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Qiu Meixue was very surprised. If it were any other sister-in-law, she would wish her eldest sister-in-law to stay at home to take care of the husband and children.

Their situation is rather special now, but she actually persuaded him to open a shop on his own.

"Although the Jiang family is now in decline, they were once a family of scholars. If I show up in public like this, would it seem a bit inappropriate? Will your eldest brother...will he be dissatisfied with this?"

Jiang Nianwei encouraged her, "Sister-in-law, don't just think about your brother's thoughts, but also think about yourself. Besides, don't you know what your brother is like?"

"You followed him into exile, and even gave birth to Chen Ge for him. How can I describe the hardships you went through in a few words? Now that you have finally found what you want to do, why would you give it up just to accommodate others?"

"If you are worried about Brother Chen, I can find a reliable person in the village to take care of him for you. With the careful care of everyone in the family, you can rest assured."

In this way, Qiu Meixue had no worries at all, but she was still hesitant and hesitated, "But..."

"No problem. I'll tell my brother about this when I get back. Come with me today to look at the location of the shop. Although Yazhou City is not prosperous now, you can't predict its future."

In recent days, Wu Xiangxiang has used the skin care products she recommended and has seen very good results. She has also recommended them to many people to buy. She is still worried that she has no place to sell her products. If she continues to consign them to other people's shops, it will not be a long-term solution.

"Then I'll listen to what you say."

The two walked around the city but failed to find the suitable shop they wanted.

In a blink of an eye, it was noon, and I had to go to Baihua Tower to meet Yunniang first.

Nanny Liu knew they were coming and had already prepared a table of delicious food.

Jiang Nianwei looked around, trying to find the familiar figure, but she didn't see Jing Zhuo sitting there. She couldn't help but ask softly, "Where is my cousin? Is she busy with something else?"

Madam Liu said honestly, "Before dawn this morning, a distinguished guest came to visit us. He was very polite and respectful, and asked her to discuss important matters. From what I have seen of her, it should be fine. Young lady, please relax and enjoy your meal."

Jiang Nianwei thought to herself that it must be Li Kun's men who called her to study the musket.

She nodded slightly. Although she was worried, she also knew that her cousin knew her limits, so she invited everyone to eat first.

The lychee wine that was carefully brewed a few days ago was finally opened today. Its fragrance lingered and brushed across the tip of the nose, bringing a gentle yet fresh fruity aroma. Jiang Nianwei poured a glass of crystal clear wine for Yunniang.

Although Qiu Meixue also wanted to try it, she did not dare to drink alcohol casually because her child was not yet weaned. She just drank a few cups of fruit tea, which tasted very unique.

Everyone tried the new dishes made by Aunt Liu and praised them highly.

In the afternoon, Jiang Nianwei asked several households again and finally bought a milk-producing cow from a farmer in a remote place.

Qiu Meixue was curious about why she wanted to buy a cow. "We already have cows at home, why do we need to buy a dairy cow?"

"Chen Ge'er usually eats a lot of complementary food. He can stop breastfeeding and drink cow's milk in the future. The nutrition is the same."

Since the addition of complementary foods, Chen Ge'er has no objection to minced meat, fish, vegetables and the like. Besides, she also has the baby health products exchanged from the space, so the vitamins and minerals she absorbs should be enough.

Qiu Meixue couldn't help but feel worried, "I'm not by his side, and I don't know if Brother Chen can adapt."

Jiang Nianwei consoled her, "Children are very adaptable. You are the one who can't bear to let him go. Just adapt slowly. Besides, I don't mean you should stop breastfeeding all at once. You just need to do it step by step."

After returning home, Jiang Nianwei got busy and tried to squeeze out some milk.

Freshly squeezed milk cannot be consumed directly and must be sterilized at high temperature before drinking.

Pour the milk into an iron pot and heat it at high temperature for a while. After it cools down, put it into a bottle and drink it directly.

Brother Chen had a strong ability to adapt. He quickly finished the bottle of milk. After that, he burped and laughed happily.

"Starting tomorrow, you will try to reduce the number of breastfeeding sessions and replace it with cow's milk."

Babies who are almost one year old no longer need to be breastfed frequently. They just need to be fed three meals a day with milk and other complementary foods.

Jiang Nianwei originally wanted to find a careful and reliable woman in the village to help take care of Chen Ge'er, but Granny Huo took the initiative to step forward and said, "Miss Jiang, do you still need to look everywhere? Although my old bones are useless, I can still give you a hand."

Jiang Nianwei was a little doubtful, "Can you take care of Granny Huo?"

"How can you say I can't take care of her? Didn't I raise my granddaughter myself? Now that she's in a private school, I'm too idle during the day, so I can lend a hand."

