Madam Su looks petite, with a round face and two dimples when she smiles.
She took out a few embroidery pieces and introduced them to Kang Yueran. "These are all good. Although they are small, the embroidery is excellent. They can be made into round fans."
Kang Yueran couldn't understand what was going on, but she felt that every piece of embroidery was truly magnificent. "I've heard that Madam Su's embroidery is exquisite, so your recommendations are sure to be right. I'll take all of them. It's a shame to make them into round fans, though. I could make some screens instead."
"A screen? How do you make a screen out of such a small piece of embroidery? Inlay it?"
The screens at Dayong were only floor screens for shielding; there were no insert screens or hanging screens. "Made in the style of a floor screen, about two feet long, you could put it up as a viewing platform."
Madam Su suddenly understood. "That's right, that's right. You really have a brilliant idea, young lady."
"Besides that, it can also be made into a vase shape. You're good at embroidery, so you must be good at painting. You must have a good eye for detail, too. As long as the combination looks good, you can choose any shape or pattern."
Madam Su bowed and said, "Thank you for your guidance, young lady! I'll give you these embroidery pieces."
A few pieces of embroidery wouldn't cost much. "I really want to ask Madam Su for something. I have two kilns in Anzhou that produce colored porcelain. Madam Su, could you give me some patterns?"
"Colored porcelain? Miss, do you want to paint patterns on porcelain?"
"That's right! The colored porcelain has been successfully fired, but the designs I asked the old gentleman to draw are either about loyal patriots or filial sons and grandsons. I don't like any of them."
Madam Su chuckled while pinching her handkerchief. "You are such a straightforward girl. Wait a minute, I'll get you some patterns."
She was gone for a long time, and when she came back, she brought a big box of flower patterns. When she opened it, there were nearly a hundred kinds, which made Kang Yueran overjoyed.
"Thank you so much! I don't know what to say."
They were two different businesses, and since they were located far apart, they didn't have to worry about losing their business. "I also want to thank you for teaching me how to make screens."
"Then there's no need to thank me. Madam Su, I'd like to buy some Yuezhou brocade to take back. Can you recommend a shop?"
Madam Su also recommended the Qin family, and Kang Yueran was completely relieved. She didn't know anything about cloth, so she had to find a reliable shop.
She went to a jewelry shop and exchanged the purple crystal for 50,000 taels of silver.
When she arrived at Qin Ji, Kang Yueran originally wanted to order goods worth 50,000 silver coins, but Qin Ji did not have that much in stock, and she did not want to wait, so she ended up buying all the remaining goods.
Master Qin also helped her contact a cart company, which was responsible for delivering the goods to Ningzhou, and Kang Yueran then took a boat from Ningzhou to Anzhou.
She found the most famous restaurant in the city and had a meal there. She asked the waiter if there were any special mountains, and the waiter actually mentioned two.
Kang Yueran went to the mountain to take a look. After returning to the city the next day, she went to the county yamen and got the deeds to the two mountains.
The next morning, Kang Yueran and the people from the carriage company arrived at the Qin family's warehouse at the same time. Mr. Qin asked people to move the goods onto the carriage of the carriage company.
Kang Yueran randomly checked a few boxes, and after confirming the amount, he handed the balance to Mr. Qin. He then mounted his horse and followed the people from the carriage company to Ningzhou.
It takes about three days to travel from Yuezhou to Ningzhou. Master Huo from the carriage company often travels this route, so he is very familiar with it. He has made good arrangements for where to rest, where to stay at night, etc.
After arriving in Ningzhou, Kang Yueran, based on his recognition of Master Huo, contacted a merchant ship to transport the goods under Master Huo's recommendation.
The ship would leave in two days, so Kang Yueran rented a warehouse at the dock to store the goods and found an inn in the city to stay.
Ningzhou is a land of fish and rice, very prosperous and wealthy. After Kang Yueran had eaten and played in the city for two days, he returned to Anzhou by boat.
The water route is much faster than the land route. At the end of June, Kang Yueran stood on the territory of Anzhou.
When she got home, she asked her servant to find a big cart company to transport the goods back home.
Ye held Kang Yueran's hand tightly and refused to let go. "You've gotten a lot darker and thinner. Didn't you say you were only gone for half a month? How come you've been gone for two and a half months?"
"Something happened in the capital, so I was delayed. How have you been while I've been away?"
Both Ye and Huang were a bit plumper than before, their skin smoother and fairer. "We're all doing well. We have enough to eat and wear, but we have nothing to do and are too idle."
"I can go out shopping and do some shopping when I have nothing to do. I don't have to stay at home all day. I have money."
Ye smiled and said, "Even if you have money, you can't spend it carelessly. You don't have to worry too much about us. I have your Aunt Huang to keep me company."
Huang was Ye's companion, and Ye was Huang's companion. "Your mother is right. We'll keep each other company. You don't have to worry too much."
"That's good! I'm going to take a shower and rest for a while. When the goods arrive, just have them unload them in the warehouse in the outer courtyard."
Huang nodded, "I'll help you watch it, you go and rest!"
Kang Yueran slept until dinner time. After dinner, Kang Yuanchen came to the study to find her.
She asked about the truck business she had mentioned earlier. "The 300-meter dock and warehouse are already built, and now they're building a restaurant and shops. Yueran, how are we going about the truck business?"
Now that the wharf and warehouse are complete, Heshun Wharf can begin its trial operation. "I'll prepare the money for you tomorrow. You and Niu Dayan will go to the carriage and horse shop and order twenty horses, twenty carriages, ten carts, and forty men."
Rent a small yard for the guys to live in, and also to store the horses and carts. Then put up a sign next to the dock with the name of your cart company written on it.
Send a clerk to guard there every day. If someone needs to transport goods, the clerk will negotiate the price with the person and then go back to the courtyard to call for help.
The arrangements were very detailed. Kang Yuanchen smiled and said, "Okay, okay, let's do it! I'll tell Big Brother Yan tomorrow morning."
In order to order carriages and horses and to employ more than forty servants, Kang Yueran prepared three thousand taels of silver.
After Niu Dayan got the silver, he discussed it with Kang Yuanchen and started to get busy.
Kang Yueran went to Qingpingzhuang, and Xu Jiushi and Wang Hai came to her one after another to report what had happened during this period.
Xu Jiushi arrived first. "The four hundred mu of sweet potato fields will be harvested in a few days. After the sweet potatoes are harvested, we can plow the land and plant radishes. Several shopkeepers asked me if I would still make vermicelli this year. I said yes."
The oil press has already started selling oil, and business is pretty good. I've already ordered the pottery jars for the soy sauce workshop, and they should be delivered in a little over a month. ..."
Kang Yueran nodded as she listened. Qingping Manor was now well-established and could run on its own without her having to worry about it anymore.
Next up was Wang Hai. He recounted the incident at the Beijing Colored Porcelain Workshop. "Prince Ping led his men to attack Duke Lu's mansion and smashed everything. He even beat Duke Lu's son, paralyzed him, but His Majesty didn't reprimand him."
"It's okay. Duke Lu keeps bullying him, so he has to fight back. If he doesn't, His Majesty will really get angry."
Even a rabbit bites when it's angry. If Chai Shijing keeps suppressing his anger, His Majesty will doubt him. Besides, the paralyzed man is Duke Lu's son, so His Majesty won't feel any pity for him.
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