Travel to ancient times and become rich women with your bestie

Chapter 124: Swapping a Shotgun for a Cannon

After lunch, the family went to the fields again.

Along the way, Zheng Yuan and Duan Minmin always felt that the villagers looked at them with something inexplicable, like fear, admiration, or perhaps something else.

The two were a little confused. Even if the yamen runners came to their house, it shouldn't be that serious. How could they be feared and admired by the whole village?

Until a group of snotty-nosed little boys squatted at the edge of their fields, trembling with fear and admiration in their eyes.

"Auntie Zheng, Auntie Duan, can you let us join your sect and accept us as your disciples?"

what?

The two were confused. Why did they want to join a sect? What sect? The Ganfan Sect?

After asking carefully, I found out that everything originated from the exaggerated story told by their fan club president, Chen Sizhu. In just one afternoon, the version circulated in the village was no longer about Zheng Yuan lifting a 400-jin stone mill, but about Zheng Yuan breathing fire in court and Duan Minmin summoning lightning in court to strike the evildoer.

After hearing what the children said about themselves, Zheng Yuan and Duan Minmin almost died of laughter.

No, how could this matter be spread so outrageously?

Why do the villagers look at them like this? It seems it's all your fault, Chen Sizhu.

"Sizhu, you really can flatter your two mothers with your mouth." Zheng Yuan pinched Chen Sizhu with his muddy hands.

Then the two began to explain to the children that it was impossible for humans to breathe fire and summon lightning, unless they did something bad and were struck by lightning.

But no matter how the two explained, the children just didn't believe that they couldn't spit fire and summon lightning. They always felt that it was because they had not accepted the two masters' teachings, so the two masters were unwilling to show their true strength.

In the end, there was no choice but to use the four pillars to explain.

But what they didn't know was that sending Sizhu to explain would only add fuel to the fire, making the situation worse. Sizhu wanted everyone to envy how powerful his mother was, so he naturally put all the powerful people he could think of on their heads. The next day, the children in the village were already saying that they were the reincarnation of Guanyin Bodhisattva.

But this is all for the rest.

After a busy day, the work in the fields near Duan Minmin's home has basically been completed.

When the family dragged their tired bodies back home, Aji had already returned.

Seeing them come back, Mr. Jiang walked forward excitedly, holding up the letter in his hand.

"Aunts, the letter has come back. My father has agreed to our proposal!"

"Really?" The two were also a little excited.

"Yes, my father has read your plan and thinks this business is feasible. We can start it according to our plan. He wants to leave the development of the market in Kunzhou Prefecture to me and my two aunts. We can start planning this. My father will also come to Zhonghe Town in a few days, and we will have a meeting then."

"Does he agree with the profit sharing ratio?" This is a big deal. If the profit sharing ratio is not determined, we can't move to the next step.

Young Master Jiang took out another piece of paper and handed it forward: "My father has agreed, so you two aunts can rest assured. My father has already drafted a rough draft. Do you need me to read it to you two aunts or find someone in the village who can read to help read it?"

"No need, we trust Mr. Jiang." The two took the paper and glanced at it casually, half guessing what was written on the paper. It was the share ratio agreed upon before, and it was also stamped with the seal of Jiang's family and the private seal of Jiang's father.

Father Jiang's name seems to be Jiang Dayou, which is a down-to-earth name.

It is said that even though Mr. Jiang has been here for so long, they still don’t know his name. They just call him Mr. Jiang.

"Okay, I'll go cook and we'll eat first. Since your father has entrusted the Kunzhou market to us, we have to make a preliminary plan and start according to the plan tomorrow. As for other places, we'll discuss it in detail when your father arrives."

Now that things have been settled, it is more important to eat. I am almost starving after a tiring day.

"Okay, we'll talk after dinner."

Today was a preliminary day for a big thing, the first shot in their foray into the capital market, and probably the first step in their journey to becoming wealthy women. Zheng Yuan put in a lot of effort and cooked a large table of dishes, and the family ate until their mouths were full of oil, and they felt that this was a life like a god.

After dinner, they discussed the next plan in the main room again. But this time, Zheng Yuan and Duan Minmin called all the children in to listen.

Soon they will be officially starting their business, and they will definitely let the children in the family take charge in the future. The children in the family haven't grown up yet, so it's a good opportunity to let them listen. No matter they can understand it or not, they have to learn it slowly.

"Mr. Jiang, your father has trusted us to develop the Kunzhou market together. Since we are partners in the future, we will not do anything empty. Let's talk about the preliminary plan first."

Mr. Jiang was also a little excited: "No need to be polite, aunts, just say it."

"First of all, the first step is for Mr. Jiang to arrange people to look for suitable shops tomorrow. We must ensure that there are shops in every corner and every edge, and at least every county under Kunzhou Prefecture must have a Jiang's shop. These shops don't need to be big or luxuriously decorated, but they must be located in the right place. This location must be near a street of daily necessities that local people often visit, so that the store's location is clear."

"Okay, I will go and arrange this matter myself tomorrow." Mr. Jiang agreed.

"Secondly, we have to start making toothbrushes and toothpaste, otherwise it will be bad if we are held back by the production speed. We will not interfere with Jiang's other markets, but for the market in Kunzhou Prefecture, we want to open the toothbrush factory and toothpaste factory in Laohuaiqing. Mr. Jiang, do you agree to this proposal?"

Zheng Yuan and Duan Minmin have already discussed that the factory must be opened in Laohuaiqing.

"Why?" Young Master Jiang was a little confused. There was nothing in Old Huaiqing and the journey was far away, so it was of no benefit to their business.

"To be honest with you, Mr. Jiang, we do have some selfish motives. The villagers are having a hard time, and we want to build a factory and recruit some villagers to work, so that we can at least subsidize our family expenses. However, building a factory in Laohuaiqing is indeed the best choice at the moment. Here, we will be in charge, so there will definitely be no problems with the quality. In addition, some of the ingredients we use to make toothpaste need to be water-milled, and the Niulan River in the village is undoubtedly the best choice."

The two of them had thought about it before. It would be difficult to achieve the standard fineness if the raw materials were ground by hand. The water mill and water pestle could solve this problem well.

"My dear aunts, the products of the Kunzhou area will be handed over to you. Thank you for your concern. Aunts, is there anything else you need to tell me?"

Mr. Jiang had no objection. They didn't have their own factory in Kunzhou, so they needed to rebuild it. Since the two aunts took the initiative to take it over, why not let them go and fulfill their wish.

"There is one last thing. While Mr. Jiang is looking for a store, he also needs to train a group of store assistants. They don't need to be very smart, but their service attitude must be good. When training them, Mr. Jiang must tell them that customers are the Jade Emperor and the Queen Mother. As long as they enter our store, they must be served with a smile, regardless of whether they buy or not. If there are those who give customers a cold shoulder, they will be kicked out and never hired again."

Mr. Jiang's family is in business, so he could understand the matter after a moment's thought. He nodded solemnly. He had never thought about the impact of the shop assistants on the business before.

"That's all we can think of for now. Mr. Jiang, do you have anything else to add?"

Mr. Jiang shook his head: "The two aunts have considered it very comprehensively."

Since everything was alright, the family dispersed and went to sleep.

But the children were really upset. Was their family going to start a factory and do business? They had just heard a lot from their two mothers and Mr. Jiang. They didn't really understand much. They only vaguely understood that their family seemed to be getting rich.

Thinking that they would soon be able to upgrade their weapons and the emancipated serfs would sing songs, Zheng Yuan and Duan Minmin were so excited that they could not sleep. They tossed and turned like pancakes until midnight before falling asleep.