Chapter Forty-Three: The Day Rises (Part II)
The errands of door-to-door delivery were slowly handed over to Yan Qing and Yan Xiu, and the two sisters and brothers took the time to set up a very well-located shop, in the Peony Street downstairs in the old city of Fanjing, which is a "women's street" specializing in selling clothes, jewelry, and fabric patterns. Lin Ying's handwritten "Biliang Cosmetics Shop" was taken by Shu'er to make a signboard, and two peonies were engraved on it, which looked graceful and luxurious.
Decorating the storefront, purchasing cabinet shelves, and the man's account room all need manpower, and the young two people in the restaurant can occasionally be borrowed to help, but in the long run, they still have to find two more guys. Shu'er disguised herself as a man and went to the black market to buy two teenagers of the same age as Yan Qing and Yan Xiu, and heard that their names were "Ergou" and "Mazi", so she had to shake her head and ask Lin Ying to name them. Lin Ying thought for a while and said, "The first ingot of gold we made a fortune is due to my 'Linjiang Willow Map'. Since Aunt Yan already has three daughters, 'Yan Shu', 'Yan Qing', and 'Yan Xiu', my mother can't lose her. Let my mother have three sons, 'Su Ying', 'Su Yang' and 'Su Liu'! ”
Shu'er nodded: "These two names are good, they suit them well." ”
Since then, Shu'er and Lin Ying's sisters and brothers have Yan Qing, Yan Xiu, Su Yang and Su Liu, and the six of them soon operated the "Biliang Cosmetics Shop" into the most prosperous store on Peony Street. In the store, there is also the golden words of Queen Chen: "Like flowers and fruits, also illusion and truth, fresh and refined, elegant and noble." ”
In one year, from King Chen to Fanjing Dancing Queen, everyone knows the name of "Biliang Cosmetics". "Yan Shu" and "Su Ying", two handsome young men who started from scratch, have also become the "Brother Tree" and "Brother Ying" in the mouths of many girls in Fanjing. Sometimes, a few small families of Jasper come into the Biliang cosmetics shop hand in hand, knowing that things are expensive, and they don't buy anything, but just take a look at the rumored pair of handsome young men.
When Shu'er was wandering in the black market, she disguised herself as a man and opened a shop, and her aunts even told her not to talk about business all day long when she was a young girl who was not married. Shu'er had to wear men's clothes all day long, perfunctory. If it weren't for Lin Ying's occasional slur, "Sister Shu'er, we should find a spice merchant in Shu to buy goods", even Yan Qing, Yan Xiu, Su Yang, and Su Liu didn't know that their resolute, decisive and calm "Brother Shu" was actually a girl who had not left the cabinet.
However, the handsome reputation of these two "teenagers" eventually attracted the jealousy of the sons and brothers of Fanjing. They walked into the Biliang cosmetics store in groups of three or five, swaggering, scaring away a few girls who were picking rouge, and patrolling up and down the store with sharp eyes. Su Yang and Su Liu saw that the comer was not good, so they let Yan Qing and Yan Xiu hide behind the counter. According to the instructions of the boss of Shu'er, when you see people with unkind faces, you should first hold a cup of hot jasmine tea with a smile on your face, and don't conflict with them.
Su Yang brought a few cups of tea, and recited the words that Shu'er had taught them with a smile: "Brothers, it's cold, this is the tea made from jasmine grown by our shopkeeper, you can use it slowly." ”
The leader was originally aggressive, and when he saw those cups of steaming fragrant tea, he couldn't help but extinguish his arrogance a little, took a cup, and took a sip. The others also took the teacups and drank them. After the hot tea was down, a few people were a little lazy in the warmth, and picked up some cosmetics for people to try to play. The makeup is delicate and clear, like a delicate beauty, and a few people secretly have a little kindness, seeing that the two "handsome boys" are not in the store, so no one wants to take the initiative to find fault.
At this time, Shu'er and Lin Ying were walking into the store with laughter, and when those boys saw the faces of the two of them, they were really a "handsome" and a "beautiful". One of them suddenly blurted out: "I said, how can a man sell rouge gouache?" We finally saw a pair of living 'broken sleeves'! ”
A few people laughed and walked away.
Since then, rumors have spread in the bustling capital that the two handsome bosses of the Biliang cosmetics shop are a pair of broken sleeves.
After Shu'er learned the meaning of "broken sleeve", she smiled indifferently and said to Lin Ying: "Anyway, we are now making money every day, and business is booming to the point that supply exceeds demand, I wear men's clothes all day long to swagger around, no wonder people say that I am a broken sleeve." Doing business with me has wronged your reputation, little lord! ”
Lin Ying was not as talkative as usual, but silently cleaned up the makeup that had been messed up in the shop. The sixteen-year-old boy lowered his eyebrows and pondered, and where his slender fingers spoke, there were exquisite art treasures.
Shu'er quieted down, for fear of disturbing the scene in front of her. It seems that yesterday, in the Shengwang Mansion in Yuling, Chu State, several children bullied him, and she helped him fight. In the West Ridge, he couldn't walk, so she kept pulling him. Upstairs in the old city, he sold calligraphy and paintings, and was carried home by Aunt Su, who helped him quietly collect those childish works from his childhood. A few years later, his paintings sold for a gold ingot or two on the old city tower. Today, the makeup boxes he designed and depicted are sold all over Chen Guo...... Ten years of hardship and trust, but she didn't know why he suddenly didn't want to speak today.
Before I had time to ask, a familiar uncle came in from outside the store, who seemed to be a merchant in the black market. Shu'er hurriedly went to greet him, and the uncle said, "Xiaoshu, do you remember me?" I am Zhao Qi on the black market, and when you used to wander around the black market, you used to call me 'Uncle Seven'. Now your business is thriving, and you haven't been to our black market for a year! ”
Shu'er hurriedly instructed Su Liu to make tea, and greeted Zhao Qi with a smile: "How could I not remember Uncle Seven?" How is Uncle Seven's Kanwai spice business doing? ”
Zhao Qi shook his head and said, "Uncle Seven is old, and he can't run outside the gate!" Moreover, in recent years, it has become more and more unpeaceful outside the border, and there are often deaths on several trade routes, and I heard that several tribal leaders of the barbarians have fought. Xiaoshu, you are a talent cultivated by our Fanjing black market, and now when people on the black market mention you, they are all envious! You said that if I had bought out the cool incense, maybe I would have no worries about food and clothing now! ”
Shu'er understood what Zhao Qi meant, and said with a smile: "Uncle Seven, you are not old!" You just have a lot of experience and experience, and we juniors have to ask you for advice. Look at it, our humble shop, I never thought that the seniors who had run outside the gate dozens of times would come to the door! ”
Zhao Qi took a sip of tea and said, "Xiaoshu, I know that you have been short of manpower in this store, but you definitely don't want to hire me as an old and ugly black market vendor in this store." I didn't come here to eat in your store, I wanted to use the money I earned over the years to join your Biliang cosmetics. Seventh Uncle, although I don't want to run outside the customs from now on, but Chen Guo is so big, and it's not just Fanjing who can do business! I want to, I'll help you find someone, let's open Biliang cosmetics all over Chen Guo! ”