latelenovela Chapter 366 It’s Snowing
Chapter 366 It’s Snowing
"Your Majesty, it's snowing outside." Jinse quickly entered the room, stood at the door and gently patted the snow off her body before speaking.
Su Nuannuan was sitting on the small couch by the window reading a book when she heard Jinse's voice. She slowly raised her head, looked at the snow falling outside the door and window, and smiled as she replied, "It's only the beginning of October, and it's already snowing in Huiyang City."
Jinse entered the room, walked to Su Nuannuan's side, and looked out the window together, sighing, "That's right, it rained a month earlier than in the capital."
Su Nuannuan nodded, but a sense of worry welled up in her heart. She couldn't help but mutter to herself, "I wonder what the situation is like at the workshop?"
This morning, the sky was overcast, making people feel somewhat depressed. And now, before noon, snowflakes are falling in a flurry.
Jinse seemed to sense Su Nuannuan's worry and quickly comforted her, "Your Majesty, don't worry, Tingxue will definitely make the arrangements. I heard Tingxue mention before that she has already sent people to bring the cloth home to make the garments for the female workers who live far away."
Upon hearing this, Su Nuannuan frowned slightly and asked in confusion, "Take the whole bolt of cloth home to make it?"
Jinse nodded and explained, "Yes, that's right. However, Tingxue has carefully calculated how many down jackets and inner garments can be made from one bolt of cloth. As long as the quantity they submit is accurate and the workmanship is fine, then it will be fine."
Su Nuannuan nodded upon hearing this.
"The remaining scraps of cloth can be kept by them. Although they can't be used to make clothes, they can still be used to make shoe uppers or sew soles. Consider it a small benefit for them."
"Is there anyone still in the workshop now?" Su Nuannuan asked, full of curiosity.
“There are people, Your Highness,” Jinse quickly replied. “Those people all live in the city and are mainly responsible for stuffing the ducks with down. This job can’t be done at home.”
Because the amount of down filling is difficult to control, it's hard to detect if someone secretly puts less down in a garment. Therefore, to be on the safe side, this work has to be done in the workshop. However, the female workers can take some fabric home after work to sew the outer garments for the down jackets.
Su Nuannuan nodded thoughtfully, then asked, "So how do these female workers eat lunch?"
Jinse smiled and said, "Your Majesty, don't worry, they will be provided with a meal at noon, and there will be a meat dish every day. In order to make sure the female workers eat well, Tingxue has specially invited an old lady who can cook, and her wages are ten coins a day."
As Su Nuannuan listened, a feeling of admiration welled up in her heart: "I really didn't expect Tingxue to be such a capable manager!"
Jinse chimed in with a smile, "Yes, Your Highness, if Tingxue knew what you said, she would be overjoyed." Jinse's words carried a hint of teasing, as if she were imagining Tingxue's delighted reaction to this compliment.
Just then, the Dark Dragon Guards, hidden in the shadows, were wearing the first batch of down jackets and enjoying their warmth. They all exclaimed inwardly, "These down jackets are so warm!"
"When I put this hat on my head, my ears didn't get cold at all; in fact, they felt warm and cozy."
The Dark Dragon Guards were all secretly impressed; this down jacket was truly a wonderful thing! Not only was it lightweight, but it also provided excellent warmth, making missions much more comfortable. They had always envied Yu Wei for owning a down jacket, considering it a luxury.
However, to their utter surprise, after the first batch of down jackets was produced, the Noble Consort was so generous that she immediately ordered ten jackets to be brought to them. This was undoubtedly an unexpected delight, filling them with immense gratitude towards the Noble Consort.
"Sigh! Another day of wanting to change masters." The Dark Dragon Guards sighed inwardly. Although they dared not complain loudly, this thought kept echoing in the hearts of each of them.
After more than a month of hard work day and night, finished down jackets were finally produced in large quantities, reaching an astonishing number of thousands!
Just then, a series of hurried footsteps broke the silence. Jinse's heart tightened, and before she could even reach the door to check what was happening, a figure rushed in. Upon closer inspection, it was Li Desheng, covered in snowflakes as if he had just crawled out of a snowdrift.
Li Desheng stood at the door, hurriedly picked up the small broom that was placed aside, and frantically swept the snowflakes off his body.
Jinse had just placed this small broom there so that she could easily brush off the snow.
As Li Desheng brushed the snow off his clothes, he muttered, "Your Majesty, the workshop is short-handed! Miss Tingxue asked me to come back and ask if we need to hire more people?"
Upon hearing this, Su Nuannuan frowned slightly, and after a moment's thought, said, "Yes, that's fine. Go back and tell Tingxue that I'm entrusting the workshop matters entirely to her."
"Alright! This servant will go back and tell Miss Tingxue right away." Li Desheng put down the small broom in his hand and quickly replied.
Just as he turned to leave, he suddenly heard Jinse's voice: "Eunuch Li, wait."
Jinse quickly walked to the side, picked up an oil-paper umbrella, and walked quickly to Li Desheng. She handed the umbrella to him and said softly, "The snow outside is so heavy. You just brushed the snow off your clothes. You should use the umbrella to shield yourself from the snow so you don't get wet again."
"Oh my! Miss Jinse, who would still be using an oil-paper umbrella in the dead of winter?" Li Desheng looked at Jinse with surprise, his tone revealing a hint of rejection.
Just when Jinse thought Li Desheng wouldn't take the oil-paper umbrella from her hand, her hand suddenly went empty.
"We'll keep this umbrella for now," Li Desheng said, taking the oil-paper umbrella in his hand before turning and leaving, leaving Jinse standing there, her face full of astonishment.
Jinse stared blankly at the closed door of Li Desheng's room, momentarily at a loss. She slowly turned her head, her gaze falling on Su Nuannuan, pointed to the door, and called out in a daze, "Your Majesty?"