Chapter 41: Expanding Business

After people took sides, Chu Qingzhi counted. There were 105 people. It didn’t matter if there were a few more. “You guys can stay and work for our family.” Everyone was immediately overjoyed, and their faces were filled with smiles. The others who weren’t chosen were all dejected.

Chu Qingzhi cleared her throat and said, “My family needs 35,000 wooden sticks a day. You will earn a copper coin for every three wooden sticks you make. We need about 70 people to take on this job. Which of you want to do it?”

“Me!”

“Me!”

“Me!”

Voices sounded from all directions.

Chu Qingzhi used the previous selecting method. “Those who have at least two elders and those who have at least three children at home, please stand on my left.”

There were 80 people in this group.

Chu Qingzhi said, “You have to sign a contract for this. Each person will have to provide 450 sticks a day. For every three sticks you make, you will earn one copper coin. Can you do it?”

Everyone said in unison, “Sure!”Alright.” Chu Qingzhi nodded and looked at everyone. “Next is the most important thing.”

Everyone’s cars pricked up.

Chu Qingzhi said, “There are three county cities around us. I plan to sell 10,000 ice cream bars in each county city. There are two ways to sell them.”

“The first is that I will hire you to sell it for me. The second is that you can take the goods from me and sell them yourself.”

“If you sell it for me, there will be no risk. You don’t have to pay, and I’ll pay you instead.”

“If you take the goods from me and sell it yourself, you’ll have to pay for the goods. Of course, you’ll also earn a lot. I guarantee that selling 10,000 ice cream bars in each county city will be no problem.”

Chu Qingzhi glanced at everyone. “Does anyone want to sell it yourself?” n/o/vel/b//in dot c//om

Third Uncle’s son, Chu Xuede, said loudly, “Me. I want to sell it myself. Qingzhi, how much docs a piece of ice cream bar cost if we buy it from you directly?”

Chu Qingzhi raised her voice and said, “The more you buy, the more discounts you get. Anywhere below 500 pieces, it’ll be four copper coins each. Above 500 pieces, it’ll be three copper coins each. Above 1,000 pieces, it’ll be two copper coins each. By the way, you can only sell the sugar ice cream bar at five copper coins a piece. Don’t raise the price casually. Otherwise, people will not buy it.”

The market price had already been set, and everyone had already accepted it. Raising the price casually would cause them to lose customers.

Chu Qingzhi added, “”In addition, the business can start tomorrow. If you want to sell it yourself, come to me to register. This is your first time working with me. I understand that you are worried, so I won’t take the money from you for the time being. I’ll collect the money after you sell the ice cream bar.”

This approach greatly increased everyone’s enthusiasm. Almost everyone decided to sell the ice cream bars themselves.

Chu Xuede praised, “Qingzhi, you’re too thoughtful.”Chu Qingzhi gave him an unfathomable look. “Those people who make wooden sticks, come and sign the contract first. After signing it, you can go back and start working.”

Those people walked to Chu Qingzhi to sign the contract, their eyes filled with excitement.

After signing the contract, Chu Qingzhi registered the people who wanted to sell on their own.

Chu Qingzhi waved at Chu Xuede. “Uncle Xuede, come over. I’ll register your name first.”

Chu Xuede replied enthusiastically, “Coming.”

Zhou Qingzhong stood at the back of the crowd, his eyes filled with envy.

Zhao Xiuhua pushed Zhou Qingzhong. “Go register too!”

Zhou Qingzhong was not confident. “Mother, will she let us sell ice cream bars?”

Zhao Xiuhua was extremely anxious. There were so many people waiting to get registered. If she did not seize the opportunity, it would be too late. “You’ll know when you try.”

Zhou Qingzhong took a deep breath and walked over to line up.

He made up his mind that if Chu Qingzhi did not agree, he would soften his attitude and say some nice words.

Unexpectedly, Chu Qingzhi agreed without hesitation. As long as he followed her rules, she didn’t care who took the goods from her.

After the names were all registered, Chu Qingzhi started to worry about the production.

Such a large-scale production needed to be properly arranged. Otherwise, the efficiency would decrease.

She called the hundred or so people to the backyard and began to make arrangements one by one. It took her an hour to make the arrangements.

