After signing the employment contract, shopkeeper Feng insisted on moving out of the main house in the backyard and making it available for Tian Minyan and the others to move in, even though Tian Minyan repeatedly said that she would not live here permanently.
"The Lord is the Lord. Since you are the boss, I am just the shopkeeper working under you. I have no business in the house anymore. There is also a house in the front yard, which is enough for our family of four.
Now." Shopkeeper Feng said with a smile: "As long as I can still look at this shop, I will be satisfied."
Having said that, Tian Minyan couldn't force it anymore. After the main room was vacated, she asked Xie Chengzhong to buy some quilt supplies and forget about staying there for the time being.
That night, she couldn't wait to write a plan for renovating the shop. She worked until the middle of the night before she couldn't help but doze off and rested.
The next day, she appeared in front of everyone with dark circles under her eyes, but she was in high spirits. She called Tian Huairen and others together to discuss the matter.
After everyone sat down, she opened the paper in her hand and said slowly: "Shopkeeper Feng, do you have any familiar craftsmen who can recommend the decoration of this shop?"
"Artisan Linjie Tan is a skilled craftsman and his prices are fair. He is the right person to turn to for custom-made furniture, decorations, etc." Shopkeeper Feng said immediately: "Most of the shops in this county turn to him for decoration."
Tian Minyan hummed, handed over a sketch, and said: "I'll give this to Shopkeeper Feng. This is the sketch I drew last night. I will renovate it according to this picture. Shopkeeper Feng, you are familiar with the layout of this shop.
You will be the overseer."
Shopkeeper Feng took it over. The picture on the paper was drawn with charcoal. I don’t know what kind of brushwork was used, but it looked real. It was much better than drawing with a brush.
"Brother Chengzhong, go and order these things with your father." Tian Minyan took out another piece of paper, on which were written the bamboo curtains, steamers and other items to be used, and even flowers and plants for decoration.
Xie Chengzhong agreed and said with a smile: "I also know a few people here. I can definitely get it done faster if I ask them for help."
"It's good to find help, but you are not allowed to hang out with them anymore. Just have a meal." Tian Minyan warned.
"Second Miss, don't worry. If I still act like a bastard like before, will I still be a human being?" Xie Chengzhong chuckled.
Tian Minyan also saw his change, so she smiled and explained the entire process again. She was responsible for drafting the menu and recruiting and training the waiters.
Everyone knew their jobs clearly, and everyone got busy. Shopkeeper Feng first posted a notice outside that the shop would be renovated and would be reopened at a later date, and then went to find Craftsman Tan.
Afraid that Craftsman Tan wouldn't be able to understand her sketch, Tian Minyan waited specially. While writing down the menu and recipes, she thought about the dim sum dishes she had eaten in her previous life, and she barely left her mouth watering.
Shopkeeper Feng soon came back with Craftsman Tan, a cheerful man dressed in short clothes. After getting to know each other, Tian Minyan took him around with the sketch and explained the renderings she wanted.
"Don't worry, Miss Tian. There is no job that I, Craftsman Tan, can't do." Craftsman Tan chuckled and immediately went back to bring his workers to help.
Tian Minyan told Shopkeeper Feng a few more words, and then called Shopkeeper Feng's wife, Feng Zhongshi, and asked her to accompany him to the county government office.
She had thought about it before coming to the county town. In the future, she would open a shop here. When people came, she would have to ask Wen Shanchu to say hello, so after everything was finalized, she wanted to visit the county magistrate.
When Feng Zhong heard that she was going to the county government, she was startled and said nervously: "Girl, I can't see an official, and I can't speak. Going with you will only ruin your business. I can't do it."
"Sister-in-law Feng, you don't need to talk, you just need to accompany me." Tian Minyan smiled and said: "I am still young and a girl, so I have no reason to visit adults by myself. You see, there are also people around me.
I don’t have a maid or a nanny, so I asked you to accompany me for a walk."
"Is this possible?" Feng Zhongshi smiled sheepishly: "Then I'll go change my clothes and come out."
"Um."
While Sister-in-law Feng went to change her clothes, Tian Minyan looked through the gifts she had prepared. They were nothing more than cakes, preserved eggs, mountain goods and the like. She also prepared an eight-color gift box, thinking that this was enough.
It won't be too polite or rude.
Mrs. Feng Zhong quickly changed her clothes and came out. Shopkeeper Feng knew that they were going to visit the county magistrate. He was surprised at first, but also a little happy. He thought that this new owner actually recognized the magistrate, and he just saw her reopening the shop.
Her plan was very clear, and she didn't look like someone who didn't know how to run a restaurant business. Maybe she could really bring this restaurant back to life.
