During dinner, Zhang Zhaodi asked Su Yaoguang how she planned to arrange the upcoming work.
Such a large order couldn't possibly be done by the three of them alone in just twenty days. This inevitably involved hiring help. However, they didn't want others to know the family had made money, so they needed to manage this with discretion and plan ahead for how to allocate the work.
"The formula is a secret, can't be revealed, so we can only outsource the preliminary work. Before, we went up the mountain to pick petals, but now there's definitely no time. We can only buy from the flower market or hire people to help with the picking. I'm thinking, we hire people from the village to pick some, and buy the rest from the flower market."
"The bottles and jars also need to be purchased, along with other medicinal materials. We should inquire in the city tomorrow to see if there are good and cheap suppliers."
