After transmigrating into the body of a widow, I became the richest man in the capital.

Chapter 176 Polishing the Bronze Mirror
"Su Xiaoxiao, where is she from?"

"It is said that he was adopted by a family surnamed Su, from a village called Nanshan below our town. He lost both his parents when he was young."

"The Su family in Nanshan Village?"

She was still taken aback when she heard this, feeling as if she had heard something unusual.

These past few days, Su Xiaoxiao has been looking at her bronze mirror with a bit of worry. How should I put it?

Not only is it unclear how a bronze mirror reflects a person, but it also creates a double image that is not clear.

If only there were glass mirrors, that would be great, but glass was only recently invented in the West, and Su Xiaoxiao had only ever seen it among the odds and ends Bruce brought back from the West.

Su Xiaoxiao noticed that the glass at this time was far less smooth and clear than the glass of later generations; in fact, it had many impurities on it.

"It would be great if it could be polished and processed."

Su Xiaoxiao was in a dilemma, but she didn't actually know how to do this kind of craft.

Even though Pei Yuan was well-traveled and knowledgeable, he had never seen a mirror made of glass.

He muttered under his breath, "If it's for looking in the mirror, a bronze mirror will suffice."

Su Xiaoxiao was not satisfied with the result, and she shook her head.

"You don't understand, this bronze mirror can't reflect people clearly at all."

"I remember there's an old craftsman in town who specializes in polishing mirrors. Shall we go and pay him a visit?"

Upon hearing this, Su Xiaoxiao felt that it seemed to make a lot of sense.

"Okay, then let's go and pay him a visit."

Su Xiaoxiao was quite excited when she heard this, because she had never heard of a mirror being polished.

Actually, Su Xiaoxiao has been here for a year. When she was first poor, she didn't even have a mirror to look at herself.

It wasn't until after moving to her new house that she learned that mirrors could be polished.

"But how should it be polished?"

Su Xiaoxiao asked with great curiosity.

"It should be much brighter than it is now, right?"

After making up her mind, Su Xiaoxiao went to town with Pei Yuan the next day to visit the old craftsman.

Su Xiaoxiao wasn't very familiar with the town, but Pei Yuan was different; he had lived in the town since he was very young.

The next morning, Pei Yuan took Su Xiaoxiao to the town and found the legendary old craftsman.

Unexpectedly, this old craftsman is already over seventy years old. He has long since retired from the craft and is now at home taking care of his grandson.

Su Xiaoxiao saw that the old craftsman's house was full of exquisitely crafted handicrafts such as mirrors, and she couldn't help but admire the old craftsman immensely.

Although they all have an ancient feel, these items really look very high-quality, which shows that the old craftsman's skills are quite admirable.

Su Xiaoxiao explained her purpose to the old craftsman, who then put down his teacup and poured a cup of chrysanthemum tea for Su Xiaoxiao and Pei Yuan.

"Is this why you two have come to me for help?"

"Yes, we have heard that your craftsmanship is excellent. Although it is a bit abrupt for us to come here, we would like to ask you to come out of retirement and make a glass mirror for us."

Su Xiaoxiao said this. The old craftsman hesitated for a moment, then said hesitantly, "I'm sorry, you two are a little late. I'm actually not making any more."

Su Xiaoxiao wanted to plead further, but they were already trying to get rid of her.

What should we do? Su Xiaoxiao looked at Pei Yuan beside her.

Just then, the old man's grandson, who was about five or six years old, ran in from outside, crying and complaining to his grandfather, "Grandpa, Grandpa, my treasure was taken away by Wang Xiaohuai."

"What treasure?"

"It's that comic book personally signed by General Pei Yuan. Wang Xiaohuai is so naughty!"

Pei Yuan, standing to the side, was taken aback. What did this mean?
"Come on, Grandpa will go and get your comic book back for you!"

The old man seemed very angry, and he said this to his grandson.

"Wait, why do you want my autograph? Besides, I've never signed my name on any comic books before."

Pei Yuan was taken aback, and the old man and his grandson were also stunned.

"What's going on? Are you Pei Yuan?"

"I am Pei Yuan."

The old man had long recognized Pei Yuan's extraordinary bearing, but he never expected him to be the renowned General Pei Yuan.

This was the pride of their town. When Pei Yuan saw that they seemed a little skeptical, he took out his large seal with his name engraved on it. What was there to doubt?
The old man immediately agreed to Pei Yuan and Su Xiaoxiao's request and decided to help them forge this bronze mirror.

Su Xiaoxiao was also stunned at this moment. She really didn't expect Pei Yuan to have such great charm.

Su Xiaoxiao also wanted to take this opportunity to create her own jam specialty store.

Considering Pei Yuan's immense charm, she decided to inquire further with the old man to see if he could help her find a construction team with exceptional craftsmanship and skill.

Su Xiaoxiao immediately said, "If you can help me find such a construction team, I will give you a sack of the best chrysanthemum tea."

The reason for using a sack is that a sack can really represent a lot. After all, there's a widely circulated story: "Where to dig potatoes? Dig potatoes in the suburbs, and you'll dig up a whole sackful."

This proves that whenever you describe a large quantity, you must use the image of sacks.

The old man was delighted to hear this and said he was willing to help, since chrysanthemum tea is said to have liver-cleansing and vision-improving effects, and is of great health benefits.

The old man was very happy to hear this and said that he happened to know a construction team and might be able to come and help Su Xiaoxiao.

Upon hearing this, Su Xiaoxiao was very happy and said that she would definitely help this time.

Things went very smoothly, and not only was Su Xiaoxiao's mirror successfully polished.

On the third day, with the old man's introduction, the construction team immediately arrived at the place in town where Su Xiaoxiao was preparing to open her shop. Su Xiaoxiao showed the construction team her ideas and drawings.

Moreover, in some places, because the construction team's arrangements were not very reasonable, Su Xiaoxiao corrected them in time.

The main reason for creating such a specialty store is to better promote and develop the jam brand.

Su Xiaoxiao had actually thought this through beforehand; she was willing to try any good methods that would benefit the franchise store.

Before opening her specialty store, Su Xiaoxiao specially printed some invitations in order to maximize the brand effect.

Su Xiaoxiao opened her shop on the busiest street in town, a location she found with the help of Mr. Li from Ci'an Hall.

(End of this chapter)