diskusbooks Chapter 305: Buying Glass Mirror
Chapter 305: Buying Glass Mirror
Perfumes, shampoos, soaps, toothbrushes, toothpastes and other products are still sold every seven days and will be declared sold out on the same day, but no one is willing to queue up in the middle of the night when they are available.
Luo Li had experience, so she didn't inform the shop in advance that new products were on sale. She got on a carriage and came to the "An Xiang Xi Ren" perfume shop early.
After the shop door opened, a steady stream of customers walked into the perfume shop. They were immediately startled and attracted by the three large glass mirrors, each as tall as a person, standing against the wall.
The female clerk in a pink uniform smiled and explained to the astonished customers who were crowded in front of the mirror: "This glass mirror is made of crystal and pearls collected from the bottom of the East China Sea. It is made with hundreds of complex techniques and carefully polished.
I don't need to introduce the clarity and beauty of the glass mirror, your guests can experience it with their own eyes.
Placing such an exquisite glass mirror in your home is extremely elegant and noble, and it also improves your taste. This small mirror embedded in the dressing box is extremely convenient for applying makeup. The size of this glass mirror can also be customized, and the style of the wooden frame inlaid with the mirror can be made according to your preference, either round or square. "
"How much?" An enthusiastic voice asked the question in the hearts of all customers.
The female clerk smiled politely and said to the man, "Mrs. Cheng, this large glass mirror costs one thousand taels of silver, and this small glass mirror inlaid in the dressing box costs two hundred taels of silver. If you want to customize the size and style, the price will be doubled."
Such a magical and luxurious thing is so cheap? Mrs. Cheng immediately said excitedly: "I'll buy an oval-shaped large glass mirror, and three small glass mirrors for the dressing box!"
The female clerk smiled apologetically again, "I'm sorry, Madam Cheng, the raw materials for this kind of glass mirror in our store are extremely rare, and the production process is also extremely complicated. Therefore, the Regent Princess said that the large mirror can only be sold to one person, and the small mirror can only be sold to two people."
Mrs. Cheng immediately made the decision: "Then we'll have one big one and two small ones. Hurry up and give me the receipts!"
"I also want one big one and two small ones. Give me the receipt quickly!"
: "I want two small ones, give me the receipt quickly!"
Customers, fearing that they would never see these beautiful, detailed mirrors again, began to clamor for orders, and a frenzy of buying began in the sales hall. …
Luo Li, who was sitting behind the beaded curtain in the inner room, smiled with curved eyebrows and stroked her pregnant belly and said, "My child, did you see how your mother made a lot of money for you? You are the second generation of officials and the second generation of rich people, so you were born with a silver spoon in your mouth!"
Ruhua laughed so hard that her shoulders shrugged, and she covered her mouth tightly for fear of laughing out loud. Mu Xiu's face was also full of joy, and he secretly planned to increase production.
Yuli stood on tiptoe to look outside. With her mouth tightly shut, she couldn't help but mutter in a low voice, "Damn it! They're snatching it away like it's free. Things made of quartz sand are being sold as rare treasures from the Dragon Palace in the East China Sea. What a bunch of rich fools."
Siyu grabbed her collar and pulled her back, lowering her voice and scolding her, "Little fool, if you tell others about the materials used to make glass mirrors, who would be willing to spend a lot of money to be fooled?"
Yu Li stuck out her tongue, covered her mouth tightly and muttered, "Sister Si Yu, I said this in my heart in a very small voice, those big fools can't hear it."
In a short while, the twelve large mirrors and two hundred small mirrors in the dressing boxes were sold out. People who heard the news came to regret not going out earlier today to take a look, and gathered at the store entrance, asking when the glass mirrors would be available again.
Knowing that there would be another batch of goods sold in this perfume shop in five days, they all made up their minds to come and queue up in the middle of the night five days later.
After observing the customers' reactions when they were rushing to buy the goods, Luo Li realized that she had overlooked one thing. People in this era prefer round shapes to square shapes. She immediately ordered, "Ruhua, ask your brother Luo Cong to stop making square mirrors and make oval ones instead."
Ruhuaqiao blushed and responded, "I understand, Miss. I will go to the farm to inform him immediately."
When Concubine Li in the palace heard that the silly princess had invented a magical glass mirror, she became greedy again. Could she buy 20% of the shares and make a fortune without doing anything?
However, thinking that the situation has changed and she is now a former virtuous concubine who has fallen from power, her fiery heart sank helplessly.
Wan'er, the trusted maid, saw through the thoughts of the Concubine Xian, and carefully suggested, "My lord, last time when the Regent Princess offered to give you 20% of the toilet paper shares, didn't she say that if she had a new business in the future, you would have to buy 20% of the shares?
I heard that this glass mirror is a hot commodity. Many wealthy people are ready to buy it. When it goes on sale five days later, they will send people to line up in the middle of the night! I think this glass mirror is more profitable than perfume and soap.
Your Majesty, you can call the Princess Regent into the palace and ask her to fulfill her promise and invest 20% of the shares in the glass mirror business."
That's right! That day, the silly princess came to the palace and begged me to invest in the toilet paper business. I told her that I would invest 20% of the shares in any new business she had, and she didn't refuse. Call her to the palace and let her fulfill her promise. This small private treasury of mine can have a new batch of silver flowing in.
"Wan'er, send a message to the silly princess immediately and ask her to bring a small glass mirror into the palace to pay her respects to me."
Nanny Liu at the side wanted to speak up to dissuade her, but she opened her mouth but lost her courage. After the new emperor ascended the throne, the empress lost her power and her temper became worse and worse. She would often beat the servants to vent her anger. It was better for this old servant not to get herself into trouble.
Concubine Li waited anxiously until dark, and received a message from the Silly Princess: This princess is pregnant and it is inconvenient for her to enter the palace. All the glass mirrors have been sold out, and she cannot honor the ladies in the palace.
Concubine Li almost fainted from anger. She angrily scolded the conscienceless and stupid princess, "Luo, you idiot! If I hadn't been your backer, would your lucrative businesses be so stable?
Besides, you were pregnant and it was inconvenient for you to go to the palace. Didn't you come to the palace to play every few days? All the glass mirrors were sold out, so you couldn't honor the ladies in the palace? You gave Empress Dowager Song, Empress Dowager Zhaoning, and Princess Yongqing a large glass mirror each, and a small glass mirror in a dressing box each. Do you think I'm blind and deaf and don't know?
Silly princess, you are really a person who changes with the wind, burns bridges after crossing them, is ungrateful, and looks down on others with dog eyes! "
Concubine Li was so angry that she cursed and smashed two teacups and a porcelain vase before she could vent her anger.
The eunuchs and palace maids were so frightened that they fell silent and huddled to one side, not daring to move, for fear of being noticed by Concubine Xian.
Aunt Liu, who was standing beside her with her head bent, twitched her eyes and complained in her heart: [The 20% stake in the perfume shop and toilet paper business that made the silly princess a lot of money was all snatched by you, Your Majesty, by leveraging your power. Every month you were always smiling when counting the banknotes.
Now that your Majesty has lost power, if you don't give them the shares that made them big money, would you be considered an ungrateful villain?
Alas! The queen who cannot see the reality and still lives in the glory of the past is pathetic, hateful and pitiful. Please don't cause trouble one day and bring disaster to the innocent Prince Xiang. 】