Chapter 339: Chapter 339: Space Exposed (6)
Seeing her husband leave, she felt amused yet deeply warmed by the heart. Such selfless support and trust, how many in the world could offer that?
"You may sit," she said, retracting her gaze to look at the others.
Seeing her long-unseen elder brother, she asked with concern, "Big Brother, why haven’t I seen you around recently?"
Feng Xi smiled, "Little sister, I’ve recently visited the Capital City and the nearby Prefecture Governments. I found that cloth sculptures are quite rare here. There is almost none in the stores, and if there are, they are by order only. After taking a round, it feels quite good, so I’m planning to set up a cloth sculpture factory here in the Capital City."
Feng Xuxu furrowed her brows. Indeed, the cloth sculptures produced by the Feng Family Village were being sold locally and to adjacent Prefecture Governments, and were indeed rare in the Capital City. However, she had a contract with Yunyi Workshop. Although Yunyi Workshop was now hers, she couldn’t overstep boundaries. It was important to be fair to everyone.
"Big Brother, have you discussed this with Madam Yun?"
Feng Xi knew his sister would ask and immediately handed over a letter written by Madam Yun to Feng Xuxu.
"Princess, the cloth sculptures from Yunyi Workshop are in great demand, but transporting them to the Capital City is not only time-consuming and laborious, but also the amount produced is not sufficient for the sales in the local Prefecture Governments. Master Feng Xi approached me to discuss setting up a factory in the Capital City and, after hearing this, I feel it’s a fine idea. Moreover, we will be proceeding as partners. Princess, please grant your approval, Madam Yun stays behind." Feng Xue read the letter, which was very clear. However, managing such a venture in the Capital City was not like in Feng Family Village; reliable personnel were essential.
"Sister, are you thinking about the problem with the female cloth sculptors?" Feng Xuxu was surprised to see her brother smiling with understanding and nodded with a smile in her eyes.
"Actually, since last year, I have been pondering this issue. After careful consideration, if we were to open in the Capital City, recruiting local commoners would be unrealistic. So, I simply bought over a hundred girls around twelve or thirteen years old from several Prefecture Governments. I had them trained by the skilled cloth sculptors in the village for a while. They also practiced on their own when there was nothing else to do. Now they are all producing finished goods, and their craftsmanship is no less than that of the villagers. I thought this was a good opportunity to officially move forward, so I sent a letter to inquire with Aunt Yun." He couldn’t help but blush as he saw his sister’s large eyes fixed on him in amazement.
"Big Brother, go ahead and handle it. I’ll be behind you for anything else." Not often together for the past two years, she suddenly realized her brother had matured. No longer was he the naïve person he had been.
Upon hearing his sister’s words, Feng Xi first froze then blushed, reaching up to scratch the back of his head.
"Tonight is truly a good night. The Summer Garden is complete, and the greenhouse has been covered. Even Master Feng is preparing to build a factory here in the Capital City. Shouldn’t we celebrate properly?" Beitang Xuan, who had been listening for a while, felt that the Feng siblings were indeed remarkable. There was a piece of their cloth sculpture in his own home, acquired at a high price from someone else. To think that this skill also originated from the two siblings, it seemed that collaborating with the captivating princess was the right choice.
"Brother Beitang, it might be a bit late to celebrate now. Why don’t we wait until after the seeds are sown, and then celebrate together?" Zongzheng Zehang teased Beitang Xuan with a chuckle.
"Good, when the time comes, let’s celebrate until we can’t return without being drunk." He remembered the last time the princess brought out Pear Blossom Drunk; it was so fragrant it wafted for miles and was utterly irresistible.
"Princess, I would like to have some more of that Pear Blossom Drunk. Do you still have any?" He shamelessly asked the princess for more of the wine.
Seeing Beitang Xuan looking eager, she laughed and shook her head, "This time I’ll bring out the oldest and purest Lychee Wine from my collection. Those with a good tolerance can get knocked out with three bowls, and those who can’t handle it will be out for an entire day with just three sips." There were still a few jars of Lychee Wine in her possession. Originally brewed by herself, with the discrepancy in time between the hidden space and the outside world accounted for, these were decades old by now.
