The girl traveled through another world and forced the prince to take the imperial examination

Early in the morning, every household in Daxi Village was bustling with activity.

Mu Qingcheng was going to look for Su Qingyan, so Yun Qing had no choice but to go with her. So, every morning, Mu Qingcheng could be seen holding Yun Qing in one hand and carrying a basket with a white fox cub sleeping in the other.

They went to the Zhang family first. They had two sheep, one of which was in the lactation period. Mu Qingcheng spent five cents every day to buy a bowl of goat's milk to feed the white fox cub. The old lady of the Zhang family was very happy and would prepare a large bowl of goat's milk for Mu Qingcheng every day.

After buying the goat milk, Mu Qingcheng sent Yun Qing to the village chief's house and asked the village chief and Li Zheng to help watch him and not let him run around. What if he was molested by some girl?

But Yunqing always had a dark face when she came to the village chief's house. That look made anyone who saw her feel terrified. The village chief had to sit by and force a smile on his face, but his heart was pounding. He was thinking about finding an excuse to hide away tomorrow.

Ever since Mu Qingcheng had recruited Su Qingyan to join the Jinyuhe Embroidery Workshop, the two of them had become a formidable force. Su Qingyan had seen the backpack Mu Qingcheng had designed and was overjoyed; it was so novel and unique she had never seen anything like it before. She had learned that they had already bought a shop in Jiangzhou Prefecture and were currently renovating it, planning to open soon.

Su Qingyan felt that selling only backpacks was a bit monotonous. Even if there were many varieties of backpacks, they would not fill up an entire store. It would be better to sell them together with clothes. They were originally going for the high-end route. The ladies and girls from wealthy families all paid attention to their outfits, so it was best to sell clothes and bags as a set.

Mu Qingcheng thought Su Qingyan’s suggestion was good, so the two of them worked together to design a batch of clothes to match the backpacks.

Recently, Zipei has become an errand runner, commuting between town and Daxi Village every day. Mu Qingcheng offered their carriage, but unfortunately, they didn't have a driver. When the village chief learned about it, he recommended Zhang Dazhu to them.

Zhang Dazhu had been working as a horseman for a caravan for the past few years. Each trip took him half a year, leaving him exposed to the elements, with poor food and sleep. Although he could earn a dozen taels of silver per trip, he had developed a chronic illness over the years. He feared he would earn more than he could spend, so he hadn't gone out again this year and was trying to figure out what to do at home. A few days ago, the Mu family was looking for workers, but they only wanted strong laborers, and since he was past the age limit, they had to let their eldest son, Zhang Chi, take over.

The village chief asked him to drive the carriage for the Mu family, and he immediately agreed. He was very familiar with driving a carriage. Moreover, this job was too easy. Mu Qingcheng and Yun Qing did not go out. He only drove the carriage to Daxing Town once a day, and then there was nothing else to do.

Everyone in the village was envious, but no one dared to say anything, because he had skills and could drive a horse-drawn carriage!

Mu Qingcheng hired Zhang Dazhu, also for 500 coins a month. She left the carriage at Zhang Dazhu's house and asked him to help take care of it, and she also gave him an extra 150 coins a month.

Mu Qingcheng felt that her burden was getting heavier and heavier. She had to open the shop quickly, otherwise she would not have enough money to spend.

The embroidery workshop had increased its workload, putting immense pressure on Lady Wang, and the three embroiderers were simply unable to keep up. However, unlike backpacks, clothes required exquisite embroidery and cutting skills, and one couldn't just hire any embroiderer. Some embroiderers only knew how to embroider, not how to cut, and a single snip would ruin the fabric.

Lady Wang asked Mu Qingcheng for help, but Mu Qingcheng knew nothing about the embroiderer's affairs, so she asked Su Qingyan again.

Su Qingyan was also in a difficult situation. An excellent embroiderer was trained from a young age. No matter if she was an embroiderer employed by a wealthy family or an embroidery shop, people would not buy or sell her easily, unless they bought official slaves, that is, slaves of officials who had committed crimes and had their property confiscated. As for the all-round embroiderers with superb skills, they would be sold early if they were to be sold. Whether one could be found depended on luck.

