Dressed as a farmer's widow, she brought her daughter to stock up on food and reached the top

Chapter 306: Purchasing a Family Property

Xiuying brought Shiliu out of Wenmofang, her face filled with uncontrollable excitement. She lowered her head and said to Shiliu, "Shiliu, Wenmofang will be our private property from now on!"

"Let Boss He handle the affairs openly, and we will manage it behind the scenes. This way, we can avoid some unnecessary troubles and build up the business steadily." Xiuying patiently explained to Shiliu as they walked.

"My daughter, do you know? Those pens, inks, papers, and inkstones among our treasures can now be sold openly. With Boss He supporting us, we don't have to worry too much." Xiuying gently touched Shiliu's head with a relieved smile on her face.

"As long as we work hard, our lives will get better and better." Xiuying took Shiliu's hand and quickened her pace.

Xiuying took over the business with great vigor and decisiveness. With the money she had saved, she successfully bought two more shops.

Xiuying had already planned these two shops: one to sell meat, the other to sell rice and sweet potato noodles.

Moreover, the things in the two shops must be closely connected with the villagers.

After broiler chickens appeared, everyone in the village started raising them, and every household in the village built a chicken coop. However, in order to prevent this precious breed from being lost, everyone's interests had to be tied together.

Drought-resistant and high-yield rice is also a crucial item. This type of rice cannot be planted casually; it must be soaked in special medicine before being sown. This is the key to ensuring a good rice harvest.

As for sweet potatoes, their cultivation scale will undoubtedly continue to expand and be distributed to all regions in the future. Only by mastering the craft of making sweet potato flour can we gain an advantage in this wave of development.

Therefore, these interests must be tied together. Only by closely linking the interests of all and forming a solid community can we resist external competition and risks and achieve long-term and stable development.

As for Wenmofang, it was his own private property that no one knew about.

Xiuying calmly brought Shiliu and Awang Taohua to the city gate, only to see that Afan had been waiting there for a long time with a group of servants.

Afan came forward with a respectful look on his face, and the servants behind him also bowed their heads in greeting.

"Madam, everything is ready." Afan bowed slightly and reported to Xiuying.

Xiuying nodded gently and said, "Very good, let's set off now."

All the medicinal materials on the ox cart have been handed over to Zhang San, the medicine boy of Baohetang, for processing.

Afterwards, the group, led by Xiuying, walked forward in a mighty procession, raising a cloud of dust.

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When Tian Guilan saw Xiuying leaving with several capable servants, she couldn't help feeling proud. Her long and narrow eyes narrowed into slits, and a sly smile appeared at the corner of her mouth.

"Hmph, now that Xiuying has gone out, she has taken all the strong and healthy people in the family away to repair the wall. Now only the old, weak and sick are left at home." Tian Guilan muttered to herself, her voice full of gloating.

"If I don't catch two chickens now, when will I? When Xiuying comes back, I won't have such a good opportunity." Tian Guilan was making a wishful calculation in her mind, with a greedy look on her face.

Tian Guilan turned her gaze to Zhou Xiaoxiong, who was chopping wood in the yard, sweating profusely. She raised her voice and shouted, "Zhou Xiaoxiong, stop chopping and follow me!"

Zhou Xiaoxiong stopped what he was doing, looked at Tian Guilan blankly, and asked, "Where are you going?"

Tian Guilan said impatiently, "Stop talking nonsense and come with me to Xiuying's house to catch two chickens."

Zhou Xiaoxiong was a little hesitant, but under the coercion of Tian Guilan, he still followed her.

Arriving at Xiuying's gate, Tian Guilan looked up at the two-meter-tall iron gate, curled her lips, and said contemptuously, "A mere iron gate thinks you can stop me, Tian Guilan? You're dreaming!"

A hint of cunning flashed in Tian Guilan's eyes, and she folded her hands in front of her chest. At first, she thought the iron gate was funny, but later she realized that Xiuying built this iron gate to prevent her!

"Xiaoxiong, go knock on the door!" Tian Guilan raised her chin and instructed Zhou Xiaoxiong.

Zhou Xiaoxiong was a little frightened, but he didn't dare to disobey Tian Guilan, so he had to bite the bullet and walked forward, knocking gently on the door, and shouted in a trembling voice, "Yes, is anyone there?"

Zhou Xiaoxiong's eyes were full of anxiety. He knew that Tian Guilan was using him to get the person inside to open the door.

Tian Guilan glared at Zhou Xiaoxiong fiercely and shouted, "Didn't you eat?"

As she spoke, she reached out and pinched Zhou Xiaoxiong hard, cursing viciously, "I asked you to knock on the door, but you're so useless. What a coward!"

Zhou Xiaoxiong cried out in pain, but he didn't dare to resist. He could only say aggrievedly, "I...I've already cried out very hard."

Tian Guilan ignored his explanation and yelled again, "If you scream again, make your voice louder, or you'll be in trouble!"

Zhou Xiaoxiong cried out at the top of his lungs, "Sister Taohua, open the door! I'm Xiaoxiong!"

While he was shouting, he prayed silently in his heart: If the people inside can hear my mournful voice, they will understand and must not open the door!

Sister Taohua, please, don’t open the door!

Zhou Xiaoxiong's voice echoed outside the silent courtyard, sounding particularly miserable.

His voice was filled with despair and helplessness. He only hoped that his cries could be understood by the people inside and thus avoid a possible disaster.

The fourth child, Lamei, struggled to prop up a small stool and carefully opened a window on the large iron gate. She poked her head out and took a look. Then she turned to the third child, Guihua, and said, "Third sister, it's Auntie and Little Bear. Auntie asked Little Bear to knock on the door. Open it?"

Guihua frowned slightly, thought for a moment, and said, "Let's go, let's see what she is going to do. We can't let her embarrass Xiao Xiong, after all, Xiao Xiong was forced to do so."

Lamei nodded, jumped off the stool, walked to the gate with Guihua, and slowly opened the door lock.

A "squeak" sound

The door opened, and Lamei and Guihua stood at the door, looking at Tian Guilan and Zhou Xiaoxiong calmly.

As soon as Tian Guilan saw the door open, she couldn't wait to stretch out her hands, pushed Osmanthus and Wintersweet away, and strode in.

After she walked into the yard, she was still angry and kicked the iron gate hard. There was a loud "clang" that echoed in the yard.

The sudden loud noise startled the sixth and seventh brothers who were sleeping in the house.

"Who is causing trouble? Can't we sleep peacefully?" Lao Liu rubbed his sleepy eyes, muttered, and looked annoyed.

Lao Qi jumped up from the bed like a lit firecracker.

"Oh my god! Who the hell is this? He disturbed my sweet dream!"