roccoschili Chapter 192 Getting better
Chapter 192 Getting better
The two sisters agreed on this matter, and Jinchu simply took Huanyan directly to the shop she had previously liked to rent.
Huanyan observed the situation for more than half an hour and purchased a large amount of cosmetics raw materials on the day she returned home.
The next day, Su Cheng'an returned from the military camp and took Zhao'er to the school recommended by the prince.
The teacher asked Zhao'er some questions on the spot. As Zhao'er answered the questions one by one, the teacher's expression gradually changed from calmness at the beginning to joy at the end.
If Su Cheng'an had not stopped him in time, the teacher would have wanted to bring Zhao'er to the school right then and there.
Both parties agreed to prepare tomorrow and officially go to the private school the day after tomorrow.
With the help of Su Cheng'an, Jinchu and Huanyan rented a small two-story house not far from the palace, which they used as a workshop.
That afternoon, with the help of the broker introduced by the palace manager, Jinchu and Huanyan quickly recruited eight female workers.
Thanks to her previous experiences in Lincheng and Beijing, Huanyan quickly got into the state, and traveled back and forth between the workshop and the palace every day.
More than half a month later, the first batch of wine was brewed by Dingbei Palace Winery.
Jin Chu took this opportunity to tell Princess Du about the idea of the three sisters moving out of the house and renting a house. As expected, Princess Du rejected her idea.
Jin Chu was not in a hurry. A few days later, when Prince Dingbei and Su Cheng'an were both there, she brought up the topic again and promised to live near the prince's palace. If the princess missed Zhao'er, she and her siblings would visit the palace at any time.
Su Cheng'an knew that Jin Chu had made up his mind, so he joined in and said a few words.
Seeing Jinchu's firm attitude, her son's agreement, and the prince's indifferent look, Princess Du finally gave in and let Jinchu and the other two leave.
After getting the princess's approval, Jin Chu and the other two moved the next day to a small two-story house that Su Cheng'an had helped find, which was only an incense stick's worth of distance from the palace.
As soon as I finished tidying up my new house, I received feedback on the first batch of liquor. The sales were unexpectedly good.
Upon receiving the good news, the prince specially invited Jinchu back and gave him a generous reward. The winery's masters and workers also received one to three months' worth of monthly silver rewards based on their respective contributions.
The group of people who tasted the sweetness were all very happy, rubbing their hands, and ready to start brewing a new batch of wine.
At the same time, the workers under Huanyan had basically finished their work, and the first batch of cosmetics were also on the counter in the shop.
However, since this batch of cosmetics had just arrived, sales were mediocre and did not generate the same enthusiasm as the sales of liquor.
Jin Chu was not in a hurry and comforted Huan Yan: "As long as we ensure the quality of our cosmetics, there is no need to worry about sales. It's just that it may take time to digest and promote in the early stage. There is no need to rush.
"We have enough money anyway, so don't feel pressured. Just proceed steadily according to your pace and plan."
After taking the reassurance from her sister, Huanyan also relaxed her mentality and just continued to work every day.
After more than half a month, the cosmetics shop began to have returning customers and the number of new customers also began to increase.
Two months later, the sales volume had reached half of that in Beijing. For Jinchu and Huanyan, this number was already considerable.
There is no end to the money you can make, so just make enough.
Jinchu instructed Huanyan to develop cosmetics according to this schedule. After this period of training and practice, the workers in the workshop have become skilled workers.
The burden on Huanyan's shoulders was much lighter, and she had time to accompany her sister and do other things every day.
In their free time, the two sisters would go out to Youyun City to stroll around and eat and drink.
The days passed like flowing water in the twelfth month. During this period, the northern Rong people invaded the border several times, but were all beaten back by Su Cheng'an's troops.
On the eighth day of the twelfth lunar month, Jinchu took Huanyan and Zhaoer to the palace to pay a visit to Princess Du.
In Hanzhang Courtyard, she finally saw Prince Dingbei Su Cheng'an, who was still wearing armor and had a cold look in his eyes.
Unlike his tough appearance, Su Cheng'an stared at Jin Chu with a scorching, bright gaze, as if he wanted to melt the girl in front of him.
This naked gaze caused Jin Chu's pretty face to blush slightly, and all the maids covered their mouths and laughed secretly.
After careful calculation, the two had not seen each other for nearly two months. Jin Chu even missed Su Cheng'an a little, not to mention the young man who was deeply in love with her. She was simply missing him so much!
After drinking the Laba porridge given by the princess, they had a lively dinner. Princess Du sympathetically let go of Zhao'er and smiled as she ordered them to leave: "It's getting late and freezing cold. Ah Jin, if you don't want to stay overnight, why don't you go back early!"
Jinchu and the other two stood up to say goodbye, but Princess Du's beautiful eyes flickered as she glanced mischievously at her silly son, who was still staring at his beloved girl. "It's a rare day that Yizhi is back. You should go and see Jin and his brother off!"
After receiving his mother's instructions, the prince looked at Princess Du with gratitude, then stood up and replied, "Yes, I will definitely live up to your trust and send Ah Jin and the other two back safely!"
The prince has been pleasing Jin Chu in every way recently, as if he were looking at a little god of wealth laying golden eggs.
After several months of development, and with the help of the cold winter weather, the liquor business has seen its revenue increase by tens of thousands of yuan a day.
In previous years, winter clothes were only delivered to the military camps late, but this year they were prepared early, and all of them were double-layer cotton coats.
But those who went out on business would carry the white wine produced by the palace with them, and take a sip when it was cold. Seeing that the number of people suffering from frostbite was less than one-tenth of last year, the prince was so happy that he smiled from ear to ear.
And all of these were brought by Jin Yatou alone.
It is no exaggeration to say that Jin Yatou's earning power at this time is equivalent to that of a small family!
After they left, Prince Dingbei whispered to Princess Du, "Arui, I think Jin is a very good girl. She's beautiful, has a good personality, and is very capable. She doesn't have many clansmen holding her back, and she and Yizhi are in love. Next time you come, why don't you ask her privately what she thinks?"
Princess Du smiled and nodded. The prince and she seemed to agree on this point.
Ajin is old enough, and has such a good relationship with Yizhi, it's only natural that they should get married!
Prince Dingbei stroked his newly grown mustache and imagined the future, "Yizhi isn't a child anymore! If that girl agrees, we can get them engaged and have the wedding gifts before the end of the year. Next year, we'll have a Crown Prince's Consort, and the year after, maybe we'll have a grandson!"
"You're dreaming, old man! Even if Ah Jin is married next year, there's no need to rush the birth. Everything should be left to nature. They're both still young, so there's no need to rush a year earlier or later."
Princess Du scolded Prince Dingbei with a smile, but when she thought about having a cute little grandson soon, she was very much looking forward to it, and a look of longing appeared on her face.
"Arui, you are still talking about me! Look at yourself, it is obvious that you also want to be a grandmother!" King Dingbei muttered indignantly.
Princess Du glanced at him and said, "I only have one son, unlike you who have many sons and grandchildren."
"Look, Arui, you are being unreasonable again! Isn't my son also your son? Although Chengping has his own little thoughts, haven't I always suppressed him?" King Dingbei argued breathlessly.
"Ever since he laid his hands on my son, I no longer have him as a son! If it weren't for my son's good luck, I would have killed that ungrateful wolf right away!"
Princess Du's eyebrows were raised, and her furious look frightened Prince Dingbei, who quickly begged for mercy: "Alright, alright, it's my fault. Don't worry, I will never let that rebellious son have the chance to hurt Yizhi again in the future!"