bullyxtreme Chapter 152 Going to the Hot Springs
Chapter 152 Going to the Hot Springs
In the following days, accompanied by the steward of the Qin Mansion, Jin Chu and Huan Yan went out early and returned late every day to search for several days.
Jinchu directly copied Lincheng's business model and rented two small houses not far from his residence, each with three rooms and two side rooms. The rent was two taels of silver per month. He paid a deposit of ten taels of silver for each of the two houses and paid rent for half a year, totaling thirty-four taels of silver.
Then, with the help of the manager of the Qin Mansion, he found a reliable broker and hired ten female workers, thus starting his career of making money in the capital.
After they had workers, they were divided into two groups. Jinchu and Huanyan worked around the clock teaching in the workshop and at home every day. After six or seven days, another large batch of cosmetics was finally produced.
The amount produced this time was almost three times what Jinchu and Huanyan had produced before. Jinchu roughly calculated that even after deducting the workshop rent and the workers' monthly wages, they could still make a net profit of more than 700 taels of silver.
After the workers become proficient, they should be able to deliver goods four to five times a month, and the profit should be no less than three thousand taels a month.
This amount is a profit of more than 30,000 taels a year, which is definitely not a small sum.
For Jin Chu at the moment, she is already very satisfied with being able to earn so much money without showing off.
It was already the end of October, and Wang Weiyuan would be taking the Spring Examination in February. For the next few months, Jinchu would focus solely on his food, clothing, shelter, and transportation. Aside from the regular half-hour daily lectures, Jinchu wouldn't even allow Zhao'er to disturb his studies in the front yard.
Another month passed like the passing of time, and Jinchu received a letter from Huizhen, saying that everything was fine in Lincheng and the workshop's business was stable. She asked Jinchu and Wang Weiyuan to live in the capital with peace of mind, and also sent two silver notes of 800 taels of silver as dividends with the letter.
After a month of peace, the Qin brothers and sisters came again on the first snow!
After the host and guest exchanged greetings, according to the old custom, Qin Shijun followed Wang Weiyuan to the front yard.
Qin Yanran affectionately took Jin Chu's arm and went to the backyard.
"Sister, I'm here to give you a post."
Qin Yanran went straight to the point and took out the letter from her sleeve. Jin Chu opened it and saw that it was a letter from the wife of Marquis Jingchuan.
The first snow has fallen, and the capital city is getting colder day by day. The wife of Marquis Jingchuan owns a hot spring villa outside the capital, and this time she invited Jinchu to go and soak in the hot springs.
The colder the weather is, the stronger people's yearning for warmth becomes. Just thinking about being able to relax and soak in warm spring water is so comfortable.
So she readily agreed and accepted it happily.
The two sisters chatted about some cosmetic matters and agreed to pick them up to go to the hot spring resort in three days. Then the Qin brothers and sisters went back like a whirlwind.
Three days later, Jin Chu followed Wang Weiyuan onto the Qin family's carriage, swaying all the way towards the hot spring resort in the suburbs.
About half an hour later, the carriage arrived at the marquis's hot spring villa.
Jin Chu got off the carriage and saw that besides the four of them, there was also Li Jichang, the young master of the Quyang Marquis family. When Li Jichang saw Wang Weiyuan get off the carriage, he immediately turned into a fanboy and stuck to Wang Weiyuan, calling him "Mr. Yuanshan."
"There are no outsiders here, Mr. Li, just call me by my name." Wang Weiyuan frowned slightly and reminded.
"Oh, okay, Young Master Wang. I haven't seen you for a few days. Why do you look thinner? Are you tired from working at your desk recently?" Li Jichang asked with concern.
After hearing the news, the Marquis' wife quickly turned her attention to Wang Weiyuan.
Wang Weiyuan smiled helplessly at the excessive concern of the young master of the Quyang Marquis's mansion, saying, "Mr. Li, you're worrying too much. I've been in good health recently, and there's nothing wrong. Perhaps it's because the Spring Examination is approaching, and I've been studying more."
Hearing him speak like this, Madam Hou finally felt relieved. She smiled gently at the few people and said, "It snowed a few days ago, and the weather was very cold. I happen to have a few hot springs on my farm. I thought you must be tired of staying at home for so long, so I invited you out to relax."
Everyone thanked the Marquis' wife in unison.
As they were talking, a girl came walking quickly over from a distance. Upon closer inspection, it turned out to be Qin Yanran's maternal uncle and cousin Song Yuan, whom she had not seen for many days.
"Sister Yuan, why are you here too?" Qin Yanran asked in surprise.
"If you can be here, why can't I be here? Do you still dislike me?" Song Yuan asked back mischievously.
"No, that's not what I meant." Qin Yanran, caught in the conversation, didn't get angry. She smiled and said, "I just didn't expect my sister to be here too. I'm actually very happy!"
"Sister Yuan." Jin Chu pointed at Qin Yanran and smiled, "Just now when we were on the road, Yanran said she hadn't seen you for a while, but now we see you again."
Song Yuan stepped forward, shook Jin Chu's hand, and explained with a smile, "I just happened to meet my aunt a few days ago. She knew you were all going to take a bath in the hot springs today, and since I had nothing to do at home, I decided to join in the fun."
"That's great, with Sister Yuan here, we can have more fun."
The Marquis's wife smiled at the beautiful girls and pointed to the village headman Li Qin who was standing nearby. She said to Qin Shijun, "Your uncle is on duty today. Ah Jun, please help your aunt entertain Ah Yuan and the fourth son of the Quyang Marquis' family. If you need anything, just ask the village head Li to prepare it for you."
"Okay, I'll definitely take good care of Ayuan and Achang. Aunt, you can go have fun with your sisters without worry!"
The Marquis's wife brought a few girls to the temporary house at the head of the village. As soon as she lifted the cotton curtain, she revealed Huai Zhen's brilliant smile: "Sister Jin'er, you are here!"
Jin Chu and his companions went in together and saw Zhao Huaizhen sitting alone on the big kang by the window, with two of the marquis's maids and a woman serving him.
A few people sat down to have some tea and snacks, and after a short rest, they went to the hot springs to soak. Several girls chatted and laughed in the pool.
"Sister Yuan, have you used the cosmetics I gave you last time? Do they still feel suitable?"
As he spoke, Jin Chu raised the hot spring water high up, sprinkled it over his shoulders, and sighed comfortably.
"I used it. Thanks to sister Jin'er, I used the cosmetics you sent me. I gave all the ones I had before to the maids. From now on, I will only use cosmetics from sister Jin'er's house!"
"Okay, don't worry. As long as my concubine is doing it, your share will be indispensable. Just don't let Uncle Song find out, lest the upright Lord Song accuse me of bribing officials' wives." Jin Chu made a promise to Song Yuan and did not forget to tease her.
Song Yuan's father, Song Ming, is currently the Left Vice-Censor of the Inspectorate, a third-rank official.
As soon as these words were spoken, several people laughed.
"You're such a stubborn person, I'll try to stop you!" Song Yuan pretended to hit her.
Jin Chu quickly hid aside, but Song Yuan was still not giving up and scooped up water to splash on her. Jin Chu did not show any weakness, and the two girls started to fight with each other.
After about half an hour, the maid serving outside came in to remind the girls that it was time to come up, and then they climbed up with rosy little faces.