northernbook Chapter 343 The Zheng Family is Here
Chapter 343 The Zheng Family is Here
Not only is Caidiexuan's business booming, but Caidiexuan's bakery business is also very good.
Those foreign merchants had never tasted the pastries produced in the bakery. At first, they only knew that the snacks here were highly praised by the people of Mangcheng. But after they tried them themselves, they were amazed by the snacks here.
The dense and glutinous texture and the sweet taste are something that cannot be tasted or imitated anywhere else.
Therefore, all the merchants who come to Mangcheng are proud to be able to buy pastries from Caidiexuan!
The pastries from Caidiexuan Bakery are in short supply.
In order to ensure quality and increase grain production, Su Jixiang has asked Liu Xiaojuan to arrange a three-shift rotation system for the staff in the bakery.
These widows of the Black Tiger Army were able to endure hardships, and Su Jixiang had a kindergarten and school to help them solve the worries of raising children. At this time, everyone rolled up their sleeves and worked hard! They were all full of fighting spirit.
Su Jixiang also significantly increased their salaries. If they work the night shift, their salary will be double that of the day shift!
This makes these women even more motivated!
They were previously supported by their husbands, and when their husbands died in battle, they could only rely on the meager pensions issued by the army to raise their children and support the elderly. They had to take various odd jobs outside, working hard every day but getting little money.
It is completely different here with Su Jixiang. The more they work, the more they get paid, and Su Jixiang sends someone to take care of their families. They have almost no worries about household chores, they earn a lot of money, and their families value them and they are highly respected.
Some people have calculated that if the peak season of the year is over, each of them can earn no less than 200 taels of silver!
For them, this is a huge sum of money that they never dared to think about before!
These two hundred taels of silver are enough for them to live on for several years!
And according to Su Jixiang's plan, if Mangcheng continues to develop in this way, this good life can continue and will get better and better.
So after a busy period of time, more and more people want to buy houses in Su Jixiang's place!
Su Jixiang still had ten houses left, and he sold them all in the midsummer!
The prosperous scene in Mangcheng also attracted many people from surrounding cities and counties to do business.
As these people poured in, housing and land prices around the Mangcheng Market began to rise!
After all, it’s fun to do business with those foreigners!
Their demand for tea and other things is huge. No matter how much is provided here, it can be eaten over there. It can be said that as long as the goods arrive in Mangcheng, there is nothing that cannot be sold!
So in just half a summer, housing prices in Mangcheng's new city area have doubled!
So those who bought Su Jixiang’s house first were very happy!
I am so happy to have made this money! I didn't do anything else but buy a yard. Before I even got it in my hands, I have already seen the value of this yard increase!
So those who bought the land at the previous auction were all grinning from ear to ear!
The prosperity of Mangcheng is visible to the naked eye, and the people of Mangcheng have also gained tangible benefits because of the revitalization of Mangcheng.
The new city was quietly built under everyone's noses. The roads in the new city area amazed everyone who came to Mangcheng, and the dredging and widening of the river outside the city and the reconstruction of the lake were also in full swing.
The Minister of Revenue accepted the merit that Wei Ling presented to him!
That is why the dredging and widening of the river channel can be carried out rapidly.
In Mangcheng during the midsummer, people exposed to the sun feel a little listless. Even though it is located in the north, the midday sun can still make people dizzy.
Zheng Wenhe arrived in Mangcheng under the scorching sun.
After the bumpy journey, Zheng Wenhe fell ill and lost a lot of weight. Her face became smaller and she looked so weak and frail that she was pitiful.
As soon as she entered Lee Garden, Zheng Wenhe went to pay her respects to Zheng Wenxiu.
Zheng Wenxiu looked at her half sister carefully. Seeing that she was kneeling in front of her obediently and she didn't say anything, she also behaved herself and didn't dare to move. She felt a little satisfied in her heart.
"Why did you come here this time? Has your father told you?" She did not call Zheng Wenhe up, but asked calmly.
"Father has said that we should follow my sister's arrangements in everything." Zheng Wenhe spoke softly, with a sense of fragility.
"Yes." Zheng Wenxiu nodded, "Get up!"
"Thank you, second sister." Zheng Wenhe stood up with the help of her maid, and she stood aside with her hands hanging down.
"Look up and let me see." Zheng Wenxiu said. "It's been more than half a year since I left Beijing, and I almost forgot what you look like."
Zheng Wenhe then raised her face.
Zheng Wenxiu glanced at him and said, "As expected, she is just like your aunt!" Her tone was not good, and she only said this. "That Wei Ling looks very cold on the surface, but I heard that he treats his wife very well. If you want to marry into the Marquis's Mansion, I'm afraid you will have to spend more effort! However, you have to think about your aunt! If it weren't for my mother's generosity, she would never have kept her until now! Do you understand!"
"Yes, Xiaohe understands." Zheng Wenhe responded softly.
She was very beautiful, in a completely different way from Su Jixiang's beauty. Su Jixiang's beauty was grand and glamorous, while she was as delicate and weak as a dodder, as if the slightest word from someone else could blow her away.
A man like Wei Ling should like a delicate woman like Zheng Wenhe!
Cui Yushan happened to come back and saw Zheng Wenhe standing aside as soon as he entered the room. He was stunned, "Is this the sixth sister?" He had only met Zheng Wenhe once. He knew that the Zheng family would send another girl to seduce Wei Ling, but he didn't expect it to be Zheng Wenhe.
"Hello, brother-in-law!" Zheng Wenhe bowed to Cui Yushan with a humble look, "It's you, my little sister."
Zheng Wenxiu saw Cui Yushan looking at Zheng Wenhe several times, and couldn't help but frowned slightly, "Okay, you are tired from the journey, just go down and rest first. I have asked someone to prepare a place for you, you can stay there first, and we can talk about other things later."
"Yes, second sister." Zheng Wenhe bowed quickly and went downstairs with the maids and servants beside Zheng Wenxiu.
"She is the one chosen by my father!" Cui Yushan asked after Zheng Wenhe left.
"What? Is it not good?" Zheng Wenxiu asked back.
"It's good, but I don't know if Wei Ling will like it." Cui Yushan said.
"You were staring at her just now. I believe Wei Ling's vision should be pretty good!" Zheng Wenxiu said with a snort.
Only then did Cui Yushan realize why his wife suddenly looked so unhappy.
"Madam, what are you saying?" Cui Yushan quickly said with a smile, "Isn't that just a toy? How can it be compared with you? I don't like her, don't talk nonsense!"