After being reborn as a man, the woman improved her family's fortunes through education.

Chapter 696 Preparing for the Makeup

Jiang Wenqing got annoyed by Qiu Cheng and revealed where the oilcloth came from.

Qiu Cheng wanted to ask more questions, but Jiang Wenqing simply slipped away.

Is it because your house isn't warm enough, or is fishing not fun? Why are you arguing with me?

Watching Jiang Wenqing's rapidly receding figure, Qiu Cheng thought for a moment and then returned to his office.

The firewood is burning brightly in the office; why not use charcoal?

Wouldn't that save the docks some money?

The office space is now made of scrap wood that the craftsmen have inspected and deemed useless; each piece is no bigger than the palm of your hand.

The waste wood was packed into sacks, and there are now several sacks in the corner of the office for backup, and even more in the warehouse at the back, enough to last the whole winter.

Qiu Cheng has never been able to change his habit of being meticulous in his calculations, but he feels that he doesn't need to change it.

Although the silver in the treasury is enough to support the completion of ten ships, he still likes to be frugal.

After all, who knows what big idea the Second Prince might suddenly decide to do one day? What if we don't have the money then?

After Chen Lin sent the silver last time, he sent it again after autumn, basically sending all the silver needed for the subsequent expenses.

Qiu Cheng, along with Master Qian, Master Xing, Dong Jin, and Dong Jin's master, worked through the night to make a budget. They calculated that, barring any unforeseen circumstances, they could save the Second Prince about 70,000 to 80,000 taels of silver.

However, he needed to report the matter of the free oilcloth to the Second Prince today.

Lord Jiang refuses to accept the money. What should be done?

If the Second Prince agrees, he would be happy to save several thousand taels of silver.

If there were more of these "friendly sponsorships," it might save the Second Prince 100,000 taels of silver in the end.

Qiu Cheng immediately picked up his pen and wrote a letter to the Second Prince, explaining the matter of the oilcloth in detail.

Of course, other situations at the dock were also reported.

Qiu Cheng was actually going back to his family home in the inner city of the capital in a few days, but even if he went back, he couldn't meet the Second Prince in person, so he would still report by letter.

After all, he had no idea that Jiang Xiaoqi had already planned how to arrange for him to meet the Second Prince.

Several subordinates have already arranged the duty roster for the winter, which is also "the Second Prince's intention."

Qiu Cheng had three men under his command, Dong Jin and his two advisors, making a total of six people who took turns on duty to ensure that there was someone making decisions at the dock.

If you really can't make a decision, you can quickly send a messenger to report the situation to the capital.

Dong Jin was not originally scheduled to be on duty; he requested to be on duty himself.

He is currently only a minor official of the seventh rank and should not enjoy the same treatment as a fifth-rank official.

Lord Qiu is getting on in years, and no one would object if he didn't participate in the duty shifts, but he is still young and should gain more experience.

Qiu Cheng had no objection to this; you can't discourage young people from striving for success.

In addition to the six of them, Wangchuan, Aniu, Xiaoming, and Linfeng also volunteered to join the duty team.

With more people, the frequency of being assigned to a specific shift decreases, and no one complains.

There were also some isolated craftsmen from the north who did not go home; even if they did, they would be alone, with cold stoves and empty pots.

It's better to stay and patrol overtime, which will earn you extra money, and you won't have to hide away and waste time in the winter.

Most importantly, meals are still provided at the dock during shifts, since an old bachelor cook has been specially left there.

Qiu Cheng's letter was quickly delivered to the inner city, and was handed over by Jiang Xiaoqi.

Now that there are dedicated messengers, it's safer.

The Tan family resolved the matter of Tan Haoyuan's cousin properly, marrying her off before the twelfth lunar month and even providing her with a very decent dowry.

My little cousin's parents felt they couldn't really get along with her, but they were content with a generous dowry.

However, it wasn't until the day of his cousin's wedding that he discovered his parents had withheld most of the things the Tan family had prepared, saying they were saving them for his younger brother's wedding.

Only then did my little cousin realize that all this talk about "for her own happiness" was just a ploy to sell her daughter for a good price.

Only by buying a daughter can we afford to get our precious son a wife; only by selling our daughter can we have the money to build a new house.

In the end, my younger cousin's dowry only contained some clothes and fabrics that were difficult to convert into cash immediately; almost none of the gold and silver jewelry was left.

The Tan family naturally wouldn't interfere; they had already prepared the supplies, so how they disposed of them was none of their business.

Having finally gotten rid of his distant cousin, Tan Hao visited the Jiang family again.

The Jiang family was also well-informed, and their attitude towards this future son-in-law was noticeably better than last time.

The Jiang family has basically prepared everything needed for Jiang Weier's wedding, and the Jiang sisters have all returned to their parents' home.

Not to mention Landlord Jiang and his wife, even Jiang Wenqing, who lived far away in Tongzhou, and his aunt Pan sent things back.

Lin Yueniang made the most practical preparations, including some high-end sets from Liuxiang Pavilion and a sum of money as a token of her appreciation.

The previous five people all received gifts when they got married, so naturally Jiang Weier wouldn't be left out.

Jiang Xiaoqi, the younger brother, is still a pay-to-win player and doesn't want to be like everyone else, so he still opts for custom-made headdresses and jewelry.

I still have quite a few crystals left from the last time I brought them back from Tongzhou Wharf, so I ordered a set of rose quartz headdresses, as well as a set of gold and jade headdresses, a set of pearl headdresses, and a set of kingfisher feather headdresses.

Each set is extremely exquisite. Although they are not very practical for everyday wear, taking a look at them occasionally can improve one's mood.

In addition to jewelry, Jiang Xiaoqi also prepared a lot of good items produced by the system.

A set of pure cotton bath towels and bathrobes, a set of glass tableware, a set of glass teaware, and a full-length mirror taller than a person.

These items are extremely cheap in the system store, but in the Great Zhou Dynasty, they are priceless.

After all, Jiang Xiaoqi was selling glass products in secret, and the people of Dazhou still believed that those beautiful glass cups were imported goods.

Scarcity increases value. If the powerful and wealthy of the Great Zhou Dynasty knew that this thing could be mass-produced, with tens of thousands produced every day, they probably wouldn't be so eager to buy it.

“Mingfei, those jewelry items are fine, I know they were given to my older sisters when they got married, but aren’t this mirror and glass cup a bit too much?”

These are all things that money can't buy; I can't let the fact that I'm the last to get married give me the biggest advantage.

Jiang Weier definitely felt she had gotten a good deal, as none of her five older sisters had these things when they got married.