Farmhouse vicious stepmother, she is super fierce

Three years later.Changyang County.

A carriage stopped in front of the largest grocery store in Changyang County, and a gentle young scholar jumped out of it.

After getting off, he turned around and took a five or six-year-old boy like jade snow from the car, put it aside, and stretched his hand into the car.

A ten-year-old girl with a childish face, but who can see that she will look good in the future, helped the young scholar get out of the carriage.

The three of them got out of the carriage and all looked at the grocery store in front of them in unison.

There are three big characters on the grocery store, department store. It is said that this is the inscription written by the magistrate of Anlu Prefecture. It looks very beautiful.

The front of the shop is several times larger than ordinary shops, and it looks spacious. There are several staff at the door with smiling faces to welcome the guests who come in and go out.

This department store was newly opened in the county in the second half of last year. It claims to have hundreds of daily household groceries in the store. Of course, the most famous one is that it sells plum blossom snow candies.

This is the only one for Scorpion Baba!
Who doesn't know now, the former county magistrate was promoted to the magistrate of Anlu Prefecture because he offered plum blossom snow sugar to His Majesty and received a great reward.

I heard that this department store has the capital of the magistrate.

Therefore, plum blossom snow sugar is also sold.

Changyang County is rich and prosperous. I heard that this plum blossom snow sugar is not only loved by His Majesty and concubines in the harem, it was listed as a tribute to Changyang County and Anlu Mansion last year, and it is also widely sought after by high-ranking officials and nobles in Kyoto.

In today's Kyoto, it is really hard to find sugar.

If anyone can get some plum blossom snow sugar, then they are really capable.

Although everyone can't see His Majesty Longyan, if you can get some plum blossom snow sugar to taste, rounding it up, it will be fate to eat with His Majesty the Emperor.

It can blow a wave if you say it.

Therefore, not to mention Changyang County, even the nearby state capitals, those rich and noble families are flocking to it.

Powerful people can naturally grab some, and those with slightly less power can't get plum blossom snow candy, and the yellow amber crystal is not bad.

Naturally, this department store was Shen Jiayan's idea.

Two years ago, the Anlu Mansion worked hard and overfulfilled the tasks assigned by the court. Half of the extra one or two thousand catties of sugar was sent to the capital to manage relations.

For the rest, Shen Jiayan suggested to Xu, why not open a shop under the name of plum blossom snow sugar, and sell the remaining brown sugar and brown sugar.

Mrs. Xu is not stupid, and immediately thought of the profit of this shop, it must be a lot of money.

She didn't dare to be self-confident, and she nodded in agreement after discussing with Xun Jinyuan.

However, such a piece of fat cannot be protected by relying on Xun Jinyuan. While making connections in the capital, he also met powerful people. One of them is His Majesty's younger brother, Prince Cheng.

He was given [-]% of the dry stock, and several bigwigs in the court distributed [-]% of the dry stock. After everything was arranged properly, this department store was opened.

In addition, after the first year of sugar production, everyone from top to bottom has gained experience, and the people who planted sugar beet below have also tasted the sweetness. The planting area is about to increase, and the output in the second year has increased significantly.

However, within two or three years, the Anlu Mansion's sugar production has almost reached one-third of that of the imperial court, which is really amazing.

Department stores have also opened branches in the state capital and Kyoto. There is Xun Jinyuan in the state capital and Prince Cheng in the capital, so the business is naturally booming.

Every year, white money flows in and out of the accounts.

Shen Jiayan sits in a department store and gets a [-]% bonus. In the past three years, outsiders don't know about her, but the Xu family knows about her. The things she has accumulated in her hands are among the top in Changyang County.

With money, and everyone knew that Shen Jiayan was working for the magistrate, they gave her a little favor.

She also entrusted her contacts to buy a quiet house in the county and moved in. When the sugar was being made, she would watch in the village.

On weekdays, she mostly lives in a house in the county seat and takes care of the business of the department store.

Although busy, it is also fulfilling.

In addition, she also bought some land and shops near the county seat, and entrusted Mrs. Xu to buy a house, Zhuangzi's fields, and two small shops in the state capital.

As for the sugar workshop, Da Zhuang and Gou Sheng are now basically able to support themselves, so Shen Jiayan slowly delegates power to them to take care of this matter.

The two of them are now traveling between Sifang Town and the county seat, but they don't think it's hard, but they are full of energy.

Dazui and the others, after being trained by Nanny Cheng, followed Shen Jiayan every day, and were influenced by their ears and eyes, and they were taught by Shen Jiayan, so they were very capable of doing things.

Huzi is in charge of Zhuangzi and Tiandi under Shen Jiayan's name.

Tie Dan was in charge of the house and shop bought by Shen Jiayan, as well as the daily purchases of the family.

