Chapter 543 A Dream of Youth 75
Xie Ning held Xie Wangzhi's hand, feeling a slight touch of emotion. In such a feudal society, Xie Wangzhi, as a father, was considered to be exceptionally doting on his daughter.
Today, Xie Wangzhi's visit to the imperial physician with Xie Ning was immediately teased by his superior, who remarked, "The Imperial Secretary Xie really dotes on his daughter."
"Not at all, it's just that she's the only youngest daughter in the family, and she's quite frail, so it's inevitable that she's a little overweight," Xie Wangzhi said modestly.
"I heard that you made a contribution by offering a prescription when you were in Quanzhou. It is truly rare that you did not seek high office or riches despite such merit." The junior supervisor stroked his beard and returned the document.
This place was one of the most refined and elegant places, and Xie Wangzhi's character was recognized by everyone, so he adapted to it much faster than others.
Xie Wangzhi has already begun his work at the court in an orderly manner, and the people in the Xie family are not idle either.
The Xie couple and Xie Yun browsed the shops in the outer city, thinking about where they could buy or rent a shop. As for shops in the inner city, they didn't even dare to think about them.
Even though the inner city is crowded, the rent for those shops can be ridiculously high.
Chen Wanniang followed Chen Yunsheng to the outskirts of the city. Chen Yunsheng said with some regret, "Aunt, it's still half a day's journey from here to the capital. But after searching for so many days, this place is the only suitable one, although it's still a bit small."
There's just a small village here, with no farmland available for cultivation.
The closer the estates were to the capital, the more expensive they became, and most of them were controlled by wealthy families, making them virtually impossible to buy.
Even if someone offered land, he couldn't squeeze in to buy it. And even if he did manage to get in... the prices were outrageously expensive. Chen Yunsheng didn't think he looked like a sucker.
"That's good. We're just getting started. The trees planted in Quanzhou won't be ready to be harvested so quickly. We'll split into two caravans, one to Quanzhou and the other to the capital."
Of course, the caravan can't just transport materials; it also needs to transport other things to sell...
Chen Yunsheng listened attentively. He knew that his aunt was also a shrewd person. A small portion of the Chen family's business belonged to his aunt, after all, she had worked hard alongside his father.
“I know that I have been visiting the markets every day since I came to the capital. I have found that the markets in the capital are more prosperous than those in Quanzhou. Whether it is shops or stalls, similar businesses are basically clustered together... It is naturally not feasible to bring tea here to sell.”
After all, the most profitable items—salt, tea, wine, vinegar, alum, frankincense, etc.—were monopolized by the Great Zhou government, and ordinary merchants were not allowed to touch them.
"Aunt, what do you think about me opening a restaurant in the capital from Quanzhou?" Chen Yunsheng hesitated for a long time because he was only experienced in business and running a restaurant, and his knowledge of other things was only superficial.
Chen Wanniang had basically toured the capital in the past two days, and with Chen Yunsheng explaining things to her, she had a deeper understanding. Therefore, she did not believe that the restaurant model they operated in Quanzhou could become popular in the capital.
There are so many restaurants in the capital that their restaurant in Quanzhou is nothing special compared to them, and without special features, it is destined to be just another ordinary restaurant.
After discussing it carefully, Chen Yunsheng was still not giving up, but he also knew that Chen Wanniang's words made sense, so he suppressed his impetuous heart and decided to help Chen Wanniang to run the weaving workshop first.
Now that Zhuangzi has already made the purchase, the issue is with the female workers.
They didn't plan to buy from slave traders, but instead went to the surrounding villages, saying they were looking for people to weave cloth, and that if any women didn't know how, they would teach them.
Many people were tempted. After learning that the estate was owned by a lady, they had no more worries, since they could earn extra money.
In families that were more tolerant, women were allowed to come out and work; exactly twenty female workers were hired.
Chen Wanniang pointed to a place not far away and said to them, "There are a few plots of land here, which you manage on a regular basis. You don't grow rice or wheat, just some vegetables. Every three days, you transport some to the city, and the rest are yours."
Besides vegetables, Chen Wanniang also had some chickens and ducks bought to raise, since it was a farm, and everything should be used to its fullest potential.
She didn't keep all the produce for herself; she shared it 20/80 with the female workers. If the female workers raised more animals, they would receive more. As for the costs, she naturally bore them.
The female workers, who hadn't thought much of it at first, suddenly brightened up. One of them whispered, "Madam, can we raise pigs there?"
Chen Wanniang's face froze for a moment, then she nodded, "Alright...so."
She hadn't considered raising larger livestock like pigs, because not everyone is good at it. Even with chickens and ducks, although she had just said that if more were raised, everyone would get more, there were still certain limitations.
Because raising too many animals can easily lead to disease outbreaks, and then they'll all be wiped out.
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