Chapter 215 Fame
There were many carriages parked on the roadside, some were exquisite and low-key, some were gorgeous and extraordinary. At first glance, they were the carriages used by the women of wealthy families to travel.
Those who had entered the new store out of curiosity and then left went back in.
Shopkeeper Hua Xiangrong poked his head out to look around, a look of surprise and doubt on his face.
Where does this flower dew shop called "Wuxiang" come from?
Those who came to support the event included the young princess Qi Qiong, the eldest daughter of the Huai'an Earl's Mansion Chen Yi, and her two good friends Zhu Jiayu and Tao Qing.
Even during the fragrance-testing phase, Lin Hao had already given these friends floral dew, and everyone knew she was planning to open a floral dew shop. This was undoubtedly a very interesting prospect for the young women, who spent their free time embroidering, playing the piano, and chasing butterflies, and they all came to support the opening on the day.
Lin Hao did not show himself as the host, but mingled with Qi Qiong and the others, watching them spend money like water. The floral dew they bought was so much that even the maid who followed them could not carry it.
Seeing more and more people coming in, Qi Qiong and others walked out one after another.
Shopkeeper Hua Xiangrong watched as noble ladies came out one after another, each accompanied by a maid carrying a basket full of floral dew. He immediately lost his patience and sent his clerk to pretend to be a customer to buy the floral dew.
He wanted to see whether the owner of this flower dew shop was powerful or whether the flower dew was so good that it drove these ladies crazy.
The clerk came back after a while and said, "Boss, I didn't buy it!"
The shopkeeper was stunned: "Did they recognize you?"
Competitors are enemies, this is an unchanging truth since ancient times.
"I didn't recognize him. They're sold out of the floral dew in their shop..."
"All sold out?" The shopkeeper's beard trembled when he said this.
An unknown new store sells things at such high prices, and all the items are sold out within half a day of opening. Does this really exist?
Lin Hao was not surprised by this result.
They say good wine needs no bush, but in her opinion, there's no need to be so low-key. The presence of Qi Qiong and the others today would make nearby shops aware of the flower dew shop's connections, thus avoiding a lot of malicious competition. And ordinary customers, seeing these high-class ladies vying for the flower dew, would follow suit, thus smoothly expanding the flower dew's sales.
Her goal was to provide a home for women in distress through the flower dew shop, and the sooner the shop became profitable, the better, rather than playing the pig-eating-tiger game with the merchants on Wanqing Street.
Just as Lin Hao expected, seeing the grand opening of Wuxiang, nearby shops chose to wait and see cautiously, and many people who bought the flower dew began to regret it when they got home.
Why did I buy it on impulse?
"How much? Two taels?" The young woman raised her voice and glared at the man who brought the flower dew home.
The man smiled ingratiatingly: "It's a newly opened perfume shop, and there are many people buying it. I squeezed in and finally grabbed a bottle -"
The young woman pinched him angrily. "Hua Xiangrong has been blooming for over ten years. Their floral dew is delicious and cheaper than this, yet I still can't bear to buy it often. And you, on the other hand, are wasting your money on a new shop!"
The man was scolded and went to the west room in shame.
This is a young couple who had a quarrel. In order to make his wife calm down and move back to the east room, the man went to buy flower dew to cheer her up, but he didn't expect that she would become even angrier.
After washing up at night, the young woman took a look at the floral dew on the table. Although she was still angry, she thought that since she had already bought it, she couldn't waste it, so she opened the bottle and dripped a few drops on her wrist.
The delicate fragrance of jasmine flowers wafted out, seemingly mixed with other scents. It was much better than the jasmine lotion she had used before. Although the young woman still found it expensive, she was no longer so angry.
It was not until the next day that she was surprised to find that the fragrance on her wrist had not faded. When the man came back, he greeted her with a smile.
The women who used the floral water, like the young woman, quickly discovered its benefits. The fragrance was pleasant and long-lasting, and considering the time it took to use a bottle, the slightly higher price was completely acceptable.
Valley Dry
In this way, the fragrance-free floral dew shop on Wanqing Street, which specialized in selling floral dew, quickly became known to most of the coquettish women in the capital.
That day, Lin Hao came to the shop to check out the situation, and just as she returned home, she received a message from the Lin residence saying that a woman was looking for her.
The first person Lin Hao thought of was the owner of Liu Ma Noodle House.
