"Brother, that's our big carriage, right?" Su Ningwen asked puzzledly as he looked at the two unfamiliar faces on the carriage in the distance.
Su Ning'an frowned and looked carefully, and soon the two carriages of the Lu family following behind appeared in his sight.
"Yes, it's our family's big carriage. The two uncles should be from the Lu family."
"Brother, third brother, I'm back." Su Ningjie got off the carriage and jumped directly into Su Ning'an's arms.
"Second brother, come down quickly. You've gained weight in over a month. I can't even hold you anymore."
Su Ningjie got down from Su Ning'an's arms, turned around and pulled Su Ningwen and Su Ning'an to the second carriage of the Lu family. "Big brother, third brother, I brought you a cart full of goodies. Guess what it is?"
Su Ningwen: "Is it the Four Treasures of the Study?"
Su Ningan: "Is it painting supplies?"
Su Ningjie thought that he should bring back some other items next time so that the other two would not be able to guess. Su Ningjie lifted the car curtain and said, "We have everything. Take a look for yourselves."
Not only are there books needed for the imperial examinations, but there are also high-quality pens and inks, multi-color dyes, canvases, calligraphy works by famous teachers, and rice paper.
"Second brother, I'm sorry for the expense."
"Don't be polite with me. These are from Lu's Haoyue Bookstore. They're free, so feel free to use them. The Tongsheng exam is only a few months away, so we have to go back to our rooms and learn to read and write." Su Ningjie was the first to enter the yard, holding a few books.
When Su Ning'an brought the last stack of books into the study, he unexpectedly found Su Ningjie sitting at the desk and starting to practice writing.
Shouldn't he be growing rare ingredients next door?
Why did you change your personality?
Su Ning'an looked at Su Ningwen, and Su Ningwen shook his head, indicating that he didn't understand either.
Suning'an planted the rare ingredients this morning and watered the five acres of land. Now that there was nothing to do, he sat down and practiced writing with Suningjie and Suningwen.
Xiao Xi'er had originally planned to follow Xiao Lingyu and the Lu Yuan sisters to the bamboo forest. When she passed by the study and saw the three brothers practicing calligraphy, she thought of what Su Ningjie had said yesterday and pushed the door open. "I want to practice calligraphy with you. Remember to call me in advance next time."
The three brothers said in unison: "Okay."
After Xiao Lingyu replaced the well water in the small jar with spiritual spring water, he went to the study to take a look at the four children, then took Zhu Xu, Xia Wei and the Lu sisters to the Zhulin Papermaking Workshop.
When Wang Yunhe saw Lu Yuan coming, he quickly put down the work in his hands and reported to Lu Yuan on the progress of bamboo paper making.
“When will the first batch of bamboo paper be produced?”
Xiao Lingyu said, "It will take at most six months. We will be able to see the finished product in late spring or early summer of next year. If the first batch of products has no quality issues, we can try to sell them in Huayang County. If the quality of the first batch is not good, the second batch can be produced before winter at the earliest."
Lu Yuan asked, "So you can only produce two batches a year?"
"That's right. There are hundreds of acres of bamboo forest here. The bamboo grows so fast that we can't cut it all. If the first batch is of good quality and the bamboo paper sells quickly, we will need to add more production lines."
"Production line?"
Xiao Lingyu: "...it means building a few more papermaking workshops here to produce more bamboo paper."
Lu Yuan smiled and said, "I think we need to start building a few more papermaking workshops now. Based on my years of experience and intuition, bamboo paper is low-priced and high-quality, so it will definitely sell quickly."
Xiao Lingyu didn't expect Lu Yuan to trust her so much. "Ayuan, don't worry. Producing two batches of bamboo paper is enough to supply the entire Huayang County. It won't be too late to add more papermaking workshops after we see the finished products."
"Then it's up to you."
"From this batch of bamboo paper, we will make a small amount of softer paper for our own use."
“Is it similar to rice paper?”
Xiao Lingyu smiled and shook his head, "It can be used to wipe your mouth instead of a handkerchief, and it can also be used for..."
Xiao Lingyu whispered the word "toilet" into Lu Yuan's ear.
Lu Yuan was so frightened that he dared not make any sound and could not utter a word for a long time.
Lu Yao frowned upon seeing this, "What else can it be used for?"
Lu Yuan quickly pulled Lu Yao out of the workshop and said, "As for what it can be used for, I'll tell you next year."
Xiao Lingyu followed with a smile, "Ayuan, are you almost running out of the herbs you take every day?"
"There are still some left. If there are no more, send someone to Baoshan Hall to buy more."
"No need to buy. Send someone to come directly to me to collect herbs for free. The herbs in the valley are more effective than those in the pharmacy. If you take the herbs in the valley, you may be able to recover in less than half a year. Come with me to collect herbs now."
The medicinal herbs here are watered with spiritual spring water. Feng Jinyu is a good example. Normally, he needs to be nurtured for at least three months.
Lu Yuan was about to refuse, but after hearing Xiao Lingyu's last words, he was moved. "Okay, then, where can I get the herbs?"
"There." Sister Lu Yao looked over and saw a big gate made of bricks.
"After entering the door, walk a few dozen meters inside and you will find my medicinal herb planting base... Let's go in and pick some herbs."
Zhu Xu and Xia Wei were stunned to see the valley full of medicinal herbs. The princess had done so many things within just a few months of her marriage. Not only did she build a beautiful big house, she also made paper, planted medicinal herbs, and even prepared fragrant dew.
Zhu Xu whispered, "Awei, has the princess used all the skills she has learned over the years here?"
"It's obvious."
Xia Wei thought of the picture of circling cranes and the happy faces of the children holding their books. "I feel like the princess still has many skills that she hasn't used yet."
Zhu Xu said, "You're right. Let's go and help gather the herbs."
After lunch, the Lu Yuan sisters left Guihua Village carrying a sack of medicinal herbs under the escort of Zhu Xu and Xia Wei.
Xiao Lingyu took a nap for half an hour and made fragrant dew with Su Xingyi, and the days returned to peace.
Xiao Ling still taught the children to read and write on time every day. Su Xingyi took on the task of collecting rare ingredients at home, and made fragrant dew with Xiao Lingyu in the yard in the afternoon.
Every day, Suning'an and Suningxi would rush to the depths of Wufeng Mountain while Suningjie and Suningwen were taking a nap.
Zhang Sanzhu still got up early as usual, chopping wood and digging fodder for the Su family even though he was reluctant.
Three days later.
Si Mingming took 10,000 bottles of fragrant dew from Guihua Village at dawn, sailed north by water, and arrived in Wuling County in the early morning two days later.
At the same time that Si Mingming arrived in Wuling County, the Lu family's chief steward took the remaining 10,000 bottles of fragrant dew out of Guihua Village and sent them to various counties in the south of Beiyi.
Beiyi Wuling County is located at the junction of the north and south of Beiyi. The further north you go in Wuling County, the cooler the weather becomes, and the further south you go, the warmer the weather becomes, but the temperature difference between morning and evening is huge.
At the same time, in an inn in Wuling County, Tai Zhuo finished washing up early and sat at the desk, spreading out a canvas with the date and time when the fragrant dew would be delivered to Beiyi and the incense shops in various counties marked in detail.
If my calculations are correct, I will be able to find the boss behind Xianglu today.
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