Rebirth of the Evil Stepmother and the Four Villainous Children

Zhou Rongrong said seriously: "It's true."

Boss Li slammed the table excitedly and said, "I'm doing this business with Miss Zhou. Fifteen cents per pill is fifteen cents, but I have a condition. Miss Zhou, can you promise me that these pills will only be supplied to my caravan?"

Fifteen cents was not expensive at all for this business, and he believed that he could sell this Ma Fei San at a good price, and he would make a lot of money from Ma Fei San.

Zhou Rongrong also had some thoughts in her mind, "I can only supply your caravan for a year, but this contract can only be signed for one year. After that, I have to see how the market reacts to the pills and adjust the price. If the pills sell well, Boss Li will still be my first choice. What do you think?"

Boss Li thought that Miss Zhou had really thought too much, and he could not get any advantage at all. However, he felt relieved to do business with such a person, so he said, "Okay, let's write an agreement."

Zhou Rongrong was not used to writing with a brush, so she asked Doctor Zhao to write the agreement, and Doctor Zhao readily agreed.

After the two of them agreed on the terms, Dr. Zhao wrote them down, and then they signed the contract and put their fingerprints on it.

As for the army's supplies, Zhou Rongrong didn't know how to do business with the army, so she asked Doctor Zhao.

“Don’t I have to sign an agreement with the military?”

Doctor Zhao slapped his forehead and said, "Oh, I forgot. Is it also a one-year contract?"

Zhou Rongrong shook her head and said, "No, I won't raise the price for military supplies. The price will remain the same. And I'm the only one making Ma Fei San for one day. No matter how much the price is outside, I'll still charge ten cents per pill."

"Is this okay?"

Doctor Zhao has been a doctor all his life and doesn't understand the twists and turns of business, but when he heard Zhou Rongrong and Boss Li talking about business, he knew that he had gotten a great deal.

When Boss Li saw his old friend like this, he secretly laughed at him and thought, this Miss Zhou is really not simple. This incident has made her famous in the army. Anyone who wants to bully him will have to consider their own weight. He is also benefiting from it.

He quickly said, "Don't worry about this or that, just write it quickly."

Seeing that my old friend said so, I wrote according to Zhou Rongrong's instructions. After confirming that there was no problem, I pressed my fingerprint and signed my name.

Boss Li called the servant and said, "Send it to the government office for backup."

In the Great Zhou Dynasty, all agreements had to be backed up in the government office to be legally effective. If the terms of the agreement were violated, the offender would face imprisonment.

After all the busy work, it was already noon. Boss Li decided to have a good meal at the restaurant directly.

The children were all very happy, especially Sibao. The little girl's mouth was as sweet as if she had eaten candy, and she turned into a complimenting machine around Doctor Zhao and Boss Li.

The dishes were so delicious, the best she had ever eaten, it was worthy of being the best restaurant in town, and Boss Li looked so blessed, his son who was an official in the family would definitely get a promotion.

Zhou Rongrong never expected that Sibao's cleverness could make people laugh so hard.

The meal was a great pleasure for both the host and the guests.

After eating and resting for a while, he returned to the village and promised: "I will start making it after the New Year."

"Okay, okay, then I'll wait for news from the young lady."

After returning to the village, Zhou Rongrong packed up her things and pulled the ox cart to the village chief's house.

"Auntie, is the village chief at home?"

"Yes, yes, yes. It's cold inside."

Aunt Zhang carried the man into the main room and went to call the village chief who was chopping firewood in the kitchen.

"Mrs. Zhou is here, calling you."

The village chief put down his axe and said, "Okay, I'll come."

They both entered the main room, and Aunt Zhang was about to pour water for Zhou Rongrong, and Zhou Rongrong hurriedly said.

"Auntie, sit down, sit down, sit down. I'm here today not only to see the village chief but also to see you. Auntie, I've found an idea to make money and I need your help."

Aunt Zhang also became interested after hearing what she said. She waited for Zhou Rongrong to finish her story, but did not say how much the price was. She only said that she needed to find a few people in the village to help with the work, and each person would be paid ten copper coins a day with lunch.

When the village chief heard this, he said, "Your price is too high."

You know, even if you do hard labor in the town, you can only get ten copper coins a day, which doesn't include lunch. From what Miss Zhou said, this job is easy and not tiring, and it's right in the village, so you don't have to go out, so it's a very good job.

Zhou Rongrong didn't care and said, "Don't worry, Uncle Zhou. I have calculated it, but now I only want women in the village to do the work. They also need to sign an agreement and have good character and keep their mouths shut. I wonder if Auntie has any recommendations for candidates."

Aunt Zhang thought for a while and then reported the names of seven or eight women. Zhou Rongrong searched the original owner's memory and found out that these people had very good reputations.

"Then could you please run this trip for me?"

How could Aunt Zhang disagree? She immediately said, "Okay, I'll let you know later."

The village chief saw his wife leave and rubbed his hands and asked, "Where is the man?"

The village chief was thinking, since he could work, why couldn’t his family members do the same?

Zhou Rongrong said, "Village chief, have you forgotten? Spring ploughing is coming soon, and there will be no spare laborers. When my business is done, the village can try to grow medicinal herbs. I can harvest them then, and that will also be a source of income, right?"

