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Jiaoniang wanted to occupy the beach near the pier. It wasn't enough for Zhu Zixiu to just agree to give her the land, so they had to go to the government to prove it. Fortunately, Zhu Zixiu was popular, so the officials did not ask too much. A few procedures were done very quickly, and in less than two hours, two people had completed the transfer of rights.

The beach was about 500 square meters. Unfortunately, due to the water level of the Lancang River, about half of it couldn't be put to use. Otherwise, once the water level rose, the beach would be submerged.

Hearing that Jiaoniang wanted to build a restaurant here, Zhu Zixiu shook his head and sighed. "That's a good idea, but it will cost a lot just to build a restaurant, not to mention the fact that you will have to pay for the hire once the restaurant is built. I'm afraid a small place like ours won't have any surplus!

Jiaoniang knew that he was trying to persuade her out of his good intentions because he didn't want her to lose too badly. However, he didn't know that Jiaoniang had already had the idea of luring outsiders over. In order to attract people in a place, besides political factors, there was also culture and economics. The current economic attraction of Qingyuan County was not that big, so he could only think of a way to attract people.

In this era, any scholar could be looked down upon by others on the streets. If one could attract people from all over the world to come and report on the event, then perhaps there would be a fixed gathering in the future.

Jiaoniang's trump card was Wu Sinan. Wu Sinan had already agreed to help her play the role of the middleman.

Seeing that Jiaoniang had made up her mind, Zhu Zixiu didn't say anything more. At the foot of the mountain, there were people living there. Smoke rose in the air, bamboo flourished, and this was also the land of Zhu Family. He rented the land to those people who did not have any land, and he only needed to hand in two rentals every quarter. The people who lived near the beach all relied on Zhu Family to survive.

This was also one of the reasons why Zhu Family was so strong and standing.

"If you want to start work, you only need to tell me and I'll help you find some capable people. The price is also slightly lower than the market price." Zhu Zixiu couldn't stop her, but he didn't stop her from giving her more face.

If they were in the vicinity of the village, she could ask the villagers to help find someone she was familiar with. But since they were in a county town, Jiaoniang's hand couldn't reach that far, so if Zhu Zixiu could find someone to help, then there was no need to be afraid of anyone making trouble. Jiaoniang was happy.

People were moving things on the wharf. The ship that stopped at the river bay was at least ten meters tall, and in front of the ship, people were like ants. Zhu Zixiu and Jiaoniang stood at the top and looked down. It was unknown what they were thinking, but neither of them said anything.

Jiaoniang thought about what Wu Sinan said; Zhu Family was everywhere to collect grains and medicinal herbs, and they had to bring those things over to Qingyuan County. She didn't know what Zhu Family had heard, which was why they were collecting these things in advance.

"I heard people in the county say that you were looking for something strange?"

What Zhu Zixiu said was precisely what Jiaoniang asked Qiao Ke to help find. Unfortunately, not many people from Qingyuan County have gone far, other than the occasional desperate people who use grass to ask for money, there really wasn't much of a harvest.

"That's right. If we want to set up a restaurant, there must be some good dishes. We are short of everything here."

Even though her Qingyuan County was backed by a hundred thousand li of mountain, it was still dangerous inside the mountain. Even though there were a lot of wild animals, people would not die just from eating two mouthfuls of food.

Zhu Zixiu laughed: "Then you found the wrong person, the person who sees the most stuff outside must be us Zhu Family people, if you want those strange things, I am going to go out next month, and wait for me to bring some for you."

Jiaoniang didn't understand why he treated her so well. She felt a little awkward, but she didn't refuse.

The bird returned to its nest.

It was getting late. Zhu Zixiu was walking along the field road with Jiaoniang. Along the way, some tenants greeted him. He responded with a gentle smile.

The two of them could be considered to be chatting happily. Jiaoniang had returned to the Qiao Family Restaurant to invite Zhu Zixiu out for a meal, but he had rejected her request.

Standing on the second floor and watching Zhu Zixiu's carriage leave, Qiao Ke teased: "Boss Zhu is a good man, there are many unmarried women in the Qingyuan County fighting to marry him."

Jiaoniang understood the hidden meaning behind her words and rolled her eyes. "Where's Ye Xuan?"

"If I told you I was going to look for you before you came back, I reckon the two of you are on a different road."

Qiao Ke felt a little sour. Say, why do you think that every single one of them is dead set on Jiaoniang? Wasn't it all because of Jiaoniang's good looks?

Looking back at Jiaoniang who was standing blankly by the window, her face was like a silhouette, her eyelashes slightly moved like a butterfly, her skin was thin and white, like a peach that just bloomed in spring, and she looked so young and tender, making even a woman like her love and hate her, how could she find such a beauty in the Qingyuan County? Not to mention those stinking men.

The next day, Jiaoniang did not delay any further and left Ye Xuan in the county city to work with Zhu Zixiu's men. She first returned to Lin Family Village on her own. As they entered the white road of the Lin Family Village, the road was bustling with people, most of whom were from the other villages to watch the show, of course many of them had recently planned to build new houses by the side of the road, and it was estimated that after a while, the desolate scene would no longer be on both sides of the road.

Ji Dahe and the others recently helped a neighboring family repair their house, while Yu Gu's sister, Yu Zhu, temporarily stayed at Jiaoniang's home.

Jiaoniang greeted Ji Dahe and co., telling them not to take on any other jobs after the job was done. She also rebuilt her house with the materials, including Ye Xuan's home.

This was not a lightweight job. When Cheng Huanzhong received the news, he immediately went to the yard to buy wood. Ji Dahe was not enough as a layman, and he also needed to hire some professional people. Just buying bricks was something Jiaoniang's family discussed for a long time.

There were two types of bricks: one was red, the other was green, and the green was more expensive than the red. Jiaoniang thought for a long time, and finally decided to buy the green one.

The house had to be lived in for a long time, and it was only worth it if it was built to suit one's needs.

Chen Dong'e and her mother were extremely guilty. They felt that the two of them had come to their home and had no place to stay, so they had to spend the money to build a house. Otherwise, they could just leave.

Where could a house built with mud and straw be better? Even if Chen Dong'e did not come, the house would have to be rebuilt a few years ago. It was all due to her aunt's coincidences, and it just so happened that it was time to help out with the work.

Only then did Chen Dong'e and her mother let go of their grudges. The whole family happily welcomed the building of the new house, and she even gave Jiaoniang ten taels of silver during the night. No matter how Jiaoniang rejected it, she always said it was because she hadn't seen Jiaoniang in years.

In order to solve the problem of their temporary living quarters, Jiaoniang had no choice but to set up a temporary residence nearby.

The rabbit couldn't suffer with others and was taken to her house by the lotus flower. Every day, she would come to Jiaoniang's house to pick up ice cubes.

There were also people in the village who wanted Jiaoniang and her family to stay there temporarily, so they didn't have to build a temporary shack. But how could Jiaoniang feel embarrassed?