Chapter 136: Orchid Balm
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Seeing the Tan family's mother and daughter leaving, Xue Suyou was not relieved of his hatred, and his white cheeks were flushed, as if he could drip blood.
Tan Zheng and Tan Bixing have upright temperaments, but the female dependents of the Tan Mansion are really hateful, when Chu Qinghe was there, they jumped up and down restlessly, and now that the man has passed away, they are like blood-sucking leeches, sticking to the body no matter what.
Sitting on the wooden chair without moving, Xue Su picked up the already cold tea and drank it in a big gulp, even so, the anger diffused in his heart was still not suppressed.
Taking a deep breath, she asked Chunlan to call Lian Sheng over, thinking that the little girl's marriage would not last long. But now it seems that it will take a year to keep filial piety alone, and it is a loss to the good character of Wushu Tongren, and it has long been stated that Fei Liansheng will not marry, otherwise she really doesn't know what to do.
The little girl soon entered the hall and sat on the chair of the Eight Immortals, her delicate little face was full of doubts, and she did not understand why her aunt had called her over.
"Now that the beauty shop is in the limelight, our private museum has been completely suppressed, so it is better to take this opportunity to renovate it." She said.
The pillars of the Hou Mansion are gone, Xue Su naturally has to make a good plan, otherwise even if His Majesty remembers Chu Qinghe's rescue, over time, this friendship will gradually dissipate, and when Xiao Ning'an grows up, what the situation will be is really not good. It is better to ask for others than to seek yourself, rather than live without decline, it is better to put your mind elsewhere and earn more silver.
Previously, Yan Ruyu's business was extremely prosperous, and she was the first in the capital, even if she was suppressed by Cheng Sanniang in recent months, there were still many old customers who recognized Xue Su and often came to the store to buy fat cream decoction, and trusted her very much.
Liansheng's eyes widened, and he asked a little puzzled, "The private halls in the capital are almost the same, how else can they be rectified?" โ
"Fat ointment decoction and other things are not cheap, although there are a lot of people who buy, but there are more customers who are turned away, if you can get some good things at a good price, ordinary people can also come to the door, so small profits but quick turnover, in the long run, it is more beneficial."
After a pause, Xue Su continued, "As for the original old customers, they can't be ignored, if I remember correctly, there is a tavern near Yan Ruyu, which happened to be exchanged recently, and sold some cheap grease cream, and the two groups of guests are completely separated, which will not have any impact at all." โ
As she spoke, she couldn't help but think of something. Previously found a kind of wild orchid in the paddock, squeezed out the juice of the flowers, and the jar of perfume was also taken back to the house, I don't know how many wild orchids on the mountain, the perfume made is not only fragrant, and the most ordinary facial fat is blended together, it can make the skin white and delicate, although the effect is not as good as the seven white ointment, but the cost is very low.
If Yelan can be used, her new store will be settled.
Knowing her aunt's plan, Liansheng's eyes were shining, and she praised again and again, "Most of the guests in the Beauty Shop are merchants, because the Queen Mother once praised the process of Sanniang, and the upward and downward effects will rush to the private hall on West Street, but no matter how many merchants there are, they are not as many as ordinary people, as long as they can envelop these people, they will naturally make a lot of money." โ
Seeing that the little girl was a little thorough, Xue Su was so satisfied in her heart, she smiled and pinched the tip of Liansheng's nose, and her eyes showed a hint of relief.
Steward Li recovered, and the first thing he did when he returned home was to take down the tavern on the main street, and then carefully repair it and hang up Yan Ruyu's signboard.
The new and old shops are very close to each other, and not long after the signboard was hung up, many people passed by.
The young woman with the bamboo basket stared at the signboard, a trace of envy crossed her eyes, her husband's name was Zhou Hong, and he stood aside at the moment and said in a low voice, "Hui Niang, I heard Niu Er mention that this private restaurant has an excellent reputation, the fat cream decoction in it, there are high prices, and there are low prices, like the elephant gallbladder paste used by the cow's sister-in-law, we can also afford it, you work hard at home day and night, and your eyes are burned, and it is nothing to buy some grease." โ
The woman who was called Hui Niang shook her head again and again, refusing, "The Niu family is a butcher, but they are much richer than us, I wipe my face with ordinary facial grease, if it is not cracked, it is useless to make those tricks." โ
As she spoke, she pulled her husband away quickly, never looking back.
A woman like Hui Niang, there are thousands of people in Beijing, and she wants to buy things in private museums, but she is shy in her pocket, and she is reluctant to spend too much money on maintenance, so she will be fooled around.
Today is a little different, the newly opened Yan Ruyu, although the decoration is exquisite, but the yarn tents used are all lotus color, less luxurious, more elegant, and this small shop does not give guests massages, there is no private room, it only sells one thing, that is, orchid balm.
This kind of grease is light yellow in color, very moisturizing when applied on the body, only a little bit can leave a rich orchid fragrance, which will not be dispersed for a long time, and after a long time, the skin and flesh on the body will also become smooth and white, and the touch is excellent.