After that, she asked everyone to go back and eat. After eating, they would come back and start making molds. With the molds, they could start producing..

Chapter 42: Expanding Business 2

Chu Qingzhi walked towards Chu Xuhua. “Brother, go to Zhang Village and buy some oranges. We’ll sell these orange-flavored ice cream bars ourselves.”

Chu Xuhua nodded. “Okay, I’ll go right away.”

Chu Qingzhi sent Chu Xuhua out and happened to see a carriage driving over.

The carriage stopped at the entrance of her house. Then, Xu Wanrong, Sang Wanlu, and Qu Zhaoyu walked out.

Qu Zhaoyu was Sang Wanlu’s husband.

Qu Zhaoyu was a little ill at ease. Fortunately, no one knew why he was here. Otherwise, he would not want to come out of the carriage.

Xu Wanrong walked elegantly towards Chu Qingzhi and whispered, “Qingzhi, I brought my cousin-in-law here. He has social anxiety. Let’s find a private place to give him a diagnosis.”

Chu Qingzhi couldn’t help but smile. “I understand. I’ll be careful.”

Sang Wanlu and Qu Zhaoyu walked over.

Sang Wanlu greeted Chu Qingzhi very politely. “Qingzhi, sorry to disturb you.”

Chu Qingzhi smiled and said, “Why would I be disturbed by business knocking at the door?”Qu Zhaoyu sized Chu Qingzhi up and could not help but wonder how good a little girl’s medical skill could be. However, since he was already here, he should give it a try.

“Follow me.” Chu Qingzhi brought them into the house.

When the villagers saw that the nobles in the city were looking for Chu Qingzhi again, they could not help but stop what they were doing and watch, their eyes filled with envy.

“How did Qingzhi get to know these nobles?”

“Have you forgotten that Qingzhi has been living in the city for a period of time? These should be her friends, right?”

“Yes, yes, I almost forgot.”

Chu Qingzhi brought the three of them to the side of the stable. Since there was a man, it was not appropriate to bring them into the room.

Xu Wanrong looked at the horse and asked in surprise, “Qingzhi, did you buy a horse?”

Chu Qingzhi nodded. “I go out quite a lot. It’s more convenient to have a horse.”

Sang Wanlu looked at the people on the other side, who were all busy. She was very curious. “What are they doing there?”

Chu Qingzhi said, “They are making ice cream bar molds. I plan to expand my business.”

Sang Wanlu had an idea. “Qingzhi, when will there be new ice cream bars? I want to buy some ice cream bars for my shop staff.”

Chu Qingzhi praised, “You are really a good boss. If you want to buy ice cream bars, you can do it tomorrow. Buy more. I’ll give you a discount.”

Sang Wanlu smiled. “Thank you, Qingzhi.After chatting for a while, Chu Qingzhi began to take Qu Zhaoyu’s pulse. She quickly retracted her finger. “Young Master, you are overtaxing your body on that kind of thing. You need to restrain yourself.” Nôv(el)B\\jnn

Qu Zhaoyu’s face immediately turned red. “Miss, what are you talking about?”

Chu Qingzhi hated men who sought pleasure outside, not to mention that he had a wife. However, in ancient times, society was like this. “Don’t you know what you did? However, I’m not going to point it out because it has nothing to do with me. I’m just reminding you. What I want to say is that it’s because of you that your wife can’t get pregnant. Don’t blame her.”

Qu Zhaoyu said angrily, “Nonsense. Do you even know medicine?”

Chu Qingzhi looked at Qu Zhaoyu as if he was a clown and said calmly, “How about you find another doctor?”

Qu Zhaoyu flicked his sleeves and left.

Sang Wanlu stuffed ten taels of silver into Chu Qingzhi’s hand. “Qingzhi, give me a prescription. Also, don’t tell anyone about this.”

Chu Qingzhi naturally wouldn’t turn money down. She returned to her room and wrote down a prescription. “Make him drink it for three days. Something good will happen to you next month.”

Sang Wanlu could not help but look forward to it. “Thank you, Qingzhi. When something good happens, I’ll come to thank you personally.”

Chu Qingzhi nodded.

Sang Wanlu thought of the clothes and asked, “Qingzhi, have you finished drawing the clothes?”

