Ever since Yan Qingqing personally taught the three Yan brothers, they have been studying very hard.
Although this is relatively simple once you have the recipe, it's not something you can master immediately.
Especially for three burly men, doing such delicate work requires some getting used to.
Fortunately, after three days of learning, the three of them made it quite well, and the taste wasn't bad either.
After tasting the two's numerous failed attempts, Yan Qingqing waved her hand and said, "Alright, the taste is almost right. You can graduate now."
The three of them finally breathed a sigh of relief. Although the finished product they made a couple of days ago tasted okay, it didn't look very appealing.
They initially thought it was no big deal. But Yan Qingqing told them that to attract customers and make them remember the food, good taste alone wasn't enough; it also had to look appetizing.
So the three of them tried their best to make the dough look nice.
Now that Yan Qingqing says I'm ready to graduate, it should be considered that I've achieved perfection in appearance, aroma, and taste.
Yan Qingqing then handed the shop rental agreement to Yan Qingshi and said, "You're just starting out in business, so I've rented a shop in the village for you."
"At least I can look after you in Canghe Village. If you make a name for yourselves someday, you'll have plenty of opportunities to do business in the county seat or even the prefectural city."
Yan Qingshi accepted the agreement and said, "How could we not know your good intentions, sister? Besides, more and more outsiders are coming to Canghe Village now. We are the first to open a shop here. When Canghe Village really takes off, we will also have a place."
Besides, with you, my sister, a fifth-rank noblewoman, there's no one who would bully us.
If we go to the county town, not only will we be unfamiliar with the place, but business is not so easy these days.
"There's a chance that some people might take notice of it and cause unnecessary trouble."
Yan Qingqing never expected that Yan Qingshi, seemingly simple-minded but actually shrewd, would see things so clearly.
Since he had already said everything, Yan Qingqing had no choice but to give him a thumbs up.
He then added, "If there are no problems, let's do some simple renovations to the shop and open for business on a good day in a few days."
I'll also give you a recipe for donkey offal soup; you can sell it as part of that.
As for the pricing issue, you can discuss it yourselves and decide whether you want to focus on low profit margins and high sales volume or aim for higher profits. I won't get involved in that.
Yan Qingqing had already helped them get on their horses and given them a ride; the road ahead was long, and she couldn't worry about everything for them.
The three Yan brothers knew that their sister had already done a lot for them, and the rest was up to them.
So the three of them quickly agreed and went to the shop together.
Yan Qingqing felt relieved, having finally put one matter to rest.
It's been over a month since she went to the prefectural city, and the merchants will be coming soon to buy their first batch of goods.
She hasn't been to the workshop recently, but she has some free time today and she's going to take a look. This time, she absolutely cannot afford any mistakes.
She first took Li Xinniang to the embroidery workshop, which was the earliest workshop their family had built and was currently the most formal.
Moreover, there are several promising designers in the embroidery workshop.
Following the ideas given by Yan Qingqing, they were able to design dolls independently.
Of course, there are other things, but they are still in their early stages and do not seem very mature.
The embroidery workshop is currently mainly handling orders from Jinsheng Pavilion.
Wu Jingzhi signed quite a few orders at the Fucheng Chamber of Commerce. Many of them were for fabric headdresses.
Although these items are not sold in Jinsheng Pavilion, their embroidery workshop still takes half of the profits, as agreed upon in the beginning.
Currently, the embroidery workshop is mainly managed by Xu Shi and Li Yueniang. Li Yueniang has grown rapidly in the past year and is very adept at handling the affairs of the embroidery workshop.
Xu was also very diligent, afraid of making any mistakes.
Yan Qingqing was very satisfied with both of them.
The goods supplied to Jinsheng Pavilion are currently in perfect condition. Yan Qingqing checked the quality and found it to be quite good, as they were all supplied strictly according to her requirements.
But only two thousand dolls were made. Yan Qingqing calculated that the delivery date wasn't far off.
So he said to the two women, "These dolls also need to be made as soon as possible. If it's really not enough, let the embroiderers work overtime and pay them overtime pay by the hour."
Upon hearing this, Li Yueniang and Xu Shi quickly agreed, as they were also afraid that failing to deliver the work would damage the reputation of the embroidery workshop.
Moreover, they had been worrying about this matter recently and had originally planned to do so, but Yan Qingqing brought it up today.
Yan Qingqing thought for a moment and then said, "Let's finish this busy period. We need to come up with new products. I want our embroidery workshop to grow bigger and stronger, and become famous throughout the entire Great Yan."
Neither Xu nor Li Yueniang expected Yan Qingqing to have such great ambitions. She was famous throughout the entire Great Yan Dynasty; how big must she be?
Yan Qingqing was not unaware of their shock. She knew that given their current situation, it would be difficult for them to become famous throughout the Great Yan, since they were still in the process of subcontracting.
Yan Qingqing smiled and said, "You must have confidence, not only in yourselves, but also in our embroidery workshop."
Our embroidery workshop has only been established for a short time, yet it already has so much business, and every product we release is very popular.
What we're lacking now is the right opportunity. We're lacking a blockbuster product that can make our embroidery workshop an instant success.
Yan Qingqing has been too busy to pay attention to the embroidery workshop lately, but that doesn't mean she doesn't care about it.
This is all the foundation she built with hard work, and she won't just abandon it after giving it to Yuan Huiniang and her two sisters-in-law.
She's just been too busy to manage it lately.
When she has some free time, she needs to think carefully about the future of the embroidery workshop.
After inspecting the embroidery workshop, Yan Qingqing went to the food processing workshop.
When Li Xiang'an and Li Sanniu learned that Yan Qingqing had arrived, they quickly put down what they were doing and rushed over.
Seeing their reaction, Yan Qingqing smiled and said, "You two don't need to be nervous. I just came to check on you."
Li Sanniu scratched his head and replied, "Sigh, I don't know why, but I always feel a little nervous when my second sister-in-law comes. It's probably because she's been granted an official title and her power is too great."
Yan Qingqing glanced at him disdainfully and said, "Why aren't you nervous when you come to my house for dinner? Don't you think I'm too arrogant?"
Now, when Li Sanniu and his wife are too lazy to cook, they go to Yan Qingqing's house for a free meal.
Upon hearing this, Li Sanniu chuckled and said, "How can that be the same? When we're eating, you're my second sister-in-law."
Yan Qingqing rolled her eyes at him and said, "How come I'm not your second sister-in-law anymore?"
Li Xiang'an quickly changed the subject, asking, "Mom, which workshop should we start with?"
Yan Qingqing followed his lead and said, "Let's start with the preserved egg workshop."
Because preserved eggs are different from other foods—strictly speaking, they are spoiled and can cause food poisoning if not handled properly—Yan Qingqing took them very seriously.
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