Xiao Yao’s complexion was white, and the rouge Song Wan Yue chose for her was just right for her complexion, and after applying it, her whole body looked bright.
Xiao Yao stared blankly at herself in the mirror, as if she did not recognise herself.
“Miss is so pretty.”
Qing’er couldn’t help but sigh in admiration at the side.
Only then did Xiao Yao return to her senses, fiercely standing up and grabbing Song Wan Yue’s hand, excitedly incoherent, “Yue’er, this, this, this …… I, are we ……”
Song Wangyue understood her meaning and guffawed, “I was planning to open a shop and sell it together with the ointment for scar removal.”
Xiao Yao’s eyes emitted light, these water powder and rouge would certainly cause a rush if sold outside, “Do you have any plan?”
“I want to do it together with the Xu family and your Xiao family.”
No matter what dynasty it was, women’s money was good, as long as the shop was opened, it would definitely make a big profit.
Song Wangyue knew that, and so did Xiao Yao. She opened her mouth but didn’t say anything against it, the Duke of Ding’s House had more than a dozen shops, most of which were trading for the House and could earn a lot of silver money, but apart from maintaining the House’s expenses there were only 20,000 to 30,000 taels left over each year.
“I, I’ll go home and talk about it.”
Xiao Yao let go of Song Wan Yue’s hand and excitedly headed out, Qing’er hurriedly followed.
Looking at the two’s hurried backs, Song Wangyue smiled and shook her head, received the things on the table in her hands and went to the Xu family, inside the Xu Yan courtyard.
Xu Yan had gone to the palace to give lessons to the fourth prince, and only Mrs Xu Yan was there. When she heard that Song Wan Yue had arrived, she hurriedly put down the half-finished clothes in her hands and got up to welcome her to the door.
“Auntie.”
Song Wangyue smiled and called out to the person.
Mrs. Xu Yan pulled her in and sat down, and personally poured hot tea for her, and ordered someone to heat up the charcoal pot a bit, before sitting on the other side and looking at what Song Wangyue put on the table, “This is ……”
“The rouge and powder I made.”
“You made it?”
Lady Xu Yan was surprised.
Song Wan Yue nodded her head and was about to put down her tea, but was stopped by Madam Xu Yan, “You warm your hands first, there is no rush.”
She thought these were from Song Wangyue.
Song Wangyue finished her tea, chasing away the coldness from her body, and was able to put the tea down and open the box one by one.
Seeing that there were several kinds of water powder and rouge, Mrs Xu Yan froze for a moment.
“Take a look, auntie, how about these rouges and powders?”
Madam Xu Yan tried them one by one and was pleasantly surprised, “It works well.”
“If we open a shop to sell them, what does auntie mother think?”
“It will definitely be a big seller.”
“I’ve come to speak to my aunt about this today.”
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When Xu Yan returned, Song Wangyue had already gone to the old gentleman’s courtyard.
As soon as he entered, he felt his wife’s eyes burning into him, and Xu Yan’s footsteps lurched.
“Husband, you’ve returned.”
Lady Xu Yan smiled and stepped forward, helping him to change his clothes.
Xu Yan looked at her suspiciously, “But is there something wrong?”
Mrs. Xu Yan sat him down on a chair and poured hot tea herself, handing it to him, “I want to open that shop.”
Xu Yan didn’t respond for a moment, “What shop?”
“The one Yue’er was talking about.”
Xu Yan’s hand that was holding the tea cup gave a beat.
Lady Xu Yan had a light in her eyes, “Yue’er has made rouge and powder, I have tried it and it works well, if the shop opens up, it will definitely make a big profit.”
After more than ten years of marriage, Xu Yan had never seen this kind of light in her eyes before.
Over there, Song Wangyue spoke to the old man, who did not object.
The Duke of Ding’s Mansion.
After hearing Xiao Yao’s words, Duke Ding and his wife, Xiao Zheng and his wife each looked at each other, they believed in Xiao Yao’s words, the rouge and powder made by Song Wan Yue must be very good, as long as it was put up in the shop, it would sell well, Song Wan Yue was giving them money.
“We can’t take advantage of this.”
Xiao Zheng spoke.
Duke Ding nodded and looked at Xiao Yao, “Your father is right, we can’t dabble in this.”
Having spent so much time together, Xiao Yao had understood Song Wan Yue’s temper and advised, “I think we should accept this good intention of Yue’er, since she has this intention, if we don’t agree, maybe she won’t open this shop.”
Several people in the room gave a start.
“Yue’er is sincere in wanting to help us, so let’s accept her kindness. If we feel sorry for her, we can buy her more good things when we earn money in the future.”
Duke Ding stroked his beard and pondered for a while before speaking out, “In that case, we’ll agree.
Xiao Zheng and his wife followed Xiao Yao over, and did not rush when they learned that Song Wan Yue had gone to the Xu family, and waited.
An hour or so later, Xu Yan and his wife followed Song Wan Yue over and saw that Xiao Zheng and his wife were also there, so they came over and exchanged some pleasantries before sitting down.
Song Wangyue said, “We need to build a workshop first, not too big, 20 people should be enough, and they must be reliable people. We need to find a prominent location for the shop and decorate it in a more elegant way.”
“All this is no problem, I’ll take care of it.”
Xiao Zheng answered.
Song Wangyue nodded her head.
“Then there is the profit distribution, I want 40%, and 30% for each of your two families.”
Several people had no problem with this.
After discussing some more details, each of the two families left to go about their business.
When Song Wangyue had some free time, she worked out some fresh food and taught it to the people at the pastry shop, and then took Erma to play chess with the old man every day.
When Erma couldn’t read, the old gentleman wrote words for her to practise, and if Song Wan Yue went to Meng’s side, he would also instruct Erma.
Soon after five days, the workshop was finished, and it was on the manor outside of the Duke of Ding’s house. Song Wangyue went over for two days to teach the underlings.
After a few more days, the shop was also finished. It was a shop that Meng used to accompany her in her marriage, and was located in the busiest street.
The inside was decorated according to Song Wangyue’s requirements and was very elegant and atmospheric.
The shop was opened on the 16th day of the lunar month.
Before this, the Xu family and the Ding Guofu family did not conceal the opening of their own shop, and all those who should know about it knew about it. Early in the morning, many people who were in favour of the two families came and stood in front of the shop, waiting in a dark and pressing crowd.
People came and went from the street, looking curiously, and those who liked to join in the fun also came and stood along.
The shop was officially opened at midnight, and the man who came out was a steward from the Xiao residence. He smiled and arched his hand at the crowd, “Thank you for your support in opening the shop today.
After the crackling of firecrackers, the red silk on the plaque was lifted off and the door of the shop opened, the steward stood to one side, “Please come in, everyone.”
The crowd poured into the shop.
Most of the people who came today were ladies from various families, originally they wanted to come over to add to the morale of the Xu family and the Ding Gongfu, and to buy one or two things back as a personal favour. But after trying the rouge and powder, they couldn’t stop, and wanted to buy them all for their homes.
In a distant teahouse, the Qingping governor, who had gone to the capital to report on his duties, watched all this.