The Farm Girl’s Charismatic Fortune
Chapter 231 - 227: Didn’t We Agree Not to Rush?

Chapter 231: Chapter 227: Didn’t We Agree Not to Rush?

Facing such a show of loyalty from so many, Ruo Xuan felt like she was the Divine Lord Nine Heavens, commanding a thousand troops!

She waved her plump little hand, full of grandeur, "Don’t worry, as long as you stay loyal and work hard, I guarantee you a life of peace and prosperity."

The crowd was busy showing their loyalty again.

But what they thought to themselves was: They didn’t need peace and prosperity; they just hoped not to break their legs in the process—anything beyond that was too much to ask for!

Ruo Xuan saw that their loyalty was sincere.

With so many devoted followers willing to help, Ruo Xuan was very happy.

And the skincare products she developed had spectacular results on their faces.

Not only did their skin become whiter, their pores smaller, and acne scars disappear, but each one of them transformed from a notorious visage to a kind and benevolent appearance.

Excellent, she had saved a group of extremely wicked people!

Ruo Xuan happily hopped back to tell Xuanyuan Que the two pieces of good news.

Xuanyuan Que was also very satisfied—these people should indeed stay and be his lab rats.

Ruo Xuan then shared her grand business plans, "Brother Xuanyuan, from now on, we’ll split the silver earned from the Rouge Workshop fifty-fifty."

Upon hearing this, Xuanyuan Que quickly objected, "There’s no need!"

He had merely reminded her not to solve problems with Immortal Technique, and then any issue she was too lazy to deal with and wanted to solve with Immortal Technique, she threw at him to solve—it really was peak laziness!

Naturally, he didn’t mind solving problems for her; what he was afraid of was her making him test new products.

If he owned half of the Rouge Workshop, she’d naturally expect him to test the products.

But Ruo Xuan wouldn’t listen to him, "No need to be polite; it’s settled then. Brother Xuanyuan, now that we have so many loyal and devoted people to employ, it would be a total waste not to make full use of them. That’s why I also want to start a Dyeing Workshop, a Ceramics Workshop, a Colored Glaze Workshop, a Brewery, a Soy Sauce Workshop, an Herbal Shop...."

Ruo Xuan rattled off a list of workshops and then added, "We’ll split these workshops fifty-fifty as well, Brother Xuanyuan. As for the branch stores we open in various cities, you just need to give me thirty percent of the profits."

Xuanyuan Que: "..."

He felt like he was beginning to understand something.

After Ruo Xuan finished speaking, she happily patted Xuanyuan Que on the shoulder, "Brother Xuanyuan, together we’ll become the richest in Xuanyuan Country, you’ll be the biggest tycoon, and I’ll be the little tycoon!"

Thinking of the bright future, Ruo Xuan couldn’t help but smile until her eyes curved into crescents.

Xuanyuan Que was shocked: he never knew this flower had such grand ambitions!

However, thank you, but he genuinely wasn’t interested in being any kind of tycoon, big or small.

No matter what Xuanyuan Que thought, Ruo Xuan continued to dream about the future, "Rome wasn’t built in a day, we’ll take it step by step. This year, we’ll first spread the Rouge Workshop across Xuanyuan Country. Then we’ll buy more land to grow mulberries for silkworms and plant cotton, preparing for next year’s Dyeing Workshop. For the Ceramics and Colored Glaze Workshops, we just need to find the right raw materials. Once I’ve earned enough silver, we can start those up, which I estimate will only be in a year or two. The Brewery requires grain, but I have plenty of land for that, so I’m not worried. I need to order a batch of wine jars in advance to start brewing! The Soy Sauce Workshop will need soybeans, so I have to plant soybeans and also order jars in advance. The Herbal Shop requires growing medicinal herbs, hmmm, I’ll need to buy more wasteland to plant them..."

After spelling out her plans, Ruo Xuan asked Xuanyuan Que, "Brother Xuanyuan, what do you think? Good, right?"

Xuanyuan Que nodded expressionlessly, "Mm, very good, one at a time, no rush, we’ve got plenty of time."

He didn’t want to work himself to death.

He had come to understand: she talked, he worked.

