"Oh, Mrs. Liang, what spices do you use? The smell on my body is so good. Mrs. Zou, the state judge who came to visit, sniffed greedily and said, "It's the smell of peony flowers, have you bathed in peony petals?" ”

Listening to her praise, Mrs. Liang's heart was full of joy and smiles, and her rich and fair face seemed to have many fewer wrinkles. She proudly said to Mrs. Zou: "This is soap, not spices, nor flower petal bathing." ”

"Soap? I only know soap, but I haven't heard of soap. Could it be that soap can also be scented? Mrs. Zou asked.

"It's scented soap." After speaking, Mrs. Liang took out a box of soap and showed it to Mrs. Zou.

Mrs. Zou looked at the shiny wooden box, with its exquisite carvings. When I opened the box again, I immediately smelled a strong peony fragrance, and inside the box was a piece of pink soap with a round shape, and the fragrance was emitted by the soap. She couldn't help but mutter, "It's really a scented soap." "I can't put it down with both hands.

Mrs. Liang looked at her envious look, and further said: "This soap also has a nice name called Shu Fu Jia, use it to bathe, the skin is comfortable & refreshing and soft, smooth & tender and warm." It's indescribably comfortable, I'll talk about it, it can still ......" said and lowered his voice, whispering in Mrs. Zou's ear.

"Really? And this effect? Mrs. Zou grinned.

"Really. Last night he was very brave. Mrs. Liang said as shy and ostentatious.

"Where did you get such a good thing?"

"This was sent by He Lichang from Hejia Village. I heard that it is made of floral essential oil, and the essential oil requires two or three hundred catties of flowers to extract a drop of clear oil, so the yield of this soap is very low. I heard that there is a production of more than 100 pieces a month, but now it is just a trial, and it is not sold publicly. ”

"That's ......," Mrs. Zou said disappointedly when she heard that it was not sold publicly.

"I only have this one, if I have any extra, I'll give you one. However, if you often go to the Zhouji grocery store and ask about it, it may be on the market one day. Mrs. Liang comforted.

Mrs. Zou looked at her pretending to be sorry, and thought hatefully in her heart, hmph, you liar, no matter how low the yield of this soap is, it is impossible for He Lichang to send only one piece. Unless Lord Zhizhou raises the outer room, the others are given to the concubines in the outer room, but you are still here to show off stupidly! But he said: "Such a scarce and valuable thing, then you let you send it." You are Mrs. Zhizhou, I should send you. ”

Mrs. Zou came out of Mrs. Liang, and immediately took the maid to the Zhouji grocery store to inquire about soap, and the guy told her: "The production of that soap is very low, the price is high, it is only a small-scale trial, and it is not on the market yet." ”

"When will this soap be available? How much more can the price be higher than regular soap? Mrs. Zou asked.

"It's hard to say when it will be listed, but it's coming soon. Because the soap mill in Juzhou has expanded several times, the output has increased a lot. It is estimated that it will not be long before our store will have stock, if you want to buy, please come and inquire often. As for the price, it's hard to say now, anyway, it's not something that ordinary people can afford. Only a lady from a big family like you can afford it. The guy complimented.

was complimented by that guy, and Mrs. Zou was in a much better mood. Although I didn't buy it, I finally got hope.

When the store was about to close in the afternoon, the guy said to the shopkeeper Xu: "Shopkeeper, there are more than ten people who came to inquire about soap today, shall we sell it or not?" ”

"Who are the people inquiring?" Shopkeeper Xu asked.

"Judging from the way they dress and the style of their subordinates, they are all ladies and ladies who are either rich or noble. Shopkeeper, let's start selling, shall we? The guy asked.

"Don't wait."

The next day, forty or fifty people went to the store to inquire, but there was still none.

On the third day, hundreds of people went to the store to inquire, but there was still none.

……

On the tenth day, almost everyone in the entire city of Juzhou knew about soap, but no one bought it. Everyone knows that soap is a high-end luxury and is very scarce. The function of soap is said to be divine, some people say that it can beautify the skin, some people say that it can nourish yin and yang, some people say that it can prolong life, and some people say that it can cure all diseases.

Until the twelfth day, the news came out of the Zhouji grocery store that a small amount of Shufujia soap had arrived, and for a while, the front of the Zhouji store was full of people again, whether it was ordinary people or rich families, they were all vying to see the soap.

When the people learned the price of seven taels and nine cents of silver, the young ladies and ladies of the rich families were thinking, fortunately it was not as expensive as I thought, and then they did not hesitate to take out the silver to buy, and some even bought one piece of each of the four kinds of flowers. And more ordinary people were shocked, such a piece of soap is worth a year's living expenses for the whole family, and it is too expensive. I had to look at it with envy, touch it again, smell it again, and leave reluctantly.

