The next day, An Dashan and An Ning began to get busy again. An Dashan was busy buying some shops in the capital as a dowry for An Ning, while An Ning was busy buying people and decorating the shops.
Since he had told Butler An yesterday to buy a few servants today, Butler An came to the mansion with his traffickers and dozens of servants at the time of Si today. An Ning also selected ten middle-aged male servants who looked honest and loyal, and planned to put them in the winemaking workshop. He also bought six maids, three for Gao and three for himself, and bought two servants to follow An Dashan.
Seeing An Ning had chosen so many servants, Renyazi smiled until his eyes narrowed. He said, "My princess is really generous. I have carefully selected these servants. I guarantee that they will be of great use. You must think of me next time you need them."
An Ning nodded and said, "Okay, I'll definitely come back to you next time if I need anything."
After sending the human trafficker away, An Ning made some arrangements for the servants she had just bought and gave new names to the maids. An Ning was not very good at naming, so two of them looked relatively stable, one named Hongyu and the other named Ziyu.
Hongyu, like Biyu, was An Ning's maid, while Ziyu and Qingyu were Gao's maids. The other four were Xiaomei, Xiaolan, Xiaozhu and Xiaoju. Xiaomei and Xiaolan were An Ning's second-class maids, while Xiaozhu and Xiaoju were Gao's second-class maids. The two servants who followed An Dashan were brothers, one named Ding Song and the other named Ding Yang.
After arranging these servants, it was noon. After the family of three finished their lunch, An Ning took a short rest and then went to inspect the two shops in the mansion.
An Ning first followed Butler An to the silk shop. Because An Ning had ordered that all the cloth in the shop be sold at low prices, there were quite a few people in the shop, and several of the shop assistants were already very busy.
An Ning did not let Butler An disturb the shop assistants. He walked around the shop, looked at the layout of the shop, and thought about how to redecorate it in his mind.
After the two came out of the silk shop, they went to the grocery store. As the grocery store sold low-priced daily necessities, more people came to buy and it was impossible to squeeze in through the door.
Seeing that there were too many people, An Ning and Butler An did not go in. An Ning said to Butler An, "When you go back later, ask a few smart people to come over to help."
Butler An nodded and said, "Yes, Princess."
As An Ning and Butler An walked towards home, they asked, "How is the field I asked you to look at last time? Is there any suitable one?"
Steward An nodded and said, "There is a suitable farm in the east of the city with about 500 acres of land. The uncle ordered it to be bought. Your name is written on the land deed, and he said it will be given to you as a dowry."
An Ning nodded. She knew that her father was preparing a dowry for her recently. An Ning was touched but did not show it.
When An Ning returned home, he went into the study and carefully designed the floor plans of the two shops. The locations of the two shops were average, but fortunately, the places were large enough, and there was a yard behind each shop, which could also be used to store goods. An Ning decided to change the silk shop into a wine shop, and the grocery shop into a grain shop.
In fact, the layout of grain shops is similar, so An Ning made a slight change to make the shop look more clear. As for the wine shop, An Ning made a bigger change. First, he enlarged the windows to make the room look brighter. Then he drew a few large shelves in imitation of modern shelves, and also drew a lot of drawings for the bottles of wine. When the time comes, he can ask Butler An to find a porcelain shop to make some custom ones. In short, the wine shop is going for the high-end route.
After finishing the blueprint, it was already dark, and Biyu happened to come over to call An Ning to eat. An Ning came to the main courtyard and saw An Dashan talking excitedly. An Ning asked, "Dad, what happened? You look so happy."
An Dashan smiled and said, "I made quite a profit today. I bought two shops, both of which are popular shops near East Street." An Ning became interested and asked, "Really? What do these two shops do?"
An Dashan said, "One of them was a restaurant. I heard that it was squeezed out by the restaurant across the street due to poor management. The other one was a calligraphy and painting shop. I heard that there was no one to take over the shop. Now that I am old, I can't run it anymore, so I want to sell this shop and return to the countryside to live out my retirement in peace."
An Ning nodded and said, "Both shops are good. We can change the restaurant and open a hot pot restaurant. As for the calligraphy and painting shop, we don't need to change it and just keep it open."
When An Dashan heard An Ning say that she wanted to open a hot pot shop, he became interested and said, "This is feasible. If my family had no power before and was not afraid of being targeted, I would have wanted to open a hot pot restaurant a long time ago."
An Ning smiled and said, "Dad, if we open a hot pot shop, we will need to raise more sheep. We need to find a place with a mountain close by and buy it, and then we can raise some sheep ourselves."
An Dashan nodded and said, "Okay, I'll go find a dental clinic tomorrow to see if there's a suitable place."
Gao listened to the conversation between the father and daughter with a smile on her face, and felt that the days were getting more and more hopeful.
After An Dashan and An Ning finished discussing, the family sat down at the table to eat. An Rui, like a little adult, was taken care of by the maids and ate the food prepared for him in a proper manner. After they finished eating, they all went to bed early because they had been busy all day.
The next day, An Dashan went out to find a suitable place to raise sheep, while An Ning went to look at the two newly bought shops and plan how to renovate them. Because Butler An still had things to do, it was Biyu who followed An Ning out today, and Li Xing was the driver.
Because Li Xing and An Dashan were looking after the shop together yesterday, Li Xing knew the location, so An Ning asked Li Xing to follow her. As soon as the carriage left the alley, they saw a carriage galloping from the opposite side. Fortunately, Li Xing was experienced and drove the carriage to the side in time, so the two carriages did not collide.
An Ning was still in shock when the driver on the other side shouted, "You don't have eyes. If you hit our master, how many lives can you afford to pay for it?"
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