When he arrived at Lin's house, he was surprised to see the appearance of the proprietress.
The once fresh and delicate woman looked haggard. At first glance, she looked fat, but a closer look revealed swelling. Beside her stood a girl of about thirteen or fourteen, holding a boy of five or six in her arms.
I have seen the little girl Lin Hao at Liuma Noodle House. She is the daughter of the proprietress. The boy rested his head on his mother's shoulder, so his face could not be seen for a moment.
"Auntie——"
As soon as Lin Hao opened his mouth, the woman pulled her daughter to her knees and said, "Girl, please save the three of us. We really have no way to survive..."
It turned out that Liu Mazi died of illness not long after that day. After they were buried, Liu Dalang turned hostile and sent mother and son to live in the utility room. The boss's daughter was brought here earlier. After marrying, she miscarried due to exhaustion from working in the noodle shop. It took many years for her to give birth to her youngest son, but he was frail and sickly from childhood, and his medicine and food supplements cost a lot of money. Therefore, the boss's wife was even more unafraid of the hard work.
The youngest son was already weak, and he fell ill after living in the storage room for a few days. Seeing that his condition was getting worse, the boss's wife begged Liu Dalang to give money to hire a doctor for the child. However, the doctor was not hired, and the mother and daughter were kicked out.
In desperation, the proprietress thought of Lin Hao.
She didn't take Lin Hao's words seriously that day, but now that she is in desperate situation, she can only try to grab them as a life-saving straw.
What she didn't expect was that after listening to her, the people here really went to deliver the message, and the girl appeared in front of her again.
Lin Hao pulled the man up and said, "Since the child is sick, it is important to see a doctor first."
She didn't leave him at the Lin residence, but took him to the Wuxiang Hualu Shop. Behind the shop was the courtyard where people lived, and there was still a spare room to accommodate the mother and her two children.
The proprietress's surname was Hu. After the doctor examined her youngest son, she kowtowed to Lin Hao several times and said, "Miss, for your great kindness, I am willing to work like a slave to repay you."
"Aunt Hu, there's no need to say all this. Just stay here and relax. The most important thing is to make sure Xiao Shitou recovers."
The Hualu shop was doing well and needed help. Mrs. Hu had a knack for making noodles, so if she wanted to open a small noodle shop in the future, she could make a living. For Lin Hao, it would only take a few taels of silver as capital. Regardless of Mrs. Hu's choice, she would have no worries about finding a place for her and her two children.
A few days later, Lin Hao heard Chunni's evaluation of the mother and her two children: "Aunt Hu and Duo'er are very hardworking. When they are not taking care of Xiao Shitou, they help out in the shop. Xiao Shitou is also very well behaved and never cries."
Seeing that Mrs. Hu had regained her business composure and agility, Lin Hao asked her about her future plans: "Aunt Hu, would you like to open a small noodle shop? Your noodles are delicious, so you'll definitely have no trouble opening a business. Don't worry if you don't have the capital. I'll give it to you first, as a loan."
Mrs. Hu was silent for a long time, then smiled bitterly and said, "I won't open a noodle shop anymore."
She emphasized, "I'm never going to open a noodle shop again. I've seen a lot of work at the Hualu Shop. If you don't mind, you can let the three of us, mother and son, work here and just give us a meal."
"It's just right that Aunt Hu is willing to stay. The flower shop is hiring." Lin Hao's words put Mrs. Hu at ease.
After learning about Hu's experience, Chunni angrily asked, "Aunt Hu, are you just going to let it go? If it were me, I'd open a noodle shop across the street and steal all his customers!"
Another little girl who was rescued from the kidnapper was named Ling'er. She nodded vigorously after hearing this.
"It's still better here." Mrs. Hu said with a smile and sighed in her heart.
No matter how heartless that child is, she has raised him for many years and will just treat him as a stranger from now on.
Women in Beijing who could afford to go to the fragrance-free flower dew shop soon discovered that after buying the flower dew, in addition to cherries with candied cheese, there was also an additional option of beef cold noodles.
The cherries with sugar and curd are delicious, and the beef cold noodles are also delicious. The most annoying thing is that they are only given away and not sold!
For a time, the Fragranceless Flower Dew Shop became even more famous because of the two free snacks, so famous that even Princess Lingque heard about it.
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