Her face is fair and her eyes are clear.

In a daze, Wei Mingting couldn't help but think about how cute and lively his daughter was when she was young.

A little girl with a sweet smile seemed to appear in front of her, smiling and running towards her, shouting "Daddy" all the time.

Wanwan was fair and cute when she was a child, but she was a little timid every time she saw him, and she was cautious, even calling her daddy in a small voice.

If it were Ruo'er, she shouldn't be afraid of him, and would act coquettishly with him openly.

It's a pity that due to fate, he missed these after all.

"Father?" Wei Ruo found that Wei Mingting was looking at him in a trance.

Wei Mingting came to his senses and realized his gaffe.

"Ruo'er, I don't know how to thank you as a father." Wei Mingting felt warm in his heart.

"Father, there is no need to thank me for this matter. Yingying and I sent these medicinal materials not only for my father, but also for the sake of all the soldiers in the army and for the benefit of the people." Wei Ruo replied.

It really has nothing to do with Mr. Qian, Wei Mingting or anyone else. As long as he is not a treacherous villain, Wei Ruo and Xie Ying will give the medicinal materials today.

"No matter what, the anti-Japanese army owes you and Miss Xie a debt of gratitude, the injured soldiers owe you a debt of gratitude, and my father also owes you a debt of gratitude." Wei Mingting spoke solemnly.

"Father, let's wait until the war is over to say these words. I know you are still busy, so I won't bother you for now. I will send them to you after Yingying and I have sorted out some of the remaining medicinal materials." Wei Ruodao.

"Okay, be careful on your way back."

Wei Mingting warned, and then reluctantly watched Wei Ruo walk out of his tent.

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After Wei Ruo gave the medicinal materials to the anti-Japanese army, he stopped taking care of the affairs in Xingshan County and set off to Fucheng with Mrs. Yuan.

After arriving in Fucheng, Wei Ruo moved into Tianqin Garden under the arrangement of Mrs. Yuan.

After arriving here, Wei Ruo was no longer restrained and no longer needed to be as cautious as when he was at the captain's residence.

Early the next morning after settling in, Wei Ruo took Xiumei to Zhuangzi.

Wei Ruo met Xu Zhushan and the stewards of Zhuangzi.

The person in charge is a man in his forties, surnamed Yu. He has a somewhat hunchbacked figure and a thin face, but he looks quite honest and honest.

Uncle Xu has been here for a few days. The person in charge did not hide anything from Uncle Xu because of his honesty, but respectfully accompanied him on his work. From this, we can also see a little bit of this person's character.

During this period of time, Xu Zhushan had figured out the situation in Zhuangzi and smoothed it over.

Wei Ruo called the two men to him and asked them about the situation of other lands nearby.

Then Wei Ruo ordered: "In this case, you can help me find out if there are people who want to sell or pawned land nearby, we will take them all."

"Miss, are you planning to reclaim a large area of ​​land?" Manager Yu was a little surprised.

"Well, let's take back the land." Wei Ruo said firmly.

"But miss, the weather has been bad recently, and the grain harvests have been poor in various places. I'm afraid it's... not suitable for harvesting here." Manager Yu reminded.

"It's okay, as long as the price is right, we'll just go and collect it." Wei Ruo naturally knew this, but she had already thought about doing this.

Nowadays, grain production is reduced and land prices are low. Wei Ruo plans to take advantage of this opportunity to purchase more land and expand his industry.

And Wei Ruo happened to have the one hundred taels of gold in his hand, and he had the capital to buy land.

"So... what about the manpower issue? Miss, if you buy the land, you will definitely need more manpower." Manager Yu asked again.

Now there are only enough people in Zhuangzi to take care of the fields in Zhuangzi. If there is more land, there will not be enough manpower.

"Hire poor farmers and refugees who have lost their land." Wei Ruodao.

"Hire poor peasants and refugees?" The manager was a little surprised.

The poor peasants were ignored, but the refugees were a little surprised.

Manager Yu thought for a while and then said to Wei Ruo: "Miss, the homeless people live in an unstable place. It is difficult to find out their details, difficult to manage, and easy to cause trouble..."

“I know this will take more effort and the hidden dangers will be greater than just hiring local residents who know the basics, but I am willing to try this.”

Of course Wei Ruo considered inviting her out, and she must have thought well of it. Even though it would be relatively difficult to manage and prone to some mistakes, she didn't want to kill them all with one shot just because she was afraid of such trouble.

Refugees.

Because these people are the most vulnerable and need to provide for their families.

"Okay, I'll go make arrangements right away." Manager Yu immediately started to do it.

Wei Ruo and Xiumei followed Xu Zhushan to inspect the situation in the village again. The land in the village given by Mrs. Yuan was indeed better than ordinary, and the soil was fertile. Now that the renovation of the soil has been completed, the crops brought by Wei Ruo can be planted immediately.

New wheat has been planted.

Regarding sowing wheat at this time, the long-term workers on Zhuangzi have many opinions. They feel that the wheat planted at this time will probably be difficult to grow well.

Although I didn't believe it in my heart, the stewards still did the work they were told.

Wei Ruo had no objection to this. After all, it was already past the normal wheat sowing time. It was natural for them to be worried, as long as they could do their job well.

Wei Ruo worked hard at Zhuangzi for two days, arranging all the things that needed to be arranged, and then took Wei Ruo to stroll around the streets of Fucheng.

It looks like I'm wandering around, but I'm actually choosing a suitable store.

Originally, a foreigner like her with no background might not be able to open a shop in Fucheng even if she had money, but she had Mrs. Yuan as her backer, so she was spared this trouble.

Although the sky is high here and the emperor is far away, no one in the Xiaowei Mansion would know, but to be careful, Wei Ruo wore a curtain hat when going out.

After all, as a clan maiden, it's okay to be concerned about farming, but it's not okay to open a shop on the street.

The two of them shopped for two days, and Wei Ruo finally took a fancy to two shops side by side near Zuixianju.

The prices in the store are not cheap, but Wei Ruo feels that the location is suitable and worthy of the price.

Wei Ruo loves money, but she will spend it without hesitation as long as it is worth the money. She is reluctant to let go of her children and is unable to trap the wolf.

One of them, Wei Ruo, plans to open another branch of Sibaozhai.

Supplies such as the Four Treasures of the Study must be sold better in places where nobles, nobles, and students gather. Prefectural cities must be better than county towns.

But as a result, her papermaking workshop had to find a way to expand its scale.

The other three items of the Four Treasures of the Study were not produced by Wei Ruo in his own workshop, but were purchased from other shops that Wei Ruo contacted, and the quantity was sufficient; only this paper was produced by himself, and the output was limited.

Therefore, Sibaozhai has always sold paper in limited quantities, and tried to sell it with other products in order to increase sales.
Chapter completed!