The pretty widow is addicted to money, and the little wolfdog asks for a hug

Shu Mingzong won't be able to come back for the New Year.

When Gu Qinghuai sent Bai Shou to the imperial capital to investigate the situation on his side, he asked Bai Shou to bring back a letter.

The letter said that the Qingji Soap Shop in the imperial capital had already opened. The shop had two floors, a lot of space, and was located in a good location.

However, the soap was so popular that the supply could not meet the demand. He could only follow the hunger marketing method taught by Gu Qinghuai, barely holding on for a while, and then restock large quantities after the New Year.

In order to remind Gu Qinghuai to speed up the production of soap, Shu Mingzong used two full pages to talk about this matter.

In the imperial capital, the lowest-grade soap was sold for eight hundred wen a piece, the mid-range for fifteen liang, and the high-end for thirty liang.

Things like mirrors, lip balm and perfume are very popular even though they are expensive, and he plans to make a fortune during the Chinese New Year.

The noble families in the imperial capital would give each other holiday gifts during the New Year, which was a good opportunity for him to make money.

All of their Qingji products are top-notch quality. Those who want to curry favor with the higher-ups or build connections with high-ranking families will definitely be willing to spend a lot of money to buy good products.

Although Shu Ming was born in the imperial capital, he went to Qinghe County with his father when he was ten years old, so he knew all the ins and outs of it.

In order to avoid being targeted by the Shu family in the imperial capital, Shu Mingzong usually did not show up, but let the shopkeeper step forward and show his face.

However, soaps, lip balms and perfumes took away a lot of Muxiang Pavilion's business. Shu Mingzong was worried about being in trouble, so he found a powerful backer.

He plans to share part of the profits with that patron.

Gu Qinghuai was somewhat curious about the backer he mentioned.

The Shu family's status in the imperial capital can only be considered above average. Could it be that Shu Mingzong climbed up to that position by being extremely shameless?

There is no rush. We will know the answer when Shu Mingzong comes back and asks him.

Since Shu Mingzong stayed in the imperial capital, Gu Qinghuai took Shu Mingzheng to celebrate the New Year together. Anyway, even during the New Year, Shu Mingzheng would not return to her father's home where he had a concubine. She was alone in the county town, which was very pitiful.

Gu Qingshan had this plan a long time ago, but before he opened his mouth, Gu Qinghuai had already said it.

Even Zhao Ying, Zhu Meijun and Nangong Yun meant the same thing.

Gu Qingshan was deeply moved and went to bring his fiancée home in person.

As for the rules regarding separation of men and women, the Gu family didn't care about them, and Shu Mingzheng had forgotten about them.

She now wishes she could be with Brother Qingshan every moment and can't bear to be separated from him.

As for the things that couples in love do, the two of them have done everything that should be done except the last step.

She originally wanted to endure it, but she simply couldn't. When she saw that person, she wanted to hug and kiss him; when she couldn't see him, she missed him terribly.

Gu Qingshan felt the same way, he had never felt that time was so slow and long, he was looking forward to getting married soon all day long.

Housing was tight at home, so Ye Nu and Qi Yuanshuo lived in one room, the two living rooms were converted into guest rooms, and Shu Mingzheng lived in one room, which was barely enough for them.

Due to the high demand for soap, the soap workshop did not stop production until New Year's Eve.

Zhao Ying has now become a complete workaholic. She is busy in the soap workshop every day, seizing every opportunity to make soap.

The few people who worked with her in the soap workshop also worked all year round and were busy like spinning tops.

Even so, soap is still in short supply, and Gu Qinghuai plans to build a few more houses outside the soap room after the New Year to expand production.

There are a total of twenty-one women at Fenghe Farm. Eleven of them can be left to cook for the prisoners, and ten can be transferred to help in the soap workshop.

There is also a large house with six courtyards. Construction will begin immediately after the New Year. Once the first courtyard is completed, people can move in first and then build the other courtyards slowly. This "U"-shaped large house will be used as a workshop.

After another year of hard work, Gu Qinghuai planned to distribute year-end bonuses to his family after the New Year’s Eve dinner, so everyone was very excited.

Gu Qingsong put his hands behind his back, walked to Gu Qinghuai, and said with a mature look: "Third sister, we kids didn't do any work, do we also have year-end bonuses?"

If his third sister gave him money, he would save it and never spend a penny carelessly. He has now saved more than 700 coins.

If the family encounters a disaster one day, his money can be used as a reserve fund.

A group of little kids in the family followed Gu Qingsong, looking at Gu Qinghuai eagerly.

They also want to save money.

Even if they passed by Grandma Meng's sugar-making workshop and drooled, they would not spend money to buy candy.

Gu Qinghuai smiled and said, "Of course, each of you is very well behaved. Yaya and Miaomiao, who are studying medicine, are diligent and hardworking. They have exceeded the tasks assigned by the master and won the master's praise. Song'er and Xiaohuo never cause trouble in the academy and study hard. Shuyin is very diligent and helps with a lot of things at home. Shuya, Shumiao and Yin'er are young, but they are also very sensible and well-behaved. You are all excellent children and deserve rewards."

After hearing Gu Qinghuai's praise, the children were very proud and they all puffed out their chests. Even Shu Miao, who was playing with snowballs, quickly threw the snowball away, secretly wiped his hands on his clothes, and then stood up properly.

The older children secretly expressed their determination that they would behave better and strive to receive praise from their elder sister (third aunt) every year.

When Gu Qingtao saw this scene, she suddenly realized that it was necessary to praise children when teaching them. The third sister praised all the children, and it seemed that all the children were shining in an instant.

Gu Qingtao admired her third sister even more. She was younger than her and had younger children, yet she knew how to teach children so well.

In the future, Xiao Huhu will definitely be educated very well by the third sister. Well, my three children should also appear in front of the third sister more often in the future.

Gu Qinghuai saw Ye Nu hiding far away, leaning on the door frame to look over here. It was obvious that the child wanted to come over but was very timid and afraid.

Gu Qinghuai waved to him: "Ye Nu, come here."

Ye Nu clasped his hands together, lowered his head, walked over timidly, and stood obediently in front of Gu Qinghuai.

He didn't want to come here at first, but she was the woman his master liked and would be his master's wife in the future, so he couldn't be disrespectful to her.

The other children tilted their heads and looked at him quietly.

After the little brother came home, they all took the initiative to talk to him, but the little brother just nodded lightly or said "hmm" and never played with them.

He was either taking care of Ghost and Chiyan in the stable, or gesticulating in the yard with a stick. He was not afraid of the falling snow or the cold.

Although Ye Nu was wearing new clothes given by Gu Qinghuai, it was still obvious that the child had suffered a lot. His thin little face was sallow and rough, and his neck was so thin that it seemed like it would roll off his shoulders at any time.

Gu Qinghuai touched his head and asked, "Do you like martial arts?"

"Yeah," Ye Nu nodded, his deep sunken eyes revealing cruelty, "My mother was killed by the northern barbarians, I want to avenge him."