[Marriage first, love later] She is happy after marrying a widower

Han Heming and Dawa would rush to the training ground before dawn every day, busy with recruiting and training soldiers. The powerful slogans and neat drills echoed over the yard from morning to night.

Song Yanzhi also had no moment of leisure. Suddenly, there were thousands of people in the family. The amount of food consumed every day just for food was an astonishing number.

She knew very well that in order to stabilize the team, logistical support must not fail.

When she came back from the capital, she brought Jinfeng back with her. After they arrived in Hongshi Town, Jinfeng was left in Hongshi Town by Song Yanzhi.

"Has Jinfeng opened all the shops in town?"

Song Yanzhi narrowed her eyes slightly and looked at the servant who delivered the message with a sharp gaze.

The servant's name was Xiao Wei. He had a handsome face and looked to be only seventeen or eighteen years old, but he exuded a sense of cleverness.

He was specially selected from the guard team when Song Yanzhi first came here and was placed by her side to be on duty.

This little Wei has always been efficient in his work and good at observing people's words and expressions, which makes him very popular with Song Yanzhi.

Seeing his master asking a question, he hurriedly stepped forward, bowed and said, "My master, Miss Jinfeng has already opened all the shops in town."

After saying that, he raised his head slightly and stole a glance at Song Yanzhi's expression. Seeing the satisfaction on her face, he couldn't help but feel relieved.

Xiao Wei held the account book respectfully, bowed his head slightly, and reported word for word: "Madam, the grain store opened smoothly yesterday, but now it is the spring famine, and the farmers are short of money, so it is really difficult to collect grain.

A total of 56,000 kilograms of grain were harvested, of which only about 10,000 kilograms were fine rice and flour, and the rest were mostly coarse grains and beans."

He flipped a page of the account book and continued, "Over at the cloth shop, the cooperation with Boss Lan Mingyue Lan is going very smoothly, and the scale has nearly doubled.

It’s the shop next door, which we bought with our own money.

Boss Lan went to the county town in person a few days ago and brought back a lot of fashionable fabrics. The business in the store seems to be getting more prosperous day by day.

There's also good news. Mr. Xie has sent a large amount of supplies, including food, furs, and weapons. It should arrive in two days."

Song Yanzhi pursed her lips, nodded slightly, tapped the table rhythmically with her fingers, thought for a moment, then looked up at Xiao Wei.

"Xiao Wei, tell Jinfeng right now that although the spring famine is severe, we must not run out of food.

Tell her to use more methods, even if it means raising the price a little, to collect more grain. There are so many of us, and only when we have enough food can we have the strength to work."

She paused, then continued, "Also, tell Boss Lan that the quality of the newly arrived cloth in the cloth shop is of paramount importance and must not be ambiguous.

We are in a hurry to make clothes for everyone, so please don't make any mistakes here.

"Once Uncle Xie's things arrive, we'll need them urgently. Please arrange for capable personnel to go and receive them in advance. Don't make any mistakes. Have you taken note?"

Xiao Wei remembered everything Song Yanzhi said in his heart, straightened his back, and responded crisply: "Yes, madam! I have noted it down and will do it right away." After that, he ran out of the house in small steps.

Song Yanzhi slowly stood up and walked to the window with light lotus steps.

Pushing open the carved window, the warm spring sun poured in, making her whole body warm.

In the yard, everyone was doing their job, busy and orderly, some were moving supplies, some were repairing equipment, all in full swing.

As she looked at the scene, her thoughts drifted to Hongya Mountain.

It must be a good time for the mountains to have fresh wild vegetables and plump wild mushrooms. If we could organize people to collect these mountain products like in Lizao Village, they would be of great use.

Whether it is to enrich the daily table, or to keep it until winter to add some flavor to everyone, or to sell it at the market, it is a business that is sure to make money.

Purchasing these wild vegetables and mushrooms only requires labor costs, and the price is much cheaper than buying vegetables directly, which can also save a lot of expenses.

Thinking of this, Song Yanzhi decided to try her luck with Su's place.

She had been away from the village for several years, and she felt a little unfamiliar with everyone when she went to the village to do this. It would be better for her to hand over the work of collecting wild vegetables and mushrooms to Su, and let Su help her. She would then pay Su a labor fee so that Su could also subsidize the family income.

She walked slowly along the village path, her clothes fluttering in the breeze. Along the way, she met a few children, laughing and playing. Seeing her, they timidly called out "Auntie Song." She smiled and responded, her heart filled with a sense of familiarity with the village.

After a while, they arrived at the door of Su's house.

Su was feeding chickens in the yard when she heard footsteps. She looked up and saw that it was Song Yanzhi. A light of surprise instantly flashed in her eyes. She hurriedly dropped the dustpan in her hand and walked quickly to meet her: "Yanzhi, why are you here? What a rare guest!" As she spoke, she affectionately took her hand and pulled her into the house.

After entering the house, Su enthusiastically pushed Song Yanzhi onto a stool and busied herself with pouring tea: "Come sit down for a while. You must be tired. The water I just boiled is hot."

Song Yanzhi took the tea with a smile: "Sister-in-law, don't be busy yet. I came here to ask you for something."

Su sat down opposite, her eyes sparkling: "What's the matter? Just tell me directly. I will definitely help you in any way I can."

Song Yanzhi put down her teacup and told her thoughts: "Sister-in-law, you know that there are many people in the family now, and the expenses are high.

It is spring now, and there are a lot of wild vegetables and mushrooms on Hongya Mountain. I thought that if I could organize people to collect them, it would be a good thing, whether it is to provide everyone with a snack on weekdays, or to store them for the winter and sell them for money.

I've been away from the village for a few years and have become a little estranged from everyone. I'm most confident in leaving this matter to you. Do you think it's okay?"

When Su heard this, her eyes, which were not small to begin with, seemed to be lit up in an instant, shining as brightly as the two brightest stars in the night sky.

She clapped her hands excitedly, making a crisp sound, and kept exclaiming in admiration, "Oh my, this is such a great thing that it's hard to find even with a lantern!

Now is the slack season for farmers, and everyone has nothing to do all day long. They are worried about what kind of work to do.

This is great, there is such an opportunity in front of us, not only can we earn some money to supplement the expenses of the family, it is simply perfect! I think this thing will definitely work out! "

Song Yanzhi took Su's hand and said sincerely, "Sister-in-law, please help me with this. I can't let you work in vain. I will pay you the labor fee in full. Just go ahead and do it."

Su waved her hands hurriedly, feigning annoyance, "What are you talking about, Yanzhi! It's awkward for us sisters to talk about this. I'm so happy to be able to help you, don't even mention the money."

Coming out of the Su family's house, the warm sunshine sprinkled on her body. Song Yanzhi took a deep breath of the air with the fragrance of the earth. She felt more at ease than ever before, as if she could see that the future days were moving steadily in a good direction.