"Big brother, you're back."
As soon as Shen Danru entered the room, she saw Shen Yu'an.
Looking him up and down, Shen Danru noticed a significant change in him since he left. He was darker and thinner, but the determination in his eyes was unmistakable.
"Second sister, I'm back. You've been taking care of everything at home these past few days. Thank you for your hard work."
Then Shen Yu'an took out a stack of silver notes, totaling two thousand taels.
Shen Yu'an has been gone for more than a month, and he has opened more than a dozen more franchise stores.
Liu Nian expanded his original shop, and now the shop has a constant flow of customers every day, with many new members joining daily. Earning those two thousand yuan is a piece of cake.
Shen Yu'an learned a lot from Liu Nian, and it can be said that he gained a lot in the past month or so.
"Second sister, I miss our parents and you all every day in Shengjing."
"Brother, I miss you too. I'm sure Father and Mother have already told you about what happened at home."
Shen Yu'an nodded, his eyes showing no emotion whatsoever.
If it were in the past, my older brother would have jumped for joy.
Shen Danru was secretly happy for him; her elder brother had truly matured and was now behaving like an elder brother.
A person's growth is nothing more than not showing joy on their face and not expressing anger on their lips.
After experiencing heartbreak, my elder brother went to Shengjing and broadened his horizons. Although it was only for a little over a month, he changed significantly.
When Shen Yu'an returned this time, he brought gifts for everyone: wine for his father, a comb for his mother, hair ornaments for Shen Danru, Shen Yulan, and Qingtan, and an inkstone for Shen Yuyan.
"Little Flower, I'm sorry, I'll buy you another one next time."
"It's alright, brother. You didn't know I was here before."
Qingtan was about to say something when Shen Danru grabbed her arm.
"Thank you, brother."
Her simple-minded older brother, I wonder if he understands her good intentions.
When he gave Chai Tinglian that hair accessory, she refused. She was afraid of hurting her brother's feelings and also wanted to tell him that not all women are so materialistic. It seems that her brother did not understand the reasoning and even misunderstood that she also liked hair accessories.
She only wore the previous one for a few days, and never wore it again after Shen Yu'an went to Shengjing.
Qingtan looked at the hair accessory in her hand, pulled Shen Xiaohua over, and put the hair accessory on her head.
"I don't like wearing flowers, so I'll give them to you, little flower."
For someone who has practiced martial arts since childhood and has a dream of becoming a martial arts hero, wearing flowers like other women vying for attention is something she simply cannot do.
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The workshop is now running smoothly, and the two hundred acres of fertile land that Shen Cheng bought earlier are all being used by hired people to work in the fields.
Because he paid more than the wages of tenant farmers in wealthy households, the villagers all signed up to work for the Shen family.
Shen Yu'an brought back a thousand taels of silver notes this time, and Shen Danru gave him another thousand taels of silver notes. Apart from buying some fertile land, he asked his father to buy wasteland with most of the money.
These wastelands are all unclaimed lands belonging to the government. Since no one would spend money to buy these wastelands that cannot grow crops, the prices are very low.
The Great Shun Dynasty did not have enough food, and many people starved to death every year. If anyone had a method to reclaim wasteland and could reclaim a large amount of wasteland, and the government found out, they could report it to the court and be rewarded.
Shen Cheng went to the village head, who then took him directly to the government office.
When he returned, Shen Cheng was beaming with excitement.
It's clear that he's determined to make something of himself now.
"Ru'er, it's done."
"Father, has the government agreed?"
"I spent only fifty taels of silver to buy two thousand acres of wasteland east of Sifang Town, and another thousand taels of silver to buy one hundred acres of fertile land. When the government saw that I bought a lot, they rounded down the fifty taels and only accepted one thousand taels. The county government said that if we could really grow grain on the saline-alkali land, they would report to the court to request credit."
Shen Danru took the land deeds, which all had official seals, but to her surprise, all of them had her name on them.
The deeds to the two hundred taels of fertile land she bought earlier and the land deeds to the house she is building now are all in her name.
She had told her father that if they bought another one, they could put it in their names, but he didn't and put it in her name instead.
"Dad, didn't I say I'd write your names?"
“These were all earned by Ru’er, so they should be written in your name. Besides, it doesn’t matter whose name is written in our family.”
"Okay, thank you, Dad."
Shen Danru didn't say anything more. Anyway, she didn't want to get married in the future, so it was fine for these properties to remain in her name.
Land reclamation has been put on the agenda, and it's also the season for spring plowing.
The Shen family recruited a large number of people, and the villagers also introduced their relatives from other villages to work. Since Shen Danru could not do everything himself, he entrusted the selection of people to Shen Dashan, Xu Shu and Zhao Yong.
The delivery of goods to the town is now being managed by Shen Dashan's son.
Grandma Tan never left. Seeing her granddaughter constantly busy, either in the wasteland or directing work in the workshop, she felt very sorry for her. She sent a message home and summoned her eldest grandson, Zhou Wenxuan.
Fortunately, ten rooms were built when the house was constructed, otherwise it wouldn't be enough to live in.
Shen Danru met Zhou Wenxuan once at her housewarming party. She had a good impression of this cousin. Her grandmother told her that he had studied for two or three years, but his family couldn't afford to support him, so he took the initiative to work to help support his family. She heard that he had even become a shopkeeper in Ningzhou City.
When Zhou Wenxuan saw that his grandmother was somewhat convinced and that his aunt's family was too busy to manage, he asked him to come and help his cousin. Without saying a word, he quit his job and came to this small town.
Despite his boss's repeated attempts to keep him and even offering him extra pay, he waved his hand and said it had nothing to do with the pay. He was too busy at home, and even if his cousin didn't pay him, he should still help her.
His wife, Wang, was also a virtuous woman. No matter what decision her husband made, she supported him. As long as she and her children had food to eat, she was content.
"Cousin, what can I do for you?"
Shen Danru had used most of her silver notes to buy land, and didn't have much left. She took out five hundred taels and said:
“Cousin Wenxuan, take this money and go to town to buy two shops. One shop will sell braised food and seasonings, the kind produced in our workshop, and the other shop will sell hot pot.”
"good."
Without saying a word, Zhou Wenxuan took the silver notes and went to handle the matter.
She knew she would be going to Shengjing soon, but she felt uneasy about it. Opening more shops to support herself was always a good idea.
Just as Shen Danru finally caught her breath and had been resting at home for a while, business came knocking on her door.
A merchant from out of town tasted her braised meat in town and wondered if he could buy the recipe.
"Mr. Fang, our family recipe is a family heirloom and cannot be sold to you."
Mr. Fang also knew that the recipe for this kind of braised food was indeed passed down from his family, and it would be very difficult to buy such a recipe normally.
“Miss Chen, I’ll pay a little more, is that alright? It won’t affect your business.”
How much are you offering?
"Fifty taels."
Shen Danru smiled and said, "Fifty taels is just a few days' earnings for me. Do you think I would sell it?"
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