Exiled to Lingnan, the Crown Prince's wife raises children, cultivates the land, and leads the

"Meat is something we villagers eat only a few times a year, but for the daughters of wealthy families, it's something they're tired of eating."

"Taro balls, sweet and soft, are exactly what they like."

Looking at their three thoughtful eyes, Cheng Qiqi continued, "Are those noble ladies and young ladies short of money? If spending a few hundred coins can make them smell nice, and spending a few dozen coins can keep mosquitoes away, why don't they buy it?"

Cheng Qiqi continued, "Since our things are valuable, and they're willing to spend the money, what's there to be ashamed of?"

Zhuang Sanmei, Jin Xueer, and Song Zhenmei exchanged glances: Yes, what do they have to be guilty about?

Zhou's cosmetics shop.

"call."

Ji Xia returned, panting heavily.

"Manager Ji, what do you think? Was I right? Their perfumes are selling for six hundred coins, aren't they?" A woman approached, speaking indignantly.

"Why are you even selling jasmine dew for sixty-eight coins? Aren't you just trying to steal our business?"

The woman said angrily, handing over a glass of water: "Manager Ji, please have some water."

Ji Xia gulped down her water before glaring at the woman: "Dong'er, can't you shut your mouth?"

She was still upset after being humiliated by Cheng Qiqi at the Guihua shop. She had been thinking about it all the way home, but she still couldn't figure out how Cheng Qiqi knew she was Manager Ji.

"Dong'er, where is Miss?"

Ji Xia asked.

Dong'er pointed upstairs, and Ji Xia quickly prepared to go upstairs. Dong'er whispered, "Miss is with Miss Sun."

Miss Sun.

Ji Xia's heart skipped a beat. She paused, about to say a few words to Dong'er, when she saw Qiu Ju, the maidservant beside her mistress, arrive.

"Manager Ji, Miss requests your presence upstairs."

"Okay, coming right away."

Ji Xia hurried upstairs, and before she even entered the private room, she heard laughter from inside: "Sister Miaoyi, with this embroiderer, you'll definitely be the most beautiful at this lotus banquet."

"Sister Coral, please don't say that. Didn't Song Mingzhu get the double-sided embroidered fan from Hongji Embroidery Shop?"

Sun Miaoyi, dressed in pink, leaned against the window, holding a cup of almond milk, the rich aroma of almonds filling the air.

"How can that compare to Sister Miaoyi's spring outfit?" Zhou Shanhu looked at Sun Miaoyi with a smile and praised, "Sister Miaoyi will definitely be the most beautiful one then."

"You have such a sweet tongue."

Sun Miaoyi looked at Zhou Shanhu and thought that with the Zhou family's wealth, she was a suitable match for her younger brother.

"Ji Xia, you're here. How did it go? How's that shop I asked you to inquire about?" Zhou Shanhu asked Ji Xia directly without any hesitation.

"Miss, Miss Sun."

After bowing, Ji Xia said, "Miss, this servant..."

"What are you stammering about? Speak."

When Zhou Shanhu saw Ji Xia's appearance, she immediately frowned.

"Miss, that Madam Cheng is very eloquent. This servant, this servant..."

Ji Xia was furious when she thought about how she was scolded and couldn't say a word when she was working at the Guihua shop. She said, "Madam Cheng, it seems you know who I am. When I left, I saw many people buying perfume."

"Smack."

Zhou Shanhu slammed her hand on the table and stood up, frowning. "A mere shop like this dares to disrespect me!"

"Sister Coral, it's just a small shop, not worth getting angry over."

Sun Miaoyi put down the almond milk in her hand.

"Sister Miaoyi is right."

Zhou Shanhu's cold face instantly transformed into a charming smile: "It's just a shop, nothing serious."

"Aren't you going downstairs yet?"

Zhou Shanhu gave Ji Xia a cold look, a hint of disdain flashing in her eyes. So useless!

……

Guihuali Shop.

"Five thousand three hundred and sixty coins!"

After Zhuang Sanmei and the other two counted the money three times, excited sounds erupted from the backyard of the shop.

"Keep your voice down."

Despite her excitement, Tian's face was a reminder to keep their voices down and not to flaunt their wealth.

"Yes, keep your voice down."

Zhuang Sanmei and her friends were thrilled. They never expected that this small business would earn them five taels of silver in just one day.

How much can I earn this month?

Wow, I don't even want to think about it.

"Today is the first day of business. In the future, it certainly won't be this good every day."

Cheng Qiqi reminded him, "One hundred and fifty taels of silver a month?"

That is impossible.

Taro balls and fish balls may seem to cost six or ten coins a bowl, but they can sell up to two hundred bowls a day.

The high-end Xianglu and Xiaqinglu are the most profitable, costing 600 and 68 yuan per bottle respectively.

"Qiqi, just make us happy, even if it's only for one day, I'll be happy."

As soon as Song Zhenmei finished speaking, she felt a chorus of glares directed at her. She immediately spat and said, "From now on, everything in our shop will definitely sell more and more, and the better it will be!"

"Yes, things will get better."

Zhuang Sanmei and Jin Xueer nodded in unison.

Ms. Tian said excitedly, "We must hurry home and tell our families this good news!"

No sooner had the words left his mouth than Jin Yanzhi's voice rang out from the doorway: "Sister-in-law, we've come to pick you up."

"Mother, we've brought firewood."

Zhuang Haichao carried a load of firewood into the backyard. Among the crowd in the backyard, he spotted Jin Xue'er, who was wearing a blue cloth dress!

Today, in order to sell flower dew, Jin Xue'er wore a newly made blue cloth dress. In the past, Jin Xue'er probably wouldn't have even bothered to wipe her hands with it.

But now, Jin Xueer doesn't mind; she still likes the new and soft cotton fabric, even without patches.

Jin Xue'er was stringing the coins together in groups of one hundred when she suddenly noticed a burning gaze. She hurriedly lowered her eyes, turned around, and continued counting the coins.

"Xue'er, this is the first time I've ever gotten my hands tired from counting money."

Song Zhenmei lowered her head and whispered to Jin Xueer, her eyes sparkling with the joy of making money.

According to the wages mentioned before, if she does well in the shop, wouldn't she be able to earn 1,500 coins a month?

No, not only that.

If she sells more, she can earn even more.

Song Zhenmei clutched her chest, her heart pounding at the thought of this possibility.

"Me too."

Jin Xue'er answered softly. She and Song Zhenmei were about the same age. The two of them had spent the past few days in the shop, learning together how to sell flower dew and tidying up together.

Jin Xueer, on the other hand, enjoys spending time with Song Zhenmei.

Song Zhenmei can be quite straightforward and can easily lose her temper, but when it comes to work, she's truly dedicated!

"Aunt Tian, ​​are you sure you can stay here?"

Cheng Qiqi and the others are getting ready to go home, while the Tian family and the others will stay here and start making fish balls at dawn tomorrow.

Zhuang Sanmei was also with them.

As soon as it was light, Zhuang Sanmei got up to make taro balls.