Chapter 238 Now that the shop had been decided, my aunt took Ruan Mao to build some cabinets to store the goods.
This group of refugees was not as lucky as them. They met Madam Ruan and, with her help, were able to live a stable life again.
But everyone could empathize with them, as they had all come from the most difficult laboring people. Now, seeing them complaining bitterly, and considering that they were driving others away for the crops, they gave them a bite to eat out of kindness.
Although the Qi family's house was almost burned down, there was still an open space where they could build a shed to shelter from the rain, so they settled there for the time being.
On the other side, Ruan Mian and Zhang Yue also returned to the house with a basket full of white candles.
After her investigation, she found that there were quite a few ash trees nearby. She could make more molds for these candles and then add some specially refined essential oils. I'm sure some young ladies in the boudoir will like them very much.
Incense candles are actually a good small commodity. It would be an opportunity to sell them in the Ladies' Shop.
Now that the shop had been decided, my aunt took Ruan Mao to build some cabinets to store the goods.
Of course, the display area inside was designed by Ruan Mian himself and drawn on the blueprint. It is roughly divided into several areas.
There is an area dedicated to selling fabrics and ready-made clothes, and another area selling women's skin care products, rouge and powder. In addition, there is also an area for handmade fine jewelry and some small incense items.
The VIP area on the second floor offers unlimited desserts and tea. The overall decor is simple yet attractive and fragrant. Hanging those exquisite little items, embroidery, and ready-made clothes everywhere will surely attract a lot of attention.
Since it is a shop specially built for women, Ruan Mian also improved the menstrual belt.
When they were on the road of exile, they had few conditions and had to make do with tree bark, dead grass and some straw paper.
This society has not really sold these necessities yet.
Most people also use cloth at home to sew menstrual belts, and pad some absorbent cloth or grass ash in the middle.
Extremely inconvenient.
So Ruan Mian made improvements early on. He compressed the cotton in the space, sewed it separately into a thin layer of cloth, and finally put it into the menstrual belt.
Just like modern sanitary napkins, you can remove it at any time every day and replace it with a new one in the menstrual belt.
As for the origin of the cotton, she said that it was an extra item given by Manager Yuan from Runing when he came to deliver duck down.
In the past few days, Ruan Mian has focused all his attention on this Ladies' House.
In those days, my mother and sister-in-law worked day and night to sew a lot of beautiful clothes, but the tussah silkworms they raised had not yet reached the stage of explosive cocoon production, so they could not supply so much cloth.
Ruan Mian took out the materials that he had collected from various places from the space.
Zhang was shocked: "Mianmian, where did you get all these?"
"Mother, my aunt and I bought these at low prices from Guancheng and other places a long time ago. I thought that since we are going to open a shop, we must not be short of goods. If we only rely on weaving the cloth ourselves, we will never be able to make it."
"And I also asked Manager Yuan to buy me some fine fabrics from Runing and send them along with the duck down. These fabrics are rare in the north of Guancheng, and those young ladies will definitely like them."
After she said this, Zhang didn't doubt anything.
Seeing that the shop was almost completed, it was time for Ruan Mian to take Xiza to Lanqiang.
"Mother, the shop is scheduled to open in half a month. I will take Miss Xiza back to her hometown first. I will definitely be back before the shop opens."
"Mianmian, you must be careful when you go out this time. Mother is worried about you going alone, so why not take Zhu'er and the others with you..."
"No need, mother. Zhu'er and Meixi are busy helping you and sister-in-law make things and weave cloth. If you're really worried, I'll take Yunxiu with me. He's also good at martial arts!"
Upon hearing this, Yun Xiu quickly stepped forward and volunteered, "No problem! Aunt Zhang, don't worry, I'm here with Sister Mianmian! I'll definitely protect her!"
Ruan Mian smiled. This kid could still be useful at critical moments.
This time when she went to the border town of Lanqiang, in addition to recognizing Xiza's relatives, she also had one thing to do.
Asking Yun Xiu to follow him was also like finding a "coolie."
She brought two full boxes of goods from the Guixiufang, intending to let Liz take a look.
Previously, I had asked Liz to open a branch of the fruit shop, and now the Ladies' Market was also a business opportunity. Especially in the small town over there, Liz said that several Lanqiang nobles lived there.
Natural business opportunities should always be given a try.
Xiza didn't expect that she would return to Lanqiang so soon, and she was a little excited along the way.
But when she actually arrived at the border town, her eyes became red again, as if there were memories here that she didn't want to recall.
Ruan Mian took out the documents he had exchanged with General Bal, entered the city smoothly, and asked someone to send a message to Liz.
They had just settled into the inn when Liz was pleasantly surprised to find her.
"Sister Mianmian!"
"Sister Mianmian, why are you here?"
Liz quickly asked the waiter to bring the best tea to the room. Seeing the timid woman beside Ruan Mian, she couldn't help but look at her a few more times.
Just as he was about to ask, Ruan Mian said bluntly, "I came here because of Ruan Jiao's matter."
Liz nodded quickly and understood, then moved closer to her and told her the news she had gathered in the past few days.
"From what I've heard, General Hu Lie's residence has been relatively peaceful these days, but... the marriage has been canceled. After all, it happened in your capital, so no one here knows about it."
She leaned over to Ruan Mian's side and asked curiously, "Sister Mian Mian, have you thought of a way to expose her?"
"The general and his wife cherish this daughter they adopted halfway through their marriage very much. You can see that despite such a serious incident, we haven't leaked a single word. It's because the general personally asked us to keep it quiet."
Those who followed them to Dajing to discuss the marriage were all personally interviewed by General Hu Lie.
Ruan Mian saw Xiza's dim eyes and remembered the look Liz had given her when she first saw her, so she asked another question.
"Liz, when you saw this girl, did she remind you of anyone? Or did you think she resembled anyone?"
Liz frowned slightly, and after thinking carefully, her eyes brightened slightly.
Feeling a little unbelievable, he looked at her: "Sister Mianmian, could it be..."
Ruan Mian's calm eyes gave her a positive answer.
She was a little excited at the moment, but Ruan Mian did not continue the topic. Instead, she asked Yun Xiu to put the things he brought in front of Liz.
Liz opened her eyes wide in surprise when she saw the exquisite ready-made clothes and fabrics, as well as all kinds of new things, such as embroidered handkerchiefs, fragrant lotions, sachets and so on.
"Sister Mianmian, what are these? I haven't seen them at the border, and they're not sold here."
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