The abandoned concubine who transmigrated woke up shouting "Long live the widow!"

Gradually, in Jingxue's eyes, Xiaoman and Liu Sanhao were also children. Everyone was attracted by the wonderful story and listened with great interest!

At noon, Jingxue got tired of talking and called for the carriage to stop. She asked Xiaoman to take An'an and Yingying to relieve themselves, and Runyue also picked up Liu Sanhao and got out of the carriage.

Jingxue took the opportunity to take out some pre-washed strawberries and two boxes of wet wipes.

When the leap month returns, have her deliver the sweet potatoes, eggs, and strawberries to Qin Jing and Ye Musi.

Qin Jing had gotten used to it. He took out a wet wipe and cleaned their hands before starting to eat.

The coachman ate quickly, and seeing that Ye Musi and the others had finished eating, he whipped his whip and continued on his way.

Jingxue continued to tell stories to the children.

Once they entered the city, Qin Jing suggested having dinner at his Mingyue Restaurant, and Jingxue didn't refuse!

After all, we only had a small snack at noon, and the kids have probably already digested it all!

Liu Sanhao didn't want to get off, but Runyue didn't care and picked her up and got off the bus.

This was Jingxue's first time visiting this ancient restaurant. It was similar to those in TV dramas. Mingyue Tower was one of the few two-story buildings on this street.

There were no customers in the restaurant at that time, so they went straight to a private room on the second floor.

Qin Jing was the last to enter, and he specifically instructed the manager to serve him several of the restaurant's signature dishes.

“Sister-in-law, this is my shop. I used to think the food was alright, but after eating your cooking, I want to close it down!” Qin Jing said as she sat down.

Jingxue: What dishes have I ever made for you? Chicken and rabbit stew or stir-fried potato shreds with chili peppers? Two dishes and you're shutting down? Is this guy up to something again?

"You're exaggerating! But ingredients and seasonings are really important!" Jingxue took out two price lists from her sleeve and handed them to Qin Jing.

"This is all the goods I can give you right now. Go back and take a look. You can have as much as you want. We'll exchange money for goods on the spot!"

"okay!"

The waiter started serving the dishes, first two cold dishes, then a platter of cooked food including pork liver, pork heart, and pork hock, and salted duck.

Next to the platter was a small dish of white minced garlic, which Jingxue didn't think looked appetizing.

"Come on, cousin-in-law, have a taste!" Qin Jing called out.

"Okay! Everyone, eat!" Jingxue said, looking at the children.

Yes! Eat them all!

Jingxue picked up a piece of duck meat; it tasted alright!

Next came a pot of chicken soup, honey-glazed braised pork, stir-fried mutton, and finally a fish, a steamed sea fish, but it looked like a salted fish.

Despite the drought, Jingxue saw fresh fish at the palace banquet, though she guessed they were raised by the palace itself. In such times, it would be difficult for ordinary people to eat fresh fish; even with Qin Jing's large business, he probably couldn't get live fish!

The waiter brought over two more plates of meat buns.

"Sister-in-law, I'd like to introduce some of the dishes you made last night to the restaurant. Could you teach our chef how to make them? Don't worry! I'll cover the cost of the recipes, or you can consider it an investment and get a share of the profits! How about it?"

Jingxue had already put down her chopsticks. After thinking for a moment, she said, "We'll talk about it later! I don't have time right now. My two shops aren't on track yet. I need to go check on them later!"

"Alright! I'll be waiting!"

Jingxue: Did I agree? This guy!

They had just finished eating when it was dinner time, and a table of customers came into the restaurant as they went downstairs.

Qin Jing knew that Jing Xue was going to the shop, so he didn't follow her. He also wanted to go back and check the price list that Jing Xue had given him.

The carriage arrived at the general store, which was already quite crowded.

Jingxue got out of the carriage herself, leaving the children to wait inside.

When Li Xia saw her, she quickly called over a waiter to take her place, and she led Jing Xue to the backyard.

Manager He's wife was cooking, and the two went into a room next door.

Lixia was about to pour her some tea when Jingxue stopped her, saying, "I just finished eating and I'm not thirsty. Please sit down! We were just passing by on our way back from the estate, so we thought we'd drop by! What do you think?"

Li Xia took out several pieces of paper from a cabinet next to her. They were contracts of sale. "Miss, as you instructed, I bought five people, three men and two women. One man in his early forties is over there in the courtyard. He watches over the courtyard and helps with loading and unloading goods. There are two boys over here in the general store, and two girls over there in the rouge shop."

"These are the indentures of those men. They all know some martial arts. Oh! I've put all the money from the two shops these past few days in the warehouse yard!"

"Miss, two people came to talk to me about purchasing goods yesterday and today, but I didn't dare to agree because the owner was out! Do you think we should agree to their offer?"

Jingxue took the indentures and said, "From now on, our goods will only be supplied to Prince Qin. They can buy as much as they want at this price. Have you noticed which goods sell out quickly?"

Li Xia pondered for a moment, "If we're talking about what sells out quickly, it started with mirrors, then toothbrushes and soaps. At the cosmetics shop, Manager Wu said that foundation and bath products sell out quickly. Oh! Towels sell out pretty well too!"

Jingxue nodded. "That's about the same. For Lixia, a mirror can last a long time, but other things, like soap and bath products, will take at least two or three months to use up. So we're only busy when new stock arrives!"

"Hmm! Miss, how was your trip to the estate?"

Speaking of Zhuangzi, Jingxue was also worried. The mall hadn't upgraded to include as many products as she wanted. She wanted to build greenhouses so the villagers could grow vegetables in the winter, but how could she build greenhouses without plastic sheeting? The main problem was that she hadn't found anything that could replace plastic sheeting.

"Over there, the grain yield is slightly better than in the drought-stricken areas, but the output is still low! There's nothing anyone can do about the drought!"

"Yes! Yesterday, Manager Cai learned that we had hired more workers here, so he sent over a bag of rice, all new rice. He said that all the old rice was sold out, and the only new rice available was from the estate. We simply couldn't get any more, and we might not even have any grain to sell!"

Jingxue hadn't expected it to be this serious. "Then I'll think of a way to get some food! By the way, everyone's been working so hard, tell them you'll get bonuses at the end of the month!"

Li Xia blinked and smiled, "Then this servant thanks you on their behalf, Miss!"

"Alright, I'm leaving. Oh! By the way, Lixia, buy me two sets of night clothes, one single layer and one cotton layer, plus a black cloak. I don't know where to buy them."

"I understand. Once we've finished shopping, I'll have the shop assistant deliver it back to your residence," Li Xia replied.

"Lixia, all the shop assistants must keep quiet about our goods, including the managers. Don't ask any questions!" Jingxue instructed again.

"Got it, miss!"

"Also, look, pick one of those two girls who is patient and gentle. I want to teach her how to do beauty treatments, and what about manicures? Let them both come to the manor! You can go and buy two more to keep at the rouge shop; we'll need to hire quite a few more staff in the future!"