Seeing them nod, An Shuyi instructed, "Just do what I asked you to do. If you haven't done it well when I come back and have even caused me trouble, I'll chop you up."
"And Wu, keep a close eye on Yan'an and don't let him run around. There are many people and carriages in this village, so be careful. Don't be so busy with your own affairs that you neglect the child."
Zhao works at the braised meat workshop, and Wu is in charge of cooking. Their wages are shared with the braised meat workshop. The sons received their share of the money the last time it was distributed. When the eldest son received his share again, the others refused to accept it.
They all said that whoever earns what they want from now on, it's theirs; if they don't earn it, then it won't be divided. Since it was their decision, she didn't say anything more.
After everyone in the tribe went to sleep at night, An Shuyi and Xia Hua got up again to put cement and sand in the container. They stopped when they had enough. There was enough to build a house. Before dawn, the two of them washed up and went to pack braised meat.
After the braised meat is made, it is braised in a pot overnight. Then the braised meat is taken out, packed in a bag, and the air is vacuum-sealed out. Although it is not quite the same as oil paper, it will do.
If anyone asks, say that this bag is unique to their village, and that they can buy it, but it's very expensive. Also, raise the price of the braised meat a bit more to make the bag seem more precious.
The packaged braised meat was placed in boxes, two large boxes in total. The remaining braised meat was ordered from Shikelou Restaurant. The boxes were then loaded onto the carriage. Inside the carriage were a box of skincare products, a box of clothes, two boxes of braised meat, and three small bundles.
Before dawn, a quilt was thrown into the carriage, and Xiao Qi was put inside so she could continue sleeping. The two jumped into the carriage, said goodbye to their tribesmen, and set off for Jinnan City.
When they arrived in Jinnan City, Xia Hua was in charge of driving the carriage, while An Shuyi was in charge of buying food: steamed buns, mantou, wontons, noodles, and flatbread. Finally, they parked the carriage outside a restaurant.
An Shuyi took Xiaoqi to have breakfast, while Xia Hua went to the restaurant to order food. Although it was the first time the restaurant had seen such early customers, as long as there was money to be made, there was no problem.
After ordering the food, we went to An Shuyi's place for breakfast. After we finished eating, we went to pick up the food, but it would take some time, so we could only sit and wait in the restaurant.
After finishing, Xia Hua put the four large food boxes into the carriage and then into the warehouse. She made sure that Xiao Qi didn't see them when she took them out or put them away. Then An Shuyi took Xiao Qi out and got into the carriage and left.
This time they decided to go to Flower Field City, which is five days away from Jinnan City. They heard that it is very beautiful and named after flowers. Although it is not very prosperous, its beauty is enough.
The two of them weren't in a hurry and took their time. They would stop in the county town along the way to have some fun, and they would stay overnight in the villages they encountered at night. If they didn't have a horse-drawn carriage, they would have liked to go up the mountain to take a look.
The two of them spent seven days traveling to Flower Field City, a place that should have only taken five days. They were initially worried that Xiao Qi wouldn't adapt well, but to their surprise, she adapted very quickly and was extremely happy, chattering away every day.
Although the two of them were happy to go out and have fun, having Xiao Qi around made their happiness double.
That day, they finally arrived at Flower Field City. As soon as they entered the city, they found an inn, booked a room, left their horse with the innkeeper, put their belongings in the room, and asked the innkeeper to bring water to their room so they could wash up and change into clean clothes. However, looking at their hair, they both felt a little embarrassed.
Since Zhao Shi was no longer around, the two of them had been able to style their hair haphazardly for the past few days. Helpless, An Shuyi could only have Xia Hua sit properly while she styled her hair according to the original owner's memories.
After two or three attempts, she managed to get it done, albeit barely. She learned the original owner's embroidery skills, which the original owner did frequently. However, the original owner only did hair once a day, and the hairstyles were different each time, so she only knew the basics.
She used to wear her hair in a bun for convenience, but later Zhao Shi came along, so now she has to do it herself.
Looking at Xia Hua's hairstyle, it was very good. After inserting hairpins and pearl flowers, she could do her own hair. It took her two attempts to finish it. Xiao Qi's hair was also combed and then adorned with pearl flowers.
She brought all those hair accessories with her this time, including Xiao Qi's.
This was the first time Xiao Qi had ever worn hairpins and pearl flowers. Looking at herself in the bronze mirror, she exclaimed, "Mother, these hairpins are so beautiful!"
An Shuyi laughed and said, "It's not that the hairpin is pretty, it's that our Huahua is pretty. You should learn to wear Guanfa in the future. You can wear those hair accessories. In a few days, Mom will take you to buy more."
Although Xiaoqi was happy, she still shook her head sensibly, "Mother, Huahua has enough. There's no need to buy so much. It's not easy for you to earn money."
"Don't worry, I have plenty of money. It won't disappear just because I'm buying you some hair accessories. You can tell me whatever you want, and I'll buy it for you." She couldn't let her daughter suffer.
Xia Hua chimed in, "That's right, your mother has a lot of money. Even if your mother doesn't have it all, your aunt has it. You can have whatever you want. Of course, stars are out of the question because you can't buy them with money."
Xiao Qi giggled and said, "Auntie, Hua Hua doesn't want stars."
Xia Hua nodded, "As long as we don't have Xingxing, then we'll take Huahua out to eat now. After we eat, we'll come back to sleep. Tomorrow we'll finish the braised meat and then take Huahua out to play."
Other things can wait. The most important thing is to sell the braised meat first. After we've had enough fun, we can take care of the clothes and skincare products later.
The two of them took Xiaoqi to a restaurant not far from the inn for a meal. Although the inn also had restaurants, the ones at the restaurant were much better. They had already finished all the food they had bought in Jinnan City.
This place truly lives up to its name, Flower Field City. Besides the flowers everywhere, even the restaurants sell dishes with flowers on them, and the platters are decorated with flowers. The waiter at the restaurant told me that the largest clothing store in Flower Field City has fabrics with flowers on them, and they're not even embroidered on.
An Shuyi and Xia Hua exchanged a glance, both thinking that if it wasn't embroidered, then it must be printed. They weren't surprised, since they had seen it before. However, now that all the dresses here had prints, would their dresses still sell well here?
It seems we still need to go and take a look. But it doesn't matter if they can't sell them; they have other things. Or we can go and see other prefectures next time.
An Shuyi, however, was wondering if the trading system would also offer printed silks if she tried to sell some flowers and plants. After all, the trading system was omnipotent; the previous ones were all colored, but not printed. Maybe next time they would be available.
It seems we'll have to find some flowers and plants to sell when we get back, and then we can try it out. If that happens, their dresses will sell even better. Although their dress business is already doing well, it would be great if it could be even better.
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