Travel to the mountains and make a fortune in silence

Wang Qing'er: "..."

Okay, so you say it's because of the chili peppers, then so be it. Anyway, the recipe for braised meat can't be told to anyone, not even the people in my family know the proportions of those spices.

"Mu Xia, invite Lin Yu along tomorrow too. I'll cook a big meal to thank them for bringing in so much business for us. I like both girls. Lin Yu is fourteen, which is quite suitable for Mu Xiao. I'll try to match them up next year."

"Wouldn't it be too noisy if Lin Yu and Mu Xiao were together? They're both chatterboxes."

"That's true, let me think about it some more."

"Sister-in-law, let's settle this silly goose's marriage first. There's no rush with Mu Xiao's." Mu Xia whispered in Wang Qing'er's ear.

"Okay." Wang Qing'er glanced at Zihao and agreed with a smile.

"Now that we're full, let's go." Seeing that the two were sitting and chatting and showed no intention of leaving, Mu Nan urged them on.

Mu Nan picked up her daughter, and the group then left the wonton shop.

"Muxia, does your family own a clothing store?" Wang Qing'er asked Muxia as they walked. Since they were going to buy clothes, they would definitely patronize their family's business.

"Yes, there is. I'll take you there."

“Okay, let’s each buy one set. Mrs. Lin, give us a discount, okay?” Wang Qing’er teased Mu Xia with a smile.

"Sister-in-law, you're so annoying, why do you always tease me?"

"I wasn't joking with you. I genuinely wanted to take advantage of you."

"Okay, I'll give you a discount."

"What kind of discount? Are you offering a full discount?"

"What do you mean by breaking a bone?"

"Uh, it's nothing. Is the shop far away?"

"It's not far, just over there on the street."

Wang Qing'er and Mu Xia chatted and laughed as they walked.

Zitong also pulled Muqin to look around, introducing things to her as they walked. Muqin listened attentively and nodded in response from time to time.

“This is the Lin family’s house, let’s go in,” Mu Xia said, pointing to the Lin’s Clothing Store in front of them, and pulled Wang Qing’er inside.

"Young Madam, what brings you here?" A very well-dressed and beautiful female shopkeeper behind the counter greeted Mu Xia with a smile as she approached.

That day, Old Madam Lin took her to visit all of the Lin family's shops, so the shopkeepers recognized her.

"Manager Lü, this is my sister-in-law, brother, and younger siblings from my maternal family. We've come to buy clothes. Could you give us a discount later?" Mu Xia introduced the group to Manager Lü.

"Alright, alright. Young Madam, please feel free to look around and pick whatever you like. I'll give you a discount," Manager Lü said with a smile as he followed behind them.

"Manager Lü, you go ahead and do your work, don't worry about us."

"Alright, alright. Then, young mistress, please take your time choosing."

After Manager Lü left, the two carefully selected clothes. "Sister-in-law, the first floor is all for men, and the second floor is for women."

"Okay, let's pick out two outfits for Mu Nan and Zi Hao each first."

Wang Qing'er looked through all the clothes in the shop, but there wasn't anything she liked at first glance.

No wonder there weren't many customers in the shop; although the fabric of the clothes was quite good, the styles were just too ugly.

It seems the Lin family isn't as glamorous as it appears from the outside. With just these clothes, how can their business be doing well?

"Muxia, let's go upstairs and take a look."

"Oh, okay." She had promised to pick it out for her older brother, Zihao, so why was she going upstairs? She didn't know that her sister-in-law disliked the style.

"Muxia, how's business at the Lin family's clothing store?" Wang Qing'er asked as she went upstairs.

"It's alright, I guess." Mu Xia felt a little guilty. Actually, the Lin family's clothing shop wasn't doing very well, and she didn't like any of the styles of these clothes.

"Muxia, is the Lin family's clothing store not doing too well?" After looking at the clothing styles upstairs, Wang Qing'er became even more certain of her thoughts and asked directly.

"Sister-in-law, you noticed?" Mu Xia said somewhat embarrassedly.

"Hmm, you can tell from the styles of the clothes in the shop that business isn't very good. These are all styles from several years ago. It's such a waste of such good materials."

"Sister-in-law, the Lin family's main business is textiles and dyes. They sell fabrics, so they don't take good care of their ready-made clothes. People who buy Lin family ready-made clothes only buy them because the fabric is good."

Mu Xia briefly explained the Lin family's business to Wang Qing'er.

"Muxia, do you want the Lin family's clothing store to do better?"

"What do you mean by this, sister-in-law?" Mu Xia asked, puzzled. She looked at her sister-in-law with a puzzled expression. Although she hadn't been entrusted with managing the clothing shop, she certainly hoped that all the Lin family's shops would do well.

"I have a way to make business in the shop better."

"Do you have any idea?"

"Mm." Wang Qing'er nodded seriously.

"any solution?"

"I can draw, and I can draw designs for ready-to-wear clothing with novel styles."

"Really?"

"Of course it's true, but the Lin family should have its own tailors, right?"

"Yes, there is a workshop."

“I just brought those two bolts of cloud brocade that you gave me when you returned to your parents’ home. I drew two patterns on them. Take them and have your tailor make two outfits for me.”

"If you think the style is acceptable, you can have the clothes made and sell them in the shop. I will draw many clothing designs."

Wang Qing'er had already drawn the design herself, planning to find a shop in the county town to have her clothes made.

It's a good time to have Mu Xia's tailor do it; it might even help the Lin family's business.

Anyway, she had a lot of clothing styles from various dynasties in her head, including those for men, women and children.

At worst, I'll draw a few pictures for Muxia when I have time, to solidify her position in the Lin family.

"No problem, I'll come pick it up from you later. It can be done in two days. The tailors in the Lin family are all old people who have been working for more than ten years, and their skills are excellent."

"Yes, I can tell the craftsmanship is indeed good, but the design is really not good."

Mu Xia chuckled, "Sister-in-law is right. So, are we still buying clothes for Zihao today?"

"Buy them. Go downstairs and pick out any outfit for him to wear first. I'll go back and draw up the designs, then make an outfit for each of them."

"I'm afraid that if he wears the Lin family's clothes tomorrow, Jingyi will laugh at how ugly the Lin family's clothes are again."

"Let her laugh at me, that way Jingyi will have a deeper impression of Zihao."

"Right, then let's pick the ugliest outfit for him."

"Hahaha."

"Hahaha."

The two laughed so hard they were doubled over, tears streaming down their faces.

Wang Qing'er and the others went upstairs, leaving Mu Nan and Wu Zi to wait downstairs.

Upon seeing this, Manager Lü immediately invited them to sit down in a private room and served them tea and pastries.

At this moment, Zihao was still sitting there drinking tea, unaware of Wang Qing'er and Muxia's plans.

After going downstairs, the two picked out an outfit for Wu Zihao. Apart from the fabric being much better, it wasn't actually as nice as the one he was wearing.

What a pair of brothers who really mess with their younger brother.