"Mm, no hurry, let’s first make sure the Rouge Workshop spreads throughout the country. In the meantime, let’s start raising the mulberry trees and silkworms, as well as planting cotton and soybeans. We also need to arrange for the planting of medicinal herbs and pre-order the jars, and get my Third Uncle to make spinning wheels and looms in advance; even the Ceramics Workshop requires finding good materials........."

Xuanyuan Que: "..."

What happened to not rushing?

He seemed to understand why mortals always complain that being human is so difficult!

Therefore, he called for Shopkeeper Gu and instructed him to arrange for people to go down and purchase land for planting mulberry trees and raising silkworms... and incidentally, transferred the batch of loyal subordinates received the day before to Shopkeeper Gu for work assignment.

Sitting at the side, Ruo Xuan was eating the cherries and strawberries ripened by Xuanyuan Que while listening to Divine Monarch Xuanyuan giving instructions to Shopkeeper Gu and couldn’t help but think: indeed, giving half of the shop to Divine Monarch Xuanyuan was the right decision!

As Ruo Xuan still knew which soil types were better suited for which crops, she then advised Shopkeeper Gu on where to purchase land for the best mulberry cultivation, where the best land for cotton planting was, and where the best land for soybean cultivation was...

Shopkeeper Gu was very happy upon hearing this. Was Lady Xuanbao going to start producing a thousand catties of cotton, soybeans, and other crops per mu?

Planting mulberries, raising silkworms, growing cotton, soybeans, medicinal herbs... would that mean that the people of Xuanyuan Country would soon have endless clothing and quilts to cover themselves?

With more medicinal herbs in the future, would all the common folk be able to afford medical treatment?

Lady Xuanbao and the young master truly had the welfare of the world’s people in their hearts!

He went down excitedly to make the arrangements!

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After the Dragon Boat Festival, military recruitment in Shengping Prefecture’s army camps across various counties officially ended. Considering the different distances of each county, new recruits only needed to report to the camp by the 10th of May.

The military camp was outside Shengping County, a half-day’s journey away. Therefore, Ruo Hai could depart on the ninth or even the morning of the tenth, but he wanted to leave a day earlier. He couldn’t wait to return to the camp to make his mark and establish his career.

Hence, on the evening of the eighth, to send off Ruo Hai, the whole family returned to the village, and Granny Lei, together with her two daughters-in-law, prepared a table full of sumptuous dishes.

They also invited the elderly Lady Xuanyuan and her grandson to join the meal.

Today, during class, Ruo Xuan had heard Yan Jiaojiao talking about new soldiers competing in tests at the military camp, and she contemplated asking Master Han for leave to go and watch.

It wasn’t just Yan Jiaojiao who wanted to see; Yan Huan and Zhang Lian wanted to go as well.

However, they knew that Master Han would certainly not grant them leave if they asked.

So, they urged Ruo Xuan to request leave, so they could all go and watch the competition together.

Ruo Xuan had never witnessed such a competition and, of course, was eager to see it!

So she went on behalf of the students to ask Master Han for leave, on the pretext of wanting to witness how the soldiers defended their country!

Master Han thought it would be a good thing for them to see how the soldiers trained hard every day to defend their country.

After all, the present peace in Xuanyuan Country had been bought with the blood of many soldiers.

So he granted them leave!

Consequently, on the ninth, Ruo Hai shouldered a bundle and, under the watchful eyes of his entire family, boarded the carriage, escorted by a group of children on his way to the military camp.

On the day of departure, the children shared one carriage, as Xuanyuan Que did not enjoy sitting with others and usually traveled in a carriage by himself.

Besides Xuanbao, who else could ride in his carriage?

The rest didn’t like to share a carriage with him, as they were too intimidated to speak.

Ruo Xuan felt that the more people there were, the merrier it would be, and she only had to keep herself company with her cultivation while sitting beside Divine Monarch Xuanyuan.

So she ran over to Xuanyuan Que and said, "Brother Xuanyuan, I’ll go sit with Sister Jiaojiao and the others."

After speaking, Ruo Xuan hurried away, nimbly climbing into the carriage behind.

Xuanyuan Que, intending to lift her into the carriage, saw this, retracted his hand, and emotionlessly boarded his carriage.

It was better to ride alone; that way, there would be no incessant chatter near his ear.