Thinking about it this way, she didn't worry about it anymore.

But the look in her master's eyes made her feel a little pity.

It's a pity that her master is unparalleled in martial arts. But in literature, he is...

Qin Xiaoyao looked a little embarrassed when he saw Xiang Yang's reaction.

"Ahem - it's really good."

"I met this Young Master of Song Dynasty before when I was a teacher in the Ministry of Rites."

"Song Gongzi is not only talented in literature, but also talented. In addition, he is also very handsome." When he said the last sentence, Qin Xiaoyao had a smile on his face.

She is naturally handsome.

And so far, she has never seen anyone more handsome than her husband-in-law.

Princess Xiangyang nodded and agreed with Qin Xiaoyao's words.

She had seen Song Rui's poetic talent with her own eyes. She had heard about his previous performance in the Ministry of Rites.

When she entered the palace today, the queen mother said it herself, so she knew better.

As for looks——

Suddenly remembering something, Princess Xiangyang looked at Qin Xiaoyao.

"I think Mr. Liu's appearance is no worse than his." She felt a little contrary to her wishes when she said that Mr. Liu was more handsome than Song Rui.

But she really felt that Liu Ling was as good looking as Song Rui.

In the beginning, she did have some prejudice against Liu Ling.

But after understanding the truth, and having been with Liu Ling for a long time, I have seen how he handles things.

Not only does she not hate Liu Ling now, she actually admires him.

If Liu Ling hadn't come from a bad background, he might have made his mark long ago on his own merit.

Qin Xiaoyao was a little surprised.

Unexpectedly, Princess Xiangyang would compare Liu Ling to her husband.

But when she thought of their similar appearance, she suddenly wasn't surprised anymore.

"You think highly of Liu Ling." Qin Xiaoyao said thoughtfully.

In her heart, no one can compare with her.

What's more, in terms of real conditions, Liu Ling is indeed much inferior to her husband.

This girl Xiang Yang actually said that Liu Ling was no better than her. I don’t know whether it was because her aesthetics was different from others, or...

Xiang Yang's face stiffened.

"Master, don't get me wrong, I...I don't mean anything else. I simply think that Liu Ling is pretty good-looking. Moreover, she is also very talented." He quickly explained.

Unexpectedly, this explanation made the ambiguity in Qin Xiaoyao's eyes even stronger.

"You mean Liu Ling is more talented than Song Rui?"

Xiangyang's cheeks turned red.

Song Rui is indeed very talented, and he has made great contributions in the Ministry of Rites.

Compared with Song Rui's business methods, Liu Ling's business methods seem...there is really no comparison.

But she still felt in her heart that Liu Ling was not inferior to Song Rui.

Seeing her master still looking at her with that ambiguous look, Princess Xiangyang felt guilty in her heart.

Feeling anxious, he said: "Oh, Master, you know I don't mean that! Don't look at me like that!"

"Haha, I don't mean that. What do you mean?" Qin Xiaoyao did not let Princess Xiangyang go and continued to joke.

This girl has gotten very close to Liu Ling recently.

At such a young age, you are really attracted to love, right?

"Master!" Princess Xiangyang was embarrassed.

"I'm not talking properly, so I won't tell you anymore!" He then said, turned around and ran away.

"Hahahaha..." What came from behind was Qin Xiaoyao's flamboyant laughter.

Hearing this laughter, Princess Xiangyang became even more embarrassed and quickened her pace.

Finally, when he came out of the yard, he met Liu Ling.

"Master Hou——" Liu Ling hurried to the yard and called Qin Xiaoyao anxiously.

When he saw Princess Xiangyang coming out of the yard, he quickly stopped and was about to salute Princess Xiangyang.

Princess Xiangyang's face turned red, she glanced at Liu Ling guiltily, and then looked away.

Then, without talking to Liu Ling, he ran away as if running away.

Liu Ling's salute froze in mid-air.

The words he was about to say also stopped.

"Haha, is it Mr. Liu?" At this moment, Liu Ling heard Qin Xiaoyao's voice in the courtyard.

Liu Ling, who was still a little confused about Princess Xiangyang's reaction, instantly put away her doubts.

"Yes." He responded to the courtyard.

Immediately, he quickly walked towards the courtyard.

Entering the courtyard, Liu Ling saw Qin Xiaoyao sitting on a lounge chair under the shade of a tree enjoying the cool air.

Liu Ling hurried forward and reported the affairs of the workshop to Qin Xiaoyao.

Only then did Qin Xiaoyao learn that the workshop had received another big order today.

"I have approved the expansion of staff."

"Besides, there are only twenty more people, so the number is a bit small. You can just buy a hundred people."

"It doesn't matter if there are more people. You can let the dental department pay attention and choose slowly."

"Last time, Yun Niang mentioned it that a member of the Zheng family wanted to sell a village on the outskirts of the city."

"It's just that the price is a bit expensive, costing eight thousand taels of silver."

"After you go back, calculate the money in the accounts of the porridge shop and the workshop and see how much you can withdraw."

"If I can raise five thousand taels, I will buy that Zhuangzi. Later, I will transfer the preserved egg workshop to Zhuangzi." In this way, there will be no need to worry about not being able to accommodate so many people.

Moreover, the place on Zhuangzi is large and there is still some land.

When the time comes, we can arrange for people to go there and let them farm the land and raise chickens, etc., so that they can be self-sufficient.

Liu Ling's eyes moved.

"No need to check. I just checked the accounts last night, and there is more than 5,500 taels of silver available in the accounts," he said.

The reason why the preserved egg workshop and the porridge shop were able to accumulate so much money in a short period of time was firstly because of the deposits from the large orders received by the preserved egg workshop.

The second is the income from membership cards issued by customers in the porridge shop.

Especially the income from membership cards. Although it doesn't cost much to become a member, it can't offset the number of people who apply for membership.

As the number of people increases, the membership fees collected will be quite large.

He also received more deposits from the preserved egg workshop.

For large orders, we directly charge 50% of the purchase price, and for small orders, we charge at least 30%.

As for the other party's goods, because the workshop was short of manpower, he had not yet had time to arrange most of them.

Even if the deposit was misappropriated, because eggs and duck eggs were cheap, he calculated that the remaining money in the account would be enough to purchase the two raw materials, eggs and duck eggs.

What's more, the preserved egg workshop is delivering large quantities of eggs every day.

Once the goods are delivered, you will receive the final payment.

Because the preserved egg business is hugely profitable, the money received is used to buy the two raw materials of eggs and duck eggs.

If the funds are earmarked, it won't be long before a new surplus appears in the accounts.

Qin Xiaoyao's eyes lit up.

"So many?" Somewhat surprised.

Liu Ling nodded.

"It won't be a problem to come up with five thousand taels."

"That's right, if you open a new porridge shop, you have to slow down a bit." After all, there is only so much money. If you focus on this side first, you won't be able to worry about that side.

Qin Xiaoyao nodded.

"Let's buy Zhuangzi first."

"Both food, clothing, housing and transportation are expensive in the city. If we move our workshops to Zhuangzi earlier, we can save a lot of money."

(End of chapter)
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