perfumer

Chapter 80

Seeing that the mirabilis fruit was the same as the one he knew, Bai Xin was very happy, and a little bit blamed himself for making an appointment with the little girl's family for three days, so he really wanted to meet them immediately, and he wanted as much as he had.

Originally, Bai Xin wanted the little girl to sell flowers around here, and if he met again, he would just say so, so as to save a few days of delay, but for some reason, the little girl didn't show up around here again, and he felt uneasy. He didn't know that The little girl's family was afraid that Bai Xin's eyes would be annoyed by frequent appearances before the day came, so they deliberately changed the place to sell flowers, and only occasionally hid in the dark to take a look when they returned home.

Bai Xin handed over the work of processing the mirabilis fruit to his family members. The so-called strength comes from a large number of people. The two large baskets seem to be too many, but with four or five people working together, the outer shells were peeled off in half a day, and they were still pounded in a small mortar. After making it for the first time, when Bai Xin came home at night, what he saw was fine white powder in a wooden basin.

As the saying goes, a good horse matches a good saddle, and this purple jasmine powder is really easy to use. Bai Xin wanted to get some better boxes to put it in, and sell it at a high price, so during these three days, he didn't blindly When I was free, I went to a workshop selling porcelain and ordered two hundred palm-sized celadon lotus-shaped lid boxes. The flower is the symbol of "Tianxiangtang".

The owner of the workshop saw that he had settled so much in one go, so he knew it was for business, and he had heard of the name "Tianxiangtang", which seemed to be a trend of latecomers. For long-term cooperation, he was very interested in this business. Heart, dare not have the slightest sloppy.

Three days passed by in the blink of an eye, and both sides were looking forward to it. Early in the morning, as soon as Bai Xin set up the stall, the old man and her daughter came, sang it hurriedly, and then asked: "Officer, do you still want the fruit?" ?”

Compared with the other party's eagerness, Bai Xin hid his thoughts, and subconsciously behaved normally, making it impossible to see what he was thinking. He said slowly, "Okay, you guys can continue to give away in the future."

The father and daughter were delighted when they heard the words, the old man patted his thigh, he said yes, wishing to go back immediately, the polite words he said later seemed to be absent-minded.

Bai Xin continued: "But next time, don't send it to my stall. If you come early tomorrow morning, or come before You at night, I will take you to a place and send it there next time. "

"Hey! Come over early tomorrow morning." The old man said again and again. Seeing that Bai Xin had nothing else to say, he crossed his hands and led his daughter away in a hurry. Seeing the two of them walking towards the south gate, it was obvious that the little girl Not even flowers are sold.

Bai Xin heard that the two came early in the morning, and the next day, he asked the mute to go out with him. Bai Xin only told him to take the two to identify the house.

The old man was very trustworthy, he said he came early in the morning, he really came in by opening the city gate, earlier than Bai Xin arrived, and this time the father and daughter were pushing a small Taiping cart with five baskets stacked on it.

The old man stopped the car and wiped the sweat from his brow, then smiled innocently, "The official said I want more, so I'll bring some more."

Bai Xin opened them one by one and looked at them one by one. Sure enough, the five baskets were full of mirabilis fruits. He didn't expect that the other party had prepared so much. He was pleasantly surprised. Let’s go, we’ll send it there next time.”

The old man nodded yes, and pushed the Taiping cart again.

Bai Xin turned to the mute, "Take them home and unload their things."

The dumb man pointed his eyes at the old man, followed and walked ahead.

The father and daughter didn't know that he was dumb, and felt that this man's attitude was weird. Since they didn't know where he was going, they couldn't help muttering in their hearts. Seeing that it was an ordinary family with old and young inside, they unloaded the goods and were happy. Xi left.

The Bai family knew that this was to be made into incense powder, so they handled it very seriously. Mrs. Cao took Manniang and Da Niang to be responsible for shelling the mirabilis fruit, which tested patience. Dalang and Dumb grinded other spices. When he was young, he led the dog to coax him to play.

Bai Xin named it "Tianxiang Powder", which is also his signature. After saving enough, he took it to the stall to sell it. Now, "Tianxiangtang" has already gained a lot of word of mouth, at least near Zhuquemen. It's already loud, especially the daughters of those families on the opposite side love his family's rouge and spices very much, and some people only recognize his family now.

So as soon as this powder was released, some young ladies bought it out of trust, and bought it back without saying a word, and used it at home, which was beyond their expectations. The first layer is not like other green and astringent ones. The most important thing is that the color is beautiful. Others’ powder is white enough, but not bright enough. Bai Xin’s powder is applied to the face, and the whole person seems to be full of energy. Even among countless beauties, it can also make people's eyes shine.

Soon, Tianxiang powder became popular, even more popular than the previous Tangerine Tianxiang. This result greatly exceeded Bai Xin's expectations. Although I saved more than 200 boxes, including the salesmen who sold them elsewhere, they were sold in almost two days It was all gone, but it was out of stock for a few days, so Bai Xin had to urge the old man surnamed Jiang again. The whole family focused on the incense powder before making another batch.

