In the year of disaster in the book, the villain girl is the real winner

By the time He Huaian and He Huaiping came back, He Qiudi had only written more than a thousand words.

Hearing the voice, He Qiudi put the manuscript into the port space, turned his sore wrist, and couldn't help complaining that this traditional Chinese character is really hard to write.

If there is a chance, I would ask He Huaibi and He Huaijin to help me write. She just needs to speak.

Otherwise, the full text has more than 800,000 words, and it would take her a long time to finish copying it.

He Huaian and He Huaiping came back and said that all the soaps had been sold out.

In addition, a lot of orders have been received, so the soap workshop can consider expanding its scale.

He Qiudi already had a plan in mind for this.

The soap industry is the foundation of her business, and she will maintain it well.

In addition to soap and perfumed soap, He Qiudi was already thinking about shampoo.

After the autumn harvest is over, we will conduct in-depth research and strive to diversify our products and expand the market.

after lunch.

Everyone rested for a while in the inn, then packed up and went out shopping.

I bought the spices for making soap yesterday, and today I will go to the market to buy dyes.

If we want to diversify our products, we can’t just have two colors: primary color and red dyed with pomegranate flowers.

Licheng is a provincial capital after all, so its spices and dyes are more complete than those in Ningyuan County.

Previously, all the pomegranate flowers in Shiliu Village and Ningyuan County had been bought up by the He family. This time, they imported a lot of red dye made from pomegranate flowers in Licheng, as well as scarlet dye made from red and blue flower materials.

and brown dyes extracted from madder and persimmon residue.

There is also a yellow dye extracted from sedge.

With these four colors, He Qiudi felt that it was almost enough.

The price of dyes is not cheap either.

Fortunately, a small amount of dye can be used for a long time, and the cost is not expensive when spread out.

Buy good dye.

He Qiudi fulfilled his previous promise and took Sanlang and the others shopping. He gave them one or two taels of silver and let them buy whatever they wanted.

All three of them, without exception, bought some gadgets.

He Qinglu thought about He Qingya and Xu, and brought gifts for them.

He Qiudi had money, so he bought things for the whole family. Of course, the people in the eldest house just bought some local specialties.

In addition to the gifts, He Qiudi also bought a lot of things for himself, his father, mother, and two brothers.

After buying things, a group of people carried their bags back to the inn, preparing to return to Pomegranate Village early the next morning.

As soon as they arrived at the entrance of the inn, they saw Yan Shi passing by with a group of people.

Taking a closer look, he saw that the person accompanying him at the banquet was wearing an official robe with a white pheasant pattern. He Qiudi searched his memory and realized that this fat middle-aged official was the governor of Lizhou, a fifth-rank official.

In addition to the prefect, there were other officials following.

He Qiudi took a quick glance and knew that this group of officials should be the government team of Lizhou.

Lizhou is an important provincial capital, and most of the leadership team here were promoted by the Crown Prince.

Most important officials knew the identity of the person at the banquet.

Everyone treated him with great respect.

Seeing that Yan Shi was traveling with so many officials, the He family instinctively chose to avoid him.

He Sanlang wanted to say hello but was stopped by He Huaian. He glanced at He Qiudi and had to lower his head and wait for the group to pass by.

Wait until they are gone.

He Sanlang murmured, "Dad, why are you stopping me? Doesn't my elder brother often come to our house as a guest during banquets?"

He Huaian patiently explained, "Your elder brother Yanshi is accompanied by the most senior official in Lizhou. We are friends with Yanshi, but not with the prefect. We are just common people. If we rashly go to greet him and disturb the prefect, wouldn't that cause trouble for your elder brother Yanshi?"

"Besides, if we go and greet them now, others will think we are trying to curry favor with the rich and powerful. Lord Yan is willing to be friends with us, so we should know what's appropriate and not take advantage of this friendship to ask for more."

He Sanlang didn't quite understand.

