After traveling through time, I led the whole village to become rich!

Wang Xingren asked, "Mrs. Zhang, are you sure you want to start a braised meat business with me?"

Zhang Hulan nodded, "Yes."

Wang Xingren said, "Okay, let's sign a contract. You provide the recipe, and I'll find someone to make it. You don't have to pay for the workshop expenses; they'll be mine. We'll split the profits 50-50."

Don't worry about the accounts, Madam Zhang. I will ask the accountant to record every account and send the account book to Madam Zhang for review every month."

Zhang Hulan nodded and asked, "What about the three restaurants I've run now..."

"For now, it's Madam Zhang's own." Wang Xingren said, "At present, I can only do it in the capital and its surrounding areas, and I can't do it in other places.

Besides, this was something that Madam Zhang had already done before, so I can’t just take advantage of Madam Zhang for nothing.”

Zhang Hulan smiled. For now, Wang Xingren's character was still acceptable. It would be interesting to see if this changed in the future. Only time could reveal a person's true character...

Zhang Hulan didn't really care. If Wang Xingren wanted to work together, then they could do it together. She wouldn't interfere with the business in Beijing and let Wang Xingren handle it on his own.

She considered it a gift to him. If Wang Xingren gave her money in the future, she would keep it. If not, she would not ask for it.

After signing the contract, Wang Xingren also asked Ye Hongyun to be a witness.

Finally, Wang Xingren said to Ye Hongyun, "Aunt, how about I use your name to make some money by selling braised meat in Beijing? If I use your name, my mother will definitely believe it. I won't use your name in vain, and I will give you a share of the profits when the time comes."

Ye Hongyun smiled and nodded, "Use it if you want. But you have to do business, but you also have to read books.

Just leave the business to your servants and go back to school. Otherwise I will tell your mother about this."

Wang Xingren had a bitter face and said, "Aunt, I really can't concentrate on reading. I'm not cut out for studying."

Ye Hongyun's tone left no room for doubt. "You have to read it, even if it means just learning a few more words."

"Okay, I'll read it. Is it okay if I read it..."

Seeing that Wang Xingren had calmed down, Ye Hongyun asked, "When you return to the capital, you will definitely need to rent a place, right? Do you have the money?"

Wang Xingren said, "Yes, I plan to sell the restaurant in Hekou County and repay my sister's money first. I will use the remaining money to rent a place to make braised meat."

Ye Hongyun nodded, "Okay. If you don't have enough money, come to me and I'll lend it to you."

……

The matter was settled, and Zhang Hulan said goodbye and left. She was really busy now.

A month ago, the hired craftsmen built two rows of houses first, and then Zhang Hulan started laying the foundation for the new courtyard.

The foundation was made entirely of long stone slabs. It took more than a dozen stonemasons nearly a month to get enough stone slabs needed for the foundation.

Now we are laying the foundation, and later we will use bricks.

This time the house will definitely not be built with earthen bricks, but with fired blue bricks.

Zhang Hulan will go to the brick kiln with Zhao Guoliang tomorrow to buy bricks and order the tiles and floor tiles.

When Zhang Hulan returned to the village, she first went to the construction site of the new house.

Liu Yongquan and others were in charge of the land reclamation, while Zhao Guoliang was specifically responsible for helping Zhang Hulan with the house matters.

Zhang Hulan asked Zhao Guoliang, "Uncle Village Chief, how many bricks and tiles do I need for this house?"

Zhao Guoliang waved his hand and said, "I don't know about that either. I've never built such a large yard before. I'll have to ask the masons. They know very well."

Zhao Guoliang then said, "No matter how much you need, don't buy too much at once. The brick kiln will deliver the bricks to your door. Just tell them clearly that you will only take as much as you need, and return the excess."

Zhang Hulan nodded, "Then take me to the brick kiln to buy bricks tomorrow."

"Okay, let's go tomorrow morning."

Zhang Hulan went to the fish pond to take a look. Now there are more than 20 fish ponds dug.

The fish pond currently has no water. Zhang Hulan told Old Man Zhang to sow some grass seeds in the pond and wait until the grass grows back in the spring before filling it with water. Before filling the pond with water, they should also sprinkle lime powder in it to disinfect it.

Zhang Hulan then went to the small hill behind. She looked at the villagers busy working below, and often she felt sorry for these people.

They work hard, but in the end they may not even have a full meal.

She is not a saintly woman, but she is more compassionate.

But her ability is limited and she cannot change their lives. The most she can do is to do her best to help them improve their lives for a while.

Her compassion is only for those who are honest and simple.

If someone tries to cause trouble or cheat at work, she will not be polite at all and she will not care about their life or death.

Zhang Hulan watched for a while and then went home.

As soon as he got home, Zhang Hubing asked, "How did the business go?"

Zhang Hubing was very worried that Zhang Hulan would sell the braised pork recipe. If she sold the recipe, where would he make money in the future?

Not only Zhang Hubing had this worry, Zhang Hujun and Li were also a little worried.

Including Zhou and the other workers, they were all worried.

Thirty cents a day, where can they earn such a high salary?

Especially Zhou. The day before yesterday, she and Zhao Guoliang were still talking about saving more money so that Zhao Cheng could take Jiang to the provincial capital to see a doctor. If Zhang Hulan's braised meat business closed down, where would they get the money to treat their daughter-in-law?

Zhang Hulan said, "It's settled."

Zhang Hubing asked nervously, "Did you sell the recipe?"

"No." Zhang Hulan noticed the worried expressions on the faces of her family members and said, "I'm working with Master Wang. He opened a workshop in the capital, and the money he earns is split evenly between us."

"What about the family business?" Zhang Hubing asked again.

"Keep going, it's still mine for now." Zhang Hulan paused, then said, "Don't worry. Even if the braised meat business stops, I have other things for you to do. You won't be unemployed."

After hearing Zhang Hulan's words, everyone felt relieved. As long as they had work to do and money to earn, they really didn't want to lose such a good job.

……

The next morning, Zhang Hulan and Zhao Guoliang planned to go buy bricks together.

There is a brick kiln in a village near the big market, so it is convenient to buy bricks and tiles there.

But just as they were about to leave that morning, Zhang Xiaobing hurried over and called out to Zhang Hulan, "Auntie, come with me quickly. A matchmaker is here to propose marriage to Sister Dahua, and Grandma asked me to come and get you."

"To matchmake for Dahua?" Zhang Hulan was stunned.

Zhang Dahua is fifteen years old. Here, fifteen is the age to get married.

But Zhang Hulan had told Li that she should try to let Dahua get married two years later.

Zhang Hulan followed Zhang Xiaobing towards the old house. As soon as they entered the yard, they saw a fat lady with a big mole at the corner of her mouth bragging to Wang and Li.