Fortunately, among the fruit trees planted on the mountain this year, peach trees have the largest number. I don't know where King Yang came from to get so many peach trees. It seems that the trees are about ten years old, and some are even as thick as an adult's arm. It should be a tree that is bearing fruit, so he doesn't know whether to use power or money in exchange for it.
A dozen or so peach trees must be gorgeous when they bloom in spring. Thinking of the pink peach blossoms flying all over the sky, and the ground seems to be covered with colorful carpets, the scene must be very beautiful and charming. In the coming year, more fruit trees will be planted, and the peach groves can be opened up for those elegant people to appreciate, and then a few interesting and elegant houses will be built in the fruit groves, and rented out to those literati and refined scholars to hold gatherings with friends. Definitely another income.
Think about it, it's really cost-effective to build an orchard. The flowers in spring can be picked and made into scented tea. Fruit trees can attract people who come to enjoy the flowers. When the fruit is ripe, it can be picked and eaten in the forest. It does not cost money, but if you want to take it away, you must weigh it by catty and calculate the amount of money.
This kind of trick, in the previous life, the strawberry orchard, the peach orchard, and the vineyard were all messed up. For the ladies who usually don't leave the door, this method must be very fresh and interesting, right? For this reason, Yu Xiaocao also specially consulted ladies like Jiang Siniang and He Wanning, and they were very interested!
However, it can only be implemented after the orchard is scaled up. At this time, Yu Xiaocao was nestling beside the warm wall, discussing skin care products with He Chun! For cleaning supplies, handmade soap is fine for the time being. In addition to honey milk and aloe vera, many types have been added. It can be roughly divided into moisturizing type, refreshing type, whitening type, and acne-removing type.
Many common things in life have been extracted and added to handmade soap. For example, glutinous rice wolfberry, milk green salt, evening primrose soymilk, butter tremella, propolis, mint, chrysanthemum...even some fruits and vegetables, such as cucumber, loofah, tomato, apple, egg... After processing and extraction, skin care ingredients are added to it. Coupled with the universal cheating tool Lingshi Water, the effect is naturally beyond doubt.
Because these things are used by noble ladies and young ladies in Beijing. Naturally, the appearance should also be refined. The boxes are all made of high-quality wood and carved by skilled carpenters. Handmade soaps are divided into three classes: one is top-grade, packed in golden nanmu boxes; the other is high-end, packed in red sandalwood boxes; In terms of pricing, even the most common one costs tens of taels of silver, which is not something ordinary people can afford.
When Yu Xiaocao said the quotation in his heart, He Chun was stunned. I didn't expect that handmade soap, which cost no more than five taels of silver, could be sold for such a sky-high price. Ordinary ones cost at least fifty taels of silver, high-end ones cost up to one hundred taels of silver, and top-quality ones cost double the price of high-end ones.
In He Chun's heart, he admired the young lady as a god: The young lady deserves to be in big business and has courage. If it was her, the cost price of a piece of handmade soap was twice as high as it already felt. The young lady dared to sell it for ten times and a hundred times the price!
If Yu Xiaocao is really what she thinks in her heart, she will definitely spray her face: What do you know! Can the price be set at will? If there is no effect, let alone a hundred taels of silver, no one is willing to buy even one tael! Three grades of handmade soap, there must be a certain gap in effect.
Like the best handmade soap, she only plans to release 20 yuan a month. These twenty pieces were made by her herself, and the whole process was made with pure Lingshi water. What do you think is the effect? High-end handmade soaps only add a dozen or so drops of spirit stone liquid, and ordinary soaps are even less. However, even so, the cleaning and skin care effect of handmade soap is good.
In addition, Yu Xiaocao is going to visit Miss Yuan at the Prime Minister's Mansion and ask her if she has any intention to join her beauty and skin care business. Then post a post to invite the concubine's daughter of Honglu Temple Minister to give her 10% of the cosmetics, and ask her to teach He Chun the method of making rouge and gouache she knows. I heard that the girl is not favored in the mansion, and her life is difficult. For her, 10% of the shares should be able to improve her life in the mansion! When she gets married in the future, the dowry in her hand represents her face and confidence in her husband's family. If she is not stupid, she probably won't refuse.
Yu Xiaocao was discussing with He Chun where the cosmetics workshop should be located. Suddenly Wutong came in from the outside, she glanced at He Chun with jealous eyes, the smile on her face was a little stiff: "Miss, Cherry is back, waiting outside, waiting to greet you!"
Wutong was the first girl who followed Miss. At that time, the four big girls, Cherry and Yangliu, all had a good future, and they became the stewards of shops or workshops on their own. These two have their own strengths, and they showed their loyalty in front of the lady, so it's fine for the lady to promote them.
