Zhang then said carefully, "Mother, I am willing to give it a try, but I have no experience, no source of goods, and no understanding of the ins and outs of this business. I also don't have the manpower. I am afraid that I will lose the business and it would be a shame for your efforts."
Of course Qiao Xin knew these problems, and she didn't make things difficult for Zhang.
He just asked, "Just tell me whether you are willing to learn or not. Now you are the wife of an official. If you take over this shop, you will inevitably be out in the public and face countless rumors. Are you mentally prepared to deal with these?"
Isn't experience accumulated bit by bit? How can you know if you are cut out for it without trying?
People who are good at business are not born that way, it is the result of their accumulation! "
Zhang was open-minded about her origin. No matter how much she pretended, she couldn't change the fact that she came from a farming family. It was better not to pretend from the beginning. She just followed her own temperament, as long as her family didn't despise her.
Isn't it her innocent appearance that her husband likes? After figuring this out, Zhang became bolder.
"As long as my mother and husband don't mind, what should I be afraid of?"
Qiao Xin smiled and said: "That's the truth, everyone is unique, and it's fun to live the way you like.
No, let's learn. I'll let Bai Liu help you. She will be the shopkeeper, and you will be in charge of the overall situation.
If this shop makes a profit, 30% of the profit will belong to you personally, just as if it were a subsidy from your mother for your private savings.
If you fail, you will also learn some experience, so that when you open a shop in the future, you will know what you can and cannot do. Isn't experience accumulated bit by bit in this way?
While I am still young, I will let you guys toss around a little more. As for the supply, that is not a problem. If we lose Zhang the butcher, can we still eat hairy pigs?"
Qiao Xin handed an exquisite bamboo basket to Zhang and motioned her to open it and take a look!
Zhang carefully took the new square bamboo basket. The picture of spring river on it alone made her love it.
The box is two-layered, small and delicate in design, with three white porcelain pottery jars of different colors fixed on each layer, as well as a small long bamboo tube whose contents are unknown.
The whole box exuded a light floral scent, pleasant but not pungent! She picked up a small porcelain jar at random, opened it, and saw a white paste inside.
Zhang was confused and asked, "What is this, mother?"
"Rouge and powder!"
"How is that possible? Rouge and powder don't look like this! Who made this rare toy?"
She had also seen the most expensive rouge and powder in the Wen family. On her dressing table there was a jar of lip balm given by her husband, which was said to cost ten taels of silver per box.
Even that is not so beautiful and exquisite. Where did A Niang get such an extraordinary thing?
The children of the Qiao family could no longer sit still, and they all came forward to look at the things in Zhang's hands.
Qiao Xin didn't say much. He asked the servant to fetch a basin of water and demonstrated on the spot how to use it.
Qiao Dalang took the white object handed over by his grandmother and didn't know whether to laugh or cry. He was a little man, so what was the point of putting on makeup?
"Brother, brother, how about I do it?" Qiao Erlang couldn't hold back any longer and wanted to try it too.
Qiao Xin waved her hand and said to the grandchildren, "Try it. Wash your hands. It is used the same way as bath beans, but it removes dirt better than bath beans. It is convenient and easy to carry. One piece can be used for a month and will not go bad even if it is placed for three years."
After helping Qiao Sanniang wash her hands and wipe off the water marks, Qiao Xin personally scooped out a small spoonful of paste from the white porcelain jar and applied it on the little girl's white and tender palms. A faint scent of jasmine wafted into her nose.
Seeing that her mouth was a little dry, he took out the small bamboo tube again. I don't know how he operated it, but he gently turned it and slowly revealed a long strip of paste. Qiao Xin gently wiped it on Sanniang's mouth, and the originally dry mouth immediately became moist and slippery.
Qiao Erlang was full of curiosity: "Grandma, what is this? Why does it smell sweet?"
"Lip balm, which contains beeswax and honey, can be eaten or applied. With it, you don't have to worry about your skin cracking no matter how crazy you play in the winter. You can see that it is transparent when it is blurred, and it can be used by men, women, young and old."
"Grandma, it smells so good!"
Sanniang raised her chubby little hand happily, not hiding her love at all, and then ran to Qiao Yunqing.
"Daddy, it smells so good!"
"Mmm, it smells so good, why don't you thank grandma!"
"Thank you grandma!"
"Thank you grandma!"
"Thank you grandma!"
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Qiao Xin looked at Zhang who was already dumbfounded and asked, "How about the rouge and powder of the Wen family? I have never seen it, but it is just like that. If you use our stuff, it will definitely not make your face look like a ghost. It emphasizes letting nature take its course. Can you sell it?"
Zhang came to her senses and answered firmly, "Yes!"
"We can only make 500 sets of this box a year. There are no extras. Five hundred taels per set. Once they are sold out, we can only wait until next year. This is what everyone says. Don't lower the price at will. Scarcity makes things more valuable. Think about it carefully.
I will add some hand soap, washing and care products to your store later, and I will give you a price at that time! The target customers of this store are those who are particular about products, have no worries about food and drink, and have enough money. "
Originally, I was planning to ask the Wang family to ship these things to Nanliang for sale, and I didn't plan to get a share of the profits in the capital. I didn't bother with them before, but now they all want to slap the Qiao family in the face, and they also want to see if I agree or not?"
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