Xia Hua nodded, "Yes, there are eighty sets made of this kind of fabric, and fifty sets made of a better kind of fabric. If you want them, I'll have someone send them in."
Looking at the dresses, Mrs. Wu had to admit that they were more beautiful than the ones they had ordered before, and they showed off her figure even better. "Sister Xia, if you have them brought in, the girls all like them. I'll take all of these dresses. Send them over next time you have any nice dresses."
"This kind of fabric costs five taels of silver for a set, and another better one costs ten taels. I'll have someone bring it in, and you can take a look before deciding whether you want it or not." With that, Xia Hua went out and had her son bring the dress in.
Upon hearing this, Li Nan immediately objected, "Mother, how can your son go into a place like this? I won't go."
"What's wrong with this place? It's much better than a place like this where you only know how to leech off your parents' blood and bones. Hurry up and move in happily, or I'll chop you up and feed you to the dogs."
Looking at her terrifying face, Li Nan trembled in fear. "I know, Mother." If his mother dared to say that, she would dare to chop him up. He was afraid of dying.
Xia Hua nodded in satisfaction, "Hurry up, your aunt sells well everywhere, why are you dawdling here?"
After moving them in, we opened all the boxes and said, "Ladies, feel free to look around. Buy whatever you like."
The girls gathered around the box and realized that although the skirts were all the same, the colors were different. Some were light yellow with light red, while others were just light red with a white background. Everyone took two skirts, and some even took three.
"Mom, these are all beautiful, let's buy them all."
"Yes, Mom, we really like it!"
Mother Wu nodded, "Okay, I understand. You all go back and rest... Sister Xia, the girls all like it, so I'll get you some money." As she spoke, she asked Xiao Lan to go to her room and bring the box from the dressing table.
After Xiaolan brought it over, she counted the silver inside. "Sister Xia, there's a thousand taels in here. Consider the hundred taels as a deposit. I'll write you a contract." After all, those clothes were expensive and there were many of them.
Actually, she quite liked this Sister Xia. She was quick-witted and had even thought of bringing the dresses to their brothel to sell. She was kind-hearted and didn't look down on the girls at all. They had heard what she was saying to her son earlier, which was why the girls were scrambling to pick out the clothes.
These girls are all suffering people, they couldn't survive, so they were sold here. If they weren't desperate, what good family's girl would come here? It's all fate.
Xia Hua handed the box to Li Nan, "Then I'll trouble you, Sister Wu. If the girls want to buy clothes in the future, they can go to Taoyuan Village. We sell ice, clothes, and braised meat there. The girls are welcome to come."
"Aunt Xia, is it really okay to buy from your place?" a girl asked.
"Of course, there's no reason why you can't go. You can choose or order whatever you like. However, the houses in our village haven't been built yet, so you can only go and come back on the same day. There's not enough room to stay overnight." They don't have any plans to open a shop in Jinxiu City right now, so it's best to let them order what they want.
She didn't think much of these girls going to the village; they were all suffering people, and none of them were more noble than the others.
Mother Wu handed over a piece of paper with a contract she had written on it. "Sister Xia, I heard that your village sells ice. Could the ice that's been coming from Jinnan City these past few days be from your village?"
Xia Hua took the contract and put it away. "It should be from our village. Some wealthy families in Jinnan City buy from restaurants in our village."
"Sister Xia, can I buy some? The girls are afraid of the heat and need a lot of ice. We used to bring it from afar, but it was too expensive and we really couldn't afford it."
“Sure, our ice blocks are three taels of silver each, and they’re this big,” Xia Hua gestured. “How much do you need? You can go to Peach Blossom Village to get it tomorrow.”
They make a lot of ice now, so you don't need to order; you can just go and pick it up.
Upon hearing this, Wu's mother was delighted that three taels of silver was such a large piece and said that she would go to Taoyuan Village to pick it up tomorrow.
"Then Sister Wu will send someone to pick it up tomorrow. We'll take our leave now." We've been here for so long, we don't even know how Shushu is doing.
"Take care, Sister Xia."
Goodbye, Aunt Xia.
"Goodbye, ladies. Welcome to our village." After saying that, she took her son out of Mengyun Tower, got into the carriage, and sat outside to give Li Nan directions.
When they arrived outside the house that Shushu had bought, Shushu's carriage was waiting there. Lin Wenqing was moving things and asked Li Nan to park the carriage so that he could hurry up and move things.
"Huahua, how's everything going on your end?" An Shuyi came out carrying a sack of medicinal herbs and saw Xia Hua.
After she bought the boxes with Lin Wenqing, she came here and asked him to wait outside. She went in and put the medicinal herbs and saplings in the side room before letting Wenqing move them. He didn't arrive much earlier than Huahua.
Xia Hua said smugly, "Of course, it's no problem for me to make a purchase. Ordinary fabric is five taels of silver per set, and silk is ten taels of silver per set. The dance costumes I designed are three hundred taels per set. I ordered fifty sets. How about that? Impressive, right?"
Although pearls and other accessories need to be inlaid on it, it is not difficult. Although pearls are expensive in this world, they are worthless in her mall, especially the small pearls.
And those sparkly decorations, they're all very cheap. She can just put a few boxes of them out in the side room later, and the clothes made from them will definitely be beautiful.
An Shuyi nodded, "Huahua is amazing, she spent over ten thousand taels in one go. I'm so proud of you, sending you love."
"It's nothing, it's nothing. I'll get proud if you praise me like that. Your place isn't bad either, is it? How much is it per tael?"
"The smaller ones are one tael each, and the larger ones are six taels each. The shopkeeper also said that Baomozhai will take care of our workshop's paper supply from now on, and we'll go and pick it up every three days. It seems that the braised meat workshop can be opened soon."
Xia Hua also gave her a thumbs up, "Shushu is super amazing. I was thinking that five taels of silver would be enough for large sheets of paper, but you negotiated it down to six taels. You won't have to worry about finding a market for the paper in the future. It seems I need to make a few more different dresses tomorrow and visit a few more shops to see if I can find a market for the clothes in the future."
"Don't be in such a hurry. Finish making the dance costumes first before you start running. Otherwise, all those young women and housewives will be too busy to keep up. Aren't you tired running around every day? Take a few days off first."
"Okay, then let's rest for a few days and let those young women and wives do the work for a few days. I'll then work on the sales." Xia Hua finished speaking and turned to look at the two people standing there. "Have you finished moving?"
Both of them shook their heads at the same time. Lin Wenqing said cautiously, "Auntie, what kind of dress can sell for three hundred taels? We are honest and upright people, we can't lie to people."
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