"Yunluozhai?"
Wei Maolin lived between the City Government Office and his home every day. Even so, he had heard of the name "Yunluo Zhai" from his colleagues.
"Is it the Yunluozhai that sells fine Danzhou silk for only half a penny?"
"That's it." Wei Yunlan nodded.
Wei Maolin was born in a Duke's Mansion and was used to seeing good things. Of course, he knew that Danzhou silk was not cheap.
Not to mention the cost of transporting Danzhou silk to the north during such a turbulent time.
It would have been fine if I didn't know that the shop was owned by my family, but after I found out, I couldn't help but ask, "Is this really profitable? Won't I lose money?"
"Don't underestimate this half-penny deal." Wei Yunlan did the math for Wei Maolin.
The silk used to make these hand warmers are all intact parts cut from defective products, and the cost itself is much cheaper than normal.
When I purchased other things in Suizhou, the cost was lower than other places. In addition, Liangzhou had low labor costs and the convenience of space, so the transportation was almost free.
For Wei Yunlan, the profit from this half-dollar deal is about 70%.
Let’s not discuss what will happen in the future, but just in the first two days since Yunluozhai opened, the number of hand warmers, other warm satin collars and gloves sold totaled more than 600.
"Most of those who come to buy these items are people with a little extra money, or they are stewards and servants in the mansions in the North City. Most of them buy several or even dozens of items at a time."
These people often don't just look at goods that cost half a penny. They also look at goods with embroidery or made of better fabrics, which cost several times the price.
Excluding the costs, this shop made four hundred taels of silver in just two days.
This is not a small amount of money. Even if the later business is not as good as the beginning, it is still easy to make 1,800 taels a month.
Not to mention being exiled to the Northern Gate now, even if he was in the capital in the past, how many mansions could have brought in 1,800 taels of silver a month?
"But this business won't last long. It will only last about two or three months, just enough to use up the batch of defective silk I have."
"I didn't expect Lan'er to have such talent." Wei Maolin exclaimed in admiration.
Wei Yunlan shook her head modestly. This was not a talent at all. She just took advantage of the right time, right place and right people to restore a group of things whose value was far underestimated to their rightful value.
And making money is not the ultimate goal of doing all this.
Her goal was to accumulate money while finding a foolproof way of survival for her family in Beiguan or even outside the pass.
But she hasn't revealed this to anyone yet.
Perhaps it was only that day, when she was standing on a high place in Yandu Gorge and looking out, that Mr. Xiao caught some clues.
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"Master, Zou Yun has arrived at Beiguan, and Yu Qi introduced her to Miss Wei." On the way to Chongzhou, Feng Ping reported to Qi Xu.
Zou Yun used to work in the Beijing Artisan Department, working with a master who was good at mechanical engineering. But before that, she worked in the Shadow Department and the Dark Department, and not only did she have good skills in hidden weapons, but she was also very good at light work.
He is not as good as Yu Wu and Yu Qi, these ranked masters, but he is still much stronger than Pei Hu.
Qi Xu transferred her to the Wei family for a reason.
With her unique skills deployed around the yard, she can at least match the power of five guards.
In addition, after he left, there was no one to teach Wei Yunlan and his brother and Xiao Jiayan kung fu.
Letting Zou Yun go there would just fill in this vacancy and allow Miss Wei to learn some more hidden weapon skills so that she can better protect her own safety.
Qi Xu's move turned out to be a blessing in disguise.
Among all the kung fu and weapons, if you ask Wei Yunlan which one he wants to learn the most now, it must be hidden weapons.
Is there a better place to store hidden weapons than her space?
Definitely not.
Relying on space and hidden weapons, when she encounters a crisis and needs to take action herself, she can take the enemy by surprise and turn danger into safety!
Just as Qi Xu arrived in Chongzhou and secretly investigated the son of Duke Yan, four days had already passed in Beiguan.
It was the day for the Liang family to hold a flower-viewing banquet.
There were quite a lot of people attending the banquet, and male and female guests were received separately. The carriage that Wei Yunlan and Gao were in had just separated from Wei Maolin's when it was blocked by the carriage and sedan chair in front.
People in the north do act more boldly than those in Beijing.
When the curtain was drawn, one could see the ladies and girls in several carriages. They became impatient and got out of the carriages and walked to the door.
Madam Liang and Lord Liang did not appear at the door. The housekeeper and the nanny were responsible for welcoming the guests.
The Wei family's carriage waited for a moment and stopped in front of the door.
Stopping behind them was a more imposing carriage pulled by two white horses, of exquisite design.
A pretty and sweet woman got out of the car.
Taking two maids with her, she walked straight past Wei Yunlan, Gao and others, and frowned when she saw the nanny waiting in front of the door.
"Why doesn't Madam Liang come out to greet the guests?"
The Liang family's nanny's face froze.
This is a very rude question.
The Madam did not come out to greet the guests because the people from the North who were invited to the banquet were not qualified enough for them to greet.
Why did this girl ask so openly?
"Miss, I wonder who you are..."
"I am from the Qiu family. It was my father who imprisoned Qiu Luping in Beiguan."
It turned out that before the Liang family arrived, the Qiu family was the most ostentatious and domineering family in the North City.
Because Lord Qiu was in charge of the prison, no one in this border city dared to provoke the Qiu family easily.
Even Gong Xishan, who was in charge of all affairs in the city, and the generals in the army were very courteous to the Qiu family.
The Liang manor's maid was dissatisfied. She thought that he was just a small fry who relied on his position to bully others in this remote town. How could he be worthy of being welcomed by his own lady in person?
But he put on a smile, "It turns out to be Miss Qiu. Madam is entertaining the ladies who arrived earlier. I will take you in right away."
At the same time, another maid guarding the door also came over to greet Wei Yunlan and Gao, "Madam Wei, Miss Wei, I am glad to see you both."
"My wife has been thinking about you a lot lately, and she's worried that you might be in danger on the road. Seeing you today will put her mind at ease."
This nanny had also been exiled with the master's family, so naturally she had met Wei Yunlan and Gao.
He immediately stepped forward warmly and made a gesture of invitation, "This old servant will take you two in to see the lady?"
Miss Qiu, who was walking a few steps ahead of Wei Yunlan and Gao, paused slightly when she heard the obviously more cordial and warm words coming from behind.
Turning around, he saw the unfamiliar Wei Yunlan and Gao, and raised his narrow and long almond-shaped eyes, asking with a bit of contempt, "Which family are you from? Why have I never seen you before?"
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