The next day, Gu Shouxin and Cai Xiaolian accompanied Empress Dowager Jiang to the Li family.
The Gu sisters have been busy these past few days, and it's also hot, so they didn't go with us.
These past two days, Cai Xiaolian and Gu Shouxin have been talking to the sisters about the estate. After the autumn harvest, they plan to buy an estate for Gu Xin. They asked Gu Hui and Gu Si what they thought, as the money they received could also be used to buy an estate. If they wanted to buy one, Gu Shouxin would help the sisters choose one.
That very night, the two sisters went to the prefectural city. The four sisters sat by the lotus pond, lit incense to repel insects, and talked about the matter.
Gu Hui's idea was that each of the sisters should buy one, and by the time of the autumn harvest, the money they received would be enough to buy an entire estate.
Gu Xin, however, had a different idea: "I think we can use money to join Mother and Aunt Luo's business!"
The other three sisters looked at Gu Xin: "What are Mother and Aunt Luo going to do?"
Gu Xin shifted her body shyly and said, "Actually, I heard it from someone else. I overheard it secretly the other day. My mother and Aunt Luo are planning to buy land in the city and build two streets, one for residential use and the other for business."
Gu Nian: "!"
Is her mother going to venture into the ancient real estate business? And she's even found such a powerful partner.
Gu Hui: "Xinxin, tell me the specifics, what did you hear?"
Gu Xin said, "They want to do something special: buy land and build houses. Aunt Luo is in charge of recruiting people, and Mother is in charge of the design. There are two kinds of houses: one for living and one for business. The living houses will be sold to others, and the price should be quite high. The business houses will be rented out to others, on a yearly basis. Mother also suggested to Aunt Luo that we create a brand, just like how everyone knows that the Li family's porcelain was sent to the palace. So that when people want to buy a house and settle down in the future, theirs will be the first thing they consider."
Gu Si: "Sisters, are there any vacant lots in the city? I've been there a few times, and all I see are houses."
Gu Xin nodded firmly: "Yes, there are several open spaces! There's one by the river dock, another one in the west of the city, which was burned down before and hasn't been cleaned up yet, and another one is an abandoned dye house in the city, by the river, a large area along the river!"
Gu Nian thought for a moment and asked, "Xin Xin, did Mother and Aunt Luo say that they would only do it in the prefectural city?"
Gu Xin shook her head: "No. Mother said to first cultivate our own group and team, and use Qingzhou Prefecture as a test. Mother has already designed the houses! Didn't Father go to Yuanyuan's place to play chess last night? After Grandma Jiang went to sleep, Mother and Aunt Luo chatted for a long time in the study! We didn't bring any blueprints today, so why don't we go take a look?"
Gu Hui stopped her, saying, "No. Let's ask Second Aunt when she gets back! After all, it's Second Uncle and Second Aunt's study; we shouldn't go in without permission."
Gu Xin nodded: "Oh."
Gu Nian's eyes darted around: "Actually, I think it's perfectly fine for us to invest the money with Mom and Aunt Luo. After summer, aren't we going to start selling perfumes and cosmetics? We can just take a shop there, and then open a shop wherever they go. Mom and Aunt Luo need to build a team, so we need to build one too, right?"
Gu Xin nodded: "Yes, yes, I've wanted to say this for a long time. I always feel that our business will get better and better in the future. At that time, it won't be enough for just us sisters and Madam Meng and the others. We'll need more people."
Gu Hui thought for a moment and said, "Then let's buy the estate and the people first. We can train the people on the estate, and when we're too busy, the people we've trained can come in!"
Gu Nian ran to the lab and got out paper and pen: "Come on, let's break down the process and see how many people we need in the early stages."
The four Gu sisters have begun to dedicate themselves to their own careers.
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