Quantum Leap - Vol. 6 Kingdom Building Garnering Wealth

C008 Girls Will Remain As Girls Even From Another Era

All 6 of them can't believe their ears and they hugged each other upon hearing that they have a house and work in the same place. They cried tears of joy when they heard from the man in front of them saying that they would be able to choose their own clothes to wear and even cook their own meals and earn 2 gold coins as well."

"The house as reported by the person in charge of building it would be ready in 7 days so by the 8th day, you are all invited to move in by the evening. There would be an official grand opening of this house and business as I had bought roman candles, rockets as well as colourful sparklers for everyone to enjoy!"

The 6 girls had heard about fireworks and sparklers but never had the chance to see them up close or even try them.

They were crying and discussing with each other while some started pinching one another whether they were dreaming or in reality. It was quite a chaotic but exciting scene unfolding before Hiko-sama.

---Meanwhile in the kitchenette---

"Phew, I'm glad there's Sensei who is able to be in the same channel of thoughts as mine. Ah... The tea is ready and because of a large crowd, I have to use the boiling kettle to make tea." I thought to myself as I stacked 6 cups onto a tray and placed a heavy rag on it to place the kettle on it.

I carefully carried the tray out and walked to the garden and found that they were tearing each other's clothes off! Two had fully developed breasts that I adore most while the rest are just mounds of flesh that looked like little dumplings with toppings of perky cherry on it.

Hoy Mr Director! Quit messing around with the script! This was not the 3rd or 4th series of the novel!

I placed the tray on the table and saw that their food was left untouched since Hiko-sama had placed there.

"Why are they not eating, Sensei?" I asked in curiosity as they were whispering to each other the moment they saw me stepping out of the house.

Suddenly all of them stood up and ran into a line and bowed down deeply to us.

"We dedicate ourselves and our lives to you, Senior Master and Young Master. We promise to work hard and we will serve you with our entire life. Please allow us to serve you when the time comes and you may use us anyway you like."

"Ehhh....?!?" Both of us stood up and stepped back a few steps. Not again, we can't be lying down on our backs acting like a Gokiburi that just got sprayed with a bug spray with our arms and legs crooked in the air!

Mr Director, what did you tell the girls to talk to us and suggest we use them in any way we like?

"No... No... No... This is not right. Yesterday we mentioned to Izumi and Riko that we regarded each other as a family not what you had mentioned earlier. Please retract those words."

"Yes, Senior Master and Young Master. Your wish is our command."

Haiyoo... Now it is gonna sound like Star Wars!

"Alright... Alright... Please return to your seats and please help yourself. Don't worry about us, we're fine."

The girls then sat down and graced the food before they start sharing it with one another. Simple foods but they bring great joys to those who had been under privilege for a very long time.

As they were eating, a little while later the delivery boy came and meet me. I saw him and passed him the note and he signed it upon receiving the bundle of gold coins. I advised him not to drop it and he reassured me as he placed it into his messenger pouch.

The next moment, a delivery boy came and meet with Hiko-sama and showed him the 5 stamps. After inspecting, Hiko-sama paid up with the coins I had passed to him earlier and passed him the rest of the stamp pads and the small bottles of red ink refills.

Before the delivery boy left, I summoned him and asked if he could do us a favour. He answered affirmatively and I told him to inform the fruit seller person to come to this house when he met with the latter tonight as I told him it's quite urgent. He promptly answered and took off.

I asked Hiko-sama if it is alright to stock up sweet potatoes, corn and bananas for their supper as well as for the mid-morning and afternoon teas and asked for his opinion on how much to buy.

Hiko-sama told me these foods can be stored longer since it's still wintertime and suggested we buy

about 1 sack each except for the bananas that should be bought slightly green.

I understood and sat down while Hiko-sama poured me a cup of yumeshu. I drank up and felt the burning heat of the light liquor travel down my stomach and heats up my body.

Hiko-sama asked how much I had paid for the lunches of the workers and I replied that they charge us 5 silvers each and rounded the figure from 38 to 35 gold pieces.

He said not bad, at least we don't have to cook, but he can observe the progress while I go to the Realm of Mind to check on the progress of the candles as well as to smelt [Refined Iron] plates.

I discussed with Hiko-sama that we would like to market the plates or [Purified Iron] plates next and uses a type of prodder to mark each plate Fasuto Japan KabushikiGaisha as (FJKPI99%) stamped on the middle so Blacksmith around Japan would know it comes from us which stands for Fasuto Japan KabushikiGaisha Purified Iron 99% pure.

Hiko-sama agreed on it and asked me how much I would sell it in one piece. I casually said 15 gold pieces and he nearly fell from his pottery he was sitting on.

"15 pieces of gold each and you are going to make 60 pieces or more?" Hiko-sama spluttered out.

"If possible 100 pieces each turn which means 1500 gold pieces every week," I explained and he was nearly shocked by my reply.

"This is to be used in support of the Seiko Tumbler. The materials, labour cost, delivery. And we going to make it possible for people to pay instalments up to 6 months. We can't expect people to have so much money on their hands and we don't even know the profit margin in these."

"How about Karada Soap? How much you intend to sell?"

"For the rich and arrogant, we sell it 1 gold coin each. We could even sell it to the cosmetic shop here at 1 gold coin and they could sell it for 1 gold 5 silvers."

"However, if they take in bulk then we can sell it at 8 silvers for every 50 pieces for every scent which means 400 silvers or 40 gold pieces. They cannot sell them in their own brand but still carries our branding as well."

"Sensei, once the 5 bars of soap is ready, please bring it to Patents and Trademarks to patent it to the corporation."

"Yes, I understand Vice-Director."