"Okay, come and try tomorrow. I'll pay you. The child is taken care of by other people on weekdays, and Brother Chen doesn't need you to watch him all the time. He just needs a hand occasionally."

Granny Huo waved her hands hastily and declined, "I don't need any money. I'm just looking after the children. It's a favor between neighbors. Why should you be so polite? You've done a great favor to our family."

Jiang Nianwei insisted, "Wages must be paid. Favors and wages are two different things and cannot be confused."

Granny Huo was also born into a wealthy family and had experience in educating children. She was also kind and often interacted with Jing Qiudie, so they were familiar with each other and Jiang Nianwei felt relieved.

So he discussed it with his sister-in-law and decided on this matter.

After discussing with Jing Qiudie, she nodded repeatedly to show her agreement: "Your sister-in-law is indeed hard-working on weekdays. Now we are not officials anymore, so there are not so many requirements. If she can do something she likes, we will also be happy to see it happen. Nianwei, please help her arrange it properly."

"I was originally thinking of opening a cosmetics shop, and my sister-in-law is willing to do so. I want to thank her for her help."

At this moment, Jiang Lanxu happened to return home. Seeing everyone in the family looking at him intently, he couldn't help feeling a little confused.

He touched his cheek and asked in confusion: "Is there something dirty on my face? Why are you all looking at me like this?"

Qiu Meixue mustered up her courage and spoke tentatively: "My husband, after much deliberation, I have decided to open a cosmetics shop with my third sister. I wonder if you... agree?"

Jiang Lanxu was slightly surprised. He knew his daughter-in-law well. She was always very timid and seldom expressed her own opinions.

"As long as it's something you really want to do, I will naturally support you with all my strength. Seeing that you've been frowning recently, I'm afraid you're feeling depressed. It's a good thing to go out and walk around more."

The matter of opening a cosmetics shop has now been finalized, and now all that remains is to find a suitable store location.

Seeing her happy smile, Jiang Lanxu reached out and held out a bracelet made of shells and conchs. "This is for you."

Although it was not a valuable item, Qiu Meixue still happily accepted it, "Thank you, husband."

Jiang Lanxu would always bring her some little gadgets every time he came back from going out, and this thought made her very satisfied.

Jiang Siyu came over and said teasingly, "Brother, this bracelet is so beautiful. I wonder if you can take the trouble to make one for me?"

Jiang Lanxu put away the gentle smile on his face and said, "There are plenty of them on the beach. If you like, just pick them up yourself and find a string to string them together yourself. It's not a difficult task."

"Brother is really partial."

Jiang Siyu complained in her mouth but had a smile on her face.

She said this on purpose so that the sister-in-law would know her position in the eldest brother's heart, which was actually much more important than she imagined.

Jiang Lanxu recently patrolled the sea area and found that after the last incident, they probably felt that Xizhou Island had lost its value, and the troops on the island had gradually withdrawn. Now there were not many soldiers left stationed there, so he could finally relax his vigilance.

Jiang Nianwei hadn't seen Ah Zhao today, which made her feel strange.

Normally he always follows her around, never leaving her side. But she hadn't seen him for the entire day and she didn't know what he had done. She felt an inexplicable worry in her heart.

"Mom, did you see Ah Zhao again today?"

Jing Qiudie shook her head. "He is always with you. If he is not by your side, where is he?"

Jiang Nianwei went to several familiar places to look for him, but still couldn't find any trace of him. Just when she was getting anxious, she found him walking out from the depths of the bamboo forest with a machete in his hand.

Jiang Nianwei couldn't help but complain: "Where did you go? I had to look for you for a long time."

When her nervous expression caught A Zhao's eyes, his heart was stirred.

Ah Zhao pulled out a bamboo flute from his arms and said, "I just went to the forest to find a bamboo and made this."

"There's always a melody ringing in my head. I think I should be able to play the flute. Listen to this..." He put the bamboo flute close to his lips.

The music that Ah Zhao played sounded extremely familiar, and Jiang Nianwei soon recognized that this was the song she liked to play in the past, but she didn't know how Ah Zhao knew it.

"Do you remember where you heard this song?"

Ah Zhao's face flashed with a daze, and he shook his head, "Of course I don't remember, but I think this song must be of great significance to me, otherwise how could I remember it so much."

This was a pipa piece she had composed. It was very popular in the capital at that time. She had never played it since she was exiled. She didn't know where Ah Zhao had heard it.

Could it be that he also came from Beijing? It is doubtful whether he is a member of Xie’s army.

A burst of noise came from a barren mountain not far away, disturbing her thoughts. She couldn't help but look in the direction of the barren mountain. The villagers were digging the wasteland in full swing.

