Xue Huan drove directly to the embroidery workshop.
When Xue's mother saw her, she hurriedly pulled her into the house and scolded her, "Why are you wearing so little? What if you get caught in the wind and get a cold?"
He poured her hot tea and wrapped her in a cloak.
Xue Huan extended her warm hand to her, "Mom, feel it, my hand is warm. I'm not cold at all, I'm even a little warm."
Xue's mother: "You are relying on your youth to not take care of your body. When you are old, all the diseases will come to you."
"Mom, please listen to what I'm telling you."
At this time, the maid in the shop had brought in several large bags of duck down from her cart. Xue Huan opened one of the bags and asked, "Mother, look, what is this?"
Xue's mother took a closer look and grabbed a handful in her hand. It was like white cotton wool, but much fluffier and softer than cotton wool. She really couldn't recognize what it was for a moment.
"It's duck down."
She took out a short down jacket from her bag and said, "This is made of duck down. It's light and warm, much warmer than a cotton-padded jacket. If you don't believe me, try it on."
Under her instructions, Xue's mother took off her coat first, and before she felt cold, the down jacket was quickly wrapped around her.
After putting it on, Xue's mother found that the down jacket was indeed light and warm as Xue Huan said.
"Mom, do you believe me now? I'm wearing a down jacket, so I'm not afraid of the cold."
Xue Huan then took out a book of down jacket design drawings that she had drawn in advance and explained them to her.
"Mom, when I went back this time, I saw Xue Qing and the others plucking duck feathers. I thought it would be a pity to throw away so many duck feathers, so I picked out the smaller, softer down and made a quilt. As a result, the quilt was very warm and light, just like feathers.
"I was thinking, since duck down can be used to make quilts, could it also be made into clothes? I took Xue Xiu to try it out, and when we finished, it was much warmer than a cotton-padded jacket, and it was also lighter. But Xue Qing's craftsmanship can't compare to yours, so I brought all the remaining duck down. Now that it's cold, it's a good time to launch the down jackets."
Xue's mother was very happy to get such a novel clothing material, and immediately started making down jackets.
Xue Huan couldn't help but remind him, "Mom, just keep in mind that this thing is duck down. Don't tell anyone else. We have to keep it a secret."
Xue's mother said angrily, "Is mother such a person who doesn't know her limits? Okay, don't worry about it."
In fact, Xue Huan was not too worried about others knowing. After all, the duck down she took out now had been processed by cleaning techniques and centrifugal arrays, and then put into the refining furnace to dehydrate. It was very different from its original appearance. It was truly as white as snow, as light as cotton, and had no peculiar smell at all.
Even if others knew it was duck down, so what? There was no way to get duck down of the same quality as hers.
After all, duck down comes from ducks. If it is not handled properly, bacteria, stains and odors are inevitable.
Of course, it would be better if one less person knew about it.
Xue's mother was responsible for training the embroiderers and making clothes, while Mrs. Qiao was fully responsible for sales. Xue Huan found her and discussed the sales strategy for down jackets with her.
Upon learning that Xue Huan had come up with something rare, Madam Qiao was very excited. "No one else has this down jacket, only our family has it. Plus, duck down is extremely hard to come by, so we have to set a higher price."
Xue Huan nodded. "Not only will the price be high, but we'll only accept custom orders, and the quantity will be limited to six pieces per month."
"Okay, I got it."
When the three new dishes launched by Zhao Ji became very popular and when Jinluyi's down jacket became known in the upper class circles, Xue Huan was no longer in the city but had come to Qingshui Town.
That was the town where she once took Xue Yao to sell embroidery.
This time she came to invite a master architect to come out.
Coincidentally, she had seen this architectural master before. He was Zhou Ao, the owner of Zhouji Grocery Store.
This man was a great man. Many famous buildings in Daqi were built under his design and guidance, such as the Great Compassion Temple in the imperial capital, the Tianyong Academy, the Dashi Bridge in Yujing City, etc.
The Ghost Crying Forest had been bought by Chen Tian for only one hundred taels, which was almost a bargain. The government even included a large area of land around it and sold it to him half-price.
Xue Huan took possession of the land covering more than several hectares. The land owner, the government, got rid of a big trouble, but Xue Huan got a great bargain.
Now that the land is available, the next step is development.
Xue Huan didn't know anything about construction, and the development of such a large area certainly couldn't be accomplished with her half-baked design skills. She definitely had to hire a professional.
Xue Huan went directly to the Tianxia Pawnshop to buy information related to architects and obtained a list of architects, some of whom were Feng Shui masters.
In this era, there are indeed many Feng Shui masters who understand architecture. After all, there are no professional architects in this era, and architects are often Feng Shui masters who serve as architects.
The reason why Xue Huan chose Zhou Ao was because of his brilliant resume in the past.
This man is a master of architecture. If she could invite him to be the chief architect of the school, the school built at that time would definitely meet her vision.
However, the information also mentioned that Zhou Ao has basically "retired" and no longer takes on any work.
Xue Huan wanted to come over and give it a try.
The grocery store only had one door. When Xue Huan entered, Zhou Ao was sitting behind a brazier roasting water chestnuts. The items on the shelves in the store were placed haphazardly, and the variety was not very complete. Just like the last time she came, the boss's business attitude was still so careless.
Even when guests came, Zhou Ao didn't even greet them, but just kept picking water chestnuts from the brazier.
It was just the beginning of winter and it was far from time to light the brazier, but Zhou Ao was already using it, which showed that he was very afraid of the cold.
His big yellow dog was lying beside the brazier, as lazy as its owner.
Xue Huan was not in a hurry to talk to the old man, but walked around the shop. The last time she came, she found three things containing purple energy here. Such a small grocery store can be said to be "hidden dragons and crouching tigers". This time, she wondered if she could find any good things.
The result disappointed her.
The furnishings in the shop were basically the same as when she came last. The only difference was that the shelves were covered in thicker dust, which showed how slow the business was.
Xue Huan picked up two items politely and walked to the counter to pay.
"Boss, how much are these two things?"
Zhou Ao glanced at it and said, "Five taels."
Xue Huan: “…”
It's just a wooden spoon and a wooden comb! The materials don't look particularly rare, and there's no purple aura on them, yet they cost five taels of silver?
At least those things from last time still contained purple energy!
Wait, aren't all the things in this shop this expensive? If that's the case, then the high price he offered last time might not have been because the items were of extraordinary origin, but simply because he was so willful.
In order to verify her guess, Xue Huan went over and got another pair of chopsticks and asked the price again. The result this time was even more outrageous.
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