Divorced woman with child travels through time

Ah Xing embarked on a long journey to win back his wife. Whether Zhao Yang did it intentionally or unintentionally, he took Ah Yue running around here and there, and Ah Xing hadn't caught up with her yet.

At Chen's Workshop, during this Mid-Autumn Festival, following Chen Wenfang's training, they made Cantonese-style mooncakes, which were very popular. After several batches, they were very familiar with using the oven, so Chen Wenfang began to teach them how to make cookies and cakes, which also sold very well. For a while, Chen's Grocery Store was launching new products every few days, and business was booming.

Every day, the convoys of vehicles lined up for two miles around the area. Magistrate Zheng, with his keen insight, opened up a market area specifically for vendors. He charged only two copper coins a day, and free for individual stalls, which won the hearts of the people.

Wang Erniu dispatched two captains, Lü Xiong and Wang Fujiang, to garrison the towns of Annam and Donglai, focusing on expanding the army and recruiting soldiers. As for military pay, given the layers of deductions by the Song Dynasty government offices, there was hardly any money left. Therefore, the funds for expanding the army came from Chen Ji.

Chen Wenfang wasn't idle either. Lü Xiong took Lou Guo with him, and Deputy General Wang took Lou Min. Chen Ji also planned to open a branch, opening the shop first and then setting up the workshop. Normally, the workshop would be set up first, but this was their first time opening a shop, and the workshop here had a certain output, so they could open the shop first and train the staff.

Aunt Hu is now in charge of all the contact at the workshop. Caiyun has brought in Zhaodi and Huangshi, who performed exceptionally well during the last rescue, so Chen Wenfang is very reassured.

The store had two women, Guidi and Jinhua. Guidi was the store manager, and Jinhua was the assistant manager. They worked together very well.

After the Mid-Autumn Festival, the weather turned cool. Chen Wenfang received a letter from Aunt Liu and a quarterly silver note, also for 80,000 taels of silver. Ye Peining gave birth to a big, healthy boy. Dazhuang returned home from his estate in Hunan. He had trained a young man there to take over the business and asked if she needed any help. He said he could come and help.

Chen Wenfang replied, telling him to stay home and spend time with his wife and children, as she didn't need anything. She also told Aunt Liu to keep her money safe from now on, as she had plenty of money and didn't need anyone to send it over from afar.

Brother Nie's letter arrived as scheduled. His shops and estates in Jiangxi were doing very well. Jiangxi is close to the south, and in the autumn, countless merchants come to buy grain. Brother Nie is located in the middle and has a unique advantage. He was given cash, so he stockpiled a lot of grain. Although he did not send money, he told her that he had built fifteen warehouses and stockpiled rice and wheat, as well as a lot of dried goods, pigs, sheep, chickens and ducks, and told her the quantity of each.

Chen Wenfang was deeply moved every time she read the letter, feeling incredibly lucky to have met such kind people.

After the weather turned cold, Chen's Clothing Shop opened and hired about eighty people to make clothes, military uniforms, shoes, etc. After receiving orders, Chen Wenfang realized that there were not enough people at all, and there were too many clothes to make.

He consulted Magistrate Zheng, hoping to buy a piece of land, but found that the surrounding economy was too good, and there was almost no land left near the county seat. He could only buy a house. He bought another house, which was back to back next to Chen's workshop, to use as a garment workshop, moved his staff there, and hired more people.

In early November, Guidi wore her newly issued cotton-padded coat, carefully patting and stretching it. She looked at the little flower she had embroidered herself and gently touched it, feeling happy. She had heard that shoes would be issued in a couple of days, and she wanted to wear them carefully and not ruin them. Such nice clothes were too rare.

Guidi took the key and opened the shop door. She took out a broom and swept away the leaves and clods of dirt in front of the door. The shop assistants also arrived one after another, all wearing new clothes, creating a wonderful atmosphere.

"Sister Guidi looks really good in this dress; it makes her waist look long."

"Hehe, you're not bad either. This sky blue color makes your skin look so fair." Guidi praised her fellow villager, who was newly recruited and particularly good at talking.

"Hehe, this is the first time I've worn such nice clothes. Thank you, sister." Huang Ying'er was very fortunate. She was the eldest daughter in her family, with four younger brothers and sisters. Her father had fallen into the sea while fishing and was bitten on the leg. He survived, but was no longer able to support the family. At the age of sixteen, she went out to sell vegetables and the like. When she saw the job posting, she immediately came to try it out. Unexpectedly, she was hired. Her mother cried bitterly when she heard that she had been hired. She carefully washed Huang Ying'er's clothes and let her come to work.

"It's alright, go and set up the goods. The shoes will be delivered in a few days, remember to pick them up at the workshop," Guidi said, wiping the counter.

"Okay, sure." Huang Ying'er happily went to work. These days she had been eating and dressing well, without having to endure the wind and sun, and she could even get things. The mooncakes were one tael of silver a box. She was a newbie who had only been working for five days, and she received a box, along with some pastries. Her mother thought she had stolen them and came to the store to check before she was relieved.

She was only sixteen, and as the pillar of the family, she couldn't afford to lose this job. Her mother said that her marriage plans were put on hold until she earned some money to use as her dowry. Of course, that was what she thought too. Huang Ying'er carefully placed the boxes of mooncakes one by one, carefully leveled them, wiped the table clean, looked at the boxes with some oil stains, thought for a moment, and then carefully wiped them again.

In the military camp, Wang Erniu repeatedly confirmed the intelligence that Chu Yi had sent him, asking, "Is what you said true?"

"I'm sure, Uncle!" Chu Yi nodded solemnly.

"Alright, let's put this matter aside for now, pretend we don't know anything, and don't tell anyone. Have someone keep a close watch over there, and make sure we don't expose ourselves." Wang Erniu placed the sheepskin map in the brazier and lit it. "We've just achieved a great success, and it's not good for anything else to go wrong."

"understood!"

"First year of junior high? I have something I want to ask you." Wang Erniu sat down next to him, sitting down as an equal to him like a real father.

"Second Uncle, please speak." Chu Yi couldn't help but feel a little nervous.

"Would you be willing to lead a county commandant yourself?"

"I... I'm not quite there yet!" Chu Yi honestly replied.

“That’s true. You’re only ten years old, a bit too young. You should follow me closely and start as a captain. Later, you can learn to be a deputy general by my side!” Wang Erniu patted his shoulder. “Grow up quickly!”

"Yes!" Chu Yi nodded heavily!

In December, when the weather in the south was already quite cold, Wang Erniu was chasing another group of Japanese pirates who came to rob them, while A Xing also caught up with them and arrived in the capital.

In a dilapidated temple on the outskirts of the capital.

Beside a burning campfire, A-Yue and Zhao Yang sat on a tree trunk, warming themselves by the fire.

"You've finally arrived? Come out!" Zhao Yang shouted into the empty woods.

"Hehe, Yang-ge, how did you know?" Ah Xing slowly walked out of the woods, very cautiously.