Chapter 68: Fireworks

Yan Ze did not mind: "They are not the type of people to lack a sense of propriety."

Lu Wanshun is a man who knows how to read the situation; seeing his son foolishly wanting to give away a Jade Pendant, he would likely hide that Jade Pendant.

Moreover, their family is currently living at the Bai Family, and Lu Wanshun is an in-law of the Bai Family, so he must know they are at the Bai Family and will be careful.

A child may not understand, but an adult cannot possibly not understand.

They wandered aimlessly around Haicheng.

Yan Ze brought it up: "I always feel like there is something we have forgotten."

Yan Ning thought for a moment, saw a cloth shop not far away, and asked: "Is it that our clothes were not brought over?"

Yan Ze slapped his forehead: "I actually forgot about this."

The three of them went to the cloth shop together and saw clothes made of red Cloud Brocade, with dark golden patterns on them.

Yan Ning wore a red outfit, looking exceptionally festive.

Yan Ze and Ji Lan also went to change into their clothes; to tone down the red, a portion of the fabric was made of black cloth, alternating red and black, and Ji Lan looked both beautiful and dashing wearing it.

Besides these clothes, Yun Niang also brought out some small items for them, all made from scraps, including Pouches, forehead bands, and a few hair ties.

Yan Ning was extremely satisfied and gave her a tip of one tael of silver.

Yun Niang smiled so hard her eyes disappeared.

Especially when she heard what Yan Ning said: this shop does good work, and she will come back to her for more in the future.

Yun Niang personally saw them to the door, treating them as if they were the God of Wealth.

The three of them packed the clothes away, waiting to wear them for the New Year.

It was nearing the end of the year, so there were not many people on the streets, and many shops had already closed.

Yan Ze asked: "Is there anything else you want to buy? Buy it today; if you miss it, who knows what day they will open after the New Year."

Ji Lan had nothing she wanted to buy.

Yan Ning, however, said with a smile: "Dad, shall we go buy some things to make Fireworks?"

The formula for Fireworks is similar to an Explosive Package, just slightly more troublesome.

Yan Ning thought for a moment, "I watched a video yesterday, and it looked quite simple. Plus, I asked around and Lingnan has no Fireworks, so I thought I'd make some to look festive."

After buying the materials, Yan Ning returned to the small courtyard of the Bai Family.

She had to follow the video to make the Fireworks, while Yan Ze kept watch outside to ensure she wasn't seen using the Tablet Computer.

Yan Ning made one large Firework and several small ones, the kind that could be lit and played with in the courtyard.

It was only New Year's Eve tomorrow, and Yan Ning still had plenty of raw materials, so she decided to test the effect of the large Firework first and found an open space to try it out.

She followed the video tutorial step by step, so it certainly wouldn't fail.

It was just that she didn't know how the finished product would turn out.

Yan Ning used a lit incense stick to ignite the fuse and then ran out of sight.

She was worried in case it really did fail.

But to her delight, a yellow spark flew upward and finally exploded.

I must say, it was quite pretty.

It was just that the Firework didn't fly high enough, but fortunately, the exploding sparks didn't cause any damage to the flowers and plants in the courtyard.

Then, another red spark flew upward.

It exploded several times in total.

Although this Firework was timid and couldn't compare to the dazzling variety of Fireworks from her past life, she dared to say that even the Fireworks in the Capital were not as well-made as hers.

Standing on the shoulders of giants makes the work twice as easy.

The commotion here was too great and attracted many members of the Bai Family.

The Bai Family members were surprised: "Did you set off these Fireworks?"

Bai Yu was somewhat incredulous; he had only heard that the Capital and Yangzhou had such things, yet Yan Ning's family actually had Fireworks!

Yan Ning said with a smile: "I thought setting off some Fireworks would be more festive, so I made some myself."

Everyone in the Bai Family dropped their jaws.

Are Fireworks something you can just make if you want to?

If it were really that simple, Lingnan would have had Fireworks long ago.

At first, the Bai Family thought Yan Ning was from the Capital and perhaps these Fireworks were brought from the Capital.

As it turned out, she could actually make them?

And she said it so casually.

Yan Ning didn't expect their reaction to be so big. After all, Fireworks were not very rare things; they were set off every year in the Capital.

Yan Ze rubbed his nose and started making things up: "It's like this, when I was in the Capital, I was a playboy, spending my days chasing cats and teasing dogs, and I learned some miscellaneous things in my spare time."

Everyone:...

At this moment, Bai Yu squeezed to the front, looking at Yan Ning with burning eyes, as if looking at the God of Wealth.

Bai Yu asked: "Miss Yan, I have a business I would like to cooperate with you on..."

Yan Ning asked: "Fireworks? Forget it, this thing is a bit troublesome to make, and the profit is too low if sold."

Bai Yu hurriedly said: "No, no, you misunderstood. I mean, as long as you provide a formula, our Bai Family will find people to make them, and we can split the profits fifty-fifty, how about that?"

Yan Ning thought it sounded pretty good: "That works. I'll go back and write down the new formula for you first. If I research other styles of Fireworks in the future, I will also write them down for you."

Bai Yu's eyes lit up.

In fact, Fireworks were not as low-profit as Yan Ning thought.

Bai Yu thought that since Yan Ning and her family were strangers in Lingnan and couldn't go to more distant places, there were few buyers, so there was no profit, and since she had the method for making Glazed Glass in her hands, she naturally looked down on Fireworks.

But the Bai Family had connections and could send the Fireworks to Bai Family shops in various places; with high production and small profits accumulating into a large sum, it might not be worse than Glazed Glass.

Yan Ning immediately wrote down the formula for Bai Yu and personally made a Fireworks, slowing down the speed so Bai Yu could learn.

The production process was not difficult, and it did not use many materials; the Bai Family had as much as they wanted, and since the raw materials were pitch-black and no one knew what they were, he was not worried about others stealing the technique.

Bai Yu was overjoyed; despite it being the New Year, he actually managed to gather all the materials and began making Fireworks.

He even specifically cleared out a shop and converted it into a Fireworks shop.

Upon learning of this, Yan Ning asked him, "The New Year has already passed; starting to make them now, I'm afraid they will pile up and go to waste..."

Bai Yu, however, said, "No, of course Fireworks aren't only for the New Year. One can set them off for every joyous occasion—they can be set off during weddings, and they can also be set off during birthday banquets. We will find some people to spread the word that setting off Fireworks for joyous occasions brings double the joy and can boost wealth."

Yan Ning listened and clicked her tongue in wonder.

Bai Yu truly had a head for business; if only he were a person from their Chaoyang Village, she could just suggest an idea and he would get things done well.

Bai Yu also asked, "Miss Yan, do you and your father have any other ways to make money? As long as you say the word, our Bai Family can start working on it."

Yan Ning thought for a moment: "That, there really isn't."

Yan Ning had plenty of ways to make money, but a tall tree catches the wind; even a Glazed Ornament could be targeted by others, let alone high-yield crops or Fireworks.

She had not yet fully developed, so many things had to be temporarily set aside.

Bai Yu did not insist, only asking her, "Miss Lin, it is inconvenient for you to come to Haicheng; how about I gift you a residence?"

Yan Ning shook her head: "We don't come to Haicheng often, so there's no need."

A look of regret appeared on Bai Yu's face.