After traveling through time, she still led the villagers to make money as a county magistrate

"The Zhou family!"

"You used to love going to his house to buy rouge."

Gu Niannian recalled her original memories and realized that this was indeed the case.

The Zhou family started out by making money from cosmetics, and only after making money did they start to get involved in other industries.

"Have you heard about the case of the Zhou family's mistress who committed suicide by jumping into a well fourteen years ago?"

"It seems that this is the case. It has been more than ten years. Why bring this up?" Bai asked doubtfully.

"My daughter always felt that there was something fishy about this. How could such a large body just disappear for no apparent reason?"

"I'm not very clear about this, but I remember that the Zhou family cosmetics shop was founded that year."

"What is it? Can you tell me in detail?"

Gu Niannian sat up

"Mr. Zhou was already in decline before he married, and was on the verge of losing money. That's why Madam Zhou married Mr. Zhou with the family fortune. As a result, she was arrogant and kept a tight rein on Mr. Zhou, not allowing him to take a concubine. Actually, this wasn't a big deal, but she was too disrespectful to Mr. Zhou. She required him to take her with him when he went out to discuss business, and she would slap him in the face at every turn, and she would often embarrass him in front of outsiders."

"But Mr. Zhou had no choice. He was the one spending her money. As the saying goes, one should be grateful to the one who feeds him and be soft-hearted to the one who employs him. He had no choice but to swallow his anger."

"So Mr. Zhou couldn't help but find a mistress?" Gu Niannian asked.

"I'm not very clear about the specific details, but I can roughly guess that when a man is upset at home, he will think that the understanding woman outside is a thousand times better. This is an eternal truth."

"Where is that woman from? Do you know how she made a living before she was with Master Zhou?"

Bai thought about it.

"She seems to be an ordinary peasant girl. Both her parents are dead, and she's the only one left. I don't know what kind of business she does. It wouldn't be easy for a woman like her to do business!"

"In fact, even when Madam Zhou arrived with her fortune, the Zhou family's business was lukewarm. Then they suddenly developed a rouge called... 'Jinyun Feimeng'. It had a moist texture and adhered well to the skin. It immediately attracted women from all over the streets to buy rouge from them, and the Zhou family's business slowly picked up!"

"So is this rouge called Jinyun Feimeng available for purchase now?"

Mrs. Bai shook her head and said, "It's no longer available. Although the rouge nowadays is not bad, it's not as good as it used to be. Jinyun Feimeng is very expensive and hard to find."

"But..." Bai continued

"But what?"

Gu Niannian asked anxiously

"The He family has released a rouge that's very similar to 'Jinyun Feimeng', and it's called... 'Things Are Different, People Are Different'"

"Things have changed, this name..." Gu Niannian asked doubtfully

"It doesn't sound like Rouge's name! I also thought it was very strange at the time. Who would give Rouge such a name?"

"However, the effect of 'Things Have Changed' is even greater than the previous 'Jinyun Feimeng'. Therefore, in just two years, he has captured most of the market in Lin'an County!"

"I guess the He family is coming for the Zhou family..."

"But the Zhou family has been doing business for so many years, and it's no longer just a cosmetics shop. It would be difficult for him to bring down the Zhou family in such a short time."

"That's not necessarily true!"

Gu Niannian puts forward her own views

“What is the most important thing in doing business?”

Gu Niannian suddenly asked Bai

"People! How can this business succeed without people doing it?" Mrs. Bai didn't know what her daughter wanted to express, but she still expressed her thoughts in detail.

Bingou

Gu Niannian snapped his fingers

"Wh...what?

"Don't worry about what kind of guest it is. Business depends on people. So why do people buy this company's products instead of others?" Gu Niannian continued to ask.

"The Zhou family has been here for so long, everyone is used to buying their things and using their products."

"Mom is really smart. It's true that habit and familiarity can make a person feel safe, but there is an important prerequisite, and that is the credibility of the merchant. This merchant must be reputable in the eyes of the people. In short, it is reassuring, so people will naturally choose his products."

"So to run a good business, good products and a good reputation are essential," Bai replied.

"Of course, now that the He family has defeated the Zhou family with their products, it's time to move on to the next step..."

"What's the next step?" Bai's tone was a little nervous.

"Mom, why are you so nervous? It's his Zhou family that's going to be ruined, not ours!" Gu Niannian heard something wrong in Bai's tone and asked back.

"You don't know, ever since you, no, your brother passed the imperial examination, your father thought about expanding his business and had some business dealings with the Zhou family."

"Although your father is not a human being, there is nothing wrong with having money! To be honest, Gu Bole's property is still your grandparents' property. If it's gone, I will feel so sorry for them in my grave!"

"Don't worry, mother, this is just my daughter's guess, there is no substantial evidence." Gu Niannian comforted her mother

Bai's heart, which had been hanging in the air, was relieved.

"Well, mother, go ask Gu Bole how much business he has with the Zhou family. If it's not much, just cut it off. If it's a lot...?"

"What if there are too many?"

Bai is a bit bewildered now. If this were her own property, she wouldn't be so scared, but after all, it was given to her by her parents...

"Let's discuss this later." Gu Niannian frowned.

Bai turned and walked to the door, and just as his right foot stepped over the threshold

"Wait, mother, do you still remember what Master Zhou's concubine looks like?"

Bai was a little panicked now, but she still tried to calm down and think about the woman's appearance. "I met her once. Mr. Zhou was struggling with his business at the time, so he invited all the business people in Lin'an to bring their families to his villa for a visit. On the surface, it was a visit, but in reality, he wanted everyone to help him. At that time, your grandfather had not passed away yet, and I was not with Gu Bole."

"Your grandpa has loved me since I was a child. He never refuses me when I ask for something."

"My father really dotes on me too much. Just like when I married Gu Bole, it was my mother who insisted on marrying me, which is why they had to worry so much..." Bai said as tears welled up in her eyes.

Seeing her mother about to cry and the topic getting more and more off-topic, Gu Niannian quickly stopped her, "Mom, now is not the time to be sad. It's more important to hold on to grandpa's property."

"Oh, mother is obsessed again." Bai wiped her tears

Continue to say

"I was young and playful at that time, so I asked your grandfather to take me with him. At first he disagreed, but after much persuasion, he finally agreed to let me dress up as a man and go with him."

"After arriving, Mr. Zhou didn't even ask for help."