Chen Yuan couldn't help but tear up when he saw the words "Shen Mansion". He let go of his horse and went forward to knock on the door.
“Knock knock knock!”
Ma Song, who was assigned to guard the gate, heard the noise and quickly opened his own door. Seeing a man with a weathered face, he asked, "May I know the visitor's name? I'll inform the host."
"My name is Chen Yuan, and I will just report this to you."
"Please wait a moment. I'll be right back."
After hearing the name clearly, Ma Song hurried forward to report. Because he was a man and Chen Yan had been staying at home recently, he was used to telling him things directly.
Therefore, after Chen Yuan waited outside the door for a while, the first person he saw was Old Master Shen, which surprised him so much that he quickly saluted with his arms crossed.
"Sorry to bother Old Master Shen."
"Just now I thought someone had given the wrong name, but now that it's you, I'm so excited. It's probably been over half a year since we last saw each other. Please come in quickly, and let the Shen family treat you well and express your gratitude."
"You're welcome. I just came to see my sister. I'll be heading to the Western Regions soon."
In this way, the two chatted for a long time at Shen's house. At the same time, Shen's mother sent someone to call Fuqiu back from the workshop. The other party's brother could not stay here for a long time. They could only meet as much as possible. They could not delay the reunion of their relatives.
When Ma Song came to tell her the news, Fuqiu was extremely excited. She stood up from her chair, and the chair legs made a harsh sound as they were pushed and pulled on the floor.
"Really? My brother is here?"
"Yes, Madam Chen, that's what the eldest lady said. You should put down your chores and go see your brother first."
"Okay, okay, I'll go right away."
It was the first time that Fuqiu hadn't seen her brother for such a long time. Previously, because of Shen Jia's matter, the two siblings voluntarily separated. She didn't want to miss this opportunity to meet, so she said to the three people still in the room:
"I'll be there in no time. You three can handle yourselves."
"Go ahead. You haven't seen your brother for half a year. Are you worried about us being here?"
Seeing her excitement, Shen Jia told her to go quickly. In fact, Shen Jia knew in his heart that Chen Yuan must have come to Ning'an Town this time to see how everyone was doing. He would understand after seeing Fuqiu.
Fuqiu went out to meet her brother with peace of mind. After Shen Jia finished the things at hand, he went to the workshop to check the situation.
Because the pits they had dug for making fertilizer were almost all full, Shen Jia rearranged all the staff to prepare for the upcoming Dragon Boat Festival.
At present, Shen Jia has learned through inquiries that most people eat sweet rice dumplings. She feels that she can find a new way to start the era of salty rice dumplings. Salted egg yolk meat rice dumplings are a good choice.
So recently everyone has been helping to pickle salted duck eggs. Of course, this time those who cannot leave the soil are also helping.
Although no one understood what Shen Jia was talking about, everyone was very motivated to work. As long as there was work to do, they were happy. In addition, everyone was competing for the position of manager recently, so everyone worked very hard.
Shen Jia came here just to see if anyone had any problems that needed to be solved. For food safety, these salted duck eggs were temporarily stored in the workshop next door, so it looked a bit crowded.
Seeing Shen Jia coming over, Li Chun also hurried over, "Is there any problem with the boss?"
"It's okay, I'll just take a quick look. If you need anything, come to my office in time."
Although it was not clear why Shen Jia called his room an office, everyone got used to it over time, so Li Chun responded with a yes.
When he returned to the Shen family's house after work in the afternoon, it was just as lively as Shen Jia had imagined.
In order to celebrate the visit of Chen Yuan, the benefactor who had saved the Shen family, Shen Yu brought out his own delicious dishes, and Mrs. Jiang also showed off her good cooking skills. Now they are waiting for the three of them to come back and start eating.
Seeing Shen Jia coming back, Chen Yuan subconsciously stood up. Seeing Shen Han standing beside him with a confused look on his face, he quickly pulled him to sit down.
"Brother Chen, please sit down. Everyone is here and we'll start right away."
After drinking at the dinner table, the group of people had no restraints and said everything at once. They felt that not only had they failed to take good care of Fuqiu, but they had also made her work hard for them.
Originally, Shen Jia wanted to chat with Chen Yuan, but it seems that there is no such opportunity now.
The next day, for some unknown reason, Chen Yuan was brought to the workshop by Shen Han again, saying that he wanted to see what the workshop jointly built by Fuqiu and Shen Jia looked like.
Of course Shen Han would not refuse, and brought the person here immediately. To be honest, Shen Han himself had only been here a few times, so everything he saw was new to him.
"I don't come here often, so why don't you call your sister and let her introduce it. The workshop has been very prosperous recently."
"Thank you for this. I'm going to go find my sister first."
