Transmigration: A Farm Girl’s Brocade
Chapter 248 - 167 Liancourt_3

Chapter 248: Chapter 167 Liancourt_3

The small workshop was named "Liancourt" Perfumer Workshop, and the cosmetic brand it produced was also called "Liancourt." The workshop was positioned to produce mid-to-high-end products, with the production of other inferior products discontinued. Currently, only the Clear Lotus Scented Rouge was being produced, the raw materials for which were still sourced from deep within the mountains and sold at a high price after packaging.

They were simply waiting for the following year, when the golden lotus seeds they had planted would grow into golden lotuses, which would then be used as raw materials to create even more top-tier cosmetics. The golden lotuses were much more vibrant than the ones available on the market, and their color tended to be more orange. However, since ghosts have no sense of smell, Qian Yixiu had no idea what the scent of the golden lotus would be like.

At the same time, work had begun on the technical renovation of the "Liancourt" Perfumer Workshop, acquiring production equipment, expanding the production site, and improving the production environment. These were all costly ventures, but Qian Sangui had the boldness to instruct that if the money needed to be spent, it would be spent.

The third line of business was cooperating with the Armed Escort Bureau on certain operations, and they had just begun negotiations.

The business scope of Jinxiu Embroidery Workshop was quite broad, with its main operations being tea, lotus roots, and cosmetics, while its side business included all money-making ventures.

Qian Sangui served as the chairman, Qian Hua as the general manager, Cai He as the accountant, and Qian Yixiu was supposedly an observer, but in reality, acted as the creative director. After the board meeting concluded, it fell to Qian Hua to oversee the implementation of everything.

Qian Hua was indeed a talent; he could fully grasp the master’s vision and implemented it excellently. Sometimes Qian Yixiu had thoughts that weren’t good to express too explicitly, so she would mention half and withhold half, then pretend to be "a little confused" and seek Qian Hua’s explanation, thereby communicating what she intended to convey.

Qian Hua had always known the young master was precocious, but after getting to know him more deeply, he was surprised to find that the young master was not only precocious but also had quite unusual and quirky ideas that were, nevertheless, absolutely practical.

In order to commend Qian Hua and to ensure his continued enthusiasm for his work, he was given a raise, and Lady Wei and Qian Xiaofeng were both transferred to the county town. Qian Xiaolei became Qian Yijin’s personal page and began to attend a private school, formally moving into the east wing of the courtyard. Qian Xiaoyu also became Cheng Yue’s head maid and embroidery assistant and was betrothed to Huang Tie, awaiting only the appropriate age to marry.

Because this period was especially busy, Qian Sangui spent most of his time living in the mansion in the county town. And since his young mother couldn’t be separated from Qian Yixiu, Qian Yixiu would occasionally visit the county town but always had to rush back home by the afternoon.

Before long, it was the tenth day of the eighth month, and Qian Sangui returned from the county town with a spring in his step, bringing with him two officials from the County Government Office. They had come to survey the land. As soon as Wang Lizheng heard the news, he hurriedly came to assist the officials.

To the east, the land extended fifty meters from the wall of the east courtyard of his family’s house, to the north it reached the Northside of Huaxi Village, and to the south, it stopped twenty meters from the Foot of the Shixi Mountain, extending westward. Excluding the tens of acres originally owned by his family, a hundred acres of land were carved out.

Directly across from this land, next to the Hong River, another fifty acres were purchased. A road running east to west separated the two plots.

This land acquisition was previously surveyed by Huang Hua who led a team in advance. The further westward the wasteland went, the poorer its quality became, with some areas more than a meter deep still consisting of sandy soil. Such land was of little use once purchased.

After the land was surveyed, Huang Tie accompanied the officials back to the County Government Office to complete the land deed. Whose name was on the deed, Wang Lizheng never saw from beginning to end.

Qian Sangui claimed the land was bought jointly with another family for growing lotus roots, with the majority of the money coming from the other family. His own family contributed less money, so they needed to put in more labor.

They couldn’t even claim outright ownership of the Jinxiu Embroidery Workshop’s stores, only saying that they were rented. The money for buying the stores and for servants was said to have been made from a business deal with the Wuxi Tea Shop, earning some silver.

That was the dilemma of unexpectedly coming into wealth; you couldn’t let others know about the money. You certainly couldn’t say it was from selling pearls, tea leaves, or ginseng.

Only when the Jinxiu Embroidery Workshop started making major profits could the money from their windfall be used openly and legitimately. Qian Yixiu was secretly delighted since the Jinxiu Embroidery Workshop was not just a place for her family to make money, but also a place for them to launder it.

After wrapping up matters, Qian Sangui invited Eldest couple Qian, Qian Dagui and his son, Qian Ergui and his son, and Wan Dazhong and his son to his home for dinner and drinks.

Qian Sangui also hinted to them that this wasteland was extremely cheap because it was "barren," selling for just one and a quarter taels of silver per acre, whereas elsewhere, wasteland would sell for at least two taels per acre.

His family had surveyed it already and found that the land was not as poor as it looked on the surface. By digging ponds and creating hills, the good soil could be turned up; the ponds could be used for raising fish and growing lotus roots, and the hills could be planted with fruit trees.

Eldest man Qian also considered motivating his sons to buy more wasteland.