It's the end of summer, and it's going to be autumn in a few days, thinking that it's not far from Master Pei's birthday, Heluo is busy looking for a shop for the beauty shop, and he also begins to think about what gifts to give on his birthday.

On this day, Heluo finally took a fancy to a shop under the introduction of the intermediary who bought and sold the house, which was not located in a lively street, otherwise he would not be able to afford it according to his net worth. Even so, Heluo saw that the location of the shop was not remote, there was a noodle restaurant in front, and a grocery store in the back, and there was a constant flow of people.

Originally, this shop used to do some pen and ink business, but there are not many solid people in this neighborhood, although there are people who read, but there are few, and there are some businessmen on the other side, who don't pay much attention to these. Naturally, it is not as good as those places where literati, ink and scholars gather in Suzhou, and things like pen, ink, paper, and inkstone are a little unpopular here.

Heluo values this place because firstly, his own things are sold to repeat customers, and they are brought by others, and secondly, women love beauty, as long as the things are good, they are the same wherever they are sold. I also saw that this shop came with a small courtyard, although it was not spacious, it was comfortable. In addition to the shop in front of the house, there are four rooms at the back of the house, except for one is a kitchen, and a small one is a thatched house, and the rest can be occupied.

There is a tree in the yard, and there is a well under the tree, so it is easier to take care of the flowers and plants in the yard and clean them. Heluo saw that the kitchen was not small, and it was also shady. I thought that if I separated the kitchen again, it would be a place where I could make balm. In this way, Yueniang and Rouge live here, which can not only work, but also facilitate the store, which is a good place to kill two birds with one stone.

Heluo was satisfied with the various aspects of the house, and finally bargained for sixty taels of silver, and passed the deed. Looking at the storefront in front of him, Heluo finally felt that he also had a place to settle down in this era. I sent someone to report the news, and asked Yueniang and Rouge to bring their things and move over. I went to see the decoration of the storefront again.

This place that sells women's things must be clean and exquisite at the same time, and if the decoration of the store is quiet and elegant, then the price of the things sold will be better raised.

Heluo even asked the craftsman to paint the walls white, and instead of using the old bricks or wooden boards to the floor, he went to buy some good bamboos that had been soaked in water, and scalded them with hot oil, and used them as floors, and the floor was full of bamboo charcoal. This is still the trick of decorating the house in the modern era, so that the whole store is insect-proof and moisture-proof, not to mention, it will be warm in winter and cool in summer, plus the fragrance of this bamboo, the whole store is very pleasant.

Yueniang and they have seen this, and they also like this store very much, and they are very attentive to the store according to Heluo's instructions. Coupled with the livelihood of the disaster year, these three people also know how to cherish blessings. Now that they have a stable place to live and a livelihood, Heluo is gentle to them, there is no rough work for them to do, but they are plump, and there are always smiles on their faces.

After the basic work in the store was completed, Heluo did not use the previous wooden shelves, but still used bamboo, and brushed a layer of varnish on these bamboo shelves to maintain the verdant color of the bamboo itself. I spent some money to find a poor scholar who was good at painting and drew a picture on the wall, and a beautiful woman with a wave of eyes in Surabaya was sniffing a clump of orchids with her face sideways, which was the logo that Heluo herself had painted on the container.

The shelves in the store are there, and the pattern is also there, but this container can really make Heluo's brain for a long time, and Heluo wants to see the glass container in his previous life. There was no glass in this era, and after looking for a long time, Heluo found a light-colored beeswax to treat it instead. Although this kind of beeswax is not as pure as glass, because the color is a little yellowish, and the oil lamp placed in it by Heluo, it is lined with the color of the grease with the open box inside, like a pearl that will shake, and it looks very gratifying. And because the beeswax is baked by an oil lamp, it exudes a shallow fragrance.

This kind of container is not said to Suzhou, even the whole Daxuan can't find the second one, although the beeswax is easy to find, but the method of refining, without chemical reaction, can not be used as a container, it looks just a ball of yellow, Heluo is not worried that someone can imitate it.