In the evening, after Zhou Ji closed the store and took inventory, he found that more than 500 pieces of soap had been sold that day. Shopkeeper Xu instructed the guys: "From tomorrow, the purchase will be limited, and each person can only buy one piece at a time." ”

Guy Ding Fu was puzzled: "Shopkeeper, now is a good time to make money, why is the purchase restricted?" Doesn't this push the God of Wealth outward? ”

"This is what the owner ordered, and when someone asks tomorrow, they will say that because of the limited production, the supply is insufficient. In order to prevent small traders from buying large quantities and reselling them at high prices, they can only limit purchases. ”

The next day, the number of people who came to buy soap continued unabated, and some large landlords in the countryside outside the city also rushed into the city to buy soap.

When they heard that each person could only buy one piece of soap at a time, many people did not understand that those who could afford soap were either rich or expensive, and restricting them from buying it was like being insulted. questioned the guys one after another, and some of them were grumpy and even quarreled with the guys.

"Do you think that Young Master Ben's money is not good? This is a full and full of official silver, why can't you only buy one? ”

"I'm the housekeeper of Liu Ju's family, and I offended his old man, do you suffer from the crime?"

Guy Ding Fu hurriedly handed over to everyone: "Ladies and gentlemen, listen to me. This soap is made from essential oils extracted from flowers and is produced in very low quantities. There are only a few hundred yuan of purchase every month, and recently it has been found that some small traders buy a large number of soaps and resell them at a high price. I hope you understand! ”

When everyone heard that it was to restrict the scalpers, everyone hated them, so they understood this practice and began to buy them with money.

On the third day, the nearby states and counties heard about the incident, and many large families also sent their families to buy soap.

On the fourth day, Zhou Ji posted a notice informing customers that the soap had been sold out and that they would come back to buy it next month.

Gradually, most of the wealthy families in Juzhou City bathed with soap, and even some particularly wealthy eunuchs began to use soap to wash their clothes. Once you are used to soap, you don't want to use ordinary soap anymore, and soap has become a status symbol. If you can't smell the floral fragrance and soothing skin when you go out, you are embarrassed to say hello. And the girls in the brothel of the Qinglou were willing to spend money to buy a piece of soap in order to attract their benefactors. I hated the wife and wife at home, and I was even more crazy to buy soap with various fragrances.

Merchants around the country with a keen sense of smell, as long as there is a way to make money, they can smell it first. They heard that soap was selling well, so they inquired around, looked for relationships, asked acquaintances, some found the boss of Zhou Ji, and some found He Shaoyun from Hejia Village, and asked to order Shujia soap. In just three days, more than 5,000 pieces of soap were sold for three taels of silver each.

On the day when the soap was sold, He Zhiyuan came to the soap shop and found He Lao Liu, who was steaming the essence. Some time ago, although soap has not been sold, the extraction of essential oils has not stopped. He asked He Lao Liu: "Sixth brother, how many essential oils are there in the warehouse now?" ”

He Lao Liu saw that it was the eldest young master who came over in person, and he didn't dare to slack off. hurriedly replied: "The amount of essential oil is sufficient, there are more than five catties of lavender, eight catties of azaleas, ten catties of roses, and the most peony flowers, twenty catties, and 200,000 pieces of soap are enough." ”

"Okay, keep it all. In the future, these flowers are out of season. The next step is to purchase jasmine, osmanthus, and chrysanthemum, and extract more essential oils from these flowers in the next few months. Let's not slack off. ”

"Don't worry, young master. The work that can get three or four taels of silver a month is all competing for it. How can you slack off? He Lao Liu hurriedly said.

Walking out of the steaming workshop, He Zhiyuan saw that Zhou Fuliu was also in the workshop, and thought, I haven't talked to this young lady alone for so long, and this opportunity is good today. Why do you see him so fast lately? Do you like her? But my wife from my previous life hasn't been found yet? It's better to restrain it, but although I thought so, I still walked into Zhou Fuliu's room.

Zhou Fuliu, who was keeping accounts, saw that He Zhiyuan walked in, smiled and invited him to take a seat. Then he said, "Is there something wrong with me?" You sit down and wait for me for a while, and I'll finish the account. ”

"It's not a big deal, it's just that when I see you here, I'll come and talk to you." He Zhiyuan said a little shyly. I secretly scolded myself in my heart, I have no interest, I have been human in two lives, and it adds up to enough for a jiazi, why is it still shy to stay alone with a beautiful woman? Is this the restlessness of adolescence?

When Zhou Fuliu was immersed in the accounts, He Zhiyuan had nothing to do, so he quietly picked up an account book on the case and quietly flipped it up.

He turned the first page, saw that the account book was full of Arabic numerals, and thought to himself that this young lady really learned to use Arabic numerals. But can anyone else understand this kind of number?

He looked carefully and found that it was a grid drawn with a red pen, and the numbers were written in ink, and there were two columns on it: "borrow" and "loan". He didn't know much about the financial accounting methods of the Ming Dynasty, but he vaguely knew that the Ming Dynasty did not use the words "borrow" and "loan", but used "out" and "in", why did she use "borrow" and "loan"? Looking back, he gradually found that this was actually the double-entry accounting method in modern finance!

She actually knows double-entry accounting! Could it be that she also crossed over? Thinking about it further, he figured out that the person in front of him was probably Li Wei!