After separating from my mother-in-law, I raised my children, built a house, and filled the granary

Arrived at the inn that Lin Chengfeng mentioned.

This place is indeed a bit far from the town market, and even taking a bullock cart would take half a quarter of an hour.

After meeting the host, they exchanged pleasantries.

Then there was a lot of wrangling, and finally it was bought for two hundred and fifty taels.

The three of them signed a new deed and went to the government office to pay the deed tax.

The next step is to decorate and purchase goods, and at the same time negotiate with the shopkeeper in the town to see if there is any possibility of cooperation.

For a time, a man from Ping'an Village wanted to do big business in the town.

Before the village head could gather the villagers, the news had spread among every household.

Everyone thought that if they could find a job in a shop, it would be much better than farming.

In the evening, under the big tree at the entrance of the village, several old women sat together chatting, and on the rocks not far away, several old men were smoking pipes.

The village head came with his hands behind his back.

Shen Yunwan meant that he would come to the village entrance every day to talk to everyone.

"Li Zheng, have you eaten?"

"have eaten."

"Yun Wan bought a big store, and I was wondering if our boy could help with some manual labor."

"Ahem, it's not the only way. Yun Wan said that people with skills can also make money. Doesn't your wife also do embroidery? If you make some good ones, you can sell them to Yun Wan.

Besides, you can discuss the design with Yun Wan first before making it. After it’s done, are you still worried about not making money? "

"Is this still possible?"

"Why not? Yun Wan is from Ping'an Village. If there's a chance, we'll definitely consider people from our village first.

We just need to follow Yun Wan and work hard, we won't suffer any loss."

Several people agreed and said that as long as the work was done well, they would accept it and give half of the deposit, which would be settled after the work was sold.

This is still a long-term business.

Several people went home to discuss what items and skills they had at home that could be converted into cash.

……

Aunt Sun’s house is at the east end of the village.

"Mom, I'm familiar with herbs, and I want to spend most of my time collecting them. I've calculated that neither clearing land for farming nor selling wild produce can make as much money as collecting herbs."

"I go up the mountain to collect herbs, and by preparing them, I can earn eight hundred coins a month. Now sister-in-law Yun Wan wants to open a shop. If there is a chance, we can also buy a small piece of land in the shop and become the shopkeeper ourselves." Daya said with a look of longing.

Ever since Daya started collecting herbs, life at home has noticeably improved.

Occasionally, I can eat white rice.

This was something I never dared to think about before.

"Okay, Mom, I will listen to you."

"Mom, we have several acres of land planted with sesame. Sister-in-law Yun Wan told me before that the skin-beautifying pills require a large amount of sesame."

"Sister-in-law will definitely accept it."

"But...we still have to eat..." Aunt Sun was a little hesitant.

Daya reminded: "If there is not enough food, we can go buy it. It can earn more than farming!"

The villagers have almost no idea of ​​buying food. If they have land at home, they must grow food.

Seeing her daughter becoming more and more successful, Aunt Sun was convinced by what her daughter said from the bottom of her heart.

Daya came to the end of the village again carrying a basket of dried herbs.

"Sister-in-law, I'm here to bring you some herbs again."

Hearing the sound, Shen Yunwan came out.

"Sister-in-law, I heard from the village head that all the good things in our village can be sold in the shop. What do you think of the herbs I picked?"

Although the herbs were previously collected by Sister Yunwan and then sold in town.

But she will always be just a girl picking herbs, and the herbs will become less and less.

"You always collect the best herbs."

Shen Yunwan looked at the little girl in front of her. She was fatter and taller than before.

"Daya, are you willing to help me?"

She needs a lot of people now. Daya is quick and clever. If she is trained well, she will definitely be able to take on the important responsibility.

"You mean I can go to work in the shop in the future?" Daya was surprised. Few shop owners would hire female workers.

"Well, I'll give you a monthly stipend. I'll tell you the exact amount..."

"Sister-in-law, are you serious?" Daya took a step forward excitedly.

"Ah."

"Then I can start working today!"

"Okay." Shen Yunwan said with a smile, "You and Qiuhua should classify the herbs and make sure they are arranged nicely."

Before she could shout, Qiuhua came running from the hall, "Sister Daya, come with me!"

Qiuhua was responsible for organizing the medicinal herbs. My mother didn't know where she got so many herbs from. After she organized all the herbs, she had to match the names of the herbs written by my father with their effects.

Now, it’s much easier to do it with Sister Daya.

The two of them went into the house together.

Before Shen Yunwan entered, she heard a loud voice coming from behind her.

"Yun Wan! You sent it!"

Madam Meng trotted over and thrust a five-hundred-liang silver note into her hand. "A letter has arrived from the capital, requesting a thousand skin-beautifying pills!"

Mrs. Meng excitedly squeezed Shen Yunwan's hand and said, "This is just a deposit!"

"This..." Shen Yunwan felt dizzy from the unexpected fortune.

"Sister Xuexi, this is a little gift from me, please accept it." Shen Yunwan took out a few gold ingots from her purse.

"Yunwan, what are you doing?" The woman pushed Shen Yunwan's hand away, looking angry.

"Sister Xuexi, if it weren't for you..."

"If you're so calculating, then if you hadn't stood up for me, my son would have left me long ago. How could I still be living as freely as I am now?"

"Besides, if it weren't for you, I wouldn't have such good things, making the noble ladies in the capital envy me, and I would have the opportunity to squeeze into their circle."

"If you really want to thank me, please let me use any new goodies you have in the future."

Shen Yunwan didn't bother to be polite with her anymore and took some beauty cream from the house for her.

Mrs. Meng went back happily.

It takes at least a month to collect raw materials, make and package a thousand skin-beautifying pills.

The letter said that we expected to receive the goods by the end of the year, which would only take about 20 days, excluding the travel time.

"Daya, there is a very urgent task for you to do now." Shen Yunwan wrote down the ingredients of the skin-beautifying pills on a piece of paper.

"You go to the village and collect these. You can take as many as you want. The quality is up to you."

Daya has been picking herbs for so long that she is familiar with these ingredients, and she knows Shen Yunwan's standards.

Every time Daya sent herbs, they far exceeded Shen Yunwan's requirements.

Both the appearance and the preparation are impeccable.

"Okay, I'll go to the village and ask every household now."

"Wait a moment."

Shen Yunwan took the paper again and added the purchase price.

The price is almost the same as the price I gave to Daya before.

"Negotiate the price with the villagers and have them come to me to collect the money with the receipts."

"Okay." Daya folded the paper solemnly.

This is the first task assigned to her by Sister-in-law Yun Wan, and she must do it well.

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