Chapter 22: Zheng Sanniang's Secret Recipe
Zheng Sanniang has been in business since she was a child, and she is very shrewd, and it is absolutely no good to play tricks in front of her.
Thinking about it like this, Qi Hao didn't hide it, so she told the truth:
"Sanniang should know that I can make things like rouge water, but if there are no raw materials, these good things can't come out, I heard that the village chief wants to sell the Xishan of our village head, I want to buy it, but the money in my hand is not abundant, and I am afraid of being slaughtered by the village chief, so I want to ask Sanniang to help."
Zheng Sanniang's eyes rolled, and the smile on the corner of her lips became a little stronger, and she only listened to her:
"My sister is looking for me to find the right person, although the West Mountain is not very big, but the trees on the top of the mountain are well-grown, and a few flower fields can be opened up on the mountainside, and there are more uses, and there are not a few people who are greedy.
Hearing this, Qi Zhen's eyes lit up, took Zheng Sanniang's hand without a callus, and asked:
"Is that true?"
"What am I lying to my sister for?"
Zheng Sanniang is not short of silver money, but no one in this world dislikes her more silver, if there is a way to make money, she will naturally not miss it.
"Sanniang has any way to say it directly, don't hang my appetite."
"I can buy Xishan for fifty taels of silver, and I don't even need you to pay a penny, but in the future, my sister must give me a profit on the fat cream she sells, how about this deal?"
Zheng Sanniang is worthy of being a businessman, and with an inconspicuous bottle of rouge water, she can see how much business opportunity is contained in what Qi Zhen has made.
But Qi Zhen is not a fool, how could he be blinded by fifty taels of silver?
She shook her head with a smile and said, "The third lady is too greedy, fifty taels of silver, if I go to the capital in the future, I'm afraid I will make money by selling a few bottles of rouge water, you want to make a profit, it's really too high." ”
Zheng Sanniang watched Qi Zhen reject herself, not only was she not annoyed, but she also glanced at her, and said slowly:
"My sister knows that fifty taels of silver is naturally not enough, if my sister can help you set up a shop in the capital, what does my sister think?"
This time, Qi Zhen was really moved.
The grease she made is a rare good thing, but it can't be sold at a high price in Dawan Village, and the women in the village are all frugal, eager to break a penny into two pennies, how can they spend a lot of money to buy a grease to smear the skin?
Of course, a woman like Zheng Sanniang, who has a lot of money, is naturally not included.
Besides, Qi Zhen had calculated before that it was indeed possible to buy the shop in the capital for two hundred taels of silver, but the location was not very good, and it was an hour or two away from the East Street, which was full of powerful people, so how could her fat powder be sold to those golden and noble young ladies?
Besides, the kind of land in the capital is expensive, and the shops can be cheaper in this period of time, and in a few years, I am afraid it will be even more expensive.
Qi Zhen was not sure that she would save enough money before the shop went up.
Turning these thoughts in her heart, the corners of her mouth twitched slightly, and asked:
"I don't know where the shop is where the third lady is talking about?"
"Not far from Babaolou, also on the main street, although the shop is not big, it can't be opened into a restaurant, but it is more than enough to make a fat powder shop."
The Eight Treasure Buildings in the capital are the most famous restaurants, the eight treasure ducks with the characteristics of them cost two taels of silver, this price is not cheap for the Xiaofu family, but the old eunuch has a very hung tongue in the palace, every time he drinks, he must use the Eight Treasure Duck to accompany the wine.
Fortunately, the fat powder shop opened by the old eunuch was very profitable, otherwise just eating food would have hollowed out the little money left by the eunuch.
Because of the famous Babaolou, as long as it is close to the shop, the business is generally not bad, although it is not in the East Street, but as long as you walk for a quarter of an hour, you will arrive.
There was a hint of hesitation in her eyes, Zheng Sanniang didn't urge her, and after a while, Qi Zhen spoke:
"If the third lady really wants this success, then there are two more things I hope the third lady must agree."
Zheng Sanniang is a cheerful person, waved her hand, and said:
"If my sister has anything, just say it, as long as I can do it, I won't perfunctory my sister."
Zheng Sanniang agreed very happily, but after listening to her words, she still left a lot of room for herself to live, which is worthy of the tofu Shih Tzu in the village, which is really much better than the average village woman.
"First, if I move to the capital in the future, I can only bother the third lady to ask someone to do it, and then let the second brother Zheng keep an eye on it from time to time, don't let those who work steal and play tricks, this money to ask people to work, naturally I will pay it, and the third lady can rest assured.
Second, the shop in the capital must go to the government to be fair, so that we can make a contract, otherwise if someone regrets it in the future, I am afraid it will not be good. ”
Zheng Sanniang nodded while listening, the two requirements made by Qi Zhen are not difficult, and she can naturally do it.
