funbook-pk Chapter 501 Fame
Chapter 501 Fame
Seeing the crowd's enthusiasm, the shopkeeper quickly raised his hand to signal, "Please be patient, everyone! We have plenty of stock today, so there will be enough for everyone! However, the quantity of Floating Light Brocade is limited, so each person is limited to three bolts!"
Before the words were even finished, someone in the queue began to mutter in dissatisfaction, "Why is there still a purchase limit...?"
"That's right, I came all this way..."
The shopkeeper explained with a forced smile, "The craftsmanship is truly complex. Even with the embroiderers in the workshop working day and night, we still can't keep up with the demand. However, there will be a new batch of goods next month, with even more designs!"
The crowd reluctantly accepted and took out their money to buy the items.
The shop suddenly became bustling with activity, and the shop assistants were so busy they barely had time to breathe.
Meanwhile, in the backyard of Wanyan Workshop on the outskirts of the city.
Yu Wan, Xiao Huanyan, and Su Qingchan were sitting opposite each other, drinking tea.
"I heard there's a long queue at the shop again today?" Xiao Huanyan's face was more relaxed and carefree than ever before. She took a sip of tea, her eyes filled with laughter.
Yu Wan smiled and nodded, then took out an account book from her sleeve and handed it to her and Su Qingchan: "This is last month's income and expenditure, as well as the dividends you will receive. Take a look."
Xiao Huanyan took the ledger, flipped through a few pages at random, her brows gradually relaxed, and she couldn't help but sigh, "I never thought I could actually earn money on my own."
Su Qingchan's eyes flickered as she looked at the numbers in the ledger.
She originally thought that with the deaths of her father, brother, and mother, she had no hope for the rest of her life. Even if she survived, she would live a life of poverty and uncertainty.
But now, she is a partner in Wanyan Workshop and receives a substantial monthly dividend from the workshop.
Most of the workers at Wanyan Workshop were women in dire straits like her. Some had lost their families, others had been abandoned by their husbands and had nowhere to go, and some were even contemplating suicide when they were recruited into the workshop.
It was Wanyan Workshop that gave them hope to survive.
Su Qingchan gently traced the numbers on the ledger with her fingertips, her eyes slightly warming.
She took a deep breath, looked up at Yu Wan and Xiao Huanyan, and said in a slightly hoarse voice, "I want to take out a portion of this money to open a charity in the west of the city."
Xiao Huanyan was taken aback: "Charity Hall?"
Yu Wan also looked at Su Qingchan.
“Yes.” Su Qingchan nodded, her gaze firm. “We will take in homeless women and children and teach them to spin, weave, dye, and embroider… just like you helped me back then.”
A hint of approval flashed in Yu Wan's eyes, and she smiled and said, "That's a good idea. The workshop can prioritize purchasing the embroidery from the charity, which will not only give them work but also ensure the long-term operation of the charity."
Xiao Huanyan pondered for a moment, then suddenly slammed her hand on the table and said, "Why don't we hire another female teacher to teach them to read and do accounting? If any of them are talented, they can even become managers in the workshop."
Yu Wan has always been supportive of Su Qingchan and Xiao Huanyan's ideas, and she will never object to any new suggestions they make.
She hopes that there will be more and more women in the world with their own opinions, free from the control of the plot, and that everyone should live according to their own wishes.
"Now Yanji's reputation has spread throughout Shengjing, and I think it won't be long before it spreads throughout the entire Dazhao, and even beyond Dazhao."
"The workshop received a batch of orders from the palace a couple of days ago, and now the workshop is short-handed. We must recruit more craftsmen and workers."
Upon hearing this, Xiao Huanyan replied without hesitation, "Leave the matter of recruiting craftsmen to me."
Su Qingchan also said, "Leave the matter of recruiting workers to me."
Yu Wan trusted them completely and nodded with a smile, "Okay, then I'll take charge of expanding the workshop."
In less than six months, the workshop has become famous.
The amount of money in her account was also increasing. Yu Wan felt that she might become the richest person in Da Zhao in a few years.
She never dreamed that this day would come.
The three chatted animatedly in the workshop, refilling their teacups as the water cooled, until dusk began to fall.
