Chapter 556: Judging People by Their Appearance
Zhuang Qingning mentioned several places that needed to be renovated and decided on a date to teach the workers how to make noodles. Seeing the sun setting, Zhuang Qingning walked back.
When I arrived at the entrance of the village, I saw a carriage parked at the door, and it seemed that I had never seen this carriage before.
Just as I was wondering, a man in his twenties of medium build got off the carriage.
When the man saw Zhuang Qingning, he bowed and saluted, "This must be Manager Zhuang."
"That's right." Zhuang Qingning looked at the other person and confirmed that he didn't know him. He bowed and said, "May I know who you are..."
"My name is Zhong Yingcai. I'm the chief shopkeeper under the young master. I'm usually responsible for managing the young master's shops and properties. This time, the young master wants to do the soap business with shopkeeper Zhuang, so he specifically instructed me to work with shopkeeper Zhuang to start this business." Zhong Yingcai replied.
"So it was sent by Lord Chu." Zhuang Qingning bowed again, "Hello, Manager Zhong."
"Manager Zhong, please come in and have a cup of tea. We can discuss the soap business in detail."
"Thank you, Manager Zhuang." Zhong Yingcai and Qi Er entered the courtyard together.
"The prince mentioned it briefly in his letter before, but I have never seen what this soap is. I wonder if Manager Zhuang has any samples." Zhong Yingcai asked.
"Yes." Zhuang Qingning went into the room and took out some soap.
Because he had already discussed the soap business with Chu Jinnian, Zhuang Qingning was thinking about the people he would send to discuss business after the New Year, so he took the time to make a lot of soap.
The most common soaps, such as pearl powder soap, mugwort soap, sulfur soap, plum blossom soap, etc., there are more than ten kinds of soap. At this time, they are cut into small two-inch square blocks and given to Zhong Yingcai to look at.
Zhong Yingcai looked at it for a long time, put it under his nose to smell the smell, and even took some water to try it one by one. The more he tried, the more he smiled, "It's really a good thing."
"Now I understand why the prince wants to do this soap business. If this soap were in the capital, it would definitely sell like hot cakes."
"In that case, there is no need to delay and we should start making soap as soon as possible. The prince has already said that this workshop needs to be built in the county. When I arrived in the county, I had already bought several courtyards and cleaned them up. One of them is very suitable for a workshop. If Manager Zhuang is free, let's go and take a look together?"
"In addition, please make a list of the raw materials needed to make soap so that I can buy them one by one."
"A noodle workshop is about to start operations in the next few days. I have to teach others how to make noodles in the noodle workshop. I have to wait a few days before I can go to the soap workshop to see it."
Zhuang Qingning smiled and handed the stack of papers he had just taken out with the soap to Zhong Yingcai, "This is the list of raw materials I have listed. It clearly states what is needed to make each type of soap and the quantity. Shopkeeper Zhong can take a look at what is needed and prepare the required amount of materials."
"In addition, these are some of the tools needed to make soap. I was afraid that I might not explain them in detail, so I only drew the detailed drawings and made samples of many of the tools. Shopkeeper Zhong only needs to make them according to the samples and the quantities specified above."
Zhong Yingcai took the stack of papers, his expression was surprised but also a bit complicated.
The pleasant surprise is that there is finally someone who can do everything in advance and think of everything as thoroughly as she does. When things come, she can remain calm and take it easy without delaying anything.
There are not many people like him, especially those who are as methodical as Zhuang Qingning. For a moment, Zhong Yingcai felt that it was truly precious for him to meet such a worthy opponent in the business world.
only……
However, since the prince is willing to do the soap business with Manager Zhuang, it must be that in addition to the fact that the soap is very special, he also values Manager Zhuang's character and personality.
So, the question is, since the prince likes people who are thorough, why is it that people like him who are also thorough and consider everything are often ignored? Is it because he is not as good-looking as the shopkeeper Zhuang...
These people always judge others by their appearance, and even the prince is no exception.
Zhong Yingcai sighed in his heart but did not show it on his face. He just carefully looked at the drawings drawn by Zhuang Qingning and some small tools she had made, comparing them. If he encountered something he did not understand, he would ask Zhuang Qingning for advice.
Originally they had started discussing the soap business in the evening, but as they were talking, it was already dark.
It was not until Zhuang Qingsui had refilled the lamp oil that Zhong Yingcai felt that he had disturbed him for too long today, so he said goodbye and left.
Before leaving, he made an appointment with Zhuang Qingning to visit a soap workshop, and took away all the soaps that Zhuang Qingning showed him, intending to take them back and let others see them.
After seeing Zhong Yingcai off, Zhuang Qingning hurried to clean up and prepare dinner.
"You must be hungry. I'll make you a bowl of dumpling soup." Zhuang Qingning rubbed Zhuang Qingsui's little head.
"Okay." Zhuang Qingsui nodded and rubbed his eyes.
Because I read for a long time, my eyes look a little sore and red.
"Take a break and read later." Zhuang Qingning brought over a lamp and some dried fruits, letting her sleep on them first.
Zhuang Qingsui shook his head. "My teacher said that the headmaster of the Women's College has extremely strict requirements. I have a short time to study. If I don't study hard, I'm afraid I won't pass the exam. I don't have much time left, so I have to study harder."
"Okay, but you can only watch until the meal is ready. You can't watch it after dinner. Otherwise, whether you can pass the exam is another matter. I'm afraid your body will be ruined." Zhuang Qingning stopped trying to dissuade him and went to make the dumpling soup. -- After training the people in Sujiazhuang to make noodles and rectifying the inappropriate parts of the workshop, the noodle workshop officially opened after several days of busy work.
There were no decorations or firecrackers to add to the fun, only busy figures in the workshop, tacit cooperation, and the villagers' smiling faces.
Zhuang Qingning and Shang Chengen saw this and smiled knowingly.
"Manager Shang has been busy with the workshop these days. Is the noodle shop okay?" Zhuang Qingning asked with a smile.
"It doesn't matter if the noodle shop closes for a few days. The most important thing is that after the noodles are ready, we don't have to knead the noodles every day. This number one noodle shop can also be opened in other places. It's a win-win situation."
Shang Chengen smiled and said, "Manager Zhuang, you don't have to worry about the sales of these noodles. I have already booked shops in various places that sell noodles. I can sell as many noodles as I can."
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