"Go ahead," Shen Han also turned and left. In fact, he still had little interest in this place. He found a place to sit down casually and watched his daughter teaching the workers seriously. He suddenly felt that his daughter had really grown up.
Seeing Chen Yuan come in, Shen Jia stood up and said to him, "I have something I want to ask you here. Is it convenient?"
“Of course it’s convenient, please, Miss Shen.”
Then the two of them went out. Fuqiu inside was very curious about what the young lady was going to do next, while Chen Ci thought that Shen Jia seemed to have a deep understanding of the brother and sister, and there was always a sense of closeness that other people could not fit in.
When they reached a deserted area, Shen Jia quickly asked, "Are you still going to the Western Regions with the escort agency this time?"
"That's right. Because the things we brought back last time made the escort agency a lot of money, so we were arranged to go out again before the usual time this year."
"In that case, I'd like to ask if you've ever seen something like this. The fruit is small, about the size of a human finger, and can be green or red. It stings when you eat it. This is the pattern I drew. Take a closer look and see if you've seen it in the Western Regions."
Shen Jia took out the pepper pattern she had drawn in advance from her sleeve and showed it to Chen Yuan. She also thoughtfully used paint to paint the color of the pepper plant, making it impossible for him to not recognize it.
Chen Yuan examined it carefully and replied thoughtfully, "This seems to be an ornamental plant unique to a certain tribe, but you also know that this type of flower is not popular in our Great Sheng Dynasty, so no one is willing to waste their space to display such a thing."
Hearing Chen Yuan's affirmative answer, Shen Jia finally breathed a sigh of relief. It was good to have it, otherwise it would be a bit troublesome for her to expand further in the future.
She quickly pressed the issue, "In that case, could you bring me some dried fruit of this plant? Don't worry, I'll definitely pay your escort agency fees, and you don't have to worry about getting caught in the middle."
In fact, if it was just a little, it wouldn't be a problem for Chen Yuan to bring some himself, but hearing Shen Jia's attitude that the more things the better, he agreed to her suggestion.
"Okay, but I don't know how much Miss wants?"
"It would be best if you could bring back a cartload of our goods. What goods do the Western Regions countries value most? What can we exchange for them?"
“Usually it’s porcelain and silk, but it’s not easy for our escort agency to get these things ourselves, so most of them are porcelain, and there are also some other exquisite utensils and the like.
Most of what we exchanged were expensive spices. You know how the nobles of the Great Sheng Dynasty viewed incense; it symbolized nobility and elegance, so we mainly brought these, and the other specialties were just incidental."
Thinking this way, Shen Jia also began to understand the business situation on this road, and said to Chen Yuan again: "Just help me bring back some peppers this time, and we can deal with the rest later."
"Yes, miss."
After the two people hurriedly finished their conversation, they turned around and returned to the office. Then, under Fuqiu's guidance, Chen Yuan carefully inspected the workshop inside and out.
Chen Yuan's admiration for Shen Jia deepened. He really couldn't guess how the young lady's brain developed like this. Just by looking at her, he knew that she would be extraordinary in the future.
Because Chen Yuan just left the team early to visit Fuqiu, he hurriedly said goodbye to the Shen family after staying for two days and continued to head west.
What I felt most deeply this time was that Shen Hao actually joined the army. The two of them didn't even meet each other, and I don't know when they will meet again. After all, the battlefield is dangerous and swords and knives don't recognize people.
Here, Shen Jia directly arranged Li Qin to go out and look after the shops. She had already roughly decided on the locations of the three newly opened branches, and now she just needed someone to check them out on site.
During Shen Jia's training, Li Qin had unknowingly become the person in charge of communication between Shen's company and the outside world. Except for occasionally needing to sit in the shop to observe the situation, he usually walked outside to help Shen Jia observe the situation in the outside world.
For example, he has started to help Shen Jia rent a shop, and the shop in the town is temporarily managed by his wife. These are all decided by Shen Jia based on future arrangements, so that the managers competing for new branches can see his determination.
Li Qin quickly discussed with Shen Jia all the locations and prices he was interested in.
"That's roughly the situation. I wonder what the owner's decision will be? If it's finalized, I'll go buy it tomorrow."
"Your suggestions are all good. It's best if we place our products in a place where restaurants gather. After all, tofu will just be one of my branches. Please book it as soon as possible and then decorate. We're almost ready here."
"Yes, Boss."
Just as Shen Jia said, a new round of manager selection has officially begun. With the experience of the previous round, many people are working very hard this time, because this time there are more people than porridge, and everyone is eager to read books.
And those who are already in charge can also participate, because not everyone is from Ning'an Town. This time we give everyone a chance to change the place where they stay.
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