Li Jinglan has no ability to influence the Liu family.

But she can make suggestions.

She suggested that Liu's eldest daughter-in-law, Yan Fuyu, go with them to meet the county magistrate's wife.

How could Liu refuse such a proposal?

This is also a good opportunity for my daughter-in-law to expand her circle of friends.

After seeing Li Jinglan, Xu Xianzhi was slightly stunned: "She is so spiritual?"

Li Jinglan's clothes are simple, but the matching is very pleasing to the eye.

Her makeup is very beautiful and her skin is as white as cream.

Xu Xianzhi fell in love with her at first sight.

Smiling, he asked, "How old are you this year?"

"To answer your question, madam, I am sixteen years old this year." Li Jinglan answered by kneeling down.

"It's the best age to be a flower, but we are old now." Xu Xianzhi sighed.

Liu and Xu Xianzhi were of similar age and had known each other since they were little girls.

When he was with Xu Xianzhi, he spoke very casually.

"Have you used the small bottle that was delivered a few days ago?" asked Liu.

"I've used it." Xu Xianzhi smiled when he mentioned glycerin. "It's really good. It makes your skin smooth."

Glycerin only has a moisturizing effect, it cannot whiten or anti-aging.

But in this world, glycerin is already considered an excellent skin care product.

"My daughter Qingdai added a little spice to the oil." Xu Xianzhi took out a small bottle for everyone to smell and mentioned his daughter's name lightly.

A faint fragrance of roses wafts into the air.

"It smells nice." Li Jinglan praised.

Can't help but think of essential oils.

After the soap and glycerin business is up and running, you can try to start the essential oil business.

It’s easy to make money from women.

Xu Xianzhi talked about the location of the workshop: "I have a farm in the county, which is usually idle and no one lives there. It can be used as a workshop."

She tried it at home these days and also sent some to her family in Beijing.

Everyone was satisfied.

"After using it, our ancestors were very happy and gave it two names." Xu Xianzhi pointed at the soap and said, "This one is called Furong Noodles."

Pointing to glycerin, he said, "This is called jade fat."

It is a good thing that the ancestor of the Xu family gave the name. In the future, you can advertise among the nobles: the lotus flour and jade fat that the ancestors of the Xu family loved to use.

Xu Xianzhi not only provided Zhuangzi but also gave him a name, which meant that she was not taking the 30% for nothing.

Now that the name has been finalized, the next step is to purchase oils and various raw materials.

There is no need for Xu Xianzhi to provide capital.

Liu and Li Jinglan pooled together one hundred taels of silver.

Liu's eldest daughter-in-law Yan Fuyu did not say a word from beginning to end, but diligently served tea and handkerchiefs to Xu Xianzhi and Liu.

But I was secretly surprised in my heart.

Li Jinglan could actually do business with Xu Xianzhi?

Li Jinglan is younger than her.

No wonder my mother-in-law values ​​me so much!

After coming out of the backyard of the county government office, I went to see the farm provided by Xu Xianzhi.

Then we need to prepare the personnel to move in and get ready to start work.

In addition to Lu Sheng, Li Jinglan got three worker quotas.

The Liu family will send out five people.

It will first be sold in Liu and Xu Xianzhi’s shops, and then a decision will be made whether to sell it outside based on the sales situation.

When she returned home, Qin Sanya's father and brother were waiting for her at home.

Qin Sanya's father is less than 40 years old, but looks like an old man in his 50s or 60s.

A head full of white hair.

The face has deep wrinkles.

"When I was young, I learned some skills from someone in the capital. I knew how to make Eucommia ulmoides gum, so I could make a decent living."

"Later, the eldest son fell seriously ill and sought medical treatment everywhere, but the disease was not cured and he died. He also owed more than ten taels of silver for the famine."

It turned out that he became poor due to illness.

Li Jinglan thought of the toilet and felt that Qin's father's craftsmanship was indeed good.

He said, "I just happen to need someone, so you and your son should stay at home."

Then he looked at the boy next to Qin's father. The boy looked honest and asked, "Who is this from your family?"

"Second brother." Hearing that Li Jinglan wanted to keep him and his son, Qin's father was extremely happy.

Li Jinglan said, "Let your second son follow Lu Sheng and listen to him these few days."

If you are also dexterous and careful but honest and obedient, you can go to work in a workshop.

There are two people left, and Li Jinglan decided to give one to the Lu family and the Zhao family, letting the two families compete internally.

The Lu family's servants are equivalent to a small company.

She has to always find ways to improve the work enthusiasm of her subordinates.

There is one open recruitment left.

The neighbors in Xishui Village still don't quite believe Lu Bozhou.

Provide a job opportunity.

Let them change their perception of Lu Bozhou.

When the whole Xishui Village heard that Li Jinglan was going to recruit people into the workshop, it was in an uproar.

"You guys heard that the lady is going to hire someone."

"I heard that. As long as you are between 14 and 20 years old, you have to know a few words and be obedient."

"Unfortunately, I'm too old."

"But your brother can go! Your brother is exactly fifteen."

"It's better for my brother to go than for me to go."

The news that Li Jinglan was recruiting also reached Lu Zhang's ears.

