"This is just the first volume. There will be a second and third volume after that. There will probably be ten volumes after that. And it's not just this book, there will be other books in the future. You should think about it."
Wu Jianshen flipped through it again and said, "Is this really true? I want to go to our bookshop to inspect it first."
Seeing that he didn't believe it, Zhao Ling'er said: "Go to Qingya Xiaozhu Bookstore near Wenda Academy from 6 to 8 o'clock tomorrow morning. There are many tooth dealers there every morning to purchase goods."
After bidding farewell to Wu Jianshen, Zhao Ling'er stopped by the Yingbin Building.
Unexpectedly, the eldest brother had transformed the innermost room on the first floor of the Yingbin Building into a fire pit, and if he didn't go back at night, he would sleep there.
Su Yixiang listened to Zhao Ling'er's idea and said: "No problem. But you have to pay some labor fees to the store clerk."
Zhao Ling'er said: "Of course. I'll go find Bai Yingxi to discuss it."
So the two parties agreed: Whenever a guest comes to inquire, the front desk clerk will take him to the room to feel it. If the contract is successfully signed, a deposit of 25 Wen will be paid first, and this deposit will be regarded as the commission for the Yingbin Building. Then the remaining 500 Wen will be paid.
After Ah Xin and the others are finished, hand it over directly to Ah Xin.
After finishing these trivial matters, Zhao Ling'er returned home and sat down on the chair.
"Oh, this chair is too hard. It would be great if there was a sofa." Zhao Ling'er beat her back, feeling really uncomfortable.
Just do it.
"Acai, go find some cotton, cloth, and needlework."
"How much should I use, young lady?"
Zhao Ling'er said: "The more, the better."
Zhao Ling'er wrapped the chair she often sat on with a thick layer of cotton and wrapped it with cloth.
She sat on it and tried it. Well, it was much more comfortable than before, but she still felt a little uncomfortable.
She thought back to the sofa set at her home, which was much softer than this one.
Zhao Ling'er drew a sketch based on the shape of the sofa at home and asked Ah Xin to send it to the carpenter to make such a chair.
Ah Xin glanced at the sketch and asked doubtfully: "Young lady, what is this you drew? Why can't I understand it? The chair doesn't look like a chair, and the bed doesn't look like a bed. This person must be too big to sit on!"
Zhao Ling'er smiled and said, "You'll know when it's done. By the way, buy more cotton and fabric when you come back."
The next afternoon, the carpenter sent someone to deliver Zhao Ling'er's custom-made items to his house.
Zhao Ling'er quickly called Ah Ke and Ah Zhen came out.
She first asked Ah Ke to sew a mattress as big as the chair surface. Zhao Ling'er sat on it and said, "No, it's not soft enough. Add another layer."
Ah Zhen sewed another one.
Zhao Ling'er lay down and felt a little worse.
"Add another layer."
Zhao Ling'er lay down and felt it, um, it seemed almost done.
"Wrap the two sides and the backrest with cotton. Wrap more cotton so that the thickness is only one layer thinner than the thickness of the chair. By the way, sew a new pillow."
"This thing is so luxurious!" Ah Zhen said to himself.
"By the way, let's sew a new pillow." Zhao Ling'er added.
After everything was done, Zhao Linger looked at the new sofa with joy.
"Take it to the young master's study."
Su Yining was in the process of endorsing the book and was surprised when he saw this thing and said, "What is this?"
Zhao Ling'er said: "Come over and sit down and try."
Su Yi Ning sat on the sofa and felt it: "Well, it's quite soft."
"You try lying down again."
Su Yi Ning lay down: "Well, not bad, I can sleep with another quilt."
"Haha, this is a sofa that can both sit and lie on. When you want to sleep at noon, you don't have to go to bed. You can just sleep here."
"Well, it's comfortable, comfortable. Hey, you can make another bench like this and send it to Dad's calligraphy library. It's best to make one for your brother too."
"Don't worry, I know!" Zhao Ling'er went to Master Su's study and Su Yixiang's study to measure the dimensions, and then ordered two sets of wooden shelves from the carpenter.
"Azhen, go buy more cotton and cloth. We will use more cotton and cloth now."
The next day, Master Su returned home and saw this strange long chair placed in the study, so he guessed that it was his second daughter-in-law who made it.
"Go and invite the second young lady over."
When she heard that the master asked her to come over, Zhao Ling'er followed happily.
That couch must be very useful, and he wanted me to make another batch to give to friends.
Arriving at the master's study, Master Su said, "Did you make this bench?"
Zhao Ling'er said: "Yes, Dad, is this bench comfortable to sit on?"
Master Su didn't respond and asked, "Isn't this chair filled with a lot of cotton?"
Zhao Ling'er nodded and said: "This kind of chair needs to be filled with a lot of cotton to be comfortable, otherwise it will collapse quickly and it will be hard to sit on."
Mr. Su said: "We are comfortable, but there are still many people in our state who are so poor that they can't even wear cotton-padded jackets! Today, an official reported to the governor that a corpse was found on the roadside. His whole body was stiff and he only wore cotton-padded jackets.
A paper-made piece of clothing is obviously frozen to death. Although our family’s income is not bad, we still have to spend appropriately and we can’t just think about enjoying it!”
Zhao Ling'er blushed and nodded: "Yes. I will not spend money randomly in the future."
Zhao Ling'er returned to the room and took out all her savings. In addition to the jewelry, quilts, furniture, etc. that Su Yining gave her before her marriage, she still had 856 taels in her own savings. Think about it, she still had more than 1,600 taels last month. In just a short time
I spent 800 taels of silver in one month, which was really a bit disappointing.
Zhao Ling'er called Ah Zhen in and said, "You guys are going to buy cotton today. How much does it cost per pound?"
"Back to Young Madam, the cotton was bought at Yunhetang for twenty taels of silver per catty."
"Two taels?" Zhao Ling'er asked in surprise: "Is it so expensive?"
Ah Zhen nodded and said: "We don't produce cotton in Yunzhou. I believe cotton is shipped from the south. Especially in winter, cotton becomes more expensive."
"How many kilograms of cotton did you buy in total today?"
"A total of 30 pounds."
"30 kilograms...that's 60 taels," Zhao Ling'er said to herself, "Oh my God, is cotton so expensive?"
No wonder even Master Su felt distressed.
Zhao Ling'er was lying on the bed, recalling the bowl of spicy soup he drank in the shed when he first came to Li Dynasty and the ruined temple where he slept that night.
She really doesn't want to feel that way again!
Selling hot and spicy soup, selling buffets, holding auctions, setting up advertising boards, lighting fire pits, making sofas... She seemed to be trying a lot of things, but none of them lasted long-term.
She thought she was quite flexible, but it was a fact that she was impatient.
What to do next?
You can’t do things blindly and based on impulse. You have to pick one thing to do in the long run and make it bigger and stronger!