Chu Qingzhi shook her head. “I’ve only finished ten pieces. I’m still drawing the rest. I’ll finish them as soon as possible.”

Sang Wanlu did not rush her. She only said, “After you’re done, ask Wanrong to bring you to me. When the time comes, we’ll open the clothes shop immediately.”Chu Qingzhi said softly, “Wanlu, I have an idea.”

Sang Wanlu was all ears. “Go ahead.”

Chu Qingzhi leaned in front of Sang Wanlu and whispered in her ear, “Wanlu, do you understand what I mean?”

Sang Wanlu smiled and nodded. “Leave it to me.”

After that, Xu Wanrong and Sang Wanlu left.

After Sang Wanlu got into the carriage, Qu Zhaoyu immediately said in a huff, “Wanlu, you’re not allowed to come here again.”

Sang Wanlu frowned and asked, “Why?”

Qu Zhaoyu belittled, “What does a little girl like her know? She’s just a quack!”

Xu Wanrong spoke up for Chu Qingzhi. “Cousin-in-law, don’t say that about Qingzhi. She cured my face.”

Qu Zhaoyu sneered. “She used some kind of witchcraft to cure your face and you think she’s the Divine Doctor? Are you brainless?”

Sang Wanlu interrupted, “Don’t talk to Wanrong like that. She’s doing this for our own good. Besides, it’s normal for people to be sick. Why are you so angry?”

Qu Zhaoyu said angrily, “I’m angry! I’m angry because that quack doctor spouted nonsense.”

Sang Wanlu frowned slightly. “What good will it do for Qingzhi to spout nonsense?”

Qu Zhaoyu said angrily, “How would I know? Anyway, you’re not allowed to interact with her anymore.”

Sang Wanlu was furious. “Did she expose you? You’re using anger to hide your guilt! Qu Zhaoyu, if you want me to stop interacting with Qingzhi, you have to cut off all contact with your bad friends.”

Seeing that Sang Wanlu was angry, Qu Zhaoyu immediately softened his tone. “Wanlu, I was too angry just now. I didn’t mean what I said.”

Sang Wanlu said firmly, “Qingzhi gave me the prescription. When we get back, drink it for three consecutive days. If you don’t obey, don’t ever come back home.”

Qu Zhaoyu looked terrified. “Yes, yes, yes. I’ll listen to you.”

Xu Wanrong was impressed. Her cousin was really good at disciplining her husband. When she got angry, her husband became a quail..

Chapter 43: Good Luck Comes

Zhang Village.

After arriving at Zhang Village, Chu Xuhua walked quickly towards Zhang Lin’s house. He bumped into Zhang Lin walking out of the house. “Uncle Zhang Lin, I’m here to buy oranges.”

This time, Zhang Lin was not as enthusiastic as before. He seemed to have something on his mind. He placed his arm on Chu Xuhua’s shoulder and brought him to the side. “Xuhua, I have something to discuss with you.”

Chu Xuhua did not think too much about it. He said solemnly, “Uncle Zhang Lin, if you have something to say, just say it.”

Zhang Lin hesitated for a moment and said, “Xuhua, I think the price of oranges is a little low. Can you raise it?”

Chu Xuhua was instantly displeased. They had reached an agreement. Why did he suddenly change his mind? “Uncle Zhang Lin, we agreed on the price at the beginning.”

Zhang Lin complained, “It’s hard for me to grow oranges. You have to understand me, right?”

Chu Xuhua asked seriously, “Uncle Zhang Lin, let me ask you again, are you selling the oranges at the original price or not?”

Seeing that Chu Xuhua’s attitude was unyielding, Zhang Lin wavered. However, the temptation of money made him not want to back down. “Xuhua, go back and discuss with your family. If you agree to increase the price, you can come to pick up the oranges. If you don’t agree, go elsewhere.”He was the only one in the village who could supply such a large amount of oranges. He was not worried about the possibility that Chu Xuhua might disagree.

Chu Xuhua left angrily.

Chu Qingzhi was very angry and puzzled when she saw Chu Xuhua return empty-handed. “Brother, what’s going on?”

Chu Xuhua said angrily, “That shameless Zhang Lin actually wanted to raise the price of the oranges. If we don’t agree, he won’t sell the oranges to us.”

