How could Dong Xu not know why Dong Nuan came to the county school?
Hanjiang Tower.
Dong Xu also never expected that the boy who was ignored in the village would come to the county school with him after not seeing him for two years. It was said that his grades were good and he was almost able to go to the government school.
Even better than Liao Mingkun’s county school results!
Dong Xu felt like a cat scratching her heart, itching and uncomfortable, annoyed and jealous, but there was nothing she could do.
His progress is different from that of Hanjiang Tower, and he doesn't even have the chance to be a classmate.
So, he wants to make things difficult for Hanjiang Tower?
His own popularity in the county school is very average, so how can he win over others to deal with Hanjiang Tower?
Dong Xu was a little annoyed, his expression changed again and again, and he didn't dare to get angry with the classmates who were going with him. In the end, he could only follow the other classmates back for lunch break with a complicated look on his face.
Dong Nuan felt from a distance that someone was staring at her for a while. She turned her head and took a look. Knowing that it might be Dong Xu, she stopped paying attention.
She was busy and really didn't have time to care about what they thought.
After returning home, Dong Nuan continued to make oil-paper umbrellas. This item is now the treasure of the shop and is very popular. Many noble ladies in the county are interested in it.
Now its asking price has been increased to thirty taels of silver.
Among them, Dong Zining's eldest sister, who was once the eldest daughter of the Dong Fugui family and is now the eldest mistress of the principal's house, once came to the store and asked for this umbrella.
She was holding on to her identity and her closeness, hoping to win it in advance, hoping to gain a reputation among the noble ladies in the county.
It's a pity, Dong Nuan said that the treasure of the store needs to be stored for a month before it can be sold.
When the time comes, the one with the highest price will get it.
This made Miss Dong very angry, and it is said that she even sent someone back to the village for a visit.
What a pity, who cares about her?
Dong Fugui's family now has too much time to take care of themselves.
This is the news that I brought back to the top guy in town two days ago.
The boy's original name was Xiao Jiuzi. It is said that he was the ninth eldest child in the family. There were many children in the family, including sons and daughters. There were about ten people in the family. He was the last in line. They couldn't support him anymore, so the family sold him.
The young man was over nineteen years old and had not yet married. He was very clever and very handsome. He happened to need an errand boy here, so he brought him back from Yaxing and changed his name to Shi Qing.
Shi Qing did a good job, and I am still satisfied with the winter warmth for the time being.
According to the news brought back by Shi Qing, something happened to Dong Fugui's family, and he is now selling land and shops in the town in a low-key manner.
Although Dong Fugui's family should have a lot of shops, farms, and fields, these are symbols of status and face. If there is no accident, they should not be sold.
However, now that the other party is preparing to sell it, Dong Nuan doesn't believe it if he says there's nothing wrong with it.
The family is already like this, why is Miss Dong still crazy?
Moreover, in the county, there were many people with more distinguished status than her. Gou Qingyun was still a shareholder of her own shop. Which cookie should she order?
Dong Nuan didn't take the other party's threats to heart at all. Not only that, recently Dong Nuan also asked Shi Qing to keep an eye on the chief clerk's house whenever he had nothing to do. He wanted to see if the other party had done anything wrong in private. Once he caught it, he would tell Gou Qingyun.
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Anyway, the other party's words revealed a little bit of meaning, and the county magistrate is not particularly satisfied with the current bookkeeper.
If there is a chance, it would be a good idea to change it.
Although the chief clerk is a ninth-grade petty official, ranked at the bottom, he has a formal establishment after all. If you want to take him down, you still need a more legitimate reason.
After seeing Hanjiang Tower, Dong Nuan returned to Zhuangzi and started his daily work.
Now that I have Dianthus and Shi Qing around me to help me, winter warms up much faster.
"If there is a little girl who looks smart, you can pick her over to help grind bamboo slices and umbrella ribs." Dong Nuan feels that this kind of work that is not too technically difficult can be outsourced if possible.
Of course, this requires strict size requirements and cannot be fooled around.
Shi Zhu wrote down this incident: "Well, I'll take a look later, don't worry, girl."
This work lasted until the end of April. Hanjiang Tower had a day off at the end of the month and could go back to live in Zhuangzi.
This month, because I had helpers grinding the umbrella ribs, Dong Nuan brought out two more oil-paper umbrellas, and the store's treasure can finally be sold normally.
Of course, Dongnuan also accepts private customization that is not too excessive, but the price is definitely high.
There are many wealthy gentlemen in the county, especially some merchant families. Although their status is low, they are really rich.
Therefore, those ladies and girls in the village, after taking a fancy to the oil-paper umbrellas, they have their minds set on it, and they don't care about the high price or the low price, as long as they can make a reservation.
With this reservation, more than ten oil-paper umbrellas have been ordered.
Everyone has different requirements. Some people like elegant plants like plum blossoms, orchids, bamboos and chrysanthemums. Some people like blooming peonies. Some people like elegant orchids. Some people like layers of camellias. Some people like...
Everyone has different preferences. After Dong Nuan wrote down the requirements one by one, he ranked them.
The production cycle of each umbrella would take about half a month if only Dong Nuan was busy.
However, if there are helpers to help with the work, grinding the umbrella ribs, etc., it will take about three to five days to make one.
However, Dong Nuan will not push the construction schedule too tight, making them feel that this umbrella is easy to make.
In addition to oil-paper umbrellas, the store also sells pen holders, revolving lanterns, and folding fans.
There are not many styles of folding fans, but the advantage is that they are affordable and many people can afford them.
Unlike items like oil-paper umbrellas and revolving lanterns, they look exquisite and beautiful, but the price is also very touching.
Most people can't afford exquisite items like oil-paper umbrellas, but it's okay to buy a folding fan and show it off a little.
Shizhu helped Dong Nuan find a group of small workers, twelve of them, whose main job every day was to grind umbrella ribs and fan ribs.
These people, both male and female, were carefully selected by Dianthus. After everyone got used to it, the dimensions were kept in mind and there was no need to follow the drawings every day.
Because of this, Dong Nuan saves a lot of effort.
Dongnuan is actually not afraid of them learning from it.
Because there are many craftsmen who know how to make this thing, but it is not easy to make it exquisite and thoughtful.
Therefore, if we want this kind of thing to appear in batches in the county, it is not possible yet.
After all, in the era of handicraft industry, mass production was not possible and could only be sold sporadically.
On the day at the end of the month, Dong Nuan went out with Dianthus all morning and bought chickens, ducks, etc., in order to make a good meal for Hanjianglou.
Although the food in the county school’s canteen is not bad, at least it won’t be a huge disadvantage to the students.
However, the oil and water are limited after all, and scholars are poor, so Dongnuan doesn't want to squander his elixir.
This chapter has been completed!