Chapter 233: No one comes to the temple for no reason
"Pa pa pa!" Su Ying patted the corner door of the Hu Mansion.
"Who is it?" Lai Ada said impatiently when the door opened.
When he saw it was Su Ying, he immediately put on a smile and nodded and bowed: "Oh, it's Miss Su! Please come in, please come in!"
After making a few mistakes, Lai Ada has already memorized the faces of Su Bucheng and Su Ying, father and daughter, and he dare not neglect them again, otherwise he will really have to pack up and go home to farm.
"Is Madam here?" Su Ying asked.
"Yes, yes, yes! I'm handling business in the front yard!" Lai Ada said enthusiastically.
He bent down and led the way, taking the three sisters to the front yard.
As the Hu family's business grew bigger and bigger, Mrs. Hu simply summoned all the shopkeepers to the front yard, and the place was even busier with people coming in and out than that of County Magistrate Hu's.
Now there are not only grocery stores, but also carriage and horse shops, paper mills, and escort agencies. In just over half a year, there has been explosive growth.
This is just the business that radiates to the provincial capitals surrounding Wuzhou, and Mrs. Hu is so busy that she is running around.
When Hu Erlang followed Fu Dongjia, his business became even more prosperous, and all the products purchased from Wuxian and Wuzhou could not satisfy his needs.
He also traded imported goods from the ports of Quanzhou and Guangzhou to wealthy places such as Jiangnan and the capital, and bought up all the old rice in the Jiangnan area and transported it to Henan and Hebei.
These were occasionally mentioned in the letters with Magistrate Hu and Mrs. Hu. The couple glimpsed them from the fragments and always felt that the Fu family was too mysterious.
His ascension to heaven was inexplicable, and his immense wealth came without any reason.
In the past, he looked forward to getting rich every day, but his business was getting worse and worse. Ever since he met the Su family, he has been making a lot of money.
Mrs. Hu is busy every day dealing with matters that the shopkeepers cannot decide. This is after the power has been delegated. In the past, Mrs. Hu would have been exhausted.
"Madam, Miss Su wants to see you!" Lai Ada shouted outside the door.
"What? Aying is here? Come in, come in!" Mrs. Hu waved her hand and told the shopkeepers to leave quickly!
The shopkeepers looked at Su Ying silently as she came in and out. This was the benefactor of the Hu family!
Many shopkeepers were fired when the Hu family could no longer sustain themselves. Now they have all been invited back and a lot of staff have been hired.
The shopkeepers are grateful for the Hu family’s kindness, and also grateful for the legendary noble person Su Ying!
"Miss Su!" the shopkeepers bowed.
"Uh, hello, shopkeepers! I hope I didn't disturb you." Su Ying replied after being warmly greeted by the unfamiliar shopkeepers.
"No problem, no problem!" The shopkeepers left.
"Aying, you are such a busy person, how do you have time to come and see me?" Mrs. Hu laughed heartily. The busier she was, the more energetic she became.
A maid brought brown sugar eggs, which is now the highest standard of tea for entertaining guests in Wu County.
Atang and Xiaotao smiled happily and ate the sugar-coated eggs.
"Madam, I wouldn't come here for no reason!" Su Ying joked.
"You little girl, you're still quibbling with me!" Mrs. Hu said, laughing. "Tell me, what brought you all this way here?"
"Madam, could you please give me some red pigment made from safflower?" Su Ying didn't beat around the bush.
"Red pigment made from safflower?" Mrs. Hu felt strange.
"My family's business has never been involved in pigments or dyes, but I can ask someone below to import a batch. How much do you want?"
"Uh, let's go into one jar first!" Su Ying said embarrassedly.
Mrs. Hu glanced at Su Ying and asked, "You made a special trip here, and this is all you need? Is it urgent?"
"yes!"
"What? It's just a small thing, and you're in such a hurry?" Mrs. Hu was interested. "Can you tell me?"
"I can tell you, but please keep it a secret, madam. If this succeeds, it can be regarded as a unique technology of Wu County and not be passed on to others." Su Ying said seriously.
