Chapter 156 Moisturizing Effect

When Zhou Tong heard about the business, his excited heartbeat suddenly quickened.

This month, Zhou Tong made a lot of money just by making wooden jars.

The key is stability, so you don’t have to worry about having no work to do every day.

Now, every day, she is willing to make delicious food for her daughter, so that she can have white flour and white rice every meal.

And she knew that Shen Yueyao's workshop was completed and she had hired many people.

Starting tomorrow, those people will go to the workshop to work, and by then more and more wooden jars will be needed.

Sister Shen had told her before that all the wooden jars she needed could be ordered from her.

Even if she is too busy, she can still order from a few senior brothers and give them a portion of the profit, so she can still make money.

The reason why she thought of asking her senior brothers for help even if she was too busy was because several senior brothers had come to help her with Shi Ding before.

She had talked about this with her senior brothers before, and they were also very excited.

You can make money by doing carpentry work or taking a craft exam, but you are also afraid of having no work.

Even though you can earn some money by making furniture sometimes, you won’t make any money if you don’t have any work to do.

Making wooden jars is a piece of odd work and doesn’t earn much, but it is a stable job.

As long as you make it, you will be paid according to the number of pieces.

If she needs a certain number of wooden jars later, she can tell her senior brothers and they will make them and send them to her, and she can settle the bill.

Anyway, when her wooden jars were delivered to the workshop, Sister Shen paid her on the spot.

Even so, she was a little too busy.

When he went to the town before, he happened to pass by a pawnshop and saw two girls about thirteen or fourteen years old. They were not good-looking, but they were very strong and had clear and tough eyes. Zhou Tong couldn't bear to see them being beaten, so he spent money to buy them.

Although these two girls were bought by her, Zhou Tong did not treat them as servants, but as apprentices.

I usually teach them to do some carpentry work and let them keep my daughter company.

These two girls are strong, work hard, are grateful, have a loving eye, and know how to cherish her and Zhou Ni.

So Zhou Tong was also willing to teach them sincerely.

She always felt that life was not easy for women. Having a skill was important so that they could have enough food to eat and not go hungry.

As soon as Zhou Tong heard about the business, she knew that Sister Shen must have some orders for her, which meant giving her a profitable job.

Zhou Tong's eyes narrowed into a line due to his laughter.

“Sister Shen, come in quickly and sit down. Let’s talk.”

Shen Yueyao and Zhou Tong went into the house to talk.

Shen Yueyao didn't keep the secret and said directly: "Sister Zhou Tong, the chili meat sauce workshop has hired people to work. I don't have to worry about the management or anything like that."

"The second workshop is being built now. With more people, construction can be done quickly. I estimate it will be completed in no time. I plan to make lipstick, that is, lip red, but it needs to be packaged. It rotates like this."

Shen Yueyao said, taking out a packaging mold she made, and then took out a drawing.

It's a detail drawing she drew.

"This requires less ingredients and is easy to make. I can make more money from a lipstick than from chili con carne, so I can give you a few more cents for the packaging. I don't need much at first, so I thought I'd order it from you first. Do you think you can make it?"

Zhou Tong was very talented in carpentry and she understood what was going on at a glance.

“Sister Shen, your drawing is so detailed that I can tell how to make it as soon as I see it. This is not difficult to make. It will be done in a short time. It also requires less labor. It is more delicate and easier to make.”

Not to mention this kind of thing, Zhou Tong can even make a mechanism box.

Chen Yueyao said, "Sister Zhou Tong, how about ordering this kind of thing at eight cents each?"

Shen Yueyao plans to sell a good lipstick for one tael of silver

Zhou Tong was very excited when he heard the eight cents.

This thing, as long as Sister Shen goes out to order it, go out to buy it, she can buy it for five cents.

Anyone who knows carpentry will know how to do it just by looking at the drawing.

She, her daughter and her apprentice can do a lot in a day.

Zhou Tong knew that if she hadn't had a good relationship with Sister Shen, Sister Shen wouldn't have thought of her first for such a business, and the wages she would have paid would have been high. She said, "Sister Shen, five cents is enough for this, you don't need that much."

"That's fine. This one sells for a lot of money, so I'll charge you eight cents each. I'm confident you can make it."

"Also, if the lipstick sells well in the future and we need a lot of packaging molds every day, and you're too busy to handle it, you can outsource the wooden jar business. You can just be responsible for inspecting the goods, and I'll just work with you for the packaging I need."

This way, Shen Yueyao would save trouble.

There is no need to arrange special personnel to check the packaging quality.

Because she believed Zhou Tong would do all of this well.

Zhou Tong was so excited that he didn't know where to put his hands and feet, and he didn't know what to say to express his gratitude.

She could only say solemnly: "Sister Shen, don't worry, these things that have passed through my hands are guaranteed to be made very well, without any flaws."

“Sister Shen, you’ve helped me so much, I really don’t know what to say.”

Shen Yueyao smiled and said, "There's no need to say those polite words between us."

"good."

"Can you make me a hundred of them first and pick them up tomorrow morning?"

Zhou Tong said readily, "Of course, no problem. I can definitely make it. You don't have to come get it. I can just deliver it to you in the morning."

Now she has two apprentices at home to help with housework and look after the household, so she feels more at ease when she goes out and feels much more relaxed every day.

…

After returning from Zhou Tong's house, Shen Yueyao discussed with her fourth brother how to sell lipstick.

Time passed quickly, and a few days later, Shen Yueyao also made 600 lipsticks.

Shen Yueyao gave one to each family member.

"This one is for mom, this one is for Erya, and these ones are for giving away."

"Mom, you and Erya try it and see if it works."

Mrs. Meng liked the lipstick in her hand very much. Just holding it made her feel that it was extremely exquisite.

"Don't mention it, it's really convenient to carry around with you. I've never seen such a convenient lipstick in Beijing before."

She learned the term "lipstick" from Yao Niang.

Mrs. Meng saw Shen Yueyao used it, so she took one and imitated it by gently twisting it, and the lipstick tip came out.

"This is a novel use."

Shen Yueyao said: “Mother, if you rub it like this, rub it on your lips and take a sip, it will be more natural.”

Madam Meng followed what Shen Yueyao said, looked at herself in the mirror, and was immediately surprised.

"This feels completely different from rouge. This is very moisturizing and looks better."

Shen Yueyao knew that the lip balm used to wipe the mouth was just a decorative color and had no effect on moisturizing the lips.

The lipstick she makes can not only color the lips but also moisturize them. In winter, the lips become dry and cracked, and lipstick can moisturize and prevent them from drying out.

"Hey, it smells good."

Mrs. Meng smelled the faint fragrance and became excited.

This fragrance smells so pleasant.

Chen Yueyao said: "It has fragrance inside, and these ones with fragrance can also moisturize the lips. The effect is good, and they sell for two taels of silver each."

"These are five hundred coins, and the most common one is one hundred coins."