Chapter 103: Shop Opening
"Mom and Dad, let's go to the blacksmith shop in the north of the city first. Xue'er has something to tell you."
Gu Lang and Wang looked at each other, both of them showing a hint of doubt.
Gu Tingchuan looked at his younger sister and couldn't help feeling a little nervous.
After all, Xue'er always looks calm no matter what happens, and it's rare to see her so serious.
Once Xue'er starts to act serious, it means something big is happening.
Wang's eyes showed worry: "Xue'er, is something wrong?"
Gu Feixue looked at the three people sitting so solemnly and couldn't help but laughed:
"Don't worry, I fell off a cliff and luckily found a cave on the cliff. I found something inside."
Not a bad thing?
Under the confused gazes of several people, Gu Feixue took out the secret books from her arms and spread them out one by one.
The first person to show surprise was Gu Lang, because he could tell at a glance that these books were made of blue gold paper, a rare type of paper that is only seen once in a century!
Blue gold paper is made from the very precious blue gold tree. When you squint at this kind of paper under the light, you can see the blue-gold luster. It is generally only used by the royal court.
So when Gu Feixue took it out, Gu Lang's eyes widened.
Wang and Gu Tingchuan were a little confused, until they saw the words on the book clearly, they were surprised.
"Qi Men Dun Jia, isn't this the legendary lost book?"
Gu Tingchuan then looked at the other three books, his starry eyes widening even further.
"A strange array formation! This is a technique I've never even heard of!"
Seeing the surprised expressions of the others, Gu Feixue couldn't help but touch her nose and pretended to be calm.
"Not only have I heard about it now, but these books will belong to our family from now on. We can pass them down as heirlooms."
Then Gu Feixue told the three of them what happened in the cliff cave.
Upon hearing that Gu Feixue had experienced such a dangerous situation, Wang couldn't help but clench her fists.
He was also delighted when he heard that Gu Feixue had been recognized by the owner of the stone tablet and had obtained the other party's inheritance.
"In that case, these books should be studied by Xue'er, and it's best if others don't share them."
Gu Lang asserted this, but Gu Feixue was a little confused.
At this time, the knowledgeable Gu Tingchuan also said: "Yes, Xue'er, Dad is right, you should keep these books well."
Gu Feixue thought about it and understood. In ancient times, people attached great importance to bloodline inheritance and respecting teachers.
If it is spread casually, there is a fear that it will reach the wrong person and cause tragedy.
It’s not like in modern times, where an intangible cultural heritage that is close to being lost is eager for people all over the world to learn it.
Of course, most of the content of Qi Men Dun Jia is extremely offensive and is used for marching and fighting, rather than just passing on culture.
"Okay, then I'll learn it, but I won't teach others casually."
After hearing this, everyone in the Gu family nodded in relief.
At this time, Wang asked:
"So what does this have to do with Xue'er going to the blacksmith shop?"
Gu Feixue pointed to the Qimen Formation and said:
"There's a defensive formation on top. I think our home is not safe right now. If we return to the village, we don't know what will happen. So I plan to forge some of the hidden weapons and traps found in the book."
Hidden weapons naturally have to be made of iron. Thinking of this, Gu Feixue couldn't help but think of the huge iron mine in Ruyi Mountain.
I am both jealous and helpless.
The price of iron products in this era was incredibly expensive, and the finished weapons were even more expensive.
She wanted to include the Gu family in the formation, which required a lot of mechanisms and hidden weapons.
However, she had just invested all her money in the shop not long ago, and what she had left was not enough!
"How much silver will this cost?"
Hearing this, Gu Feixue glanced at Gu Lang who wanted to pay the bill and said:
"I think the money I need is about this much." He raised his hand and made a two sign. "But I don't want my parents to spend money. I want to earn it myself."
"Twenty taels?" Seeing Gu Feixue slightly shaking her head, Wang's voice could not help but be surprised:
"Two hundred taels?! Isn't that too much?"
Wang Shi would be lying if she said she wasn't surprised. She thought it was just a few weapons for self-defense, but she didn't expect it would cost two hundred taels. And yet, Gu Feixue actually said she had to earn it herself.
"Father, mother, and brother, I have been hiding something from you. Yuchi Shuo gave me five hundred taels of silver when he bought ginseng."
"I was afraid my parents would blame me, so I lied and only took fifty taels."
"I also used the money I earned this year and the rest of the money to buy a shop, and I will soon have it repaired and can start business."
Gu Feixue was afraid that the two would blame her, so she confessed everything at once.
After saying this, he lowered his head, looked like a coward, and chuckled in front of Wang.
"Mom said there was something fishy about you practicing disguise at home all day."
Gu Feixue could only hang her head with a dejected look.
"If I told you, you would definitely not agree."
The Gu family was framed and exiled, which made Gu Lang, who was originally an honest official, even more concerned about his reputation.
Although the ginseng was picked by her, it would be worth five hundred taels of silver even if anyone came to buy it.
But the problem is that the person who bought the ginseng was Yuchi Shuo.
"Alright, how could your parents not understand you? Since His Royal Highness the Crown Prince has given it to you, it's yours. There's no need to ask for your parents' opinion."
Gu Feixue was a little surprised. She looked up at Gu Lang, only to see a hint of a smile on his face.
"Do you think your parents don't know about this? What could be in that box in your room that you never open?"
Gu Feixue was dumbfounded. It turned out that her family had already known about it.
After a while of awkwardness, the group finally got down to business.
"Mom and Dad, my shop is almost finished and will be open for business in two or three days."
Then Gu Feixue told a few people about her plan to purchase duck down and goose down and recruit workers.
"Our Anju Village produces a lot of duck and goose down every day, so it should be enough for now."
Gu Feixue also thought so. Now that they only had one store, they didn't need too much duck down or goose down. After they opened branches, it wouldn't be too late to cooperate with other farms.
As for the workers who make down jackets, they are naturally recruited from Anju Village.
Especially this time, many villagers in Anju Village risked their lives to jump off the cliff in order to save Gu Feixue. This was a great favor to the Gu family.
"Your Aunt Niu's women are the best. The embroiderers she embroiders look even better than the imperial embroiderers in the palace."
Gu Feixue nodded and wrote down all the people mentioned by Wang, and would invite them to be the chief embroiderers when the time comes.
By then, she wants to spread the word about her down jacket store across the country, and also make the embroidery skills of these embroiderers, which were almost buried, known to the public.
When the carriage arrived at the blacksmith shop in the north of the city, the driver Li Tiezhu said:
"We've arrived at the blacksmith shop."
Gu Feixue jumped out of the car with a bang, which made Wang behind her scold her repeatedly.
"Master Blacksmith, how much do you charge for making some iron weapons?"
The blacksmith who was puffing away at his work was so focused that he didn't even notice the arrival of Gu Feixue and his group.
"Master blacksmith?"
After calling out several times, the blacksmith who was working hard finally noticed the Gu family and their group.
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