Chapter 92 Letting My Wife Be the Manager
Aunt Zhou held it in her hand and looked at it. She then asked Du Wanchun, who was standing to the side, "Wanchun always comes up with good ideas. Every time she comes up with a good one."
“Okay, Mother, let me think about it.” Du Wanchun looked at the gold ingot, pondered for a moment, and said, “Mother, although it is said that there may still be gold on the mountain, we cannot sit and eat our wealth. We must exchange gold for gold.”
Aunt Zhou nodded in complete agreement.
Du Wanchun continued, "Currently, the Zhou family incense shop in Cheng'an County is located in Master Fang's shop, and with their people managing it, there's nothing to worry about. Why don't we open an even bigger incense shop?"
Aunt Zhou quickly said, "Master Fang won't blame me?"
Du Wanchun smiled and said, "Master Fang's shop only sells incense dew, while our newly opened incense shop sells all kinds of incense, such as incense paste, incense sticks, incense coils, incense cones, incense balls, incense powder, incense seals, sachets, and incense pillows."
Aunt Zhou thought it was a good idea, since there were usually more people buying spices than perfume.
Du Wanchun continued, "Since we are going to open a large incense shop, then naturally we need to renovate our incense-making room and also buy some incense-making materials."
Aunt Zhou nodded thoughtfully, "Alright, I'll go find He Quanyi tomorrow and build two more houses next door."
Du Wanchun smiled and said, "Mother, we need to hire a trusted confidant to be the manager of the newly opened shop."
Aunt Zhou fell into deep thought and looked at Zhou Zhao.
Zhou Zhao quickly shook his head and said, "Mother, I can't. You can make me grow vegetables, farm, or fight bandits with a knife, but don't make me do accounting."
Aunt Zhou then looked at Zhou Ruiyuan.
Before Zhou Ruiyuan could reply, she shook her head and said, "You can't show your face in public, otherwise it won't be good if people find out."
Zhou Ruiyuan remained calm and composed, offering no rebuttal.
At this moment, Zhou Zhao looked at Du Wanchun and said, "You're a good manager, sister-in-law. You're so smart, you shouldn't do badly in business!"
After hearing this, Aunt Zhou looked at Du Wanchun and thought it made a lot of sense.
Zhou Ruiyuan held his wife's hand with some concern, "Wanchun is pregnant now, won't it be too tiring for her to be the manager?"
Aunt Zhou's eyes immediately showed heartache, "That's right..."
Du Wanchun didn't think it was a big deal. "Mother, it's not tiring. Just don't look down on me for being clumsy."
Aunt Zhou took her hand and said with a smile, "Silly child, how could we possibly look down on you? How about this, I remember that the Liu family's wife in the south of the village is literate, why don't you take her with you to the shop, let her watch over it on weekdays, and you can go there every few days."
In the Xuan Yue Kingdom, very few women actually run businesses.
Du Wanchun asked her, "Is that Liu family daughter-in-law willing?"
Aunt Zhou smiled and said, "She's willing, very willing! This girl is as kind-hearted as you."
As she spoke, a hint of regret appeared on her face. "But my life hasn't been very good either. My husband was captured and sent to the border three years ago. I don't know if he's dead or alive. I'm struggling to make a living in the village with a two-year-old baby."
She asked the Liu family's daughter-in-law to help out at her shop, which was also a way of helping the widow and her orphan.
Upon hearing this, Du Wanchun thought it was a good idea and immediately agreed.
Zhou Ruiyuan was initially somewhat reluctant, hoping that Du Wanchun could rest well at home.
However, once Du Wanchun stopped smiling and her expression turned serious, he dared not say anything more.
Finally, the other person compromised, and once the shop's business was on track, Du Wanchun would only need to visit once every three days.
The family quickly reached an agreement and got busy again.
The new house is now fully built. After the carpenters finish making the furniture and beds, He Quanyi and his men built two small houses next to it, with three or four large stoves inside. It can be considered a small incense shop workshop in its rudimentary form.
Aunt Zhou also planted a lot of flowers and plants in the yard, and as soon as the sun came out, many flower buds bloomed.
Du Wanchun and Zhou Ruiyuan went to Cheng'an County and discussed with Master Fang about opening another incense shop. Master Fang didn't say much, only making one request: the incense supplied by the Zhou family must not be interrupted.
Du Wanchun immediately agreed.
Mr. Fang was very generous and gave them directions.
Following Mr. Fang's advice, the couple bought a new shop in Cheng'an County, twice the size of their previous one, with two main entrances.
There's a guesthouse and a steamed bun shop next door, and they're always bustling with customers.
After a busy day, Du Wanchun felt nauseous when she returned home, and almost vomited while leaning against the carriage.
Zhou Ruiyuan was extremely anxious and quickly hugged her tightly. "Wanchun, are you alright?"
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