Forty-second
It is said that Shi Feier originally wanted to use the birthday of the old lady of the Zhang family to promote a handful of her own handmade soap, but when she pinched the gift list and checked the gift again, Shi Feier suddenly remembered that we Oriental people were introverted and subtle, and we Oriental people were introverted and subtle, and we did not open the gifts sent by others in person. Later, it was influenced by Western culture that it became popular to open gifts in person, and the giver took pride in seeing the recipient's surprised and delighted expression.
Originally, I wanted to let the birthday star open the gift in person, and then take the opportunity to publicize it. But in this way, let alone publicity, the possibility of even opening it in public for others to see is zero. Besides, this handmade soap is about practicality, and the usage and effect can't be written on the gift list, which is too weird, and the gift list has not become a brochure. It can't be like the TV commercials in the world, just catch someone and pull someone to wash their hands or take off someone's clothes to wash it for verification, the more I think about Shi Feier, the more headache I have.
Seeing that Mother Jia was holding the gift list and was silent, Mrs. Zhang, who was standing and waiting on the side, thought that there was something wrong with the gift list, and hurriedly asked: "Old lady, but what went wrong with this gift list?" Shi Fei'er heard Mrs. Zhang's question, and only then did she come back to her senses. Handing the gift slip back to Mrs. Zhang, \"You have always done things safely, where is there anything wrong, it's just that I want to be distracted by other things." It's a fitting list. \”
When the eldest lady heard this, she was relieved, and when she saw that Jia's mother had a difficult face, she asked: "I don't know what the old lady is worried about, although the daughter-in-law is a dull person, but the old lady said that many people discussed it, and it was possible to relieve her worries?"
Shi Fei'er saw that Mrs. Zhang had introduced the topic by herself, and sighed slightly and said: \"Do you know how much there is still a deficit in our house?\"
\" I heard the old man mention that there is still a difference of more than 100,000 taels. \"Mrs. Zhang heard Jia's mother mention this, just now because of the gift list and worried, then thought that this gift is heavy, and because it is to celebrate her mother's birthday, because of the lack of money in the house, the house advocated frugality, and when she drafted the gift list, she slightly reduced one or two according to the usual practice, but Jia's mother saw that it was not accurate, not only did it decrease but also added a lot, but today it is the case, Mrs. Zhang can't figure out the true meaning of Jia's mother, and hesitated again and again to say: \"This gift list is indeed a little too rich, the old lady according to me, or find an old example." \”
When Shi Fei'er heard him say this, he knew that he was thinking about it, and hurriedly said: "My worries have nothing to do with the gift list, and this matter is decided, don't discuss it again." Mrs. Zhang was even more puzzled when she saw this, Shi Fei'er saw it on the side, and said with a smile: \"I only ask you one thing today, if I and your master are going to let you choose one to help, which one do you choose?"
"Old lady, your words have made my daughter-in-law even more confused. When Mrs. Zhang heard this, she hurriedly said: "Where can the family help or not?" Old lady, if you have something to do, just give me an order, and your daughter-in-law should serve herself. When Shi Fei'er heard this, he smiled and said: "You don't know the previous situation, I made a bet with Yu'er that day, if I let this handmade soap be known to everyone in the capital within a month, he would lose three shops to me." On the contrary, I lost to him three times. If you can help me this time, I will win him. If so, who are you going to help?\"
When Mrs. Zhang heard this, her brows also spread, and she said with a smile: "Where do you still need to choose, I am naturally with the old lady, don't say that the master is not here today, even if the master is in front of me, I am the same." Besides, if the old man is there, he must let the daughter-in-law choose the old lady's side. I dare to guess, the old lady's move is also to plug the hole in the deficit, I don't know if what the daughter-in-law said is right?\"
\"You are a smart one, your mother's birthday, these four kings and eight princes of the capital nobles must go a lot. I just wanted to take this opportunity to spread the word about it. If you really let everyone know that plugging the hole in the void is not a problem, maybe this thing will become a lot of money in this house, what do you think?"
Mrs. Zhang nodded when she heard this, \"It's still the old lady's long-term thinking, and the daughter-in-law can't reach it, but I don't know what I need the daughter-in-law to do?"
"Simple, simple. Our goal is to take the opportunity to promote things to the public. I just want the old birthday star to open this gift in public, praise it through the birthday star's mouth, and attract everyone's attention. Shi Fei'er finally said what she had said in her heart.
"It is not difficult to say that this soap is widely publicized at this table. Among the relatives and friends who came to celebrate the birthday this time, there were also a lot of handkerchiefs that I had when I was not married, and it was not easy for our sisters to get together, and it was natural to talk casually, so we only needed to prepare a few more boxes as gifts to distribute to everyone. The daughter-in-law asserted that in a few days, the soap would spread among the families of the official government in Beijing, but ......" Mrs. Zhang glanced at Jia's mother for a moment.
