Chapter 114 Winter Goods Store 4
Lin Muqiu pursed his lips, as if thinking about something.
It's time to put down comforters, knee pads, wool sweaters, snow boots and other items on the shelves.
Many townspeople have fainted and fallen ill recently, which just proves her guess.
Only in the summer, when animals are furious, is the down they produce thick and soft, possessing exceptional cold-resistance, making it ideal for use as a filling. Conversely, in other seasons, when animal feathers have degenerated, it's like a turkey, unable to even spit fire—definitely unacceptable.
If that’s the case, why not try making food to resist the cold?
After all, she has stored a lot of food with summer characteristics.
As she thought about it, she moved the pot, lit the fire, put in the fat lamb rolls, beef rolls, bok choy, thousand-layer tofu, meatballs, duck blood, lettuce, lotus root slices, and added the secret seasoning and countless bright red chili peppers.
It was spicy and numb.
The aroma wafts out, and a pot of boiling hot hot pot is ready, oozing with chili oil.
She invited Yun Yi to "enjoy" it together.
"Wow, it's so spicy." Yun Yi stuck out his tongue and frowned because of the spiciness.
Lin Muqiu didn't move his chopsticks, smiling harmlessly. "Then, did you taste it and find any special effects? Chili peppers are supposed to dispel cold."
Yun Yi felt wronged: "It's still the same as usual."
"That means there isn't enough chili."
Yun Yi:?
Ten minutes later, Yun Yi cried wildly and drank water frantically.
Too spicy, too spicy!
Lin Muqiu held his chin with his hands, full of confusion.
What happened?
With a guess in mind, she took out the magic stone that absorbed the summer's high temperature disaster and threw it into the fire.
With a loud crackling sound, the raging fire suddenly crackled and burned more vigorously, emitting a red glow, which formed a sharp contrast with the white snow outside.
She smiled brightly, picked up the beef roll and handed it to him, "Try it again."
The smile was so gentle that it seemed to melt the cold weather. Yun Yi's eyes curved as she took it without hesitation.
The next second, he fanned his tongue frantically, "So spicy! So spicy!"
Woohoo, he shouldn't have believed in a woman's tenderness!
The next second, a pleasant system voice came:
【Cold-repelling buff: You will continue to sweat within half an hour, producing a cold-repelling and warming effect.
Source of effect: The fire absorbs the high temperature buff, and the food cooked out of it is naturally extraordinary~]
Lin Muqiu pulled him up and was about to run outside, "Come on, go and try it out!"
In the wilderness, there is ice and snow and no one lives.
Not even a bird.
The hunting party set traps but found nothing.
They tried to lure the animals out, but to no avail.
They even conducted a blanket search, but still didn't see any birds.
They were desperate. "I'm so ashamed! How can there be no prey in winter? What will we eat if this continues? We're going bankrupt!"
"Ah, at first I only saw that hunters made a lot of money and weren't easily bullied. No one told me what winter was like! How can it compare to those who work with their brains? I can just sit back in the academy and get winter vacation whenever I want. It's so cool."
"Forget professors, even the farmers are better off than us. Now that we have cold-resistant plants, they can grow vegetables for themselves and earn money. They don't have to worry about unemployment, and there are agricultural support programs. Isn't that comfortable and reassuring? Who would have thought that things are so different now? The once glorious swordsmen, assassins, and mages are no longer as stable as other professions."
"Alright, stop complaining. If it weren't for professional equality and universal education, you wouldn't be able to become swordsmen. You chose this profession yourself, so what's the point in complaining now?"
"That's true. Everyone has their own difficulties. We can't hunt, and the price of meat in town has gone up. It's not easy for everyone."
“…”
Lin Muqiu took all these words in and thought about them.
It seems that hunting support is needed.
Otherwise, if she only relies on her farm to sell meat, wouldn't the price of meat be extremely expensive?
It would be bad if you lack protein at that time.
The problem is, there is really no prey in the snow and ice. She can't just force it to appear, right?
*
Grace posted the sign that read "Customized Down Jackets for Children."
For several days, no one bought anything.
She pondered for a long time until Elizabeth reminded her, "You have to write that the filling is from Lord Lin's shop."
She suddenly realized something and did as she was told, and sure enough, the number of people visiting her increased dramatically.
