An Lingrong after rebirth

An Lingrong knew clearly that in her previous life, she lived a very difficult life in the palace because she did not have sufficient financial support.

In this life, she had to find a way to solve this problem before entering the palace. She knew that the luxury and power struggle in the palace required a certain amount of financial support, so that she could gain a foothold in the palace. So, she began to think about how to increase her wealth.

An Lingrong first thought of the family business. If she could start with the family business, she would be able to obtain a considerable amount of funds.

However, she soon realized that she might not get much help due to her family's special circumstances. Moreover, she had a younger brother and her father would leave most of the family business to his son, so she could not rely on the support of her family and could only rely on herself to find a solution to the problem.

Next, she thought about making money by doing business. But as a woman, it was not easy to do business outside.

In that era, women had a relatively low status and were subject to many social restrictions. However, An Lingrong was not discouraged. She believed that as long as she had the heart, she could always find a way that suited her.

After careful consideration, she decided to give full play to her embroidery skills, make some exquisite embroidery, and try to sell them to those wealthy nobles or businessmen. In this way, she could not only show her talent, but also earn a lot of money.

Of course, this is only a temporary solution at the moment. If we want to truly get rid of poverty, we need to find other ways.

An Lingrong thought about how she and her mother had carefully observed the situation in Laiyang County, the hometown of Aunt Liu.

At that time, she discovered that there was not even a single spice or embroidery shop in the entire county.

She also knew that Laiyang County was not small, but people's demand for spices and embroidery should be great. Maybe she could start from this aspect, after all, making spices and embroidery were what she was good at!

An Lingrong thought to herself: "As a woman, I cannot show my face in public. What should I do?" She couldn't help but fall into deep thought.

Suddenly, an idea occurred to her: "Yes! I can find a reliable and honest person to help me run the store! This will not affect the business, nor will it affect my reputation."

Thinking of this, a smile appeared on An Lingrong's face, but who should she find?

An Lingrong looked a little sad. Then Madam Lin came to Lingrong's room, looked at her daughter with a sad face, and asked, "Ronger, you are worried about something. Why do you look so sad?"

"Mother, I'm thinking of opening a spice shop and an embroidery shop in Laiyang County, but as a lady from a wealthy family, it's not convenient for me to show up in person, and I'm worried that there's no one to help me run it." An Lingrong sighed softly.

Hearing this, Lin smiled and said, "How difficult is that? I have a candidate. His name is Afu, and he is a distant cousin of my mother's family. He is honest and loyal, and he is also quite reliable. If you can get his help, you can rest assured."

Also, Liu's two younger brothers are both businessmen, so we can look for them to cooperate! An Lingrong was overjoyed when she heard her mother's suggestion and quickly thanked her.

An Lingrong's eyes lit up, "That's great! Thank you for your advice, mother. I just don't know if Afu is willing to help me."

"You might as well give it a try. I will write a letter tomorrow and send someone to deliver it to Afu to see what he thinks." Lin comforted.

A few days later, Afu came as invited. After a conversation, Afu readily agreed to help run the store.

"Afu, I'll trouble you to take care of this spice shop and embroidery shop from now on." An Lingrong was very grateful.

Ah Fu waved his hands repeatedly, "Miss, you are too polite. I am honored to serve you."

An Lingrong started to make preparations right away.

An Lingrong thought that her shop was in Laiyang County and she was in Qingping County.

Probably unable to supervise, she could ask her two uncles, so An Lingrong went to find Aunt Liu first and told her her idea!

Aunt Liu said that the eldest lady's affairs were my affairs, so I asked my two sisters-in-law and asked the maids and servants to bring a message to them.

The next day, the two sisters-in-law came to the inn. An Lingrong expressed her thoughts. The two aunts said that the business was previously managed by your uncle, and they happened to be in the house, so they asked them to come over.

After a while, the eldest uncle Liu Rong and the younger uncle Liu Cheng arrived together! An Lingrong told her two uncles about her plan in detail, and they expressed their full support after listening.

My uncle Liu Rong suggested: "We can find a suitable store in Laiyang County, with a shop in the front and a main yard in the back, and at the same time recruit some skilled craftsmen and assistants." The craftsmen and assistants can have a place to rest!

Finding a shop is a big problem. Find a suitable one with reasonable rent!

An Lingrong said, "Uncle and uncle, we can make a contract and set up a joint-stock company. The shops and processing and production areas will be in Laiyang County, and you uncles can take care of them more!"

Liu Rong told his brother Liu Cheng that we support the eldest lady, how can we divide the shares? An Lingrong said: "Two uncles, listen to Rong'er, this will take a long time, not a short time, and you should treat it as your own career. I know that the two uncles are not short of money. Besides, there is no reason to complain about having too much money, right!

With everyone's joint efforts, the store's affairs were quickly finalized. Soon after, a store named "Xiang Xiu Fang" opened grandly in Laiyang County.

With her exquisite embroidery skills, An Lingrong designed many unique spice packaging and embroidery styles, attracting many customers to buy.

As the business prospered, An Lingrong's fame grew and even spread to the capital.

At this time, the palace selection was about to take place. After An Lingrong learned the news, she secretly made some plans in her mind.

If I could enter the palace, I might be able to gain more opportunities and resources, and change the fate of myself and my family...

My uncle Liu Cheng also agreed: "That's right, and we must also ensure that our spices and embroidery are of high quality, so that we can attract more customers."

An Lingrong nodded in agreement. "Thank you for your advice, uncles. I will personally select the spices and embroidery threads to ensure the quality of the products."

Afterwards, they discussed the specific implementation details together and determined the opening time and promotion methods.

With everyone's joint efforts, the spice shop and embroidery shop opened smoothly.

Soon, thanks to high-quality products and good reputation, the business became more and more prosperous.

She first rented a shop in Laiyang County, and then invited several skilled embroiderers to help make various embroidery products.

In the process of selecting a location, An Lingrong encountered some difficulties. She needed to find a location with convenient transportation and a large flow of people, but the rent of such places was often high. After some efforts, she finally found several suitable locations with the help of her two uncles.

At the same time, she also began to learn various techniques for blending spices and personally purchased a batch of high-quality raw materials.

After a period of preparation, An Lingrong's spice shop and embroidery shop were finally ready to open.

On the opening day, a variety of exquisite embroidery products were placed at the door of the store and the air was filled with a faint fragrance, attracting many customers to patronize.

In order to ensure the smooth opening of the new store, An Lingrong invested a lot of energy and money. She carefully designed the decoration style of the store, uniformed the workers' uniform clothing and accessories, recruited more employees, and gave them rigorous training.