedom allows you to explore endless possibilities.
Sun Chengen stared at her silently for a few moments, then finally turned his gaze to the sea...
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