Chapter 28 Tianxiang Yulu!
On the sixth day, the shop decoration was completed.
Bai Yu looked at the brand new and exquisite and elegant shop, and his heart was filled with a sense of accomplishment. When he settled the wages for the carpenter and the plasterer, of course, it was impossible to give it too much. He also asked the carpenter and the plasterer to give him some money. He was poor, and only half a tael of silver was left in his sleeve bag.
People in this era do not know how serious cervical spondylosis is. They always hook their necks like garlic sprouts, looking at his shop.
His shop is so beautiful. It is the "most beautiful boy" on this street and even the entire Qifeng County.
Bai Yu shut down the shop like a thief, just glance over it. Don’t see it too clearly, as distance creates beauty.
Another day later, the distillation tool created by the old yamen runner Chang Jiuyan was ready.
Bai Yu rented another abandoned courtyard and moved all the distillation tools in. In the future, it will become his "local perfume" workshop, and to be precise, it will become his place of prosperity.
He is determined to build the two character cards into "Emperor Card" and "Beast King Card", and this workshop is the cornerstone of his rise.
Assemble various tools, because his drawings are very crude and some tools are not suitable for them. Improve what should be improved and reworked.
On the eleventh day, Gu Fei returned with "Gu Fei's ten subordinates".
Everyone was covered in dust, and it seemed that they were running around a lot.
I rented a total of eight carriages, loaded with all kinds of wild flowers.
"Sir, Bei Zhi has already negotiated with the villagers of each village. They will send the wild flowers they will follow in the future!"
Gu Fei walked to Bai Yu, his legs were closed together, and he bowed his fists, as if he was a triumphant general, reporting the results of the battle. "The thirty taels of silver you gave me are twenty-four taels left. This is the account book, please check it!"
The yamen runners looked at Gu Fei, the young yamen runner with strange eyes. Since the moment the adults appointed Gu Fei as the "leader of the Wild Flower Team", they found that Gu Fei had changed and was nervous, as if he had become a first-rank official in the court...
There are twenty-four taels left? Bai Yu was a little confused. After taking the account book, he realized that the price of wild flowers was far different from the price he set, as cheap as he picked up in a garbage dump.
"Well, you're doing well."
Bai Yu nodded slightly and patted Gu Fei on the shoulder to show his praise.
Gu Fei was overjoyed, "When I first went to the village to collect wild flowers, no one believed me. I slapped the money on the table, and all the villagers went, and the mountains were full of people. When I saw this situation, I felt that the price given by the adults was too high, so I took the initiative to suppress the price."
Bai Yu was silent. He didn't know whether to be happy to save money or sad for the poor villagers. He was nervous now and would pay the price at a low price for the time being. When the shop business is ready in the future, he should raise the price of wild flowers appropriately.
Everything is ready and it is ready to start work.
It is not difficult to make. There are only three ingredients in perfume: essence, solvent and auxiliary ingredients.
Wild flowers are classified and steamed, and the aroma is steamed, and the aroma is cooled and solidified to obtain a variety of fragrances.
Alcohol is the best solvent. Bai Yu was too lazy to make wine by himself. He bought a batch of rice wine from the market for distillation. If it doesn’t work once or twice, then distilled a few more times and the degree will increase.
As for the auxiliary ingredients, whether it is necessary or not, in order to "make excellence", he still bought some medicinal materials with natural fragrance and boiled them to extract some "scented glue".
The final one is to do an experiment, mix and match various fragrances, high-level wines, and various perfumes according to different ratios to make different types of perfumes.
It's simple, but it took two days.
At the beginning, the yamen runners were confused and didn't know what the adults were doing.
When the perfume was finally made, they smelled these strange fragrances, their faces were flushed and their expressions were excited. Before they started selling, they already knew that this business would work, and women would definitely like it!
What are you doing so happy? Whether the business is good or not will not affect your money for three taels of silver every month... Bai Yu wonders how to name the perfume.
"The Moon Shame Flower: Simple and Elegant and Fragrant, suitable for newly married brides and young girls who are not married."
"Flame red lips: strong fragrance, suitable for mature women, like mellow old wine, giving people a full sense of satisfaction."
"Smoke-Sighted Walking: The fragrance-diffusing type is fast, the smell is strong enough, and the strength is strong enough, suitable for the young ladies in the fireworks and willow alleys."
"Blue Virgin: A strange and scented style, suitable for some strange women with unique personalities, or father-in-law in the palace."
"National beauty: There is nothing to say about this. Just one word is 'high' and it's done. It's suitable for high-ranking officials and nobles, and women in the families of princes and nobles. Who wouldn't they pull them?"
"The Nine Heavens Fairy is in the mortal world: no goods! And there will never be goods... as a gimmick."
"For the time being, there are only these six categories. In fact, each one is very expensive, and at least it starts with one tael of silver. I didn't plan to make money from ordinary people."
After deciding his name, Bai Yu thought in his mind when he would open the business.
"You need to buy some small porcelain bottles to pack these perfumes."
“There are also some exquisite counters to display.”
