I have to say that Chunxi and the others are very efficient.
When Tian An and the other two returned home, Chun Xi had already ordered people to buy all the meat to be sold the next day. At this time, everyone was busy washing the meat in the kitchen!
Chun Xi saw Tian An was about to go into the kitchen, so she quickly wiped her hands and pushed her out, "Girl, the kitchen is a mess right now! Don't go in, it would be bad if you get the smell on you. You must be tired after walking around all day, so go back to your room and rest. I'll call you when dinner is ready." After saying that, she turned around and closed the kitchen door, completely isolating Tian An outside.
Tian An stared at the kitchen door in confusion. Was she being disliked?
Unable to enter the kitchen, Tian An went straight to the storeroom. While shopping today, she suddenly remembered a kind of velvet flower made of silk thread. No shops in the capital sold it, so she thought it would definitely sell well.
After getting the materials and tools from the warehouse, Tian An closed the door and started making her velvet flowers.
Time passed minute by minute. Qin Yalan, who was waiting for Tian An at the college gate, ate at all the stalls around her. Seeing that the college was about to let out for the evening class, she took her maid and servant to the gate to look for him.
Unfortunately, even after the last student of the college left, they still didn't see any familiar faces.
As it was getting dark, Shaoyao stepped forward to remind her that it was time to go home. "Miss, it seems that Miss An An and the others haven't been to the academy today. Why don't we go back first and come back tomorrow!"
Looking at the academy that was about to close its gates, Qin Yalan had no choice but to go back. "Let's go! That's all for today. If we come earlier tomorrow, maybe we can wait for An An."
Qin Yalan left with her maids and servants, and just as the gatekeeper was about to close the door, Zhao Yiming arrived late.
"Old man, the teacher stayed for a while after school because of something, which delayed us for a while. Could you please open the door for us a moment?"
"Oh! It's no big deal! It's a good thing that the teacher likes it. I'll open the door for you right away." The old man who was guarding the door said as he opened the door a little.
Zhao Yiming walked out of the door and said to him, "Thank you." Then he hurried home.
It always gets dark early in this season. I thought Tian An would be anxious because he came home so late, but when he got home he was told that Tian An had been in the room for half the afternoon.
So, this girl had completely forgotten about him.
When Chunxi saw Zhao Yiming coming back, she went up to him and asked if he had started serving the meal.
Zhao Yiming glanced at it and said, "Set it up! I'll go get An An."
As he said that, he walked towards Tian An's room.
“Knock, knock, knock…”
"Come in! The door is unlocked."
When Tian An saw Zhao Yiming, he was stunned for a moment, "Why are you back?"
Zhao Yiming curled his lips into a cheeky grin, "It's almost 11am, why am I back?"
Tian An was startled. "It's so late! I said I would pick you up from the academy."
"I heard them say that you've been in the room for half the afternoon. What are you fiddling with in the room alone? You're so engrossed." Zhao Yiming asked.
Speaking of this, Tian An took a velvet flower he had just made from the table and showed it to him, "How about it? It's beautiful, isn't it?"
Zhao Yiming took the velvet flower and looked it up and down. "Is this, wisteria? You spent the whole afternoon in your room doing this?"
"Yes! Does it look good?" Tian An looked at him with a look of seeking praise.
Zhao Yiming said, "It looks good, but is this a hair accessory? How do I wear it?"
Tian An took the velvet flower from his hand and gestured to him, "This one is not finished yet. It still needs a hairpin or a hairpin to connect it to the bun. Unfortunately, I can't find a hairpin or a hairpin at the moment."
Zhao Yiming thought for a moment, took the velvet flower from her hand, put it down, and pulled her out of the room. "Let's go eat first. After dinner, I'll think of a solution for you."
…
After dinner, Zhao Yiming took a branch from a peach tree in the yard, peeled and polished it, and handed it to Tian An. "Take a look at this and see if it works. If not, I'll modify it for you."
Tian An took the peach tree hairpin that Zhao Yiming had polished with surprise, "I didn't know you had such skills! Okay, this one is absolutely amazing, the size and thickness are just right."
With the peach wood hairpin as the main body, Tian An quickly completed the velvet flower hairpin.
"How is it? Does it look good?"
Zhao Yiming took the hairpin from Tian An's hand, raised his hand and pinned it on her bun, curled his lips and said, "It looks good, it suits you very well."
Tian An looked at him critically and asked, "Who is prettier, the velvet flower or the man?"
Zhao Yiming glanced down at her, curled his lips and said, "Flowers are made by people. Flowers are beautiful, but people... are even more beautiful."
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The next day, Chen Feng, Liu Hui, Qingmei and Qiao Niang were in charge of setting up the braised meat stall, while the girls stayed at home to make velvet flowers.
"Girl, this is much more beautiful than the silk flowers we made before. How much will it sell for?" Dong Wan said excitedly, holding up the velvet flower in her hand.
Tian An rested his hand on his chin and thought for a moment before saying, "Making this velvet flower is extremely time-consuming. You're all unfamiliar with it now, so each person can only make two or three per day at best. Furthermore, the materials used are not cheap. If you add up all the ingredients, it'll cost at least two or three hundred coins each. A more complex one would cost at least four hundred coins each."
Mangzhong exclaimed, "Girl, this price is almost the same as Zhuhua. Will anyone be willing to buy it?"
Tian An patted Mangzhong's shoulder and said, "Girl, be more confident. Our velvet flowers are no worse than pearl flowers. Moreover, velvet flowers represent prosperity and wealth, which has a very good meaning. Someone will buy them."
After thinking for a moment, he added, "This season is dry, so we can make some lipstick and hand cream to sell together. We can also bring some of the silk flowers we made before, so that we can compare them and patronize different customers."
He turned to look at Chunxi again, "Chunxi, when you're free later, ask Chen Qiang to find time to bring Qiu Tian back. It's a waste to keep her mouth at the farm. Let her run the stall! Otherwise, we won't have enough manpower."
Hearing this, Chun Xi smiled and said, "Qiu Tian's mouth is naturally suitable for selling things. The young lady arranged it very well."
Tian An thought for a moment and asked again, "How's Liu Da doing? Are the cows producing milk?"
Chun Xi replied, "I asked him this morning! He said it would take some time."
Tian An also knew that this matter could not be rushed, so he could only say: "Just tell me as soon as the milk is produced."
After things at home were arranged, Tian An took Deng Xue out to look for someone.
"My sister Yalan! Where are you?"
Tian An and Deng Xue were walking aimlessly on the street. At this time, Qin Yalan was sitting at the braised meat stall in front of Tian An's college, gnawing on pig's trotters.
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