Su Ying didn't want this technology to leak out. There were two thieves nearby who stole everything and shamelessly said it was theirs.
"Oh?" Mrs. Hu put down her spoon, wiped her mouth, and said seriously, "Another new thing?"
"Yes and no! Natural colored silk! Silkworms spit out colored silk threads." Su Ying lowered her voice.
"What?" Mrs. Hu covered her mouth in shock.
Oh my goodness! This is incredible! Silkworms are spinning colorful threads!
If this kind of silk really came out, then, then...
Mrs. Hu patted her chest and said angrily, "Aying, you threw such a big surprise and almost sent me away!"
"Whether it will work or not is still uncertain!" Su Ying smiled, "Maybe it will take several years to figure it out."
"Is there anything you can't figure out?" Mrs. Hu didn't believe it.
"Just red? Do you want other colors? If you're going to do it, just go for it."
"Well, let's make it red first. The pigment is expensive and the cost is high!" Su Ying said carefully.
"Look, I don't like what you said!" Mrs. Hu patted Su Ying's hand.
"Since you are planning this for Wu County, I will also contribute. I will be responsible for the supply of pigments, and you don't have to worry about the money."
"Madam..." Su Ying didn't expect Madam Hu to be so generous.
"Madam, what? If it weren't for you, my business wouldn't be so prosperous?" Mrs. Hu's eyes were full of gratitude.
"My business here isn't even worth Erlang's attention. That's the big deal!"
"Congratulations, madam, on your prosperous fortune!" Su Ying congratulated.
"What do you mean by congratulations? If I hadn't met you, my grocery store might have been closed by now!" Mrs. Hu said with a smile.
After chatting for a while, they decided on four pigments: the bright red from safflower, the bright yellow from locust beans, the indigo from orchid grass, and the purple from comfrey.
It was getting late, almost 2:15 pm, and the city was about to close. Su Ying took her two sisters and said goodbye.
Mrs. Hu wanted to persuade them to stay, but the stories about the strangers encountering wild beasts were becoming more and more outrageous, and she was worried about letting the three girls go back so late.
"It's okay, ma'am. It's still early to go back now. We came here on horseback!" Su Ying pointed to the horse tie stone outside the mansion gate.
A strong horse was eating grass leisurely, and Lai Ada considerately found some green grass to feed it.
"Okay, then I won't keep you. I'll arrange someone to find you as soon as possible!" Mrs. Hu held Su Ying's hand reluctantly.
It's rare to have someone to chat with, and time flies when we start chatting.
"Goodbye!" Su Ying and her two younger sisters walked on the main road with clattering feet.
The streets were bustling and bustling. Even though the city was about to close, everyone remained calm and the vendors showed no signs of packing up.
"Give me three mutton pancakes!" Su Ying said when she came to a stall.
"Oh, Aying! Why are you here!" Niu Er's wife looked up and said in surprise.
He hurriedly grabbed several stuffed pancakes and stuffed them into the arms of the three sisters.
The other women were busy. Hearing this, they all smiled friendly at Su Ying and then busied themselves greeting the guests.
The women were dressed neatly and wore aprons. They made generous portions of stuffed pancakes, and there was a constant stream of customers buying from them.
"Enough, enough!" Su Ying took out her purse with a smile.
"Aying, what do you mean! Take it away, take it away!" Niu Er's wife was unhappy and pushed the horse to chase people away.
"Sister, you can't eat it for free!" Su Ying smiled.
"I don't like others eating for free. Come here and you will be full!" Niu Er's wife said generously.
"Yes, Aying, you come and make sure you are full!" The women agreed with a smile.
They all knew that it was Su Ying who taught them, and they also knew that it was Su Ying who suggested that Niu Er's wife join them in doing business, and they were very grateful to Su Ying.
After walking a few steps, the old man selling rice cakes forced another bag of rice cakes on him.
The old man now sells rice cakes, which sell better than the Hu cakes he used to sell. He doesn’t have to stay at his stall all day and can close the stall early.
"Boom, boom, boom!" As we approached the city gate, the closing drum sounded.
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