A man travels through time and becomes a widow, only wanting to pursue a career

Three days later.

An important day to enter the city to meet with merchants.

Chen Changsheng got up early. She changed into a pair of fine cotton light green clothes and soft shoes, and simply put a hairpin in her hair.

Respect your clothes first and then others. It is always a good idea to put on decent clothes when you go out, which can save you a lot of trouble.

The same goes for Aunt Ma. She learned the night before that she was going to the city the next day, and she became nervous.

It's not that she has never been to the city before. In the early years, she followed her man to the city to sell grain and eggs, but it was completely different from going out to discuss business this time.

As soon as she finished washing and left the house, Aunt Ma saw Chen Changsheng wearing new clothes. In contrast, her own clothes seemed too shabby. After thinking about it, I took out the linen clothes that I had been reluctant to part with. I couldn't embarrass Sister-in-law Chen.

Chen Changsheng simply ate some braised noodles, and after everything was packed, she, Dafu, and Aunt Ma set off.

The yard is not locked, and Mrs. Chen will come over later to help with the lunch meal.

Erlu went to the ground with a hoe. The rice in the ground was growing very well. This type of rice was early rice and would be ready for harvest in another month.

Sanshou and Sixi collected mugwort, pine cones and elm bark from the villagers at home, and they would come to work later if they had gold or silver.

With adults watching over him, Chen Changsheng felt relieved to let the third and fourth children stay at home.

The bullock cart set off leisurely.

In the car, Aunt Ma was still worried, fearing that she would cause trouble.

Chen Changsheng smiled and said with relief, "The quality of the red bricks from the brick kiln is guaranteed. Even the county government uses our bricks. With the county magistrate as a living sign, those people shouldn't have much of a problem."

When they arrived at the county town, they first sent Dafu to Shen's Mansion for treatment on his leg, while Chen Changsheng drove the bullock cart to the Liang family's Ruyi Restaurant.

In the past, those who came to deliver the goods were Dafu or Erlu. Today, Chen Changsheng came in person, and the shopkeeper welcomed him out early.

The shopkeeper smiled and said, "Mrs. Chen, the private room has been reserved."

A waiter moved the goods to the back kitchen, drove the Chen Changsheng family's ox cart to a specially parked area in the backyard, and brought two piles of hay over for the big cattle to eat.

Chen Changsheng and Aunt Ma went to the street-facing box on the second floor.

Ruyi Restaurant is decorated in an antique style. The first floor is the lobby and the second floor is the private rooms, which are highly private.

Before the merchants arrived, the shopkeeper arranged for the waiter to serve tea.

The location of Ruyi Restaurant is very good. It is located on the most prosperous main street in the center of the county. Looking down from the second floor, you can see the entire street.

There are restaurants, noodle shops, grain stores, banks, and grocery stores on this street.

Opposite the restaurant is Wu Ji Restaurant, Liang Kee’s rival.

It's only nine o'clock now, and there are some diners sitting on the first floor of both restaurants.

Chen Changsheng took out the album of Liu's paintings from his backpack and looked through them carefully. The pictures were very detailed.

"Dafu Niang, what are these pictures for?" Aunt Ma asked, tilting her head.

"This is a floor plan, and this is a furniture plan." Chen Changsheng took out some more furniture models from his backpack and said, "When the merchants come, we will make recommendations based on floor plans and furniture. It will be much better."

What she was holding in her hands was the table, chairs and wardrobe made by Liu, which were scaled down. There was a mini teapot and teacup on the table, and the wardrobe door could even be opened, making it look lifelike.

Aunt Ma took the wardrobe model and couldn't help but admire, "Oh, what a clever craftsmanship. Look, the cabinet door can still be opened."

Chen Changsheng was full of confidence in Liu's craftsmanship, so she only took out the furniture. If she took out the miniature house, it would be more realistic.

While they were chatting, there was a knock on the box door. The shopkeeper opened the door and respectfully introduced a few people behind him, "Yuanwai Qian, Mr. Feng, Boss Zhang, Shopkeeper Wang, and Shopkeeper Gao, this is where they are."

After the shopkeeper finished speaking, he quietly exited.

"Hey, these are two poor women who came out of nowhere." A greasy, fat boss walked in first.

The fat man was extremely arrogant. He looked at Chen Changsheng and Aunt Ma and said, "I, Qian, thought that Magistrate Bai was introducing someone, but I didn't expect it to be a prostitute. Haha, interesting."

If women don't stay at home well, how come they show up outside and do business? "

Chen Changsheng frowned slightly.

She said calmly, "Bosses, please take a seat."

The five bosses took their seats one after another.

Aunt Ma then took out two bricks from the basket on her back. Chen Changsheng said, "These are red bricks from my kiln. Let's take a look at the quality first."

Those five people started building houses, and they knew the quality of the bricks at a glance. Several of them nodded slightly.

"Mrs. Chen, the quality of these bricks is really good. I, Zhang, will order 500,000 bricks from you first. If they can be delivered on time, I will order 500,000 bricks every month in the future." Boss Zhang has long heard that a large number of people from the north are going south. , prepare a house in advance and seize market opportunities.

"It's refreshing." Chen Changsheng said bluntly, "The price for selling my red bricks to the government is two cents for five red bricks, which does not include freight. You need to find an oxcart to pull the bricks yourself. If you think the price is reasonable, let's sign the contract now protocol."

Boss Zhang was about to take the agreement and check it when he was stopped by Mr. Qian.

"Wait a minute!"

Mr. Qian took a sip of tea outside and said lazily, "Mrs. Chen's price to the government is two cents and five red bricks. But after all, we businessmen are not from the government. We have no bank support and are not rich. I think this price is still good." I can press it down a little more.”

Officer Qian looked at Chen Changsheng's plain clothes, and Aunt Ma looked even more unworthy. She was probably a poor relative of the county magistrate.

The county magistrate was out of sympathy, so he casually negotiated some business and sent it to them.

And a woman also wants to start a business?

It's a joke when you say it.

"Two cents for six bricks, delivery included. If it works, let's sign the agreement now. If it doesn't work, I guess Feng Wai, Shopkeeper Wang and Shopkeeper Gao also think it's expensive, so there's no need to sign the agreement, right?"

As long as a few of them join forces, shouldn't the price be decided by just a few of them?

After receiving the prompt from Yuan Wai Qian, Yuan Wai Feng, Shopkeeper Wang and Shopkeeper Gao also spoke.

"That's right, two cents and six bricks, delivery included. If it works, I'll make the decision too."

"How can a woman earn as much as a man earns? According to Boss Qian's words, she can still make a profit. Otherwise..."

"In my opinion, you can make a lot of money with just two pennies and seven bricks..."

Qian, Feng, Wang and Gao had a lot of time to look at Chen Changsheng.

Chen Changsheng's lips curled up.

She had already complained about what Mr. Qian had said before about how a woman could not stay at home and start doing business in public. Now that this man had deliberately joined forces to lower the price, she was no longer as polite as before.

Just as he was about to speak out, he heard the voice of the shopkeeper outside the door.

"The county magistrate has arrived——!"

The originally noisy private room suddenly became quiet.

Everyone turned around and saw Bai Xiao suddenly arriving at an unknown time, accompanied by a personal guard.

Bai Xiao strode into the box and sat on the main seat.

"Thank you for taking the time out of your busy schedule to come to my appointment with Mr. Bai." County Magistrate Bai spoke in an orderly manner, looking around the five people, and then said slowly, "Mr. Qian has made a lot of money recently, right?"