Chapter 69: No Store Opening
Chapter 69: No Store Opening
When the sound of reading aloud could be heard in the backyard, Su Jin's soap was finally dried.
The soap was cut into pieces one by one using the taut strings of a guitar. Everyone gathered around. Yuchuan carefully lifted up the apricot-sized soap and watched the sunlight shine through the honey-colored edges, refracting tiny bits of golden light.
A rich fragrance emanated from the air, and one could smell the aroma of flowers without having to smell it deliberately. The maids in Liuting Pavilion were all very happy, and they stared at the thing in Yuchuan's hand with curiosity and anticipation.
"Madam, this stuff smells so good!"
“Is this the popular soap out there?”
"The Dixiang Pavilion opened yesterday. It was packed with people. I couldn't even squeeze in. I only smelled the fragrance but didn't even see what the soap looked like."
"Why bother looking? It must be exactly the same as what our lady made!"
"Yes, yes, Madam is very clever and skillful. Others sell it for several taels of silver per piece, but Madam made it herself!"
Several maids were chattering, their eyes full of eagerness for the soap.
As for the Dixiang Pavilion, it was the first soap shop opened by the heroine in the capital.
The heroine's first business was very successful.
Almost overnight, all the dignitaries knew that a rare thing had appeared in the capital, that is, fragrant pancreas. These pancreas not only had the fragrance of flowers, but also had very beautiful shapes. There were in the shape of ingots, steamed buns, butterflies, and small goldfish. A small piece of pancreas was very expensive. The cheapest one cost three taels of silver, and the more expensive ones were thirty or fifty taels.
This immediately caused a commotion in the fashion-conscious aristocratic circles of the capital. Everyone was proud to own a bar of Dixiang Pavilion's soap. It was said that the threshold of Dixiang Pavilion was trampled on on the first day, and many people were not able to buy one. The reservations alone were scheduled until next month.
I can only say that she is worthy of being the heroine. Her halo is so big and bright. She achieves everything she does. Wow, there is no comparison.
"These are all useful. If you like them, I'll give you one in the next batch."
Su Jin smiled and spoke, which really made the maids jump for joy. They said directly, "It's good to follow the Madam. It's ok to be rewarded with silver and money on weekdays, but we can also get rare and precious soap. Thank you, Madam!"
"Thank you, madam!"
A group of little maids were chattering, which made Su Jin in a good mood. She sent Yuchuan to pack up these things, as they were all useful.
Now the heroine's soap shop is open and very popular. It's time to take advantage of the heroine's popularity.
Well, well, lady, I’m just lending it to you. I’m definitely not trying to steal your business!
Just as he was thinking about it, Hong'er, the old lady's maid, came over and gave Su Jin something.
"Madam, this is what the old lady just bought. She bought two pieces and spent a full thirty taels of silver. She said she was going to give the other piece to you, madam."
The red silk covering was taken off, and lying in the tray was the soap from Dixiang Pavilion.
Yuchuan just took a look and raised her eyebrows, with basically no reaction.
Seeing that people didn't react much, Hong'er was a little unhappy: "This is soap, you haven't seen it before?"
Yuchuan rolled her eyes and thought to herself, "I've seen everything. Our lady can make it ourselves, and it's much prettier than yours!"
Su Jin smiled and said, "I haven't seen it before. Thank you for your hard work, Hong'er. Yuchuan, give me some money."
Hong Er took the reward and her expression became better. She smiled and said, "The soap from Dixiang Pavilion is very popular. Many shops are planning to follow suit. The old lady has also ordered people to start working on it. Let me tell the lady not to miss this opportunity to make money."
After saying that, Hong'er bowed and turned away.
Yuchuan then said, "What? It's so rare! Everything made by the lady is better than the ones bought!"
"However, this thing can actually be sold for fifteen taels a piece?"
It's simply huge profits!!
Yuchuan's eyes sparkled: "Madam, why don't we go sell soap too? Isn't the old lady also planning to do it?"
There are no patents or copyrights in this era. As long as something sells well, a group of people will soon appear and flock to make it.
Moreover, it is not difficult to make soap. As long as you have alkaline water, pour it into various oils and mix them together to make soap. The difficult part is how to make the soap good-looking and beautiful, and also have the effect of nourishing and moisturizing the skin.
The heroine's pancreas was mainly made for its efficacy, so it does not look as good as the one made by Su Jin. What Su Jin wanted was not efficacy, but beauty, so it took a lot of time. She had to make several molds, wait for the flower heart to dry, and then change the mold to fill in the petals, so the production time was so long.
Because the production time is long and the materials are scarce, the soaps in the heroine's Dixiang Pavilion are so expensive and out of stock.
Just like the soaking oil given by An Xiaoniang, it takes at least half a year before it can be used, so opening a soap shop is really time-consuming and energy-consuming.
Although it is very profitable, it still requires a lot of investment and is time-consuming and labor-intensive. You can also make the same amount of money by opening a hotel or a cloth shop, and it saves time and effort, so Su Jin's answer to this is to refuse.
“No need to open a store.”
And the most important thing is that no matter who opens the store, he cannot compete with the heroine, because she is the heroine and has the halo.
She remembered that the book said that many people imitated the heroine and opened soap shops, but they were no match for her and ended up losing a lot of money and had to close down.
Outside the Listening Pavilion, Hong'er, the head maid who had not left, frowned and spat when she heard Su Jin's refusal: "The old lady is on your side and has revealed all the ways to make money to you, but you still refuse. You really don't know how to pick up the money that falls on your face. You are really a person with no fortune. No wonder the master doesn't like you!"
Rolling her eyes, Hong'er went back and told the old lady what Su Jin had said. As for Su Jin making soap, she didn't see it and just thought it was a joke.
"Madam, the eldest lady won't do it. I see, she doesn't even know how to pick up the money when it's given to her!"
"Madam, you're not opening the store?"
Now Zou was at a loss.
A few days ago, I saw that the lady was managing the restaurant very well, and I heard that the revenue of the two restaurants increased several times. It doesn't seem like she is the kind of person who doesn't know how to take advantage of others without paying.
"Then...we can do it ourselves?"
Mother Wen looked at the old lady and said, "I see that many people have already started, and some have even prepared their shops. Old lady, if you don't hurry up, when this wave passes, you will have nothing left."
Zou also thought it was right and nodded, "Then let's do our thing."
As for the eldest lady, forget it. She doesn't have good vision and doesn't even know how to pick up money when it's given to her. It seems that the family business cannot be handed over to Su Jin for the time being.