Wentang

Chapter 63 Flower Dew

"Sister, please answer me a question first. When you don't know what soap balls are made of, would you buy one for a hundred cents?" Yue Shan asked.

"Yes." Changsun Wugou pondered for a while before replying.

"..." Li Shimin looked at his smart and virtuous wife in surprise.I didn't expect you to be such a person, willing to spend a hundred Wen for a bathing thing.If I knew earlier... I would buy it for you every day.

"If there is a soap ball that is red, green or blue and exudes the fragrance of any flower such as rose, peony, chrysanthemum, etc., after use, it will make your body exude a floral fragrance all day long. Do you want to buy it or not?" Yue Shan continued to ask.

"Buy, don't talk about Yiguan, even Shiguan." Changsun Wugou said excitedly with his eyes shining.

Seeing Li Shimin's expression becoming more and more incomprehensible, Changsun Wugou explained: "Second brother, you are a man and you don't understand these things. The cheapest box of Jixiangzhai's rouge powder costs tens of pennies, and the most expensive set costs hundreds of dollars. money."

Li Shimin's eyeballs almost popped out when he heard that, what does it cost a woman to smear her face every day?
You must know that the daily rations for a battalion of 600 soldiers in the government are only a few pennies, which means that this set of things can feed a battalion of soldiers for more than ten days.In the past, he only knew that rouge and gouache were not cheap, but he didn't know that it could be so expensive.

It would be great if I had a shop like this.A steady stream of funds will allow him to occupy a more favorable position in the battle for the crown prince.

Thinking of this, he suddenly raised his head and looked at the boy in shock. Could this be the reason why he gave the soap ball to Wugou?
no, I can not.He immediately dismissed the idea.He is only ten years old, so he shouldn't have such deep scheming.

However, Li Shimin himself didn't notice that he used "should" instead of "sure".

"Although I don't know what Jixiangzhai's rouge gouache looks like, I'm sure that the cost of a box of ten pennies is almost the same as that of a set of one hundred pennies." Yue Shan said affirmatively.

"How is this possible?" Changsun Wugou asked in disbelief.

"If I take a ball of red soap scented with roses, wrap it in the finest box, the finest silk, and tell you that it contains some rare material, made by master hands, and the production is very small every year. Only a hundred can be produced."

Yue Shan continued to instill the theory of commercial hype: "Then I will tell you that only the most noble people are eligible to buy this kind of soap balls. Even if ordinary people pay ten thousand gold, they are not even qualified to look at it. Now it is only sold for one hundred sticks. What do you think?" how?"

"You mean Jixiangzhai did the same thing?" Changsun Wugou said angrily.

"Eight or nine is not far from ten." Yue Shan said affirmatively.

"Businessmen are all greedy, extravagant and licentious, and they are used to buying low and selling high to cheat money." Li Shimin said contemptuously.

Changsun Wugou also nodded in sympathy.

Yue Shan naturally knew that this statement was biased, but he would not argue with Li Shimin and his wife about it.The businessman didn't send him any money, so why should he speak for them?

Besides, the low status of businessmen has been deeply rooted in the hearts of the people, and he doesn't think he can change this perception with a few words of his own.

Some things are more important to do than to say.

What he has to do now is not to make someone look good, not to change a certain view of the world, but to be himself at the moment.

Yue Shan took out a few more pages from his pocket and handed them to his grandson Wugou, saying, "I have written down my thoughts on making and selling soap balls here, and I hope it can help my sister."

"It's still thoughtful of Ah Shan." Changsun Wugou took it with a smile.

However, Li Shimin on the side stared at him with deep eyes for a long time before retracting his eyes: Did he even think of this?Sure enough, he is worthy of being a child of a fairy.It seems that the motivation for sending soap balls is not so simple.

Li Shimin really wronged him this time.Yue Shan did make two-handed preparations, but the gift of the soap ball was really just to tie the eldest grandson Wugou more firmly, there was no other meaning.

