Wanjin Lady

Chapter 103 Taking the baby home
"Niece, given the relationship between your father and I, I cannot bear to see you fall into that trap! Don't worry, you may be young and inexperienced in dealing with these jackals, but your Uncle Zhu won't sit idly by and wait for death! Humph, what's wrong with the Cheng family of Bozhou? As the saying goes, a strong dragon cannot defeat a local snake. I'm going to show that Yuan who has the final say in Ping County!"

Wen Wan curled her lips slightly. Well, someone volunteered to help her solve the problem, so why not?
"That's really... thank you so much! I told you, Uncle Zhu is a very righteous man. He and my father have been brothers for many years. How could he just stand by and watch our Wen family perish?"

"As expected, who says merchants are all after profit? Look at my Uncle Zhu's demeanor and the way he conducts himself. He's simply a modern-day knight-errant!"

"Although my niece is young, I'm afraid I'll never be able to learn the chivalrous spirit of Uncle Zhu!"

"Uncle Zhu, don't worry. If I can be of any use to you, I will definitely not refuse!"

She pretended to be moved to tears and continued to flatter Zhu Wang several times, which made Zhu Wang dizzy. He just wanted to make Wen Wan his lifelong confidant!
Don’t you see, Lao Zhu’s dream when he was young was to carry a long sword and become a knight who travels freely in the world!

However, later on, when his belly grew as big as a ten-month pregnant woman, he gave up the idea of ​​being a knight-errant and brave, and instead became a profiteer businessman.

After Zhu Wang left, Wen Wan heard some noise in the backyard. She tiptoed to the backyard and saw Ma Changshun and Feng Shuigen coming back with a cart.

The cart was carrying several hundred kilograms of wild grapes, which looked freshly picked. Each grape was round and juicy. Two people were opening the door to the backyard and rolling up their sleeves to move things inside.

Since he and Master Ma decided to develop new products to survive, after the winery's new wine passed the critical period of fermentation, Master Ma immediately gathered one or two loyal and familiar guys to form a temporary "new product research and development team."

Of course, this name was given by Wenwan.

Developing new products is a matter of great importance, so the work can only be done during breaks, and it must be done secretly, avoiding the guys in the front yard. After all, Wen Wan is not completely trustworthy of these guys, and the new recipe must be hidden no matter which store it goes to. Before the new product is developed, it must be kept strictly confidential.

Wen Wan was considerate of them and gave them a raise in wages.

She also separated out an open space and two or three rooms from the winery, under the pretext of giving Master Ma, the master chef of the winery, a private house and yard. In fact, once the backyard door was locked and the open space was opened, it would not be a problem to turn it into a small workshop.

And now, Master Ma came back with two carts of wild grapes.

"Young Master!" Master Ma's face was tanned. Wen Wan had been using him for just over a month, but he had become darker, thinner, and even drier.

Well, she is indeed a capitalist, treating Master Ma like an ox or a horse.

Although Master Ma was much thinner, he looked much more energetic. As soon as he saw Wen Wan, he jumped out of the carriage and said, "Young Master, we brought two or three hundred kilograms of grapes from our hometown. We can start researching new wine tonight. How do you do that natural fermentation you mentioned last time? Is it the same process as fermenting grain?"

"No rush, I'll go back tonight and look through the books to see if there are any ancient methods I can refer to."

Ma Changshun reminded her, "These wild grapes are not easy to store, Young Master, please hurry up."

While talking, Ma Changshun's mind was busy. He had already started to plan to wash all the grapes, dry them in the sun and ventilate them for use in the evening.

"I know. We'll start tomorrow morning." Wen Wan was very satisfied. "So many wild grapes must have cost a lot of money, right?"

Master Ma seemed very excited. "Why would we need silver? We just hired a dozen clever women from the village to help pick the grapes. They even trimmed the grape stems cleanly. We can just wash them when we get home and use them! It only cost ten taels of silver in total."

Wen Wan felt a pang of sympathy seeing the two men, travel-worn and covered in mud. The journey to Master Ma's hometown was at least a hundred li, taking five or six days on foot. Even including the cost of food, drink, and lodging for the three of them, it only cost ten taels of silver!
It is conceivable that these people must have been stingy when they went there and stingy when they came back.

Wen Wan smiled and said, "Spend what you need to spend, don't save money for me. Saving money is far less effective than increasing income, and the little money you save is just a drop in the bucket. As the saying goes, if you have too many lice, you won't feel the itch, and if you have too much debt, you won't worry."

Master Ma disagreed, "It's difficult to run a winery right now, so we'll save as much as we can."

Feng Shuigen also patted his chest loudly, even complaining in his tone: "What are you talking about, Young Master? Who do you think we are? Did Young Master's money just come from the wind? He spends money lavishly all day long and has no idea of ​​frugality! Humph, Master Ma, let's go."

Wen Wan: ???
Believe it or not, I will beat you up?
Do you think I won’t beat you up just because you have well-developed chest muscles?
Feng Shuigen dragged Master Ma inside, and Master Ma instructed her, "Young Master, tomorrow... even if it means killing someone, you have to come! It's best to come before dawn, while everyone else is still asleep. Let's hurry up and do it!"

Wen Wan was very upset and asked: What should I do if my employees are more stubborn than the boss?
When Wen Wan left the winery, the sun was setting, and she went to the bookstore on West Street to pick up Zhao Heng.

She was not in a hurry about the bet with Mr. Yao.

A few days ago, she was pulling her hair until late at night every night. Zhao Heng couldn't bear it anymore, so he volunteered to help her write a policy paper that would surpass Cheng Yunzhang.

Seeing Zhao Heng's confident tone, Wen Wan also asked about his talents.

Zhao Heng said that he had lost his memory and could not remember whether he had ever attended school before, so he could use this bet to test his level.

So these days, Zhao Heng went to the bookstore whenever he had free time.

This attitude... had the rigor and focus of writing a doctoral dissertation. Wen Wan expressed her satisfaction. Regardless of Zhao Heng's writing skills, at least he had a strong attitude. If he had an outline or basic materials, she could edit and revise it to create a tailor-like effect. Who knows, she might be able to fool Old Man Yao.

As soon as she entered the bookstore, she saw her figurines.

Zhao Heng was tall, handsome, and dressed in a dark blue robe with auspicious cloud patterns. He stood by the bookshelf. The sunlight fell on his silver mask, and the whole person seemed to be shining.

As if sensing someone's gaze, Zhao Heng raised his head, his eyes lit up, and a gentle smile spread across his face. "My wife!"

Wen Wan smiled and waved at him, "Let's go home!"

The couple walked hand in hand on the road.

The customs of the people in the Great Chen Dynasty were not very open, and it was rare for couples to walk side by side on the street, let alone walking side by side hand in hand like Wen Wan and Zhao Heng.

Passersby kept looking back, which made Zhao Heng blush. Unfortunately, the young lady held his hand tightly and didn't care about the eyes of passersby. He secretly sighed that he was not as good as Wenwan.

The evening breeze is blowing gently, dusk is falling, and people are hurrying home.

There were only the two of them, strolling in the garden and walking on the street.

(End of this chapter)