No one noticed that a carriage had been parked on the side of the official road outside Wanyan Workshop all day.
"Master, it's getting dark. Should this old servant go?" the old steward asked in a low voice.
An aged voice came from inside the carriage, and a corner of the curtain was blown up by the wind, revealing a pair of sharp eyes.
Xiao Tengtian waved his hand, his gaze complex as he looked at the workshop standing not far away.
The workshop was surrounded by high walls, so he couldn't see what was happening inside, but he could hear the various voices coming from within.
In less than six months since its establishment, Wanyan Workshop has not only revitalized the increasingly depressed economy of Shengjing, but also solved the problem of many people losing their jobs. In the past six months, Shengjing has become more and more stable and peaceful.
Xiao Tengtian sighed softly.
The Yun couple are indeed no pushovers.
One strategizes in the imperial court, the other makes great strides in the business world. Sometimes, Xiao Tengtian almost forgets that the Wanyan Workshop is managed by only three women.
He thought of women as weak and dependent on men.
the most important is……
Xiao Tengtian raised his eyes and looked at the entrance of the workshop.
It was time to finish work, and people began to emerge from the previously deserted workshop entrance.
Unlike ordinary workshops, most of the workers who come out of Wanyan Workshop are women. They all walk quickly, but their faces are full of vigor.
This was completely different from the maids and servants he had seen in the deep mansions—the women here had straight backs and bright eyes.
Xiao Tengtian remained silent for a long time before suddenly saying, "Let's go, let's go back."
"When you return to the manor, remember to have someone tidy up the courtyard where Yan'er used to live, and send someone to tell her that she can come back to visit whenever she misses home."
The old steward was taken aback for a moment, then smiled and said, "Yes, this old servant will remember!"
It seems that the master has no intention of interfering in the second young lady's affairs.
Xiao Huanyan and Su Qingchan saw Yu Wan off, and she happened to look up and see the familiar carriage slowly driving away in the distance.
The ledger in his hand fell to the ground with a "thud".
"What's wrong?" Yu Wan followed her gaze, but only saw dust rising from the official road.
Xiao Huanyan shook her head, bent down to pick up the ledger, but a smile quietly appeared on her lips: "It's nothing."
"It's getting dark, why hasn't Lord Yun come to pick you up yet?"
The group was already quite familiar with each other, so Xiao Huanyan spoke much more casually, "In all these years, this is the first time I've seen such a good man as Lord Yun. Not only does he support your business, but he also always comes to pick you up whenever you come to the workshop."
Yu Wan smiled, the corners of her mouth curling up.
Xiao Huanyan and Su Qingchan both live in the workshop. When the workshop was first established, Yu Wan also wanted to live here, but unexpectedly, as soon as she brought up the idea, she was sternly rejected by someone.
Later, whenever she hadn't gotten home by dark, Yunshang would come to the workshop to pick her up.
To make her more comfortable, the Yun family's carriages were all adjusted, making them not only more stable but also replacing the seats with soft cushions.
Yu Wan had been so busy that she couldn't even open her eyes when she got into the carriage, so Yun Shang carried her and let her sleep all the way back.
"Speak of the devil and he appears." Su Qingchan suddenly covered her mouth and chuckled, pointing to the blue-curtained carriage slowly approaching in the distance.
The glass wind chimes hanging on the carriage shaft jingled, a new design from Wanyan Workshop this month.
A smile unconsciously spread across Yu Wan's face, but she deliberately kept a straight face and said, "This person is really something; I told you not to come pick me up every day."
Xiao Huanyan playfully nudged her shoulder: "Come on, your smirk is practically reaching for the sky."
The carriage came to a steady stop in front of the three of them.
When the carriage curtain was lifted, a hand with distinct knuckles emerged first from the twilight.
Those fingers were long and slender, like jade, and appeared even whiter and whiter than snow against the backdrop of the deep blue carriage curtain.
Yun Shang leaned slightly forward, half his face bathed in the afterglow of the twilight. His brows and eyes were cool and aloof, yet the corners of his eyes naturally carried a touch of light red, like the final stroke of vermilion carefully applied by a meticulous painter.
Qing Lingling's gaze suddenly warmed as if ice and snow were melting the moment he saw Yu Wan.