The Cold Door Hero

Summary

Li Yan Qing hurriedly traveled to Xin Qiao after leaving Zheng Jia, where he found his father, Li Da Qi, who had just returned from Tang Yin County with eight young workers for a newly established rouge workshop. These teenagers were needed to produce high-quality rouge, as previous supplies were inadequate. Li Da Qi had purchased a thousand acres of Hundred Flowers Estate and a medium-sized workshop, but they faced a shortage of stock when a lucrative order for five hundred makeup boxes came in. In a panic, Li Yan Qing learned that Tie Zhu, a young boy, had secretly kept some rejected rouge he made himself. Although it looked odd, they decided to reshape it into usable blocks with the help of the children. They worked through the night, producing a total of one thousand three hundred forty-four blocks of rouge, plus the existing stock. Li Da Qi realized they were undervaluing the product and suggested selling it for five hundred wen each instead of fifty. However, concerns arose about stock shortages if the rouge became popular, leading Li Yan Qing to propose using ice storage to accelerate the drying process.

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