Lord Quan teases Houmen's poisonous wife

Chapter 6 Discovering Business Opportunities
Yun Chuwei took Meizi to the first incense powder shop.

As soon as you enter the store, you will be greeted by various stimulating aromas.

Yun Chu wrinkled his nose uncomfortably, and glanced around.

This shop is not too big, but the goods inside are full of beautiful things. Facial oil, hair oil, mouth oil, face powder, blush, etc. are all available for my daughter's skin care and makeup.

The original owner had brought plums to the town before, but had never been to the powder shop, so this was the first time.

Which daughter's family doesn't love beauty?Although Meizi was just a little maid, she was no exception, she clutched Yun Chuwei's sleeve nervously as soon as she entered the door, one was because she wanted to keep up with the girl so that people wouldn't get lost in the crowd, and the other was because she was excited and nervous.

Seeing Meizi's expectant eyes locked on a box of square face cream, Yun Chu secretly smiled, pointed to the box of face cream and asked, "Shopkeeper, how do you sell this?"

The shopkeeper is a plump middle-aged woman, and she speaks politely, "Girl, this is a box of thirty Wen."

When Meizi heard this, she exclaimed, "My God! Thirty Wen?"

When the master bought her back, the box given to her by Ya Zi was only ten yuan before he left. She was reluctant to use it, and hid it like a baby. Every time she had a chance to go out with the girl Only willing to paint a little.

Now this box costs [-] Wen, so how many white flour steamed buns and meat buns do you have to buy?

No, no, this is too expensive!

"Girl, we don't want it anymore." Meizi tugged on Yun Chuwei's sleeve and said in a low voice.

Yun Chu laughed a little, "Why don't you want it?"

Meizi pursed her lips lightly, "This is... a bit too expensive."

Instead of spending thirty renminbi for a box of dispensable face cream, it is better to add some more to buy beautiful fabrics for the girl to make a thin shirt. It is almost summer, and the heat is getting stronger. Not too thick.

After traveling for so long, Yun Chuwei knew Meizi a little bit, this girl loves money the most, once she went to the street and accidentally lost a copper coin, and when she returned home she was so depressed that she couldn't even eat.

Meizi always said: My wife is an idler. She was used to being extravagant when she was in her natal family. She spent money without restraint, and the girl is still young. The whole family relies on the master to hunt and farm alone to earn income. Naturally, we can save as much money as we can. If you can't open the source, you have to save money. The master and the girl treat the servants well, and the servants are rough people who can't do anything else. Apart from taking care of the girls and protecting them, they can only save a penny for the masters.

Meizi is a loyal girl who knows how to live. Yun Chuwei likes her from the bottom of her heart. She came to town this time to investigate the quality and trend of local cosmetics. Before Yun Chuwei came, she had planned to buy something for Meizi. She It could be seen that Meizi really wanted the box of face cream in her heart, but she was deterred by the price and had no choice but to back down.

To get such a loyal girl through a journey, not to mention thirty coins, but three hundred coins, she has to buy this box of noodle cream and give it to her today.

His eyes flickered, Yun Chu looked at Mei Zi with a smile, "Since you said no, then we don't want it, let's go!"

Meizi smiled comfortably, and followed Yun Chuwei out of the shop.

The master and the servant sat under the elm tree on the street corner to enjoy the cool air.

Yun Chu waved his hands slightly to fan the fine sweat on his face, "Meizi, I'm very thirsty, why don't you go to Uncle Zhao's and bring me a bowl of tea to quench my thirst, how about it?"

After Meizi heard this, she immediately stood up, "Miss, wait for a while, the servant will be back soon."

Yun Chuwei handed her a few copper coins.

Meizi took it, and quickly went to the tea stall where Uncle Zhao was at Zhenkou.

Seeing Meizi walking away, Yunchu walked into the first powder shop that she had seen just now, and bought the box of face cream that Meizi liked.

When Meizi came back, she carefully held a rough earthen tea bowl with both hands, and the tea in it hadn't even spilled a drop, "Miss, here comes the tea."

Yun Chuwei took it and drank it in small sips.