Chu Qingzhi thought for a moment and advised, “Brother, don’t be angry. At most, we’ll replace it with other fruits. Who said we must use oranges to make ice cream bars?”

Chu Xuhua nodded. “Yes, we don’t want his oranges. What’s the big deal? Qingzhi, I’ll ask around to see if anyone can supply us with other fruits.”

Chu Qingzhi smiled and nodded. “Okay.”

An old man walked over from afar. “Excuse me, does anyone in your village need fruits?”

Chu Qingzhi sized up the old man. He was a farmer. “Yes, Uncle. What’s the matter?”

The old man said happily, “I finally found it. It’s like this. There’s a family in our village who is a relative of the villagers of your village. He said that someone in the Chu Village uses fruits to make ice cream bars and needs a large amount of fruits. My family grows a lot of pears, so I wanted to ask if you need pears.”

See, good luck will come sooner or later… Chu Qingzhi smiled. “Uncle, how much do you plan to sell the pears for?”The old man said, “The pears in the market are sold for 20 copper coins a catty. If you want them all, I can sell you for 15 copper coins a catty.”

Chu Qingzhi asked again, “How many catties of pears do you have?”

The old man counted with his fingers. “At least 10,000 catties.”

Chu Qingzhi thought for a moment and said, “Uncle, we can take all the pears, but we have to sign a contract. During the contract period, you can’t raise the price or sell it to others. When we come to pick pears, you have to cooperate and help us pick them. Can you agree?”

The old man agreed without hesitation. “Sure, sure, sure. What’s so difficult about that? It’s my duty.”

Chu Qingzhi said, “Uncle, let’s sign the contract. As for the money, I’ll pay ten taels first. I’ll pay you the rest in one go after I pick up all the pears. What do you think?”

The old man thought for a moment and agreed. With the contract in hand, he was not afraid of her going back on her words. “Sure, but I want the village chief to be a witness.”

Chu Qingzhi nodded. “Not a problem.”

Under the witness of the village chief, both parties signed the contract. n/o/vel/b//in dot c//om

Chu Xuhua put away the contract. “Qingzhi, shall we sell sugar water cream bars today?”

Chu Qingzhi said, “Yes.”

Imperial Hospital in the capital.

The emperor’s personal eunuch, Eunuch Li Fei, sent the two prescriptions to the Imperial Hospital.

“Chief Physician Yuan Zheng, His Majesty asked me to give this to you. Take a look. If there’s no problem with these prescriptions, send them to the military camp in the south. They can’t wait anymore.”

Yuan Zheng was an old man in his fifties. He was wearing an imperial physician’s uniform. Even though he was calm, he could not help but feel nervous when it came to military matters. “Yes, Eunuch Li Fei..”

Chapter 44: Good Luck Comes 2

Li Fci handed the prescriptions to the Chief Physician Yuan Zheng and left.

Recently, there had been more infectious diseases in the military. Even the capital that was located in the north couldn’t avoid it. One could imagine how serious the situation in the south was.

After the various military camps reported the situation to the Imperial Court, the entire Imperial Hospital had been trying to come up with a prescription to solve the crisis. However, it was to no avail, and the prescriptions they developed were useless.

After Yuan Zheng received the prescription, he immediately unfolded it and read it.

As he read, he could not help but feel excited.

The various herbs on the prescription complemented each other and brought the medicinal property to the maximum. One more or one less herb would reduce the medicinal properties by half. Everything was just right.

“Wonderful, really wonderful…”

He had been involved in medicine for most of his life. One look at the prescription and he knew what kind of a person wrote it and what illness it was used to treat.

The person who wrote this prescription must be a Divine Doctor.

After the imperial physicians heard the Chief Physician’s words, they immediately surrounded him. When they saw the prescription, they exclaimed.Chief physician, who wrote this prescription? There is finally hope for our soldiers!”

Yuan Zheng looked around. “You also think it’s good?”

The Imperial Hospital had people with brilliant medical skills. They were experienced and knew if a prescription was good or bad at a glance.

“Chief physician, quickly prepare the herbs and send them to the soldiers in the south.”

Yuan Zheng nodded and heaved a sigh of relief. “Okay.”

Shuiyun County.