"Dad, I understand."

He Qiudi had no intention of currying favor with the powerful, so naturally he would not go and say hello at this time to show off in front of the prefect and others.

He didn't want He Huaizhang to discover Yan Shi's true identity so that he could shamelessly take advantage of him and get promoted.

Even though it is not easy to be the county magistrate of these counties in Lizhou and one may be killed at any time, He Qiudi does not want to let He Huaizhang get away with it.

He Huaizhang is the one who should bear most of the responsibility for the He family's misfortune.

If He Qingya still wants to hate, please hate He Huaizhang, and don't vent your anger on these innocent people who haven't committed any major mistakes in principle.

When the He family returned to the inn, it was already time for dinner.

He Qiudi was responsible for ordering the food.

After ordering the food, we returned to the room to rest for a while before going downstairs to the lobby to have dinner.

downstairs.

During the banquet, I brought Yang Yi and Yang Ba with me, and chatted with He Huaian and He Huaiping.

They sat down at a table, apparently preparing to dine together.

Yang Yi and Yang Ba sat at the children's table.

He Qiudi's eyes lit up.

"Why are you here at the banquet?"

Before, he wore the official uniform of the county magistrate during the banquet. Now, he has changed into an ordinary round-necked robe, looking like an ordinary nobleman.

Yan Shi stood up and explained to Qiu Di: "I just saw you guys on the street. I knew you were coming to Licheng, so I came to see you. It's been a while since we've had dinner together, so I came to have dinner with you. By the way, what are you doing in Licheng?"

He Qiudi sat opposite Yan Shi.

"We came to Licheng to deliver soap and take orders. We also bought dyes and spices. I plan to research new soaps."

Yan Shi asked curiously, "Soap?"

He Qiudi explained: "It is to add different dyes and spices to the original soap to give the soap different colors and fragrances. This way, whether it is used for washing clothes or bathing, it can retain the fragrance."

Yan Shi smiled and said, "If you make soap, can you reserve a hundred dollars for me?"

"Okay. When the finished product is ready, I'll send you a batch first."

Yan Shi: "By the way, I have asked people to prepare a caravan to buy things from Yongning Prefecture and sell them in the capital. We will set off after the autumn harvest. Can I get a batch of soap from you? After using the soap for the first time, I sent some to my family in the capital, and the feedback from my family was pretty good. I think we can make a lot of money by shipping this soap to the capital."

He Qiudi knows Yan Shi’s identity.

Naturally, he also knew that if he transported the soap to the capital, he would have no trouble selling it.

He Qiudi immediately took the order.

At the banquet, he asked for 20,000 bars of soap.

He Qiudi offered 12 coins per piece for the purchase. Twenty thousand pieces is two hundred and forty taels of silver.

As for the soap, we will wait until the soap is made and see the effect of the soap, and then decide how many more bars of soap to order.

According to the He family's current speed in delivering goods, it is not difficult to deliver the goods by the end of the autumn harvest.

I'll go back and recruit some workers and speed up the soap production, and I'll definitely be able to finish it.

After the deal was concluded, He Qiudi was given a deposit of 200 taels on the spot during the banquet.

After paying the deposit, the waiter started serving the dishes and they began to have dinner.

After dinner, it was still early. The curfew had been extended to midnight tonight, so He Qiudi suggested taking a walk with Yanshi to help digest the food.

I didn’t say I would bring He Sanlang.

He Huaian was very tactful and took Sanlang and the others to watch the circus show.

So, He Qiudi and Yan Shi were left alone, while Yang Yi and Yang Ba followed them not too close.

Unconsciously, they walked to a place where there were not many people. He Qiudi took out the "Art of War" and "Thirty-Six Strategies" copied by the little fairy and handed them to Yan Shi.

"Hi."

Even if He Qiudi was thick-skinned, he could not say that these two military books were bought from the camel merchant.

How do we explain the origins of these two military books?