Dazui is the smartest, able to bend and stretch, but he is good at dancing with long sleeves. Shen Jiayan takes him with him and makes him responsible for running errands in department stores.

Now he is also the manager of the department store, and he handles the general affairs of the store.

Only major events require Shen Jiayan to come forward.

Those who got off the carriage were naturally the three brothers and sisters Mu Tianze. Three years have passed, and the three brothers and sisters have calmed down a lot.

In the past three years, except for Shen Jiayan sending back some gifts during the holidays, she naturally would not come back.

At the beginning, Mu Pojun only said that he could stay for one year, but in less than a year, he received an urgent letter from the border and hurriedly left his three children to go to the border.

Mrs. Mu and the second child of Mu's family had a hard time living in the village. Seeing that Mu Pojun had left, they wanted to try the old trick again and came to live in the town.

But now it's not the same as before, with Tang and Li's servants protecting them, as long as Mu Tianze doesn't speak, even Mu Laoniang and Mu's second child can't get in.

Mu Tianze didn't show up when the commotion broke out, and he only asked Li Zheng of Dongguang Village to be notified.

Lizheng got the explanation from Mu Pojun before he left, and because the sugar production in the village is too late to curry favor with Mu's family and Shen Jiayan, naturally he will not embarrass Mu Tianze and the others.

He personally led people to come forward, and in front of the people of the town, he took back Mrs. Mu and the family of the second child of the Mu family, and publicized the nasty things that Mrs. Mu and the second child did in front of the people of the town. A few words.

People who originally thought that Mu Tianze and his siblings were cruel, immediately turned their heads and scolded Mu Lao Niang and Mu Lao Er, they are not things, they are shameless.

After Li Zheng brought him back, he also said that if Mrs. Mu was restless and took Mu's second son to the town to disturb Mu Tianze and his three brothers and sisters, then don't blame him for being rude, and drive the whole family out To Guangcun.

Mu Lao Er and the others now only have this foothold left, and Mu Tianze can't do anything with them, so naturally they dare not make trouble anymore, for fear that if they make a fuss, even this foothold will be gone.

What's more, the Mu family now has a new population.

Zhu Xiaomei is indeed a childbearing woman. Not long after being with Mu Lao Er, she became pregnant. She just gave birth to a young son, who is still in confinement. If she is kicked out, she may not even survive the full moon.

Therefore, no matter how jealous and envious the whole family is, they can only watch.

Even if they want to use the name of the Mu family, they are not allowed to enter the sugar workshop, so angry that Mrs. Mu and Mu's second family scolded Shen Jiayan in the yard all day and night.

In the end, he had no choice but to return to his old business and regained his old career.

With a cheeky face, he took the rented-out Mu family's land back and planted it at home.

He also learned from the people in the village, and also reclaimed wasteland, growing sugar beets to supplement his family, and barely made ends meet.

Fortunately, there is Mu Tianze who obeys Mu Pojun and sends rice noodles and money to Mrs. Mu every month. With this income, the family can live well.

The older Mu Tianze got, the more he learned from Master Lin, the more he saw clearly.

Mu Lao Niang and Mu Lao Er's family are like blood-sucking leeches, they can't get rid of it no matter what, it is simply their previous nightmare.

They thought they couldn't get rid of it for the rest of their lives, because even the head of the family, Mu Pojun, a father, couldn't do it, so they barely got half a year's life by threatening not to give Mu Laoniang a monthly pension.

But he had Master Lin's teaching, and Da Zhuang and the others tipped off to Shen Jiayan, and Shen Jiayan wrote back with some advice, asking him to find Li Zheng.

Sure enough, the matter was perfectly resolved, which shocked him very much.

They were the weak side before, so they were kicked out by Mu Lao Niang and Mu Lao Er. Even if they sympathized with them, no one would speak for them and help them decide.

But now, because of Shen Jiayan's sugar workshop, everyone in Dongguang Village is asking for her. With just one word, Lizheng will help solve the matter beautifully, without any future troubles!
This made his heart start to germinate to climb up, seize power, and obtain the seeds of power.

For this reason, he studied harder, more seriously, and more volume.

Not only did he roll it himself, but he also brought Mu Yue and Mu Tianrun to roll it together.

Last year, Mu Tianze passed the college examination, and now he is a scholar. At that time, he caused a sensation in Sifang Town. Such a young scholar is rare.

Not to mention Dongguang Village, the whole village except Mu Laoer's family was really happy.

Beating gongs and drums to invite Mu Tianze back, it was a full three days of excitement.

This time, Mu Tianze and his three brothers and sisters came to the county seat because Mr. Lin had something to do with his family and gave them a period of vacation.

In addition, Mu Tianze received a letter from Shen Jiayan, saying that there happened to be a big Zhuangzi for sale in the county town, and asked them to take a look, so he simply brought his younger siblings along.

