Chapter 499 Dianjiang Lips, You! You Deserve It!
Two major events happened recently in Guangling City.
The first big event is that [Painted Armor] Bai Qi will come to Guangling City to participate in the Xixi Flower Tide Festival in Guangling City, and will personally paint the grand scene!
The second thing is that [Dian Jiang Chun] is finally going to open in Guangling City!
The shop is very big, with two floors. It is said that rouge is available on both floors, and there are authentic books of "Dream of Red Mansions" and "Strange Stories from a Chinese Studio" written by the Empress. There are also things like customized makeup that I have always heard of but never seen.
You know, in the past few months, everyone who came back from the capital city brought back some lip rouge, which made many wealthy ladies and ladies in Guangling very jealous, and they kept asking people to buy it from the capital city.
Especially the two books "Dream of Red Mansions" and "Strange Stories from a Chinese Studio", which earned so many tears. How many girls wiped their tears secretly, just like the young ladies in the capital, shouting "The Queen has such a cruel heart to write such a story."
Therefore, people are very eager to get the peripheral items of "A Dream of Red Mansions" and "Strange Stories from a Chinese Studio", especially the peripheral items of "A Dream of Red Mansions", such as round fans, small statues, and dolls, but it is very expensive to bring them from the capital.
Therefore, everyone in Guangling City, from the rich ladies to the common people, was eagerly waiting for [Dian Jiang Chun] to open the door.
The two things seem to have nothing to do with each other, but in fact, many people are thinking about Dianjiangchun opening today, and then buying things, dressing up, and then going to the Xixi Flower Festival!
Take it for granted
Linxiu Street was already crowded with people early in the morning, watching the closed door of a store with a unique plaque with the three characters "Dian Jiang Chun" written on it.
"Why don't you open the door? I'm so anxious!"
"That's right, I heard that Shopkeeper Su brought the makeup artist with him. You can try out the makeup for free during the first three days of opening. He will also help with hair and other things."
"Don't fight with me later. I want to try Xue Baochai's style for the first time."
"I am quite interested in Nie Xiaoqian."
"Have you heard? They say that Shopkeeper Su's goods haven't arrived yet, so we can't open today."
"real?"
"Oh, I heard about it too. It's said that Shopkeeper Su deliberately didn't tell everyone and was waiting to tell everyone today! Besides, at the latest, it will take a month to get the goods!"
"No way, please don't make this up. I've been waiting for Daiyu's fan for a long time. If you ask me to wait another month, I'll make a scene."
"I've been waiting for rouge for a long time, and the perfume as well. I'm waiting for it to be in the spotlight at the Flower Tide Festival. If I can't get it today, I'll have to wait another month, and by then the Flower Tide Festival will be over."
"Just wait, you won't get it for sure. I came here just to see how Shopkeeper Su explains it to everyone!"
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The streets were crowded with people everywhere.
There were both men and women in the crowd, many of them with anxious anticipation on their faces, but there were also quite a few people scattered throughout the crowd.
Within a short while, all kinds of speculations emerged from the crowd.
Many people originally had hopeful looks on their faces, but now their expressions became full of worry. Some people even believed it to be true and started to scold Su Liheng, shouting for him to open the door!
On the second floor of a teahouse on the street, the second son of the Xu family, Xu Ningyuan, the second brother of the Poet King Xu Zuiyin, and his cousin Xu Changbai sat opposite each other. From their position, they could hear clearly what the people below were saying, and could see even more clearly the changes in expression on each person's face.
Among them, a slightly burly man held melon seeds in his hand, looked at the crowd below, then glanced at the [Dianjiangchun] shop in the distance which had not yet opened, and finally looked at the people in the crowd who kept changing positions and saying the words they had agreed to.
Xu Ningyuan smiled and said, "Some things should be handed over to people like them."
Hearing this, Xu Changbai stroked his beard and said with a smile: "Su Liheng has to admit defeat this time, but second brother..."
Xu Ningyuan looked at his cousin.
Xu Changbai continued, "If we do this, we will really tear each other apart. If things go wrong, something big might happen. I heard that he killed a lot of people. The reason why the Qi and Zuo families are so quiet now is also because of his methods."