There was even a long queue outside the door.
A customer lamented, "Oh, my craftsmanship is really terrible. I wanted to make a dress for my daughter, but I still haven't learned it in ten days. I've tried several times. It's really a waste of Mr. Lin's good down."
Grace smiled gently, "Everyone has their own specialties. Your cooking skills are excellent."
The guest was petrified.
Every profession has its own specialty?
Do you want to listen to what you are saying?
So far, you have fished, caught shrimps, made blueberry jam, built a house, and you are a builder and a tailor. Are you telling me that everyone has their own expertise?
If this isn't a definite cheat, then what is it?
"Here, your daughter's down jacket."
"Thanks."
The guest took the down jacket handed to him by Grace, and his eyes were dull.
Who understands? I bought a down jacket and ended up being treated like Versailles!
After she left, Grace immediately took out her account book and began to calculate.
She can make two or three children's down jackets a day, with an average selling price of around 90. Each lightweight children's down jacket requires more than one kilogram of down, which means that she can earn more than 80 copper coins a day on average!
Oh my god! She was stunned by the data.
She counted the copper coins one by one and was so excited that she almost cried.
She is so happy, and it’s great to be in Ankang Town!
The more she thought about it, the more her mind wandered.
If she hired a few people to work and paid them 60 copper coins a day, wouldn't she be able to earn 20 copper coins for free without having to work?
With this, how far will it be to become rich overnight?
She bit the pen and laughed so hard that her saliva was almost dripping just thinking about it.
She immediately went to the mission hall and other corners to post flyers.
Upon closer inspection, it turned out that she was not the only one who discovered the business opportunity!
[Down jackets made for me, 30 copper coins each. Excellent craftsmanship, specializing in Lin Muqiu styles. Contact information: xxxx]
[I sew various things, charged by the piece, using down from the Lin Muqiu store. Contact information: xxxx]
[Anyone looking for a job? Hiring a tailor, 60 copper coins a day, requirement: make at least two down jackets a day.]
【……】
Grace was stunned.
How many people are supported by Mr. Lin’s winter supplies store?
They’ve created an entire industrial chain!
Also, what kind of description is this for Lin Muqiu's style? Have adults' names become some kind of synonyms?
I really can’t help but accept it!
*
At the same time, Lin Muqiu, who was keeping accounts in the afternoon, was stunned.
Who can tell her why the sales volume of down is more than ten times that of down jackets?
When she sent someone out to investigate, she was shocked.
Her original intention of setting up cheap down jackets was just to let the poorer townspeople make them themselves and save some money. Who would have thought that these townspeople were so smart and actually started a business selling down jackets!
Wow, this is so smart!
But on second thought, this is a good idea.
The townspeople made down jackets to sell, which just made up for the shortage of tailors she had on hand.
She kept the account and calculated slowly.
But there are also disadvantages. For example, in the past few days, the sales of down jackets in her store in the town have reached the upper limit.
Then we must develop external markets.
It’s a pity that the thermal insulation market has always been dominated by the north.
She sighed, what a trouble!
Thinking of this, she took out the Lord System and wanted to send a message to Nicole.
Who would have thought that with a beep, Nicole would just happen to send a message: "It's done. The expansion of the Chambers of Commerce in the north and west is complete. The reputation of the Ankang Chamber of Commerce has been spread. The work is done perfectly. With the recent natural disasters, I want to go back to your place for the winter. I wonder what good things you have prepared, hehe."
Lin Muqiu typed quickly: [No, don't come back.]
The opponent responded quickly: [? ]
[Lin Muqiu, you don't want to get rid of me after I've done my job, do you?]
Lin Muqiu was at a loss for words: [What? I asked you to sell down jackets there. Give me the address and I'll use the Wind Express to mail the goods to you.]
The other side typed a big question mark: [? What express delivery? ]
*
Northern Duchy, outside the castle.
It's a place even colder than Ankang Town.
A group of guards were guarding the castle, solemnly ready to go.
Nicole and her mother Marissa stood shivering in the cold wind.
Duke Ross stood by and put a coat on Marissa. He smiled gently and said, "Don't wait outside. It's the same if you wait in the castle."
Marissa calmly pushed her coat back and smiled, "It's okay. My daughter and I like to keep cool."
