Chapter 43: Soap
Recently, the villagers of the mountain village have felt as if they are living in a dream.
Since following Xiao Langjun to Chang'an, life has obviously changed.
The day after coming to Chang'an, someone took him to a Zhuangzi, and the food, housing and work were all solved in the Zhuangzi.
I live in the next person's room, although it's not very good, but it's not a star and a half compared to my own home before.
As for eating, it's much stronger, not to mention anything else, at least one meal of meat a day, and broth at night!
The daily work is to make that soap in the workshop of Zhuangzi, and only do the work for four hours a day. It's also very easy, even half-grown children and women can easily complete it.
You can still get 200 yuan a month for food and housing. A family of three is 600 wen a month, which was unimaginable before. Compared with the tired shaved food in the field before, I can't save a few dollars in the end, and now I live like a fairy life.
"Steward, you're here." Dazhu was working, and when he saw the steward coming, he hurriedly saluted and said hello.
"Dazhu, are you still used to staying here?" The steward asked with a smile.
"The steward is polite, I eat well here, and I'm not tired." Dazhu scratched his head.
"Okay, do it!" The steward patted Dazhu on the shoulder and left.
"Why do you feel like this is too polite?" Dazhu scratched his head, a little puzzled.
"Fortunately, these villagers are relatively simple, and there is no blind tossing, otherwise they will have a headache." The steward sighed.
When this group of people came over before, they had specially explained that they must not be bullied, even if there are those who bully others, as long as they are not too ruthless, they must turn a blind eye.
It's just that the steward can't figure it out, this Zhuangzi is directly under the royal family, so they can be taken care of in this way, and the background of these people must be not small.
But what are you doing here with this background?
"Forget it, I can't figure it out, as long as I don't make mistakes." The steward muttered in his heart.
Today, the people of Chang'an City found that many new shops suddenly appeared. In front of the shop sat several women in the open space, and in front of each of them was an empty basin with a wooden plank that was not thick.
And this strange scene is played out in front of every newly opened shop.
"It's weird, what kind of shop is this, and the sign is still covered with a cloth."
"I saw one when I came over there just now, and it's the same as this one."
"Mysterious."
"Brother Ren, do you know what this shop sells?"
"I was just going to ask someone else, too."
Passers-by saw this scene and immediately began to discuss.
The women did not speak, nor moved, but sat quietly.
There are more and more onlookers, after all, who doesn't have curiosity.
After the number of onlookers was about the same, a young man walked out of the store with a gong.
"Fellow villagers, fathers and elders, today the shop launched a magical new product that we have never had in Datang. Of course, no matter how good I say, you may not believe it," the little guy struck the gong: "Hearing is false, seeing is believing." ”
After the little guy finished speaking, a few more little guys came out of the store, and no one was holding a piece of clothing in his hand and showing it in front of everyone.
"Look, these clothes are basically the type of dirt we usually encounter." The little guy pointed to the clothes on display: "And what our store has launched is a new kind of laundry products, as for the effect, please wait and see." ”
After the servant had finished speaking, the rest of the servant handed the dirty clothes to the sitting woman.
The people who eat melons looked at it curiously, those dirt is just like what the little guy said, it is a common situation to do work or something, this shop is to show the effect of washing out on the spot?
After soaking their dirty clothes in the water, the women took out a palm-sized object from a box on the ground next to them and rubbed it on it. When he was almost done, he put the thing back in the box, and rubbed his clothes on the planks in the basin.
As the women scrubbed, the clean water in the basin began to slowly become turbid, and small bubbles came out one by one, which looked quite fun.
After about a quarter of an hour, the water in the basin had become black. The servants immediately changed the clean water, and the women continued to rub their clothes in the water. After two or three times like this, the water in the basin stopped getting dirty, and the little servants took out their clothes, wrung out the water, and displayed it in front of everyone.
"Hiss~~ It's so clean!"
"Good fellow, that's a lot better than that soaphorn."
"Not only that, but you can see that plank, it's much easier to use than that mallet."
Everyone was shocked when they saw the effect, and they all started talking.
"Everyone, be quiet." The little guy struck the gong: "We call this new product 'soap'." This soap can not only be used to wash clothes, but also to cleanse the body. You can take turns to come up and try it. ”
When they heard that they could experience it, people suddenly became interested and rushed to the front.
"Don't crowd, please consciously line up, so as not to hurt people." Seeing that the crowd was a little chaotic, the little guy immediately struck the gong.