After Mu Qingcheng had a general understanding, she proposed setting up an assembly line workshop. Those skilled in cutting would specialize in cutting, those skilled in embroidery would embroider, and those skilled in needlework would combine the cut and embroidered fabric into a garment. After these three steps, a complete garment would be made. The assembly line would maximize each person's strengths, minimizing their weaknesses.

Su Qingyan thought this idea was brilliant. She really admired Mu Qingcheng's ingenious ideas. She decided to follow Mu Qingcheng from now on. Even if she had to be a maid, she would be willing to stay.

A notice was posted in the village recruiting female embroiderers. Initially, nine women were being recruited. Anyone who could embroider, tailor clothes, or sew well, regardless of age, was welcome to apply.

As soon as the notice was posted, Daxi Village was in an uproar again. The villagers ran around telling each other that they felt that Daxi Village was very lucky this year and had fallen into a golden nest.

The village chief's face was wrinkled with laughter these past two days. When faced with Yun Qing's sullen face, he could endure it for a while.

The village chief's eldest daughter-in-law, Liu, had given birth to two daughters and never dared to speak at home, especially when facing her mother-in-law. Today, Liu came to see her mother-in-law for the first time. She stood in front of Zhang and stammered for a long time without saying a word.

This made the hot-tempered Zhang extremely anxious. She couldn't hit or scold her daughter-in-law. She was like a punching bag all day long. There were rumors that she was a wicked mother-in-law who despised the eldest daughter-in-law for not being able to give birth to a son and was specifically torturing her. She was so wronged. Looking at the eldest daughter-in-law's behavior, it was no wonder that others gossiped about her.

"Say something! Oh my! I'm so anxious!"

Liu mustered up her courage and stammered, "Mother, I want to...work in a processing workshop...as a maid. Do you think it's possible?"

Zhang almost laughed out loud when she heard this. This was great news! Liu was timid and quiet. She usually made the family's clothes, and this was the only thing she could brag about. How could she refuse? If she was really chosen, she would really show off to the whole village.

Liu was prepared to be scolded, but she didn't expect her mother-in-law to agree. What she didn't expect was that she was even chosen.

Mu Qingcheng and Su Qingyan are not fools. Liu's handicraftsmanship is indeed very good. How could they not give face to the village chief's family?

The clothing factory was established in Su Qingyan's courtyard. Su Qingyan cleared out the east wing and built a large table. Nine people gathered around the table, each doing their own work. Linglong was responsible for checking the process.

Each piece of clothing is sampled by Lady Wang and then reproduced by nine female workers.

Lady Wang's craftsmanship was first-rate, coupled with Mu Qingcheng's modern aesthetic and Su Qingyan's command of market intelligence. The clothes they designed were both novel and unique in both pattern and color. While the workmanship might not be as impressive as those of the embroiderers at the Grand Embroidery Workshop, and the fabrics less opulent, the styles and combinations were all beautiful.

The female workers are very enthusiastic. Which girl doesn’t love beauty? After seeing the finished products they made, they became even more motivated!

Soon, the first batch of goods was finally completed, and Jin Yuhe Embroidery Workshop could finally open. Su Qingyan felt that this was their first store in the city, and she was afraid that the Zhou couple would be too busy to handle the opening and distribution of goods. She decided to go to the city with Linglong in person. This way, they could get the latest sales information.

Mu Qingcheng felt that finding this partner was really worth it, and she would give Su Qingyan two more dividends when she made money in the future.

Mu Qingcheng planned to invest in another carriage and select four honest and reliable people from the more than 60 laborers in the village to accompany Su Qingyan, and let these four people go to the provincial capital in the future.

The village chief was overjoyed when he heard about this and immediately recommended his son Xu Tianen. This was a good opportunity to win people over, so Mu Qingcheng naturally wouldn't refuse.

Xu Tianen was responsible for driving the carriage. He learned from Zhang Dazhu for a few days. Zhang Dazhu took him to and from the town several times to let him practice. Soon Xu Tianen mastered the skills.

So, Su Qingyan decided to leave for the provincial capital after the 11th day of the lunar month to pay respect to their ancestors. Their shop was set to open on the 18th day of the 12th lunar month.