Farmhouse life after traveling back to ancient times

Du Wenxiu smiled and said, "Originally this was done to cover up my correspondence with Fang Hai, but now it has accidentally helped us to move our business forward."

“It is true that even if you plant flowers with care, they may not bloom, but if you plant willows by accident, they may grow into shade trees.”

Yue Niang also smiled: "I'm not as literary as you, but the matter of expanding the scale is urgent. The workshop here is recruiting people to make eight-treasure pickles, and I have to entrust it to you."

"I will go back to Taohua Village first to make the goods that will be shipped with Madam Chi. We must not delay the delivery of the goods, or people will think that we women are unreliable."

"Only if the initial cooperation is good can we discuss future matters. Otherwise, how long can it last if we only rely on face?"

Du Wenxiu was very pleased that Yue Niang thought this way.

"I knew you were a reliable person. But now the defeated soldiers have become bandits and are harming the people. You must pay attention to your safety and don't go on the road alone."

Yue Niang replied helplessly, "I'm not a child, don't worry. Someone has to do the work. I'll just be careful."

After the two divided the work, Yue Niang immediately rushed back to Taohua Village to find Chi Niangzi. Du Wenxiu saw that it was getting late and was afraid that by the time she arrived, it would be dark.

He refused to agree to anything and insisted that she stay at home for one night and go out early the next morning.

In addition, Du Wenchan and A Luo also pulled her and persuaded her, so Yue Niang had no choice but to agree.

Du Wenxiu then sent Du Wenchan to the county government office and borrowed two yamen runners from Fan Zhao to escort him.

Since she paid for the expenses herself, the yamen runners were allowed to earn some extra money, so she accepted it.

There was nothing to do in the city now, so Fan Zhao did not hold them hostage. He asked Du Wenxiu to hire some yamen runners in his own name and told them to go there early the next morning.

Fan Zhao received an order from Prince Ning and was appointed acting county magistrate. He immediately purged officials from other factions and replaced them with his own people.

After Fan Zhao surrendered the city, the imperial court was out of reach and could do nothing about him, so they could only send Wang Dongchang to serve as a teacher. Even if he could not check and balance the power, he could still convey the message.

But no one expected that this double agent would, apart from suppressing bandits, only report mundane matters. In the eyes of his superiors, he was doing his job conscientiously.

Now the Dongxing County Government seems to be in chaos from the higher-ups. Except for the instructor Wang Dongchang, everyone else is not their own people.

But there was no other way. It would be fine if one or two people disguised themselves and took advantage of an opportunity to sneak in, but if they wanted to send out troops, they had to pass the area guarded by Prince Ning's army first.

Moreover, Lu Fanghai was currently serving under the command of Prince Ning, and was related to the Fan family by marriage. If she came to ask, he would certainly grant her request.

After all these were arranged, Du Wenxiu felt relieved and let Yue Niang go back alone tomorrow.

Yue Niang felt bad about the money spent on hiring someone, and Du Wenxiu said angrily: "Is money more important, or are you more important? As long as the person is good, how much money can't be earned? Don't be so petty."

Yue Niang knew what she meant, so she agreed with a smile, hugged her arm and said in a sweet voice:

"You are really like my own sister, you are so good to me. If I, An Yue Niang, do anything to let you down, just tell me -"

"Go away, stop it." Du Wenxiu interrupted her in a crisp voice.

"You are doing business with me, why are you still acting so hypocritical? You should be good and ensure your own safety, so that others can work hard outside and let me lie at home and make money, right?"

Upon hearing this, Yue Niang burst into laughter, and Du Wenchan also joked:

"That's right, I just thought about you a little bit, and you come to snatch my position as your sister. What's your intention?"

After a while of laughter, Yue Niang talked to Du Wenchan about the layout of Zang Yaxuan, which made Du Wenchan exclaim in amazement louder and louder.

"Such an elegant restaurant also sells our pickles?"

"That's right. The young master said that even the emperor's table has a few pickled vegetables as a side dish. There is no such thing as high or low quality when it comes to what goes into your stomach."

Du Wenchan nodded continuously: "This young master from a wealthy family is really knowledgeable. He even knows what the emperor eats."

Du Wenxiu burst out laughing and said, "They just said that. You guys should just listen to them. Why do you take it so seriously?"

"Although we may not take it seriously, what they say does make sense. If it makes sense, we should still listen to it."

Yue Niang was not convinced and tried to defend herself.

"Yes, yes, Master Chi is a man of insight. You can ask him more often in the future if there is any room for improvement in our pickles. Only by pooling our wisdom can we make better and better pickles."

Du Wenchan's eyes sparkled as she said, "Now that sister is getting older, she can't do any more work. Sister Yue Niang has to manage the workshop in Taohua Village and liaise with the young master all by herself."

She stepped forward, took hold of Du Wenxiu's arm, and said coquettishly, "Why don't you let me take care of the workshop in this city? Even if there are things I don't know how to do, you can keep an eye on it for a while. Once I get the hang of it, you'll be more relaxed."

"Don't make a fuss." A Luo scolded hurriedly.

She was afraid that Du Wenxiu would think that Du Wenchan was bullying her because she was inconvenienced during her pregnancy and that she was trying to seize power.

After all, this pickle workshop is getting bigger and bigger, and the money earned will naturally be more. It is impossible to prevent others from interfering. Du Wenchan is so reckless. It would be bad if the two sisters become estranged.

Du Wenxiu was happy and said with a smile: "I was just about to tell you about this. Although I am feeling better now than in the past few months, I still feel that I am not energetic enough. I would like to ask for your help."

"Now that you have this idea, it saves me a lot of trouble. As expected, we sisters are of one mind. Let's not talk too much. Tomorrow, when Yue Niang goes back, you and I will go to recruit some help."

As he spoke, he pulled Du Wenchan's hand.

Originally, after hearing A Luo's reminder, Du Wenchan knew that she was rash, but she didn't expect that Du Wenxiu was really willing to trust her and let her do things.

I couldn't help but feel happy and felt closer to my sister.

Seeing this, A Luo had nothing to say. He just lowered his head and secretly wiped away the tears that quietly flowed from the corners of his eyes when no one was paying attention.

Seeing that the future was becoming brighter and brighter, several people were very excited. They gathered in Du Wenxiu's room, sat cross-legged on the bed, and discussed until the moon was at its zenith.

It was not until Du Wenxiu yawned one after another and could no longer hold it in that they dispersed.

Du Wenchan was so excited that she couldn't sleep. She went back to the room and talked to A Luo for a long time.

Even after I lay down, I couldn't close my eyes for a long time.

I couldn't get up the next day.

A Luo knew that she slept late, so he didn't wake them up until dinner was ready.

When Du Wenxiu sat down and picked up the bowl, he realized that Xiaohu had not gotten up yet.

"He is not still awake. He gets up early in the morning to fetch water and practice martial arts. He eats right before going to school. Who knows, there will be a scholar in our family in the future."

A Luo said with a smile.

Du Wenxiu was also very pleased.

Xiaohu is studious, serious, hardworking, and sensible. He does most of the heavy work such as fetching water and buying firewood every day and is very diligent.

It’s good to forget the past and live a good life in the future.