Chapter 465 - Chapter 465: Young War God
Chapter 465: Young War God
Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation
Su Binglan was relieved when she saw that Tao Eryong could copy her writing. She said to him, “I’ll send over the glaze soon and explain things more clearly when the time comes for you to write and draw on the bottles.
“You will be in charge of writing, and Dayong will make the bottles. Of course, we’ll still need clay bottles, jars, and pots. I’ll think of how to buy the surrounding land in two days to expand the workshop. I’ll hire more workers then, but the core of our process will still belong to us.”
As for the method to make the glaze, only Su Binglan knew it. She had planned to keep that knowledge to herself for the time being.
After giving the family more instructions, she took two silver taels and gave them to Tao Dayong. The young man was stunned when he suddenly received the money from her.
He did not understand what was happening and dared not accept the money. After all, Su Binglan paid him well, and he had received more than two silver taels last month.
“Miss Su, this…” He started to speak incoherently.
“That’s your reward,” Su Binglan said directly, “You’ve researched the porcelain and succeeded in making it, even though I only told you the method. That’s why you deserve the two silver taels.
“If you work for me, I will reward you for your merits but apprehend you for your mistakes. You don’t have to worry about anything if you do your job well.”
The Taos did not expect Su Binglan to reward them. They were so grateful they did not know what to say.
The Su family returned to Su Teng Village shortly after, and Su Binglan went to the back of the mountain to look for what she needed to make a glaze. She only needed natural resources to make it.
However, she seemed to feel a summoning power whenever she went to the mountain. Perhaps it was because she was thinking about what she needed. It was as if something was guiding her in which direction to look, making it easier for her to find what she needed.
Su Binglan placed the things in her pocket dimension and then returned home. She could not be bothered to rest and instead went to draw the pottery workshop’s expansion plan.
It was already evening when she finished drawing. She looked at the sky and decided to go to Su Zhengde’s house. He and his grandson were swamped as they led their construction teams to build houses.
That was why they usually returned home in the evening. Thus, Su Binglan chose that time to visit them to discuss business.
Su Zhengde and Su Xueye were very busy because of the blizzard a few days ago. The snow was thick and heavy, causing many people’s unstable houses to collapse under pressure.
The villagers asked the duo to help with repairs, but some also wanted to take advantage of this time to quickly renovate their houses to survive the winter, making Su Zhengde and Su Xueye swamped these past few days.
The duo had just returned home when they saw Su Binglan. They became spirited again when they saw her. However, they were stunned when she told them about expanding the pottery workshop.
Su Zhengde thought his niece could always surprise him. It was evident that he knew how capable she was, yet she could still do more amazing things.
‘I was already shocked enough when she wanted to build the winery. Now she wants to expand the pottery workshop?’
“Binglan, why do you already want to expand the workshop?” Of course, he wanted to help her, but he did not understand why she needed to expand the workshop.
“I’ll start hiring people for the winery tomorrow. We’ll need equipment to make and sell wine soon, so the workshop will also need more workers. Also, the workshop’s jars and pots aren’t only for wine.
“We can also sell them to commoners and merchants for them to sell elsewhere. That’s why I want to expand the workshop.”
Su Binglan explained it simply, and the duo understood. Su Xueye even looked at her admiringly. ‘My aunt is so amazing!’
“Aunt Binglan, many of our workers also say you will hire people for the winery tomorrow morning. So it’s true after all?”
Su Binglan smiled. “Yes, it’s true. I want to start the winery early and enter the market before the New Year. Then the workers can earn wages and bonuses before the New Year celebrations. I want as many people as possible to have a good New Year.”
Su Zhengde knew his niece was always thoughtful, even though she was still young. She was also very considerate of others. He nodded. “Indeed, people are only willing to buy New Year’s goods if they have money.”
Even he, who had been busy for a year, looked forward to the New Year. He could finally relax during that celebration period.
It was also a time for relatives to walk around town and chat. Furthermore, everyone usually ate better food during the New Year. They were also more willing to eat things they usually could not bear to eat on regular days.
Su Zhengde was also looking forward to the new year. “The upcoming New Year’s celebrations will be especially lively and exciting.”
The main reason was that everyone had earned a good living, so they were probably more willing to buy good things.
Don’t worry, Binglan,” Su Zhengde said, “I just finished my work, so I’ll bring some people to expand the workshop for you.”
Su Xueye was busier than his grandfather. After all, he had made a name for himself. In the past, barely anyone trusted him to build houses because he was too young.
However, after seeing how excellent the tofu factory, embroidery shop, and staff dormitories were, everyone looked for him to renovate their homes. Many villagers even went to the staff dormitory to check it out and thought the structure was bizarre yet unique.
Still, they had to praise him for it. Therefore, Su Xueye built a good reputation among the people.
Su Binglan said a few words to the duo before heading home. Madam Zhou asked her to stay for dinner, but she politely declined. After all, she could not stay for dinner every time she visited to discuss business.
After dinner, Su Binglan told her father about the interviews she would do the following day. She had already explained the interview’s specific process to Su Fengzhang and Su Wenxian.
She would need her uncle, cousin, and father’s help during tomorrow’s interviews.
After explaining the details to her father, she went to bed early because she wanted to wake up early the following day to conduct the interviews and hire people.
She remembered seeing the long queue before dawn when interviewing people for the embroidery shop. Hence, she predicted seeing many people showing up to apply for the winery job. She estimated that there would be a long line before dawn.
Su Binglan fell asleep almost immediately after lying down. Then she had a dream about Luo Jin’an the moment she fell asleep.
She saw him in armor again as the youth stood on the battlefield with the city gate behind him. Before him was an army of tens of thousands of men, but he stood there while his entire body exuded the aura of a thousand troops, blocking the enemies before him.
The opposing army’s commander looked at the youth blocking the way.. His expression changed when he recognized the youth, muttering, “That’s the Wei family’s commander of Chu City, a young War God and born Divine General!”