noffsinger Chapter 218 The Lotus Sect needs to be taught a lesson again.
Chapter 218 The Lotus Sect needs to be taught a lesson again.
Qian Yun burst out laughing again.
Who knew Lin Xi was such a lively character?
However, when her gaze fell on the down, with a businessman's insight into business opportunities, she seemed to see the huge market potential of making clothes from it.
She composed herself and cleared her throat lightly. "You use this down to make garments, may I buy some?"
Lin Xi and Gao Mengli exchanged a glance, understanding dawning on them.
It's no wonder Qian Yun is such a big money-maker; he saw the value of their down jackets so quickly.
However, Lin Xi refused on the spot!
"No!"
Qian Yun was taken aback. She thought the two of them would sell it, but Lin Xi refused outright, which made her anxious.
"Why? If these are made into clothes and transported to the north to sell, you're guaranteed to make a fortune."
This isn't money that's already in their hands; the two of them don't want it, they insist on throwing it away...
Gao Mengli patted Qian Yun's hand, signaling her not to rush, "Don't worry! We really can't sell you this down jacket right now, because you're too late!"
Qian Yun was completely bewildered and expressed his confusion, "Am I late? Could it be that there's someone in Pingyao who has more financial resources than me and can afford this down jacket?"
Lin Xi chuckled, "Manager Qian, this isn't about money!"
Once this product is made and shipped out, they only charge ten coins more than the cost price.
He sold each item for 100 coins, making a profit of 10 coins.
After all, down doesn't cost much, but buying cotton fabric to make clothes is much more expensive.
Qian Yun didn't want to miss out. After all, Gao Mengli said it couldn't be sold now, but that didn't mean it couldn't be sold later. "If it's not about money, then what is it?"
As Lin Xi retied the bag, she explained to Qian Yun, "This first batch of down jackets was ordered by Lord Dou. He wants to send them to the frontier for the soldiers guarding the border."
After all, cotton is a precious commodity.
The border guards wear reed catkins in winter.
Reeds are no match for the severe cold, and the higher-ups have also cut off military camp expenses.
Every winter, hundreds or even thousands of border guards freeze to death...
He liked money, but when it came to heroes and soldiers, he would rather not earn money than not deliver the down jackets to them.
Qian Yun listened quietly, his expression gradually becoming solemn and admiring.
After Lin Xi finished speaking, she sighed softly: "Sigh, I originally thought it was just a business deal, but I didn't expect Dou Weiyi to make me look at her in a new light."
I was narrow-minded; you did the right thing.
Soldiers guarding the border already endured immense hardship.
These down jackets will provide them with some warmth, which is far more important than earning money.
Gao Mengli also looked solemn: "Yes, although we live in this small village, we know the hardships of guarding the border."
Those soldiers risked their lives so that we could live in peace; it is our honor to be able to do what we can for them now.
Heroes were objects of their admiration in that era.
After all, if the country is gone, where is the home?
The situation is unstable, and only ordinary people like them are left to wander and be displaced.
With a wave of his hand, Qian Yunhao dropped a bombshell!
"How about this, count me in when you make down jackets, I'll donate eight thousand taels to you to make down jackets!"
"What?! Eight thousand taels?!"
Gao Mengli and Lin Xi spoke in unison!
They knew Qian Yun was wealthy, but the sheer amount he donated still surprised them.
This amount is enough for them to support her!
No, it should be that Dou Weiyi idolizes her!
Qian Yun wanted to get the money in place as soon as possible, so he immediately went back to get it.
No one could stop her; she was going to do something big!
In a hurry, she got into the carriage and drove away.
Lin Xi clung to the courtyard gate, watching the departing car, and clicked her tongue twice.
Qian Yun is a man of action and integrity; no wonder her business has grown so large. Look at that, that's what you call vision!
Gao Mengli patted Lin Xi on the shoulder and said, "Xi Xi, come with me to the kiln site. We'll check the quantity of bricks and set aside a spot to build a garment workshop."
Lin Xi snapped out of her daze and nodded in agreement: "Okay! Let's go quickly!"
The village roads are very smooth, after all, they've been paved with bricks!
Even on rainy days, there's no need to worry about mud and puddles.
The two walked for the time it takes to drink a cup of tea before arriving at the kiln site.
Upon seeing the two approaching, the village chief quickly put down the bricks he was holding and jogged over, "Mr. and Mrs. Lin, what brings you here?!"
Lin Xi greeted him with a smile: "Village Chief, we're planning to build a garment workshop, aren't we?"
I was thinking of checking if I had enough bricks, and also to see which spot near the village would be suitable.
Speaking of bricks, the village chief is getting a bit bald.
After all, there are quite a few households in the vicinity of Pingyao County that need bricks.
After Tuyao Village handed over the brick business to them, villagers from other villages would come to the village every day to transport bricks.
However, the output is "encouraging," and demand exceeds supply.
Seeing the village chief's exhausted appearance, Gao Mengli realized the problem.
"Village chief? Is there something wrong?"
The village chief sighed and explained helplessly, "Well, to be honest, this brick issue is giving me a real headache right now, Lin family."
There have been too many people coming to buy bricks lately. Although our village's production has increased significantly compared to before, it still can't keep up with the demand.
"If you're going to build a clothing workshop, you definitely need to prioritize getting these bricks, but you can't turn down orders from other villages either."
Lin Xi exclaimed in surprise, "How could this be? Didn't we recently add a hundred people?"
This doesn't make sense; production can't keep up.
Even in normal production, the 150 people haven't been paving roads lately; they've all been making bricks. They should be producing more bricks.
In addition, they do not burn timber, so they do not need to spend manpower to cut down trees.
They burn coal.
Burning coal not only saves time but is also highly efficient.
That doesn't make sense. There aren't enough bricks produced. What went wrong?
Upon hearing this, the village chief glanced at the Lotus Cult members working around him and was furious.
At first, these people were afraid of dying, so they worked very hard.
But as time went on, he started to slack off and do nothing.
The village couldn't do that either; they had to send people to keep an eye on everyone's work at all times.
They slack off as soon as they are not supervised.
The village chief pointed to the Lotus Sect members and Gao Mengli and Lin Xi looked up.
Upon closer inspection, a problem was discovered.
Several members of the Lotus Sect were seen, each holding a large palm-leaf fan, seemingly fanning the kiln to help it get cooler.
But the wind seemed to have blown nowhere, and his eyes kept glancing around. At the slightest disturbance, he would immediately put on a show of working hard.
There was a guy hiding behind a pile of bricks.
Holding a twig he'd picked up from who-knows-where, he was drawing turtles on the ground while muttering to himself, completely oblivious to his brick-making job.
Two other people were leaning against the wall, holding empty water ladles, gesturing to each other, pretending to be scooping water for work.
In reality, he didn't move an inch for a long time, and even had a smug smile on his face.
He acted like he didn't care who did the job and no one was watching him.
Gao Mengli's gaze deepened. These people really need to be taught a lesson.