nycdaug Chapter 212 Cooperation Achieved (Supplement, please help me)
Chapter 212 Cooperation Achieved (Supplement, please help me)
My mother wrote to me saying that she would send an extra two to three thousand kilograms of sausages to the capital this year.
Let him make the deal.
This was also one of the purposes of his coming to the Lin family workshop.
"This winter, the production of preserved eggs and sausages needs to be expedited." County Magistrate Zhen suddenly said this, waking the young master up suddenly.
The young master was in tears, as the county magistrate was trying to steal his business!
Will that force the Lin family to cut off his preserved egg and sausage business?
The young master was worried, wondering if he would force the Lin family not to sell his things.
This is treating him as a middleman. Will he be discarded after he is done with his work?
The young master was nervous and had all sorts of wild thoughts in his mind. He didn't want to experience the feeling of having his cooked duck fly away!
"From now on, the young master will have to make more arrangements for the sausages and preserved eggs in the capital."
When the young master heard this, he was relieved and said with great trepidation, "Don't worry, sir. I will definitely send what you want to the capital."
During the conversation, County Magistrate Zhen saw many bamboo baskets hanging under the corridor of the Lin family. He thought it was a custom to ward off evil spirits, so he asked, "What's the meaning of hanging those bamboo baskets like this?"
Lin Dajiang was speechless for a moment. There was no explanation. Those were the soaps made by Xiaoman. They were dried in the dark and then spread in bamboo baskets and hung under the porch to protect them from rain and light.
But those soaps Xiaoman haven't found a cooperating owner yet, can we say anything?
Xiaoman also said that the soaps would take more than a month to be used. If he said that, what would happen if County Magistrate Zhen asked him to demonstrate it on the spot?
Just when he was worried, Lin Xiaoman happened to come out from the kitchen to add tea for everyone.
She walked forward neither servilely nor arrogantly, and saluted to County Magistrate Zhen with a smile, "Sir, there is nothing special about those bamboo baskets. In the bamboo baskets are the fragrant soaps that I made a few days ago."
"Oh?" County Magistrate Zhen found it curious. In addition to food, the Lin family could also make fragrant soap?
“Is it different from pancreas?”
Lin Xiaoman said: "The materials used are different."
County Magistrate Zhen suddenly thought of what the owner of the rouge shop said. Could it be that what Miss Lin had in her bamboo basket was the fragrant soap she is talking about now?
Could it be that he was going to the county town to look for a shop to cooperate with?
County Magistrate Zhen was worried about the poor business of his rouge shop. The poor business of a secret shop that was used to inquire about various information was really a headache for him.
With the Lin family sausage, the fragrant pancreas made of different ingredients aroused the curiosity of County Magistrate Zhen.
"Young lady, can you let us take a look?"
Lin Xiaoman nodded and instructed Lin Jingzhe to bring down a bamboo basket.
She placed the five colors of soap in the bamboo basket in front of County Magistrate Zhen.
"My Lord, this is the fragrant soap I mentioned."
It is a piece smaller than the palm of your hand, and its color and texture look very different from those of pancreas.
"Sir, these fragrant soaps are made with Chinese medicinal materials. For example, this black one is made with Polygonum multiflorum hair growth soap, this purple one is made with Lithospermum officinale, and this light yellow one is made with Poria cocos and Honeysuckle."
The young master couldn't help but exclaimed, "Are these really pancreas? Why do I feel like they look more like pastries?"
Lin Xiaoman smiled without saying a word. In full view of everyone, he took the basin, filled it with water, took a piece of cloth, picked up a piece of mugwort soap, dipped it in water and rubbed it on the cloth twice. He rubbed it gently with his hands, and fine soap bubbles came out. The gray stains on the cloth disappeared under Lin Xiaoman's rubbing.
"The fragrant pancreas not only looks good, but is also more practical!" Lin Xiaoman looked at County Magistrate Zhen and explained, "These are just the basics. In the future, we can make various fragrant pancreas made of fresh flowers or traditional Chinese medicine for beauty care."
County Magistrate Zhen stared intently. If the fragrant soap was as Miss Lin described, then such an exquisite fragrant soap would be so attractive that the ladies would love it very much.
Originally, soap was generally used by servants who did laundry, but after Miss Lin made such changes, soap became something that ladies and young ladies could use.
If rouge shops across Lin'an Prefecture had this scented soap, they would have no worries about business.
County Magistrate Zhen asked knowingly, "Miss Lin, since the fragrant soap is so useful, why don't you make more and sell them?"
Lin Xiaoman said truthfully: "Sir, first of all, the fragrant soap has just been made, and secondly, we have not yet found a cooperative owner. The materials used for these fragrant soaps are expensive. We are just ignorant farmers and cannot afford the money to make a large amount of fragrant soaps. Thirdly..."
County Magistrate Zhen thought that the third reason was probably the real reason.
Lin Xiaoman lowered her head and said, "Thirdly, I am afraid that I can't protect these fragrant soaps, so I want to find a powerful boss."
"Hahaha." County Magistrate Zhen clapped his hands and exclaimed, "Miss Lin is really smart and thoughtful."