On this day, Cheng Wenren came to visit Bai Xin. Although his family doesn't live in the south of the city, he came here more often. He also heard about Bai Xin's fame. The scented powders are all inferior, and when Cheng Wenren comes, he congratulates him repeatedly.

Bai Xin has been busy for a while, and has lost a lot of weight, but he is more energetic, his eyes are piercing, and he crossed his hands.

The two had a conversation, and with such a little effort, three or four people came to buy incense powder. Cheng Wenren had only heard about it before, but he was really interested. He stretched his neck and glanced at the stall, "Your incense The fans seem to be really good, and there is an endless stream of customers."

"Thank you for your praise."

Cheng Wenren stared at the small celadon box, and saw that it was covered with only a tangled peony. First, he liked its simplicity and elegance. Unlike other containers for rouge and face powder, the patterns alone were cumbersome and complicated. He looked at it for a while. , Stretched out his hand and said, "Then I'll buy three boxes and try it at home."

Bai Xin joked to him: "You are white enough, why don't you wear face powder?"

Cheng Wenren glared at him, and then smiled, "It's for me, it's for my mother, and there's a box for my elder sister, and a box for my sister-in-law."

It's not a short time for Bai Xin to set up a stall selling spices. He has never seen Cheng Wenren come to buy his things, and he rarely mentions it. It's not that Cheng Wenren deliberately looks down on him, but he feels in his bones that the goods at this stall are not as good as those in the store. I didn't think that what Bai Xin made could compare to the time-honored brands, but seeing that there were so many people buying them, I had a whim, and I also wanted to buy them back for my eldest sister to play with.

Bai Xin quickly packed three boxes for him and handed them over, "You have helped me so many times, how can I still charge you money?"

Cheng Wenren is not a person who takes advantage of small things, and he has always felt that the life of the Bai family is not easy, so he immediately took out the money bag, "I gave it to my mother, so how can I take it for nothing? Otherwise, how can I express my heart?"

Hearing what he said, Bai Xin couldn't help but said, "Since that's the case, you can just give me some money as a formality. Besides, how can you use money to measure the gift you gave your mother?"

Cheng Wenren insisted on refusing, and since someone bought incense powder just now, he already knew how much it was, so he casually touched a seven-dollar piece of silver in his purse, and put it on the stall. Seeing that Baixin Fortress returned it to him, he hurriedly grabbed the powder box After walking a few steps, I turned around and said, "I'm going home, I'll come to you next time."

Bai Xin watched his back disappear into the crowd, giggled a few times, grabbed the piece of broken silver, and stuffed it into his bosom.

A few days later, Cheng Wenren came again, and seeing him with a happy face and high spirits, he said as soon as he came to Bai Xin's side, "Your powder is really easy to use, my mother and eldest sister like it very much."

Bai Xin was stunned for a moment, and only after he finished speaking did he realize what he said.

Cheng Wenren was still chattering, "Your face powder is no worse than a time-honored shop, and after you put it on, your complexion is very bright, as if you have become much younger in one breath, my mother is really popular in the madam's circle , TOEFL TOEFL, my father doesn't scold me anymore."

Bai Xin was amused by his last words, and with a puff, she tried her best to endure for his sake.

Cheng Wenren consciously made a slip of the tongue, his face smirked, and he quickly changed the subject, "I am here this time, and I was entrusted by my mother to buy a few more boxes. Don't give in to me. This time it is not my family's request, but my mother's help. Your wife brought it with you, as much as you want, but if your price is too low, they won’t dare to use it.”

Bai Xin also knew this, nodded, wrapped the powder box, and stuffed two or three boxes of rouge cream into it, saying: "These boxes of rouge cream are for my respect to the old lady."

After Cheng Wenren finished what his mother told him, he stood and chatted with Bai Xin, "The things you sell are all good, no worse than those sold in big shops, but your small stall is shabby. Don't be in the eyes of those noble ladies."

Seeing the sincerity of what he said, Bai Xin felt hot in his heart, and his family didn't understand this kind of thing. It seemed that he had found a bosom friend for a moment, and couldn't help but feel heartbroken, "You're right, I was also thinking about looking for a shop recently. In case my bare stall is called 'Tianxiangtang', people will make fun of it."

Cheng Wenren first cocked his neck, "Who dares to make fun of you? What you sell is good? What can't be called 'Tang'?"

Bai Xin hooked the corners of her lips, and gave a quick laugh, "At first, I thought about going to the dentist to find a shop, but I've been too busy recently, and I don't have much time to spare. After your reminder, I have to go to the dentist for everything tonight. It's been a trip."

Cheng Wenren looked at Bai Xin thoughtfully, thought for a while, and said, "Don't look for a toothbrush first, if you trust me, leave it to me, and I will find you a very good shop."

Bai Xin was a little surprised when he heard that, and felt a little sorry to see that he was always bothering him.

Cheng Wenren saw his hesitation, patted his chest immediately, and said: "I didn't find a shop for you specially, but there happened to be a space near my shop. Let me ask for you first. It's on the street. People come and go, if you open a shop to sell rouge and gouache, your business will be booming."

Bai Xin was moved by his words, crossed his hands and bowed deeply, "Then there will be brother Lao Wen."