The village chief thought so too. They didn't know how to grow this medicinal herb, but it was hard to say for sure, so he didn't ask in detail.

When the wives and girls Aunt Zhang mentioned heard that it was the village chief calling them, they immediately put down their work and went to the village chief's house.

Since these people appeared, Zhou Rongrong has come face to face with the people in the original owner's memory.

Wang Po's granddaughter also married Sanzhu's wife from the same village. She was a down-to-earth and hardworking person. There were also a few other girls who were not out of the ordinary, including Chunhua, Xiaoyue, and a little girl named Zhou Min from the village chief's relative's family, as well as Du Da's wife, Wang Po, and Aunt Zhang, a total of seven people.

Now these seven people are enough. The seven female relatives in the village chief's house seem a bit crowded.

The village chief said, "I invited you all here because Zhou has something good to tell you."

Zhou Rongrong then said, "I have a job that I need to hire. Ten cents a day, with lunch provided. It's not a hard job, it's very simple and easy. In addition to the ten cents, there are monthly rewards."

Chunhua also understood and asked immediately: "Zhou, Zhou?"

Zhou Rongrong said: "You can just call me Rongrong."

"Rongrong, you mean monthly? Is this a long-term job?"

Zhou Rongrong nodded: "For long-term work, my family's ancestral recipe has signed a contract with Boss Li of Yunwei House and Doctor Zhao of Jishitang in town. If nothing goes wrong, it will be a long-term job. This job is meticulous, so I asked the girls and women in the village to come."

Mrs. Wang smiled and said, "Rongrong, I am already old, you are treating me?"

"Of course, everyone knows that Granny Wang in the village cooks the best food. Even if we ask Granny Wang to cook lunch for us, it's still only ten cents a day."

Mrs. Wang waved her hands quickly and said, "No, no, this is too much."

It only costs ten cents to cook a meal. This amount of money is much more than what her old man earns in a day.

Zhou Rongrong smiled and said, "Grandma Wang, the wages have been set, please don't say anything, I'm busy."

Although no one knew what the job was, they all thought it was a great job. There were women together and they could make money without leaving home. It was simply a godsend.

Everyone agreed, but Zhou Rongrong also said the ugly thing up front.

"Since everyone agrees, I will also tell you my rules. This is the recipe passed down from my ancestors and it is also the basis of my livelihood. If you want to come, we have to sign an agreement and a confidentiality clause. You cannot mention the work you do to anyone or tell others. Once you tell others, not only will you be imprisoned, but you will also have to pay a compensation of one hundred taels of silver.

But if everyone follows my rules and my business is good, I can make at least one tael of silver a month with wages and bonuses. What do you think?"

In fact, everyone knows that it is normal for the head of the family to have rules. If you follow the rules and don’t tell anyone, then nothing will happen, right?

And I heard from Rongrong that it was only one or two taels of silver a month, which is much more than what the shopkeeper in the town could earn.

The first to express their opinions were Mrs. Wang and Aunt Zhang, followed by several others.

Zhou Rongrong went to find a village elder who could write a few words, and asked him to write an agreement. After he signed and stamped his fingerprints, he gave it to the village chief to take to the government office for registration.

This was the day we agreed to start working, on the fifth day of the New Year.

After the contract was signed, everyone went home with excitement.

When the men in the family asked, the wives said that Rongrong had something to discuss with them. Rongrong had taken a job in the town and asked them to help after the New Year. They didn't know what the job was, but they would be paid ten cents a day.

When the men heard this, they thought ten cents a day was not a small amount, and besides, the workers were all women, so they all agreed.

As for bonuses, the woman didn't mention them. Rongrong was right. It would be best for her to keep some money and hide it. Who knows what bad intentions her husband and mother-in-law might have. After all, if it's really one or two taels a month, this money is very tempting.

The wives thought that this was indeed the case and it would be nice to keep some money as a private gift.

On the way back with her granddaughter, Wang Po also gave her granddaughter some advice.

"You can't be stupid. You must listen to Rongrong. I think Rongrong will do great things in the future."

Mrs. Wang has seen a lot of people at her age. Rongrong speaks in a very organized manner and does things clearly and decisively, which is far beyond the reach of the girls in the village.

Wang Feng leaned on her grandmother's shoulder and said coquettishly, "Grandma, I know what's going on. You see, there are so many people in the village, but only a few of us were invited. That's because we have a good reputation in the village. But you better keep your mouth shut and don't let anything slip."

Mrs. Wang had never thought that her granddaughter would dare to tease her. She slapped her on the back and said, "Humph, I know exactly what to say and what not to say. I know exactly what to say."

The girls went home and told their families about it. They were very happy when they heard that they would get paid. These families were not the kind of people who would abuse their girls like Qian Zhaodi did.

They all said, "Okay, go ahead and do it. I'll save all the wages for you as your own pocket money. But you must keep your mouth shut and don't say anything."

The girls all nodded, thinking that they couldn’t say anything careless about such a good guy.

So much so that most people in the village didn't know that Zhou Rongrong had hired someone to do the work. Seeing that no one in the village was talking about it, Zhou Rongrong felt relieved about her employees.

Start preparing the tools for making medicine balls.

Time flies and it’s already the New Year.