dognovel Is Chapter 297 really that convoluted?
Is Chapter 297 really that convoluted?
Yun Yi had no idea that someone was thinking about her going back, or that someone was thinking about her dying. Even if she knew, it wouldn't matter, since she wasn't someone who would be threatened.
And she's busy right now, dealing with both furniture and glass, all of which require her attention.
Lin Yanran approached Yunyi at this time.
"What's wrong? It's the first month of the lunar year, and you seem quite irritable." Yunyi reached out and pinched her cheek.
"How dare you say that?" Lin Yanran yanked her hand away. "Have you forgotten about our Yiranfang?"
Upon hearing this, Yunyi felt a pang of guilt, but she didn't show it on her face: "How could I forget? I remember, but isn't it the New Year? We won't open until at least the sixteenth of the first lunar month, right? What's the rush?"
"Who told you we'd open on the sixteenth of the first lunar month? We'll open on the fifth of the first lunar month."
"so early?"
"My goodness, it's already so early. If I could, I'd like to open today. Many shops open on the first day of the Lunar New Year, since most people are resting at this time and it's the perfect time to go shopping. How can we make money if we don't open?"
Yunyi's lips twitched. Has this era become so decadent?
"Didn't you say you'd release a new style every month? It's already started this month, so hurry up and release it."
"We only opened in the middle of last month, it hasn't even been a month yet."
"Why hasn't it arrived yet?" Lin Yanran exclaimed, "Last month was last year, and now it's already the new year."
Yunyi sighed, "Alright, wait a minute." Then she went back to her room and took out two pieces of paper from her spatial storage. She had prepared these before opening the shop, originally for emergencies, but now they came in handy.
Lin Yanran's eyes lit up when she saw it: "This is..."
"These are... men's clothes?"
“Yes.” Yunyi nodded. “These are autumn and winter clothes. They’re convenient, simple, and practical. These are all pockets, which are very convenient for carrying things…”
"I'll go back right away and make it as soon as possible."
"Let's fill it with cotton first. Once I get the duck and goose down out, the cost will be reduced."
"Goose down and duck down? What are those?"
"Let me figure it out first."
"Okay, I'll go back and work on the cotton first. Your notes are very detailed, so there shouldn't be any problems. I'll contact you again if there are any." After saying that, Lin Yanran left in a hurry.
Yunyi watched Lin Yanran's retreating figure, couldn't help but sigh, rubbed her temples, and wanted to lie down, but then she got another assignment. Sigh, she's just destined to be a busybody.
But despite the complaints, I still went to see the village chief.
When the village chief heard that they wanted to buy ducks and geese, his eyes lit up: "Is there some kind of business you're in?"
"Let's give it a try first. If it's successful, we'll have another workshop, and everyone's income will increase." Yunyi nodded. "But it's best to use geese, preferably weighing seven or eight pounds or more. I need down feathers. Get as many as you can. If possible, everyone can raise geese in the future." They can raise a batch at the White Tiger Mountain they bought first.
The village chief nodded and then went to collect the geese.
There aren't many families raising geese around here, so we only took in a dozen or so.
Yunyi then hired several women from the village to slaughter and pluck the down feathers. Afterward, she shook out the dust, washed them with soapberry water, dried them, and then steamed them...
In short, this whole ordeal took five days.
Fifteen geese yielded a total of four jin and eight liang of down, equivalent to 160 grams of down per goose. This was quite good for that era, considering that in modern developed societies, each goose only yields between 200 and 250 grams of down.
I used the goose down to make several close-fitting vests and gave them to some of the elderly people in my family.
"This thing is so warm!" Xiao Tai'an was very surprised after putting it on. "Wearing it so close to my skin, I don't feel cold in the front or back, and my whole body feels warm."
“Yes,” Xiao Taiping and Xiao Taihe nodded in agreement, “and it feels especially lightweight.”
"Girl, is this stuff from geese?" Xiao Taihe, being a businessman, immediately saw a business opportunity. "Could we make a business out of it?"
"I'm doing this to make money," Yunyi nodded. "However, this requires a lot of geese. We can raise geese, but what about the geese we kill?"
“Goose is edible,” Da Bao said.
"But how can we possibly eat so many geese?" Yunyi asked Dabao.
"Send it to the restaurant."
“That’s right.” Yunyi patted Dabao’s head. “So, this can form an industry chain.”
"What kind of industrial chain?" Xiao Taihe perked up.
Yunyi then analyzed the process step by step, starting with raising and slaughtering geese to produce down, and then processing goose meat: "Therefore, this has great potential."
"Leave this to me. If we can make this work, we'll make a fortune no matter what."
“Third Grandfather, if goose down is really that lightweight and warm, then the soldiers’ winter clothes will be even more comfortable.” Zhou Jingyu said, raising his hand to stroke the knee pads on his legs, which were filled with goose down.
“Yes, it’s even lighter than cotton.” Xiao Taiping nodded.
"Third Grandfather, you said you were going to the Western Regions, do you still have time to bother with this?" Yunyi looked at Xiao Taihe.
“I want to get this done first, and then go. I can also take it with me; it might even be another business opportunity.” Xiao Taihe stroked his vest. “The original purpose of going to the Western Regions was to explore trade routes, so naturally, the more good stuff the better.”
"Okay." Yunyi nodded. "Then I'll have to trouble Third Grandfather."
So the next day, the village chief issued a notice that Yunyi was buying geese. Villagers who were willing to raise geese could come and sign an agreement. Yunyi would provide the capital for raising geese, and once the geese reached the required weight, Yunyi would give priority to purchasing them at the market price.
In the countryside, almost every household raises poultry, but most raise chickens and pigs, since eggs and pork are necessities. However, very few people raise ducks or geese, because these animals require specific conditions and water, and cannot be kept in enclosures like chickens.
Fortunately, Xiajiazhuang is close to Mirror Lake, which is suitable for raising geese and ducks.
However, duck down has a smell, and even if you clean it initially, the smell will return after a few years. Therefore, she chose goose down as her first choice.
The villagers were delighted to hear this, as it was another source of income. Raising geese was easier than raising chickens, since the geese could forage for food on their own once they entered Mirror Lake.
Almost every household came to sign a contract, which clearly stated the benefits and risks. Once they agreed, they signed and put their fingerprints on it.
To Yunyi's surprise, Xia Baozhu also came to sign the contract.
“I know I was wrong before, but I’ve changed.” Xia Baozhu looked at Yunyi. “I can’t do anything else, but I can raise geese. I can earn money myself, so my father won’t marry me off to the mountains as a concubine.”