Yan Qingqing can't help with Lin Ning'er's matter for now, but that doesn't mean she can't help forever. As long as her enemy isn't the emperor.
However, given the current situation, they can only keep this to themselves. After all, even Xiao Mochen, a descendant of the emperor, is enduring it.
Yan Qingqing put the matter aside for the time being.
The most important things right now are cotton planting and business.
Li Xiangping is in charge of the cotton planting, and the cotton plants are already being transplanted into the fields.
Of course, there is still a large shortage of the cotton seeds left over from last year, and we need to find a way to get the rest ourselves.
These cotton plants were discovered on the mountain last year, so after obtaining Yan Qingqing and Xiao Mochen's consent, Li Xiangping led a group of people to the mountain to search for them.
A cotton-growing boom has also swept through Chengyang County.
Yan Qingqing's main concern was the laundry and cosmetics shop.
Lin Ning'er is not suitable to do this business at the moment.
She needs to find another person who is suitable for this business.
Yan Qingqing was pondering who would be suitable when she heard someone from the gatehouse report that Master Ding and Madam Ding were requesting an audience.
Yan Qingqing's eyes lit up upon hearing this; this business deal would be suitable for Master Ding as well.
So he smiled and said, "Please come in!"
When Master Ding and his wife saw Yan Qingqing, they first gave her a proper bow.
Yan Qingqing looked at the two of them and smiled, "You two are truly rare guests. What brings you here today?"
Ever since Yan Qingqing helped Master Ding, the two families have maintained close ties. After the funeral of Old Madam Ding, Master Ding and his wife came to express their gratitude.
The two families visited each other during holidays, so Yan Qingqing and Madam Ding were quite familiar with each other.
Ding Xiu, in particular, would go back to the Li family home with Li Xiangkang for a free meal whenever he had a day off.
Upon hearing this, Master Ding laughed and said, "Isn't it because I recently acquired some new and interesting things and wanted to invite Master Mingzhao to try them?"
Yan Qingqing asked with interest, "What new thing?"
It's no wonder Yan Qingqing was interested. In ancient times, travel was slow, and there were no special preservation techniques, so anything transported from afar would not be fresh.
So even if it's fresh, it probably won't be that fresh.
Seeing that Yan Qingqing was interested, Master Ding quickly had his servants bring in the things they had brought.
Yan Qingqing's mouth watered at the sight of two baskets of pineapples.
Although Yan Qingqing didn't like eating pineapple in her previous life, she always thought it was too sour.
However, in ancient times when fruit was extremely scarce, this was a rare and precious thing.
So he smiled and asked, "This pineapple must be a southern fruit, right? It must have taken a lot of effort to transport it here."
Upon hearing that Yan Qingqing actually recognized this, Master Ding gave a thumbs up and said, "Mingzhao Shuo Ren is indeed knowledgeable. This was brought back from Yenan Prefecture by my nephew. He said its scientific name is something like pineapple, and its common name is pineapple. It's a local specialty."
Other fruits don't keep well, but pineapples can be stored for a longer time.
The nephew had gone through so much trouble to bring it back from the south, but Master Ding sent it to her immediately. Yan Qingqing appreciated his kindness.
Yan Qingqing immediately instructed Ruyi to peel the pineapples, cut them up, and serve them to everyone to try.
Yan Qingqing chatted with the Ding couple for a while longer.
As they chatted, Master Ding sighed and said, "It's possible that I'm just not cut out for business. I've lost money on everything I've tried to do these past two years."
Madam Ding comforted him, saying, "Master, don't be impatient. Business doesn't always succeed overnight."
"I still have a considerable dowry; even if the master loses it, our future survival won't be a problem."
Yan Qingqing: ……
Madam Ding is indeed a virtuous wife and loving mother.
However, Ding Furen offered him a gift, but Ding Furen was too embarrassed to accept it.
Even if he's not the best, he's still a man. What kind of man would take a woman's dowry?
This is also why he was somewhat angry when he learned that Old Madam Ding had used Madam Ding's dowry.
Yan Qingqing can't stand it when others show affection in front of her.
And she really didn't realize that Madam Ding was a hopeless romantic.
However, since Master Ding was not like Li Sanniu, Yan Qingqing felt embarrassed to confront them.
I could only eat the pineapple one bite at a time; it was sweet and sour, and quite delicious.
After Master Ding and Madam Ding finished their conversation, they realized that Yan Qingqing was eating pineapple and watching them. They were immediately embarrassed.
After finishing a piece of pineapple, Yan Qingqing said, "You two have finished talking, let's talk about business."
"I have a business opportunity here, but I don't know if you two are interested?"
Upon hearing this, the two were immediately excited. Was Ming Zhaoshuo going to give them a chance?
It's no wonder the two of them thought that way, mainly because Yan Qingqing's reputation in business was too impressive.
Everyone knows that she has never made a losing deal since she started doing business.
She makes money almost everything she does, and there are even rumors that Yan Qingqing is blessed by the God of Wealth.
If he could do business with the Li family, what business would Master Ding still have to worry about?
Madam Ding was equally agitated. To be frank, the Ding family was now nothing but an empty shell, except for her dowry.
Not only did Ding Jun squander most of their money on drinking, gambling, and whoring, but Ding Yuanwai also lost some more due to poor management.
Their son still needs to study, and their daughter is getting older; it's time to prepare her dowry.
Therefore, their family urgently needs a reliable business.
Madam Ding immediately replied, "Sir, we'll do any kind of business."
Master Ding nodded in agreement, saying, "Yes, we trust Ming Zhaoshuo."
Yan Qingqing: ……
I don't know where they got their confidence from, they were even more confident than her.
However, Yan Qingqing is also very confident in the products she has developed.
Thinking of this, Yan Qingqing told the two of them about her plan.
Finally, he said, "I'd like to start a pilot program in Chengyang County, with you acting as our agents. If it goes well, I'll give you the entire Xuancheng Prefecture market."
Madam Ding quickly replied, "That's easy. I'll go back and have someone set up a shop."
"Please put out those cosmetics and face powders you mentioned as soon as possible."
Although the Ding family was not as prosperous as before, even a starved camel is bigger than a horse. They still owned a few shops.
Seeing that the Ding couple were so agreeable, Yan Qingqing smiled and said, "Since that's the case, I'll also do a loss-making business and supply you with the goods."
All you need to do is clean up the shop, and I'll have someone stock it for you.
You can settle the payment with me after it's sold.
The Ding family's strength is not what it used to be.
Although we're not so poor that we can't afford to buy more goods.
However, once all the money in hand is invested in this, it will be even more difficult to run other businesses.
Master Ding was aware of his own circumstances, and since Yan Qingqing trusted him so much, he didn't try to save face. He gladly accepted Yan Qingqing's kindness.
Yan Qingqing then had Ruxue fetch the promotional brochures she had prepared and handed them over to Master Ding.
Yan Qingqing had prepared the publicity plan well in advance, and as long as Master Ding followed it, he would definitely achieve the expected results.
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