Nicole: “…”
Damn, if you want to reject your ex-lover, can you please not bring me along?
She sighed, not knowing her mother's attitude towards Duke Ross, so she simply kept silent.
It was only here that she learned that her mother had been engaged to the Duke of Northern Ross.
However, His Majesty the King was extremely suspicious and feared that the Western Chamber of Commerce and the Northern Chamber of Commerce would join forces to destabilize his own power. That's why her father, the Duke of Central, stole her mother's love and summoned her mother to the Central Region.
So the mother was a hostage, a tool for His Majesty to consolidate his power, a victim of a ridiculous marriage contract, her mother, but not herself.
Only now did she understand why her mother had agreed to let her do business.
Maybe her mother also wanted her to live for herself.
It is said that mother and daughter are connected by heart. At this moment, Nicole only felt that all the heavy blood in her body rushed to her heart, and the fascia was trembling, painful and itchy.
Although she tried her best to avoid it, the conversation between the two of them continued to buzz:
"It's okay, Marissa. Put it on. The north has nothing but winter coats."
"No thanks, Lord Duke Ross, thank you for your kindness."
"No, no, no, Marissa, I didn't mean anything else. I just... I was just worried that you'd be cold. This coat was specially prepared for you. I've never worn it before."
"Then you name a price and I'll buy it."
"You...do you have to do this to me?"
"That's enough!" Nicole couldn't stand it anymore. She stepped in the middle and interrupted the two people pushing a down jacket back and forth. "Lin Muqiu will send the down jackets over soon. We can wear them first. They're very warm. One for each of us!"
She purposely bit one person to death.
Duke Ross: "..."
He touched his nose, feeling sour.
He had originally thought that with his childhood sweetheart Marissa here, he could have a long chat with her about life, but who would have thought...
It seems that the other party is really just here to do business.
These days, except for business, Marissa would never take the initiative to look for him. Even if he went to ask for a meeting, Marissa would turn him away.
It was hard to explain his feelings. After a while, Duke Ross said sourly, "Perhaps the Ankang Chamber of Commerce's goods are indeed impressive, but when it comes to warm clothing, no one can do better than my Northern Chamber of Commerce."
After hearing this, the guard stood firm in the wind and frost, with a proud look on his face.
There are blizzards every year in the north. If they didn’t have some real skills, countless people would have frozen to death!
Winter is their home turf, they are the most powerful chamber of commerce! What Ankang Chamber of Commerce is nothing special!
Marissa smiled. "You don't know that person. She's very good at business. Her vision is as sharp as an eagle, but her heart is very gentle. Even I, who have been learning business since elementary school, can't compare to her. I believe that with her ability, the down jacket business will definitely be the best."
When Duke Ross heard Lin Muqiu's name, he felt a hint of jealousy.
These days, he always heard Marissa mention Lin Muqiu over and over again. Whenever she mentioned this name, Marissa's eyes would shine brightly like stars. Really...
Is that person really that good?!
He flicked his sleeves and sneered, "Impossible! The North uses the best cotton to make clothes. There's no way anyone could take over the North's warm clothing market!"
The other guards nodded frantically in their minds in approval.
"Marisa," Duke Ross continued to beg, "Let's go back to the castle to warm up. You've never been cold since you were a child, and I don't know how long this express will take..."
Before he could finish the word "arrive", he saw a howling tornado mixed with ice and snow swirling in from high in the sky, and suddenly landed on the ground, with piles of express deliveries falling in front of him.
Everyone was ready to go, standing in an even neater formation than the imperial guards.
Duke Ross: "..."
Guards: ???
Nicole breathed a sigh of relief, quickly opened the package, took out the coat and handed it to her mother, "Here! For you!"
Marissa's eyes lit up the moment she put it on.
She spun around several times. "Oh my god, this dress will definitely open up a market across the continent! It's so light and comfortable, it's like not wearing anything at all, not heavy at all. It's thin yet so warm, and once you put it on, you'll feel toasty, like springtime. The people of the northern towns will finally have a good life this year!"
Duke Ross was disdainful.
Is it that magical?
“You try it too!”
Marissa handed the down jacket to him with a beautiful smile.
Duke Ross was stunned and subconsciously took it and put it on.
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