Chapter 1746 Faint with Joy

"Of course, please come with us." Gu Jinli was also anxious to make money by selling quilts, so he got up and left.

Qin Sanlang walked side by side with her. When he reached the threshold or saw stones or water on the road, he would warn her in advance.

Manager Ruan laughed... Sure enough, the young master lied again. Mrs. Qin was not a tigress suppressing her husband. She just wanted to win his love.

Manager Ruan and the others followed Gu Jinli and his wife for more than a quarter of an hour when they saw straw mats spread out in front of them. On the straw mats were the downs of chickens, ducks and geese, piled up to dry in a large open space. From a distance, they could see , like plush growing on the ground, there are a bunch of the purest white ones, like clouds in the sky, you can tell just by looking at them... they will definitely sell for a good price!

Manager Ruan was very happy. When he walked to the fluff, he squatted down, grabbed a handful of fluff, put it to the tip of his nose and smelled it carefully: "There is no odor or fragrance, it is excellent."

It's good for the down to be fragrant, but Manager Ruan knows that some noble families are wary of fragrance and are afraid that people will poison the incense, so it's better for the down quilt to have no smell.

If the nobles want fragrance, they can buy sachets and embroider them on the four corners of the quilt, and if something goes wrong, they won't be blamed.

The accompanying steward also knelt down, grabbed a handful of fluff, smelled it, and smiled with satisfaction.

Gu Jinli waited until they had seen it more or less, then pointed to the small courtyard not far away and said: "Over there is the washing courtyard where down is washed. I will take you to see it."

Manager Ruan and the others got what they wanted and hurriedly followed.

Not long after, we came to a small courtyard.

There is a well in the courtyard. Next to the well, many strong women are carrying water to wash the down. After washing it once, they put it into a large water tank for soaking.

Manager Ruan walked over to look at the water tanks and found that the water was light brown with a medicinal smell. He pointed at the water tank and asked: "Mrs. Qin, is this the medicinal soup that can remove odors?"

Before Gu Jinli could say anything, Kuang ran out of the house and asked in a loud voice, "But you are the general manager of the Imperial Merchant?"

The God of Wealth we have been waiting for!

Manager Ruan was stunned and looked at Gu Jinli.

"This is Niu Baihu's wife." Gu Jinli said.

After hearing this, General Manager Ruan hurriedly handed over to Mrs. Kuang: "It turns out to be Mrs. Niu. The old slave is the general manager of the Dou family of Emperor Shang, and his surname is Ruan."

"General Manager Ruan, you are finally here. We waited until our hair turned white." Kuang pointed at the fluff and said, "Even though they are ugly and smelly now, they have no smell at all after washing them out. It’s light, soft, and very comfortable.”

She was afraid that Manager Ruan wouldn't believe it, so she ran out with the dustpan and came back a short time later with the dried fluff: "Smell it and touch it, it's definitely good stuff!"

Manager Ruan had already seen it outside, but he still came forward, smelled it again, nodded and said with a smile: "It is indeed a good thing. The nobles in the capital will definitely like it."

Kuang's eyes were filled with money when she heard this, and she asked, "Does that mean this quilt can really be sold at a high price?"

Manager Ruan nodded: "It won't be less than one hundred taels per bed."

"What!" Kuang's blood rushed straight to her forehead. She was so excited that she almost fainted. After regaining her balance, she asked in disbelief: "Are you telling the truth? You're not lying, are you? You can really sell it for a hundred taels of silver." bed?"

Manager Ruan nodded: "The goose down quilt is extremely light, soft and warm, and it is a fresh item. Nobles love fresh and expensive things. After it is shipped to the capital, it will be covered with a satin quilt embroidered with various patterns. It will sell for one hundred taels." No problem."

The embroiderers raised by the Dou family are already working hard to embroider silk and satin quilts. After putting on those exquisite quilts, they plan to sell two hundred taels of goose down quilts.

It’s not that they are evil-minded, it’s that the wealthy families, nobles and high-ranking officials all use expensive things. If you sell them cheaply, they won’t bother to buy them because they think it’s a loss of their status.

What's more, the goose down quilt is indeed a novelty and good thing. The nobles are still happy to spend two hundred taels to buy a novelty.

After the novelty wears off, they will lower the price.

Manager Ruan said that the price would be reduced in the future.

Kuang said: "Come on, come on, we are not greedy, as long as we can make money!"

Unexpectedly, this smelly chicken, duck and goose feathers can really sell for a big price.

"It's Sanlang's daughter-in-law who is so talented that she came up with a prescription to remove the odor. Otherwise, even if she wrapped the chicken, duck and goose feathers into flowers, she wouldn't be able to sell them for money." Mrs. Kuang was very grateful to Gu Jinli for letting them join the team. If Gu Jinli hadn't been so generous, they would not have made money. I can’t make this money anymore.

Gu Jinli also thought about opening his own quilt workshop, but he didn't have enough manpower. Inviting the Kuang family and the others to join the group would not only give them a hand to do the work, but also make several hundred households and the soldiers under their command more united, so why not do it.

Unity between soldiers and generals is the most important thing. Only in this way can we work together to deal with anything in the future.

Qin Sanlang knew Gu Jinli's painstaking efforts and his throat was sore. He wanted to hold her hand, but because there were too many people present, he could only hold back.

"General Manager Ruan, come on, come on, let me show you the process in the washing yard." Mrs. Kuang looked at the washing yard with Chief Ruan and the others for more than two quarters of an hour with her eyes full of joy, and told them a lot about how to clean, It's about drying the fluff.

After listening to this, Manager Ruan admired Gu Jinli even more... With the prescription that can remove the odor, these stinky things can be turned into treasures.

After watching the process in the washing house, Manager Ruan said, "Mrs. Qin, let's go see how the goose down quilt is sewn."

"Okay." Gu Jinli and Qin Sanlang turned around and took them out of the washing yard. After walking through the open space where the down was drying, they came to a nearby yard: "Inside is the place where quilts are sewn."

With that said, he took the lead into the courtyard.

Manager Ruan and the others were some distance behind. When they came to the gate of the side courtyard, they saw a sign in front of the door with the four characters "Quilt Workshop" written on it.

Concise and clear, Mrs. Qin is a real person.

Manager Ruan smiled and entered the side courtyard with his accompanying steward and two waiters. As soon as he entered, he was stunned by the scene inside.

There are many rooms in the side courtyard, seven in total. In each room, there are women wearing coarse clothes doing work, either cutting cotton, stuffing down, or sewing stitches on quilts stuffed with down. .

The fluff is looser than cotton and can run away. You need to use needles and threads to sew the fluff into a grid shape and fix the fluff in small grids so that someone who kicks the quilt will not kick the fluff in one place.

Manager Ruan looked at them from room to room, touching the half-finished quilt from time to time. They all nodded with satisfaction and looked happy.

Mr. Kuang also came. Seeing them like this, he knew that the deal was done and asked, "How is it? Is there no problem?"

"No problem." Manager Ruan looked at Gu Jinli: "Mrs. Qin, let's sign the contract."

The young master said that as long as this deal belongs to the Qin Bai family, it must be completed. He was just taking a look as usual, mainly coming to sign a contract and deliver goods.

"Hey, it's done!" Mrs. Kuang was overjoyed. They really embraced this windfall. God bless them.

She hurriedly shouted to Ji Zhenniang sitting in the room: "Hurry up and bring the pen, ink, paper and inkstone, we are going to sign a contract!"

Got rich.