Pampered by the Toughest Man After Divorce
Chapter 354 - 355 Returning to Daping Village to Propose Marriage_1

Chapter 354: Chapter 355 Returning to Daping Village to Propose Marriage_1

After Nan Feng paid the rent, she hired some workers to repair the house. Soon after, she moved out of the old community courtyard.

When the sign of the mansion was changed to "Nan Mansion," she felt particularly proud.

The house, located in the west of the city, was a standalone villa with its independent courtyard. All the trees planted in the house yard were osmanthus trees. What does this mean?

Villa, of course!

If it were her previous life, she probably couldn’t afford such a house even if she worked tirelessly until old age.

Wan Jian’an had not moved in yet. His current job required him to live in the Yamen. Moreover, they were not officially married yet. Moving in together now could trigger gossip. The rumors of those years could wreak havoc on people’s lives.

However, Nan Feng and Wan Jian’an had agreed that they would finalize their marriage arrangement when they returned to Daping Village in the near future.

After moving into the mansion, Nan Feng encountered another issue. A larger house meant more cleaning. It would take an hour each day to sweep and clean the house. Moreover, living alone in such a large mansion made her feel lonely, so she tidied up a servant room and invited Feng Gu to move in.

However, there always seemed to be a never-ending stream of chores in Spikenard Square. If Feng Gu spent her time cleaning, Nan Feng would have to take over the miscellaneous tasks at Spikenard Square. Nan Feng couldn’t let Feng Gu handle all the chores alone. That would be exploitation of labor.

Therefore, Nan Feng hired another servant.

This servant was an aunt in her fifties, not bought from the slave market, but Liu Niannian’s mother. One day, Nan Feng told Wan Jian’an that she wanted to hire an aunt to help out, and he introduced her to Liu Niannian’s mother, Aunt Pei.

Aunt Pei used to live with Liu Niannian in the Yamen back garden. She was bored to death living there but wanted to find a job. However, Liu Niannian didn’t approve, worrying that as she was old, she couldn’t handle it. It was only after hearing from Wan Jian’an that she would just come to clean every day for no more than two hours, that Liu Niannian was willing to let her come.

Aunt Pei didn’t need to live there. After she finished cleaning, she would go back. Nan Feng paid her on a monthly basis, giving her four hundred copper coins a month, and she did her job happily.

In addition, because she now had two business partners and increased sales, Nan Feng was considering hiring another servant. This servant needed to be male to help crush many herbs into powder. She and Feng Gu couldn’t handle it alone.

Besides, she added some conditions. This person should be of good character, be strong and work energetically, and be receptive, remembering what he has been taught. Servants meeting all these three criteria were hard to come by, so Nan Feng decided to hold off the decision until she came back from Daping Village.

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By the time they decided to return to Daping Village, it was early winter.

Wan Jian’an borrowed the carriage that Wan Jian’an usually used for going out. He first went to Spikenard Square to pick up Nan Feng. Nan Feng had bought a lot of things near Yongest Street, including cotton clothes for Nan Quanyou and Lin Qiaoyun as well as various miscellaneous foods not available in the village. Additionally, she bought some pretty trinkets from Xue Ling’s shop to give to Aqiu and other girls.

Not only that, but Nan Feng had also taken into consideration Second Uncle Zhou. She bought him a cotton coat for the winter and some dim sum. When the time came, she’d have Wan Jian’an give these to Second Uncle Zhou as a mark of his respect for the elderly.

After helping Nan Feng put the stuff in the carriage, Wan Jian’an assisted her into the carriage. Feng Gu stood in the doorway of the shop, watching Nan Feng leave.

After being in Spikenard Square for such a long time, she could now manage things on her own. Otherwise, Nan Feng would not have entrusted her with the responsibility of looking after the shop on her own.