The daughter of the first wife grew up in the countryside and was extremely powerful

Shi Jinyan has always been neutral in the court and has not clearly stood on the side of any prince.

Who was behind the Third Prince's actions? Or, who was trying to harm Shi Jinyan?

Gu Fanchu was a little distressed. After all, although he had lived a new life, he still didn't consider things comprehensively.

But even such a smart person like Shi Jinyan was deceived and hurt, let alone myself?

In this case, we can only take one step at a time.

I just don’t know whether Shi Jinyan will believe me.

He wrote the letter by hand and gave it to Amber. After watching her leave, he called Baili and Qiutang.

"Bai Li, be more calm and steady. In the next few days, take your men to the farm outside the city and tell Uncle Fang and Uncle Qian to hire more farmers and tenants there. Have them open up the land and plant more grain and cotton."

Fang Bo had come back before and said that the Zhuangzi was pretty good. After all, it was a reward from the emperor, so it couldn't be too bad.

There are also many wastelands around that can be bought and planted with crops.

After all, if you develop your own power, it will be too obvious there.

In this case, there must be some hidden places.

"Qiutang, go check out the shop that my aunt gave me last time and ask the shopkeepers to come see me."

Now that Meng Hewan hasn't started stockpiling yet, she can take the initiative.

Moreover, I believe that the cooperation between Meng Hewan and Pei Qingan has been agreed upon, and if nothing unexpected happens, they are now preparing.

If this matter were to be exposed, both of them would probably be criticized by people in Beijing.

I really want Pei Qingan to marry Meng Hewan right now, and tie them together forever!

Baili and Qiutang didn't know what the young lady wanted to do, but they would always listen to her.

Amber was out for just over an hour and then came back.

Gu Fanchu was a little anxious. She was afraid that Shi Jinyan would not believe her. If she was still injured, it would naturally make the people behind her even more rampant.

Moreover, the tragedy of the previous life will still happen.

How can that be possible...

In the afternoon, the owners of the two shops came to see her.

These were the shops that Wang used to own, a clothing store and a rice store.

The locations are all very good, and after looking at the account books, the income is also good.

The two men have already received the news that this young-looking lady will be their future boss.

They were all very respectful and did not act disrespectfully or carelessly.

When Gu Fanchu met them for the first time, his behavior was very generous and appropriate, which was really eye-catching.

She asked the clothing shops to stock up on more cotton materials for the summer season, as there was no rush.

He also ordered the grain shops to start buying large quantities of grain and not sell them for the time being, but to store them all in the granary for future use.

The two shopkeepers were somewhat puzzled.

It is not yet summer, but the crops have already been planted. Judging from the weather so far this year, there should be no disasters.

As for cotton, as long as there is no major snowstorm, every household should have enough.

Hoarding it is of course useless.

Manager Zhao of the grain shop was the first to raise an objection.

He had been Wang's assistant for many years and considered himself quite knowledgeable. He was naturally puzzled when he heard that his new boss wanted to store grain.

"Miss, the weather is good this year with good rain, so the grain harvest must be good as well, so the grain prices shouldn't be too high."

He felt a little worried and contemptuous. Such an inexperienced little girl must not understand anything. How could she know when to stockpile food?

Isn’t it nonsense to stockpile food now?

Gu Fanchu was not angry either. He turned over the Ru kiln porcelain on the table with his bare hands and said calmly:

"My second uncle has been traveling a lot all year round, and he has a wide range of knowledge. He knows a lot about the weather in the north and south. He gave me a lot of advice that day, saying that the harvest might not be good in some places this year, and asked me to harvest more and store it."

As he spoke, Gu Fanchu's eyes lost their laziness and revealed a sharpness beyond his age, making it impossible to look directly at him.

"With Second Uncle's advice, I believe it's right! Shopkeeper Zhao, just go ahead and do it. Mo Yan will ask about the rest later."

Since he is Wang's man, if he is efficient, we can continue to use him.

But if he was so contemptuous and conservative, she wouldn't mind having someone else do it.

Shopkeeper Hu on the side was about to refute something, but when he saw this seemingly gentle girl, his expression suddenly changed, he stopped talking and stood aside respectfully.

It seems that this new owner is not only loved by the old lady and the lady, but also loved by the usually aloof second master.

Otherwise, he wouldn't have taught me so carefully in person.

When Shopkeeper Zhao heard this, he realized that he had done something wrong and quickly apologized.

"Since you've followed me, you're mine from now on. Although I'm young, I've been taught by the elders in the General's Mansion, so I'll naturally think twice before I act. I'll take responsibility if anything goes wrong."

After saying this, the two of them understood what Gu Fanchu meant and nodded in agreement.

After everyone left, Nanny Wang came in holding a snow-white little ball.

"Miss, this was just sent over by the young master. He said it was a gift from a good friend. He doesn't like these little beasts, so he asked someone to bring it over to ask if you like it."

When Gu Fanchu looked over, it turned out to be a snow-white puppy.

You can see that it is not very big, and it is curled up like a ball of fur.

He looked at the unfamiliar environment with wet eyes in horror, his body still shaking.

"Ah, is this... a puppy? Where did you find this, brother? It's so cute!"

Gu Fanchu's originally depressed mood was cured in an instant.

She carefully took it from the nanny's hands. The little thing was soft and trembling so much that it was heartbreaking.

“Woo woo…”

"Little guy~ Don't be afraid! Are you hungry?"

Seeing how much Gu Fanchu liked it, the nanny also smiled gently:

"If the young lady likes it, we can just keep it. It doesn't matter if it is kept in the yard anyway."

Gu Fanchu really liked it very much. When she was still in the Jiang family, her adoptive father also brought a puppy back for her.

Unfortunately, she fell into a trap in the mountains, and by the time she found out, she had died from excessive blood loss.

She cried for several days because of this.

"Do grandma and my aunts dislike these things?"

Not everyone can accept these little things.

Nanny Wang thought carefully for a while, thinking about the situations of the masters in the mansion, and then she said:

"There's no taboo in this regard in the mansion. The imperial concubine once had a Persian cat, but it died of old age, so she never kept one again."

Hearing this, Gu Fanchu felt relieved.

"Then I'll go back to Big Brother and tell him to keep this little creature in my yard! He looks pretty docile, so there shouldn't be any problems."

This little guy is really cute and it’s a pleasure to raise him.

After hearing this, Nanny Wang went out to report to the eldest young master's servant.

When the servant heard that Gu Fanchu was willing to accept the puppy, he felt relieved and ran back quickly to report.

When Qiutang came back, she saw a snow-white puppy in the yard. Knowing that the young lady wanted to raise it, she asked the people in the yard to find some rarely used mattresses and cloths to make a comfortable little nest.