"Hrain a few more sweet-mouthed and talking saleswomen and customize clothes of the same style for them. You can't let these big men sell goods. Whose female family dares to come in and buy it?"
Thinking about this clearly, Bai Yu announced that "the opening of the business the day after tomorrow."
The old yamen runner Chang Jiuyan hurriedly said, "Sir, the day after tomorrow is not an auspicious day, so it is not appropriate to open a business."
"When will I open my business, it will be an auspicious day."
Bai Yu said a rare domineering sentence, assigning tasks to the yamen runners to do these things before opening.
......
Two days passed.
It's the auspicious day of opening.
Accompanied by the smoke of gunpowder, a burst of "crackling" firecrackers attracted a large number of people to watch. When decorating the shop a few days ago, this "good-looking and inappropriate" shop aroused people's curiosity.
Bai Yu was wearing regular clothes, stood in front of the shop, pulled the red cloth covered by the signboard, and the four big words "Tianxiang Yulu" were revealed, and he bowed his hands to smile at people without saying a word.
"Welcome!"
A row of five saleswomen wearing the same style moved their lotus steps, squatted with a blessed gift, and had a standard smile.
These are girls from poor families who are willing to show up in public to work in order to earn money to support their families. Bai Yu gave them two days of training and it was effective.
Immediately afterwards, the sound of "Dongqiang!Dongqiang!" sounded, and the sixteen yamen runners who had already "ambushed" in the alley came out to beat drums and drums.
Each yamen runner was covered with red silk cloth on his shoulders, which read "Tianxiang Yulu is very happy to open", and there were two lion dancers in front of them, and they also held "Tianxiang Yulu is very happy to open" in their mouths.
At first, the yamen runners refused to accept it and felt that it was too embarrassing. Bai Yu rewarded each person with half a tael of silver. They felt that making money was not shy and there was nothing to be ashamed...
Bai Yu, who saw this scene in front of the teahouse, smiled. His business would be fine. Perfume's attraction to women is fatal. Few women can refuse, except for those who have no money in their wallets.
However, Bai Yu misjudged the scent, and perfume is also attractive to men who have never smelled this smell.
The second wife and the maid went home after shopping and met Mr. Bo, the master who had just returned home from the yamen.
Master Bo sniffed, couldn't help but look at the second wife more, and suddenly realized that the second wife, who had not been favored by him for a long time, seemed to have a unique charm.
The second wife squatted out of the mind and didn't care much about it.
However, at night, the second wife was surprised to find that the master came to her room for the first time.
Some things are complicated to say, but they are often so subtle. A little change can turn things around.
The next day.
While the ladies were having dinner together, the eldest lady and several other ladies smelled the unique fragrance on the second lady. In an instant, they understood why the master rested in the second lady's room last night.
Don't ask why, this is a woman's intuition!
The ladies kept silent and continued to eat without hesitation.
After dinner, the ladies returned to the room and anxiously asked the maids under their hands to find out where the second wife bought the rouge powder. The maids inquired around and finally learned about the newly opened shop "Tianxiang Yulu".
Then, the ladies went out shopping quietly, just like they usually did.
But when they arrived at the door of the "Tianxiang Yulu" shop, the ladies were stunned and found that they were all there...
When they came to their senses, they immediately smiled and held hands with each other, "sisters are long and sisters are short" and entered the shop together.
While having afternoon tea, the wives of several other adults in the yamen smelled the fragrance of their bodies and asked curiously. After asking, Tianxiang Yulu had a group of customers.
In this way, the name "Tianxiang Yulu" suddenly appeared as if it had invisible wings, and it quickly spread among the wives of several adults in the yamen. It soon spread to the wives of the wealthy businessmen, forming an unstoppable trend of following the trend!
Of course Bai Yu didn't know this. He was just surprised to find that the business of Tianxiang Yulu's shop was getting better and better.
People were also surprised to find that the labor and capital who worked hard for a month earned less than half a tael of silver. This small bottle of "perfume" that started with one tael of silver was like a lack of money. One gorgeously dressed noble ladies and rich ladies moved to the carriage in piles!
After just a few days of fermentation, the "Tianxiang Yulu" spread into the imperial city, as if the virus had found the most suitable breeding ground and spread rapidly.
Luxurious carriages carried noble ladies from the imperial city and walked into Qifeng County. They had two horses and four horses, without a single miscellaneous hair, and the identities of these ladies were known.
At the door of Tianxiang Yulu Shop, there were luxurious carriages, covering the entire long street, all the way to the city gate, and countless luxurious carriages were coming behind.
Sixteen yamen runners were divided into "two shifts", and they kept "liver" perfume day and night, but the supply was still in short supply. The silver received in Tianxiang Yulu shop every day seemed to flow water, and they were moved into the warehouse at the workshop in boxes.
Bai Yu was frightened and sweated all over his body.
According to his original plan, it is already good to earn more than 100 taels of silver every day.
But I knew that silver was pressing towards him like a tsunami!
This is the rhythm of something big is going to happen.
Chapter completed!