Chapter 128 Zhao appears in the Pearl Tower
The first day of December was a rare good day.
After being gloomy for most of the month, the sun finally came out.
The Pearl Tower opens today.
Cheng Shuyi glanced at the clear blue sky. It was warm in the morning, and it looked like the sun would be shining all day.
"Pei Yanli, bring the quilt out to dry in the sun."
Pei Yanli does not have to go to court today because the weather is getting warmer.
He was just about to tidy up his vegetable shed and lift the film to let his vegetables breathe and get some sun.
He lived a very comfortable life these days.
Pei Yanli was stunned: "Do you want me to dry the quilt?"
He has never dried his quilt.
Time was running out, so Cheng Shuyi ordered him directly: "Tie a few ropes in the yard and hang Qiqixuxu's quilt out to dry. I'm running out of time and have to leave."
As she was talking, she had already left.
The Pearl Tower is located at a three-way intersection.
The main gate faces the direction of the imperial palace, and the roads on the left and right are the main roads of Shengjing City.
On both sides of the Pearl Tower entrance, there are two swing chairs with seats shaped like clam shells.
One can tell at a glance that pearls are sold in this building.
It can also provide a place for people to rest.
Two little girls, about seven or eight years old, had already climbed onto the hanging chair.
The girl wore a short jacket on the upper body and a light yellow gauze skirt on the lower body. She had her hair in a bun and wore two gold and silver bracelets on her wrists.
You can tell at first glance that he comes from a wealthy family.
Their mother should be among the carriages parked in front of the Pearl Tower.
The jewelry catalogues were delivered to the various mansions yesterday, and now the guests have arrived.
There was a burst of gongs, drums, lion dances and firecrackers in front of the store.
Cheng Shuyi quickly asked the steward to open the door to welcome the guests.
The interior design of the Pearl Tower is unique.
The display of pearl jewelry is based on the style of modern jewelry stores.
For example, a pearl necklace is displayed by hanging it on a wooden neck model wrapped in black velvet.
The warm luster of the pearls is perfectly set off by the black velvet.
Directly demonstrate the advantages of selling products.
The mirrors used for trying on clothes in the store are also modern glass mirrors, including round mirrors, long mirrors, and full-length mirrors.
The bronze mirrors of the Great Sheng Dynasty can also reflect people clearly.
But it has a drawback - color difference!
The mirror in the Pearl Tower has no color difference and looks exactly as it should.
This made the customers who came into the store not only shocked by the pearls filling the room, but also took turns taking pictures in front of the mirror.
Especially the full-length mirror attached to the wall.
Almost every lady who enters the store will go to the mirror to take a look at her outfit for the day.
If she found something wrong, she would immediately turn around and go back to the carriage to apply rouge and powder.
"Everyone, in addition to pearl jewelry, we also sell pearl powder--"
Pearls are already very rare.
No matter how rich a person is, he would not be willing to grind pearls into powder for use.
One use will consume half a box of pearl jewelry.
But the Pearl Tower actually has it!
A group of ladies crowded towards the pearl powder booth.
The pearl powder is packed in an exquisite ceramic jar, and the trial pack is placed on the front of the counter.
Pearl powder is ground very finely. Just apply a little on the back of your hand with your fingertips and it will dissolve immediately.
A lady sniffed the back of her hand and said, "When my family's doctor prescribed medicine for my mother, he prescribed pearl powder as a medicine. This is the real thing, pearl powder!"
The lady glanced at the price tag: twenty taels per box.
She immediately asked for five boxes!
Winter is dry and windy, so this is the time to use pearl powder for skin care.
These ladies bought pearl powder without any hesitation.
Soon, most of the pearl powder booths were empty.
The first floor mainly sells single items.
As long as you are looking for a single item, whether it is pearl jewelry, round fans, accessories, or head ornaments, you can buy them on the first floor.
The second floor is mainly composed of suites.
Accessories are sold in sets, not individually.
And each set of accessories is given a name.
Naturally, the price will be higher.
This point was separately promoted in the jewelry brochure of Zhulou.
After looking at the first floor, everyone wanted to go up to the second floor to take a look, regardless of whether they had money or not.
The exhibits on the second floor are all locked in glass cabinets and can only be viewed but not touched.
Such treatment makes people want to buy it even more.
The set is mainly composed of pearls, supplemented by gems and gold.
Each set is so elegant, dazzling and very precious!
Cheng Shuyi asked Pei Yanli for these gems and gold, and then took them to modern times to have them processed by a master craftsman. The quantity is very small.
Looking at the price list, each set starts at 12,000 yuan!
It’s more than a hundred times more expensive than the one downstairs!
The pearls upstairs are of excellent quality and very rare just by looking at their color and luster.
If I had a set of jewelry like this, I wonder how many people would envy me.
"Aunt, look, this is the new shop opened by Brother Yanli." Pei Xiang's voice came from the stairs.
Cheng Shuyi was introducing the treasure of Zhulou - the South Sea gold bead headpiece - to the ladies.
This is a headpiece made of eighteen South Sea gold beads and emeralds.
This set of headwear also includes a necklace, earrings, bracelets, and Buddhist beads made of agarwood and purple pearls.
Worth eighty-eight thousand taels.
Hearing the familiar voice, Cheng Shuyi just turned his head and took a look, ignoring it and continued to introduce.
On the second floor, there are many people with more noble status than Zhao.
But after Pei Xiang repeatedly called the shop "Brother Yanli", Zhao really thought she could choose any shop she wanted.
In addition, many noble ladies from the capital came today.
These people were people that Zhao had frequented before.
But after the separation of the palace, he rarely asked her to have tea and enjoy the scenery.
Today, she wants to regain her position!
"It is a great honor for our Pearl Tower to have you ladies here."
Zhao acted like a host, walked up to an old lady and bowed.
"Madam Xiang likes this headgear?"
The old lady being greeted by Zhao looked to be in her seventies, with all her hair gray, but it was combed meticulously.
He was leaning on a crutch and had a distinct smell of burning incense on his body.
Cheng Shuyi just discovered it.
All the ladies present respected the old lady very much, and everyone who saw her would bow to her.
When Cheng Shuyi heard Zhao calling her "Lady Prime Minister", she realized that she was the old lady in the Prime Minister's Mansion.
This old lady is no simple matter!
She was born into a noble family, was granted an imperial decree, and was a role model of women praised by the late emperor himself.
Not only that, I heard that this old lady also likes to act as a matchmaker.
All the matchmaking she arranged was successful.
Moreover, no one in the husband's family dared to neglect the woman who was married off by her matchmaking.
It comes with status!
Zhao is so attentive, I wonder if she wants the old lady to choose a good woman for Pei Yanli, or a good husband for Pei Xiang?
Madam Xiang had a kind face and waved her hand cheerfully, saying, "Who wouldn't like this set of gold and pearl headwear? It's just that it's too expensive. I can't afford it, I can't afford it."
Zhao disagreed and looked at Cheng Shuyi.
In a tone of command, he said, "Since Madam Xiang likes it, please pack it for her."
Cheng Shuyi smiled slightly.
You like pretending, right?
She gave Zhao a chance!
"Okay." Cheng Shuyi gestured to the clerk standing inside the display cabinet to make the order.
She handed the list to Zhao and said politely, "A set of Nanyang gold and pearl head ornaments costs 88,000 taels. Madam Pei, would you like to pay with a bank note or a bill of exchange?"
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