Meizi stood aside, with her eyes lightly sweeping over, she saw that the white skin of the beauty who drank tea was slightly crystal clear due to sweat, making her pink-like cheeks look translucent and moist, she drank slowly and gracefully, as if The coarse pottery bowl contains fine nectar and jade dew.

If passers-by see it, they will be completely attracted by this scene.

Meizi has always known that girls are good-looking, but she feels that today's girls are more beautiful than ever.

It's no wonder that the master has provided the girl with food, drink and clothes since he was a child. With such a beauty, he is comparable to the officials and ladies in Shuntian Mansion. In the future, he will definitely be able to find a good husband's family.

After drinking tea, Meizi hurriedly handed an embroidered handkerchief to Yunchu to wipe his mouth slightly. After Meizi returned the tea bowl, the master and servant continued to inspect the remaining two incense powder shops.

It didn't take long for Yun Chuwei to browse through the three shops, and he also had a general understanding of the goods in the shops.

There was no distillation extraction technology in this era. Hair oils, facial oils, balms and other substances mostly used the oil extraction method invented by the ancient Egyptians - soaking flowers in layers of animal fat and releasing fragrance through dissolution.

Facial fat made by oil extraction is not unusable, but in addition to the season of scoring, and the nature of each person's skin is different, random use may be counterproductive.

This is a big disadvantage, but also a business opportunity for her.

If she can successfully make facial oils with different skin properties according to the seasons, it will definitely cause a big boom in the market.

Having made up his mind, Yun Chuwei's brows and eyes brightened, and there was a faint smile on his lips.

Meizi was very puzzled, "Girl, is it possible that the incense powder in the town doesn't catch your eyes? If that's the case, then let's go back today and go to the county town another day. The county is huge and there are countless powder shops. Think about it, there is always one that can win your favor."

Yun Chu smiled slightly, "These incense powders in the town really don't catch my eye."

Mei Zi also smirked, "What did the maidservant say, the things in a small place are not suitable for the girl's delicate skin and tender flesh, let's take the time to let the master know and go to the county town!"

"There's no need for such trouble." Yun Chuwei walked forward and said calmly, "We can do these things ourselves."

Meizi opened her mouth wide, "What... what? Do it yourself?"

When did the girl learn to make her own powder, why didn't she know?

Seeing her stunned, Yun Chuwei couldn't help stretching out his hand to grab her, "Let's go, Uncle Zhao has been waiting for a long time, I'll teach you how to do it tomorrow."

Meizi never doubted what a girl said, and when she heard it, her heart was surging and her face was full of excitement, "Okay, okay." If I can do it myself, wouldn't it save me a lot of money?
Uncle Zhao had already been waiting by the ox cart, and when he saw Yun Chuwei and Meizi approaching, he said with a smile on his face, "Young lady bought it so soon?"

With empty hands, Yun Chuwei said with a smile, "I didn't like the one I liked, let's try another day!"

After getting on the bullock cart, Yun Chuwei took out the facial fat he bought earlier from his sleeve pocket and handed it to Meizi, "This one is for you."

Meizi recognized at a glance that this was the box of face cream worth [-] Wen that she had set her eyes on before, and she exclaimed, "Miss, why did you buy it back again? Thirty Wen, this is too expensive, No, no, let's go back."

Yun Chu smiled slightly: "I bought everything, if you don't like it, just throw it away!"

Hearing what she said, Meizi immediately squeezed tightly like a baby, with a painful expression on her face, "This was bought with money, how can you just throw it away?"

"Isn't that right?" Yun Chu looked at her slightly, "I've spent all my money, so you can't let me be a favor for nothing, can you?"

Meizi stuck out her tongue angrily, "This servant is so big, I only used one can of facial fat, which was sent by Ren Yazi when I came to Yun's house with the master, and it was only worth ten or thirty Wen. Never even thought about it."

Yun Chu's eyes shimmered slightly, "Skin care products are expensive because of their suitability and efficacy. If they are useless on the face, they are only a tael of silver a box, and they are all a waste of money. Don't worry, we will treat them on our own in the future." It works well and can be used every day without spending money.”

(End of this chapter)