Tian Minyan held a greeting card in her arms. After the carriage stopped at the county government office, she went up to ask the gatekeeper. She was also lucky. One of the gatekeepers had followed Wen Shanchu to Yangmei Village.
Recognize her.
"Your Excellency has just left the office at this time. I'm afraid he has gone back to the backyard. Let me inform Miss Tian."
"Thank you so much, brother, Yamen." Tian Min smiled happily and stuffed a small piece of money in his hand: "The two brothers have worked hard too. This is the little sister who invites the eldest brother to tea."
When the officer saw her, he immediately smiled and narrowed his eyes. He politely told her to wait for a while and quickly went to report her.
After a while, the yamen officer came back and said that he invited her, and led her in through the other side door.
Although Tian Minyan is still a little girl, she is a girl after all, so it was the county magistrate's wife who met her first, and there is also a girl of about fifteen years old with a gentle smile, Wen Shanchu's only daughter Wen Wenwen.
"The daughter of the people has seen the madam and the young lady." When Tian Minyan saw the two of them, she knelt down and saluted. When Feng Zhongshi who was following her saw them, she quickly followed suit and saluted nervously.
Mrs. Wen is a very kind and gentle woman, about the same age as Luo Shi. She wears a loose rouge-colored dress, and her belly is slightly bulging.
"Get up, please take a seat. Come here, watch the tea." Mrs. Wen raised her hand with a smile, her eyebrows gentle.
Tian Minyan stood up and sat on the edge of the chair. When she saw Miss Wen carefully helping her mother to sit up, and placing the cushions considerately, she could not help but secretly thought that this was also a gentle woman.
Wen Wen turned around and saw Tian Minyan looking at her without blinking. She couldn't help but smile slightly: "I made Miss Tian laugh. My mother is pregnant, so I have to be careful."
Her voice is like a clear spring, and her smile is calm and gentle, just like her name, gentle and soft, like the spring breeze blowing through her heart.
Tian Minyan stood up quickly and said, "I was the one who interrupted you rudely. I didn't know that my wife was happy, so she came to disturb her. It's my fault." After that, she was blessed again.
Mrs. Wen saw this and saw that she was very polite and not as vulgar as those village girls, so she nodded secretly and said: "Miss Tian, there is no need to be polite. Speaking of which, I am also an old clam, and this child is too nervous.
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"Madam is still young. I see that Madam is pregnant. She must be four months old, right? My mother is the same age as Madam. She is also twins now and will give birth in winter." Tian Minyan smiled and started gossiping.
If you want to have a good relationship with someone you don't know at all, you have to go along with them. Take Mrs. Wen, for example. Her daughter is so old and she is pregnant with another one. It must be extremely difficult and extremely precious. So,
, Tian Minyan said: "My mother's belly was round when she was more than four months old. I asked Mrs. Wen, who I am familiar with, to touch her belly. They all said that she was pregnant with a girl. Now I see that my mother's belly is quite pointed.
This must be a boy."
It has to be said that Tian Minyan's words touched Mrs. Wen's heart. She and Wen Shanchu have been married for seventeen years, and in all these years, they have only been gentle. For this reason, her mother-in-law has given her so many looks. She thought that she would be the only one in this life.
There is only tenderness of flesh and blood.
In order to inherit the Wen family's incense, she even took the initiative to take a concubine for Wen Shanchu. Only she knew the sadness. Fortunately, Wen Shanchu was not a womanizer. She didn't go to the concubine's room a few times throughout the year.
The next time he came to Qingping County to take office, he left the concubine in Tongxiang to serve the old lady, and he came with his wife and daughter.
Qingping County is also a beautiful place with beautiful scenery. Less than a month after Mrs. Wen came here, she suddenly fell to the ground one day. She called the doctor and found out that she was pregnant. This made the whole family of three extremely happy.
Those who look forward to the stars and the moon finally look forward to having another child. Now some people say that the baby in their belly is a kid. Everyone likes to hear good things, and Mrs. Wen is no exception. Her eyebrows became softer at the moment.
"I often hear our master say that Miss Tian from Yangmei Village in Taiping Town is a generous and courteous person. She is indeed not bad at all. Her mouth is like honey, but she can talk much better than our Xiaorou." Mrs. Wen smiled and stroked her belly.
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Tian Minyan pursed her lips and smiled and said: "I'm just a rough country girl, how can I dare to compete with the young lady? If I don't make my wife laugh, I'll do it."
"As soon as Sister Tian came, she made my mother laugh. But I can't speak on weekdays. Now I am just like my sister. I often eat some honey seeds and say sweet words to coax my mother." She is very gentle.