On the side of the street, under a big tree, there was a small stall surrounded by people. It was noisy.

Wang Peifang was led by two servant girls to the stall. She looked angrily at the stall and the tall and thin girl beside it.

She clenched her handkerchief with all her might. “Chu Qingzhi! You are such an ingrate. When you have good things, you don’t give it to me to repay me for raising you up but you actually started selling it here.”

The two servant girls lowered their heads and remained silent. However, they were complaining about Wang Peifang in their hearts. Back then, when Chu Qingzhi was in the residence, she did not have a good life at all. If it were them, they would not give Wang Peifang a dime.

Wang Peifang walked towards the stall angrily.

Chu Qingzhi had already noticed that Wang Peifang was here, but she pretended not to know.

This vicious adoptive mother. If she dared to hit her like before, she would teach her a lesson and seek justice for Chu Qingzhi.Wang Peifang rushed over and reached out to pinch Chu Qingzhi’s ear like before. “You ungrateful girl…”

Bang! Before Wang Peifang could finish cursing, she was sent flying by Chu Qingzhi’s kick and fell heavily to the ground.

The scene fell silent.

As Chu Qingzhi rubbed her ears that felt slight pain from being pinched, she shouted in surprise, “So it’s my adoptive mother. I thought it was some scoundrel who touched me.”

After shouting, she hurriedly shouted to the two servant girls, “Hurry up and help my adoptive mother up. See if she’s injured.”

The servant girls were scared silly. Only then did they react and hurriedly run to help Wang Peifang up.

Wang Peifang felt that all the bones in her body had shattered. She was in so much pain that she did not have the strength to scold anyone. She was embarrassed and urged, “Hurry up and help me back. Go get a doctor. Hurry up.” n/ô/vel/b//in dot c//om

Chu Qingzhi, I’ll settle the scores with you slowly!!!

The two servant girls did not dare to disobey. They quickly helped her up and left.

However, they were secretly praising Chu Qingzhi for doing a good job. They were often scolded by Wang Peifang, but they only dared to curse in their hearts. Now, Chu Qingzhi had avenged them. How satisfying!

Chu Qingzhi also felt that it was satisfying. Under normal circumstances, she would definitely not dare to hit Wang Peifang. In ancient times, filial piety was a big thing. Even if she was sent back to her biological family, Wang Peifang would still be her adoptive mother. If the news of her hitting her adoptive mother spread, she would get a bad reputation and could forget about getting married.

The purpose of her transmigrating to this world was to overcome the love tribulation. If she did not get married, wouldn’t it cut off her path to immortality? This was definitely not allowed.

Now that there was a reason why she “accidentally” hit Wang Peilang, no one said anything. After Wang Peifang left, everyone started to buy things as usual.Chu Xuhua, Chu Qingyue, and Chu Third hurriedly came over to show their concern for Chu Qingzhi. Seeing that her ears were red, their hearts ached and they asked her to rest.

Chu Qingzhi’s ears hurt. She did not reject their good intentions and stood at the side to rub her ears.

She thought to herself that she had to hit Wang Peifang harder next time.

Four hooligans walked over to the stall.

“Move aside, move aside. Can’t you see that we are here?”

“We have never eaten ice cream bars before, so we specially came over to give it a try.”

When everyone saw the hooligans, they immediately retreated to the side. Some people had suffered from these people and stood even further away.

The hooligans took out a few pieces of ice cream bar from the box and started eating without paying.

Chu Xuhua didn’t want to cause trouble, so he said kindly, “Dear guests, it’s a total of 50 copper coins.”

Upon hearing this, the tall hooligan threw the ice cream bar away and pushed Chu Xuhua hard. Chu Xuhua crashed into the box, his face twisted with pain.

The hooligan said angrily, “How dare you ask me to pay? You are courting death!”

Chu Qingyue was afraid. She watched with fear and did not dare to move.

Chu Third stepped forward to protect them. “You should pay if you take our things. Everyone has to pay. Why can’t you pay!”

The hooligans threw away all the ice cream bars in their hands and surrounded Chu Third with ferocious expressions.

“It seems that if I don’t teach you a lesson, you won’t learn.”

“Brothers, do it. If you kill him, it’s on me.”

