In the study, Li Lanzhen and Han Mingxiang were discussing something.
Li Lanzhen handed him a property deed.
"Mingxiang, this shop is in your name. You can keep it."
These three shops are all about the same size, with a shop in the front and a small courtyard in the back.
If you don't have time to run the business, just rent it out. The rent will help supplement your household expenses.
Han Mingxiang didn't take it, but pushed it to Li Lanzhen with her hand and smiled at her.
“Mother, you don’t need to do this. These shops were a reward from the Emperor. You should keep them for yourself.”
"Take it. I don't need it. As for the other two shops, I put one under Han Yinan's name and gave the other to your sister."
"You don't have time to manage them. When your Uncle Xue arrives, have him rent out all three shops."
"Mother, are you planning to go back? Why don't you stay here? The capital is bustling and prosperous, so stay here."
"No, Mother is going back. Mother is not used to living in the capital."
Too many rules, too much noise; life in the Peach Blossom Spring is much more pleasant.
Han Mingxiang lowered her head, thinking to herself that she still needed to study hard.
Only by gaining official rank and power can I provide my mother with a solid support.
Although her own mother donated so much grain and discovered new grain varieties with such high yields per acre.
However, the ladies and young women from wealthy and powerful families in the city still looked down on my mother.
On the day the imperial edict arrived, all the ladies and young women in the capital learned that their mother had been granted the title of "Yiren".
Envy, jealousy, and hatred—all sorts of things came out.
In short, they all looked down on Li Lanzhen, saying she was a peasant and didn't deserve the title of "Yiren" at all!
I don't know if my mother heard these words. If she did, she must be very sad.
Li Lanzhen certainly heard it; she had been wandering the streets and alleys these past few days, lingering in various shops, so how could she not know?
Often, she, the person in question, would stand far away, smiling and listening as those jeweled ladies, who considered themselves superior, chatted about themselves.
But Li Lanzhen treated all of this as if it were just a passing breeze, blowing by without harming a single hair on her head.
Live your own life, what business is it of others!
If you're envious, jealous, or resentful, go tell the Emperor!
"Mother, what are your plans for that grain shop? Will you split it with Uncle Xue, or...?"
Li Lanzhen shook her head.
"We're not splitting the profits anymore. Your Uncle Xue and I have agreed that this grain shop will be in my name, and all the profits will go to me and my four children."
Your Uncle Xue is the head manager, overseeing the grain shop and two estates. I only pay him his position and salary.
Then, give him a bonus every six months.
Do you think Mother's approach is acceptable?
Han Mingxiang lowered his head, thought for a moment, and nodded.
"Mother, this method is feasible. Just think it over carefully."
I've entrusted Shuisheng to manage both the shop you gave me and Han Yinan's shop.
Shui Sheng is quite experienced in this area.
"Sure, you should gradually train a few people under you to help you make money and do business."
As Li Lanzhen spoke, she took a box out of her spatial storage.
"Han Mingxiang, there are five thousand taels of silver notes in here. Give them to your Uncle Xue."
This includes a business plan in which I have detailed how to operate the grain store and manage the two estates.
Also, Uncle Xue's salary has been clearly written down.
"Keep it with you for now. When he gets back, just remember to give it to him."
Then she took out two thousand taels of silver notes and pushed them in front of Han Mingxiang.
"Here are these two thousand taels of silver. The children are all here with you. Their food, drink, and other necessities, as well as their tuition fees, will all be paid from here."
"Xiao Bao is still so young, you've already taken good care of your wife and son."
Han Mingxiang accepted the silver note. "Thank you, Mother."
You don't need to worry about me. I've already talked to Shuisheng in detail.
He also gave me a lot of advice.
I'm planning to buy a shop and see if I can rent it out to earn rent or do some small business so I don't just sit around and do nothing.
Shulan and Xiaobao were both in good health and had Yang Mama and maids to take care of them.
"Mother, don't worry."
"Alright, you can't become a useless scholar."
Now that you've started a family, married a wife, and have a son, you must take responsibility.
It's good that you're already prepared.
When you need money, just go to your Uncle Xue and get it from him first.
"Mother, I understand. When are you planning to leave?"
"I left three days later. I've been feeling really uneasy these past few days, afraid that something might happen over there."
I've arranged everything here, and you're all on the right track. With the Crown Prince backing you up at the academy, I'm not worried about you being mistreated.
Li Lanzhen stood up to leave, but then something occurred to her.
"Han Mingxiang, I'm taking you into the secret place. Take out the books and anything else you need, but make sure to keep them safe."
Otherwise, after I leave, it won't be convenient for you to get anything you need.
Han Mingxiang nodded happily, "Okay, Mother."
I'd like to get a few more sketchbooks. The last one, Shulan copied and delivered to a bookstore in Youzhou City, earning her quite a bit of money.
Li Lanzhen laughed, "Okay, Shulan is quite capable too. You can choose whatever you like when we get there."
Li Lanzhen led Han Mingxiang into the space, and then they each went about their own business.
She hadn't been into the space for a long time, and the time it took for the crops to mature on the ten acres of land in the space had changed a lot.
Previously, the crops ripened once a season, but after she arrived in the capital, they ripened once a month.
Last time, she donated all the sweet potatoes and potatoes she had stored in her space to the imperial court.
They quickly planted sweet potatoes and potatoes on the ten acres of land.
Some of these spoils were stored in the cellar of a small village about 200 li from the capital.
The estate bestowed by the Emperor is located east of the capital.
Li Lanzhen put a lot of sweet potato and potato seeds in the cellar of that large manor.
She had already informed Xue Laohu in the plan that sweet potatoes and potatoes would be planted on both farms in the spring.
When they ripen in autumn, they can be sold in grain shops.
At that time, the sweet potatoes and potatoes planted by the imperial court were also harvested.
Therefore, there is no problem selling sweet potatoes in grain stores.
She had discussed these matters with Xuan Shen beforehand.
Otherwise, Li Lanzhen wouldn't have dared to put sweet potatoes and potatoes in her family's grain shop for sale.
She couldn't bear the responsibility if she disrupted the court's plans.
Tomorrow, put several hundred kilograms of sweet potatoes and potatoes at Han Mingxiang's place and ask him to share some with Han Yuemei.
The two families planted vegetables in their own vegetable gardens.
The warehouses in the grain shops were already piled high with grain.
Li Lanzhen has no intention of putting down the grain anymore.
From the opening of the grain shop until the harvest of grain in the two villages next autumn.
During this period, the grain shops will purchase grain from the surrounding villages.
Li Lanzhen came over from the medicinal herb field, and Han Mingxiang came to find her with several books in his hand.
"Mother, let's go out. We've been here for an hour."
"Okay, you've chosen all the books."
Han Mingxiang smiled and waved the book in her hand.
"Yes, Mother, I'm going to take these two sketchbooks out for Shulan to copy, and then I'll take them to the 'Zhiyi' bookstore."
"Zhiyi Bookstore, the one in Youzhou City, is it a chain store?"
“That’s right, Mother. This is the main store in the capital, and the one in Youzhou is a branch.”
"Okay, that's good. It's easier to get things done if we know each other."
But Han Mingxiang, you must hide these original books well; you can't let anyone find them, or it will bring you disaster.
"Mother, I know."
Li Lanzhen, still worried, instructed, "Otherwise, after you copy them out, destroy the original book."
Anyway, I already have one.
Han Mingxiang gently stroked the book with her hands, feeling a little reluctant to part with it.
But after thinking about it, she said, "Okay, Mother."
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