Lin Wanwan felt that selling only these was a bit too little, so now that she had already done it, she had to start making other things as well.
She asked Lin Dayong to help recruit more people, and she found someone to continue building a workshop near the river behind the mountain.
The flowers in the orchard were sorted and collected, and then dried. She brought dozens of kilograms of olive oil and made various essential oils from the dried flowers.
At the beginning of June, all the construction work had been completed. Lin Wanwan received more than 50,000 taels of wages, and her heart ached. Fortunately, she still had more than 100,000 taels of wages, and her monthly income was not small. If it were when she first came here, she would never have done this, and she would have regarded it as a public welfare for the village.
Some time ago, she asked Dayong to lead people to collect pig pancreas and olive mountain tea fruits in various counties, and asked Lin Jiu to lead people to Bianzhou, which is the southernmost part of Dayuan and has a tropical climate, so there should be coconuts. Lin Wanwan drew a picture for them and asked them to look for it.
I didn't expect that they actually found it, but it was very big, like a watermelon. Could it be a genetic mutation?
This time they pulled more than ten carts back and the horses were very tired, so Lin Wanwan asked them to take the water route instead in the future to save some effort.
"How much are these coconuts?"
"Coconuts are not expensive. This size one costs five cents, and a smaller one costs three cents. They are very poor over there, and seeing that we are from outside, they raised the price by one or two cents. However, I have already signed a contract with the vendors over there based on this price. From now on, whenever we go to buy, we will pay this price."
Lin Wanwan was pleasantly surprised. She didn't expect the price of coconuts here was so low. She praised Lin Jiu a lot.
The color of Lin Jiu's tanned face darkened a little. He was often praised by the host before, but he had never been praised so excitedly by a woman. He suddenly felt a little embarrassed.
Lin Wanwan asked them to go back and rest first, and then wait for the next batch to arrive.
Everything is ready, the soap workshop officially starts operation, and the first batch of people are recruited.
There are three rows of workshops built by the river, with different divisions of labor: lard workshop, coconut oil workshop, and camellia oil workshop.
However, the most troublesome thing in the coconut oil workshop is that after shelling, the clean coconut milk must be collected and sent to the shop to make tea. The coconut flakes must also be kept and not be dirty, so the whole workshop is spotless and very clean. Water pestles and water mills are also used together, which greatly improves efficiency.
All the fruit shells should not be wasted, they are a good raw material for burning charcoal, and then 857 can process them into activated carbon.
The finished oil was sent to the workshop in the back mountain, which was full of people who bought it from Lin Wanwan. They felt very safe using it, and they worked with a dozen people in the village who knew the details to complete the final steps.
After more than ten days of hard work, the first batch of soaps has been produced. There are cheaper lard soaps, slightly more expensive ones with various pollen added, camellia oil and coconut oil with different essential oils added, and the most expensive silk soap, floral silk soap and goat milk silk soap.
Two days later, Lin Wanwan's second store was officially opened, named Wanxiang Pavilion. She sent invitations and trial products such as sanitary napkins and soaps to the wife of the county magistrate, the wife of the chief clerk, and the wives of many wealthy merchants.
On the opening day, Wanxiang Pavilion was packed with people, mostly women. Since sanitary napkins and underwear were not expensive, they were quickly sold out, and she didn't know why they were suddenly so popular.
Upon asking, I found out that it was the female workers in the workshop. They took the damaged ones back for their own use, and found them to be very comfortable. So they recommended them to their friends. Word spread from one to ten, and from ten to a hundred. Almost every woman in the county knew about it, and they were waiting for the opening day to come and buy a few.
When the wealthy ladies arrived, Lin Wanwan had them taken to the second floor, where not only tea and snacks were prepared, but also more expensive items.
Lin Wanwan personally introduced the products to them, from sanitary napkins to soaps. After introducing each one, they would order a lot, showing their great respect for her.
She asked someone to bring several basins of water and gave each of them a piece of silk soap cut into small pieces.
"This is silk soap, which is made of silk. It also contains expensive good things such as pearl fragrance. Using it to cleanse your face and body can not only make your skin smooth, but also whiten it."
Lin Wanwan wet her hands and rubbed the silk soap into foam. "Look, the foam is dense and can be drawn into threads. There is still a lingering fragrance after washing your hands. However, due to the high cost, the price will be higher. This piece costs two taels of silver."
After trying it, one of the ladies nodded and said, "It's just as you said. My hands seem to be much whiter, smoother and softer!"
"Yes, my skin color is not white to begin with, and it is very dry. After using this to wash my hands, they are actually much smoother. If I use it to take a shower, won't my hands become whiter?"
Lin Wanwan smiled and said, "Don't worry, Madam. Keep using it after you go back. If your skin doesn't become whiter after a month, come back to me and I'll refund you."
The lady was delighted when she heard this and joked, "Hahaha, then I have to buy more. I can't miss such a good opportunity."
After saying that, he ordered ten pieces from Nan Xi. When the other ladies saw this, they also hurried to get them.
"Don't worry, everyone. There are different types of silk soaps with different scents. It's the same if you choose and then order."
The county magistrate's wife came over with a smile and pulled her away from the crowd.
"I've used all the ones you sent me a few days ago. They're very useful. Every time I take a shower, my body smells delicious. Even my master asked for some recently. He's a grown man, but he likes them very much."
"Hahaha, there are several soaps with light scents and good cleaning abilities. No wonder adults like them. I'll have someone send you some more after they run out."
She waved her hands hastily and said with a smile, "I ordered quite a lot today, and I won't be able to use them all in a short time, so you don't have to spend money."
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