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When Tao Ke arrived at the Cosmetics Chamber of Commerce in a donkey cart, he almost thought that the driver had misheard where he wanted to go.

At any rate, he had been here a few times, and Tao Ke knew that the major chambers of commerce in Miryang were all set up in Yanqi, but the driver took him to a crossroad in the West City.

"Are you sure it's here?" Tao Ke showed hesitation, and emphasized again, "I want to go to the newly established cosmetics chamber of commerce."

The coachman pointed to the two-story building at the corner on the left, and said in a familiar tone: "This is the store. Go to the headquarters, I can take you there, I'm afraid you can't get in."

Tao Ke turned his head to look in the direction he was pointing at, and saw that the outer door of the shop with the signboard of "Qiyan Pavilion" was decorated extraordinarily elegantly, and the number of customers entering and leaving the door was much more than other shops, so he believed his words, After getting out of the car and paying the money, I hurried towards the store.

After crossing the threshold, a long wooden counter comes into view. On the counter, there are bronze mirrors, flowers and tea sets for guests. Behind it is a row of shelves against the wall. The shelves are displayed in different categories. A small and delicate cosmetic.

At this time, just as the sun was rising, the bright sunlight shone obliquely on the shelves through the open windows, reflecting the lacquer boxes inlaid with mother-of-pearl brilliantly.

There are several guys in white cloth at the counter, who are dedicated to introducing products and recording orders for customers.

Since there are many customers in the front line, it is not his turn to be served for the time being, so Tao Ke can only get a wooden sign with a number engraved and a cup of tea from the waiter at the door, and sit and drink tea while waiting while admiring the shelves. Products of.

At any rate, he is a businessman who has been on the north-south trade route for many years. Tao Ke is quite familiar with cosmetics. Not to mention, the makeup powder and lip balm used by the wife and ladies of the governor's mansion every day are all products he brought from the south. .

Therefore, when he sees the names of some novelty-looking products on the shelf, he can quickly react to their uses. At most, he is a little confused about the color descriptions such as "Rising Sun Beads" and "Sunset Pink Clouds" behind their names. That's all.

Taking advantage of the waiting time, Tao Ke looked at the products on the shelves in each area of ​​"lip makeup", "eye makeup", "base makeup" and "eyebrow makeup". Inlaid with mother-of-pearl of variable color and luster, it shines brightly under the light. Some packages are fresh and elegant. Look at it is very precious.

Tao Ke was dazzled by the dazzling array of products, and even drank a few sips of tea to suppress his ups and downs.

He secretly sighed in his heart, no wonder the goods of this cosmetics merchant association are so popular, no matter what the inside is, the variety of patterns on the outer shell alone is enough to attract the attention of noble men who like elegant and gorgeous things.

Of course, to achieve such a fresh and gorgeous outer packaging, the price is definitely not cheap.

Tao Ke searched for a while, and found that the cheapest one was the lip paper sold in a single sheet. A sheet only costs [-] yuan, but ordinary people with a little savings can afford it even if they grit their teeth. The most expensive makeup powder and lipstick Fat, a single piece can be sold for more than [-] yuan, which can be said to have opened Tao Ke's horizons.

However, with such a high price, the customers in the store are not intimidated, but flock to it.

It's normal to think about it, as soon as ordinary people enter this store, they are repelled by the price signs on the shelves. Those who dare to stay are either stewards of aristocratic families or big businessmen from other places. Both of them have some confidence in their pockets.

Especially the merchants, everyone is famous here, and they want to transport the cosmetics to the Southland to make a fortune before they are flooded. The goods are not enough, so why do they care about the price? , only worry that the shipment will be too late, which will affect the speed at which they make money.

"I ordered makeup powder and black powder three days ago, can you arrange them for me?"

"Please take a look at the list with me...these two items will be shipped sooner, you can wait another five days, and you can go to the warehouse to pick up the goods after five days."

"Honestly, when will Feng Tong Zhu's clarinet mother-of-pearl lipstick be available?"

"Please wait a few more days, the craftsmanship of this one is more complicated, and the masters in our factory are already making it."

"Don't you have a new one on the shelf, just sell it to me first!"

"This is a sample for display and cannot be sold. If you live near Miryang, you can place a deposit first and leave your address. We will send someone to deliver it to you as soon as we have the goods."

"If I order two sets of eye shadow together, can it be cheaper?"

"If you order more than a thousand pieces, I will give you [-]% of the profit, how about it?"

"Then when can I get the goods?"

"More than a thousand pieces are considered a big order, and it may take about a month..."

"I have some friendship with Jincao's Shuzuo of the county mansion, can't you ship the goods to me first?"

"Unless Taishou Jiang comes over in person, he will have to wait."

The communication between the customer and the store clerk kept coming, and the more Tao Ke heard it, the more frightened he became. The order has been queued for a month, so when will it be his turn to have the goods?

He couldn't sit still, staring at the guests in front of him, urging them to leave quickly from the bottom of his heart.

After finally waiting for the waiter to call his number, Tao Ke finished the rest of the tea, got up and went to the counter immediately.

He was served by a young man of seventeen or eighteen years old. Tao Ke had previously noticed that all the clerks in this shop had red lips and white teeth. , Only then did I realize that these teenagers had light makeup on their faces, eyebrows drawn, lip balm, and a thin layer of powder on their faces.

