Chapter 1553: 1550: Lowering the Price of Cotton Cloth

Chapter 1553: Chapter 1550: Lowering the Price of Cotton Cloth

With a smile, she looked up and asked, “Why did you suddenly decide to come over?”

“Just happened to have some free time at noon, so I came back to eat with you. Didn’t expect no one to be at the residence. After hearing from the people there that you came here, I came to find you.” Chu Heng wrapped his big hand around her waist, his gaze deep and tender: “Have you eaten yet?”

“I was just about to eat, come, let’s go have lunch together.” Ye Muyu reached out to pull him along.

The workshop had a room reserved especially for her to rest.

Ye Muyu didn’t want to disturb others, so she headed straight back to the room.

Chu Heng instructed the guard who had just come in to bring food over from the kitchen.

He pulled Ye Muyu to sit down, took a handkerchief from his waist, and gently wiped her hands.

Ye Muyu saw how busy he was yet still serving her, and hurriedly withdrew her hand, snatched the handkerchief, and said with a smile: “I can do it myself. The kitchen maid’s cooking is average here, but we have steamed pumpkin glutinous rice with pork, it’s sweet, and there’s also the pork belly you like to eat, you can try it later.”

“Will I be interrupting you by coming here?” Just seeing her smile made Chu Heng feel great, and he casually poured her a cup of hot tea.

Ye Muyu naturally took the teacup, drank a sip, and then held the cup to warm her hands. She shook her head and said, “You’re not interrupting. I’m not very busy, it’s just that recently there have been too many customers coming to the shop to buy cotton clothing, so I thought about working overtime to make more. However, the workshop’s stock of raw materials is not much, so it won’t sell for long.”

“Luckily, I organized four or five trade caravans, bringing the shop’s cotton clothes to sell in the villages outside the capital. In the process, we can also exchange for some cotton and other raw materials.”

Chu Heng listened to her with a smile.

Ye Muyu stopped talking at this point, turned her head to look at him, and pouted: “Ah Heng, why don’t you ask me what I’m doing?”

“Aren’t you about to tell me?” Chu Heng smiled, as his Adam’s apple moved, and his cold eyebrows seemed to melt like ice.

Ye Muyu didn’t care about this little detail, rested her chin on her hand, and said: “That’s right, anyway, I definitely can’t help but tell you, and you probably already know what I’m doing.”

Ye Muyu didn’t suspect Chu Heng of following her, but he was smart enough to find useful information from others’ words.

She usually didn’t hide anything in her conversations with him, making it even easier to figure out.

“Ah Heng, I plan to lower the price of cotton clothes. Precious fabrics like silk are rare and naturally expensive, with all the reasons for it. And those who can afford silk are rich families.”

“But cotton clothes are different. If more cotton clothes can be produced so that everyone has clothes to wear, the number of people freezing to death in the winter each year would sharply decrease. However, both cotton and hemp clothes, although cheaper, will affect many people’s interests.”

Ye Muyu felt that this was a monumental task requiring the imperial court’s support. Relying only on her might complete it but the obstacles she would encounter along the way might be significant and progress might not be smooth.

Chu Heng wrapped her hand in his palm, his finger gently scratched hers, showing no sign of fear: “Do you want to reduce the price of cotton fabric by improving the weaving machine?”

“Yes, the weaving machine in the workshop has already been made.” Ye Muyu smiled triumphantly at him.

Seeing her adorable look, Chu Heng couldn’t help but pull her into his arms for a cuddle. “Since the weaving machine has been developed, the Emperor surely won’t miss such a great opportunity once he knows.”