Chapter 326 Think about it
"I haven't had much to do these days except being busy in the shop and the workshop. When Lord Ding comes, you can go to the shop first to take a look. If I'm not in the tofu shop, then I'm in my workshop at home."
Zhuang Qingning said, "It's just that the matter about the workshop just now was just my rough guess. If we talk about it in practice, how to calculate the silver shares, how to connect all the operations of this workshop from harvesting sweet potatoes to selling vermicelli, we need someone to think about it carefully."
"Your Excellency might as well find someone who is quite proficient in this matter and discuss it with him, and then discuss it carefully with Miao Lizheng to see how to do it specifically."
"Yes, Miss Zhuang is absolutely right." Ding Gaochang nodded in response.
He didn't know much about business, and he knew the general idea from what Zhuang Qingning said, but as Zhuang Qingning said, the details really needed to be discussed carefully.
Even if you have thought about the details very carefully, when you actually start doing it, you will encounter all kinds of things that you could not have imagined.
In general, you can't eat hot tofu in a hurry, you have to figure things out step by step.
Fortunately, Zhuang Qingning has already given him many ideas, which is much better than before when he was running around like a headless fly.
Ding Gaochang was more and more impressed by Zhuang Qingning.
After discussing the matter concerning the vermicelli workshop with Ding Gaochang for a while, Zhuang Qingning said goodbye and left as it was getting late.
"Let me take Miss Zhuang back." Ever since the last incident, Ding Gaochang was extremely worried about Zhuang Qingning traveling alone, fearing that she would encounter unexpected danger again.
"Don't bother Master Ding." Zhuang Qingning said with a smile, "Master Ding, don't worry. I have an uncle at home who opened a cloth shop in the county town. We will go back together later."
"That's good." Ding Gaochang was slightly relieved when he heard that. "Then I'll take Miss Zhuang out."
Zhuang Qingning did not refuse and just let Ding Gaochang send her out the door.
"Master Ding, please stay."
"Miss Zhuang, take care." Ding Gaochang watched Zhuang Qingning leave the door, and walked her a little further out of worry. When he saw that they were almost at Zhuangji Cloth Shop, he returned to the county government office to look for Xu Zhengping.
Xu Zhengping was dealing with official documents at the moment. When he saw Ding Gaochang coming over, he said, "It's rare that you have the leisure time to come to see me these two days. Come and have a cup of tea. I have to wait until I finish these things before I can play chess with you."
"I'm not here to play chess with you." Ding Gaochang pulled a chair and sat down, then picked up the teapot on the coffee table next to him and poured himself a cup of tea.
The tea in the teapot has been left out for a long time. Not only has it cooled down completely, but its color has also become very dark due to the long time, and it tastes bitter.
Ding Gaochang frowned immediately, "Why didn't anyone change your tea? Where are the people around you?"
"Several wells in Yangshan Village have dried up. It hasn't rained recently, so the crops can't survive. People have to walk dozens of miles to find water. I asked them to go and see what's going on."
Xu Zhengping put down the pen in his hand and laughed, "This is rare. You didn't seem to be in a hurry to come to see me, and you didn't come to play chess. So what was the reason?"
"It's for this Miss Zhuang." Ding Gaochang's expression suddenly became serious. "This Miss Zhuang has helped us a lot and has been very thoughtful and hardworking. We should repay her in some way."
"That makes sense." Xu Zhengping nodded, "But how should we repay you?"
Normally, if a person with merit could be recommended to work in the government, most people would think it would be prestigious and would also provide a stable income in the future. However, there was no male in Zhuang Qingning's family, so this could not be done.
"I was thinking about this as well." Ding Gaochang said, "If we send gifts or invite you to dinner, it can express our gratitude, but it is a bit ordinary. We should think of something special. It can also let Miss Zhuang know that we care about her and treat her differently from others."
"This matter..."
Xu Zhengping pondered, "I need to think about it carefully."
"But in my opinion, we have to think about this special thing, and we have to give the common things now. At least we should show something before we think of it. Otherwise, it will seem that we have not made any move and it seems that it is a matter of course."
"That's right." Ding Gaochang nodded. "It just so happens that my wife got a few rolls of satin these days. I think for a girl, even if she doesn't like to dress up, this is a must-have item. It can be used as a gift."
"When I have time, I will personally deliver it to Miss Zhuang."
"Since you are going, just bring a pot of black orchid from my home and send it over as well." Xu Zhengping thought for a moment and said.
Xu Zhengping doesn't have any special hobbies in his daily life. The only things he loves are calligraphy and growing orchids. He has dozens of pots of orchids at home, and each one is different. In the eyes of others, orchids are probably considered to be ordinary and not practical things to be used. But for Xu Zhengping, if someone can give orchids to someone, then that person is someone he values very much.
Ding Gaochang laughed when he heard this. "Lord Xu is so kind. I went through so much trouble to ask you for a pot last time. How about I take this opportunity to ask you for another pot?"
"You are old now, but you have become like a child."
Xu Zhengping rolled his eyes at Ding Gaochang in annoyance. Seeing his expression, he could only sigh and said reluctantly, "Well, well, if you want, just take one pot. But I'll tell you first, you can only take the Jade Orchid pot, but not the Egret Orchid pot. I plan to give that pot to Lord Chu when I visit him tomorrow."
When Ding Gaochang heard Xu Zhengping tell him not to take the Bai Lu Lan, he was very reluctant at first, but when he heard that it was to be given to Chu Jinnian, he felt a little relieved.
It was all thanks to Chu Jinnian that Jiang Yu and others were captured and Zhuang Qingning was rescued. It is only right that he use this precious egret orchid as a thank you gift.
At least he got a pot of Jasper orchid, which was good enough, so Ding Gaochang was very satisfied and just talked about other things with Xu Zhengping. ——Zhuang Qingning went to Zhuangji Cloth Shop and talked to Zhuang Yutian about the mosquito repellent herbal bag.
"The Cheng Family Pharmacy has been supplying us with herbs as normal. The mosquito repellent herbal bags have also been sold to Jiangsu and Zhejiang by the Cheng Family Pharmacy's caravan heading south. It is said that the sales are very good. Shopkeeper Sun has already ordered the next batch of goods from me. If this continues, the goods will be sold continuously. According to Shopkeeper Sun, they can be sold until September or October."
Zhuang Yutian said with a smile, "By October, it will be early winter here, and it will be difficult to harvest medicinal herbs."
In the new month, the author will be diligent in writing. Let me save the manuscripts these days, and I will update it in a few days. (End of this chapter)
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