And because of some pharmacology that Rouge understands, he chose some orchids that can make people feel refreshed and happy. I also asked Yueniang and the others to make some sesame oil from the leftovers of the grease paste and point it around the store, so that there was a dark fragrance floating in the store. Heluo made a set of cyan clothes for the people in the store, which looked light and clean, and regarded them as uniforms.

In the end, they taught Yueniang how to introduce these things to the guests, and how to reflect the characteristics of these skin care products to the greatest extent. To observe different guests, different things are recommended according to their age, skin condition, and requirements. The tone should be sweet, and it should be shown that a qiē is based on the requirements of the guests.

When the opening was approaching, Heluo told the old customers about the opening and address of the new store in the silk shop, and asked Yueniang and Rouge to go to the street to hand out some leaflets that they had people copy, only saying that no matter whether they bought it or not, they would have gifts after entering the store.

As a result, on the day of the opening, there was an endless stream of people coming and going. A lot of various creams, sesame oils, and cosmetics are also sold, and many women feel that the store is exquisite, comfortable and elegant, and they are very willing to buy things in this place.

Heluo chuckled in his heart, this is the practice of high-end stores in the previous life, while the things are good, they should also make you feel that the store is very emotional, and you feel that you can immediately enhance your value after visiting this store.

On this day, the big housekeeper outside the Pei Mansion took a group of servants, the maids waited quietly, the big housekeeper walked back and forth, rubbed his hands, and looked into the distance from time to time.

"The big butler, here you are, the son has entered the city. A young man in Tsing Yi quickly ran over to report the news.

When the chief butler heard this, he immediately instructed: "Stand up for me and see if the clothes are neat." The eldest prince traveled abroad to study and did not return home for a long time. Coming back today, it is bound to make the eldest prince feel comfortable, if anyone dares to make a mistake, the rules in the house are not a joke. ”

When the people heard this, they held their breath, and no sound came out.

When Heluo returned to the house in the evening, the news of the return of the eldest son of the Pei family had already spread throughout the house, and after Heluo heard what the little girl in the house said, he was also a little curious about this brother in his heart. It's just that in ancient times, men and women were different, although they were brothers and sisters, it was inconvenient to see each other, and there was a difference between the concubines. Presumably, the eldest lady and Master Pei were talking to her at this time, and He Luo thought about it.

Unexpectedly, when it was time for dinner, Master Pei called someone to call Heluo, saying that the brother and sister had not seen each other for a long time, and the family was reunited today, so let Heluo go over for dinner.

When Heluo heard this, he just tidied it up slightly, painted his face yellow as before, made some slight modifications to his facial features, and wore a half-worn dress, and the whole person looked beautiful. Heluo walked outside, but he didn't show his true face, but he was inevitably more careful in the house.

Every time Mama Zhou looks at the girl like this, she can't say the taste in her heart, who doesn't want her daughter to have a good color, but the girl has this color, and she has to cover it up.

Heluo couldn't take care of Mama Zhou's complicated state of mind at this time, and she hurried to the main house after she was ready.

Sure enough, today Heluo saw the eldest lady in the main house that he hadn't seen for a long time. The eldest lady wore a somewhat gorgeous dress, showing the demeanor of a housewife, and was smiling and saying something to a young man, without the slightest hint of being ordered by Master Pei to meditate some time ago.

Heluo stood outside the door, making a timid appearance, as if he didn't know whether to enter or retreat. Master Pei looked sideways, saw Heluo and hurriedly called her in, pointed to the young man and said, "Heluo, come and see your brother, you have not seen it yet." ”

When Heluo heard this, he hurriedly stepped forward, saluted him, and said, "Heluo has seen the eldest brother," and after speaking, he stepped aside, and the eldest lady glanced at her, and when she saw that she was still like that, she didn't speak, but just sneered in her heart. He looked at his son again, and his eyes were full of relief. Because the old lady had already seen Pei Zhiyuan when she first came back, she only sat on the rosewood Fushou chair in the middle of the room, and her face was full of smiles.