The red lips and white face are very natural, if not for the close distance and the bright daylight, Tao Ke would have been hard to notice for a while.

——It seems that the goods here are not only exquisite in appearance and wide in variety, but also of high quality.

Tao Ke's idea became clearer and more profound when he got the powder cake handed by the boy.

It was just far away, and some details were not clear. When he got the powder cake in his hand, he realized that the paper painting he thought was inlaid on the lid of the powder box was actually a small embroidery. The embroidery was a woman looking at the mirror. The powder pattern is embroidered extremely finely and beautifully, full of artistic conception.

Open the lid, inside is a pressed makeup powder and a soft makeup applicator, the boy specially showed him how to use it, took some powder with a white powder puff and patted it on the back of his hand, in an instant, Tao Ke saw The skin on the back of my hands became much fairer and more delicate, smooth and dry to the touch.

The effect of the product was surprisingly good, but what surprised him the most was the small and exquisite bronze mirror inlaid on the inside of the powder lid.

The bronze mirrors used by the nobles are beautiful, but they are often heavy and inconvenient to carry. Although the bronze mirror inlaid in the cover is a bit small, it is difficult to illuminate the whole face, but it is convenient for people who are out and about to replenish powder at any time. What an ingenious and thoughtful idea.

Knowing this, Tao Ke has already admired the person who designed this product. There are embroidered paintings on the outside, a built-in bronze mirror, fine materials, small and handy, and this small box of makeup powder is sold at such a high price. There is a reason.

Afterwards, under the introduction of the young man, Tao Ke learned about the cosmetics in the store in detail.

Originally, he only wanted to order a few of the best items, but after listening to the boy's introduction, he found that he couldn't pick out the best items at all.

Every piece of cosmetic here can bring him different surprises, making him feel that if this item is transported to Yizhou or Nandi, it will definitely be looted by those nobles.

Looking at the row of products on the counter, Tao Ke was extremely entangled in his heart, and finally after some careful consideration, he cruelly placed an order for the entire set of cosmetics.

Except for lip paper and boxed rouge, he felt that the products in this store were a little ordinary and did not buy them, and he ordered everything else.

But even with the backing of a big tree, Tao Ke’s funds are still limited. This trip was originally to buy wine and brocade, and now he has to spend more on expensive cosmetics. The number of orders must not be many. For example, he ordered [-] pieces of eyebrow pencils, and he only ordered [-] pieces of the most expensive clarinet mother-of-pearl lipstick.

As for these five, the boy also told him that he would have to wait at least a month for the goods to be available.

Hearing this news, Tao Ke couldn't help but sigh in his heart. Fortunately, their master's family established a business route with the prefect here early, and the ordered cosmetics can be shipped to Yizhou together with the cloth in one month. Some torture.

Coming out of Qiyan Pavilion, Tao Ke, who paid a large deposit, was suddenly a little confused when he stood on the street bathed in bright sunshine.

Will he buy too much?

Will the owner blame him for making a presumptuous claim and spending too much money on this new cosmetic product?

A few questions arose in his heart, and Tao Ke looked back at the crowded customers in the store, and then lowered his head to look at the mother-of-pearl lacquer box presented to him by the waiter for storing the deposit slip, and soon became firm in his belief.

He can be reused by the owner's family because of his vision in selecting goods. These cosmetics are top-notch both inside and outside, and they will surely become popular among the gentry when they are sent to Yizhou.

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"Cosmetics is really a good business that is making money every day!" Jiang Shu propped his chin and flipped through the account books presented by Jin Cao, sighing at the transaction amount.

When turning to the transaction with the Yizhou caravan and seeing the long list of orders on that page, Jiang Shu couldn't help smiling: "This potter, why did you buy so many? No wonder the textile factory has fewer orders this time." A little bit, it turns out that he spent all the money here!"

After flipping through an account book full of money and income, Jiang Shu felt much better after being exhausted from working all day, but then, thinking that the money earned would soon be spent on military supplies and industrial park construction, her face turned pale. The smile slowly disappeared again.

"This is a bottomless pit!"

With a sigh of emotion, Jiang Shu got up and stretched, and was about to go back to rest after get off work, when he saw three people rushing into the main hall again.

Among the people who came, the leader was dressed in light yellow clothes, with sweat on his forehead but did not affect his demeanor, and a tired but smiling face. It was Qin Shang who had been busy for several days and had disappeared.

Stepping into the hall, Qin Shang led the two people behind him to bow their hands in salute, then raised his head and said, "The results of the county school's first graduation exam have been released, can you take a look at it now?"

"So fast?" Jiang Shu was surprised. It was clear that the exam was two days ago, and now the rankings have come out.

"There are 80 examinees, a total of four subjects, and each paper is marked twice. Seven gentlemen and I will mark the papers together. Two days is enough."

After hearing his explanation, Jiang Shu realized that there were not many students, and it really didn't take much time to approve the test papers.

Then he glanced at the booklets and examination papers in the hands of the person behind him, he felt very good, today is another day when he can't get off work normally!

Sighing secretly, Jiang Shu sat back to his original position as if nothing had happened, raised his hand and said, "Then let's take a look."