Chapter 160: Moving to Xiangzhou
Hiring someone to clean the place was pretty quick. Su Wan replaced the beds in all the rooms with new ones. After all, they had been slept in by others before, so he was still a little worried and uncomfortable, so he just replaced them all with new ones.
As for those coffee tables and wardrobes, most of them are still intact, so those that can be kept are kept.
There are also some details, such as the gauze curtains that separate the outer and inner rooms in the room, which also need to be replaced if damaged.
Su Chen hired four carriages to go back, plus one of his own, a total of five carriages. Mainly because there were still several hundred kilograms of unused almond oil, five hundred kilograms of soapberry, some miscellaneous molds and so on, which took up two carriages and could not fit more.
The family didn't have much of their own stuff, and there were only a few clothes. Two days after Su Wan arrived in Xiangzhou, the house had been packed up. Except for Su's father, everyone else came to Xiangzhou.
When we confirmed our trip to Xiangzhou the day before, we started packing at home.
They hired someone to clean the house, and it only took them one day to finish it. Su Wan took a pen and paper and looked around to see if there was anything else to buy.
Su Mu saw that she was so busy that she didn't even have time to drink water for two consecutive days. She was running back and forth between the carpentry shop and the fabric shop.
Knowing that she still wanted to run the workshop, Su Mu simply took the paper and pen from her hand, and fell into deep thought as he looked at the words on it which were not really beautiful.
Some of the complex characters were written in a blob because too much ink was used, and one could only rely on the strokes at the corners to identify what the characters were.
He couldn't help laughing, and Su Wan knew that he was laughing at his ugly handwriting.
"Second brother, don't laugh at me!"
"I didn't expect that our Wanwan also has things that he is not good at?"
When Su Mu said this, his tone was quite doting.
“No one is perfect~”
Su Wan pursed her lips. Could she say that she was used to writing with a water-based pen and couldn't write with a brush?
It's pretty good written like this, at least it's still recognizable.
"Okay, I'll help you take care of these things in the house. When the furniture is delivered, I'll help you look after it. Don't you still have to take care of the workshop?
Go quickly, and make sure it's settled sooner so I can follow Master and the others with peace of mind."
Su Mu felt uneasy leaving as there were so many things going on at home.
Yes, Su Wan still needs to go to the dental clinic to look for a large yard to use as a workshop.
We quickly decided to do it and start the business. Only then did we open the Xiangzhou market, and there were still seven counties in the territory that had not been opened.
"Okay then, I'll go to the dentist first. Mom and Dad will be here this afternoon. Second brother, you wait at home. I'll leave the housework to you!"
Su Wan finally took the time to drink two sips of tea and hurriedly stuffed a few pieces of pastries into his mouth.
After filling her stomach, she hurried out to the dental clinic.
The guys in the dental office all recognized her. She had been coming more frequently recently, and being a pretty girl always left a deep impression on people.
"Miss Su, what advice do you have for me today?" They already knew that Su Wan's surname was Su.
"I also want to see the yard, the kind of big yard used for opening a workshop. It would be best if there were a few rooms for living and storing things." Su Wan expressed his needs.
"Yes, please specify your requirements. We guarantee you'll be satisfied. Do you want to rent or buy?"
There is no pawnshop that cannot find a yard or house. There is nothing they cannot find, only what you can't think of.
Moreover, there are so many people doing business, and many of them want to open workshops, so they have such courtyards.
“Rent it!”
Su Wan wants to rent it in the early stage, and if he can't find a better one later, he will consider buying it.
"If you're renting here, the minimum lease is one year. We have at least ten courtyards that meet Miss Su's requirements, but only four are close to the mansion. I can show you each one, and you can choose whichever one you like."
Su Wan nodded. This dental agent was very considerate and even knew to introduce her to one close to home.
I followed the guy around and saw all four courtyards. They were quadrangular courtyards, more than 200 square meters in size, which was more than enough for drying soap. There were also several rooms around them.
When workers are hired, these rooms can be used as staff dormitories, and two rooms can be left as warehouses. It will be perfect.
Su Wan chose the largest one, with a monthly rent of twenty taels, but the total rent for the whole year was two hundred taels.
There was a well in the yard that provided unlimited water, so Su Wan rented it for a year.
The workshop is two streets away from my home, so it is very convenient to travel.
The next step is to hire workers, but Su Wan is thinking, if he hires workers, what if they leak the secret recipe of goat milk soap?
Or she could buy a few slaves, with their indentures in her hands, which meant she was holding their lives in her hands.
If they dare to betray, they will be slaves for the rest of their lives.
If they performed well, she might return the documents of sale to them and give them wages so that they could have enough money to go to the government to get rid of their citizenship in the future.
But I have to think about this matter carefully after I go back and discuss with my family how many people should be hired to do the work.
When Su Wan returned from the pawnshop after finishing his business, his mother and others had already arrived, and a row of carriages were parked in front of the house.
All the furniture in the house has been delivered, and it cost nearly a hundred taels of silver to fix it up.
Su Mu watched them put the furniture in place and then checked them one by one.
Su Chen just came out with some people and was about to move almond oil and soapberry in, but was stopped by Su Wan.
"Third brother, there's no need to move back home. Just move directly to the new yard I rented. That's where the workshop will be from now on. Tell them to bring the carriage with me."
They had just arrived home when Su Wan had to take them back. In the box in her hand were the lease documents and keys for the yard.
"Did you go to rent a yard? I just looked for you everywhere but couldn't find you." Su Chen walked up to her and said.
"Why are you looking for me? Didn't my second brother tell you where I was going?" Su Wan asked in confusion.
"We just arrived, and Mom and Dad just went in!"
"Oh, then let's move the things into the workshop first to save the trouble of moving them around."
Su Wan did not go home directly. Instead, he took a carriage and delivered the materials to the workshop with his third brother before returning.
The rooms are divided into a master bedroom and a second bedroom. Su Wan lives in the middle yard where the hibiscus tree is planted. All the members of the Su family live here.
My uncle and his family lived in the guest room in the front yard, and the back yard was the kitchen, warehouse, woodshed and servants' quarters.
Everyone packed their own things and chose the room they liked.
Su Wan chose the one closest to the hibiscus tree. The tree had already sprouted new buds and was green and lush, just waiting to bloom.
The pond has been cleaned out, clean water has been brought in, and lotus seeds have been sown into it. I will choose a time to pick a few koi to raise.
The rooms for fourth brother and eldest brother have been cleaned up, and I have to send a letter to Kyoto to inform eldest brother to send his letters to Furong Cottage in the future.
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