But the later Xichun and He Chun were not as qualified as her, and their abilities were not as outstanding. Why should one of them take care of the greenhouse vegetables in Huangzhuang for the young lady, and the other will be in charge of the skin care workshop? What ability do they have to entrust the young lady with important tasks
The more I think about Wutong, the more unwilling I feel! Why is she serving so carefully, lest the young lady will not see her goodness if she is not thoughtful
Loquat, who was also kept by Yu Xiaocao's side and took care of the clothes and jewelry, was much calmer than her. At the beginning, under Wutong's instigation, she still felt quite unfair. But when she went to Huangzhuang with the young lady and saw Xichun with those vegetable farmers, rolling her trouser legs in and out of the low greenhouse, busy, she felt that she would definitely not be able to do that. For the sake.
As for He Chun, that girl has always liked to make new tricks, and she is very talented in making handmade soap. When the lady talked about making aloe vera handmade soap and honey milk soap, she didn't avoid her and Wutong. I don't know how Wutong is. Anyway, she is confused. To put it more simply, she doesn't understand anything. In a blink of an eye, He Chun made two kinds of soaps. Although they didn't look very good at the beginning, the effect was good.
Loquat lowered his head and took a look at his apparently much more delicate hands. Every time this girl He Chun made a piece of handmade soap, she would always show it to the servants in their yard for trial. Wutong held her breath in her heart, not only refused to cooperate, but also said sourly that she was afraid that the messy things made by others would damage her skin. Loquat took the quick honey milk soap very cooperatively. After using it for more than half a month, the hands and face are obviously not as dry as before, and they seem to be a little whiter.
Eat as much food as you have a big belly! Loquat thinks that even if the young lady entrusts her with the skin care products stall, she won't be able to do it. Or stay by Miss's side honestly, as long as she wholeheartedly plans for her master, can Miss still treat them badly
Loquat can see Wutong's small actions, she doesn't believe that the young lady knows nothing about it. The more you dance, the harder you fall! Recently, the lady's attitude towards her is much better than before, but she treats Wutong even more alienated. Loquat once reminded Wutong a few words for the sake of the sisters, but he was ungrateful and sent her back. never mind! Everyone has their own destiny, she just needs to do her part well!
"It's still some time before the end of the year, why is Cherry back at this time? Please come in!" Yu Xiaocao ordered, without even raising her eyes, she waved her hand at Wutong.
Wu Tong felt aggrieved, and the moment he turned around, he gave He Chun a hard look. He Chun expressed his innocence, what's the matter? When did I offend this cheapskate again
Cherry saw Wutong come out with an angry face, and asked casually: "What's wrong? Who made you angry?"
"I can see clearly that anyone in this yard can overwhelm me! Even loquats have a higher status in Miss's heart than me!! Cherry, you said that He Chun is two or three years younger than us Well, why did it fall into the eyes of the young lady? She is going to be in charge of the skin care workshop in the capital! The profit is even greater than your pharmaceutical workshop!!" Wu Tong lowered his voice, and his words were not without provocative meaning.
Cherry glanced at her, and sighed in her heart: Wutong, why hasn't she made any progress? She never finds reasons from herself, she is so ambitious, her eyes are high and her hands are low, she always feels that she is a head above others. In fact, being a girl depends entirely on her master's praise. If the master recognizes you, you will have face. If you can't get anything from your master, if you let your master entrust you with a heavy responsibility
She said with a half-smile: "Don't look at the age of the young lady, she still has the vision of knowing people and being responsible! Since the lady promoted He Chun as the steward of the workshop, she must have something special! Wu Tong, you follow the lady , but you have to learn more with your heart. Only when you have a certain skill can you be independent. Do you think this is the reason?"
In fact, what she said was not without mentioning Wutong. But Wutong heard it, but felt that Cherry looked down on her and used words to run her down, and he also hated Cherry in his heart: What's so great, isn't it just helping the lady manage the workshop? It's just a slave under the master, what are you talking about!
Cherry has been in charge of the workshop for the past two years, and has seen many people and things, so she has naturally developed the ability to know people. From Wutong's slightly curled mouth, she knew that this girl didn't understand her meaning. Forget it, a dog biting Lu Dongbin doesn't know a good heart. If Wutong's temperament doesn't change, it will be very difficult if he wants to stand out in this life!
Cherry ignored her, opened the thick curtain and walked in. The interior is as warm as spring because of the fire wall. Loquat took the headgear she took off and hung it on the shelf as soon as she entered the door. Cherry smiled and thanked her. Now is not the time to exchange pleasantries. She came here this time because she has something important to discuss with the young lady!
"Cherry, come here to warm up. The weather has changed today, and the temperature has dropped suddenly. Is it freezing?" Yu Xiaocao waved to Cherry and asked her to come and sit. He Chun obediently took a small embroidered pier and placed it next to the young lady's limp.