The general kneels on the washboard again

When I woke up, it was already the afternoon of the next day.

When Yue Niang got up, she saw that the desk in the room was piled with account books.

At this time, Dong Zhu, who had been standing by, saw Yue Niang wake up and quickly said, "Miss, you are finally awake. I will get you some water to wash up."

"Dongzhu, what time is it now?" Yue Niang asked in a hoarse voice.

Dong Zhu said, "It's almost the afternoon."

"Shenshi? Then I didn't sleep for long."

Dong Zhu looked incredulous: "Miss, you started sleeping yesterday afternoon, and it's already the afternoon of the second day."

Yue Niang was even more incredulous: "What? You slept for so long? Why didn't you call me?"

Dong Zhu felt a little aggrieved: "Miss, it was Miss Erya outside the door who told her not to call you and wait for you to rest for a while."

Yue Niang looked at the table full of accounts, wanting to cry but unable to: "So I have to stay up late today?"

He took another look and said, "Oh, no, it has to be all night long."

A terrible night passed.

The accounts were carefully prepared, and Yue Niang spotted the problem at a glance. Although these industries had not suffered losses during the time she was away, they had not made any profits. If this continued, they would surely be dragged down.

Yue Niang called Erya and the others over and asked, "How do you manage your business?"

The three of them were a little confused: "It's run just like when you were here. What went wrong?"

Yue Niang took out the accounts and said, "No, there's no problem. In your letter, you said that the barbecue restaurant couldn't attract customers. I gave you some suggestions at the time. Did you implement them?"

Ruoyan nodded: "We have implemented it. As for the small gifts you mentioned, we gave out things like sachets that we made ourselves. It was okay at first, but later on, it didn't attract many customers."

Yue Niang held her forehead and said, "In Qingshi Town, farmers make up the majority of the population. The gifts we give shouldn't be the same for everyone. We should adjust them according to their needs, rather than just giving sachets or something else. This is the only long-term solution."

Zhao Xiaoming nodded, not quite understanding: "But the cost of these things is very high."

"Then we can make it ourselves. If we do it ourselves, wouldn't that keep the cost down? Don't you understand such a simple question?"

Several people were somewhat discouraged after being criticized.

Yue Niang also realized that she had said something too much, and the few of them parted unhappily.

Jiang Yunxiao, who had been eavesdropping at the door, slowly came out. "Yue'er, are you trying to turn a few friends with absolutely no background into business geniuses? Besides, they've only ever wanted to be your friends and do things for you. They've always been willing to help you without any regard for the hard work they put in."

Yue Niang had already realized her mistake, so she quickly chased after them and apologized to the three of them.

Erya said, "I know I'm a bit stupid, but I really can't understand this kind of thing all at once."

Ruoyan said, "I'm just angry at myself. I will continue to work hard to learn."

Zhao Xiaoming said, "I'll just let it go and help you out, but you must not default on my payment."

Seeing them like this, Yue Niang felt very uncomfortable: "No, that's not what I meant, Sister Erya, Brother Xiaoming, Sister Ruoyan, I am so angry with you because of the injustice I suffered in Lingzhou. I'm sorry, I was a little impatient. In fact, you did a very good job.

You have helped me a lot over the years. I shouldn't take out my anger towards my father on you. Go ahead and scold me. If you don't feel better, just kick me."

Erya looked at Yue Niang's pitiful appearance and laughed out loud. "Okay, we have problems too. We don't really take criticism. The most important thing right now is to quickly restore the vitality of the industry. Yue'er, do you have any good ideas?"

Yue Niang pondered for a moment and said, "Let's go to Rongzhou tomorrow to see how the ambergris is doing."

Several people happily agreed.

Jiang Yunxiao was sitting on the windowsill of the elegant room on the second floor, watching Yue Niang's heartfelt smile, and unconsciously he started laughing too.

Jiang Hu, who was standing by, advised him, "Young Master, please tone it down a bit. Your mouth is almost reaching Miss Fu's ears."

"Go away, what are you doing?"

Jiang Hu curled his lips in disdain: "Sir, the master has sent a letter, asking you to go over and reply to him soon."

Jiang Yunxiao glared at him a few times and said, "Are you annoying me? I'll be there in two days."

Since Jiang Hu took so long to eat last time, he has not only grown taller, but also has a worse temper: "Sir, if you don't go, I will be punished again."

Jiang Yunxiao said again: "I understand. Let's go tomorrow, okay?"

Jiang Hucai closed his mouth contentedly.

At night, Yue Niang called Yan Qi and said, "Yan Qi, I have a mission for you. Go and search for a group of secret guards from Tiedu, just like you. Those who have been abandoned by their former masters, or who have nowhere else to go and are planning to end their lives. Remember, you must find out everything. There is no limit to the number of people, and bring them all to the old house in Nanshan Village."

Yan Qi and the others never asked for reasons, they just followed orders.

Early the next morning, Yue Niang and her group were harnessing their carriages to set off for Rongzhou, but they couldn't find Jiang Yunxiao anywhere.

At this time, Zhulan said, "Young Master Jiang left a message for Miss this morning, saying that he would be going to Queguan for a while and asked Miss not to worry too much."

Who misses him?!

Yue Niang ignored Zhu Lan, but Ruo Yan greeted Zhu Lan thoughtfully: "Zhu Lan, please help with the accounting in the store. We will be back later."

Zhulan was somewhat touched and bowed lightly, but Ruoyan didn't know that all her sincerity was in vain. Of course, that's a story for later.

At that time, Yue Niang saw Ruoyan caring so much about Zhulan, and couldn't help but remind her: "She was sent by Fu Shiqing, you must not invest too much of your heart."

Ruoyan said, "I understand, Miss. She looks kind and gentle, and I really can't connect her with your beastly father."

This little episode didn't last long.

Now that summer has arrived, the beaches of Yeongju are becoming increasingly attractive.

Yue Niang and her group arrived at a local fisherman's house with ease. The fisherman was the one who sold ambergris to Yue Niang.

After making money from the next batch of perfume, Yue Niang raised the price of ambergris five times. His family gradually became wealthy and started a small business specializing in collecting ambergris for Yue Niang.

When Yue Niang arrived, he specially laid out a table full of dishes: "I didn't know you were coming. It took me a while to buy the food. I guess everyone must be starving. Come on, eat your chopsticks."

The group was already starving, and when they heard what he said, they started eating without caring about their image.

I was halfway through my meal when I heard a loud noise outside.

A group of people went out to check and saw several officers forcing a group of prisoners to the left.

Yue Niang was a little confused: "Are they going to be beheaded?"

The fisherman was no longer surprised and explained, "No, these are official slaves sold by the government. Most of them have committed crimes not punishable by death, or are scapegoats for others' crimes. We will eat our own food and ignore them."

After hearing this, Yue Niang followed, and of course, Erya and the others followed closely.

The men were pushed onto the market, and the leading official directly announced the price: "Five taels each, no bargaining."

The most special one there was a young boy who was about the same age as Yue Niang.

At such a young age, it was most likely that his family had committed a crime. The exposed parts of his wrists and ankles were already covered in blood, and Yue Niang couldn't bear it.

Of course, she had seen that face before. It looked a bit like the woman who had helped her outside the Mai family's cosmetics shop, with the nose and eyes being the most similar, so Yue Niang bought him.