Orchid balm is not only extraordinary, the porcelain box used is also very exquisite, the plain white porcelain cover outlines a wild orchid, vivid, delicate, the bottom of the box is written Yan Ruyu three words, the handwriting is beautiful, at a glance it is for the woman to use things.
The price of such a rare and delicate thing is very cheap, and it can be obtained for only thirty wen, which is about the same as the price of ordinary rouge. Using orchid balm, you can also save money to buy incense powder, which is extremely cost-effective.
The so-called wine fragrance is not afraid of deep alleys, at first there are not many people who buy grease cream, but after three days, the number of guests who come to the house has increased exponentially, and the two maids who collect money in the new store have been tired and hoarse all day long, and they can't lift their arms.
When others pass by in front of the new store, they see the long line, and while they are curious, they will follow to take a look, and finally they will pay out of their pockets and buy this kind of fat paste to give to the ladies at home.
Zhou Hong felt sorry for his daughter-in-law, walked to the main street with the silver money, and found that there was a long queue at the door of the newly opened Yan Ruyu, most of them were women, and there were also many men, they exchanged glances, revealing tacit expressions.
After waiting for half an hour, it was finally his turn, looking at the clean counter, Zhou Hong subconsciously touched the money bag and asked, "I want to buy a box of grease cream for my wife, I don't know which one to buy?" How much silver? โ
The little maid standing behind the counter had a crisp voice and replied, "We only have one kind of orchid paste, a box of thirty yuan, and those who have used it say that it is good, so it is better to buy it back and try it." โ
Zhou Hong also thought that he had heard it wrong, Yan Ruyu's grease cream was famous for its high price, and the guests who went to the private hall were either rich or expensive, and even the proprietress of the store was still a dignified Mrs. Hou, even if the elephant ointment was cheap, it would not be so cheap, how could this be possible?
A guest like Zhou Hong, the little maid has seen a lot, and she doesn't talk nonsense, she directly took an open box of orchid paste from the shelf, opened the lid, and the faint orchid fragrance rushed to everyone's nose in an instant, the taste was very sweet, completely different from those inferior spices.
There was a rush behind him, and the man gritted his teeth and took out the money to buy a box.
As soon as he entered the door, he saw his wife who was making embroidery handkerchiefs, and frowned, "I said that I won't let you do it again, let's rest so that we don't get tired." โ
As he spoke, Zhou Hong put the palm-sized porcelain box on the table, Hui Niang saw the orchid on it, her fingertips trembled slightly, and she hurriedly put the needle and thread back into the embroidery basket, holding it with her hand, and couldn't help complaining, "This is Yan Ruyu's thing, right?" The price is not cheap, and it is better to save it for so much silver."
"This orchid balm is not expensive, and there are a lot of people who buy it, do you smell it?"
Hui Niang opened the lid of the box according to her words, and when she smelled the fragrance of flowers, she couldn't help biting her lip, both distressed and happy, she originally wanted to return the ointment, but at the moment she was a little reluctant, and Zhou Hong said the price, so she was relieved, and after washing her face in the morning and evening, she used orchid paste to even her face.
In just half a month, Yan Ruyu's new store earned thousands of taels of silver, and the flower dew brought back from Xishan at the beginning was definitely not enough, Xue Su took great pains and personally went to other mountains to find Yelan, so that the materials for making the flower dew were gathered.
Lan Xiang Paste made such a big noise, Cheng Sanniang was not deaf, so she naturally heard about it.
I thought that Chu Qinghe had given his life, and Xue Su was hit hard, so he would be slumped, and he would not go out of the door, so he stayed in the Hou Mansion, who would have thought that it had only been a few months, and she would come out and show her face, and her style was even tougher than before.
Cheng Sanniang gritted her teeth with hatred, and wanted to repeat her old tricks and steal out the secret recipe of orchid balm, but unexpectedly, the most critical flower dew was all brewed by Xue Su herself, and she didn't need anyone's help at all, so even if she tried her best, she couldn't get what she wanted, so she could only be secretly anxious.
Before Cheng Sanniang could come up with an idea, Princess Jinyue came to the door, because of Wang Youqing, this golden branch and jade leaf were very disgusted with Xue Su, and she wanted to completely destroy that woman.
At this moment, Cheng Sanniang was holding a tea bowl in her hand, glanced at the princess's gloomy expression, and said tentatively, "Even if the orchid paste sells well, you don't have to be so angry, that thing is not worth any silver at all, and it won't make much money......"
Before he finished speaking, he was interrupted by the woman's impatience, "The important thing is not the grease, but the person Xue Su, in the past, she was the wife of the Marquis of Fuguo, even if Youqing moved evil thoughts, she couldn't succeed, but now Xue Su has become a widow, what if she uses foxy means to seduce Youqing, what should I do?" โ
"The horses of the Dayu Dynasty can't be included in the outer room at all, why should the princess worry about the sky, if you are really not at ease, it will completely ruin Xue Su's reputation, that hoof is white and flawless in the cousin's heart, if there is really a flaw, it will be abandoned immediately, and then this idea will be completely cut off, and you can also relax."
The woman's fox eyes narrowed slightly, and a trace of treachery crossed her face, obviously ill-intentioned.