Hearing her say that, the female shopkeeper knew it was impossible, so she had no choice but to nod in agreement. "Madam, I will send my assistant to your village to pick them up tomorrow. But how many do you have left? Could you sell me a few sets first?"
"I can give you three sets here. I'll bring them to you later. When you get to Jinnan City, just ask anyone, and they'll know our village. I'll be going now." After saying that, she took Xiaoqi out. As for the skincare products, she put them in a basket.
After leaving, she took Xiaoqi to lunch, went back to the inn to get a few sets of skincare products, and then went to another shop to sell the skincare products using the same method. This rouge shop was much more efficient than the previous female shopkeeper.
Seeing that the customers who came to the store to buy rouge liked it, she bought it directly without giving An Shuyi a chance to speak. Afterwards, she also said that she would send someone to Jinnan City to pick it up.
Seeing her like this, An Shuyi smiled and left. She returned to the inn and gave the remaining three sets of skincare products to the rouge shop she had visited before, before taking Xiao Qi back to the inn to wait for Xia Hua.
Xia Hua, on the other hand, didn't have such a smooth experience. The first place she went to was the largest clothing store in Huatian City, but the clothes there all had prints, only the styles weren't as nice as hers, and there weren't as many colors.
When she went in, she only took out a jacket made of silk. However, the shopkeeper said that it was only nice in style and not good enough to sell in their shop. If she were selling fabric, they would accept it. So Xia Hua had no choice but to leave.
Although she didn't like the first shop, she didn't give up and went to another one. Luckily, this clothing store was good, and she decided to buy the dress she brought. Although their store had printed clothes, there weren't many, and they didn't sell as well as the clothing store across the street.
Xia Hua brought out a dress that was not only stylish but also beautiful in color. She even said that if the dress sold well, she would order one from their village.
After selling the dresses, those left at the inn were also sold to the innkeeper. After receiving the money, they returned to the inn and delivered all the dresses to the innkeeper.
When she returned to the inn, it was only a little late, because she had gone to buy some pastries and candied fruit afterwards.
An Shuyi saw her push the door open and come in, "Huahua, how are you doing there?"
Xia Hua nodded, "No problem. Although I didn't like the first store I went to, I readily ordered all the dresses from the second store. I only talked to them, and didn't talk to any others."
"There's no need to rush now. As long as more people buy skincare products, it will boost other businesses, not to mention there are other businesses as well."
An Shuyi thought about it and agreed. "Let's not worry about it for now. We can talk about it when we go to other prefectures. When we get back, we'll buy a farm in Jinnan City and start growing the crops first."
Food is the foundation, and if we want to gain a foothold in the future, we must have a solid foundation. Although we have a lot of money, we need something to protect our lives.
Once the high-yield grain is grown, it will become their catapult; I believe no prince could refuse such a high-yield grain.
"We'll buy them when we get back, but have you decided what you want to plant? Rice, potatoes, sweet potatoes, and corn are the main crops. What about the others?" They've already planted these seeds in their village, but they can't plant them again this year; they'll have to wait until next year.
"Let's plant these for now, and decide later whether to plant others." She also wanted to plant morel mushrooms, but she didn't have any spawn. She thought that when she got back, she would go to the mountain to find more flowers and plants to sell and see if the trading system had any.
After all, whatever she wants, if she thinks too much, the trading system will still satisfy her. She can buy another estate, plant some fruit trees, and not only make wine, but also sell it.
So, they still need a lot of silver. She and Huahua only have a little over 20,000 taels of silver combined. However, this is only their cash. She has 6,000 taels in her trading system, and she doesn't know how much Huahua has, but it should be about the same.
Although this amount of silver seems like a lot, it's still not enough to buy a estate, so we'll have to wait a bit longer.
The two of them didn't stay any longer the next day. Instead, they packed up their things and set off back to Jinnan City. This time, they only bought some steamed buns and mantou. They didn't buy anything else. Xia Hua had bought the pastries and candied fruits the day before.
Just as they had come, they returned at a leisurely pace, not staying overnight in the village, but resting wherever they went.
That night, the two decided to rest by the river. Xia Hua lit a fire, and An Shuyi prepared to roast meat, which was venison stored in the warehouse that they had never eaten before.
After marinating the meat, they skewered it with iron skewers and grilled it. Xiaoqi wasn't idle either; she was holding an iron skewer with a steamed bun on it.
"Mom, this meat is so delicious." Little Qi was still too young, and it was evening, so the two of them didn't dare give her too much, only a small amount.
But since it was barbecue, it wasn't even fully cooked yet, and Xiaoqi was already drooling with envy.
“This is barbecue, so it’s going to taste better, but you’re still young, so you can’t eat too much.” After saying that, An Shuyi picked up the bowl in front of her and clinked glasses with Xia Hua.
This is the deer blood wine from before, which has been stored in Xia Hua's warehouse for a while. Although it's not enough, it's still drinkable.
"This wine is good; it warms you up when you drink it."
Xia Hua nodded, "When we get back, we'll go up the mountain for ten days or half a month, hunt more game, and make more ginseng wine. We'll also find some ginseng and make some ginseng wine."
They've stopped taking any medicine to regulate their bodies. Although their health isn't as bad as before, it's not much better either. They need to get some good things to nourish themselves.
An Shuyi agreed, "Sure, anyway, those workshops are doing just fine without us..."
bang
Before they could finish speaking, they heard a loud bang in the distance. Xia Hua stood up, gestured a few times with An Shuyi, and then walked over alone.
An Shuyi had no choice but to sit there, but she kept her hands on her waist and looked around warily.
Before she even got close, Xia Hua smelled a strong stench of blood. She also saw the man in black in the distance, and in front of her lay a man, but it was too dark to see his face clearly.
There were six men in black. She didn't want to get involved, so she could only hold her breath and watch from behind a tree as the six men in black got closer and closer to the man.
Suddenly, something flew from a distance, but she didn't move at all. How did those men in black find her and throw hidden weapons at her? Helpless, she could only dodge the projectiles.
Looking back at the spot where she had just hidden, she saw a snake there. What a blunder! This damned snake ruined her plans. She was an expert at concealing her presence; how could she possibly be discovered?
The men in black saw her and attacked her. Helpless, she could only call for Shushu. If there were fewer people, it would be fine, but with six, it was a bit difficult, and these six men in black were not weak.
Hearing her voice, An Shuyi pushed Xiaoqi into the bushes. "Huahua, be good, wait here for a while, Mommy will be here soon." After saying that, she drew the dagger from her waist and started walking towards Xia Hua.
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