Village Chief Lin interrupted her, "Sister-in-law, you're saying that again. We're all one now. You're all appointed by imperial decree, so we benefit from it too, don't we? You've already done more than enough for us. We're not ungrateful people."
Clan Chief Lin added, “Xia Clan, that’s yours, it’s yours. We won’t let you give us the benefits. Don’t say that again. We are one now. If one of us suffers, we suffer; if one of us prospers, we prosper. You all need to know this.”
The other clansmen nodded, "Chief, we understand!"
Chief Lin asked, "Sister-in-law, has the prefect said when the imperial edict will be issued?" This is a big deal; we should pay respects to our ancestors first.
Xia Hua said, "The prefect didn't say anything. It's not a big deal no matter when it comes down. Everyone should go about their business!" It's just a ninth-rank imperial edict, nothing special.
"That might take a few more days, let's get to work first!" Village Chief Lin said, and told everyone to get to work.
As they lay together sleeping that night, An Shuyi whispered, "Huahua, from now on, besides Jinnan City, let's vacuum-pack all the braised meat and sell it everywhere else. What do you think?"
You can buy a whole pig and cut out each part, such as pig's trotters, pig's ears, pig bones, pork, chicken, duck and goose meat, and package them separately. The selling price will also be different. You can also negotiate the price and let the buyers come and pick it up themselves.
This way, not only can you sell more items, but you also don't have to worry about them spoiling in the hot weather. And because they're cooked, you can eat them right away, whether they're hot or not.
Xia Hua didn't answer her immediately, but was thinking about whether this method was feasible. She had a packaging machine and bags. Although it wouldn't take as long as modern vacuum packaging, it would still be fine for more than ten days.
But those packaging bags are too white. Otherwise, we could say they're oil paper. Or we could make some and see. If it's not too obvious, then we can sell them. Anyway, no matter how clever the ancients were, they wouldn't have thought that these bags weren't from ancient times.
"Once the other workshops are on track, we'll buy more meat to try. If it works, we'll sell it. If not, then forget it."
An Shuyi nodded, "Okay, then let's wait a little longer!"
The two closed their eyes and went to sleep. When night fell and the people who made braised meat had already gone to bed, An Shuyi and Xia Hua got up. After making sure no one was awake, they went to the place where cement and sand were stored.
They had stored a lot of cement and sand before, but it was almost all used up. Now that they were building a house, they had to take out some more cement and sand. They would take some out every night, in small batches, not because they were afraid of being discovered, but because it was too tiring.
When they saw that it was almost ready, the two stopped and headed towards the pool without taking anything. Although there wasn't much water in the pool yet, it had reached the water pipe and could be drained.
I took out the bath tub and filled it with water. "Huahua, you go ahead and wash. I'll watch from outside." The tub was huge; if I washed from the back, no one could see me.
"Okay, I'll shower first." Xia Hua took out her toiletries, then a dress, and quickly took a shower.
"This house needs to be built quickly, otherwise it will be inconvenient to take a shower, and there won't even be any hot water."
Hearing what she said, An Shuyi smiled and said, "It will be soon, at most two months, at least one month, and we can move in. Or, we can go to Jinnan City tomorrow, firstly to find some customers for the clothing, and secondly to send the children in the village to the private school."
"After we finish these two things, we'll go find customers elsewhere and have some fun. We'll come back in a month, and by then the house will be almost finished. The imperial edict of investiture will also be issued then. If it's earlier, we can talk to the prefect and ask him to delay the process for a few more days."
Of course, that's all there is to it. If her estimate is correct, the official who bestows the title will take at least a month to arrive, and that's considered fast.
Xia Hua nodded, then realized that Shu Shu couldn't see either, and said, "Then let's do as you say. The workshop is being managed quite well by Da Wa and the others, and there's also Mu Tou and the clan chief here."
The problem these businesses are currently lacking is customers. As for how to do it, they don't need to worry about it. Let the villagers adapt on their own so that they can travel around in the future instead of staying in the village every day.
After she finished washing, An Shuyi took her turn. They went to the village after they finished washing. Before they had even had a chance to sleep, the village started to get lively.
The two had no choice but to get up, let Zhao fix her hair, tell the eldest son and the others, and then drive the carriage to Jinnan City. There were forty-two children under the age of thirteen in their village. Apart from twelve girls and ten children who could not go to school, there were nineteen children who needed to go to private school.
Xia Hua parked the carriage outside Ni Chang Ge, the largest clothing store in Jin Nan City. Besides this store, there was another one on another street, Yun Xiu Ge, which they would visit later.
After taking out several different styles of dresses, the two entered the Neon Pavilion. When the shop assistant came over, Xia Hua said, "Is your manager here? We would like to see the manager to discuss some business."
Before the waiter could speak, An Shuyi took out a set of clothes from her bundle. It was a low-cut, half-sleeved ruqun (a type of traditional Chinese dress), not the style for married women, but the young girls liked it.
As soon as she took it out, it instantly attracted the attention of the women and children in the shop. An Shuyi and her companion smiled smugly to themselves. Of course, they didn't come here simply to do business with Ni Chang Ge. The most important thing was to display the clothes and let those wealthy families with money see them.
Sure enough, the women came over with their children and asked how much their clothes cost. An Shuyi didn't say how much money it was, but instead took out a jacket made of silk, which was even more beautiful in color.
Now not only the children wanted it, but even the women wanted to buy it and asked how much it cost.
An Shuyi said without any politeness, "This dress costs twenty taels. Don't be fooled by the price. This fabric is only available in our Peach Blossom Village. Look at the color, how beautiful it will be to wear it out."
"Moreover, our Peach Blossom Village doesn't only have this one type of dress; we also have other styles, and we accept custom orders."
“This fabric is exactly the same as what Yunmo is wearing, and it looks almost the same too,” a girl next to her suddenly said.
Looking at the girl, I realized that the Yunmo she mentioned must be the daughter of the prefect. It seems she really likes the clothes and has already worn them out.
"These are unique to our Taoyuan Village. Take a look and see if there's anything you like. If not, you can also order them from Taoyuan Village."
"Wrap up both of these dresses for us!"
An Shuyi nodded, pulled out a piece of cloth and wrapped the two dresses together, saying, "We're here to discuss business with Ni Chang Ge, so we don't have any of those packaging things. But if Madam orders them, we'll package them beautifully, not so simply."
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