The eldest sister was reborn and the younger sister traveled through time. I just want to survive.

Two workshops have been built, one for mass production of handicrafts and the other for producing skin care products.

Every time Manager Wu and his companions went out to sea to sell goods, they would bring back not only food and cloth, but also people. All the people brought back were arranged to work in the workshops. Together with the staff recruited from the island, the two workshops were quickly operational.

The process of making skin care products is delicate and complicated, and requires manual grinding several times to make the finished product. The cost of the first batch of finished products is extremely high, and the shipment volume is small. It is not wise to sell the goods directly to middlemen.

Therefore, Yan Muxi has to go to North Vietnam in person to open up sales channels for new skin care products, which will definitely maximize the benefits of the resources in his hands.

Yinxia stayed in the City Lord's Mansion to look after the twins, Qiuzhu was in charge of the accounts of the workshop and the cargo ship, and the training of the young secret guards and elite island soldiers was handed over to the experienced Master Wu.

After arranging all matters, Yan Muxi took Shunzi, Dongyu and three secret guards and left Huadao on a cargo ship.

Three days later, a young lady with good looks landed at the Ice City Pier in North Vietnam with her family and entourage.

The young woman had a slim figure and delicate makeup. There was a black birthmark the size of a fingernail on the left side of her face near the bridge of her nose, which reduced her beauty to only three points.

Next to the little woman was a sturdy young man with wheat-colored skin, a beard, and cold eyes. He was obviously not someone to be trifled with.

The young woman and the young man were not others but Yan Muxi and Dong Yu in disguise. For the sake of convenience, they had changed their appearance so that even if someone close to them stood in front of them, they would not be recognized at a glance.

"It's getting dark, Master and Madam, would you like to find an inn to stay in first?" Shunzi asked, bowing.

He also disguised himself as the steward and attendant of Yan Muxi and his wife, followed by Lichun, Yushui and Jingzhe who dressed as servants and maids.

Yan Muxi glanced at the skin care products that had not yet been unloaded and said, "No hurry, after storing the goods in the dock warehouse, it won't be too late to find an inn to rest."

Because a cargo ship was docked, the dock was crowded with people, and the group of people were not noticeable among them.

"There's hot noodle soup nearby, miss, would you like some?" Facing Yan Muxi's warning look, Dong Yu hurriedly changed the subject, "Madam, would you like a bowl of noodle soup to fill your stomach?"

"If you feel hungry, just go and eat by yourself." Yan Muxi said softly.

Dongyu pulled her along and said, "Madam, please come with me. It's so boring to eat noodles alone!"

There were only two kinds of noodles sold at the noodle stall, shredded pork noodles and vegetarian noodles. Dong Yu ordered two bowls of shredded pork noodles.

The noodles tasted pretty good, but Yan Muxi had just got off the boat and had no appetite, so he couldn't eat any more after just two bites.

Dongyu finished her own meal, then took the noodles in front of Yan Muxi and ate them all. The status of women in North Vietnam was even lower than that in Dafeng. A wife had to serve her husband carefully and not disobey him in the slightest.

Seeing Dong Yu's behavior, others praised the couple's love on the surface, but in fact they were mocking Dong Yu for her lack of authority as a husband.

After they finished their noodles and left the noodle stall, Yan Muxi told Dongyu, "You should be more careful about your words and actions in the future. Always remember that you are my husband, not my follower. If you really can't remember, then just speak less."

Dong Yu cleared his throat and pretended to be deep, "Don't worry, Madam. I've made a note of it and I promise I won't make the same mistake again."

Dongyu was born tall and strong, and he had a beard and took medicine that made his voice hoarse. Even the madam of the brothel standing in front of him might not be able to tell that he was a girl.

Although there is nothing wrong with her appearance, her temperament is not stable enough, and she needs Yan Muxi to remind her from time to time to avoid making mistakes. Fortunately, she is just a foil, and Yan Muxi has no intention of asking her to discuss business.

Yan Muxi had lived in Bingcheng for three years when he was young, stealing from street to street. He was as familiar with Bingcheng as he was with Jinling in the south of the Yangtze River. He could not get lost even if he walked with his eyes closed.

Seeing that Shunzi did not take any detours and went straight to the inn nearest to the pier, Yan Muxi couldn't help but feel suspicious, suspecting that Shunzi had also been to Ice City before.

After a good night's rest in the inn, Yan Muxi took Dongyu, Lichun and Yushui out to look for a shop the next day, while Shunzi and Jingzhe went to look for useful information.

When he came to North Vietnam to do business, Yan Muxi had no intention of doing a long-term business, he only planned to use the resources in his hands to make quick money.

From ancient times to the present, women's money is the easiest to make, especially the wives and daughters of wealthy families who have no shortage of money. To launch a new skin care product, the gimmick must be enough, and they must find ways to effectively promote the skin care products.

Yan Muxi first went to the Bingcheng Trading Company and ordered three hundred palm-sized glass bottles from a glass merchant. He then ordered three thousand sets of porcelain bottles and jars from a porcelain merchant. Finally, he went to a carpenter's shop and ordered several thousand sets of wooden boxes of different materials.

Only 100 sets of the skin care products they brought this time were packaged, and the rest were semi-finished products packed in large porcelain jars.

Huadao has no porcelain clay and is unable to produce porcelain bottles and jars. The cost of transporting porcelain from Jiangnan is too high, so it would be better to transport the semi-finished skin care products to the mainland for packaging.

After buying the materials, the group went to the largest dental shop in Ice City, selected two large yards close to the dock, and bought more than a dozen servants to do the work.

After looking at the yard, Yan Muxi directly paid the money, got the deed, and arranged the servants he bought in the yard.

In less than a day, Yan Muxi spent tens of thousands of taels of silver without blinking an eye, but Dong Yu's eyelids twitched the whole day, fearing that he would not be able to earn back the money he spent.

When he returned to the inn at night, Shunzi reported the news he had gathered, "The prefect of Bingcheng has been in office for eight years. His surname is Li, and he is the cousin of the King of Jin. His reputation is very average. Five days from now will be the prefect's wife's one-year-old birthday. Officials and noble ladies from Bingcheng and nearby prefectural cities should all attend."

Yan Muxi pondered for a moment and then asked, "Have you found out about the prefect's wife's background and character?"

Shunzi nodded, "I have inquired about it. The wife of the prefect is the legitimate daughter of the Duke of Qin. She is of noble birth but ordinary appearance. It is rumored that the prefect Li does not like his original wife and favors the concubine who was born a concubine."

"The prefect's wife is the legitimate daughter of a duke, how could she tolerate her husband favoring a concubine over his wife?" Yan Muxi expressed doubts.

Shunzi explained, "This concubine of Magistrate Li is the cousin of the concubine of Prince Jin, and Bingcheng is the fief of Prince Jin, so the Magistrate's wife has to be a little tolerant."

Yan Muxi knew something about the King of Jin of North Vietnam.

Prince Jin was the brother of the late Emperor of North Vietnam, so the late Emperor gave the richest Ice City to Prince Jin as his fiefdom.

Princess Jin is the legitimate daughter of Duke Weiguo, the first duke of North Vietnam. Both of them are ladies of noble birth. Princess Jin should also attend the birthday banquet of the prefect's wife.

Yan Muxi instructed Shunzi, "You have to go and find out where the cosmetics used by the prefect's wife and the Princess of Jin come from, and how to get an invitation to the birthday banquet."

With such a great opportunity in front of her, she was determined to seize the moment and have skin care products appear at the birthday party.