"There is also the aftermath of Old Man Gao, we also have to take care of it, we can't let him die, orphans and widows, no one to take care of him."

The tea on the table grew cold, and a thick cloud suddenly drifted into the sky.

Mu Yanzhao drank all the cold tea in his hand and muttered to himself, "He should have left Yazhou earlier, but I heard that the day after tomorrow is Wang Xianmin's birthday, and he will return to Xiangcheng, and Xue Ze is not here, for a while, he is afraid that he will not leave......"

When the wind rose, Xiao Ou took off the pitch-black cloak on his body and put it on for Mu Yanzhao, "Rest early, there will be business tomorrow." ”

Mu Yanzhao smiled, reached out and pinched the lake-blue purse tied around his waist, and said in a low voice while strolling around: "Is it okay to take a day off tomorrow?" "Gu Shi's Jixian Pavilion is very far away from his other courtyard, just to go back and forth, I'm afraid it will take half a day, plus helping his confidante find 'things', one day may not be enough.

At the end of spring, even though it was cold, Yazhou began to show signs of heat.

Gu Wan released the carrier pigeon, so she didn't remember it, and it was estimated that she couldn't reply to the letter for a while.

On this day, the sun is good, Gu Wan led Baosheng Baoqin, turned out the big sweater clothes worn in winter, prepared to clean up and store, and left them to wear in the next year, their Gu family now has no capital to be as luxurious as the Feng Dynasty magnates, and the fur clothes are only worn for one season, and they are still half-new, so they will be discarded or rewarded to the little girls below to wear.

In the Feng and Qing dynasties, most of the furs worn by ordinary people were wiped clean with snow in winter, and then left in the shade to dry and collect, the damage to the fur was quite large, and the leather was originally processed very briefly, most of them were mixed with water and salt, and then a little bark and fruit were boiled softly, and the court and some craftsmen may have some secret recipes for tanning agents, but they are not easily passed on, and ordinary people can not see the particularly good leather that is handled. A piece of good leather clothes, not long to wear, leather has all kinds of problems, even if it is an ordinary rich family, good fur clothes, is easy to wear.

Shanglang is located in a remote, mountainous woodland, belongs to the poor countryside, but there is a lack of anything, that is, there is no shortage of beasts, when the Gu family came to Yazhou, it was very good to acquire a batch of good leather, even tiger skins have more than a dozen, other precious fox skins, mink skins, wolf skins, and countless others, these things are not very valuable in Shanglang, but they can be put in Yazhou, it is a lot of wealth.

Gu Wan was also very reluctant, and made big wool clothes for her eldest brother, mink fur cloaks and the like, in order to clean up this kind of leather clothes, Gu Wan specially bought a few bottles of tanning agents and cleaning agents with universal properties.

Bao Qin picked up a brush made of soft rabbit fur, dipped it in a slightly peculiar smell of potion, and gently brushed it over the surface of a mink coat, the dust on it disappeared at once, and the material appeared brighter.

Lu Sanniang just put the account book away, saw that Gu Wan was busy, and hurriedly came over to help, Gu Wan and Baosheng, Baoqin didn't dare to work her, now Sanniang is slightly pregnant, she has to wear loose clothes, although she is a sturdy woman from a peasant family, there are many people who carry water to cook and wash during pregnancy, but the Gu family is not short of her labor.

Lu Sanniang could only accept the kindness of her own girl, watching from the side, and in a blink of an eye, she saw a few mink coats that had been cleaned up, and couldn't help but smile: "The material of our clothes is good, the same leather, and the luster is much brighter than other people's." ”

The two girls Baosheng and Baoqin also looked proud: "That is, it was cold a while ago, we wore the rabbit skin cloak rewarded by the girl to go out, and Sister-in-law Chen also said that the cloak on our body, depending on the workmanship and materials, can not be bought for thirty taels of silver in Dayong." ”

Gu Wan raised her eyebrows very proudly: "When we first tanned, the tanning agent we used was better, it was the secret recipe of our Gu family, and the work we made was better than those outside." ”

Speaking of leather, Gu Wan pressed her head thoughtfully - in fact, in the future, it should be good to open a cleaning shop in Dayong, specializing in tanning leather, cleaning and refurbishing leather clothes, according to the words of the 21st century, there will be a lot of market.