"Is that all there are to you? The sister agreed. ”
"But if someone asks, I also ask the third lady to help hide it, just say that the shop is the third lady's, and the group of people in my mother's family in the province are not dead, and they always want to take out some benefits from others."
Covering her mouth and smiling, Zheng Sanniang's mood is really good, her vision has always been better than others, and the people who value it must not be wrong, today she cooperated with Qi Zhen, just with the grease in her hand, this profit must not be a small amount.
"Sister, don't worry, sister, I've always been very strict, and I won't reveal any rumors."
As she spoke, Zheng Sanniang swept Qi Zhen's chest with her afterglow, and continued:
"I just forgot to tell my sister in detail, my recipe for breast enhancement is very simple, as long as you use one penny of grass, two coins of boiled licorice, one payment of pig's trotters, plus three fresh mushrooms, three slices of ginger, seasoned with salt, put it in a casserole and simmer over low heat, stew from morning to night, a whole day's work, enough to make the pig's trotter skin soft meat, if my sister is tired and crooked, just drink the soup and become, a bowl every other day, less than a year of effort, you can see the effect."
There are not many materials used in this recipe, Zheng Sanniang only said it once, and Qi Zhen remembered it.
Reaching out to take out the bottle of rouge water in his arms and putting it on the table, Qi Zhen said:
"This bottle of rouge water should be given to the third lady, and when the weather is warmer in the coming day, let's go to the capital to see the shop, but before that, I still bother the third lady to buy Xishan first."
Zheng Sanniang felt that the rouge water made by Qi Zhen was very good to use, and now it is inseparable, not to mention that this bottle of rouge water is not cheap, if it is in the capital, it needs to be sold for a hundred Wen, which is naturally a good thing.
Zheng Sanniang held the white porcelain bottle in her hand, smiled with crooked eyes, and thanked her.
Before Qi Zhen left, she wanted to buy a pot of soy milk to go back, but Zheng Sanniang confiscated her money and directly asked her to take a pot and leave, because she was afraid that Qi Hao would freeze her hands, she also asked Qi Zhen to wear thick gloves, so that she would not have chilblains.
After returning to Lian's house, it was almost time for lunch, and she was just about to heat up the soy milk, so that she didn't need to boil porridge at noon, when she heard the wooden door outside the courtyard being kicked and knocking.
"Open the door!"
"Open the door!"
Qi Zhen heard the woman's sharp screams in the kitchen, and Lian Boyuan, who stayed in the room with Lian Zhongqi to read and learn calligraphy, also ran out to take a look.
"Go back, and if I don't let you out, you can't leave. Room, you know? Remember to be optimistic about your brother. ”
After explaining, Qi Hao returned Lian Boyuan to the room, and then frowned and opened the door.
As soon as the door opened, two women swaggered into the courtyard, one of them had a high belly, raw willow eyebrows, slender eyes, a trace of light from time to time, and a thick layer of fat powder on the cheeks, and I couldn't even tell what the original appearance was.
And the woman next to her eyebrows and eyes are a little similar to this young lady, but because of the middle-aged fortune, the waist is not as thin as that of the pregnant Miss Yu.
Both the mother and daughter were wearing thick cotton jackets, which were made of water-red satin, which looked very conspicuous.
Miss Yu held her waist and walked into the room, looking at the dilapidated appearance of the Lian family, her eyes were full of disgust, and she saw that the corners of the table had been worn off the paint, which had not been repaired for a long time.
Sitting on the round stool, the mother and daughter didn't look at themselves as outsiders, but only saw Miss Nunu's mouth, and said to Qi Zhen:
"Pour me a bowl of milk."
The Yu family is not short of money, much more generous than the Lian family, since Yu Jiao'er was pregnant, drinking a bowl of milk every day, and now when she arrives at the Lian family, she actually calls Qi Zhen as a real maid, which is really shameless.
Qi Zhen stood still, she looked at the mother and daughter in front of her, and asked directly:
"I don't know what happened to Mrs. Yu and Miss Yu coming to our Lian family?"
Hearing Qi Zhen speak, Yu Jiao'er looked at her squarely, she didn't know if she didn't see it, she was startled when she saw it, didn't she say that Lian Su's sister-in-law was a village woman with a dark and rough face? Why is it so watery now, a face is much fairer and more delicate than after she was coated with fat powder, and I don't know what kind of panacea she has taken.
Thinking like this, a trace of jealousy crossed Yu Jiao'er's eyes, glanced at her mother, and said:
"I made a family relationship with Lian Su before, and now although he has gone to the border, I, Yu Jiao'er, am a person who keeps my promises, and I am ready to marry into your Lian family and inherit the family for your Lian family."
While speaking, Yu Jiao'er smiled with a smile on her face, reached out and touched her towering belly, her face was very kind, but looking at Qi Zhen's eyes, it seemed to be quenched with poison, which made people's cold hairs stand up quickly.