Xia Hua nodded, "I saw it. They were probably worried that we couldn't afford the money. After all, each one costs twenty taels, which is three hundred and eighty taels. If it were a poor family, they wouldn't be able to come up with that in ten years."
An Shuyi nodded, "That's true, but there's a reason why there's so much money. Besides learning to read, there are other courses, so it's true that there are more."
The two had nothing to do, so they drove the carriage back. Unexpectedly, they encountered many carriages on the way back, which seemed to have come from their village. When they arrived in the village, there were still carriages parked there, but they were probably too crowded to be cleared, and the carriages had to be pulled around.
"Aren't there too many people? Could it be that the gifts I gave to the prefect's wife have already worked, and all of them are here to buy clothes and skincare products?"
Xia Hua nodded, "That's possible. After all, these ladies and young women have to find ways to get things that others have but they don't have themselves."
"It seems that in Jinnan City, we don't need to look for customers; people will come to buy. After we send those children to the academy, we will go to other prefecture cities."
“Okay,” An Shuyi nodded with a smile, she wholeheartedly agreed.
Before Xia Hua even reached the workshop, she jumped off the carriage, pulled the horse aside, and avoided squeezing in with the other carriages. After these people left, she would have to call her clansmen to clear some space next to the workshop, since there would be more carriages coming in the future and the ones behind wouldn't be able to get through.
Seeing Li Jun coming over, she handed him the rope and then went to the workshop with An Shuyi.
The first place they went to was the workshop that made dresses. The workshop is different now than before. It used to be just one room, but now it has been converted into two. One room is where the sewing machines are kept and the dresses are made. The other room is where the fabric and the finished dresses are kept.
Inside were many wooden frames, and the clothes racks were also made of wood. The dresses were all pre-made. When they went in, the door to the sewing machine room was locked. There were also a few young women outside, responsible for introducing the ladies to the women.
Li Nan was collecting money and registering the number of dresses purchased. It seemed like there were many people buying dresses. They then went to the skincare products section, which was divided into two rooms to prevent others from seeing how they were doing things.
In the outer room, there's a table against the wall, covered with finished skincare products. Under the table, there are many boxes; the large boxes are full of finished skincare products, while the small boxes are for packing skincare products to take with you.
Several people were introducing the products, while Wenqing was registering. It seemed that Li Nan was too busy, so he sent Wenqing over. The Xuan paper only needed to be registered every three days when the Baomo shop assistant came to pick it up.
The door to the Xuan paper workshop was closed, and Liu was sitting outside guarding it. It seemed that Wenqing had gone to register, and Wen was called by her son Wenqing to guard it. There were still clansmen making Xuan paper inside.
The eldest brother was also registering, and there were also people buying ice. What surprised them the most was that someone was actually buying braised meat. Isn't braised meat made at night and taken away in the morning? Doesn't anyone come to pick it up?
When they went over to ask, they learned that a lady had come in the morning asking if they had any braised meat for sale. They didn't have any at first, but the lady said they could wait, so they started making it. But as soon as they started, more people came to buy it, so they braised a little more.
This meat is bought by Changwu every morning when he goes to buy meat and vegetables. Now he's the one buying it. I didn't expect that the success of other businesses would also boost the braised meat business.
Once no one else came to buy, the tribespeople finally relaxed and sat down to rest. It had been a very busy day, from morning until afternoon, and they hadn't even had a proper lunch.
On this day, however, he made a lot of money. Except for Xuan paper and winemaking, which had no business, all other businesses were doing well.
While they were resting, An Shuyi told them about what she had found at the academy.
Village Chief Lin jumped up from the ground in shock. "Sister-in-law, isn't this too expensive? Each child costs twenty taels every six months, and forty taels a year! My God, we couldn't earn that much money even in ten years, let alone a year!"
Xia Hua looked at them and bluntly retorted, "Even if you earn that much, you still can't bear to part with it. Look at how stingy you are. Shu Shu and I will pay for the children's tuition at the academy. You don't need to worry about it."
"Although the academy is expensive, there are also cheaper ones. But you must know that there is a reason why it is expensive. Learning is not only important for students, but also for other things. Tomorrow, we will send two carriages to take those children there."
"However, you need to decide whether you are willing to send your child to the academy, since they will need to stay there for six days."
"Sister Xia, don't worry. These children are young, but they are not timid. They can stay for six days or even a month without any problem, not to mention they have their own clansmen with them."
Xia Hua nodded, "That's good. Let's hurry up and eat. We can cook a little more tonight, and there will definitely be more people buying tomorrow."
After dinner, everyone went back to work, and no one was idle. An Shuyi and Xia Hua also went to pack skincare products. Once you mix them, you can pack a lot, and they are the best-selling products today.
Now that those ladies are buying, they don't need to solicit customers anymore. After all, this isn't like those dresses or braised meats, which are sold to wealthy families to earn money.
After the clansmen went to sleep that night, An Shuyi and Xia Hua started adding cement and sand again. They added a lot, because if they were to go to other prefectures, they would have to add more cement and sand.
When they saw that it was almost time to put it down, the tribespeople would wake up, so the two of them stopped. They wiped themselves with water and went to sleep. Because there was no hot water to take a bath, they were both wearing raincoats and were covered in sweat and dust on their faces.
The two of them dozed off for a while, then got up, washed up, and took the children who were going to the academy to Jinnan City. By the time they arrived in Jinnan City, it was already broad daylight. They even took the children to eat noodles before going to the academy.
Xiao Liu is already seven years old, and he was one of those who went to the academy this time. Xiao Qi cried and wanted to come along in the morning, but An Shuyi coaxed him and he didn't come.
An Shuyi also asked Xiao Liu if he was afraid to stay at the academy for a few days before going back. Xiao Liu was not only not afraid, but also very happy. Knowing that he was not afraid, she was relieved.
As for Xiao Qi, she plans to take her with her when she goes to other prefectures this time. Although Xiao Qi is still young, they are not in a hurry and can take their time.
Moreover, the eldest son and his family are all busy. Zhao and Wu are responsible for cooking every day and taking care of the children, so they can't look after Xiao Qi at all. Xiao Liu is at the academy, so there's no one to take care of Xiao Qi, and she's worried about that.
Moreover, girls should see and learn more to broaden their horizons so that they are not limited to one place and will have higher standards in the future.
When they arrived at Wenyuan Academy, the gates were already open. The old man guarding the outside was quite surprised to see so many people come at once, but he still led them inside.
Before they had to wait long, Master Cheng came over, looked at the children, gave them a casual test, and then had another teacher take them to the school.
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