PUGPF – Chapter 400

Chapter 400: Cotton Incident

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The horse races were very exciting and intense, leaving everyone in a good mood. Several people had even booked a day to bring their friends to play on the spot.

After spending some time visiting the gardens, walking the observation desk, and listening the explanations of the stewards, everyone was interested in this place!

Especially those wealthy businessmen who wanted to stay for a while. This place was much better than an inn!

Therefore, within three days of opening, not to mention the nine villas, even the mansion was at least two-thirds full, earning a lot of money.

After waiting for three days to settle accounts, excluding all costs, there was a full profit of nearly sixty thousand taels!

The people living there could consume all kinds of things every day and would pay at least several thousand taels a day. Calculated at this rate, it would take less than a year to pay back everything they had spent to build Xiuyuan.

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Fang Qing was already a shrewd and powerful person with great business talent, but even she had to sigh at this.

Regarding her doubts, Su Jing He was able to put them to rest. Smiling, he said: “You don’t know but the rich don’t care about spending money, only about unique enjoyments. If you can get an experience that no one else can, its fine to spend money to get it. If it’s enjoyable, no matter how much they spend, they won’t care! Out of all of them, who isn’t a big spender?

Who told them to have the most money?

Fang Qing sighed, “Oh…” before suddenly realizing something. She glanced at Su Jing He and said faintly: “This truth was never fully understood by me before. It’s good that husband has gained this experience by spending a fortune…”

The smile on Su Jing He’s face froze and he couldn’t wait to pinch his own mouth!

Could you explain a little more about what you mean by that last sentence? It’s really okay to reveal the smoke!

Any married man knew that when their wives said things like ‘I don’t care’ or ‘it’s okay’ or ‘the past is over’ and so on, to show magnanimity, they will turn their backs and change their minds in an instant. It was not the first time he had been fooled by her! But it was fine. The more he lived, the more he understood. She hadn’t scolded him yet, so what nonsense was he talking about himself?

Su Jing He immediately busied himself with smiling and saying all kinds of flattery and good things. Fang Qing sneered, smiling magnanimously: “I was just joking with you! Actually, what you said makes sense.”

“…” Su Jing He wailed in his heart: she was so generous!

But where would Fang Qing bother about his thoughts? Thinking about what he said, she felt that it made sense.

Truth be told, many of the dishes in the mansion were provided by Lian Fang Zhou and improved by top chefs. They were impossible to eat outside of the mansion, even in other restaurants owned by the Su family. They were absolutely unique, so obviously they were very expensive.

There were also operas performed in the theatre who had been outlined by Lian Fang Zhou and given to several literary talents to refine and meticulously compile. After undergoing Lian Fang Zhou’s revisions three times, based on her faint memories, they were put to the stage. No one would be able to hear them outside Xiuyuan!

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In the same way, many of the singing and dancing girls had improved and experienced creative inspiration after listening to Lian Fang Zhou’s suggestions. This music could absolutely never be heard outside!

Not to mention the exotic flowers, beautiful scenery, and comfortable living that were found everywhere in the garden.

If you wanted it to be lively, there was a place to go, and if you wanted peace and quiet, naturally there were places for that too.

In Dafang village, Lian Fang Zhou received Fang Qing’s letter along with nine thousand taels of silver carried by Li Ma, who had delivered the letter. This was the net profit after removing the taels she still owed.

Lian Fang Zhou hadn’t realized she had already made money and was very happy with this sudden windfall.

Fang Qing’s letter was filled with details about the excitement of their opening. When Lian Fang Zhou closed her eyes, it was as if she could picture it clearly and was very happy. After the plum blossoms bloomed in winter, they would go play too!

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After she sent the cotton quilts to the county magistrate and Master Ding, the news spread like wildfire.

The whole Yuhe county was boiling!

For a while, everyone’s eyes were fixed on this plant called ‘cotton’.

In fact, there were so many interested people that Lian Fang Zhou was not the only one to think of quilts.

After the cotton matured, many people saw that it was similar to wool but stronger, so they thought of using it to fill quilts, shows, and clothes to keep warm in the winter.

When those people heard that someone had already made the cotton into a quilt and offered it to the two big people, they all sighed, regretting it very much.

When chatting, these people had to sigh: “I thought of this a long time ago but it’s a pity I didn’t have the courage to show it to the county magistrate!” or “I also thought about this, hey! It’s just a pity that those people were faster, what a regret!” and other such words.

These greasy and unreasonable words spread to Lian Fang Zhou’s ears and Third Aunt and her siblings were all very irritated on her behalf, cursing: “Only saying this after it’s done, how are they not embarrassed? Just panicking!”

Only Ah Jian smiled to Lian Fang Zhou privately: “This is a good thing, so you won’t appear too conspicuous or too different.”

These words really touched Lian Fang Zhou’s heart. She smiled at him: “I am also greatly relieved by this rumors! This will only benefit me, not harm me.”

“It’s good if you think so too!” Ah Jian said, feeling relieved. The two smiled at each other.

What was wrong with someone jumping out to attract everyone’s attention? Anyways, she had already seized the opportunity to offer it to the county magistrate and Master Ding, so the credit all went to her.

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And even if those people really had these ideas, they still thought too simple. How could a quilt be made so easily? Was it as simple as just stuffing it in a duvet cover?

What a joke!

In fact, almost everyone outside actually thought this.

Carefully compacting the cotton, they would fill a cover and sew several thick stiches to achieve a fixed look, before putting another layer of quilt on the outside.

The lazy ones would just put cotton into the duvet cover directly. However, cotton was not as fluff as wool. How could it be treated in the same way? After a while, the cotton would clump to one side in a big lump. Even if the person held it up and shook it, the cotton would still refuse to lay flat.

Some people were even more careless. They put the cotton in before it was full dried. As a result, the quilts would become full of mildew and damp. Even the outer quilts would have mildew! Only then did they realize they should have dried it in the sun!

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Chapter 401