jdhmnovel Chapter 142 Busy Life
Chapter 142 Busy Life
Chen Ruotong walked into the greenhouse, placed the prepared watermelon, pepper and tomato seeds on moist gauze, and then covered them with wet cloth to maintain the appropriate temperature and humidity to promote seed germination. After a period of careful care, the seeds began to germinate and grow tender green shoots.
Next, Chen Ruotong carefully planted these germinated seeds in small paper cups. Each cup was filled with fertile soil, and the seeds were gently buried in it, and then watered with an appropriate amount of water. This allows the seedlings to get sufficient nutrition and water supply, which is conducive to their growth and development.
This time, Chen Ruotong has grown four times more seedlings than last year. She plans to grow these crops and other vegetable varieties such as potatoes and sweet potatoes on a large scale on the farm.
Through reasonable planning and scientific management, she hopes to obtain a good harvest, meet market demand, and carry out large-scale planting in Pingyang Prefecture, so that the people of Pingyang Prefecture can get rich first.
Merchants from all over the country also came to Pingyang City to purchase Chen Ruotong's various goods.
Chen Ruotong handed the underwear she had collected from Tian's underwear workshop to Zhang and said, "Mom, these are the underwear I purchased from Shishangxiufang. There are more than a thousand sets! The fabrics and workmanship are almost the same as ours. You can watch the embroiderers remove these labels and replace them with the labels of our Shishangxiufang underwear workshop. This way we can save time, effort and money."
Zhang is now quite proficient in the business, and has the demeanor of a general manager. She nodded excitedly and said, "Okay, mother will definitely make sure they change the labels so that there won't be any clues."
Zhang said, "Little Four, your eldest and second sisters-in-law are busy in the store now. Although they are still able to handle the work, I feel that there is no one to take charge. I wonder if your grandmother can come and help? This way, everyone will feel more at ease."
After hearing this, Chen Ruotong smiled and replied, "Don't worry, Mom. I'll go ask grandma right away. Grandma is a person who can't sit still. She will definitely be willing to help! Besides, I have to pay grandma for her work!"
Mrs. Chen's main task at home is to manage the housework, including supervising the work of the people below and making sure everything is in order. She is busy with various affairs every day, so she is responsible for all the household affairs.
Chen Ruotong knew her grandmother's character very well and knew that she would definitely be willing to help out in the underwear shop. So, she went to her grandmother's yard in person and asked her to come out of retirement and take charge of the underwear shop.
As expected, Mrs. Chen readily agreed and said that being able to help her eldest granddaughter was her greatest joy.
After the Chinese New Year, due to the decrease in customers giving gifts, the business of the lingerie shop and Pinguozhai became relatively quiet. Despite this, each shop had an income of more than 2,000 taels of silver per month, which made the Chen family feel very satisfied.
In addition, canned fruits are also running out, which means they need to replenish new stocks as soon as possible to meet market demand.
So what kind of business should Pinguozhai start? Ah, I got it. There are so many milk teas in the space. Let’s start a milk tea business!
The brand remains the same, still Pinguozhai, but there is another sign added at the back with the words "milk tea" written on it.
In this way, Pinguozhai milk tea shop quietly opened. Chen Ruotong did not do too much publicity, just relying on word of mouth among old customers. The milk tea here has a variety of flavors that people have never tasted before, and the taste is mellow and very popular.
Milk tea comes in ready-made packets in the store, which can be made by just mixing it with boiling water. It is very convenient and quick. And now the weather is not getting warmer, so it should be able to sell for a while. Although the profit is not much, it is still an income.
As long as there is work to do and they can make money, the shopkeeper Chen Daquan and his four young men are very happy.
Zhenpin Pavilion started selling nail polish, eyebrow pencil, makeup, hair conditioner and other products, all at high prices. Despite this, many women still rushed to buy them.
Huicuilou still releases a new style of jewelry every ten days, including designs by Zhang Ruixi and new styles from the copy space.
In short, Chen Ruotong did well in every business she did and made a lot of money, but of course it couldn't be compared with the profits from the glass products she started selling.
She put her share of the profits from the underwear workshop and Pinguozhai into the public purse. The cost of supporting a large family and servants is not small. With so much wealth, does she still care about that little money?
On this day, Chen Ruotong was inspecting the farmhouse. Qi Qi and a few servants were taking good care of the seedlings, and she was relieved.
Chen Dahai also walked into the greenhouse happily to see how the seedlings were growing.
Seeing Chen Dahai’s face glowing with joy, Chen Ruotong said, “Brother, what good news is this? You are so happy that your mouth is grinning from ear to ear!”
Chen Dahai replied in a low voice, "Of course there is good news, your sister-in-law is pregnant, hehehe..."
Chen Ruotong said happily, "Really? That's great, I'm going to be an aunt, ah, no, I'm going to be an uncle?"
"Yes, I heard from your second brother that your second sister-in-law is pregnant too."
"Oh, what a double blessing! Big brother, you must take good care of your sister-in-law! I have to go back and see them. I can't let my two sisters-in-law work in the fashion show anymore. They have to stay at home to take care of the pregnancy..."
This good news made Chen Ruotong very excited. The next generation of the Chen family had arrived. She was happy for her two brothers and for the Chen family! She had truly considered herself a member of the Chen family.
When she entered the Chen Mansion, there was a peaceful atmosphere in the house.
Old Mrs. Chen and her two granddaughters-in-law were at home, and the shop was left to the care of four maids. The doctor who had examined the two granddaughters-in-law had just left.
When Old Lady Chen saw Chen Ruotong running into the yard breathlessly, she asked, "Why are you running, old grandson? Is there a dog chasing you?"
Chen Ruotong said, "Grandma, hello to my two sisters-in-law! I heard that my two sisters-in-law are pregnant? Congratulations!"
Isn't it not a good idea for my brother-in-law to tell me so bluntly about my pregnancy?
Leng Xueqin and He Xiaolian both blushed and dared not look up.
Chen Ruotong understood. She restrained her smile and said seriously, "My two sisters-in-law, my fourth brother has some nutritional supplements that are good for pregnant women and children. I brought them here and will give them to you two sisters-in-law!" As she said that, she took out two bottles of folic acid from her sleeves and handed them to Old Lady Chen.
Old Mrs. Chen knew that the things her eldest granddaughter took out were all good things, rare items that Daliang did not have.
Then, he handed the two bottles to the two granddaughters-in-law and said mysteriously, "These are all good things given by your fourth brother. Keep them!"
Chen Ruotong said, "These two bottles are supplements. You can take them for three months from now. They will help the fetus develop more healthily!"
This was found by Chen Ruotong in the pharmacy in the shopping space. It is the best food for her two sisters-in-law at this time.
Leng Xueqin and He Xiaolian hurried forward to bow and thank them. They also realized that this fourth brother was not ordinary, and the things he took out were very rare.