Chapter 41 Earning 800 taels of silver
Rong's house is located in East Third Lane of the county town. All the people living here are rich, so the houses are all of considerable size.
When they arrived at the gate of Rong's residence, Xu Nian got off the carriage first and gave the visiting card to the doorman. After waiting for less than an incense stick of time, he saw two maids coming out.
"You are Madam Tian and Miss Xu, right? My wife has been waiting for you these past two days. I will take you in."
Xu Nian got out of the car and smiled politely, then helped Tian and Wang get out of the carriage.
"This is the old lady, right? I hope you are well."
This was the first time Wang had encountered such a situation. She felt a little embarrassed and didn't know what to say.
"Madam, there's no need to be so polite. Please lead the way."
After Xu Nian finished speaking, he led Wang and walked in front, with Tian following closely behind.
"Grandma, you are the same as you usually are. You are the elder, and no one will laugh at you."
Wang felt much more relaxed as she listened to her granddaughter's gentle words of comfort.
Following the maid through the corridor and directly to the front hall, the maid turned around and explained:
"This house is my wife's dowry. All the women who live here are my wife. My wife is waiting for you three in the front hall."
It was the first time that Wang saw such a magnificent house, but she did not dare to look around for fear of losing face.
The three of them went in, and sure enough, Madam Rong was already waiting there. After greeting each other, Xu Nian did not beat around the bush and went straight to the point:
"I heard from my mother that Madam Rong is interested in lip balm recipes?"
Madam Rong had no intention of looking down on Xu Nian, and said seriously, "That's right, I wanted to discuss this transaction with Miss Xu that day at the Fan Mansion, but I just didn't have the opportunity."
Xu Nian knew in her heart that it was not that Mrs. Rong did not have the opportunity that day, but she did not think that a child like her could make the decision on this matter.
However, she didn't care about Mrs. Rong's mental process of changing her attitude. What she cared about was whether this prescription could bring back the manor she wanted.
"Today, my grandmother, mother and I came here to discuss this matter with you. You are a good businessman, and I think the recipe will be of the greatest value in your hands."
After Xu Nian finished speaking, Mrs. Rong got to know this young lady from the Xu family a little better. Every word she said was not about business, but every word was about business.
But from a business perspective, Mrs. Rong is not a fool. Although she wants the recipe, wouldn't it be better if she could spend less money?
"Miss Xu really thinks highly of me. I am actually very nervous. No one in Northern Xinjiang is doing this lip balm business. I don't know what the final result will be."
Xu Nian smiled slightly and said softly: "Although I have never done business, I know one thing: if a few people can make money from it, it will be a big business. If many people can make money from it, it will definitely not be a big business.
What's more, businessmen rely on nothing more than gambling, gambling on luck, gambling on brains, and gambling on courage.
I think Mrs. Rong was sure that she would ask my mother out to discuss this matter."
Madam Rong smiled brightly and said to Wang and Tian, "Old Madam and Madam Tian are so lucky to have raised such a kind and virtuous girl."
Wang and Tian were also extremely shocked at this time. How could this little girl understand business?
Mrs. Rong then asked Xu Nian, "I wonder if Miss Xu has come up with anything new?"
Xu Nian smiled mysteriously: "Not yet, but who can say for sure what will happen in the future?"
Mrs. Rong's eyes flashed, and she told Qiuyue, the maid beside her, to take out the prepared box.
"Here is the eight hundred taels I prepared. If Miss Xu is not satisfied, she can ask for it."
Xu Nian was very satisfied, extremely satisfied. She had not expected Madam Rong to be so generous. This was more than her father's salary for ten years. She had originally thought that she could only sell it for two or three hundred taels. After all, this was not a prescription for curing any illness.
Although Wang and Tian looked calm, they were shocked in their hearts. This was eight hundred taels of silver, and they had never seen so much money in their lives.
Xu Nian took the small box that Qiuyue handed over and said happily, "Madam Rong is very generous, and I can't be so petty. This is the lip balm recipe I wrote.
In addition, I saw that everyone used black powder to draw eyebrows, which was inconvenient to use. I thought it would be much more convenient if it was made into a pen.
If you don't mind, Madam Rong, I will write down my idea and you can give it a try. "
Mrs. Rong clapped her hands and said, "What's wrong with that? I have a lot of people here, let them try."
Xu Nian took the paper and pen handed to him by Qiuyue and wrote down the recipe for the improved eyebrow pencil.
As for the silver and money, the Xu family and Madam Rong did not have a very deep relationship, so Xu Nian gave her mother a look.
Only then did Tian stand up and say goodbye to Mrs. Rong.
Qiuyue looked at the Xu family members who followed the nanny out of the corridor and asked puzzledly: "Madam, why did you change your mind?"
Two days ago, my wife clearly intended to take down the recipe for three hundred taels, but I don't know why she just added five hundred taels to the box.
Mrs. Rong held the eyebrow pencil recipe in her hand and did not answer.
The little girl from the Xu family said that this was just her idea, but the paper wrote down every step of the production method and the amount of each ingredient in great detail. It was clearly a complete recipe.
Madam Rong put away the two prescriptions and then said leisurely, "Didn't you hear Miss Xu say that businessmen rely on gambling? I, your wife, am placing a bet."
Qiuyue frowned, not quite understanding what was going on. Madam Rong had no intention of explaining it to her, but instead instructed, "Go back home tomorrow. If you delay any longer, things might get really bad in the mansion."
Qiuyue hurried out to arrange the return trip.
After Xu Nian and the other two left Rong's residence and got on the carriage, Wang dared to exclaim in surprise, "Big girl, did we really get eight hundred taels?"
Xu Nian opened the box in his hand and placed it in Wang's arms.
There were more than a dozen silver bills in the box, some of which were worth 100 taels and some were worth 50 taels.
This was the second time they had seen the banknotes. The first time was when Luo Jinan left them some when they parted, but this was the first time they had seen so many banknotes.
Xu Nian watched the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law looking at the paper over and over again, and couldn't help but joked: "Grandma, do you feel more at ease this time?"
Wang laughed and said, "It's down-to-earth. There is nothing more down-to-earth than this."
Xu Nian said to Tian again, "Mother, what do you think? I said that our family could buy a farm before the New Year, and now we have it."
Tian looked at the complacent lady and said with a smile: "I know you are capable, let me show you how beautiful it is."
The three of them never stopped laughing along the way...
At this time, the Xu family at home were waiting impatiently.
"I don't know what mother and the others are talking about, head of the family, why don't you go out and take a look."
Zheng paced back and forth at the door of the main room, feeling very uneasy.
Although Xiao Wang didn't say anything, one could tell from her expression that she was worried.
Xu Fugui did not move, but looked at Old Man Xu who was sitting in the hall.
Old Man Xu raised his eyes and said, "Just wait patiently. Whether it succeeds or not is not up to us. If we are all so impatient, how can we achieve anything in the future?"
Xu's son and daughter-in-law: "..."