“You and the children have too many patches on your clothes. Now that you have money, make a couple of new outfits so you can wear them when it gets cold,” Fan Jin said awkwardly.
Shuiqing agrees with the concept of spending money earned from the market. Being stingy and reluctant to spend money is not in her nature. It's unexpected that Fan Jin is quite generous.
She nodded and then asked, "What color are you wearing? I'll ask Aunt Li to make it for me tomorrow."
Fan Jin casually replied, "I don't need it. My clothes are still intact and wearable, so I don't need to make new ones."
He doesn't need to copy books or decorate the storefront for the time being.
Shui Qing: ...I thought he was generous, but it turns out he's only generous to them!
"Sell the he shou wu tomorrow, and buy more cloth. Money's no object!"
Fan Jin chuckled, then nodded helplessly.
"Let's sell fewer tomorrow, maybe five taels of silver will do."
They have no worries about food and drink now, so they prioritize stability.
"You can decide." Shui Qing completely relinquished control, then glanced up and saw thatched roofs all around. She hurriedly asked about the matter she cared about most: "How much silver would it cost to build a courtyard house?"
"A courtyard house?"
Shui Qing calculated one by one: "Yes, look at our five children. Yan Qiuxing is all grown up, so each of them needs a room. Jiang Hehu and the other two could share a room when they were little, but now that they're older, they'll need three rooms each. Add you and me, and the family alone will need at least six rooms."
If Dad, Mom, and Wenhua were to come at the same time, they could squeeze in with the three children, Jianghe and Hu, but it wouldn't be very convenient. It would be better to earn more money and build a courtyard house so that each child could have their own room.
This place is nothing like modern times, where you can pay to stay in hotels and inns, and where transportation is as convenient as it is now, allowing you to come and go whenever you want.
If Hu's mother comes, she will stay for at least a few days to see her daughter and children. If her younger brother comes with her, she can't possibly go back alone.
Given the large area and the fact that it's all owned by the family, it would be best to build as many houses as possible in one go.
Fan Jin recalled and said, "I don't know much about courtyard houses, but I know that three bright brick houses would cost more than twenty taels of silver to build, and thirty taels would be enough to furnish beds, cabinets, chairs, tables and so on."
We will build three main rooms, we will live in the main rooms, and we will build two small side rooms on both sides, which will be bright and close to us, for Yan Qiuxing to live in.
A row of five rear-facing rooms was built in front; three of them were for living by the river and lake, so their noise wouldn't bother us; the other two were perfect for guest rooms.
The kitchen and dining area are located on the east side, while two side rooms are built on the west side, which can be used for living or storing items.
"Including the courtyard walls, connecting corridors, and the rough bricks of the shops...it must have cost at least a hundred taels, right?"
When Shui Qing read novels, the protagonists could casually pull out a silver note worth thousands or tens of thousands of taels. But when it came to her, a hundred taels was an astronomical figure.
Damn it, that's not fair!
"The he shou wu can probably be sold until November. If it gets colder, it probably won't be able to be sold. It will be at most two months. It can be sold about once every five days, with an average price of six taels of silver each time. The income for two months is seventy-two taels of silver," Fan Jin continued to calculate.
Shui Qing: ...She thinks she's got it all figured out again!
No, seventy-two taels of silver is still too little; she needs to find a way to cash out more.
After all, no one dislikes having too much money, and having extra money in hand makes one feel at ease.
"Think again, do you have any other medicinal herbs here?"
Fan Jin thought hard: "If we have it here, and it can fetch a good price, and it's not expensive in the mall, then there is really nothing more suitable than He Shou Wu (Polygonum multiflorum)."
Perhaps we should sell it in another prefecture-level city?
Shuiqing knew she could sell it at other pharmacies in the prefecture, spreading it out to avoid attracting attention, but one thing was of utmost importance!
"Is it safe to travel to other prefectures?"
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