Hearing what the little guy said, people also consciously lined up.
Wet your hands with water, take the soap handed over by the servant and apply it, and then rinse it in the water, and your hands are immediately clean.
"Wow, really," people were immediately overcome by the effect after experiencing it for themselves: "It turns out that my hands are so white." ”
"I just rubbed it a few times and washed it so clean!"
"I just don't know how much the price is, the effect is so good, I'm afraid it's not cheap."
"Okay, everyone has almost tried, and the small shop below is officially opened." As the words fell, the cloth on the sign was also removed.
Lee Kee soap
"The price of soap is 10 yuan, everyone is welcome to come and buy." The little guy finished reading his last line.
"10 Wen seems to be a bit expensive."
Some people who were financially strapped hesitated on the spot, but more people who were not bad for money walked into the store.
In a rouge shop, some young ladies and maids are picking out rouge.
"Store, you haven't had any new products lately, just a few things back and forth." A gorgeously dressed young lady pouted.
"Little lady, you're really here today." The proprietress smiled at the young lady and said, "We really have a new product in our store today, I guarantee you haven't seen it before." ”
"Oh, then show me it." As soon as this young lady heard that there was really a new product, she immediately became interested.
"Look." The proprietress took a richly wrapped box and opened it gently.
The young lady saw a long white palm-sized object lying inside, and a faint fragrance came out.
"This is our new product: 'soap'. You can usually wash your hands and face and bathe. The proprietress began to introduce: "After use, the body is comfortable, and there is a fragrance, you smell it." ”
The young lady turned out to be soap, and smelled it before taking it to her nose, only to feel a faint floral fragrance into her nose.
"It's quite fragrant, but I don't know how it works." The young lady put down the soap and said.
"You can try it now and you're satisfied." The proprietress pointed to a basin of water next to her and said.
When the young lady heard this, she walked over and washed her hands with soap under the guidance of the proprietress of the hostess.
"Ah, really, it's so easy to wash so clean, and after washing, it feels very comfortable to have slippery hands." The young lady put her hand in front of her nose and sniffed: "And there will be a fragrance to stay." ”
At this moment, there are already a lot of young ladies and maids around, and they want to try it when they see this effect.
The proprietress naturally did not refuse to come, so that everyone could experience it one by one.
"And there's more than that." The proprietress saw that everyone had finished experiencing it, so she took out a few new pieces of soap: "There are all kinds of floral flavors, everyone can choose their favorite purchases." ”
When everyone heard this, they picked up different soaps and smelled them, and sure enough, as the proprietress said, there were all kinds of fragrances.
"Shop, I don't know how much this soap costs?" After reading it, everyone was very satisfied and expressed their willingness to buy.
"It's not expensive, it's not expensive, it's only 1 yuan." The proprietress replied with a smile.
"Ah, it's so cheap, bring me a piece of this rose."
"Shopkeeper, give me two jasmine-flavored ones."
"Shopkeeper, I want a piece of chrysanthemum-scented one."
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Money has always been a complete indifference to these rich ladies, and they have opened their wallets and started to buy, buy, buy, buy.
The proprietress smiled like a flower: This owner has said that he has money to take every piece he sells, although there is very little of it, but he can't stand the amount of it! This money is the same as being given for nothing, and it's strange to be unhappy.
And such a scene is also staged in other rouge shops.
Palace
"Your Majesty, those shops were sold out in less than half a day after they opened today, and many people are asking when they will be available again." Wang Gonggong reported: "Today, these shops have made a net profit of more than 10,000 yuan. ”
"So much?" Li Shimin was surprised.
Although Wang Yin said that this thing can be used for at least a month, this does not prevent Li Shimin from being happy.
After all, this is just opening, and it is only sold in Chang'an. If the goods are distributed to the whole country, even if other places are poor and sell less, it will add up to a lot of money.
Thinking of the endless flow of money into his inner pocket in the future, Li Shimin's mood suddenly refreshed.
No way, after all, I'm scared of poverty...
"By the way, the birthday of the queen the day after tomorrow, how is the arrangement?" Li Shimin lowered his head and continued to look at the recital: "Has Wang Yin said hello over there?" ””
"Back to Your Majesty, everything is arranged." Wang Gonggong arched his hand and said, "General Wang said that he would come then." ”
Li Shimin smiled and didn't speak again.