Xu Ningyuan said, "We should just follow the instructions given by the old man. And judging from the old man's attitude, I'm afraid he was talking to Yao Xisheng."
Having said that, Xu Ningyuan didn't say much.
It was Xu Changbai who heard it, pursed his lips, and looked at Xu Ningyuan who seemed to be hesitant to speak. In fact, with his status in the clan, he had no idea what this was about whether to join or not.
However, Xu Changbai had heard about Yao Xisheng from his second brother.
Xu Ningyuan looked at Xu Changbai and said, "Don't ask what you shouldn't know. You will know everything when the time comes. But let me ask you, have the rouge and other things been shipped from Gusu to Guangling?"
Xu Changbai nodded immediately: "They are all here. I went to see them. Oh, you don't know, second brother, you are really good at research. I looked at the quality of the rouge. No wonder it has become the only one in the capital so quickly. Even people in the Western Regions want it. It's really good! Especially the perfume, which is much better than sachets and doesn't irritate the nose. I just don't know how it is made. I asked someone from our own rouge shop to take a look. If it is the same as before, I can't figure out how this queen was made. It's amazing!"
Xu Ningyuan asked: "Did you count how much money was there?"
Xu Changbai immediately said, "We can sell it at a price 30% higher than the goods in the capital. We can make a profit of more than 400,000 taels from that batch of goods."
After saying this, Xu Changbai sighed: "With so little stuff and so much money, no wonder that little fat guy was able to eat up all the shops of the Xin family, the Wen family, and the Shan family in one bite."
Xu Ningyuan was not surprised. After all, he was best at using an abacus and calculating gains and losses. He had already calculated the cost of that batch of goods. He just wanted to see if the man in front of him was honest.
Then, Xu Ningyuan said while eating melon seeds, "After watching Su Liheng's excitement today, let those hooligans make a bigger fuss. It would be best if everyone in the city knows about it. Then spread the news that we got a batch of Dianjiangchun from Beijing for the Flower Tide Festival, and then sold all of the goods in the next two days. We are going to fall out with each other, so who cares? It would be a waste if we don't make hundreds of thousands of taels of silver! Besides, we don't know if they can survive by then. Maybe the rouge and perfume formulas are all ours."
Xu Changbai looked at his second brother. Can they survive? He didn't quite understand what he was saying, but after thinking about it, he felt something was wrong, as if something big was going to happen.
After all, the rouge and perfume formula is in the hands of the Queen, how can it be ours?
Xu Changbai swallowed his saliva, and didn't dare to ask or say much. He just accompanied him with a smile.
Xu Ningyuan was too lazy to explain, but still said: "The old man sees that you are smart, so he has something to entrust to you."
Hearing this, Xu Changbai immediately said, "I know what's going on. Cui Ge'er told me last night, and I also read the letter from the old man. But, second brother, why are you preparing so many ships? We also need to transfer some of our cargo ships here. It's only the beginning of spring, and there are too many places to use ships, whether on the sea or on the canal."
But after he finished speaking, Xu Changbai saw that Xu Ningyuan was looking at him with a strange look in his eyes, so he immediately shut up, then picked up the cup with a smile and said, "Don't dare to ask, don't worry, I have already arranged it. I will get all the boats I have, and I will also get some other people's boats!"
Xu Ningyuan nodded: "You will get the benefit. You are my cousin. Xu Zuiyin is gone now. His things will be yours sooner or later. So just do your best. But for now, keep an eye on that place. My eldest brother is still at home waiting for news from us."
Upon hearing this, Xu Changbai nodded immediately, then turned his head to look at Dian Jiangchun.
Thanks to Xu Zuiyin being kicked out, he was reused. Come to think of it, he is quite grateful to Xu Zuiyin!
Xu Ningyuan no longer looked at Xu Changbai, but he was thinking in his heart whether the old man's decision was right or not. After all, this concerned the entire family.
But if you think about it carefully, it doesn’t seem to be a big deal.
After all, the Fan family was exterminated. With this method, how can their Xu family be better off?
In the past few years, he has done so many things in the name of the emperor, and so many things behind the little emperor's back. If you take them out one by one, any one of them would be enough to make the Xu family pay.
Are kings, princes, generals, and ministers of different species?
