Chapter 35: Perfumery
"Is it really the reason for the agarwood?" Lin Yu asked curiously, she didn't know much about ancient incense, but Qingqing's personality shouldn't say anything that she wasn't sure about.
"Yes, in fact, there should be a little different way of concocting it." Qingqing restrained the embarrassment on her face and explained to Lin Yu, "The fragrance of agarwood is very complex, and any piece of agarwood in the world has its unique characteristics, and there will be no other piece of agarwood that is the same as it." The best in agarwood, Yazhou agarwood is especially good, the agarwood used by this perfumer is not bad, but it is too good. I took the opportunity to observe the half-destroyed incense pill before, and found that its materials were relatively ordinary, and the production was not top-notch. And such a stunning agarwood incense will not be used, nor should such a rough excipients be used. The incense made of such a distinct main incense is naturally very different from the incense made of ordinary agarwood. ”
Lin Yu admired Qingqing's meticulous observation, and even more admired Qingqing's professional self-confidence. In this regard, Qingqing smiled and said, "Then you are praising the wrong person, the real talent should be my mother." I lost my mother when I was ten years old, and I never touched the spices since I entered the Hou Mansion at the age of eleven. At most, take some flowers and herbs to practice secretly. ”
"This is easy to do, just practice more." Lin Yu looked a little sad when she mentioned her mother, and quickly changed the topic, "It seems that there are all finished incense products here, do you want to buy them?" ”
"Let's buy a few more distinctive." Qingqing pointed to his nose, "The formula is relatively simple, you can rely on this, and there is no need to study that kind of big road goods." ”
Qingqing bought five kinds of incense, each of which was no more than the size of a thumb, and five of them cost twenty-three taels of silver. It's a lot more expensive than rouge, but that's what happened. The incense pills are long-lasting, the kind of incense bought by Qingqing can last for about a year, and the top incense pills can stay fragrant for several years, and the top incense products are intelligent for decades, and some incense products can be put for hundreds of years if they are well sealed. Come to think of it, Chanel's perfume was much more expensive than rouge blush in the previous life, and this is a matter of cost.
Qingqing also wants to buy some spices, but this flower letter is not available, so you have to go to a professional spice store or other grocery stores that do spice business. There are not many shops in Rongxi Fang that do spice business, and they are mainly used by women. And the majority of people play incense, and there are still a little fewer top female perfumers than men, Qingqing inquired about it, and it seems that most of them are concentrated in the Melting Incense Workshop, and there are merchants from the Western Regions who open shops there.
Because the funds were not very abundant, and the quality of the spices was not very satisfactory to her, Qingqing only bought a dozen relatively affordable and common spices and herbs, and planned to go to the Melting Fragrance Workshop the next day to have a look. This time, the price was much more peaceful, and I bought a big bag for five taels of silver.
After buying spices, it was already past lunch, and the two found a restaurant nearby to eat. Because Xiao Er introduced that there was a freshly baked bean paste bun today, Qingqing ordered it, and when he came up to taste it, he said with a smile, "It's still good that you made it, although I didn't think it was delicious when I ate it, but it just made people can't help but eat it again and again." ”
"This is the ability to harmonize the five flavors." Lin Yu also smiled, "Besides, we use enough ingredients ourselves, which are also fresh and naturally delicious." Although I like to cook, my physical strength is not very good at the moment, otherwise it would be good to open a small restaurant. ”
"Speaking of which, your two shops are still doing business over there?" Qingqing suddenly remembered something.
"Well, this is what Mrs. Lin instructed the housekeeper, I have read the account books, one of the big ones is an open restaurant, and the business is good, and the other seems to be selling paper products and ink? This business is not ordinary. Lin Yu thought for a while and said, "Although I don't know when Zhang Wan'er will enter the door, I also know that she is absolutely unwilling to let me make an extra forty percent of the profits." Although my aunt has always been biased towards me, she always can't change the idea of Zhenyuanhou, and Zhenyuanhou listens to Zhang Wan'er, and when the time comes, she will take back the shop. ”
"It's good that you have a little bit of a calculation in your mind." Qingqing was also a little worried, "At this year's time, there is no need to think about the land rent, and we are not so ruthless to really force the tenants to a dead end, and the income from the shop may not be good, and this will be much less in the future." We still owe Yin Susu a great favor, and this year's New Year's gift is indispensable for thousands of children. ”
"I'm thinking of waiting to take back the shop and hand over that small one to you to deal with spices and incense." Lin Yu had already made up his mind, "I will pay the capital, you will make the prescription, you will manage the fragrance, and I can also help in the operation, and we will divide it fifty-fifty." I can also see that although this thing is expensive, it is more profitable, and this is popular now, which one with a little money does not buy some incense? ”
Qingqing thought for a while and said, "I know that you are helping me, but I am not polite to you, fifty-five points will make fifty-five points, but you can pay half of the capital, if the store doesn't need money, the capital doesn't need to be much, five hundred taels is enough, and I can afford two hundred taels." ”
"I'm all out." Lin Yu is from Qingqing's family, two hundred taels of silver is basically all the liquid money she has on hand, and if she has more, she will have to sell some gold and silver jewelry, "I'm not just here to help you, I believe in your ability, and I basically don't know anything about perfumery, or do you think the incense recipe in your hand is not worth the price?" ”
Qingqing also knew Lin Yu's intentions, and did not refuse any longer, although she had not made fragrance for several years, she was still very confident in her talent and level, and she thought that even if she didn't make much, she would never lose money.
Lin Yu actually has his own thoughts on this matter. The money in Qingqing's hand does not seem to be small, but if you buy land, the income from dozens of acres of land is very meager. Large families like to buy granges because they are more stable and can also ensure food supply. And to buy a shop and house for rent, the price in the capital is not enough, and the business is also a little tight, so it is better to pay more money to help Qingqing. In fact, Lin Yu would not be reluctant to send money to Qingqing directly, but after she tried it, she found that Qingqing would not accept it at all, it was better to be like this, Qingqing was more comfortable.
What's more, Qingqing still has to look for her father, Lin Yu remembered the method used to find someone in a novel she had read before. There is no TV network at the moment, but you can make a trademark of the jade pendant pattern left by Qingqing's father, as long as Qingqing's shop is famous enough, it is possible for her father to find her. It may not work out, but it's better than having no clue at all.
Lin Yu ate thoughtfully, and didn't notice a bunch of people coming up from the staircase. Today is also a coincidence, I actually met acquaintances, met Yin Susu, met the county lord of Yixin three times in a row, and now met Zhang Wan'er again.
I'm sorry.,I didn't know what happened to Lu Dao before.,It's an untypeset chapter.,Now it's been modified.。 In addition, tomorrow's double watch, the first watch is around nine o'clock in the morning.