Dayong's side, the nobles like leather, but the preservation and tanning of leather are very difficult, and the existing tanning agent is definitely not as good as the one she bought, and the quality is not a little worse.

When the time comes, the tanning agent and the retanning agent will be divided into upper, middle and lower grades, inferior ones, medium ones, and cheaper ones, and the high-grade ones will use the high-grade potions bought from the store, and they will not be used for a hundred taels of silver, as long as the effect is good, they will not worry that no one will seek after them.

Food, clothing, housing and transportation are the most stable ways to make money, and they take care of their families to open shops and require stability, so it is naturally more appropriate to open a shop in this area. In terms of food, selling food is not something that ordinary people can do, opening a restaurant can be opened, living and traveling, and in the future, if you have the capital, you can also try, ready-to-wear shops, silk villages, etc., you can also dabble.

However, these are probably not as convenient as opening a cleaning shop, renovating the store, the most convenient and simple, as long as you teach a few girls how to clean, and then configure or buy some potions, and then have a small store that can receive guests, you can open, of course, you also need to place some leather clothing samples in the store, for guests to choose potions, which is much simpler than directly making ready-to-wear, but also to invite embroiderers, tailors, and buy materials.

The more Gu Wan thought about it, the more feasible she felt, and she decided to wait for her eldest brother to finish taking the exam in Jixian Pavilion and start to prepare, but as soon as the store opened, I am afraid that the manpower in the family will not be enough, and I am afraid that a few more people will have to be recruited.

"Hey, Wan Niang is cleaning up her clothes?"

Gu Anran was studying in the study just now, and received a letter from someone outside from Wang Da's hand, so he hurriedly came to find his sister, "It's just right, Uncle Wang's birthday, eldest brother has received an invitation, Wanniang, you hurry up and prepare a birthday gift, let's wrap a few tiger skins first...... Hey, it's still too thin, this letter is too late, and where can I find a good gift for a while? ”

The corners of Gu Wan's mouth twitched, but no, on the fifth day of the fifth month of May, it was Wang Xianmin's forty-eighth birthday, she knew her eldest brother, and now Wang Xianmin has not revealed his true face, this gift must be given.

Seeing the expression on the eldest brother's face that was too thin for gifts, Gu Wan secretly gritted her teeth, and her face was still gentle and gentle, "Big brother, our tiger skin is old, I just cleaned it, and it is wet, how can I give it like this?" You, don't worry, Uncle Wang Shi is not an outsider, give gifts, it's good to have your heart, the gift is light and affectionate, I believe that no matter what we give, Uncle Wang Shi will be happy. ”

Gu Anran thought about it for a while, and nodded with a smile: "That's right, Uncle Wang Shi won't value these external things, but although it is not Uncle Shi's whole life, we also have to pay attention." ”

"Okay, I'll cook it myself and make a longevity peach, I believe Uncle Wang will be happy."

When Gu Anran heard this, the things he made with his own hands really showed his intentions, so he smiled and said, "Then it's bothering Wanniang." ”

Gu Wan responded with a smile, Shou Tao is there, there is no need to be big in person, anyway, that person is not rare.

In the last life, in order to give Wang Xianmin a birthday gift, and didn't want her eldest brother to look bad, she made her own decisions, and took a set of head jewelry left by her mother, at that time, she didn't find a large amount of dowry left by her mother, and that head was the only thing her mother left her, but she was still happy, and she sincerely took it as a birthday gift for that person, this time, she would not be so stupid! If there is a good thing, it is thrown away, and it is better than a cheap and calculating enemy.