Chapter 40: Mama
I walked to the county seat a few days ago, and after I came back, Heiya's leg hurt for two days, and if it wasn't necessary, she really didn't want to walk that far. Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info
It's a pity that to make rouge gouache, she has to constantly look for new sources of materials, Xiaoshan and her two cousins don't understand this, so she can only go herself.
The black girl said that she was afraid of tanning, and her father personally knitted a hat for her, and the newly bought linen cloth had not yet been cut, so her mother first pulled a foot and sewed a circle on the edge of the hat for her, making a simple hat
She didn't think the hemp was good-looking, so she picked a handful of green weeds to extract the juice and powder, boiled it with water, threw the linen cloth into it and boiled it for twenty minutes, washed it and dried it, and the linen cloth turned a faint green.
Now the weaving and dyeing industry is not very developed, and the price of dyed fabrics is much more expensive, so most people wear coarse linen clothes, which are called white clothes. The fine linen is black, but the price is slightly higher, and it is hotter to wear in summer, at this time there are no short-sleeved shorts, no matter how hot it is, it must be tightly wrapped, but fortunately, the linen cloth is refreshing and breathable, and it will not be too sad in summer.
The little girl liked the pale green hat very much, and asked Xu to make her new clothes and ask her sister to help her dye it green.
Although this one is not fixed, and the color will fall off after washing it a few times, it is much better than wearing a hemp gray dress all day. Dyeed cotton cloth is too expensive, and at the moment they can't afford it.
After meeting their cousin halfway, the four of them traveled a long way together to the county seat.
"The little girl is here, is it bringing good things again this time?" Boss Qin saw her and greeted her happily.
"Uncle Qin is really like a god, you come to see this." Heiya took out four small boxes of rouge lipstick from the box, and took out the plate that was trying to test the color. The store instantly exudes a sweet smell.
"Boss Qin is not kind, with high-quality goods, he doesn't say that he is worried about our Zhang Mansion, if I hadn't come here, I wouldn't have known that you still have good things hidden." The black girl was about to speak, when an angry and arrogant voice came from outside the door.
The person who came was the personal grandmother of Zhangfu's grandmother, who was the largest grain merchant in the county, and it was said that there were some above relationships in Fucheng, and the business was naturally done like a fish in water.
A few days ago, Boss Qin got a high-end hair lotion, which was originally not much, and as soon as it was launched, it was snatched up by the big households in the county, and naturally some people sold it out before they got the news, and Grandma Zhang was one of them. She is the concubine of the Wang family who does the cloth business in Fucheng, she loves vanity and shows off, and after marrying in the county, she has to be top-notch in everything, and yesterday she went to the wedding banquet, and heard some ladies and ladies talk about it, but she didn't know anything at all, and she lost her temper when she went home, and she remembered it this morning, so she sent Mama Zhang to come over and see.
As soon as Mama Zhang walked to the door of the store, she smelled a strong sweet smell, remembered today's task, and immediately scolded loudly.
Boss Qin naturally recognized her, gave the black girl a look, and said with a smile, "It's rare that what kind of wind blew you here today, the top lipstick just sent in the morning was specially reserved for Mrs. Zhang, you can still see it when you come and see it." “
Boss Qin is also embarrassed, he is a small fat powder shop owner, there are only so many things, others say that he will not sell four or five bottles, he can't afford to offend?
Although he knew that the owner of the fat powder shop only said that when he saw her, he was willing to praise it, and he naturally followed.
Mama Zhang nodded arrogantly, "Show it to me." ”
Boss Qin took a box of each, and when he saw the small porcelain plate, he immediately knew that it was for color testing, and nodded secretly, praising Heiya in his heart for being thoughtful.
"Look at it, this is the only one in our county, it's not me bragging, this is a craft that has been passed down in the palace in the past, the process is cumbersome, the materials are complicated, and it takes two months to make a few boxes."
Boss Qin opened the box, the fragrance immediately became a little stronger, and he pushed the two porcelain plates to Mama Zhang's side, "This is for color testing, take a look." ”
Mama Zhang gently scraped it in the dish with her fingernails and applied it to the back of her hand, showing a touch of bright red where she had been painted, nodded secretly, and wiped it lightly with her fingers, the red faded, leaving an orange pink.
"This is good," Mama Zhang praised sincerely, she also has a little research on rouge gouache, but she has never seen such a silky lipstick, now the lipstick is colored with cinnabar, no matter how fine the grinding will have a grainy feeling. What's more, this one has such a strong taste, it smells much better than boiled with spices.
Looking at the other saucer again, "This is gouache?" The color is a little darker. “
It's no wonder that Mama Zhang doesn't know the goods, now the lipstick and rouge are mixed, and the black girl makes the rouge into powder, and Mama Zhang didn't expect it to be used for rouge alone.
"This ......" Boss Qin didn't understand too much, and hurriedly glanced at the black girl, and saw her pointing at her face, so he smiled and said, "This is used for rouge alone." ”
Mama Zhang smeared it a few times with her fingers, looked at it carefully, and wiped it in another place on the back of her hand. The place where I rubbed it was pink and fluffy, and the skin seemed to be much whiter and more tender.
"It's all good, you have a few boxes here, I want them all." Mama Zhang took out a handkerchief and wiped her hands, thinking that it was not much anyway, she must buy all of these back, and then her wife would be the only one in the county, not to mention the county, she had been in Fucheng for so many years before, and she had never seen such a fine thing.
"It's not a secret, I'm only here to get two boxes of each, and you are here before you have a hot hand, the little old man can rely on this little thing to put on the face, you will take a box of each this time, and I will immediately send it to Mrs. when I have new goods." Boss Qin smiled bitterly, the things are not his, they all let her buy what she earns.
"Last time about your hair lotion, our wife was very angry." Mama Zhang half-lowered her eyes, picked up the tea and took a sip.
"Mama, don't embarrass me anymore, if you can really give it to you, how can there be a reason not to sell it when you open a store," Boss Qin wiped the sweat from his forehead, thinking to himself, can you blame me, it's not that your Zhang Mansion has always looked down on my small shop, and I rarely patronize it, and there are not many things, of course I have to take care of the old customers first.
Mama Zhang took out four silver ingots from her arms and put them on the small table beside her, "Forty taels, buy you four boxes of fat powder, Fang Yaxuan's best lipstick is only eight taels of silver." “
"This ......" Boss Qin hesitated a little in his heart.
Heiya's eyes lit up when she hid behind the counter, she liked the person who smashed the silver without saying a word.
"Add another ten taels, this is my sincerity, it depends on whether Boss Qin gives face."
To tell the truth, fifty taels is already a lot, even if he has to keep it and sell it to others, it is only this price, so why bother offending customers.
"Then according to your meaning, it is also a contemptible honor for you to like the things in my store so much, and if there are top things in the future, you must let Mrs. Zhang choose them first." Boss Qin packed four boxes of lipstick and made a good gesture.