The landlady was utterly exasperated by what she heard. She had recently made a small fortune from these people and was eager to continue her efforts. Not wanting to offend them, she tried to calm her turbulent emotions and forced a smile, saying:
"There's no rush. Since 'Zhaoyeqing' hasn't started selling to the public yet, it means it's not a proper product. If we learn it and something goes wrong, wouldn't that ruin your reputation?"
"Besides, we're just selling affordable alternatives. With them selling first and building brand awareness, it's much easier for us to follow suit than to promote ourselves."
"Furthermore, what if they release something else instead of this one? Wouldn't that block our future path?"
Yunling listened to everything this person said. She didn't have such intentions. In fact, she had to thank this person for overthinking things, otherwise she wouldn't have had the chance to compete with him again.
Yunling dusted off the horse's reins and leisurely headed towards the cloth shop where she had previously bought fabric. However, this time she didn't dismount from the carriage; instead, she sat on the deck and whistled at the shopkeeper.
"Hey, boss, I wonder how many copper coins it will cost to buy these twenty bolts of dyed cotton cloth?"
The moment the landlord saw Yunling, the image of her dropping a pile of copper coins flashed through his mind, and he grinned as he strode out.
"Oh, young lady, come in and sit down. It's so hot today. We have chilled watermelon juice. You should have a cup."
"I won't sit down. The owner is right. In this sweltering heat, we need to finish quickly to avoid getting uncomfortable. Just tell me the price. If I can accept it, I'll buy it. If not, I'll go wander around somewhere else."
The shopkeeper was immediately filled with anxiety. She had originally planned to invite the person into the shop and treat her to good food, hoping to keep her there by taking advantage of the saying "he who takes a man's money is bound to him." She thought that if she could sweet-talk her, the twenty bolts of silk would fall into her lap.
But Yunling wasn't buying it. Not only did she not go into the shop, she even asked her about the price on the street, making it clear that if the price was the same as last time, the transaction would end, which made Yunling feel a little embarrassed.
"Young lady, you want twenty bolts of silk, but what color do you want?"
"This time, I want to try all the colors. If the results are good, I'll place a big order next time."
This lucrative offer truly bound the employer to her grasp. She quickly braved the sweltering heat to walk over to Yunling's side, carefully considering her options.
“Young lady, if you only want one color of these twenty bolts, I can sell them to you for 745 coins per bolt even if it means losing the shop rent. But since you want to try all the colors, if we spread the cost out, it will be one bolt per color, which will be difficult for me to do.”
"Oh, since being the boss is so difficult, I'll go look elsewhere."
"No, I haven't finished speaking yet. I think that since this is your second time here, it must be fate. So what if I lose money on the rent? I'll earn it back from somewhere else. It's 745 coins a bolt, which is 14 strings and 900 coins in total. Please come into the shop and eat and pick out some things."
Yunling smiled without saying a word, took out the copper coins she had counted earlier from her pocket, and exclaimed in surprise as she counted them:
"Oh dear, this is so unfortunate. I only brought fifteen strings of copper coins with me when I left home. I spent one string on other things just now, and I forgot. Now I only have fourteen strings left. I'm sorry, boss. I'll come back to buy from you next time."
"Hey, hey, hey." The boss grabbed Yunling. The current matter was still unresolved, so there was no time to look forward to the next one. Besides, this person was like a bird, who knows where she might fly off to. It was better to keep these two coins safe in her own pocket than to let them fall into someone else's hands.
"Young lady, these are just twenty bolts, so there's no need to trouble you next time. Your carriage can transport all the cotton cloth at once, isn't that perfect?"
Yunling frowned, her face showing a look of "shame."
“But this is not good. If the owner accepts my fourteen strings of cash, wouldn’t he lose nine hundred coins for nothing? At that time, not to mention the rent, even the cotton cloth in the shop will have to be sold off. I really can’t bear to see such a good person as the owner fall into such a situation.”
Yunling's acting was so bad that even the dog passing by felt nauseous. Of course, the owner also got goosebumps, but he insisted on continuing the argument to avoid exposing the lie he had told earlier.
"That's alright, consider these nine hundred coins as a loan from the young lady, and you can pay the difference next time you come."
"The owner is very generous."
Yunling quickly handed the fourteen strings of copper coins to the shopkeeper, parked the carriage, and strode into the shop.
"Boss, didn't you just say you had chilled watermelon juice? I've been out in the sun for a while and I'm thirsty. How about I have a couple of glasses to try?"
The employer's: ...
Damn it, not only did we lose 900 coins, but we also lost two cups of watermelon juice!!!
Yunling successfully bought twenty bolts of cotton cloth in various colors: peach, rouge, dawn red, bamboo green, turquoise, pine flower, turmeric, lapis lazuli yellow, light yellow, apricot yellow, amber, brown, camel, tea, ochre, chestnut, phthalo blue, lapis lazuli, tea white, and jade.
Looking at the various kinds of cotton fabrics in the carriage, and contrasting them with the ashen face of her employer, Yunling couldn't help but feel a surge of smug joy. Want her to make up the nine hundred coins next time? Then we'll talk about it next time.
She has her own clever plans and her own ways of getting ahead, so she may not necessarily end up in a bad situation.
Yunling was in a good mood, so she hummed a little tune and strolled leisurely toward the Rouge Shop on another street. The Rouge Shop was the largest rouge shop in Pingcheng. Although it was only a simple one-story building, the floor was very spacious. All kinds of things were neatly arranged and categorized, and the prices were also marked on them. If it was suitable, you could buy it; if not, you could leave. It was very comfortable.
Yunling had previously heard Yun Ruoxia say that she and Yun Shenghua had bought the hairpins and bracelets here to give to Manager Zhou, so she remembered it.
As soon as she entered, a strong fragrance of cosmetics wafted over her. Yunling wasn't very good at makeup, but Tangling was a maid from a wealthy family and must have done some makeup for the ladies in the house. She might even be able to learn a thing or two from her. It wouldn't be bad.
Yunling first went to pick out combs and hairpins. She had rushed home earlier and only bought some food and drink items, without paying any attention to such things. As a result, everyone had only been using one comb these days, which was too stifling.
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