On the way to escape famine, my parents divorced

Chapter 171 We are a family.

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Li Wangming didn't expect that his own paper mill could produce paper so quickly.

He walked forward and took out a small stack of paper from the wooden box. After touching and looking at it, feeling the thickness and feel of the paper, he said to Li Shiyue with a smile, "It's amazing that you can produce such good paper in just a few days!
This paper feels suitable for writing. If I open a shop, I should be able to sell it at a lower price."

Li Shiyue walked forward and took out a roll of soft-touch paper that had been reserved in advance from the wooden box.

"Uncle, take another look. How much is this kind of flexible paper worth? Can it be sold for a good price?"

The papermaking guide that Li Shiyue bought from the system certainly contains more than one papermaking recipe. These 66 points are well worth it.

There are more than a dozen recipes for making paper, large and small.

At present, Li Shiyue directed Li Wangshui and his men to produce only two kinds of paper. One was the lowest-grade hard paper for Li Wangming to practice calligraphy.
This kind of paper is made from dried wild hemp grown on the riverbank, which is the cheapest and most readily available raw material.

The next level was the medium-grade paper that Li Shiyue took out from the wooden box. This kind of paper was divided into two boxes, one for Liu Tan and the other for Yan Jiuniang.

This medium-quality paper is more suitable for people with a certain level of writing skills. It is flexible, thin, and absorbs ink without bleeding.

However, they failed to produce high-quality paper in just two or three days, or it could be said that the papermaking process failed. Li Shiyue looked for the reason and found that it should be a problem in the retting pool.

Because she was in a hurry to come to the capital, she told Li Wangshui and others that after she came back from the capital, they would try together to see how to improve the product so that they could make this high-quality paper.

In short, what Li Shiyue was thinking was, she looked at Li Wangming and said: "Now we can sell the paper in large quantities and sell it at a price 10% or 20% lower than the market price, so as to open up the market and let people from all the businesses know about our Li's Paper Mill;
The real money-making paper is the medium-quality paper. The inferior paper is sold along with this to support the paper mill.

As for the high-quality paper, we will go the high-quality route in the future and only provide it to certain places. Through the General or Jiu Niang, there will definitely be no worries about sales;"

Li Shiyue patted the wooden box and said to Li Wangming, "Uncle, how is it?"

Seeing that Li Shiyue had a plan in mind, Li Wangming smiled and nodded in agreement: "Okay!

If you know what you are doing, then this business will definitely be successful.

Even if it's just a volume deal, by selling more of this inferior paper, I should be able to earn enough hard-earned money to support my family, so this business is not a loss.

In the future, if you can make more good paper, you should be able to make more money!

In October, by then, the whole village will have enough food and drink! This is a family heirloom business!"

Li Shiyue didn't think that far ahead. She waved her hand at Li Wangming and said, "Uncle, I haven't thought that far ahead. I just want to find a way to make money for the family. And I also want to have something to sell when we have the trade.

Although the barbarians use less paper, it would be good if the merchants could bring a few boxes of paper back with them when they return, which would help us find out the whereabouts of my uncle.

Besides, my second uncle is studying in the capital city, which is quite far from home. I am thinking of opening a paper shop in the capital city in the future so that we have a place to stay.

From now on, whether we let my mother or my sister look after the shop, or just invite someone to look after it, my second uncle will have a place to go in the capital, right?

It will be cheaper for us to contact each other in the future.

Otherwise, with such a long distance, my mother would be worried about my second uncle at home, wondering if he had eaten well, slept well, or had any problems with his studies.

Li Wangming had not expected what Li Shiyue said. He really did not dare to think of it as Li Shiyue did. He did not expect that Li Shiyue wanted to open a paper shop in the capital city for him. "Shiyue? I."

"Uncle, we are a family, so don't put too much pressure on yourself. The family hopes that you can pass the exam to become a scholar, and then a juren or even a jinshi. With a good future, it will bring honor to the family. We can also benefit from it by following you, right?
That tax-free land is a great benefit;

However, if Second Uncle doesn’t want to read anymore, that’s fine;
There is nothing wrong with going home and helping me manage the paper mill and paper shop. In this world, having enough food and clothes is a good thing. There is no need to ask for too much."

Listening to what Li Shiyue said, Li Wangming never expected that Li Shiyue had even thought of this for him.

He wanted to say something, but when he looked into Li Shiyue's eyes, he didn't know what to say.

That he would definitely pass the examination and become a scholar?
Or is he just not sure or something?

At this time, Li's mother said, "Wangming, studying is a good thing. When I was alive, I hoped that you would pass the exam!
You just need to study and take the exam. We are here to take care of you. The business is going well and we have money. You just need to study hard and don’t worry about money.
When everything goes smoothly, my sister-in-law will marry a girl from a good family. Then, it will be a good time!"

The family was so chatting and laughing that they missed the time for lunch. In the afternoon, after filling their stomachs with the rice dumplings bought by Li Wangming, Li Shiyue suggested that they go out to find a restaurant for dinner.

"It's a holiday, we should go out and have a good meal!
Mother, aunt, how is it?"

Seeing that Li's mother and Zheng Mei Niang nodded, Li Shiyue looked at Li Wangming and asked, "Second Uncle, do you know which famous restaurants are there in this city?
Is it still in time for us to make a reservation now?"

Little did they know that Li Wangming would take out a small wooden stick with words engraved on it from his waist pouch. After showing it to everyone, he said to Li Shiyue and the others with a look of surprise, "My classmate told me a long time ago that every New Year's Day, there would be opera performances in restaurants all over the city, so I booked a private room on the second floor of Yuelai Restaurant in advance!

We should go there before the evening hour, because the play starts at the evening hour!"

"Oh! I haven't seen a big show in the city yet!"

Li Xiatian shouted out in joy, and even the somewhat confused Shitou followed suit and said, "Watch the show! Watch the show!"

"Uncle, you are so awesome!"

Li Shiyue gave Li Wangming a thumbs up. Now from this thumbs up gesture, Li Wangming already knew that it meant something very powerful and great.

He couldn't suppress the smile on his face, and said happily, "Haha, as long as you like it! It's time for our family to have some fun."

Because they had to go to the restaurant to watch a play that evening, Li's mother forced Li Shiyue to braid her hair into two buns. She took off the bun she had originally tied on top of her head and carefully braided her hair into a bun that only a young and beautiful girl would wear.

Moreover, she tore open her own cloth towel on the spot and used the needle and thread she brought to make two headbands for Li Shiyue.

Li Shiyue looked at herself in the bronze mirror and felt that her hairstyle did not suit her neat clothes.

"Mother, why don't you just comb your hair back?

This hair doesn't match the clothes. If I go out with this bun, won't people laugh at me?"

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