Reborn as the Blissful Wife in the countryside Chapter 1746: Dizzy with Joy

"Of course, please follow us." Gu Jinli was also eager to sell blankets and make money and got up to leave.

Qin San Lang walked alongside her, reminding her of any thresholds or stones and puddles on the road ahead.

Chief Ruan smiled as he watched... Indeed, the young master was lying. Mrs. Qin wasn’t some overbearing tigress holding down her husband; she was just cherished by him.

After following Gu Jinli and her husband for more than a quarter of an hour, Chief Ruan saw ahead a series of mats laid out, covered in piles of chicken, duck, and goose down, being sun-dried on a large open space. From afar, they looked like fluffy plants growing on the ground. There was one pile that was particularly white, resembling clouds in the sky, and at a glance... you could tell they would fetch a good price!

Chief Ruan was delighted and, as he walked over to the piles of down, grabbed a handful, brought it to his nose, and sniffed: "No odor, no fragrance, excellent."

While down with fragrance can be good, Chief Ruan knew that some noble families were wary of scents, fearing poisoning through fragrance, so it was best that the down was odorless.

If the nobles wanted fragrance, they could sew sachets into the corners of the blanket themselves, and any mishaps wouldn’t be blamed on them.

The accompanying housekeeper also crouched down, grabbed a handful of down to smell, and smiled with satisfaction.

Once Gu Jinli saw they were almost done looking, she pointed to a small courtyard nearby: "That’s the Washing House for cleaning the down. I’ll take you to have a look."

Chief Ruan and his team were eager and hurried to follow.

Shortly thereafter, they arrived at a small courtyard.

Inside the courtyard, there was a well, and beside it, many strong women were drawing water to clean the down, first rinsing it once and then soaking it in large tanks.

Chief Ruan went over to check the tanks and found the water was light brown and had a medicinal scent. He pointed at it and asked: "Mrs. Qin, is this the medicinal soup that removes the odor?"

Before Gu Jinli could speak, Mrs. Kuang ran out of the house calling: "Is it the Grand Steward from the Imperial Merchant Family?"

We’ve been waiting for the God of Wealth!

Chief Ruan paused and looked at Gu Jinli.

"This is Company Commander Niu’s wife," Gu Jinli said.

Chief Ruan quickly made a gesture of respect towards Mrs. Kuang: "It turns out to be Mrs. Niu. I’m the Grand Steward of the Imperial Merchant Dou Family, Ruan is my humble surname."

"Chief Ruan, you finally came. We’ve been waiting so long our hair was about to turn white." Mrs. Kuang pointed at the pile of down: "Don’t be fooled by their current ugly and smelly appearance, once washed, they’re odorless, light, and soft, unbelievably comfortable."

She feared Chief Ruan would not believe her, so she grabbed a dustpan and ran outside, soon returning with the dried down: "Smell it, feel it, absolutely good stuff!"

Chief Ruan had already seen it outside, but he still leaned forward, smelled it again, nodded, and said with a smile: "It really is good stuff. Capital nobles will definitely like it."

Mrs. Kuang’s eyes shone with money light as she asked, "Does that mean the blanket can sell at a high price?"

Chief Ruan nodded: "Not less than one hundred tael per blanket."

"What!" Mrs. Kuang’s excitement made her almost faint. After steadying herself, she asked in disbelief, "Are you serious? Not lying, really selling for one hundred tael silver per blanket?"

Chief Ruan nodded: "Goose down blankets are extremely light, soft, and warm, and they’re a novel item. Nobles love things that are both novel and expensive. Once delivered to the Capital and covered with embroidered Chouduan, selling for one hundred tael is no problem."

The embroidery ladies from the Dou Family are already rushing to embroider the Chouduan covers, and once these exquisite covers are on, they plan to sell for two hundred tael per goose down blanket.

They’re not being unscrupulous; noble families and high-ranking official families only use expensive items. If you sell too cheap, they won’t appreciate it, thinking it’s beneath their status.

Moreover, goose down blankets are indeed an interesting good item, spending two hundred tael for novelty, nobles are willing.

Once the novelty fades, they will lower the price.

Chief Ruan mentioned that they would lower the price in the future.

Mrs. Kuang said: "Lower, lower, we’re not greedy, as long as we can make money that’s good!"

The smelly chicken, duck, and goose feathers unexpectedly can sell for high prices.

"It’s also thanks to San Lang’s wife’s skill, concocting the odor-removing recipe, otherwise, even if you fancy-wrapped this chicken, duck, and goose feather into Huahua, it wouldn’t sell." Mrs. Kuang was grateful for Gu Jinli bringing them into the partnership; without Gu Jinli’s generosity, they couldn’t have earned this money.

Gu Jinli also considered opening a blanket workshop herself, but didn’t have enough manpower. Bringing Mrs. Kuang and her team into the partnership not only provided manpower for production but also united several Company Commanders and their soldiers. Why not?

Soldier unity is most important; only this way can they fight desperately together in future events.

Qin San Lang knew Gu Jinli’s intention, his throat choked, wanting to hold her hand, but with so many people present, he could only hold back.

"Chief Ruan, come, come, I’ll show you the processes in the Washing House." Mrs. Kuang eagerly led Chief Ruan and his team through the Washing House, explaining the washing and drying processes for more than half an hour.

Chief Ruan, after hearing everything, became increasingly impressed with Gu Jinli... With a prescription that could remove odor, these smelly things could be turned into treasures.

After Chief Ruan finished viewing the Washing House’s processes, he said, "Mrs. Qin, let’s see how the goose down blankets are being sewn."

"Okay." Gu Jinli and Qin San Lang turned, leading them away from the Washing House, past the field where the down was drying, arriving at another courtyard nearby: "This is where the blankets are stitched."

With that, she led the way into the courtyard.

Chief Ruan and his team lagged behind, and when they reached the side courtyard’s entrance, they saw a sign at the front, with "Blanket Workshop" written boldly on it.

Simple and clear, Mrs. Qin is straightforward.

Chief Ruan smiled and, with the accompanying housekeeper and two assistants, entered the side courtyard. As soon as they entered, they were stunned by the scene inside.

The courtyard had a lot of rooms, a total of seven. In each room, women in coarse clothing were working. Some were cutting fabric, some were stuffing down, and some were stitching blankets filled with down.

Down is more scattered than cotton and can move, so they need to sew grids with needles and thread to fix the down in small sections, preventing those who kick blankets from moving the down to one place.

Chief Ruan and his team looked at each room, occasionally touching semi-finished blankets, all nodding with satisfaction, faces full of joy.

Mrs. Kuang also came along. Seeing their demeanor, she knew the deal was made and asked: "How is it, no problems, right?"

"No problem." Chief Ruan looked at Gu Jinli: "Mrs. Qin, let’s sign the contract."

The young master said this deal, as long as it’s with the Qin Company Commander family, must be done. He was mainly here to sign the contract and transport the goods.

"Oh, it’s done!" Mrs. Kuang couldn’t hide her joy. This windfall really fell into their lap, God bless.

She quickly called to Ji Zhenniang, sitting in the room: "Bring over the paper, ink, and brush, we’re going to sign the contract!"

We’re making money!