Lu Ting came up to Lin Xuan Qi with a smile and bowed to him.

"Master Lin, we've sold out the batch of soap."

He nodded and said, "Well done, everyone. There will be a ten copper coins bonus for everyone for today's performance."

The staff of the retail store opened their eyes wide and couldn't believe it.

"Thank you, Master Lin." They said in unison and bowed to him.

Lin Xuan Qi glanced over at the servants from the mansion and said, "It's the same for everyone."

The servants were also surprised by his generous gesture, and they bowed to him.

It was like a dream for them.

"I've always said that you shall be rewarded if you work hard and not mess things up.

"And I'm more than ready to punish you if you slack or go against the rules."

Lin Xuan Qi reiterated his stance to them.

"Yes, Master Lin." Everyone bowed to him and said in unison.

They weren't dumb enough to try and test him with it.

"Yue Jie, go and check on the earnings for the day with Lu Ting." He glanced at Yue Jie and said.

Yue Jie nodded her head, and she went over to the counter with Lu Ting.

They started to count the earnings for the day.

For the batch of two hundred bars of soap at a hundred copper coins each, it had come up to twenty taels of silver.

Not bad for a day's worth of revenue.

"Master Lin, we've earned twenty taels of silver today." Yue Jie looked up and said after calculating the earnings.

Lu Ting was now more than convinced of the business acumen of Lin Xuan Qi.

She leaned forward and asked eagerly, "Master Lin, when will the next batch of soap be out?"

"Wait for three days." He replied.

The next batch of soap needs to be hardened, which coincides nicely with a three days' break to pent up the demand.

Lu Ting was disappointed with the news.

She was so ready to make more money for the business.

"Take the time in between to review what had happened and what could be improved." Lin Xuan Qi shook his head and said.

"Improvements..." Lu Ting mumbled to herself and pondered on what could be done.

The other staff for the retail store also went into their own thoughts.

Lin Xuan Qi smiled and pointed at the trying out area.

"The trying out area wasn't sufficient for the demand.

"We can increase it to two or three next time.

"The queue number and lucky draw were just a contingency plan, but we should always try to solve the issues at their root." He explained his train of thought to them.

It's better to teach them how to fish.

"Yes, Master Lin. I shall get it done." Lu Ting replied and started to instruct the staff to get to work.

Sima Long, who hadn't left, was impressed with Lin Xuan Qi's management of the staff and servants.

He patted him on his back and said, "Enough about work.

"Since everything is settled, remember the outing you wanted to have?

"We can go to the riverside and enjoy the scenery if you want to.

"I'll ask Liu Shao along too."

"Great! We can have a barbeque by the riverside."

Lin Xuan Qi was glad to hear that, and he agreed immediately.

"We shall come over to your mansion after breakfast."

Although Sima Long didn't know what a barbeque was, he was sure that it was something fun.

Lin Xuan Qi nodded, and Sima Long bid him farewell.

Staying here for too long might raise the suspicion of Zhang Jie that he went to the brothels again.

After Sima Long left, Lin Xuan Qi glanced over to Xue Cong and said, "Buy more meat and vegetables for the barbeque tomorrow.

"After that, ask Auntie Sue to prepare a sumptuous dinner tonight.

"It is time for a little celebration."

"Yes, Master Lin. But aren't you coming back with us?" Xue Cong asked.

He shook his head and said, "I have to check on the factories first and bring them the good news.

"Take the horse carriage back to the mansion.

"Master Lee, come with me to the factories."

Lee He Song nodded his head and followed behind him as Lin Xuan Qi left the retail store.

Everything looks gorgeous when you are in a good mood.

Blue sky with white clouds up above was a pretty sight.

The streets were lively with the men and women going about their daily activities.

Even their banter sounded like they were singing.

Aroma from the food merchants in their makeshift stores smelled more delicious than usual.

Lin Xuan Qi happily hummed a tune while he walked along the streets.

He hadn't been so relaxed for a very long time.

The rice business was now stable, and now the soap business was able to run smoothly.

All his hard work had paid off handsomely.

When the next batch of soap comes out, he would double the price and then it would be time to think of expanding the franchise.

But for now, he was more interested in enjoying the fruits of all his labor.

It wouldn't be possible without the workers in the factories, so he wanted to make a visit and let them hear the good news.

First, he went over to the factory in the east.

Everyone was working hard as usual and they greeted him warmly when he arrived.

"Master Lin. The production time has been reduced by half after we added two more pushcarts with the help of the carpenters."

The workers came up and told him what they did.

He nodded his head and was impressed with them taking the initiative to improve the process and workflow.

"Who was the one that came up with the idea?" He asked.

"It was Lu. He thought of it and Song from the carpenter team got it done."

Lin Xuan Qi took note of it and said, "Lu will get ten copper coins as a bonus for his allowance after I verify that it has indeed improved the productivity."

Lu was surprised at the reward, and he came up to Lin Xuan Qi and knelt on the ground.

"Master Lin, it will be too much of a reward. You've given me a job, food, and lodging. There's nothing more I could ask for."

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