I like Tian Minyan's cheerfulness and generosity, so the names changed all of a sudden, younger sister is longer and younger sister is shorter.
"Ms. Wen really embarrassed me." Tian Minyan pretended to be ashamed, making several people laugh.
"I heard laughter so far away, what are you talking about?"
While he was talking, Wen Shanchu's refreshing voice came from outside the door. Tian Minyan stood up quickly and saw Wen Shanchu striding in.
"The daughter of the people has seen you, you are so lucky." Tian Minyan hurriedly stepped forward and saluted.
"A common woman has seen you, sir. Good luck to you." Feng Zhong, who was standing next to Tian Minyan, quickly followed suit and saluted.
"Everyone, get up." Wen Shanchu raised his hand, then quickly stepped forward to support Mrs. Wen who wanted to be blessed, and scolded: "Don't be so polite, just be careful."
Mrs. Wen smiled softly, followed his hand, and said, "It's almost noon. The master is talking to Miss Tian. I'm going to prepare lunch. Miss Tian can stay and have a meal with me."
"Mrs. Wen, please don't bother me. I'm just here to say hello to you, and I'll be leaving right away." Tian Minyan quickly declined politely and said, "I just bought a shop in the county, and I'm working on it these two days.
I was busy decorating, and I thought that since I’m here, it wouldn’t make sense for me not to come and visit you, so I came here with a shy face.”
As she spoke, she hurriedly pointed to the gifts on the table and said with a smile: "These mountain goods are all made by our family. We also brought them to you for a taste. Please don't make fun of them. If you like them, you can try them."
, if you don’t like it, just reward it to the servants.”
"I'm also a gourmet, so I accepted the food. If I send you some gold and silver jewelry, you girl won't have to come here again in the future." Wen Shanchu glanced at the pile of things on the table and said, "I'm here
The Tian family has also been harassing me. I have to do something today. Girl, please stay and have a meal. My Wen Wen is a few years older than you. She is shy and introverted. It's okay to talk to her and play around."
"Yes, Sister Tian, please stay. I don't have many sisters who can talk." Wen Wen also persuaded with a smile.
"This..." Tian Minyan was very hesitant, but quickly smiled and said: "It's hard to refuse such kindness. If you don't mind my being noisy, I will just have an official meal here with a shameful face."
"Haha, you are such a mouthful. Let me tell you first, I don't have delicacies here, only home-cooked food." Wen Shanchu laughed.
Tian Minyan said hurriedly: "I am very grateful that you can give me a bowl of rice. How can I ask for anything more? Having a bowl of rice is already a blessing that I have cultivated for three lifetimes."
Wen Shanchu smiled again and said to Mrs. Wen: "Look, what I said is right, this girl has a sharp mouth."
"I think he is an excellent child." Mrs. Wen smiled when she heard this, and asked Wen Wen to stay and talk with her, while she and the maid went down to order the kitchen.
"What kind of shop do you want, Cai'er?" After Mrs. Wen left, Wen Shanchu thought of Tian Minyan's words again, and couldn't help but ask: "You girl no longer farmed, so you came here to open a shop. How is your farming on the wasteland? I will personally do it next year.
Let’s go see the harvest.”
Tian Minyan hurriedly talked about the temporary idleness of the wasteland, then talked about the growth of fish farming in the rice fields, and finally talked about opening a shop.
"You girl can't do anything for a moment." Wen Shanchu shook his head after hearing this.
"Sir, this is my hobby, farming, earning money, buying land, and being a big landowner." Tian Minyan laughed and said: "Sir, this is my first time to open a shop. This plaque
I haven’t asked anyone to write it yet. I heard that your handwriting is first-class, I wonder if you can give me one as well?”
Wen Shanchu knew that she was asking for a plaque, and he thought that the girl's thoughts were not ordinary, but it was not a big deal, so he said: "Sure, your plow is very praised by me, and I have won your affection. This
I wrote it for you."
Tian Minyan was immediately overjoyed, stood up and said, "Thank you, sir. I will give it to you when I think of the name of my restaurant."
Wen Shanchu nodded in agreement, and Tian Minyan added: "Since you have appreciated the words, when my restaurant opens in the future, you will be the first to come and show your appreciation and also cut the ribbon."
Wen Shanchu raised his eyebrows and said, "You girl are used to hitting snakes and catching them with sticks."
Tian Minyan was very happy when she knew that he had agreed, and she said slyly: "With a big man like you coming to help, my shop will be prosperous and the pig cage will be in trouble."
Hearing Wen Shanchu laugh out loud, Tian Minyan also smiled and narrowed her eyes, feeling relieved that the first hurdle to enter the county was successfully opened.