The tall hooligan looked down from above. As he spoke, he grabbed Chu Third’s clothes with one hand and clenched his other hand into a fist, about to smash it down on Chu Third’s face.

A gust of wind blew, and the tall hooligan fell heavily to the ground three meters away..

Chapter 45: Going to the Jail

Chu Qingzhi clapped her hands. “A weak chicken barks like a dog. Hmph, if I don’t teach you a lesson, you won’t learn!”

When the other three hooligans saw that their gang leader had been beaten up, they immediately released Chu Third and surrounded Chu Qingzhi.

The tall hooligan wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth. His eyes were spitting fire as he shouted angrily with a twisted face, “Don’t kill her. Drag her back later and make her wish she was dead!”

Chu Qingzhi smiled coldly. “Make me wish I was dead? I’ll make you wish you were dead now!”

As she spoke, she clenched her fists and secretly circulated her spiritual power before throwing a punch on the face of the short hooligan closest to her.

Blood mixed with five or six teeth spurted out. The hooligan screamed and flew out. He slammed into a tree beside him. After landing, he fainted.

Everyone looked at Chu Qingzhi with admiration.

The three hooligans were shocked.

Chu Qingzhi stretched her arms as she walked towards the hooligans. She had a smile on her face, but the smile made the two hooligans quickly retreat in fear. The tall hooligan crawled backward, his body trembling.

Chu Qingzhi snorted and sent them flying with a punch.

The sound of heavy objects falling to the ground was heard. Teeth splattered all over the ground.

The three hooligans were scared out of their wits. Was this little girl born with divine strength? They had offended someone they shouldn’t have offended this time!!!

“Ahhh!!!” The hooligans ran away in a panic, dragging the unconscious hooligan.

Chu Qingzhi snorted in disdain.

The surrounding people were full of admiration for Chu Qingzhi. Some people who had been bullied by the hooligans paid more money and thanked Chu Qingzhi for helping them vent their anger.

Just as Chu Qingzhi and the others were about to close the stall, a group of constables quickly walked over and surrounded them. The short hooligan followed behind.

The constable asked with a serious expression, “Who deliberately injured people just now?!”

The short hooligan pointed at Chu Qingzhi and shouted, “It’s her, it’s her…”

The constables looked at Chu Qingzhi with suspicion in their eyes. Chu Qingzhi was thin and weak. How could she possibly send a few fierce-looking men flying ?

The constable turned back to the short hooligan. “Are you sure it’s her?”

When the short hooligan saw that the constable did not believe him, he was so anxious that he urged anxiously, “It’s her, it’s her. Constable, she hurt us on the streets. Capture her.”

The constable asked the people who had yet to leave. He really did not believe that Chu Qingzhi could beat up four hooligans alone. “Did you see her hit people?”

The people looked confused. “Sir, we didn’t see anything.”

Chu Xuhua and the other two panicked when they saw the constables. After all, Qingzhi had indeed beaten up the hooligans just now. If those hooligans dared to bully people on the streets in broad daylight, they must have a backer.

Chu Qingzhi took the initiative to walk out. “I did it. I’m willing to go to the government office with you.”

Those hooligans must be instructed by someone to cause trouble. She had to drag the mastermind out.

She did not have any enemies in the county city. The only one she had a grudge against was her adoptive parents. Just now, she had hit her adoptive mother. It was very likely that her adoptive mother was behind it.

If it was really her adoptive mother, then she would take this opportunity to make it known to the public that she was chased away by her adoptive family and completely cut ties with them.

The constable looked at Chu Qingzhi with sympathy and felt that she was a scapegoat for someone. “In that case, please come with us.”

Chu Qingzhi turned around and said to her brothers and sister, “Go back and find Tang Jinghong. He can help me out.”

Chu Xuhua didn’t wait for her to finish. He rushed forward and stood in front of

Chu Qingzhi. Although he was very afraid, he bit the bullet and said firmly, “I was the one who hit them. My sister is young and innocent. Please let her go.”

Chu Qingzhi was slightly stunned. She looked at the tall figure in front of her and her heart warmed. The Chu family really treated her well.

She stepped forward. “Sir, I was the one who hit them.”

As she spoke, she stretched out her hand. “Look at the blood on my clothes. It’s his blood.” She pointed at the short hooligan..