An ordinary country girl wouldn't think so thoughtfully.
The Lin family is indeed extraordinary.
"In that case, I do know a rouge shop and I can introduce you to it."
Lin Xiaoman pretended to be grateful and said, "Please give me some advice, sir."
"There is a rouge shop near Baohezhai, the largest jewelry shop in the county, called Jinyumantang. The owner is an old acquaintance of this county."
Lin Xiaoman was stunned for a moment, but soon figured it out. Could that old acquaintance be County Magistrate Zhen himself?
No wonder the owner of the rouge shop is so alert. It seems that this rouge shop is a secret agency that collects information from all sources.
Anyway, that's what was written in the ancient Chinese novels she read before.
The children of the Beijing noble families, who are rich and powerful, would not really come to a small county town with nothing to be a barefoot county magistrate.
He must have a family to rely on, and the yamen runners under him are obviously not the good-for-nothings as before.
Then, the Jin Yu Man Tang Rouge Shop where she had been was his second support.
I heard from Xie Ci'an that the Zhen family in the capital is a century-old family with many talented people and a clear and harmonious family tradition.
What she valued most was the century-old family with a clean and honest family tradition.
Generally, such large aristocratic families have strict family education and would rather sacrifice the car to save the driver to ensure the continuation of the family. Only in this way can they stand for hundreds of years in a place like the capital city where hungry wolves are everywhere.
Her cooperation with County Magistrate Zhen brought her only benefits and no harm.
Lin Xiaoman thanked with a smile, "Thank you for the recommendation, my Lord. I was worried that I couldn't find a partner to cooperate with. However, these scented soaps will take more than a month to use. By then, the color of these scented soaps will be more moist, the texture will be harder, and they will be more delicate to use. If your old acquaintance wants to cooperate, I will give these pieces of scented soap to you, and please bring them to your old acquaintance. There are not many scented soaps, you can take orders after the girl shows them to the rouge shop."
County Magistrate Zhen almost thought that Miss Lin had seen through the clues, but then he thought, what does it matter if she saw through it? She wanted a backer, and he wanted good sales to support the flow of people in Jin Yu Man Tang. They hit it off and reached a cooperation.
It doesn't matter what the truth is.
"Great! Don't worry, Miss Lin. I will send these pieces of fragrant soap to my old acquaintance as soon as possible. But my old acquaintance is in the capital, and all the business in Lin'an Prefecture has been handed over to Miss Zhuang of Jinyu Mantang Rouge Shop."
"Thank you for the recommendation, sir."
The young master was filled with regret when he saw the two of them talking back and forth and reaching an agreement on the pancake in just a few words.
He was also quite optimistic about this fragrant soap, but his family only ran restaurants and had never been involved in other businesses.
While I was hesitating, the adults got there first.
Now it seems that this is the purpose of your visit to Shanglin Village.
County Magistrate Zhen was delighted to have achieved his goal.
It just so happened that the meal prepared by the Lin family was ready.
When you are in a good mood, your appetite will increase.
"It's just a simple meal, please don't despise it, sir." Lin Dajiang filled a glass of wine for County Magistrate Zhen. County Magistrate Zhen raised his glass and was about to drink it, but was stopped by the guard on the side. He said cautiously, "Sir, I'll go first."
"No problem." County Magistrate Zhen said with a smile and drank the wine in his hand.
He has thoroughly investigated the Lin family's ancestors for eighteen generations, so there can be no problems.
Lin Dajiang and the head of the village were stunned for a moment, but Xie Ci'an saw clearly that County Magistrate Zhen did not trust the Lin family, but trusted himself.
He must have investigated the Lin family thoroughly to do this.
He looked silently at County Magistrate Zhen who had already drunk two cups in a row. This man felt too much like Lord Zhen.
Such a person is definitely not an ordinary person. He would not go to a lower county to take charge of the affairs of the county for no reason. He must have other purposes...
The dishes prepared by Li Taohua were very sumptuous.
He used all his skills and even wanted to use all his special abilities.
County Magistrate Zhen actually felt that the Lin family's food was as good as that of a restaurant. No wonder there was always a long queue at the breakfast shop opened by the Lin family in Ruyi Restaurant.
After having a good meal and a good drink, County Magistrate Zhen left with the farewell of the villagers of Shanglin Village. The head of the village and his family returned to the Lin family to help clean up the leftovers.
Lin Jingzhe pulled Lin Xiaoman aside. Next to him stood Xie Ci'an, who was brought in by Lin Jingzhe to serve as an advisor.
"Xiao Man, do you think the old acquaintance introduced by County Magistrate Zhen is feasible? I feel like he just said it casually."
Lin Xiaoman laughed at her brother, "He's a county magistrate, and he's bullying a young lady like me?"
"So what are you going to do, start now?"
"Well, I'll start making it after I sign the contract with the wealthy Madam Zhuang. You know, it takes two months to dry it from the time it's finished to the time it can be used. If I don't make it now, when can I deliver it?"
Xie Ci said at a leisurely moment, "Jingzhe, I have heard a lot about County Magistrate Zhen in the capital, so you don't need to worry."
