Dressed as a young lady, she became rich by relying on Pinxixi

Chapter 133: Rare Goods

But Xin'er, who had just entered the house, seemed unable to adapt to the Lin family.

She often complained that Jingniang wouldn't let her leave the courtyard, that the courtyard's decorations couldn't be changed to her liking, and that even the incense she was given was of inferior quality, two points inferior in flavor...

Because of this, he had an argument with Jingniang.

No, there was no argument. Jingniang was silent for a quarter of an hour and finally handed him the housekeeper's key.

What did Lin Wangyou do with the key to the inner house?

He wanted to return it to Jingniang, but Jingniang's silence scared him.

He couldn't give the key to his mother either, as Xin'er would definitely be blamed.

In the end, it was the understanding Xin'er who said she would help Jingniang take care of it first, solving his urgent problem.

But who knew that Xin'er used Jingniang's dowry.

Xin'er once said that she did not ask for fine clothes and delicious food, but only wanted to be with him all the time and have a small home with only the two of them and no one else.

She said that when she could take charge of the yard, she would plant hundreds of flowers in the yard so that the fragrance of flowers in every season would fill their yard.

But now it has been a month since they moved out, and the flower fields are only covered with weeds.

Haha, Lin Wangyou knew that he had been cheated.

In the small courtyard in the suburbs, you can't hear the bustling sounds of the city, but you can hear the complaints of the people in the courtyard.

These days, she lamented in a gentle, yet still gentle, tone that the yard wasn't big enough, the furniture wasn't exquisite enough, the new dress wasn't made of Yuehua brocade, and the afternoon cakes weren't the signature dish of Xiangmanlou...

These complaints are about life and about him.

He, Lin Wangyou, left the Lin family, so naturally he could no longer take things from the Lin family shop as the owner.

He now has about forty taels of silver a month, which should be enough, except that he can't afford to keep a canary.

At this moment, he could especially understand the mentality of the people in Beizhai. They had no worries about food and clothing, but they still had to consider what it meant to be worry-free.

The news of his departure from the Lin family quickly spread throughout the mansion, and even the Prince Ming's mansion knew about it.

He became a laughing stock in Changjia Mansion and even in the Ming Dynasty.

Now, Jingniang manages the cloth shop herself, with the dedicated assistance of her old servant from the Pei family.

Her second brother and his hot-tempered sister-in-law helped her collect dyes and raw materials needed for the weaving room, and also used the caravan to distribute the stored cloth, so everything went smoothly.

Linglong Cloth Shop's business did not decline because of his departure, but became even more prosperous.

I heard that Jingniang bought two small courtyards next to the main store on North Street and was preparing to set up an embroidery studio.

Mrs. Wang of Wanglanju wrote an inscription for the embroidery room and introduced many embroiderers.

I heard that my second brother's wife opened a Changjia Department Store in Zhong'an Prefecture, which specializes in selling special products of Changjia Prefecture, and specially reserved a counter for Linglong Embroidery Shop.

Oh, my second brother and his wife also opened a Northern Goods Department Store in Changjia Prefecture. They not only sell northern wool materials, jade, medicinal materials, and dried fruits, but also live lake sheep and cattle.

I heard..., I heard a lot...

Although both of us moved out, my second brother lives a pretty good life.

For the first time, he truly agreed that Lin Yiqing was better than him. It had nothing to do with their status as legitimate or illegitimate children, but only with their vision for people and their business acumen.

He originally wanted to reopen the cloth shop, but he could no longer borrow money on credit in the name of the Lin family, including the shop, manpower, plain cloth and dyes.

He had to pay everything in cash, and he could take it if he gritted his teeth, but he didn't dare to take the risk.

The risks he can think of will increase as his business deepens.

He can't handle it alone.

This was of course due to the pressure from the Pei family, but more of it was due to his cowardice.

He wanted to see Jingniang and apologize to her.

He moved out of the South House, but Jingniang stayed in the South House and still lived in their Guiguang Courtyard.

But Jingniang was very busy and had no time to see him.

His aunt tried to dissuade him by saying that the family was receiving guests from the Zhu family, her younger brother's future in-laws' family, and they had brought generous gifts.

The Zhu family knew that Dongsheng might inherit the family business, so they wanted to increase the betrothal gifts and dowry...

Lin Wangyou was stunned at first, but soon realized that this was all natural.

When his chance passes, someone else will grab it.

That afternoon, from a distance, he saw his two sons walking quickly towards the front yard. They must have been called there to pay their respects.

They were more sensible than before. When they saw him, they no longer got so excited about him that they wanted to climb onto his shoulders and play. Instead, they restrained themselves and saluted him, then left in a hurry without saying a word.

He still has a kinship with them, but it seems very shallow.

So, how did he become so arrogant as to think that the Lin family couldn't do without him, rather than that he couldn't do without the Lin family?

Is it because his second brother moved away, his third brother is not often at home, his father is old, and his mother's family is ruined, so he is the actual head of the family?

Is it because the Pei family made a big deal about him favoring his concubine and neglecting his wife, making him lose face?

Or, he really loves... No, Lin Wangyou picked up the wine jug, took a sip, shook his head,... He was too arrogant and stupid!

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Xu Siyu opened a large department store because she traveled all over the country to do business and had currency exchange between the north and the south, and she also wanted to use flowers as something other than flowers to deceive the public.

Xu Siyu is shopping more and more recklessly and conveniently on Pinduoduo. She doesn't want to be sneaky all the time. She wants to take advantage of the fact that most people don't know what's happening hundreds of miles away and wrap some of her shopping in regular commodity transactions, so that the world will gradually get used to these rare things.

After slowly laying the groundwork, others won't be too surprised when they see what she takes out.

For some things, she disassembled the craftsmanship and had people try to make some similar products to sell in department stores, such as sanitary napkins; for others, she just put them in department stores as rare goods collected from all over the world for display. Occasionally, there would be customers who she couldn't refuse who asked to buy them, so she would sell them at a high price, perfectly highlighting the rarity of the goods.

Xu Siyu acquired two more plots of land in Yunyang Town to build a house to serve as an innovation workshop. He recruited skilled craftsmen in the Ming Dynasty to work as craftsmen for the innovation workshop by offering them free food, accommodation, and materials, along with a high salary of two taels of silver per month.

After the announcement of the competition, these craftsmen need to study in the workshop how to make the rare goods that Xu Siyu "took out".

Simply put, Xu Siyu took out a final product and asked craftsmen who were smarter than her to decompose and reassemble it for her.

Before the product is made, the craftsman will receive monthly wages. If the product is successfully developed and begins to be produced and sold, the craftsman in charge can receive a dividend of 10% of the profit of the product.

This is equivalent to recognizing the efforts of the craftsmen, using their skills as equity, and finally giving them the status of a small boss.

The recruitment method introduced by Xu Siyu has set off a huge craze in the handicraft industry, which is accustomed to passing on skills from master to apprentice.

The first people to be hired were young and unknown craftsmen.

Xu Siyu selected a lot of people and the innovation workshop was quickly opened.

As the first batch of craftsmen to move in, Xu Siyu asked them to participate in the construction of the workshop. According to the division of work types, they put forward many practical suggestions, and the workshop was finally built in a way that allowed them to work smoothly.

Rubber is one of the items Xu Siyu wants.