Chapter 563: Regret
Zhuang Qingsui's going to school has been decided, and Zhuang Qingning's heart is finally relieved.
During the period before going to the academy, I continued to study with Fan Wenxuan as usual.
Zhuang Qingning helped Zhuang Qingsui pack some things to take to the academy.
The academy has everything you need, including bedding, bowls, chopsticks, pens, ink, paper and inkstone. All you need to bring are your own clothes and some personal belongings.
Zhuang Qingsui had quite a few ready-made clothes, and the Dragon Boat Festival was just around the corner, so she just randomly picked out a few replacement clothes.
Things here were almost packed up, and over there, Zhuang Yutian and Meng invited Zhuang Qingning to the county town to see the cloth they had woven.
"Ning girl, how about this cloth?" Meng handed a small piece of cloth to Zhuang Qingning to see.
It is a white cloth that has not been dyed. It has the original soft white color of cotton. In the spring light, it looks soft and not dazzling. When you touch it, it feels delicate and soft, and very skin-friendly.
"Is this cloth woven on a loom?" asked Zhuang Qingning.
There was also a lot of surprise in the voice.
She knew that the things made according to the drawings provided by a certain Wu must be good, but she didn't expect that they could weave such fine and soft cloth.
When Zhuang Yutian and Meng saw Zhuang Qingning's reaction, they looked at each other and then looked at Zhuang Qingning.
The look was like asking, you provided the loom yourself, don't you know what the cloth woven from it looks like? Zhuang Qingning coughed lightly to cover up his embarrassment and explained, "I have used this loom before, but the cloth woven from it was far less delicate and soft than the ones you wove."
"Well, it's not that we are good at spinning and weaving, it's really that these things are easy to use and useful." Meng said with a smile, "Take this spinning wheel for example, it is also hand-cranked, but the thread it produces is thin and tough. The thread is good, so the cloth woven from it is naturally fine and soft."
"If you calculate it this way, basically the same cotton can produce about 20% more cloth than Song Jiang's cloth. Now, even if it's the most common cotton cloth, if it's made in large quantities, we can sell as much as we can."
"Now, we won't have to worry about not having enough to sell in the future." Zhuang Yutian also laughed, and continued, "I have already found a place in the county town. The price has been negotiated, and I am just waiting to pay the money and sign the receipt. I am going to set up a workshop as you said, and find a few experienced weaving masters. In addition to the natural cotton cloth, we will also make some woven cloth, and slowly build up the business of this workshop."
"Uncle Yutian and Auntie are also very good at business. You just watch them build up this workshop slowly." Zhuang Qingning smiled and said, "From now on, I will just be the boss and not take care of anything else. But let's make it clear first, I will take the money that is due."
Trust the people you employ and do not employ them if you do not trust them. Moreover, Zhuang Yutian and Meng are good at business, and Zhuang Qingning trusts them, so he plans to let them do this boldly.
"If that's what Miss Ning says, then you can rest assured. I guarantee you won't lose any money." Zhuang Yutian laughed.
The three were talking when the shop assistant suddenly ran over and said, "Boss, Boss, something bad has happened..."
The young man ran in a hurry, with beads of sweat on his forehead. He said anxiously, "Boss, this is bad. Boss Li sent Li Shun to say that we can't rent that place to us."
"Why is that?" Zhuang Yutian was also stunned. "Hasn't the price been agreed upon with Shopkeeper Li? Why wouldn't he rent it out for no reason?"
"I don't know either. I just heard from Li Shun that a merchant also took a fancy to this land and offered a higher price, so Manager Li wanted to rent it to someone else."
The waiter said, "Manager Li felt embarrassed, so he asked Li Shun to come and tell us so that we could find a new place earlier. He also asked Li Shun to bring a can of tea as an apology."
Zhuang Yutian's brows knitted up immediately. "Okay, I understand. You can ask Li Shun to go back first. Don't take the tea yet. Just ask him to tell you that I'm going to find Shopkeeper Li and we can talk about this place."
"Yes, I'll go right away." The guy agreed and ran away in a hurry.
"In business, the one who pays the highest price always wins. We haven't signed any agreement with Manager Li, and we haven't paid any money, so it's reasonable for him to go back on his word."
Mrs. Meng consoled him, "Let's go look for another place. The county is so big, we can always find a suitable place. Maybe it's better than where Manager Li is."
"We can find another place, but we have to figure this out."
Zhuang Yutian said in a deep voice, "If there are merchants who are interested in this place and are willing to pay a higher price to rent it, then that's fine. It's also a common thing. The one who pays the highest price wins. But if it's the same as the shortage of goods in our shop before..."
That's not right! After Zhuang Yutian said this, Meng's face became serious and nodded, "That's right. If that's the case, then they are deliberately making trouble. No matter how many places we find, I'm afraid they will come to interfere."
"Yes, that's what I mean. I'm afraid of this." Zhuang Yutian stood up and said, "I'll go to Shopkeeper Li and ask him to see if I can get the truth. Then we'll see what to do."
"Okay." Meng nodded.
"It just so happens that I have something to go out for, so let's go out together with Uncle Yutian."
Since I was in the county town, I might as well go to Zhong Yingcai to see how his soap workshop was going.
"Well, let's go together."
As Zhuang Yutian spoke, he picked up a can of wine and went out with Zhuang Qingning.
The two of them were going the same way, so they walked forward together. Before they reached the bookstore opened by Manager Li, Zhuang Qingning met Zhong Yingcai on the road.
"Manager Zhuang?"
Without waiting for Zhuang Qingning to say hello, Zhong Yingcai first shouted in surprise, then walked over quickly, "Manager Zhuang, you came to the county town today, are you here to take a look at the workshop?"
"Yes." Zhuang Qingning nodded, "Come and see how the soap workshop of Shopkeeper Zhong is going."
"To be honest with you, Manager Zhuang, I'm afraid it will take a few more days for my condition to recover," Zhong Yingcai said apologetically.
"Oh?" Zhuang Qingning was a little surprised.
The impression Zhong Yingcai gave her was that he was an even more workaholic than Cheng Ruize.
There was a heavy rainstorm in Zhengzhou. My dad and his friend happened to be trapped in Zhengzhou while on business. The four of them can only park their car on the overpass to avoid the flood. They definitely can’t have any meals, and we don’t know what the water level will be like at night.
I hope this rainstorm will stop and everyone will be safe...
(End of this chapter)
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