Song Liyun naturally didn't understand what Steward Wan was thinking.

Her conversation with Wan Yanming was quite congenial.

After inquiring in detail about the customs, traditions, and climate of the southeastern region of Wu Dynasty, Song Liyun arranged for Wan Yanming to come back on the fifteenth day of the first lunar month to collect sample designs, as she planned to redesign several men's waist bags.

Wan Yanming was overjoyed. He left the order form and a bolt of light silk gauze as a gift before taking his leave.

Sitting in the carriage on the way back to the prefectural city, Steward Wan finally revealed that he had once wanted to propose marriage to Miss Song.

"It's a pity that at that time, Yanming, you were childhood sweethearts and your wedding date was already set. The other nephews and nieces in the family were not outstanding enough, and Song Liyun had no intention of getting closer to my family. Otherwise, our Wan family would definitely have gained glory in Pingyang Prefecture."

Wan Yanming was stunned for a moment after hearing this, then smiled brightly: "Third Uncle, let's not talk about this again. Even if I hadn't been engaged back then, Miss Song wouldn't have agreed. There was no romantic feeling in her eyes when she looked at me."

On the fifteenth day of the first lunar month, Wan Yanming did not come to collect the samples himself, but instead sent other members of his family.

The two trucks were loaded with cardboard boxes and bags ordered on the manifest, along with neatly packaged sheepskins and horns, making up two large trucks in total.

Song Liyun presented her new product.

There are five styles of men's shoulder bags and backpacks, as well as a soft leather vest.

It has a close-fitting slanted pocket on top, which is convenient for carrying banknotes, land deeds and other documents. This was also prepared for the rainy and humid southeastern cities.

The Wan family has its own leather goods workshop, and they can mass-produce leather goods as long as they see the blueprints and samples.

Song Liyun was also very busy that day. Not only did she have to stay at Yuruixiang to help Han Ming receive customers from various towns and villages who came to buy acorn noodles and mutton, but she also had to introduce them to various wool yarns.

This is also the product that Song Liyun wants to promote. Besides beef and mutton, wool is also abundant on the grasslands.

Normally, the Di people would make wool felt to build tents and make robes, but now Song Liyun wants to spin more wool into thread to weave cloth.

Yunzhou does not produce silk; only a small portion of the area grows cotton. Women usually spin yarn and weave cloth from hemp and cotton.

Song Liyun wanted to cultivate the habit among the Wu Dynasty people of using wool yarn to spin cloth and sew winter clothes.

Wool provides warmth and protection from the cold, and can also generate more income on the grasslands.

When I returned to Baolin Residence after a busy day, I was greeted by Xiao An, whose face was covered in blemishes.

Song Liyun pulled a handkerchief from her waist to wipe the mud off his chin, and said with a wry smile, "Brother told you to just help watch over things, but you did it yourself?"

Xiao An chuckled: "Second sister, I also want to be a master chef, so of course I have to know everything."

Song Liyun smiled and said, "Okay, Xiao An is the head chef. Did Brother Lin say when you'd be starting work?"

Abu led his men out of the backyard, carrying a basket of vegetables and chewing on half a melon, saying indistinctly, "The people from Tianxianglou have asked several times, telling Xiao An to hurry up and go."

"Sister Song, isn't it a bit too young for Xiao An to start cooking now? He's still so young! Let's wait a few more months. Later, when we go to Kara Mountain, I'll catch rabbits for him every day."

Xiao An glared at him: "Brother Abu, you just said in the backyard that I'm twelve years old, an adult, and can't bother Second Sister every day. Why are you saying I'm still a child now?"

Abu was immediately speechless, as if his mouth was stuffed with melon.

He just told Xiao An to stop bothering the young mistress, saying that the young mistress was going to marry into the grasslands and couldn't stay in Suijin Town every day anymore.

If Xiao An cries like this again, the young mistress will definitely miss her and be sad when she goes to the grasslands.

Song Liyun glanced at Abu with a half-smile, then changed the subject: "Abu, are these dishes going to the ice hockey team?"

Abu was still coughing when the Di soldiers following behind him quickly chimed in, "Young Madam, these things are to be sent back to the tribe as you instructed."

Song Liyun nodded.

After she returned from Kara Mountain, she instructed the people harvesting ice from the Huangsha River to bring back some vegetables and fruits each time they delivered ice to Suijin Town.

Fresh vegetables are packed into cardboard boxes, then wrapped in wool felt to prevent freezing, and delivered to Kara Mountain within a few days, ensuring they remain fresh and intact.

After Abu and the others left, Song Liyun took Xiao An's hand and asked earnestly, "Xiao An, are you really going to Tianxiang Tower?"

From the first day of the Lunar New Year, when Lin Tao and Zhou Xiang came to our house to pay their respects and mentioned wanting Xiao An to go to Tianxianglou, they have been asking about it every two days.

Xiao An has been raising and eating rabbits at home for the past few months, and has become quite the expert at preparing rabbit feasts.

After Zhou Xiang and his group tasted it, they wanted to add a dish to Tianxianglou Restaurant, which would also make it easier for Song Liyun to promote rabbit farming in Qili County in the future.

Song Liyun had previously considered having Xiao An open a restaurant specializing in rabbit meat, and even planned to keep the shop in town, but that would be five years later, when Xiao An turned eighteen.

Now... now he's a bit young, only twelve years old at most, and still a child laborer.

She discussed it with Song Zhenping, who expressed his support and asked Xiao An to work at the restaurant.

Although Xiao An was not idle at home, either pasting cardboard boxes or feeding rabbits and tending the vegetable garden with Black Gold, his timidity when he first arrived in Broken Gold Town had already left a deep impression on people.

Even though Xiao An can now communicate normally with people, in people's minds, Xiao An is still a fool who dares not show his face.

The Song family holds a special position. Even though the three siblings don't usually flaunt their status in Suijin Town, their every word and action attracts attention, and over time, rumors will spread.

Song Liyun understood what he meant; he was afraid that if Xiao An stayed at home, she would develop a withdrawn personality and find it difficult to stand out among people in the future.

Moreover, a twelve-year-old boy is considered a laborer in the countryside.

When Xiao An goes to the restaurant, Lin Tao and Zhou Xiang won't let him get tired.

Yang Hua, the new sister-in-law who had just married into the family, objected.

They said Xiao An's health wasn't good to begin with, and she's only just starting to get better and grow taller. What if she gets sick from overwork?

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