In ancient times, I just wanted to be a salted fish

The wind and snow welcome the arrival of spring, and we usher in a new year amid the falling snowflakes.

The whole Chen residence was filled with joy and a festive atmosphere.

This was the first time that several masters of the Chen family and more than 30 employees and servants spent the Spring Festival together in Beijing.

Chen Ruotong took out vegetables and fruits such as watermelons from her space, prepared a sumptuous New Year's Eve dinner, and shared the food with everyone.

Old man Chen was even more generous and magnanimous, giving everyone a New Year's red envelope of ten taels of silver.

In addition, the employees working in Huicui Building and Zhenpin Pavilion will see their wages increase starting this year!

The shopkeeper's monthly salary increased to two hundred taels, while that of ordinary employees was fifty taels. Everyone was very happy and had a lot of smiles on their faces.

On the day of the Little New Year, Chen Ruotong specially presented the little emperor with gifts from space - two boxes of instant noodles, ten bottles of imported red wine, ten bottles of canned food and ten kilograms of various candies (without packaging).

These were new and exotic foods that the little emperor had never tasted before, and he loved them after tasting them.

Therefore, on the night of New Year's Eve, the young emperor sent Xiao Lizi to deliver a generous New Year's gift: a pair of exquisite jade ruyi, twenty pieces of fine silk cloth, a pair of golden rice bowls, and six delicious dishes carefully prepared by the imperial chef.

This little emperor is pretty good, he knows how to reciprocate, we can get along! Haha...

On the first day of the Lunar New Year in the sixth year of Xuanwu, it had been the third year since Chen Ruotong traveled to the Daliang Dynasty.

In the past three years, she has experienced a lot. From her initial confusion and panic to her current achievements, she has completely integrated into this ancient society.

Now, she is seventeen years old, and has grown into a graceful young lady, like a blooming flower.

Old Man Chen and Old Lady Chen were filled with joy as they watched their granddaughter grow up.

They strongly urged Chen Ruotong to change back into women's clothes and show her feminine charm.

However, Chen Ruotong has her own ideas.

In fact, deep down in her heart, she also longed to wear beautiful ancient costumes, exquisite gold and silver jewelry, and become a charming little girl. But she knew very well that the current situation did not allow her to do so.

Although Huicuilou has established a firm foothold in the capital, there are still many problems that need to be solved.

As the chairman, she must always be vigilant to ensure the stable development of the store.

Only when Huicui Building is truly on the right track and no longer requires her to worry about anything, can she leave with peace of mind.

At that time, she will change into men's clothes, drive her electric car, and travel around the country. Along the way, she will appreciate the magnificent mountains and rivers, beautiful scenery of Daliang Dynasty, and feel the beauty of nature.

She will enjoy life freely and live a carefree life.

Chen Ruotong stood in front of the window, looking at the falling snow outside through the glass, with a smile on her face. She imagined the free and unrestrained days in the future, and her heart was full of expectations.

The snow this year is unusually heavy, as if it is a feast brought by God to the world.

The snow started on the 27th day of the twelfth lunar month and lasted until the first day of the first lunar month without stopping.

The heavy snow seemed to have covered the earth with a layer of white velvet blanket, wrapping the entire world in it.

There was a sense of tranquility in the cold air, with no sign of spring approaching.

Feng Liangyu is a person who cannot sit still and goes out for a walk every day.

Perhaps this has become his habit. Even on a holiday like New Year's Day, he would walk out of the house on the thick snow.

When Feng Liangyu returned to Chen's house, the snow in the house had been cleared away by the servants and piled up into small snow mountains.

When Chen Ruotong saw the snow, she suddenly felt like a child again and called Chen Sanhe, Zhang Ruixi and others to build a snowman together.

At this time, Feng Liangyu ran over and said to Chen Ruotong: "Third Master, Fourth Master, the snow this year is too heavy. Many places have suffered from snow disasters. Houses have collapsed and the people have nowhere to live.

I just heard that there are many disaster victims outside the city. They are homeless and more than a dozen have frozen to death!"

When the people who were happily making snowmen in the snow heard the news, they stopped what they were doing and looked worried.

Chen Ruotong couldn't help but frown and asked in confusion: "Didn't the government take any measures to help with the disaster?"

Feng Liangyu on the side quickly explained: "I heard that the newly appointed Jingzhao prefect is a good official who loves the people like his own children. He personally led the officers and soldiers to the disaster area for rescue.

In addition, soldiers were actively clearing snow on the streets outside, and they were transporting truckloads of piled snow out of the city.

In addition, Master Zhen is working hard to raise disaster funds, and notices have been posted outside to encourage people to voluntarily donate money, food, and supplies.”

After hearing this, Chen Ruotong nodded slightly, expressing her understanding and agreement.

She said with emotion: "Then we should also do our part. The little emperor has always been very kind to us. Moreover, our Hui Cui Lou can only have the current fame and scale thanks to the emperor's protection and support. Now is the time to repay Daliang."

After saying that, Feng Liangyu brought Chen Ruotong to the Dali Temple.

Normally, government offices would be closed during the Chinese New Year, but because the disaster was so severe, the emperor summoned all officials to return to the government offices on New Year's Day to report for duty.

After entering the Dali Temple, Chen Ruotong generously donated 50,000 taels of silver and 20,000 kilograms of grain.

Seeing this, Zhen Yu couldn't help but give a thumbs up and praised: "Gu Chuan's heart is full of love. I believe that the people will definitely remember your good deeds!"

"I am taking from the people and giving back to the people. It is only natural for me to earn money from the nobles and give it to the common people!"

Chen Ruotong felt very gratified as she watched her business grow.

She knew very well that all this wealth was gained through looting or selling space items at huge profits.

Therefore, she decided to use part of the profits to give back to the community and help those in need.

When Emperor Xuanwu learned about this, he praised Chen Ruotong highly.

He believes that Chen Ruotong's actions not only reflect her kindness and wisdom, but also demonstrate her sense of responsibility as a merchant.

So he personally ordered to commend Chen Ruotong and called on other nobles to emulate her good deeds.

At the same time, since the national treasury was full this year, the young emperor also decided to allocate part of the silver and grain from the national treasury to the disaster area.

These supplies will be used to solve the victims' accommodation and food problems, allowing them to feel the country's care and warmth.

In this process, Chen Ruotong demonstrated her business acumen and benevolence.

She not only knows how to make money, but also knows how to spend money to make her wealth more valuable.

Emperor Xuanwu demonstrated his concern and attention to people's livelihood through practical actions, and won the people's praise and support.

This model of cooperation between officials and businessmen and working together for the people has become a good story, inspiring more people to devote themselves to public welfare and contribute to social development.