Chapter 184 Then don't come!
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What do you guys say?
"Weren't you speaking very loudly just now!"
Seeing that the two villagers didn't dare to speak to Li Shiyue at all, Wang Cuihua felt very relieved.
Li Shiyue shook his head and said to the villager, "I funded the construction of this school, and I also hired the teacher. He teaches children from our Liujiatun village. So what?"
"Do you Zhao family have a problem with how I spend the money in my pocket?"
Li Shiyue's actions, speaking to the two villagers, and Wang Cuihua's loud voice, naturally attracted the attention of other people resting in the shade nearby.
The brothers Zhao Youcai and Zhao Youtian looked at each other and quickly got up from the ground and came toward Li Shiyue.
As more and more people gathered, Li Shiyue waited for the Zhao brothers, Zhao Youcai and Zhao Youtian, to arrive before saying directly to them, "As a woman, I certainly don't consider myself a worthless burden."
I sent the girls in the village to school because I believed that education was just as beneficial to them as it was to the boys.
There is no tuition fee for this school; I have already paid the tuition fee for the teachers.
If any of the men in your village feel that working for our village—no, I mean working for Li Shiyue, whom they call a money-loser, and earning a pittance—is too humiliating, then don't come!
Let others who don't think I'm a money-loser earn this money.
After saying this, Li Shiyue didn't wait for Zhao Youtian and Zhao Youcai to explain anything. She simply turned her head, nodded to Wang Cuihua, and left.
Only a group of Zhao You's family members were left to inquire why Li Shiyue had said that.
Among the onlookers were people from Sunjiayao, and those who had witnessed the whole scene recounted in detail what had happened between Wang Cuihua and the two villagers before Zhao Youtian and Zhao Youcai arrived.
Zhao Youtian quickly realized that the two talkative men must have offended Wang Cuihua, who only had one daughter. It just so happened that Wang Cuihua used Li Shiyue's arrival as an excuse to cause such a scene.
Li Shiyue didn't care at all what Zhao Youtian and Zhao Youcai would do. After her inspection, she went to the paper mill.
The second major event that happened in Liujiatun during this period was that the paper mill finally produced high-quality paper!
In order to open up new avenues for Li's Paper Shop in the city, Li Shiyue experimented with adding juice extracted from grass roots, leaves, or flowers to the pulp, so that the paper produced would have a colored base.
Three colors have been produced so far: brownish-yellow, light purplish-red, and peach pink.
Li Shiyue had already planned it out: the yellow paper would be sold exclusively to art dealers, while the light purple-red and peach-pink paper would be sold in limited quantities to large merchants who could buy large quantities of mid-to-low-end paper.
What's this called?
It's about order fulfillment!
hey-hey!
If you want high-end products, you have to buy enough mid-to-low-end products as well!
Looking at the dozen or so boxes of already cut paper in the paper mill's storage room, Li Shiyue figured it was time to go to the prefectural city.
She decided to go right away, this time planning to take Li Qiutian, Li Xiatian, and Shitou with her, along with Dog Lao San.
I took the dog Lao San with me, not for any other reason than that the shops in the prefectural city should be opened by now.
At first, Dog Lao San tried to decline Li Shiyue's offer, saying, "Shiyue, what would I do there?"
I can't read, my hands are rough, and I've never done business before. What can I do there?
"Go ask Ma Zi to go. Ma Zi is clever; he'll definitely get this done."
Li Shiyue explained to Gou Laosan, "Third Brother, don't overthink it. I'm just taking you there to familiarize you with the place. You'll stay at the shop for a while." After thinking for a moment, Li Shiyue continued, "Stay for ten days first. You can take care of the shop. After ten days, I'll take Ma Zi over."
From now on, each of us will take turns working ten days a week.
Once the business is on track, we can find a proper manager.
Third brother, you'll have to do this, be the first one to watch the shop.
Hearing Li Shiyue say this, Gou Laosan couldn't refuse any longer. "Alright! Ten days it is then. I'll make sure you have a good shop!"
"Third Brother, that's our shop, not just mine."
If this shop gets orders, ships the goods, and makes money, then the entire paper mill belongs to us.
"Yes, I'll do whatever you say."
On this trip to the prefectural city, there were more than a dozen boxes of various sizes on the carriage. In addition to the ones that were always given to Yan Jiuniang and Liu Tan, Li Shiyue also prepared a small box of paper specifically for Li Shiyang.
This has already made peace with Li Youfu and his group on the surface, so it's natural to maintain relations with Li Shiyang.
It's just a small box of paper; we should give what we owe.
Having accepted the instructions from Li's mother and Zheng Meiniang, the four of them drove two carts and left Liujiatun.
Dog Lao San drove his own mule cart alone. After all, once he opened a shop in the prefectural city, there would always be times when he needed a cart, so he would drive his own cart over to use it first.
They first went to Sanshan County to find Li Shiyang, left him a small box of papers, and then set off on the official road towards the prefectural city.
They spent the night at the old man's house in the village outside the prefectural city. The next day, as soon as it was light, they hurriedly drove their carriage toward the official road.
After delivering a large box of paper to Liu Tan's gate, Li Shiyue intended to leave her name and then depart. However, upon hearing her name, the gatekeeper bowed and asked, "Are you Li Shiyue, the lady from Liujiatun in Sanshan County?"
Li Shiyue nodded in agreement: "It's me!"
"Please wait a moment, Madam. Madam instructed that if Madam Li comes, we must report it and invite Madam Li into the mansion for a cup of tea."
"Madam Li, please."
Li Shiyue had no choice but to tell Li Qiutian and the others to go to the shop and settle in first, and she would meet up with them later.
After following the maid who led the way into the mansion, Li Shiyue had only drunk a cup of tea when she was invited into the inner courtyard.
Then she saw Jiang Huijun standing at the door, smiling at her.
"lady!"
"October, come in quickly, come in and sit down."
After having a meal with Jiang Huijun and chatting about Jiang Huai's teaching in the village, Jiang Huijun waved for the maids in the room to leave, then got up and took a letter from the side hall to give to Li Shiyue.
Li Shiyue was wondering what was going on when she looked down at the envelope and saw that it was indeed her name written on it. Moreover, the handwriting clearly indicated that it was a letter written to her by Yan Jiuniang.
Holding the envelope, Li Shiyue looked up at Jiang Huijun with a puzzled expression.
“It was Jiu Niang who used my family’s connections to deliver the letter.”
The Prince has his eye on Xingsheng Tower. This letter was sent from Dongmou by my mother's small boat.
I'm in the side hall. It's October; you can sit here and watch.
Li Shiyue was still puzzled, but Jiang Huijun sighed and said to her, "You'll understand after you read the letter."
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