"I also know that this is a bit impolite, but first, I think this thing is good to use, and secondly, I am really anxious about the lack of money in the house. And he moved his mind. Shi Fei'er patted Mrs. Zhang's hand and said, "But when I heard you say it today, I'm relieved, it's better to do this." There are still a lot of things, so you can just bring more as a gift, and don't care about anything else. As for the old birthday star, don't be embarrassed, originally I felt a little reckless, so I hesitated, but now I have the best of both worlds, which is the best. This happy day naturally still needs the old birthday star to be happy. Shi Fei'er paused, "But there is another thing I want your help with, your Zhang family has always been erudite, and this object should be bothered by your father or brother to choose a more elegant name." When Mrs. Zhang heard this, she also breathed a sigh of relief and responded with a smile.
Originally, Shi Feier was still worried about this promotion, but this time I heard Mrs. Zhang say that she could promote handmade soap to her handkerchief, which would be the best. Originally, the best audience for this thing was this group of big girls and little daughters-in-law who were the housemothers. If it can be promoted to these people, it will be better than borrowing a few beautiful words from Mrs. Zhang's mouth. These people are the real purchasing power group that Shi Feier is targeting.
"Old lady, if someone asks which shop this soap is, how do you reply?"
"You just say it's the Pavilion. ”
Mrs. Zhang heard that her shop was married by Jia's mother, specializing in selling some rouge gouache and the like, and it was also quite famous in Beijing.
Let's say that this eldest wife, Mrs. Zhang, was chosen by Jia's mother-in-law for Jia Yu, and she likes the Zhang family's women to be knowledgeable, gentle and demure. And Jia Daishan is also very in favor of this family matter, because the Zhang family was born in a clear stream of scholars, although the family background is not as high as the eighth prince of Jiafu, but the ancestor of Zhang Mansion was once the emperor, is a contemporary Confucian, and the heirs all like to study, this generation has a leader, five Jinshi, so when it comes to reading, no one in Beijing does not mention this Zhang family. Moreover, now that the Zhang family is highly regarded by the Holy Master, several members of the family are already in high positions.
Although Jia Yu didn't pick Mrs. Zhang, he didn't like the Zhang family so much. It's just that I feel that I don't have much to talk about when I get together with a group of readers, and my temper is not speculative, so I'm a little more estranged, and I just give gifts for three festivals and two birthdays every year. In the early years, although the Zhang family also persuaded several times, because of Jia Yu's stubborn temper, he had no choice but to let it go. Fortunately, Jia Yu did not have any omissions in terms of etiquette. This time, Mrs. Zhang's birthday is not a big birthday, but because Jia's mother attaches great importance to it, Jia Yu also became serious, carefully screened the gift list and prepared gifts, Jia Yu was also called by Shi Fei'er to give a separate order. Ask him to talk to the Zhang brothers and close the distance. Jia Yu had no choice but to respond.
On the birthday of the old lady of the Zhang family, Shi Fei'er took the eldest wife and the second wife to congratulate her, and Mrs. Zhang also brought Jia Hu Jia Lian. After all, this time I was confined after giving birth, and when I went back to my parents' house, of course, I had to bring my grandson back to the old man to see. Mrs. Zhang is the fourth in the family, with two brothers-in-law, an older sister, and a younger brother below. Because he has been well-behaved and sensible since he was a child, he has been loved more. The two elder brothers were both born in Jinshi, and now they are both in Hanlin. The eldest brother, Zhang Can, married his wife Zhou, has two sons. The second brother Zhang Yan married his wife Yang. He has one daughter. My sister is married and has a son and a daughter, but unfortunately she died of illness three years ago. Only the younger brother Zhang Shuo is not married.
Mrs. Zhang was naturally happy to see her daughter, and hurriedly gave Mother Jia a seat, and after everyone saw the courtesy, and talked about family life, she took her daughter's hand and greeted her. Seeing that her daughter looked good and was in good spirits, Mrs. Zhang was relieved. After all, this Jiafu is not like her own house, there are many rules, although Mrs. Zhang misses her daughter, but she is afraid that she will always take her daughter back, which will displease the old lady of Jiafu. Although the daughter did not mention that she was not more popular with the old lady than the second room, she was always careful as a mother, and she could detect one or two from her words in the past.
When I saw it today, I felt that this Jia mother was even closer to her daughter. remembered that her daughter said that Jia's mother worked hard to save Jia Hu, and urged the big house to move into Rongxi Hall. He reduced most of his previous doubts, and this time the congratulatory gift to himself was not only very rich, but also very meticulous and considerate, which shows his intentions. This Jia's mother also deliberately explained to herself that when she wanted her daughter and grandson, she sent a car to pick her up, and didn't care about anything else. Jia's mother and Yun were too solid and abided by her duties earlier, and her mother's family would not take the initiative to go back if there was no major event, and she knew that she was homesick, but she couldn't send people back, otherwise she thought that this daughter-in-law would not be happy with her mother-in-law. Shi Fei'er said it cleverly, and everyone at the table was comfortable. Everyone talked and laughed, and it was very lively. After a while, someone came to report again, saying that Princess Nan'an had arrived with her family, and when everyone heard it, they hurriedly got up to greet each other.