Li Moxiu was extremely grateful to Nan Feng, and swore to work diligently.
Thus, one more person was added to Spikenard Square.
Since Spikenard Square sold women’s products, the jobs Nan Feng arranged for Li Moxiu were usually in the backyard, such as grinding medicines into powder, packing boxes, etc. However, Nan Feng dictated the proportion of the medicines being used; she kept the formula secret.
In addition, Nan Feng assigned Li Moxiu to keep accounts, carry boxes, clean and record stock every day. In modern pany terms, he was a warehouse manager, production worker, and finance officer all in one, earning a probationary wage of one tael of silver per month. But it was promised to increase after the probation period.
With Li Moxiu in the backyard, Feng Gu could now focus on the front of the shop. She handled both sales and cash register.
Nan Feng even came up with a prehensive sales plan for Feng Gu, which included dealing with difficult customers, potential clients, determining whether a customer wanted to purchase something or not, converting casual browsers into potential buyers, etc. Feng Gu followed and gradually, she was able to handle things on her own.
Nan Feng began to consider the issue of expanding her business.
She planned to focus first on the neighboring County.
However, before Nan Feng could begin her investigation, she found herself entangled with affairs within her own county.
…
One day, Wang Ju from the Business Association came to Spikenard Square, claiming that someone had reported Nan Feng for fraudulent practices.
“What? Me? Fraudulent practices?” Nan Feng found it laughable: “How could I have mitted fraud?”
Wang Ju took out the contract they signed that day and said, “Ms. Nan, see, our contract prohibits merchants from deceiving customers with false information. But someone reported that on the day of your opening, you had many Ladies from your hometown pretending to be customers and lining up outside your shop. Is this true?”
The moment Wang Ju finished speaking, Nan Feng guessed who the whistleblower could be.
“It was the folks from Xiangying Square, right? Wang Ju, you’re part of the Business Association too. Can’t you see through this tactic? This is a malicious petition. It’s a slander. Yes, those ladies in line were indeed from my hometown, but they sincerely wanted to buy my products. What’s wrong with them lining up outside my shop in the county?”
Wang Ju awkwardly smiled and said: “Ms. Nan, no doubt the whistleblower is from Xiangying Square. But it’s permitted by our rules that merchants can report each other. We aim to maintain the integrity in our county’s business environment, but… “
Nan Feng had a bad feeling. She asked Wang Ju: “But what?”
Wang Ju said: “Xiangying Square has found a witness. One of your fellow villagers. She told us everything that happened that day. They were not there to buy things, but to line up for you. Even the facial masks and cleansers they took home, along with the clothes they were wearing, were given by you.”
What?
Nan Feng had been wary of Li Moxiu in her shop, but she didn’t expect to be betrayed by someone from her own village!
“Wang Ju, where is this so-called witness now? I would like to meet her.”
Wang Ju responded: “She is at the Business Association, having tea and sunflower seeds with Mrs. Jiang.”
…
Nan Feng went to the Business Association with Wang Ju. When they reached the door, Nan Feng went in first and immediately saw a very familiar figure.
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