Chapter 710 Doing Something Big (3)_1
They had already started expanding northward, and Pei Qian had even bolder ambitions—she wanted to sell their home-produced goods throughout the entirety of Great Chu. If they could really export them as her elder sister suggested, they would sell them even farther afield!
In Yuanyang County and the surrounding areas, their family was only known because of the eldest sister’s reputation. In every place, there were local strongmen and snakes on the ground. Pei Wendong was still young, and it would take a few more years before he could make his mark. By following Brother Songming, they could get the business up and running a few years earlier!
"Leave the century egg business to me. I’ll go order the duck eggs and get someone to make the molds!" Pei Qin said, laughing as she tapped her on the head, seeing the radiant look on her face.
Although century eggs were already safer and more reliable than duck eggs, they still couldn’t withstand long-distance transportation. Pei Qin had someone make molds from wheat straw and dry grass, which could hold the century eggs, so that they could endure long-distance transport once boxed up.
The household immediately became busy; Pei Qian called back the workers who made the pickled cabbage and began producing century eggs.
Traveling south past Runing Prefecture, one would find paddy fields everywhere and many families raising ducks.
Pei Qin simply asked Sun Quanliang and Zhang Dacheng to accompany her on a trip, "Contract with several villages to raise ducks for us. We’ll also find local people to collect the duck eggs regularly, and then we will pick them up on schedule! The one collecting the eggs can make a bit of profit on the margin."
Mo Heng frowned, "Past Runing Prefecture is the Huaihe River. A round trip on the road will take ten days. Are you sure you want to go?"
Seeing the threat in his eyes, Pei Qin touched her belly, "It’s nothing! If not, I’ll just rest for a couple more days when I get there."