The daily life of a space tycoon raising children, doting on his husband, and farming.

Chapter 201 Recruiting
Lu Chengjing, on the contrary, felt that this was an advantage.

“There are two clinics and one pharmacy around that shop in the south of the city. They should all have regular customers. If our pharmacy opens, we will be competing with them for business. The south of the city is a mixed bag, and they might use any tricks they want.”

Shang Wan understood what Lu Chengjing meant.

The competition in the north of the city is not as fierce as in the south. There's no competition for customers between pharmacies and restaurants; they might even be able to cooperate and get along amicably.

But Shang Wan still had a concern.

"Although the competition in the south of the city is fierce, the three shops are still doing well and have customers. The small clinic near that shop in the north of the city looks like it's about to go out of business. Is it not suitable for the pharmaceutical business?"

Lu Chengjing said, "Perhaps we can go to that clinic and inquire about it first."

Shang Wan also realized that she had been too hasty; she was in a hurry and forgot to go in and ask.

She said, "We can also inquire about the situation in the south of the city. Tomorrow, our whole family will go into the city together, split into two groups, and go to the south and north of the city respectively to find out the situation before making a decision."

She felt that Chen Cai wouldn't cheat her; the shop itself wouldn't have any problems, but the neighbors might be different.

Anyway, she only told Chen Cai that she would go to see him tomorrow, but she didn't set a time. It's not too late to make a decision after finding out the details.

Lu Chengjing also felt that this method was safe.

Shang Wan remembered something else and looked at the person opposite her, "We need to hire people to process the medicinal materials."

They plan to produce and sell their own products, but in terms of manpower, relying on just a few cats and dogs at home is definitely not enough.

First of all, someone needs to manage the store. Shang Wan needs to stay in the store for a while to keep an eye on things, and we can consider other things once the pharmacy is on the right track.

But she definitely couldn't manage alone, so Shitou and Xiaohuan had to go to the shop to help. Once the two of them left, the two children couldn't stay at home; they had to go to the pharmacy with them.

To open a pharmacy, one must stock up on commonly used medicines. While they can grow all the medicinal herbs in the spirit fields, most of them require processing after cultivation. This enormous workload would be exhausting if they relied solely on their own family members.

We need to hire more people!
Lu Chengjing lowered his eyes and pondered for a moment, "What do you think about asking the villagers to do this?"

Shang Wan's eyes lit up.

Yes, there are so many people in the village, we all know each other well, and we live close by so it's easy to manage. Isn't that more convenient than hiring outsiders?

As for the villagers not knowing how to process medicinal herbs, they can teach them. If they don't have time, they can ask Yuan Musheng for help.

Of course, they weren't helping for free; they paid monthly fees, essentially paying for a doctor to be a teacher for the villagers.

Yuan Musheng had taught Lu Chengjing how to process herbs before, not medicine, so he shouldn't refuse.

As for whether the villagers would go up the mountain to collect herbs, process them, and sell them after learning the techniques, Shang Wan felt that this was not a problem.

If there's money to be made, everyone should make it. Besides, their pharmacy not only sells medicinal herbs but also buys them. As long as the prices are reasonable, I believe the villagers will choose their pharmacy first.

The more they thought about it, the more feasible it seemed. The two discussed it in detail and decided to inform the villagers after the shop was settled.

Shang Wan has stockpiled a lot of herb trees in her space, and can shake out a bunch of herbs at any time.

After discussing family matters, Lu Chengjing brought up Chu Xu's father and brothers.

It's been almost half a month since I received the reply, and the person who was supposed to pick up Chu Xu still hasn't arrived. I wonder what happened on the way.

Shang Wan said, "How about we write another letter to ask?"

Speaking of writing letters, Shang Wan remembered that she didn't see Chu Xu when she came back. Usually, when she came back, the children would run out to greet her.

Lu Chengjing said, "A-Nian is sleeping in her room."

The drug had a strong aftereffect; when Chu Xu woke up in the morning, he felt dizzy and lightheaded. Shang Wan secretly fed him a drop of spiritual spring water.

After drinking the spiritual spring water, Chu Xu's headache subsided, but he felt incredibly sleepy, yawning three or four times in the time it takes to say a single sentence.

Lu Chengjing was still worried, so he took out the spiritual spring water that Shang Wan had left him and fed the child another drop.

Hopefully, the effects of the drug will wear off by the time I wake up.

Did he ask Yu Da and Yu Er?

“I asked,” Lu Cheng nodded. “I told him they ran away.” Shang Wan: “…”

How can you treat a child so casually?
"Did he believe it?"

“He probably didn’t believe it.” Lu Chengjing thought Chu Xu was a very clever child. “But he didn’t ask any further questions.”

Shang Wan: "Then let's assume he believes it."

Lu Chengjing: "..."

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Chu Xu slept for three hours straight, until evening.

The child was so hungry that he started calling for Xiao Huan while still inside the house, and kept calling all the way to the kitchen.

"Auntie Xiaohuan, I'm so hungry."

The child's hair was messy from sleeping, the black hair lying limply on his face. His face was two shades paler than usual, and his cat-like eyes were watery, making him look quite pitiful.

Xiao Huan had already prepared everything for him. She lifted the pot lid, served him the food, and told him to take it out to eat.

Chu Xu couldn't wait any longer. Standing by the cutting board, he stuffed two fried meatballs into his mouth, his cheeks bulging like a hamster's.

"Awake?" Shang Wan carried Yuanyuan across the threshold and came in, reaching out to rub the child's head. "Does your head still hurt? Are you dizzy?"

Chu Xu had something in his mouth and couldn't speak easily, so he just shook his head.

Yuanyuan reached out her little hand and tugged at Chu Xu's almost-fallen little bun on his head, feeling that her own little bun looked better.

Chu Xu looked up at her, pointed at the fried meatballs with his chopsticks, and silently asked Yuanyuan if she wanted some.

Yuanyuan had already eaten, and her tummy was round and full, so she wasn't interested in the fried meatballs.

Seeing this, Chu Xu ate by himself.

Shang Wan took him to the main room, and only after the child had eaten his fill did she bring up the matter of writing another letter to the border.

Chu Xu was taken aback. "Why do I still need to write?"

"Just in case." Shang Wan pinched his little face without explaining further, only saying, "Don't overthink it."

How could Chu Xu not have wild thoughts?
His mind is now filled with nothing but assassins, assassins, assassins, assassins...

The people his father and elder brother sent to pick him up should have arrived long ago, but they haven't, so they've probably met with some misfortune.

The child's good mood visibly dropped. If depression could be visualized, Shang Wan felt she could see a dark cloud above the child's head, the kind that's about to rain.

She took Chu Xu's small hand and walked towards the study.

"Go write a letter first."

·
The next day, Xiao Hui stayed behind to watch the house, and Shang Wan and his group drove the oxcart into the city after breakfast.

The oxcart first went to the north of the city to drop off Lu Chengjing and Xiao Huan.

"This is the shop," Shang Wan pointed and said to the two of them, "Meet at the restaurant across the street in a bit."

"it is good."

"Sister, be careful."

Shang Wan agreed and drove the oxcart straight to the south of the city.

The oxcart stopped in a secluded alley.

Stone got off the oxcart first, then turned around and carried the two children down.

Shang Wan took Yuanyuan and said to Shi Tou, "You and Anian go to those two clinics over there. I'll take Yuanyuan to the pharmacy. Remember to ask the neighbors about the pharmacy."

Shi Tou had no objections and pulled Chu Xu away.

After the two had disappeared from sight, Shang Wan looked down at the baby in her arms and said, "Sweetie, you can call your friends over now."