Chapter 219: Xie Chong’s Shop
Xie Chong bought Qin Wanwan many things for children, including clothes, shoes, toys, and snacks.
Seeing this, Qin Wanwan worried that Daddy would spend all his money.
“Daddy, you don’t need to. I have them, or I can pay for them myself.”
Xie Chong looked helplessly at the little one worrying about his money.
“Do I seem that poor in your eyes?”
It was really poor before.
But ever since they defeated the bandits, took away part of the silver mine, and now that Shahe City has opened a marketplace and developed, he really isn’t that poor anymore.
Moreover, the military pay from Shangjing has also arrived.
No longer having to subsidize out of his own pocket, Xie Chong’s wallet gradually became fuller.
His monthly salary is also quite a lot, and besides the expenses for the two servants at home, there are only him and Wanwan as family members, so they really don’t need much.
Too many things were bought, so Xie Chong had someone use a carriage to send some of them back first.
Some snacks were left for Qin Wanwan to gnaw on.
Then Xie Chong took her to a shop, and Qin Wanwan found that there were so many people here.
The queue extended all the way outside the shop.
Held by Daddy, she stretched her neck to look inside and discovered that everyone coming out was holding soap!
Qin Wanwan looked back at her daddy.
Xie Chong quickly took her into the shop through the back door.
“Daddy, they sell soap here.”
Xie Chong nodded: “This is my shop.”
Although his voice was still steady, there was a slight hint of pride in his tone.
It was as if he was saying, “See, I can earn money too.”
“It uses the scented soap and soap you researched, so I will put seventy percent of the money earned from selling soap in this shop into your account. Keke also deserves credit; it will get some pocket money every month from now on.”
Keke happily said, “Thank you, Daddy. Don’t give me the money; give it to the cub. A bird will raise the cub!”
It didn’t expect to have a share in it.
Xie Chong: “You can distribute it yourself.”
A daughter’s property should be saved from a young age.
No matter if Wanwan gets married in the future, this money will be her foundation.
Of course, he will also be his daughter’s greatest backing!
“I don’t want it.”
Qin Wanwan shook her head: “Give it all to Daddy. Wanwan already has a lot of money.”
“What is yours is yours. If I took thirty percent, it would be taking advantage.”
After all, the products were made by Wanwan and Keke.
Selling soap was actually suggested by the Military Advisor.
Xie Chong himself doesn’t have much business talent, but now he has many people around him.
They say three cobblers are better than Zhuge Liang; he always has people around him with quick minds who can seize business opportunities.
Xie Chong thought the scented soap was useful, so he gave some as rewards to his capable subordinates. Then the Military Advisor came to him with the scented soap to discuss it.
The steps for making scented soap were very simple, and Xie Chong learned them at a glance.
This product was much better than lye soap, and most importantly, it wasn’t available anywhere else.
After the matter was decided, Xie Chong wrote a letter to Shangjing to tell Wanwan about it. Then he sent people to set up a scented soap workshop, with two-thirds of the workers being disabled retired soldiers, and the remaining one-third being recruited local villagers and soldiers’ families.
Disabled soldiers and their families were given priority for employment.
Not only the scented soap workshop, but also the soybean product workshop and the wool product workshop were managed in the same way.
Disabled soldiers could generate their own income, which greatly reduced Xie Chong’s pressure and also made the soldiers feel much better about themselves.
They were all brothers who had been through life and death on the battlefield. They were also grateful and knew that General Xie had done a lot for them.
Except for a few ungrateful ones, most people did not want to live like useless people relying on General Xie.
The scented soap and soap were very popular. Not only did the merchant caravans from the Central Plains bring back a lot each time they came, but the Grassland People liked them even more.
Due to the climate, the Grassland People rarely washed their hair or bathed. They often interacted with livestock, so their bodies inevitably had a strange smell, and their skin felt greasy.
The shop had scented soap and soap for people to try on-site. The Grassland People were astonished after using them for the first time.
“Those Grassland People are tall because they often eat meat. Their hands are quite oily. After washing their hands with our shop’s scented soap, their hands became much whiter and no longer oily. They kept exclaiming in surprise and immediately decided to buy over a hundred bars.”
The eloquent waiter in the shop excitedly told Qin Wanwan a story.
Qin Wanwan also exclaimed, her eyes shining brightly, giving a lot of emotional value.
“Now, our scented soap and soap are as popular with the Grassland People as tea and porcelain from the Central Plains. Moreover, our shop is the only one in the entire Shahe City that sells them.”
Even they, who worked in the shop, felt proud.
Now Wanwan was not worried anymore; Daddy was also earning money.
Keke said, “It’s true that three cobblers are better than Zhuge Liang. Your Daddy Xie probably wouldn’t have thought of earning money with scented soap.”
Qin Wanwan’s eyes curved into crescents: “But Daddy manages Shahe City so well, which is why so many people come to buy things.”
In her heart, all daddies were super powerful.
Qin Wanwan ate candy and watched Daddy talking with the shopkeeper when suddenly the shop became a bit chaotic.
Seeing that it was getting out of hand, Xie Chong carried Qin Wanwan and walked over.
He dared not let the little one leave his side for too long, lest she be taken away by kidnappers like last time.
“What happened?”
He was tall and his height was comparable to the Grassland People, but he was not as robust as them.
He was slender and strong, giving off the pressure of a sword drawn from its scabbard.
“It’s General Xie!”
Someone recognized Xie Chong’s identity.
A middle-aged man immediately knelt before Xie Chong.
“General Xie, my silver notes were stolen.”
He cried with snot and tears: “All the money for our entire merchant caravan is with me, a total of three hundred taels in silver notes. I don’t know which son of a bitch stole it. We brothers pooled all our savings and came here for the first time just to buy some goods to sell, but now…”
Saying this, he was overcome with grief and cried as if his parents had died.
But it was true; it was the entire savings of several people. They had traveled through mountains and rivers to reach this border pass, and now that their money was gone, how they would return had become a problem.
Xie Chong: “Are you sure it was stolen in this shop?”
The middle-aged man and his brothers looked at him with full of hope, wishing Xie Chong could help them recover the silver.
But this matter was a bit difficult. There were too many people just now, and there were no surveillance cameras in ancient times.
Now Shahe City also had a large flow of people, and the middle-aged man didn’t know when the silver notes were lost.
Xie Chong: “This General will send people to search, but I cannot guarantee that they will be found.”
The middle-aged man also knew that it was his own lack of experience and carelessness in not guarding the silver well. He could only place his hope in General Xie.
“Daddy, Hong Die can help.”
Qin Wanwan suddenly spoke.
She wiggled her finger, and the red butterfly, which had been quietly decorating her head, flapped its wings and flew to her fingertip.
Hong Die was very beautiful, with bright and vibrant colors.
Qin Wanwan’s fingers were snow-white, and her fingertips had a light pink hue, looking like a flower bud about to bloom.
This scene was exceptionally pleasing to the eye.
But everyone was confused, what could this red butterfly do?
As soon as the little girl whispered something to Hong Die, the butterfly gracefully flew to the middle-aged man, circled twice, and then flew outside.
Xie Chong, holding Qin Wanwan in one arm, strode out: “Follow.”
