"Sister Ling!"

When Yun Ruoxia saw Yun Ling, she didn't even want the wooden basin anymore and rushed forward to hug her, her living God of Wealth, saying, "You're finally back! I've missed you so much!"

Little White excitedly walked on all fours, spun around a few times, and then pounced over to rub against Yun Ling's body to catch her scent.

Dahei casually shuffled to the front door and meowed loudly, as if complaining that Yunling had been gone for so long and hadn't come back, and hadn't even brought Rou Rou to coax her.

Yunling was delighted to pick it up and stick it to her face, but Xiaobai was a little unconvinced and lay on the ground with its belly exposed, inviting Yunling to pet it.

Upon hearing Yun Ruoxia's words, Granny Fan and Granny Bing quickly put down their work and came out. Granny Bing had already completed most of the tasks Yun Ling had assigned, with only the cowhide thread remaining. She was quite startled when she heard Zhang Shi say that Yun Ling had gone to Qingcheng.

Her two children are still in school, and Yunling, such a young child, dares to travel far away alone with the caravan. She is quick-witted and full of ingenious ideas. If she grows up a few more years, she will surely achieve great things.

Old Lady Fan thought so too. With such a bold and daring person around, it's no wonder that Old Lady Yun's family became wealthy so quickly. Now their family is also connected with them. They don't ask for great wealth and status, they just want to be able to avoid going hungry.

"Auntie, I bought twelve pieces of beef tendon this time. I'll bring them to you in a few days."

Alright.

"I'll send you a sample of the menstrual cloth tomorrow, and we'll start making menstrual cloths too."

"Okay."

Bingniang agreed to everything Yunling said.

Yun Ruoxia saw the bags of very light things that Zhang Shi unloaded from the donkey cart and guessed that this was the cotton she had bought. "Ling'er, once the menstrual cloth is embroidered, can we stuff some cotton into it and then sell it?"

"Girl, it's not that simple. Ordinary cotton doesn't absorb water, so it needs to be processed. It should be ready in large quantities before the Laba Festival. Let's send some to wealthy families in the city to test the waters first, and let them open up the market for us."

Yun Ruoxia thought the suggestion was good, but upon closer inspection, it was still missing something. "Ling-jie, why don't you give me a sample in advance so I can think about what kind of packaging would be both elegant and sophisticated?"

Yunling thought her aunt's idea was extremely thoughtful, and since she was also thinking of asking her father-in-law to make her a smaller cotton slingshot and a small disc, she decided to think about it together.

Zhang felt sorry for Yunling, who had just returned home and was already having to put in so much effort, but she knew that this person was just destined to be restless, so she didn't say much. She just went to the kitchen to heat up the soup so that Yunling could eat something to relieve the fatigue of the journey.

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The next day, just as dawn broke, Yunling soaked the beef tendon in a wooden basin with water. Then she handed over the three styles of menstrual cloth and three bolts of cotton cloth to Bingniang, and explained the matter of the small knotted buttons in detail before following Yun Shenghua into the city with Yun Ruoxia.

Bingniang readily accepted, and looking at the design of the menstrual cloth, she quickly came up with an idea.

Old Lady Fan took on the tailoring work, thinking she could share some of the burden with Bingniang. If a big order came in the future, she would get her eldest daughter-in-law to help as well, so that the three of them could divide the work and do it quickly and well.

After dropping off Yun Shenghua at the Fu Family Trading Company, Yun Ling and Yun Ruoxia headed to the craft street in the city. Since Yun Ruoxia made packaging boxes in large quantities, they went to the shop where Yun Shenghua had previously patronized for beehives to discuss a collaboration.

Seeing that the shop was not far from her father-in-law's carpentry shop, Yunling told Yun Ruoxia and walked over.

"Grandpa, a customer is here."

The father-in-law turned around and saw Yunling, so he put down what he was doing. "What are you up to this time, little brat?"

"Does the old man know about the kapok slingshot?"

"Of course, you want to make one?"

Yunling nodded, then shook her head. "I want to make something small, something that a tiny person like me can easily handle."

"You certainly know how to cause trouble for this old man."

Yunling walked into the shop with a smile and took out a piece of beef tendon from her pocket. "I have faith in your skills, Grandpa. I happen to have a piece of beef tendon here, and I thought you could use it, so I brought it along."

The father-in-law took the beef tendon, a smile spreading across his face. He didn't believe that this silly girl just happened to have beef tendon; with her quirky and mischievous nature, it was hard to guarantee she wouldn't try to steal the cotton.

"Oh, by the way, Grandpa, I'd also like you to make a small disc. The blueprint is here."

The father-in-law glanced at it and knew it was a simple gadget, and said with a smile, "Oh dear, it seems I can't fool you this time."

Yunling also laughed and said, "Grandpa, you can give me a price now. I'll pay the coins first, and we can get the goods later."

"No way! You have to try out that cotton slingshot yourself. Only if you think it's really good and you can really use it effectively will we accept the copper coins. Otherwise, you'll ruin this old man's reputation. Come back in five days to collect it, and make sure you bring enough copper coins."

Yunling looked up and saw no sign for the shop, so there was no possibility that she would smash it. But this was the first time her father-in-law had talked to her so much, so they must have gotten to know each other better, which was naturally a good thing, so she nodded in agreement.

After leaving the shop, Yun Ruoxia had already negotiated the price with the shopkeeper. Yun Ling wasn't worried at all, because if someone could get a penny out of her aunt, she would be very happy to befriend such a person.

It was already dark when Yunling got home. She went to Fan's mother's house to check on the menstrual cloth. Bingniang had already made three styles of menstrual cloth. Whether it was the shape or the size, they all perfectly matched what Yunling wanted. The more she looked at them, the more satisfied she became.

"Ling-jie, you said this is menstrual cloth, so how should it be used?"

"Auntie, this is meant to be used with the panties." Yunling picked up a pair of panties and laid them on the stool, then placed the menstrual pad in the crotch area, and finally tied the wings on both sides. "Isn't that all?"

Bingniang took the panties and examined them, then realized the purpose of the slit in the middle of the menstrual cloth. "Is this for changing the cotton padding?"

"My aunt is intelligent."

Bingniang dared not accept this praise of intelligence. Compared to her, the person before her was truly witty and imaginative. She couldn't fathom what was going on in Yunling's mind, and could only sigh:

"Chunniang is so lucky to have given birth to such a good child as you."

If it were praising herself, that would be fine, but praising her mother, Yunling had no reason to be shy about it. She generously replied, "That's right, my mother is the best and the most blessed."

Just then, Zhang came looking for someone. Upon hearing this, she blushed and said that Yunling was shameless. Old Lady Fan also chimed in, and the back-and-forth was quite lively.