Chapter Twenty-Seven: So Poor?
Hotaru said, "Don't even think about it. Now that the store is so busy, you just want to run away and make it easy for yourself! β
"That's not what it means to be small!" Seeing that Hotaru misunderstood, the shopkeeper hurriedly waved his hand, wanting to defend himself a few words, but who knew that Hotaru didn't listen to him at all.
Her little face was a little more serious, and her eyes were full of firmness and looked at him and said, "Don't say it, I won't let you go at this time no matter what you say." You don't think you're suitable for the Wind Chimes Stream, so why have you stayed in the Wind Chimes for so many years? β
"You are just a businessman who upholds his conscience and does not take shortcuts, it is precisely because of this that the old marquis will take a fancy to you, and now, I am the same." Sighing, Hotaru knew what the shopkeeper was thinking: "Don't be too burdened, keep you, I naturally think you are useful." β
I didn't expect to harvest the words of Firefly Yue, and in an instant, all kinds of complex emotions came like a tide, intertwined, and the shopkeeper's eyes seemed to be a little red.
He choked up, just nodded in silent response.
Hotaru gently patted him on the shoulder as a reassuring gesture.
It happened that at this time, the gongs and drums outside were noisy, and it was very lively.
Hearing the sound, Qingyan pulled Chunlan out of the wind chime stream like a child to join in the fun, and Firefly Yue also followed.
"This is the first time I've seen someone for a happy event."
Looking at the very grand welcoming procession in red clothes on the street, Hotaru pushed through the crowd and came to the front.
Everyone watched, the groom rode a horse slowly in front, and the back was the bride's sedan chair, and the children approached the sedan chair from time to time and bent down curiously to see the bride's appearance, and were driven back by the adults.
Seeing that the matchmakers and maids were also dressed in red and looked festive, a new idea emerged in Hotatsuki's mind.
"That's rightβ" patting her head, Hotaru said in annoyance, "Why did I only think now, we can not only sell products, do care, but also provide makeup services to everyone." β
Seeing the exaggerated makeup technique on the matchmaker's face, Hotaru Yue was so happy that she jumped back to the wind chime stream without even watching the excitement.
"Madame, why did you come back so soon?"
One of the shopkeepers was looking at the store in the wind chime stream, and he was standing at the door looking at it, when he saw Hotaru running back.
"If you want to go and see it, go quickly, I'm coming to see the store, and I just have some new ideas in my heart!" Firefly took out her pen and ink and began to write a plan.
The shopkeeper looked at her stunned, but she didn't expect to go back to join in the fun, and Hotaru Yue had a new idea, and she was very surprised, but also admired.
didn't leave, the shopkeeper was grinding ink on the side, and he had become a new supporter of the moon.
"When everyone comes back, call them for a meeting, and there are new tasks to be issued." Hotaru picked up the rice paper full of words, gently dried the ink on it, and looked at it a little farther away, nodding with satisfaction.
All the members of the wind chime stream were summoned, and after the shopkeeper counted the number of people, he turned to the moon and said.
"Madam, everyone has arrived, just waiting for Madame's instructions."
Hotaru found a wooden board, leaned on the counter, and used it as a modern blackboard, and then took a random branch and used it as a baton, pasting her newly written plan with rice paste on the board.
The tree branch looked at the plank, and the firefly coughed lightly, and looked at the crowd: "I just went out to have a lively rest and rest, and now that I'm back, my mind has to be on the right path." β
After saying this, everyone gathered their minds and looked intently at the place where her branch was pointing.
"Ma'am, do you have any new ideas?"
Qingyan saw that she had written a large piece of paper, and asked expectantly.
She was originally illiterate, and as a maid, she didn't have those silver taels for her to study, but these days, Hotaru Moon occasionally taught her and Chunlan to learn to read.
So she can also understand some of the words on the board.
As for the specific situation, it is natural that Hotaru Moon needs to explain.
"That's right, I just went to join in the fun, and I have an idea in my head." The twig gently clapped his palm, and Hotaru paced to the other side of the plank.
"I thought about it, the wind chime stream belongs to the rouge shop, although many customers are rushing for new products, but we can't let go of the original old products, and they still need to be sold." Hotaru said, tapping on the plank and motioning for everyone to look over.
"I saw a happy event on the street today, and I thought about it, whether it was a happy event or a banquet, etc., women wanted to appear beautifully on such important occasions. So, for the sake of market demand, I would like to launch a new plan - to provide women's makeup services! β
"Women's make-up services?" The shopkeeper touched his chin and pondered the feasibility of this plan.
With a slight bow, Hotaru unfolded the plan and said, "That's right! Qingyan is good at combing hair accessories, and Chunlan's makeup skills are exquisite, if you can stay in the wind chime stream to make up for the guests who buy rouge, so as to drive the sale of old products, it is also a beautiful thing! When the time comes, I will re-improve on the basis of the old products, so that our rouge will be more unique, and I will not be afraid that the guests will not come. β
In this way, it can fill the gap during the research or production of new products in the Hotaru Moon, and prevent the heat that the wind chime stream has finally risen to cool down.
"Is that really okay? The slave didn't really have much faith. Chunlan raised her hand weakly and whispered.
Hotaru took Chunlan's hand and encouraged, "Of course, your makeup skills are obvious to all!" What's more, the heat of the wind chime stream is not easy to go up, if because the development of new products is too long, the guests are bored and do not come, this is a bad thing! β
Turned around and took Qingyan's hand again, and folded the small hands of the two together.
"I'm confident that you'll be able to keep the store hot!"
Compared with Chunlan's timid fear, Qingyan was about to move.
"Don't worry! Madame, wrap it up with me! β
"The little ones think this is possible!" The shopkeeper nodded in agreement.
Seeing that Chunlan finally nodded in agreement, Hotaru Yue also put her mind at ease, thinking about preparing to introduce the new products she had just developed in the past few days to them at this time, so that after it was officially put on the shelves in the wind chime stream three days later, it would be possible for the rest of the people to help introduce it to the guests.
However, because it has just been successfully developed, there are only two copies in hand for the time being.
"That's right, what about me, the newly developed products recently, I plan to show the big guys, and the big guys can also learn about it, and if the guests ask, it will be easy to answer."
Touching the small box in the sleeve robe, Hotaru was about to take it out, when she heard a familiar female voice outside.
"Yo, whose shop should Miss Ben be? So poor and sour! β