Yang Chenghong nodded excitedly, "Yes, I've found the shops, all five of them, although they are a bit rundown. Would you like to go see them now, Ninth Sister?"

"My sister said she'd leave the management of the shops to me. Even though I haven't been in business for long, Shopkeeper Lin didn't keep any secrets and taught me a lot. I've also been studying hard. With my sister's support, I'm very confident."

"Good." Yang Mengchen was also very happy. After discussing with Aunty Luo about opening a ready-to-wear clothing shop last time, she had asked Sixth Brother to keep an eye out for shops. She didn't expect that in just a few days, Sixth Brother would have found them.

When they arrived, the shops Sixth Brother mentioned were on Donglin Street, dozens of meters away from the bustling main street. There were only about a dozen dilapidated tile-roofed houses on both sides of the street, which appeared to have been converted from residential houses, and there were very few pedestrians.

Yang Mengchen chose one of the slightly larger houses to enter. The facade was small, with a total of just over thirty square meters for the three fronts combined, but the interior was quite spacious. In addition to a not-so-small courtyard, there were four or five rundown thatched cottages.

The other four shops were similar, just smaller in size. Fortunately, all five were in a line and not far apart from each other.

The shops themselves had no redeeming features, what Yang Mengchen was interested in was the large area of land, which was one hundred percent guaranteed to appreciate in value.

Upon finding several homeowner, she learned that the prices ranged from one hundred taels to one hundred and fifty taels. Yang Mengchen didn't bargain, as it was clear that the homeowners were eager to sell and living wasn't easy. Once she knew all the homes had the proper deeds, she had the homeowners go with Yang Chenghong to the County Office for the transfer procedures.

Some people, hearing the news, came over to ask Yang Mengchen if she still wanted to buy houses, saying they were looking to sell theirs too.

Yang Mengchen simply bought all of them, then quietly told Yang Chenghong that when handling the procedures, it would be best to buy up the land around the houses as well. She also instructed him to register two sets of adjacent houses in Xiao Wanxue's name, and two sets in Doctor Luo and his wife's name, and to inform Shopkeeper Lin to notify Nangong Lingfei when they returned.

She planned to transform the street into one that combined modern features with the characteristics of Yongchang Town, including a commercial street with dining, inns, clothing, jewelry, and a series of other industries. This would not only attract people from the town and the surrounding areas but also wealthier people from other places, thus promoting the overall prosperity of Yongchang Town.

However, to build a commercial street of such grand scale by themselves wasn't enough. It wasn't an issue of money or ability, but rather that their family had no power or influence. In this ancient dynasty, often a single word from the powerful could bring endless disaster to their family.

Therefore, she thought of Nangong Lingfei and Luo Jingrui, since the Nangong family and the Luo family had significant influence, which would help their family avoid the risk of attracting unwanted attention due to their success.

Upon arriving at the Luo family's sideyard, Doctor Luo and his wife were conveniently both present. Yang Mengchen first talked to them about the pest problem. Doctor Luo immediately brightened up; he had also put in effort to research pests but unfortunately had never come up with an effective solution.

Yang Mengchen explained in detail the relevant knowledge of several common pests and their prevention and control methods. Doctor Luo nodded repeatedly, taking notes diligently, and occasionally asked questions, which Yang Mengchen answered one by one.

Lady Luo sat nearby with a smile on her face, quietly watching her husband and Mengchen talk.

Ever since she let go of her misgivings and communicated well with her husband, she realized that he truly was the exceptional man Mengchen had claimed he was. Her husband also learned to be more caring towards her, occasionally giving her small gifts. Their marital relationship had become more loving and harmonious than when they had first married. Mengchen really was her lucky star.

Not just Lady Luo had this thought, Doctor Luo shared the same belief.

After meeting the young girl, everything he did seemed to go smoothly. His relationships with his parents, wife, and sons had also become much more harmonious. Now that the young girl had given him such a great opportunity, he was moved and reassured. As soon as he heard about the plan for Donglin Street, he immediately wrote a letter to his eldest son, expressing his firm support.

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