Ji Zixuan was dragged away by Ji Mingyu.
He said with dissatisfaction, "Dad, Dad, what are you doing? The book that Aunt Cuiju mentioned is a limited edition. If we miss it, who knows when we'll be able to get a copy next time."
Ji Mingyu pulled him onto the small boat: "Do you know who that person was just now?"
Ji Zixuan was puzzled: "That family surnamed Hu? Their boat is quite impressive. I wonder which Hu family they belong to."
Ji Mingyu: "The Hu family of Yunsong County."
Ji Zixuan was immediately stunned. "Dad, what did you say? The Hu family of Yunsong County?"
As if remembering something, he rummaged through his memories: "Father, I remember now, I was short of money before, so I sold some shops, I think they were all from the Hu family..."
"Could it be the Hu family from Yunsong County?"
Ji Mingyu nodded: "It's most likely Hu Sanye's family."
Ji Zixuan immediately understood, "Father, do you mean that Lingnan is about to become unstable?"
Ji Mingyu nodded.
Ji Zixuan: "The Hu family has already pledged allegiance, so what about us..."
Ji Mingyu: "I'm going back to discuss the whole matter with your grandfather."
At this moment, Ji Zixuan stopped talking about continuing to listen to the story. He had to hurry back. The Ji family was large and one house was not enough.
On the other side.
Today is Lunar New Year's Eve, and Lin Jinyue feels that the New Year should be celebrated in a lively and festive manner.
Now all those who came to join the fun have left, and the village is now filled with villagers and guests from the county town.
Lin Jinyue quickly said, "Uncle Hu, you must be tired from your journey. Why don't you take a rest? We'll have a bonfire party later."
Uncle Hu smiled and said, "No need for that. We'll go to Shawan County to rest later."
The villagers were warm and hospitable: "There are only about twenty of you including your children. If you don't mind, why don't you stay in our village for a while? Every household has spare rooms."
Boss Hu then spoke up, "Then I'll beg for your forgiveness. I..." He brought some gifts.
Before he could finish speaking, he was welcomed inside by the enthusiastic villagers.
Uncle Hu helped them a lot at the time, treating them to a hot meal.
Back then, they were fleeing famine, and the journey was arduous and difficult. They were exhausted, hungry, and faced attacks from wild beasts in the mountains and forests.
Wanting to eat meat is simply a dream.
Back then, even a pound of rice was ridiculously expensive.
But Uncle Hu packed a lot of delicious food for them. With so many people on the way, they ate their fill of meat that day.
Now that Master Hu wants to stay overnight, everyone is very enthusiastic.
Lin Jinyue was somewhat familiar with them, so she was arranged to stay in her two-story villa.
Master Hu glanced at it and his eyes lit up.
"This house is nice."
Lin Jinyue smiled.
Almost everyone who comes here compliments her house.
Lin Jinyue arranged rooms for the couple and their child, and carefully explained to them how to use the items inside.
Uncle Hu stared wide-eyed.
He said he made the right choice in coming; this group must have something special about them.
If they can build houses like this, they'll surely find a way to resist war and chaos.
Uncle Hu asked, "Would our house be acceptable?"
Lin Jinyue nodded: "Of course, it's possible, but installing these things will be quite expensive."
Master Hu waved his hand and said, "Any price is fine."
Lin Jinyue then told him to come to her the next day to discuss the specific details of the room.
Uncle Hu and his companions were tired from the journey, and traveling by boat was ultimately uncomfortable.
Lin Jinyue told them to rest for two hours before coming to the bonfire party that evening.
As soon as she stepped out, she saw that most of the villagers had arrived.
I stood at the door of the study waiting for her.
Lin Jinyue was shocked: "No way, it's already New Year's Eve, and you still have to work?"
Lin Fugui scratched his head: "Well, I was just too excited during the New Year. I thought about how a glass pen could sell for two taels of silver, and how we could each earn twenty taels for five hours of work, and thirty people could earn six thousand taels. I was so happy."
Lin Man also said, "The main problem is that even after working for so many days, the quantity is still too small, and it's simply not enough to sell."
Lin Jinyue simply couldn't dampen her employees' enthusiasm for their work.
She happened to be taking a few aunties from the village to prepare the ingredients for the barbecue they would be using later, and they started by marinating the meat.
Time moves quickly on the farm; chickens, ducks, fish, cattle, and sheep are never cut.
To celebrate the Lunar New Year, Lin Jinyue even slaughtered a cow.
This is her first New Year in ancient times, so she doesn't need to be too frugal.
In ancient times, cattle were rare, and even royalty and nobility could not often enjoy fresh, high-quality beef.
Therefore, they were extremely careful when handling it.
Unexpectedly, at this moment, Lin Fugui let out a cry of surprise:
"It's over——"
Lin Fugui's wife's hand trembled, and she almost spilled what she had just prepared.
She shouted angrily, "Lin Fugui! What are you yelling about? You've almost ruined all my things!"
"Do you know how rare this beef is?!"
Lin Fugui then hurried over to check on his wife's situation.
Lin Jinyue then asked, "What happened to your glass manufacturing business?"
Lin Fugui felt uncomfortable thinking about the glass: "I, I broke a pot of glass."
Lin Fugui felt so heartbroken.
He didn't know the price of raw glass, but he knew that a finished glass pen could sell for at least two taels of silver.
The bucket of glass he had just made had all failed.
If he had known, he wouldn't have been so greedy and would have done it in several smaller batches.
Thinking that the bucket of glass could be made into glass pens, they could earn at least five hundred taels of silver.
Lin Jinyue wanted to say that it was nothing serious.
However, seeing how distressed Lin Fugui was, she thought for a moment and said, "Take me to see him, and I'll see what caused it."
Lin Fugui led her over, and Lin Jinyue looked at the mass, which seemed to make no difference.
Lin Fugui, however, said, "It's not transparent."
Lin Fugui took a small ball of dough, placed it on the heating device on the workbench, and skillfully shaped it into a leaf.
Unlike ordinary transparent glass, this one is semi-transparent.
It has a completely glass-like texture, but it is not transparent.
Some of them were dyed, and the resulting glass effect was stunning. Although it was not transparent, it allowed for more possibilities.
In the future, you can try adding pearl powder or shell powder.
Lin Jinyue asked Lin Fugui, "How did you do it just now? What was the dosage and ratio?"
Lin Fugui was genuinely taken aback by the question.
He scratched his head: "I... I don't know, we're still using the original materials..."
Lin Jinyue: "Try again, do more research and thinking. If we can make semi-transparent glass, we can make more glass products, and then we can make a lot of money."
Glass lampshades, glass tableware, glass water glasses, glass jewelry...
As long as it's not completely transparent and can be used to make telescope glass, she can make it into all sorts of decorative items.
Lin Fugui immediately laughed: "Doesn't that mean I've accidentally done a good deed?"
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