The two went straight back to the shop and began to research the new tea products to be introduced.
He Tiantian has chosen many elegant names, which I believe will surely be loved by those noble ladies.
Before long, Zhao Yan was also going to the capital to take the imperial examination. On this day, everyone in the small restaurant came to see him off.
The one who was most reluctant to part with her son was Aunt Zhao. A mother worries when her son travels far away. Aunt Zhao was almost in tears, but she managed to hold them back.
Zhao Yan could see his mother's reluctance to part with him. Before leaving, he solemnly knelt in front of Aunt Zhao and kowtowed three times.
He Tiantian felt a pang of sadness upon seeing this.
Fortunately, Zhao Yan had enough money for his journey, and the conditions along the way wouldn't be too harsh.
Three days later, He Tiantian and Hong Erniang's tea shop officially opened for business.
The two didn't make a big fuss; they simply set off a string of firecrackers at the entrance and put up the name of the teahouse.
The dilapidated wooden house has been renovated and now looks quite novel from the outside.
Sure enough, because of the refreshing name, the noble ladies couldn't help but stop and take a second look when they passed by the teahouse.
To celebrate the opening of the new store, we've launched a buy-one-get-one-free promotion.
This greatly encouraged the young ladies who were close friends to send their maids to buy the tea, especially since the flower tea and milk tea in the shop were already quite delicious.
The girls found the drinks novel, so business boomed.
Besides managing the tea shop business, Hong Erniang also had to return to the village to run her cotton-growing business.
Cotton is a crop that is prone to pests and requires careful care.
After working in the village for a while, Hong Erniang finally decided to hire people to do the work again. Sure enough, the work in the fields, which seemed easy, was actually not simple at all.
The tea shop's daily profits were enough to support her hiring people to work.
October of next year has arrived in the blink of an eye. Golden autumn October is the perfect season for harvest.
He Tiantian's wheat field yielded a bountiful harvest, with plump grains. The villagers felt a mixture of envy and jealousy upon seeing this.
Why were they so short-sighted? They knew perfectly well that Wanzi's mother had a knack for business, yet they still doubted and disbelieved her.
As a result, they missed a chance to make a fortune.
With so many grains, how much flour could be milled from them? Wouldn't that mean we'd have flour to eat every day?
Learning from this experience, Chief Zhao also held a meeting in the village. Next year, the village would allocate funds to buy seeds, and villagers without the funds could pay their taxes in grain after the harvest.
There was already a lot of wasteland in the village, and after seeing the benefits, everyone was willing to reclaim the wasteland no matter how hard or tiring it was.
Seeing the villagers of his village spending their days in busy work, Zhao Tingzhang was most grateful to He Tiantian.
Because he believed that their entire village would get better and better, and that everyone could get rich through hard work.
Zhao Yan achieved his goal of becoming the top scholar in the imperial examination and should have entered the court as an official, thus embarking on his career. However, he refused the court's offer and chose to return to the academy to teach.
Bailu Academy was naturally very welcoming, and Confucius personally arranged everything for Zhao Yan. Many villagers felt sorry for Zhao Yan, but only Zhao Yan himself knew the truth.
When he was at his lowest point, it was the academy that helped him.
A drop of water in need deserves a spring in return.
Zhao Yanniang naturally had no objections. The hardships of raising her son, and the help she had received from so many kind people along the way, meant she deserved to give back.
He Tiantian's own business is thriving, and her investments are also booming.
She, a single woman, gradually became a role model for all the women in the village. Everyone was willing to work with her and earn money together.
Of course, there was that petty, calculating Cheng Shi, who had always been a troublemaker. He Tiantian was just waiting for her to kneel and beg before her; otherwise, she would pretend not to see her.
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