When she returned to the courtyard of Linglong Lane, Uncle Chen had already returned and was preparing the stove with his men in the open space in front of the kitchen.
There are about forty people in the yard now, half of them are men and half are women. This is because she asked Nanny Zhang to buy some people for her later.
He just wanted to train more of his own people, especially men, and asked Chen Nian to arrange a guard to lead them in training. Although he did not require them to be as powerful as Mu Feng, Muchen and others, they must be able to protect the yard.
They are the ones who will help with the cooking.
Seeing that they were working very hard, Xia Tian did not move forward and sat in the house waiting for Aunt Chen.
Aunt Chen hasn't come back yet, but there is already a pile of cloth in the room, which seems to indicate that some of it has been sent back.
Xia Tian was thinking about whether he should go to the restaurant first and come back later.
Fortunately, Aunt Chen came back after a while.
"Madam, we have bought everything, but cotton is quite expensive right now." Aunt Chen said as she handed the list in her hand to Ningxiang.
I went to a few more stores to buy cotton.
That's why I came back late!
Xia Tian took it and took a look, and indeed, the prices had basically increased.
However, the weather is getting colder, and there is probably a lot of demand for cotton, so the price increase is normal.
"Thank you for your hard work, Aunt Chen." Xia Tian handed the list back to Aunt Chen and said, "Make a good record."
"Aunt Chen, ask all the girls here to come over. Anyone who can sew can come and help make clothes. Just make cotton-padded jackets, cotton-padded pants, and cotton-padded shoes. Make thicker clothes. Make more for adults and children, more for women and children, and less for men."
"Yes, ma'am."
Women of this era basically knew some needlework, and it didn’t matter if their skills were particularly good, as long as the clothes they made were wearable.
Xia Tian called Uncle Chen over again and said, "Uncle Chen, I'll teach you how to make the medicine. Once you learn it, you'll be in charge of making the medicine here, and then lead everyone to make pills."
She planned to ask Uncle Chen to bring people to make all the herbs she bought into pills, and then put them in the space to make it convenient to save people.
By the time she had made all the arrangements, it was already late. It was almost winter and it got dark early. She had wanted to go to the restaurant, but she didn't go and went back to the Marquis' Mansion first.
The next day, Xia Tian came out early after saying hello and went to the second courtyard to take a look.
Uncle Chen and Aunt Chen both moved very quickly. Uncle Chen had already started boiling the medicine, and Aunt Chen had already made a few pieces of clothing.
Xiatian was quite surprised at how efficient he was. He had just started yesterday afternoon and had already finished several things.
"You didn't stay up late to do this, did you?" Xia Tian asked curiously.
Nowadays, clothes are made entirely by hand, and it takes quite a lot of effort to make a piece of clothing.
"No, ma'am. We are a big group here, and we have nothing to do after dinner, so we just sit together and work on it for a while. This dress isn't difficult to make, so it's pretty quick."
Aunt Chen quickly explained with a smile that these girls basically all knew how to sew, and each would be responsible for a piece. There were no specific style requirements for the cotton-padded jacket, as long as it kept warm, they could basically all do it, and with more people involved, the process would naturally be faster.
"Okay, just don't stay up late. We're just preparing now anyway, so there's no rush."
"Don't worry, ma'am. We servants know what to do."
Aunt Chen felt warm in her heart. She really had a good master who was not afraid that they would be tired from staying up late.
"Okay, the clothes are done here, you can help Uncle Chen with the pills. If there's anything else, please arrange for someone to tell me."
"Yes, ma'am."
Xia Tian saw that everything was going well here, so he went to Yuejin Pavilion.
I came to Yuejin Pavilion last time to deal with the trouble caused by Zhang Datou. It has been several days.
"Uncle Gu, no one has come here to cause trouble recently, right?" Xia Tian went directly to his private room on the second floor.
"No. But Madam, I heard that the people who caused the trouble last time have been released."
Uncle Gu was a little worried that these people would continue to cause trouble after being released.
Last time, it was because County Master Yunying was here that the rhythm of those people's troublemaking was disrupted. Now that she is released, I wonder if she will retaliate against them.
"Released?" Xia Tian didn't expect this. He thought that because of the reputation of Wu'an Marquis Mansion, he would be detained for a few more days. He didn't expect that he would be released in just a few days.
It seems that the Lingxiu Marquis's Mansion must have made some efforts, otherwise those people would not have come out so quickly.
And the shopkeeper Qi was able to come out so brazenly because he relied on the power of the Lingxiu Marquis' Mansion and had the support of the Liu family. I guess without evidence, the government would be unable to do anything.
"Well, Yun An said he saw that Zhang Datou and his men wandering around here. He also encountered him before."
Ever since Yun An said he met Zhang Datou, he hasn't returned to the second courtyard at night. He has been sleeping in the restaurant these days. He and Yun An and others have stepped up patrols and taken turns sleeping at night, for fear that Zhang Datou would take advantage of the night when no one was around to do something bad.
"Since the government can't do anything about it, then we can do it ourselves." Xia Tian snorted coldly, "Uncle Gu, call Yun An over."
Yun'an arrived very quickly. Xia Tian whispered a few words to him, and Yun'an left with a smile on his face.
Uncle Gu saw that it was time for dinner, so he asked the kitchen to prepare a few dishes for Xia Tian and asked him to eat here before going back.
"Uncle Gu, did you buy the food last time?" Xia Tian asked while eating.
"I've already bought it, ma'am. It's in the restaurant."
"Okay, thank you for your hard work recently. We need to arrange more people to watch over here at night. I left the city the day before yesterday, and there are already refugees outside the city. You should also pay attention to safety here."
"Okay, ma'am, we've arranged for someone to watch over the restaurant at night, so don't worry."
"Okay, you should also pay attention around here and see if there is any yard selling it close to the restaurant. If there is one, just buy it directly. It will be convenient for you to live here. After all, there are no rooms in the restaurant, so it would still be uncomfortable to live there."
"Okay, ma'am." Uncle Gu agreed readily. They had been sleeping on the small bed in the private room these days. It was cold and it was indeed a bit uncomfortable.
Xia Tian arranged everything that needed to be arranged, and then he looked at the restaurant's account book. Now the daily turnover is basically more than 200 taels of silver, which is several times more than when it opened.
The main reason is that the restaurant’s reputation has spread, and more wealthy people are coming to dine here.
She also added new menu items and re-set prices in a timely manner, including affordable items and those for the wealthy.
The turnover naturally increased.
After dinner, Xia Tian didn’t stay outside for long and went straight back to the Marquis’ Mansion.
Three days later, she finished painting Wen Jin's portrait and received a message from Uncle Gu asking her to come over.
When she arrived at the restaurant, Uncle Gu followed her into the private room with a smile on his face.
Without waiting for her to ask, he told her everything.
It turned out that Yun An and his men blocked Zhang Datou in a dark alley last night, put him in a sack, beat him severely, and broke his legs. I heard that Zhang Datou and his men were discovered by someone passing by this morning.
In the morning, officials came to the restaurant to question them. Anyway, it was dark last night and no one saw Yun An and the others, so they just asked and the officials left.
He sent the message to Xia Tian because he wanted to tell his wife about this matter in case the officials asked her about it and she didn't know how to respond.
"Are Yun'an and the others injured?" Xia Tian didn't care what happened to Zhang Datou and the others, as long as his own people were fine.
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