Chapter 256: Candles
"This is the rhythm of how bold people are and how productive the earth is!"
In the afternoon of the same day, after Yin Susu came back, she told Liu Pingxin's ambition to Lin Yu, Lin Yu was shocked, although there were many guesses in her heart, she didn't expect that the girl would go straight to the queen's throne.
"Judging from the current situation of the Seventh Prince, this is no different from having an egg in his hand and thinking that he can open a chicken farm." Yin Susu also laughed, "Although it is not impossible, it takes countless possibilities to add up, and it is infinitely close to zero." ”
"It's always possible, it's good to have a goal." Lin Yu stretched his waist and said, "I think, no one should come out before the Mid-Autumn Festival." ”
"Don't bother if you come out, but I want to tell you, don't run around after the Mid-Autumn Festival." Yin Susu said with a smile.
Lin Yu knew that this was because Yin Susu vaguely told himself that after the Mid-Autumn Festival, the imperial court would officially take action against the Chen and Zhang families, nodded and said, "I know that Lu Dao is powerful, and he won't run around." ”
Generally speaking, such a small-scale counterinsurgency will rarely affect the capital, and even if the rebels really hit the capital, they can't slaughter the city even if they are afraid of the impact.
Yin Susu saw Lin Yu nodding, so he didn't say more, slowly drank a cup of tea, and talked about the arrangements for the Dragon Boat Festival and family affairs. With a lot of power in her hands, she has a lot of bad things to worry about every day, and she is actually quite tired.
Just as they were talking a few words, Qingqing and Xiaobai came back, followed by Yahuan's subordinates and carrying some packages, probably bought back.
Yin Susu glanced up, and a smile appeared in her beautiful eyes. Put down the teacup and said, "Xia Feikong, they didn't come?" ”
"They went back to their own place, saying that it was not good that they had been living with us all the time." Qingqing smiled. "Today's talk is not bad, and they also think that this business can be done."
"That's good, but how did you buy so many things?" Lin Yu said with a smile.
"I bought some more expensive spices." Qingqing said, "Some of the spices have run out, just replenish some." However, there are also things to buy for you. ”
"Bought me something?" Lin Yu looked at the pile of boxes and packages curiously, "What is it?" ”
"A new kind of candle from the Feng family. The scented ones sell well. I thought it was funny, so I bought it back. It can be regarded as borrowing flowers to send Buddha. Qingqing took out a one-foot-long, half-foot-wide satin-wrapped box from the pile of boxes and handed it to Lin Yu.
Lin Yu guessed that it was about a scented candle when he heard it, and opened it to take a look. Sure enough, it was a very delicately made scented candle. Twenty-four in a box. In addition to the basic geometric shapes such as the round square diamond, there are also candles in the shape of pink and white lotus, large red peony flowers, orchids, etc., as well as fruit-shaped flowers such as peach and orange.
Each candle is placed in a transparent glass box, and under the candle is a small piece of light blue silk stick, on which is written the taste. Looking at it, the selling price is not low. On the far left of the box is a small white porcelain incense burner similar to that used in later generations.
Lin Yu didn't look at the taste one by one, but asked. "How much does this box of candles cost?"
"Buy three taels of silver alone, so that buying a box is eight taels, but it comes with a box and glass." Qingqing inquired very clearly, "There is also a kind of long candle, not this fancy, daily use, the price is cheaper, according to the fragrance, five to eight one or two, but I can't help but sell a lot." ”
"This price is set well, the noble can afford it, and the average family can also buy a few to play, and the profit is not low." Lin Yu played with the candle in his hand and said with a smile, "An ordinary candle costs twenty dollars a piece, and one tael of silver can be exchanged for one thousand five hundred yuan this year, which is seventy-five candles for one tael of silver." The added spices, the cost price of each is about five dollars, plus five dollars of labor, one tael of silver can be made into fifty candles, and the cheapest selling price is also five taels one, ten times the profit, but I don't know how to sell it. ”
"It's selling well, although this new candle has only been out for a few days, but according to the guy, there are already giant merchant palaces asking for a large number of deliveries." Qingqing's face was slightly worried. "What the man said may not be credible, but in the two quarters of an hour I was there, I sold a dozen boxes of these candles, and the sales are evident."
Lin Yu knew that Qingqing was worried about business, and the business of their store had gradually become prosperous recently, and the limelight had also overtaken the old spice family. But the Feng family made this move, and the interests are still secondary, the key is to grab market share, I am afraid that I will be pressed down again, and maybe I will be squeezed out of the market by the Feng family.
After all, the Feng family is a century-old family, and its heritage and connections in the fragrance and spice market are not trivial. If it weren't for Qingqing's climb to Yin Susu, I'm afraid that just a few crooked moves would squeeze Qingqing out of the gang at this time. In this regard, Lin Yu felt a little guilty, if he helped Qingqing wholeheartedly, he was afraid that they would have already produced a series of new products such as scented candle perfume.
If you want to say these ideas or something, you may not be unable to think of them if you give them time. It's just that it's only been a year since I was reborn in this world, and a lot of things have happened, and my heart can't be idle for a while, and I can't concentrate on this aspect. Moreover, suddenly leaving her parents, relatives and friends and the familiar world, she was always a little unable to adapt and could not suppress the longing in her heart. I don't know how the sages who crossed the Dao adjusted their mentality, anyway, Lin Yu always felt that there was still an inexplicable barrier between him and this world.
