Chapter 133: Deal
There is no way. The boss has been keeping an eye on Shaqima’s affairs for a long time.
Last year, she bought two portions and sent them to her employer's house. After tasting them, her employer was very surprised and had always wanted this recipe. Liufangzhai had not had any new products for a long time, and it was time to innovate to retain customers.
This time she issued a military order, determined to get Shaqima's recipe and also wanted to get some kickbacks, but the price offered by the other party was just stuck at five thousand taels, and she couldn't get any advantage at all.
"Miss Su, how about four thousand eight hundred taels? It sounds auspicious. If you give it, I will give it too."
Manager Li still wanted to get some kickbacks, no matter how much, to make her trip worthwhile.
"Shopkeeper Li, this isn't appropriate. I've told you several times that if you're not serious about it, I have other options. Baiweixuan also approached me, but I just wanted to compare prices, so I didn't agree to their offer."
Su Wan is also a very principled person, and she will not give in anyway.
She had also inquired about this Baiweixuan. It was a rival of Liufangzhai. It was a pastry shop that had emerged in the past two years. However, it was not as big as Liufangzhai, so it had always been suppressed by Liufangzhai.
I guess if Liufangzhai doesn’t come up with any new ideas, it will really be surpassed.
"Miss Su, stop talking. Five thousand taels is five thousand taels. Deal!"
Shopkeeper Li's attitude changed very quickly, for he was afraid that Su Wan would be unhappy and sell the recipe to Baiweixuan.
If the deal is not concluded and is taken away by the rival, then her job as shopkeeper is over.
Su Wan almost couldn't help laughing. Is Manager Li so realistic?
"Okay, the shopkeeper is a straightforward person. We'll give you the money and the prescription. I'll teach you step by step and guarantee you'll master it. But before that, the document must be written in duplicate and submitted to the government office for stamping before it can take effect."
For such large-scale transactions, it is safer to have government intervention.
Shopkeeper Li let out a long sigh. This person in front of him will be very powerful in the future. Although he is young, he is very smart in calculating.
"Okay, Miss Su has the final say."
The document was drafted by Manager Li. After Su Wan read it carefully and confirmed that there were no hidden dangers, he signed his name and put his fingerprints on it.
After the document was stamped by the government, the silver bills were officially traded and the recipe for making Shaqima was taught to them.
Three days later, Manager Li sent a carriage to invite Su Wan to teach at Liufangzhai. The document had been stamped with the official seal and was officially effective.
Su Wan asked her third brother to accompany her to Liufangzhai and got her own document. Manager Li gave her a box containing fifty silver notes of one hundred taels each. After counting them clearly, he went into the kitchen to start teaching.
Liufangzhai has recently called all the representatives elected by the branch to Qinghe County to learn how to make Shaqima.
This Shaqi Ma is very easy to learn. More than a dozen people came and all learned it in one day.
They all know how to knead the dough. I tell them the proportions and then teach them the process. Basically, they make pastries every day and deal with flour, so they can learn it quickly.
There are many pastries that are more complicated than Shaqima, and Shaqima is the simplest one.
Shopkeeper Li never thought that Shaqima was so easy to make and it was fried in oil. It was the first time he heard of fried pastries.
Su Wan went there again the next day to consolidate their thoughts. He tasted the shaqi ma made by them one by one and found that they all met expectations and were almost good enough.
Su Wan earned five thousand taels of silver easily and quietly became a wealthy woman.
On the first night, when Su Wan brought the five thousand taels of silver back to his mother, the family fell silent, and their silence was deafening.
Five thousand taels! Half a year ago, they never dared to think about it. Now it is right in front of them, and they have to believe that this is not a dream.
"Let's replace all the furniture in our house with brand new ones. I've been thinking about buying two horses and getting a carriage to use for delivery. It will be convenient for us to go anywhere. When the time comes, we need to sell our goat milk soap to Xiangzhou Prefecture and the surrounding counties, so we need a decent means of transportation."
"It's all up to you. Wanwan can do whatever you want." Su's mother had no objection, and no one in the Su family had any objection.
"Then let Third Brother take care of the horses. Go buy two strong and docile horses and build a stable for the family. Dad also wants to raise a couple of piglets, so we can raise them too. We're not short of money now, so making the house a little more spacious won't be a problem."
Su Wan has made a good plan. She will open a small garden in the open space behind the house to grow flowers. Now it is spring, everything is reviving and flowers are blooming. If she wants to make floral-scented goat milk soap and hair soap, she cannot do without raw materials such as flowers.
Many areas need improvement. Su Wan is going to start making mid- and low-end soaps, some for the rich and some for ordinary people.
Su Chen made a special trip to Xiangzhou Prefecture to buy horses and carriages. Su Wan asked him to buy a lot of flower seeds from Xiangzhou Prefecture.
Roses, roses, hibiscus, jasmine, roses, peonies, etc., buy all the flower seeds that are available.
Su Wan had studied gardening in his previous life, so taking care of flowers and plants was no problem for him.
She even set aside a few acres of land to grow flowers and distill and extract floral oils.
Regarding distillation, I practiced it with my instructor when I was in high school and college. As long as you prepare the necessary tools and follow the principles, you will succeed.
When Su Chen returned from the provincial capital, he drove his own carriage. The two horses cost him thirty taels of silver, plus the carriage roof, a total of thirty-five taels.
Following Su Wan's instructions, he bought a lot of flower seeds.
While a house was being built in front, Su Wan took a small hoe to loosen the soil and pull out weeds in the back.
She pulled out all the weeds in the open space at the back and turned over the soil. Su's mother and others helped her, and it was done in just one day.
Then build a bamboo fence at the back. The fence should be built higher, and the roses will be scattered along the corners of the wall. After a few months, they will climb all over the branches and form a wall of flowers.
This small piece of land alone is not enough. I have to set aside two acres of land specifically for growing flowers. Since I want to make goat milk soap my main business, I have to make all the plans and arrangements to be self-sufficient.
Don't be afraid of spending money or effort. It will definitely take more than one or two months to grow flowers in the early stages.
After the flowers bloom, they are picked and dried for storage. A large amount of almond oil is needed to soak the flowers. For example, jasmine, osmanthus, orchid, etc. can be made into soaked oil.
Peonies, roses, and Chinese roses can be extracted into floral dew and floral oils to make soaps with different scents and colors.
These soaps are high-end in style and cater specifically to wealthy people.
For ordinary people, the most basic goat milk soap is used. No floral oils are added and it is just dyed at most. Everyone can afford it.
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