"Thank you for your kind assistance, Director."

We both laughed at our antics and it seemed that Hiko-sama is getting in happier moods since the first time I met him.

"As for door to door sales, I don't intend to make so much profit so it would be limited to the outer and inner circles, the commoners and plebs which only cost them 5 coppers each."

"You would help us in targeting the inner cluster such as the cosmetics shop. That lady is arrogant. She sized me up when I disguise as an errand boy and she just writes the prices and just passed to me as if I can't read."

"Oh, is it? Hmm, these kinds of people would definitely get it from us."

"Yes, Sensei. Thank you. We have about a week before we could bring these things back. We need to have a large handcart to visualise and brought it back to the real world one time."

"Yes ...yes... I totally agree with you, kid. At least you won't feel drained."

"Yes, health is better than money and another thing before it slipped my mind, Eko and Fei both can help identify herbs and other medicinal plants and roots. I'm thinking of making herbal pills to aid those who can't afford to pay for a physician but could buy these medicines at a minimal cost."

"1 serving of herbs could yield at least 30 pills while other pill making experts could only achieve less than 5 every time."

"In the Realm of Mind? It's possible?"

"Definitely, Sensei... Definitely."

A short while later a yatai seller was calling out gyoza for sale and we called him over. We asked for 2 dozen of chicken and 2 dozen of fish and serve them directly on the table. We asked if they had seen any other yatai and he said he was the only one. The rest were at the square earlier during dinner time as they heard something fall from the sky and nearly hit the watchtower and the floor was cracked all over. City officials were trying to fix the ground before the new day begins.

We looked at each and our eyes seemed to communicate that we already knew what was happening. We asked how much for the gyoza and soon I paid up for the supper.

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"Fuyoo...! This gyoza is pretty nice and soft and fluffy! It's nice to eat them fresh and the fillings are very generous indeed." one of the girls commented. "Yes, I agree. I have heard about it and yet this is the first time I had tasted this fine delicacy." remarked another.

It seems those girls had been long separated from these little comfort foods that they had neither tasted it nor had forgotten how it tastes like.

To the commoners like us, we usually take things for granted since it was readily available for us. To us, money means everything in this era and if one does not have a single copper means that he or she would not even be able to enjoy a single nicety in life.

A little while later, someone came over and said he was looking for the young master. The person eyed the girls merrily eating and talking among themselves and was almost thinking aloud that we run some kind of a harem club.

"Yes, I am the young master who you are looking for. Are you from the fruits shop, the one the delivery boy had asked for earlier?"

"Yes, I am, young master. Is there anything you need?" asked the young apprentice.

"Yes, could you deliver me a sack of sweet potatoes, a sack of sweet corn and a semi rope saba bananas in a whole bunch, not a comb, but the whole bunch." I pointed out the bunch by outstretching my hands. It is for tomorrow morning, please send it early in the morning and bring the receipt with you."

"We have yam also that is good to eat when steamed." the apprentice recommended.

"Ah, yes... That one too in a sack." Let us know the total price tomorrow in the receipt and deliver it after the rooster crow, about 6 am." I casually said before realising that timepieces were not common everyday items.

" Yes, young master. Buying in bulk is cheaper than by weight, and I would give you a discount for sure." said the young apprentice.

"By the way, are these girls your friends?" he asked when he eyed someone he would like to be acquainted with.

"No, these girls were not our friends but our family members. Why do you ask?"

"Ah... Nothing, Senior Master. I thought I saw someone familiar in that group that happens to work in the marketplace as me."

"Oh...drop by here anytime if you want to talk to my family members in case you want to make friends or something."

"Sure, Senior Master... I'd be off now and prepare the items you require. Thank you very much."

"Make sure you choose the freshest ones and semi-ripe bananas that can be eaten 2 days after. We going to make morning and afternoon snacks for the construction workers here tomorrow onwards."

"Sure, young master. I'd see to your request. Thank you again and see you tomorrow morning."

With that, the apprentice turned and waved at the group of girls who were looking in his direction too. Instead of waving back, those girls giggled in a very silly manner.

Ahh... Girls will remain as girls even from another era.

The girls had their supper and had been quite a long time since they feel so stuffed. They drank green tea and when they had cleared the steamer baskets if its contents, they cleaned up the tables and brought the empty kettle and cups back in their tray.

"Thank you for your kind hospitality inviting us for dinner and then back here for supper. Thank you again for recommending us and paving a path towards a better life and working environment."

"We also wish to thank you for the kind acceptance for us being as one big family. Your offer for us to work and live here is extremely generous and we trust every single word you say."

"Your upbringing was outstanding and virtue since you rejected us openly when we did offer ourselves to serve you in bed. Thank you for respecting us to that degree and we would definitely be working hard and adhering to your instructions and directions in the near future."

"We would like to take our leave now and would be heading back to our own homes. We cannot be late as we might be denied entry. We hope you understand our current situation and hope that you would not be like them and be cold-hearted, which I don't think both of you were like that."

"We thank you again and be awaiting the day when all of us can be together as one big family. Thank you very much again for your hospitality."

All 6 of the girls bowed down low in a sign of utter respect and we bowed back to them.

"Always remember to be humble. Remember where we all come from and never bring up the past anymore. Once you set your foot in this new home, it's going to be a new chapter in your lives. Always bear that in mind. Be helpful and generous and never forget that you were once like the ones you helped."

"Here, we have a little something for you in case you wanted to buy your own meals for tomorrow. And don't forget to be here directly for dinner and supper."

The girls bowed low and I went up to them and held their hands and pressed a silver coin for them each. They looked at their hands and expressed joy as they had never held such a coin in their lives since the closest they get were copper coins.