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Chapter 42: Thrushi Zhai(1/2)

Early in the morning, Ning Fu was awakened by the movements outside.

Immediately afterwards, there was a knock on the door outside, and Liu Qingxin asked outside the door: "Are the official awake?"

"Why are you getting up so early?"

Ning Fu yawned and opened the door, but saw Siqin and other maids and mothers busy cleaning.

Liu Qingxin was also dressed in a good outfit, and her makeup was obviously carefully modified.

"Officials, go for breakfast, go to the restaurant after dinner!"

But Liu Qingxin pushed Ning Fu out and ordered Shi Hua to call him to wash and water.

"What are you doing?"

Ning Fu felt something was wrong and asked Liu Qingxin while brushing his teeth.

"Why have you forgotten, official? Today, the little sisters from the poetry club are coming to our house, so of course I have to dress up well!"

Liu Qing said with a hint of excitement.

Ning Fu then suddenly remembered that a few days ago, Liu Qingxin did say that the next event of the poetry club was held at their home.

"Come from the Poetry Club, come, why do you have to drive me away?"

"Well ~"

Unexpectedly, as soon as Ning Fu said something, the waiter next to him covered his mouth and started to laugh secretly.

"What are you laughing at when you are a silly painting?"

Ning Fu was even more puzzled.

"I don't know anything about the sister-in-law. Many of the little ladies in the poetry club are for your name!"

Shihua replied with a smile.

"Come for me? Then I should stay."

Ning Fu spitted green salt water from his outlet and said with a smile.

"No, you have to leave today!"

Liu Qingxin's face turned red and said stubbornly.

"Oh~, I understand!"

Ning Fu suddenly slapped his forehead.

"Qingxin, are you afraid that your sisters in the poetry club will take me, a talented man, so you dare not let me stay?"

"Who...who said, how is it appropriate for us to have a group of women to get together, you, a big man, to stay at home?"

Liu Qingxin said with a strong mouth but her red face still betrayed her true thoughts.

Ning Fu laughed when he saw Liu Qingxin's appearance.

This girl is not very old and has a very possessive desire.

Ning Fu had breakfast in a hurry, and Liu Qingxin forced him to leave.

But it was still too late. As soon as Ning Fu arrived at the door of his house, he saw a carriage flying.

Then the carriage stopped at the door, and Li Qingzhao jumped out of the car.

"Where is Brother Ning going, I'm going to ask you for poetry?"

Li Qingzhao suddenly flashed her big eyes and looked at Ning Fu with a competitive look on her face.

Since Ning Fu took the lead in the Shangyuan Festival, she has been studying behind closed doors and studying poetry hard.

Until today, my attainment in poetry has increased greatly, and then I came over with confidence and wanted to compare with Ning Fu again!

Ning Fu was secretly guilty when he heard Li Qingzhao's words. He asked him to copy one or two poems. If he really discussed the poems with others, he might be exposed immediately.

"Well, you should talk to Qingxin. I have something to do, let's go first!"

Ning Fu finished speaking and walked away. Liu Qingxin also pulled Li Qingzhao home in time so that she would not bother Ning Fu again.

Today is the day when soap is officially sold in Beijing.

Ning Fu did not go to the store, but came to Yu Street in a carriage.

This is the most prosperous commercial street in Beijing, so soap must be sold here.

"Hua Meizhai."

Ning Fu looked up at the shop in front of him and said, it should be this place.

"Young man, you are here. Come and see how our store is?"

Wang Gui came out from inside and pulled Ning Fu into it.

"This Huameizhai is an old store in the capital, but it has been poorly managed recently, so I spent money to buy it. As our main store of soap, whenever others mention soap, they will think of the three words Huameizhai...

... "

Wang Gui introduced to Ning Fu as he walked.

Since the soap workshop started construction, Wang Gui is also rich and generous. He has bought three stores on Yu Street alone.

Ning Fu looked at the inside of Huameizhai and saw that on the shelves around, various female cosmetics were placed in different categories, such as rouge, gouache, etc.

Of course, the soap is the main one, and it fills the entire shelf.

Soap is no longer a single flavor, but has added several other types. In fact, different spices are added, and the prices are the same.

What surprised Ning Fu even more was that the guys in the store were all women.

But it’s normal to think about it. The shop selling rouge and water powder is mainly a woman, and it’s not convenient for men.

In the Northern Song Dynasty, business was developed, and it was not uncommon for women to do business. For example, Aunt Wang runs a bun shop herself.

"It's pretty good, will it open now?"

Ning Fu looked around and nodded immediately.

"Of course, as long as you nod, we will open the business soon!"

Wang Gui said that, and ordered someone to hang the firecrackers on them, and the band he invited also started to play and play.

With the sound of firecrackers, Huameizhai officially started business.

The female friend posted a notice at the door with a line of big words on it.

This store reopens, and all goods are half price within three days!

The invited gang members were also shouting around on Yu Street, delivering the news of Hua Meizhai's half price.

Huameizhai is an old store. Although it has not been well managed in the past two years, there are still some old customers.

Coupled with the half price discount, this is definitely an irresistible temptation for women.

So in a short while, some women attracted in.

At the beginning, these women came for the most commonly used things like rouge and water.

However, the female guest in the store was very experienced. After a few words, she brought the topic to the soap and personally demonstrated the effects of soap to these customers.

I saw the magical effect of soap with my own eyes, and now the soap is still half price, and the original price has always only cost 500 yuan.

Almost no female customers who entered the store could resist this temptation, and some even bought it for ten yuan, which was very generous.

"Did you see that? This is just the beginning. After these customers go back, they will definitely spread the name of the soap. By then, our store will definitely be full of people!"

Wang Gui whispered to Ning Fu.

The two of them hid in the small room behind the store, opened the crack in the door and looked out, like a voyeuristic maniac.

"We have always priced soap. Isn't it a bit too high?"

Ning Fu hesitated for a moment and said again that the cost of soap is only a few dozen cents, and even if the labor, packaging and other costs are added, it will never exceed a hundred cents.

Even if it is half price now, and one yuan has a profit of 400 cents, it is a bit hot to hold the money.

"It's okay, what we are making now is the money from those wealthy families. They don't care about their usual behavior at all. When we make almost the money, we will slowly lower the price, and then new customers will come in!"

Wang Gui is worthy of being a businessman. He has thought of a way to harvest layers since the beginning of pricing.

While talking, I suddenly heard a female friend in the store introduce to a female customer:

"Mrs. Wang, I heard that Mr. Wang likes to drink tea. There is a newly imported Futian tea in our store. Do you want to buy it and try it?"

"Oh? You actually sell tea in your store?"

Mrs. Wang was about thirties and looked very rich. She asked in surprise when she heard the female friend's words.

"You wait!"

The female friend reached out and took out a box of Futian tea from the shelf and opened it, and sent it to Mrs. Wang.

"Why is this tea like this?"

Mrs. Wang frowned when she saw the loose tea in the box.
To be continued...
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