"Okay, I just think this matter is a little too easy and I'm used to thinking the worst." Lin Jingzhe smiled innocently.
When he was a child, his grandmother was partial to him and never had enough to eat. One day, her grandmother gave him an egg and asked him to take Xiaoman out. He happily sneaked out to split the egg into two and give one to Xiaoman, but he accidentally overheard the conversation between his grandmother and an old woman.
Grandma actually wanted to sell Xiaoman and planned to let him take Xiaoman out of the village!
At that time, he was so shocked that he didn't even notice that his precious egg had fallen to the ground.
Later, of course, he did not listen to his grandmother and take Xiaoman out of the village. Instead, he kept a closer eye on Xiaoman every day and told his father and mother what he had heard.
The result of this, of course, was to anger grandma, who beat and scolded him, saying that he was an ungrateful person who ate the eggs and did nothing.
He understood then that good things that come for no reason could very well be poison.
"Brother Ci'an, based on your understanding of the Zhen family, is it really as simple as being a county magistrate when County Magistrate Zhen comes to Shanglin County?"
Lin Jingzhe found that Lin Xiaoman's brain was working very quickly. Why was he talking about Zhen family's private affairs again?
"Xiao Man, I can only say that Master Zhen is a good official who solves cases. As for whether Master Zhen came to Jialin County with a purpose, it is hard to say. County Magistrate Zhen is the youngest son in the family, and he is Master Zhen's son in his old age. Maybe being a leisurely county magistrate is what the Zhen family hopes for."
Lin Xiaoman seemed to be thinking about something, and then he heard Xie Ci'an say, "But I think County Magistrate Zhen definitely doesn't just want to be a county magistrate. The owner of the rich and powerful house is most likely County Magistrate Zhen."
Great minds think alike. Lin Xiaoman smiled and nodded, "I think so too."
Xie Ci'an continued, "In that case, why would he, who doesn't have to worry about money and other material things, cooperate with you? He must have a purpose."
"He hopes that Jin Yu Man Tang's business will improve. I've been to Jin Yu Man Tang with my dad before, and the business there is not bad, but it's definitely not great either."
Lin Xiaoman puffed up his cheeks, "Did you notice that after I told you that the scented soap can be made into various kinds of flower-flavored beauty-enhancing scented soaps, County Magistrate Zhen became interested. Ordinary soaps are purchased by wealthy families, and are used by servants to wash clothes, but the ones with beauty-enhancing effects are different, and are used by the masters. Maybe the wives and daughters of officials will go to Jin Yu Man Tang to choose them in person."
After she finished speaking, she looked at Xie Ci'an, who raised his eyebrows, "In this way, Jin Yu Man Tang will be a nest of information, and it will be easy to get information."
Lin Xiaoman and Xie Ci'an looked at each other and left Lin Jingzhe aside.
Lin Jingzhe felt uncomfortable when he saw the two of them looking at each other so "affectionately".
Although we are good brothers, what are you looking at?
Be careful that he digs out your eyeballs in the middle of the night.
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On the second day, Mrs. Zhuang, who had met Lin Xiaoman twice, came to the house and delivered the deed.
After Xie Ci'an checked and found no problems, both parties signed the agreement immediately and went to the government office to stamp it, and the cooperation took effect.
Lin Xiaoman and Mrs. Zhuang explained a lot about the promotion and reservation of the fragrant soap.
Then I prepared to start making soap.
Although the villagers watched from afar that day, after the Lin family’s meal was served, in order not to disturb the county magistrate’s meal, the villagers all went back.
So much so that only Xie Ci'an and a few people in the headman's family knew that Lin Xiaoman wanted to make soap.
None of these people were gossipy. No one in the village knew about it until Lin Xiaoman and Mrs. Zhuang signed the contract.
Now Lin Xiaoman has bought mugwort, Polygonum multiflorum, Lithospermum officinale, Poria cocos, honeysuckle and other medicinal materials from the town's clinic with great fanfare. When Lin Xiaoman deliberately let the cat out of the bag, the villagers know that the Lin family workshop is going to open again, and they are saying what kind of fragrant pancreas they are going to make?
Pancreas is such an expensive thing, but the Lin family can actually make it?
Why is the Lin family so omnipotent?
How come you can do everything?
However, the villagers' focus is not here. What they are concerned about is how many people the Lin family will recruit to work in the workshop this time.
Nowadays, almost every household has completed rice seedling cultivation, and what remains is to plow the land and plant rice seedlings after the seedling cultivation is completed.
Although it is the busy farming season, the wages for working at the Lin family are high, so the villagers would rather work at the Lin family to earn money, and the rest of the family would work more. In this way, they can earn money and not delay working in the fields.
Making soap is a delicate job. One needs to master the ratio of lard and alkaline water and the state of the saponification reaction. It is not something that an ordinary rough man can do, but women who are slow to react and have slow brains are not suitable either.
However, mixing lard and lye water is a strenuous job, and ordinary women cannot do it for a long time, so they can only find strong men to do it.
When it came to the candidate, the first person Lin Xiaoman thought of was Lin Chunhua.