I haven't seen each other for three years. Although they often exchange letters and gifts, the Mu Tianze brothers and sisters still feel a little nervous and restrained.

Taking a deep breath, the three siblings looked at the address left in Shen Jiayan's letter and walked inside.

The clerk at the entrance of the department store, seeing the three brothers and sisters, did not neglect them just because they were young.

Immediately, a young and capable guy came up with a smile, invited the three of them inside, and asked them what they needed?
The three brothers and sisters of the Mu family entered the department store and were immediately shocked.

This department store is nothing compared to the general store they saw in the town.

Looking from the outside, I just feel that the facade is more spacious than other houses, but I didn't know how to design it until I entered. The light in the room is bright and soft, unlike other shops, it is dark and gloomy when entering.

Three or four shops were opened, and there were rows of wooden shelves. The wooden shelves had three floors, and each floor was neatly stacked with various daily necessities.

There are also wooden signs hanging on the head of each row of wooden shelves, saying signs such as clothing area, food area, rouge and gouache area.

There are quite a few customers walking among the wooden shelves, followed by a waiter, carrying a bamboo basket, and if the guests pick something, they just put it in the bamboo basket.

Anyone who is a modern person will understand at a glance, isn't this the replacement version of a modern supermarket?

But in this era, it is enough to shock anyone.

So the three Mu Tianze brothers and sisters stared at this scene and were stunned for a long time.

Fortunately, these guys are used to it, and every guest who comes in will be shocked.

The performance of Mu Tianze and his three brothers and sisters is already considered calm.

Didn't it be these guys who have trained for a long time before they can be regarded as normal?
After waiting for a while, the clerk said, "Is this the first time for the guests to come to our department store? This is the specialty of our department store..."

Let's start introducing.

The three Mu Tianze brothers and sisters were attracted by the buddy's introduction, and while listening to his introduction, they followed him to the shelf.

I saw that in front of every commodity, there would be a small wooden sign with the price clearly written on it.

After turning around for a while, I saw not only all kinds of clothing materials, but also all kinds of snacks, snacks and candies in the food area, and several of them were wrapped in the outer packaging of various time-honored brands.

The clerk saw that they took a second look, and hurriedly explained that it was specially provided to their department stores by various time-honored brands.

Those who want to buy time-honored brands but can’t line up or don’t have time can go to their department stores. They are also produced by time-honored brands, and the prices are similar.

The three Mu Tianze brothers and sisters are like grandma Liu who entered the Grand View Garden. They really want to ask a few questions about everything they see.

After walking around, I didn't buy anything, and the guy who followed didn't put away his smile, and continued to follow around attentively, without any neglect.

Mu Tianze couldn't help but praise in his heart, so he opened his mouth and said that he wanted to see their shopkeeper.

The clerk was stunned for a moment, and hurriedly asked them to sit down in the resting compartment next door. There were several tables and chairs with tea on them, and several people were already sitting at the tables, talking and resting. There are a lot of things in it.

Mu Yue and Mu Tianrun had never seen such a scene before, they were a little timid, they only followed Mu Tianze and dared not speak out.

Seeing no one around at this moment, he whispered: "Brother, mother, uh, is Aunt Shen here to manage things?"

Especially Mu Yue, who looked at the department store with envy, was even more admirable in her heart.

After Mu Pojun returned to the frontier, Shen Jiayan made it clear in the letter, from now on, just call her Aunt Shen.

Mu Tianrun was also getting older, and Mu Tianze and Mu Yue could explain it clearly to him in detail.

It's just that I'm used to calling my mother, but I'm not used to calling my aunt instead.

Mu Tianze has great confidence in Shen Jiayan: "The address Aunt Shen gave is here, I think it can't be wrong!"

As he spoke, he looked at the compartment again, poured a few cups of tea by the way, and took a sip, the familiar taste of herbal tea in three leather cans.

The three of them hadn't drank water for most of the day. They didn't feel nervous before, but now they relaxed a little. After drinking a glass of water, they became thirstier and unbearable.

After drinking two more cups of tea, I heard the few people sitting next to me whispering and laughing at the three brothers and sisters. The general idea is that they are from the countryside and have never seen the world. They came here to open their eyes and drink tea. .

Mu Yue was thin-skinned, and after hearing this, her face flushed with embarrassment.

Even Mu Tianze, who has strong self-esteem, felt a little uncomfortable after hearing this.

Just as he was feeling uncomfortable, he saw the guy who greeted them come in with a more respectful expression: "Guests, please follow me. Our manager is waiting for you upstairs."

The three hurriedly put down their teacups, tidied up their clothes, and then followed the guy upstairs.

Pushing open a door, I saw Shen Jiayan, whom I hadn't seen for three years, sitting behind the desk, holding the account book in his hand and looking again, when he heard something, he raised his head and showed a smile.