He wrote down the idea of ​​how to hype and sell soap balls in advance and put it in his arms.If the eldest grandson Wugou understands business, then it should be regarded as not having written it; if she doesn't know anything about it, then show it to her.

Facts once again proved that he didn't think too much, and this plan was still used.

"Now my sister still thinks that I want to be half-weighted?" At this moment, Yue Shan brought the topic back to the beginning.

The eldest grandson Wugou and Li Shimin were relatively silent, but finally the eldest grandson Wugou spoke.

She sighed and said, "It's my sister who underestimated the soap ball ignorantly, so it's up to you."

It's not that she is stingy and reluctant to part with money, but she understands that this is the real love for Yue Shan.In this era, it is taboo for individuals to have too much wealth.

"I have one more thing, which can be used with soap balls to get twice the result with half the effort." Yue Shan said again.

"Oh, what is it?" Changsun Wugou subconsciously looked at another box.Li Shimin is no exception - he needs money too much.

Under the watchful eyes of the couple, Yue Shan opened the last box, and took out a fist-sized white porcelain bottle with a fine mouth, and the bottle was plugged with a cork.

"This thing is called Xianglu. It is a real precious thing. It is made from the essence of wine and flowers. Only ten catties of wine can produce one catty of essence, and dozens of catties of flowers can extract one drop of essence." Yue Shan solemnly introduced road.

Li Shimin and Changsun Wugou were stunned when they heard it. It was the essence of wine and the essence of flowers, so it must not be ordinary things.

Yue Shan pulled out the cork and put the mouth of the bottle in front of the two of them, gently waving his palm on the mouth of the bottle, the two of them felt a strong but not greasy fragrance of flowers coming to their nostrils.

"Qiangwei, this is the smell of rose flowers." Changsun Wugou said affirmatively.

"Yes, this bottle of dew is made from the essence of rose flowers, and only this bottle of dew is available for tens of catties of rose flowers."

After Yue Shan finished speaking, he sprinkled a few drops on Changsun Wugou's clothes, and then corked the bottle.

Although Changsun Wugou didn't understand his intention, he didn't stop him.Then he looked at Yue Shan with puzzled eyes, waiting for him to explain to himself.

However, Yue Shan just smiled lightly and sat down to watch the scenery of the garden without saying anything.

Although they knew that he was playing tricks, Li Shimin and his wife were already attracted by one after another of magical things.I also forcibly restrained my desire for knowledge and waited patiently.

However, after a while, Yue Shan still didn't give an answer, so Li Shimin couldn't sit still for the first time.

As I said before, his lack of appetite has caused him to be in a bad mood recently, which is the time when he is impatient and prone to anger.Tolerating Yue Shan's showing off here is already for Changsun Wugou's face, and now he dares to leave him here, he simply doesn't know what to do.

When he was about to go up to teach this nasty boy a lesson, he suddenly heard his eldest grandson Wugou say in surprise: "Second brother, smell it, smell it, the fragrance of the flowers is still there."

Li Shimin's nose fluttered, and he really smelled the fragrance of roses on his wife.But... what's so strange about this, it's worth your gaffe?
"This kind of fragrance can last for a long time." Changsun Wugou explained to him, but seeing that he was still in a daze, he knew that he couldn't understand at all, and what he said was in vain.So he turned to Yue Shan and said, "Ah Shan, am I right?"

"Yes, you only need to sprinkle two or three drops on your body, and this fragrance can last for two hours." Yue Shan gave her a look of approval, and then he asked: "How much does sister think this bottle of Xianglu is worth?" money?"

"I'll buy Qianguan too." Changsun Wugou said resolutely.

　what's the situation?
　　I just came back from a long trip, and when I opened the assistant, I saw a reward reminder. I thought it was a reward for another book.

　　When I opened it, it turned out to be this book. I would be embarrassed if I let you go.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)