Seeing that Lin Yu's face was also worried, Qingqing laughed instead, "What's so worrying about this?" This kind of candle practice is not a difficult thing, not only me, but also other companies have to learn it, but I am afraid that I will not be able to sell it at this price in the future, and the sales will also be reduced. It's not a difficult thing to do in the incense business, I have already saved some money, and it's enough to buy a Zhuangzi, and your restaurant still has 20% of my shares. ”
Yin Susu also smiled, "This thing is easier to imitate, but ordinary merchants may not be able to do it so exquisitely, but this is difficult to do Huaxinfang." And this kind of scented candle is estimated to only be popular for a while. After that, it should gradually cool down and will not dominate. ”
"Why do you say that?"
"Because the fragrance is not pure enough, it does not last. Nowadays, those who can afford to buy such candles are at least a small family, and they all have incense burners at home, and after a while, they will probably use incense burners. Yin Susu explained.
"What I'm more worried about is that the Feng family, including the three princes, will probably use this to please the palace, if the palace likes it. It should be popular for a while. However, at the moment, he said that he would have already entered the upper part of the country, and he couldn't stop it. Let's talk about it after the Mid-Autumn Festival. ”
"Sister Su Su is quite open-minded, but you said that Lu Pingzhi was released, will it have anything to do with this?" Lin Yu looked at the box of scented candles and asked.
No matter how you look at it, this thing is inseparable from Zhang Wan'er. Some time ago, didn't the Feng family and the Zhang family just walk together. Before, the Feng family coveted the incense recipe in Qingqing's hand and hijacked it, and it was found that there were people from the Zhang family, and they were also implicated in the Zhenyuan Marquis Mansion.
Yesterday, the emperor officially issued a decree to forgive Lu Pingzhi's previous sins, exempt him from living behind closed doors at home, and also gave him the position of a squire in the military department, although there was no official reinstatement. It's also a high position. It is said that when the holy decree was issued, Lu Pingzhi was about to cry when he was happy. It was about this time that the squatting at home was in a hurry.
Of course, Yin Susu's intelligence news is even richer, for example, Zhang Wan'er also came out to receive the order, and her complexion looks good, and it seems that she has reconciled with Lu Pingzhi. After all, Lu Pingzhi was also a little aggrieved about Cuiru's child, and it happened before marriage, although Zhang Wan'er was angry, she still loved Lu Pingzhi, and under Lu Pingzhi's oath and assurance, she still forgave him.
What if you don't forgive him? Under the persuasion of her family, she realized that she actually had no way out. She is different from Yin Susu, whether Yin Susu is reconciled or divorced, whether she is divorced, others are very sympathetic, Yin Susu is from a high family, but she has no family burden.
But she is different, if she dares to divorce Lu Pingzhi, not to mention that she has been married for less than a year, everyone in the Hou Mansion and the Zhang family, including her, cannot afford to lose this face. Even if you don't want to be cheeky, outsiders' fingers and spit stars can drown her, and the Zhang family is also in an embarrassing situation, and now there are still external troubles that have not been removed, and it is absolutely impossible to increase internal worries.
Therefore, even though Zhang Wan'er was bleeding in her heart, she was still angry, annoyed and aggrieved, but she finally softened her attitude. Of course, the main reason is that she still loves Lu Pingzhi deeply, that is, after getting married, she gradually lost the freshness she had before, which was also a seven-year itch, not a July itch. She married Lu Pingzhi, and it was actually less than eight months after she was full.
Of course, her newlywed period, although it is said that people drink water and know their own warmth and coldness, it is not sweet no matter how you look at it. All kinds of troublesome things followed, in addition to having a cheap son, there was also a divorce and vomiting blood. Under such difficult conditions, Zhang Waner can still launch a few new products, which is also worthy of admiration.
"I, Lu Pingzhi, have been reappointed, and I think these things should also have some impact." Qingqing looked at Lin Yu, then at the candle and said, "Sister Susu, what do you think?" ”
"It's hard to say, but it shouldn't be the decisive reason." Yin Susu said, "Although Lu Pingzhi is not good at family affairs, he is still a good hand at leading troops to fight, he is a person who has been on the battlefield, and from the perspective of performance, he is at least a general." You should know that the next period of time will probably not be very peaceful. ”
Lin Yu forgot about this matter, leading the troops to quell the rebellion also needs generals, Lu Pingzhi is the cousin of the third prince, barely the emperor's nephew, and he is not worried about defecting to the enemy. Moreover, Lu Pingzhi had just been suppressed before, and this time he must play hard, and his performance is only related to whether the third prince can take the throne.
It's hard to say whether he has a chance if he performs well, at least if he doesn't perform well, there will definitely be no chance. The emperor saw that the mother family of the three princes, the strongest supporters in the army, was a waste of firewood, how could he let the three princes ascend to the throne?
Seeing Lin Yu think deeply, Yin Susu smiled, "Don't worry so much, things in the court are complicated, you have to think about it, I'm afraid you have to think about going next year." The day after tomorrow is the Mid-Autumn Festival, and it's true that we're going through a festival seriously, and we didn't have a good birth last year. (To be continued.) For mobile phone users, please read it on m.biquge.info. )
PS: Sorry, sorry, the update is late
Thanks to Amyping for the pink!