I could still vaguely hear their conversation: "I heard that Dayong's family dug up another gold mine yesterday. We have to work harder."

The person who spoke was a notoriously lazy man in the village. He worked without any reservation for the sake of gold, which was exactly the effect Jiang Nianwei wanted to see.

Ah Zhao couldn't help but admire: "Sanniang, your method is really good."

"We can only fool the villagers for now. This is also for their own good. In the future, the fruits grown in the village can be sold and generate considerable income. At that time, they will understand that all their efforts today are worth it."

"But now, hurry up and come back with me. If you keep dawdling, your family will probably be waiting for us to have dinner!"

Although Jiang Nianwei's words were a bit angry, he felt an inexplicable joy in his heart. Her tone made it seem as if they were a real couple.

……

The problem of reclaiming barren hills has been solved for the time being, but there are still other problems.

This time they planned to fill a cargo ship first and sell the goods to the coastal Linzhou area, mainly including glass products and pottery utensils.

Selling to Linzhou means that the price can be raised a bit, and the income will naturally increase.

However, if you want to go out to sea to sell large quantities of goods, you must go through the Maritime Customs and obtain a "pass", which is a sea pass, so that you can dock at the port. You also need to recruit a group of sea crew members.

Jiang Nianwei felt that these procedures were very troublesome. If she were alone, she only needed to put the goods into the space and take them directly to the destination. This would not only save her from the steps of workers carrying the goods and maritime taxes, but also allow her to avoid the tedious inspections of the Maritime Customs.

But if she was the only one on the cargo ship, it would arouse suspicion, so she still needed a ship of cargo as a cover.

Finding crew members was easy. There were already many villagers on the island who made a living by fishing at sea. When the crew members could earn higher incomes by going out to sea, they were naturally happy.

Yazhou is relatively remote and there is no Maritime Customs Office. The "pass" must be issued by the Yazhou Inspection Office.

She originally wanted to ask Wu Xiangxiang for help, but she felt that this was too rash and that Wu Xiangxiang might not agree to help her.

Jiang Nianwei thought about going to the Inspection Office to inquire about the situation, and then think about how to handle it, or she could handle it in Jing Zhuo's identity when the time comes.

But Nanny Liu told her that Jing Zhuo did not come back yesterday, but just sent someone to tell him, which made Jiang Nianwei even more worried.

Could it be that Jing Zhuo was being detained in the mansion by Li Kun?

Just when he was about to ask Ah Zhao to go and find out, he saw that Jing Zhuo was not in any danger. Instead, he got off the carriage in a leisurely and contented manner.

Li Kun followed closely behind, his tone full of respect: "In the future, I will need Brother Jing's help."

After Li Kun left, Jing Zhuo explained: "They want me to supervise the manufacture of muskets and get more drawings from me, but how can I give them to them easily?"

Jing Zhuo understood the principle of letting go of the donkey after it has done its job, so she maneuvered and made that group of people believe that her value was far more than that, so that she would not become a bridge that was demolished after crossing the river or a chess piece that was discarded after being used.

"This way, every step of the progress of the musket forging will be under my control, and we can act accordingly..."

The two people's eyes met, and a tacit understanding quietly flowed between them, the deep meaning between them was self-evident.

Jiang Nianwei had a keen sense of smell and could smell the fragrance coming from Jing Zhuo. "That being said, why do you smell like powder? Could it be that they are here to talk to you in the brothel?"

Jing Zhuo smiled bitterly, "I am in this situation, and I feel like I am walking on thin ice. I have to be careful with every step, for fear of being discovered. In fact, I have no choice but to do this. Only I know how uneasy I am."

Upon hearing this, the corners of Ah Zhao's mouth rose unconsciously. In the end, he couldn't help laughing and could only cough lightly a few times to cover it up.

Jing Zhuo rolled his eyes at him, and Ah Zhao immediately stopped smiling and said seriously, "Let's get back to the point. There is one more thing I need your help with. If we want to deliver this batch of goods to Linzhou safely, we must first obtain a permit so that we can pass through without any hindrance."

"I happen to be free now, so I will go with you to handle it without further delay!"

The three of them walked to the gate of the Inspection Office. Jiang Nianwei was about to ask for details, but was told by the guard, "The Inspection Office is not involved in this matter. Please go back!"

Even if he offered some money to bribe the guard, the guard would still shake his head and refuse to let him go.

Jiang Nianwei shook her head helplessly, "It seems that we can only think of another way."

Suddenly, a gentle voice came from far away, and a woman came slowly and called out, "What a coincidence, young lady, I meet you again."