He Luo took a closer look at his brother, and saw that his thick eyebrows and big eyes were a little like Master Pei, although he had always had a gentle smile on his face, but the corners of his mouth were a little down, and he didn't seem so gentle, a little cold. Heluo has always believed in his own way of looking at people, and he knew that this brother was not an easy person to get along with, so he quickly shrunk his sense of existence even smaller.

Mrs. Tai, who was sitting in the middle of the room, saw that the person had arrived at this time, so she hurriedly said: "Brother Yuan has not come back for a long time, hurry up and let me sit down and taste the craftsmanship of the family. When the people in the house heard this, they all smiled and went to eat with a few people. At the dinner table, of course, there is no need to say much about the filial piety of the father and the son.

Early in the morning of the second day, the eldest lady asked Mama Hu to call Pei Zhiyuan, and as soon as someone came, she hurriedly welcomed her into the back room.

As soon as the people sat down, the eldest lady couldn't wait to say: "My son, you are back, you don't know how to spend these days as a mother." I thought that as soon as Aunt Naran left, my life would be better, who knew that something like that would happen. "Just talking about what happened some time ago, the words are mixed with resentment towards Heluo, Heying and others, and some worries about their parents.

When Pei Zhiyuan heard this, he had a number in his heart. What is his mother like, of course he understands, his heart is not lenient and intolerant, and he can't blame himself for the wrong things he has done, if it wasn't for his father calling him back this time, it is related to his father's trip to the capital, he will not come back.

The eldest lady said something, and seeing that Pei Zhiyuan was just drinking tea and did not react, she was quiet for a while, during which Tinglan came in and added some tea, and stood behind the eldest lady.

After a while, the eldest lady was a little uncontrollable: "What do you think, to put it mildly, now my mother is getting more and more difficult in the house, your father is dissatisfied with me because of what happened last time, and took away the right of my housekeeper, and even said that the girl's family affairs do not need my heart, and now I have no rights to the housekeeper in the house, is it possible that I can't even do that girl's family affairs." ”

Pei Zhiyuan listened to this, and felt a little helpless about his mother's short-sightedness, so he put down the teacup and said: "I understand what my mother said, but I can't swallow it because I have anger in my heart." I might as well tell my mother some words, this Heluo's father has already made arrangements. ”

When the eldest lady heard this, she said: "What? Could it be that your father thinks that he can't live with her, and he still wants to send her to be the head of the house, I don't agree, absolutely not." ”

Pei Zhiyuan said this, thinking that his mother would give up, but he didn't think about it, so he continued: "Mother knows that the eldest sister is very difficult in the palace now, and my father's intention needs someone to help. Grandmother agreed. Pei Zhiyuan said slowly.

"What are you talking about, you want to send that girl into the palace, I just don't want her to have a good life, you have to send her to enjoy happiness," the eldest lady almost couldn't get up in a breath of anger, Tinglan saw it, and hurriedly stepped forward to stroke her back.

"Mother don't worry, this is not contrary to my mother's wishes, I have also seen this girl, her appearance can only be said to be mediocre, and her temperament is cowardly. After entering the palace, I can only be at the mercy of my eldest sister, so I don't have to worry, it's just that there is no suitable person in the family at the moment, and next year is the time for the draft. Although the emperor is young, he has a resolute personality and works hard, and he is not able to make his courtiers trust. Instead of being a powerful minister, it is better to help the eldest sister ascend to the throne in the harem. In this way, the scenery of our Pei family is still far away, and my mother will still have to worry about a concubine at that time. The corners of Pei Zhiyuan's mouth rose, and he seemed to be very happy.

When the eldest lady heard this, her heart was also a little yearning, she thought about it, and listened to Pei Zhiyuan's persuasion. I reluctantly agreed. hurriedly said to Tinglan behind him: "You also heard what the eldest prince said, why don't you go and serve that girl well, her good days are not far away." ”。

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