After being slapped by Li Fengxian, Lu Zhangshi behaved well for several days.

I dared not step out of the door.

Hearing the news outside, Lu Zhang sneered: "Workshop? Where is the workshop? What kind of business is it?"

The thought of Li Jinglan keeping so many servants in the house, all of whom were using her money, made her feel very sad.

Mrs. Lu Zhang was so heartbroken that she couldn't breathe.

She hid four or five hundred taels of silver and more than a hundred strings of copper coins in her bedroom.

All the benefits went to Li Jinglan.

Li Jinglan also colluded with a group of yamen runners to threaten her son.

He suddenly cheated Lu Xuande out of two hundred taels of silver.

She didn't dare report to the authorities that her money had been stolen.

She was afraid that Li Jinglan would ask her for the silver and shop left by Lu Xiucai.

The silver left by Lu Xiucai had long been squandered by Lu Xuande.

Lu Xuan De didn't know how to do business and had a group of thugs around him, so he lost money every year.

Now the land has been taken away by Li Jinglan, and the family only has more than 50 acres of land left.

You will have to pay taxes later.

Fortunately, Lu Xuande is an only son, and Lu Cunren is also an only son.

No need to perform corvee labor.

Mrs. Lu Zhang felt that her life would become increasingly difficult, and the more she thought about it, the angrier she became.

He wished he could rush over right now, drag Li Jinglan out of the house and give her a good beating.

"This Li goes out every day. She definitely doesn't practice virtue as a woman." Mrs. Lu Zhang suddenly thought of a point of attack.

Mrs. Zhang coughed and said, "She went to Teacher Wang's house."

Don't dare to make up this rumor.

If it really happens, I'm afraid the one who won't let Lu Zhang off is Teacher Wang.

Thinking about it, Li Jinglan was indeed going to Teacher Wang’s house every time she went out.

Lu Zhang was also discouraged.

Mrs. Zhang suddenly remembered something: "When I went out just now, I heard two servants of the Lu family talking about a runaway slave."

"I heard from the two servants that the escaped slave wore a veil all day long, so we couldn't see his face clearly! There must be something fishy going on."

Mrs. Lu Zhang suddenly became alert: "What did you say? The slave we sold to Wangju County has escaped back?"

Lu Bozhou only has this one maid, and she must be Ningxin.

Ning Xin escaped back?

This is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity.

Mr. Zhang was an official, and no matter how capable Lu Bozhou was, he was just a student.

If you deal with Mr. Zhang, you will definitely not end up well.

Lu Zhang waved to Mrs. Zhang and whispered, "Go to the capital to find Xuande..."

At this time, Mr. Zhang, who was remembered by Lu Zhang, was invited by the government to sort out the registration list of this year's candidates at the Wangju County School Office.

Wangju County is not too big, and there are only thirteen candidates this year.

There's nothing to fix.

It's just a group of officials looking for an excuse to get together to eat and chat.

While chatting, I don't know how the topic ended up being about Lu Bozhou.

Mr. Zhang, who had just been chatting happily, looked angry when he heard Lu Bozhou's name.

The teacher of Wangju County looked at Mr. Zhang in surprise and said, "Why is Mr. Zhang so dissatisfied with Lu Bozhou? I heard that Mr. Zhang has some friendship with him."

"What kind of relationship can there be between him and me?" Mr. Zhang felt that the instructor was targeting him today.

"Didn't Brother Zhang hear that Lu Bozhou had been abused by the Lu family for four years and felt sorry for Lu Bozhou's suffering so much, so he returned Lu Bozhou's maid to him?"

“Ah? This…” Mr. Zhang, who had an angry look on his face, was stunned.

Lu Bozhou once sent him an article full of praises.

He glanced at it for a few seconds and then threw it aside.

He planned to wait until Lu Bozhou took part in the college entrance examination before taking action.

By then, he would strip Lu Bozhou of his reputation as a scholar.

Why are the rumors outside different from what he imagined?

Lu Bozhou actually sent people to Wangju County to spread good words about him?

Mr. Zhang thought of many things in an instant.

Others became curious: "What's going on? Tell us quickly."

The teacher of Wangju County recounted what he had heard from beginning to end.

In this matter, Mr. Zhang was a gentleman with a compassionate heart.

He felt pity when he heard about Lu Bozhou's miserable condition.

Return Lu Bozhou's maid.

Lu Bozhou delivered silver to Zhang's door, but was kicked out by Zhang Juren.

When the others heard this, they all gave Mr. Zhang a thumbs up and said, "Brother Zhang is very righteous."

"I have known Brother Zhang for several years, and I knew that he was a man of high moral character."

Hear these compliments.

Mr. Zhang gradually grinned: "I am angry with him because he sent money to my house... We scholars should help each other. Isn't sending money an insult to me?"

Some regrets again.

If he had known that the story would spread like this, he should not have thrown away Lu Bozhou's article.

Take it out at this time.

The effect must be very good.

Being praised by others, Mr. Zhang was happy the whole day.

Return home in a happy mood.

Before he could sit down, a servant came in.

"Someone from the Lu family in Xishui Village has arrived."

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