I'm afraid the old man is also repeating this sentence.
Thinking of this, a fierce look flashed in Xu Ningyuan's eyes, and he looked at those crimson lips.
If you are going to do this to the little emperor, what's wrong with making a lot of money for his wife? !
Damn it, the Zuo and Qi families are just good-for-nothings. If they could have allowed the young emperor to take a concubine back then, there wouldn't have been so many problems. Then what business does the empress have for her?
Thinking of this, Xu Ningyuan also thought of Qi Pei. He never understood why she brought out this ghostwriter after returning from the capital. But now it seems that the old man of the Qi family is very shrewd and has arranged a way out for the Qi family. He is deeply loved by the people, so the emperor will not take drastic measures to move against the Qi family. In addition, the Qi family has the gold medal of immunity.
Xu Ningyuan clenched his fists.
That old Qi Wen!!
But what about the Zuo family? Did they survive, or did the old man from the Zuo family actually join the group a long time ago?
In other words, was it really as rumored, that the money for buying his life was delivered to the emperor together with the Qi family in Beijing?
"Brother, the door is about to open." At this time, Xu Changbai noticed that the door of Dianjiangchun shop was slowly opening.
Xu Ningyuan also came back to his senses and turned to look at the gate.
but
When Xu Changbai saw this, he couldn't help but frowned, because he saw two human-shaped standees in the Dianjiangchun shop, and if he looked closely, he saw the words Lin Daiyu and Xue Baochai written on the standees.
It is obvious that these two human-shaped standees are Lin Daiyu and Xue Baochai.
And the two of them
The human-shaped standee of Lin Daiyu held a sign in her hand, which read "Dianjiang Lip, You Deserve It!"
The sign in Xue Baochai's hand reads 'Choose Dianjiang Lipstick, your beauty will not be compromised, you will be 100% pretty.'
What the hell is this!
Xu Changbai stood up and walked closer to the window to look carefully.
Xu Ningyuan on the other side was even more curious, wondering what this thing was.
And looking at the posture of the two men, they don’t look like they are going to explain, but rather to open a business?
When thinking like this.
But someone had already taken out firecrackers and lit them directly.
In the crackling
Su Liheng and Xu Lezhi appeared in everyone's sight.
Su Liheng smiled and pulled down the red cloth covering the biggest sign on the gate with Xu Lezhi.
Su Liheng looked at everyone and said, "Everyone, Dianjiangchun is opening today. I won't say much to you, but please read these two slogans carefully."
As he spoke, Su Liheng pointed to the two slogans on the two human-shaped stand signs beside him. The meaning was very clear and straightforward, so there was no need for Su Liheng to explain anything.
So Su Liheng smiled and said, "I won't tell you more. You can see that you are all impatient. Today is the opening day, and I have specially arranged an interesting little event for you to have fun. Moreover, I am very distressed by the discounts. In fact, if you are a little luckier, you can take whatever you want and leave for free."
The people around were very surprised to see the two billboards. After all, the human-shaped billboards were so finely made, and they looked exactly like Lin Daiyu and Xue Baochai on the round fans.
Moreover, these two advertising slogans seem very tacky and straightforward, but after reading them a few more times, I want to try them even more.
Moreover, after hearing what Su Liheng said, many people's eyes lit up. Can I get it for free? !
"Shopkeeper Su, what kind of activity are you talking about? Why don't you let us participate?"
"Can I really get it for free?"
…
A bunch of questions were asked all at once.
Su Liheng smiled, stood to one side, and then made an inviting gesture: "What kind of activity is this? You will know when you go in. And everyone who comes today can get a small gift. The gift is not expensive, but it is a small gift from Su."
The door of Dianjiangchun was completely opened.
All of a sudden, many people rushed in.
After seeing this scene and hearing Su Liheng's words, Xu Ningyuan and Xu Changbai looked at each other.
Xu Changbai said: "Brother, can I go take a look?"
Xu Ningyuan also frowned and looked at Su Liheng who was smiling confidently over there, "Let's go and take a look together!"
Xu Changan nodded immediately and ran over to help Xu Ningyuan pull out the chair respectfully.
At this time in the shop.
(End of this chapter)
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