However, Ling Ziyuan came to his senses and glanced at Butler Ling, saying, "You are not allowed to say such things in the future."
Butler Ling asked, somewhat puzzled, "Why?"
He really didn't understand Ling Ziyuan's thoughts. Wasn't their purpose in coming to Chengyang County to find the lucky star? Now that they had found it, why not mention it?
Ling Ziyuan replied with a sinister look in his eyes: "First of all, we are not quite sure if she is the lucky star that the Imperial Observatory mentioned."
If she isn't, she'll definitely be charged with deceiving the emperor in the end.
Even if she really is, do you think being a lucky charm is so easy?
How many eyes are watching from the central government?
If she were truly just an ordinary peasant woman, she might be willing to risk everything for her entire family if she achieved enlightenment.
Or perhaps it's because of her privileged family background that this honor is an added bonus.
But now she's already a fourth-rank official, a Mingzhao Ling; if she stays in this limbo, she'll probably be roasted over a fire.
Butler Ling had followed Ling Ziyuan for many years and was a carefully cultivated butler talent of the Ling family. After hearing Ling Ziyuan's analysis, he naturally understood.
But if Ling Ziyuan protects Yan Qingqing like this, when will her identity as a lucky star be revealed, and when will they be able to complete the task assigned by the Emperor?
Looking at Ling Ziyuan's resolute expression, Butler Ling thought to himself, "Fine."
His master isn't worried, so why should he, a servant, be anxious?
The master and servant quickly returned to the county government office.
Ling Ziyuan went straight into the study, spread out his brush, ink, paper and inkstone and wrote: "Your Majesty, after cultivating high-yield foods such as potatoes and sweet potatoes, Mingzhao has ordered the discovery of another thing called white cotton, commonly known as cotton."
This material can be used to make clothes and blankets to keep warm and protect against the cold. It can also be spun into fabric, which is absorbent and breathable, and is better than mulberry cloth and linen clothing.
If this product is widely promoted, it can ensure that the people of our Great Yan will be free from the cold year after year, and can help our soldiers and warriors avoid the suffering of freezing cold.
I hope Your Majesty will be aware of this and promote it as soon as possible, and look forward to peace and prosperity.
After writing it, Ling Ziyuan sealed it with sealing wax and had Steward Ling send it to the post station to be delivered to the capital by express courier.
Yan Qingqing has already made a year's worth of plans for Canghe Village, and she plans to build the chemical cleaning workshop first.
As the name suggests, this cleaning and cosmetics shop mainly produces cleaning and cosmetic products.
After Yan Qingqing excitedly wandered around Canghe Village, she discovered that there was no suitable place to build a workshop. She was dumbfounded.
She has already occupied all the land near the back mountain of Canghe Village.
First came the embroidery workshop and the ecological orchard, then the food processing workshop, the mushroom cultivation workshop, and the peony and rose garden.
She even bought the entire back mountain. The whole Canghe Village isn't very big, and now the village roads are being renovated, and shops and inns are being built.
The villagers are constantly expanding their houses, and Canghe Village is now showing signs of overcrowding.
This discovery made Yan Qingqing both happy and somewhat helpless.
Yan Qingqing's mood wasn't very high until dinner time that evening.
Yuan Huiniang, who was observing most carefully, asked cautiously, "Mother, what's wrong? Has someone upset you?"
Yan Qingqing sighed and replied, "No, it's just that I was planning to build another workshop, but after looking around, I found that there was no space left in our village."
As soon as Yan Qingqing finished speaking, Li Xiangping and the others all turned to look at her.
Li Xiang'an spoke first, asking, "Mother, what kind of business are you planning to do with this new workshop? Is it a branch of a food processing plant?"
Yan Qingqing replied, "No, I plan to make toiletries."
Li Xiang'an, being a grown man, didn't know much about the toiletries Yan Qingqing was talking about.
However, Yuan Huiniang knew that Yan Qingqing had given Xu a set of moisturizing cosmetics during the New Year, and Xu had been showing it off to her for a long time.
She said that since using that lotion and serum, her skin has been getting better and better.
Yuan Huiniang could naturally see that Xu's skin was indeed much more supple than before, which made Yuan Huiniang extremely envious.
Yuan Huiniang's complexion had been poor throughout her pregnancy, and her skin was sometimes dry and flaky. Since her mother-in-law had such a good product, she naturally wanted it too.
So she excitedly went to ask Yan Qingqing for them, but her mother-in-law said that it was not appropriate for her to use these things now that she was pregnant, and that she would get her a lot after she gave birth.
It's not that Yan Qingqing is stingy; she uses only the finest ingredients in her research, including some herbs.
Yan Qingqing didn't know much about medicine, so naturally she didn't dare to use it on her.
Li Xiang'an asked, somewhat confused, "Mom, what are toiletries?"
Li Yueniang chimed in first, "Second Brother, I know that. It's just for bathing and some rouge and powder."
Yan Qingqing listened and said with a smile, "What Yue Niang said is true, but not entirely."
This washing machine is mainly for washing, including bathing and washing hair, but it is also used for washing clothes and bedding, and even for removing grease and grime in the kitchen.
"Hua" refers to cosmetics and skincare products. Cosmetics mainly refer to rouge and face powder, but these can only cover up blemishes on the face; they cannot repair issues like dryness, peeling, acne, or enlarged pores. They cannot solve the problem at its root.
But skincare products are different; they nourish the skin, making it smooth and delicate. They fight aging and can even improve blemishes, wrinkles, and fine lines.
After Yan Qingqing finished speaking, Li Xiang'an and the others were dumbfounded.
Is this stuff really that amazing? Staying young and beautiful is every woman's dream.
So Yuan Huiniang and Li Yueniang both looked at Yan Qingqing with shining eyes.
Even Li Xiangping and Li Xiang'an were somewhat tempted; who wouldn't want to look good?
Yan Qingqing looked at the children with amusement and said, "Don't worry, once our cleaning and cosmetics workshop is built and mass-produced, you'll definitely need our products."
In addition, I also plan to open a cosmetics shop as our flagship store.
I plan to open more branches in the future as franchise stores.
But it's too early to talk about that now. Let's build the workshop first.
The others didn't pay much attention, but Li Xiang'an grasped the key point Yan Qingqing had made. His mother had just mentioned a franchise store. What was a franchise store? This was the first time he had ever heard of it. It seemed he would have to ask his mother for more information when he had the chance.
It's unclear who leaked the news, but Li Kaishan soon learned that Yan Qingqing was going to build a new workshop. He also heard that Yan Qingqing had wandered around the village but hadn't found a suitable place.
So he rushed to Yan Qingqing's house.
Upon seeing Yan Qingqing, Li Kaishan disregarded everything else and asked directly, "Qingqing, I heard you want to build another workshop in our Canghe Village."
Yan Qingqing didn't hide anything and told Li Kaishan her plan directly. Finally, she said helplessly, "Uncle Village Chief, I've looked around, and there really isn't a suitable place in our Canghe Village."
As the village head, how could Li Kaishan not know the situation in the village?
This is precisely what Li Kaishan is anxious about.
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