Chapter 25 New Rich in Kyoto, Perfume
Song Youan's intention is not difficult to guess, and she also knows that Miss Li can definitely see her purpose.
So she put some thought into today's dessert, which could be regarded as a show of goodwill to Li Chuyou, hoping that she would not hesitate to do this favor for her.
In just one day, thanks to Mrs. Su Guo's birthday party, the cake completely became famous in Kyoto, and the perfume became a blockbuster as a new rich. All the ladies and ladies asked Li Chuyou where this thing came from.
The next day.
"No guests?"
At Fuyang Hou Mansion, Zhu Ling's face darkened when he heard that the maid came back to report.
The maid Cuizhu nodded: "My servant saw a sign hanging in front of You Anju's door, which said that the door will be open for guests on the 28th."
"Didn't you call the door?" Zhu Ling asked.
Cuizhu said: "This slave came forward and knocked on the door. Thinking that the young lady was anxious, she kept banging for a while, but there seemed to be no one inside."
In this case, Zhu Ling's face became even more ugly.
It's not that she has any grudge against Song You'an, it's just that she saw that rare thing called perfume at Su Guogong's mansion yesterday, which made her think about it all night. She ordered her maid to go to You'anju to buy it this morning, but she was rejected.
Cuizhu hesitated for a moment and then said: "My slave... I also met Xiangyu, Tong'er and Qiu Yu."
These people are all the maids beside the noble lady in Kyoto.
Obviously, Zhu Ling was not the only one who wanted perfume.
"You haven't seen anyone yet, right?" Zhu Ling asked.
Cuizhu nodded quickly: "No, Miss Song doesn't seem to be at home."
"In this case, you tell Xiao Tao to guard the entrance to Fuhua Alley. If you see Miss Song, please immediately invite someone to your house."
"Yes, slave girl, go right away."
Zhu Ling rarely felt so uneasy, and twisted the brocade handkerchief in his hands unconsciously.
It's not a fatal thing, but the noble ladies in the capital compare themselves to these flashy extraneous things. This perfume is very strange. She is mainly worried that Miss Song herself doesn't have much in her hands.
No matter what, she had to get a bottle so that she could hold her head high in front of others.
As a result, until Xiaotao returned home at noon, she didn't see the door of You Anju open.
"Don't worry, Miss. The house is standing there. Miss Song will come back after all. I'll go and watch it myself in the afternoon," Cuizhu said.
As soon as she finished speaking, Xiao Tao hurried in holding up her skirt: "Miss, Miss Song is here."
Zhu Ling stood up excitedly after hearing this. Even she herself didn't realize that her attitude towards Song You'an had changed so obviously. She just said excitedly: "Invite people in quickly."
Song You'an didn't know that Miss Zhu Er had been waiting for her all morning, so she walked into the house leisurely carrying the food box.
"Meet the women of the people..."
Before she finished her greetings, Zhu Ling raised his hand: "Miss Song, you're welcome, sit down."
Song You'an was stunned for a moment, then handed the food box in his hand to Cuizhu, sat down and said, "I promised you that I would keep a portion of this batch of cakes for you, so I have sent them to you."
Only then did Zhu Ling remember this. She was so disturbed by the perfume early in the morning that she completely forgot that Miss Song was supposed to come to the house to deliver a cake to her.
"Thank you for your hard work, Miss Song."
Zhu Ling pretended to be calm and then gave Cuizhu a wink. Cuizhu understood and took out the banknote from his sleeve pocket and put it on the small tea table next to Song You'an.
Song Youan was stunned and asked in confusion: "Miss, what do you mean?"
"A little thought, Miss Song is happy to move into a new house. I heard that the You'an residence is beautifully and elegantly renovated. If I have the chance, I would like to take a look." Zhu Ling said with a smile. This time, she lost her arrogant attitude, even her tone of voice was much softer, and she didn't use her peripheral vision to stare at Song You'an as he spoke, but looked at him seriously.
Song You'an wasn't stupid, how could she not feel the changes in Zhu Ling? In fact, Zhu Ling was already different from the first time when she came to Fuyang Hou Mansion.
Last time she was here for the cake.
Then today...
Knowing this in her heart, Song You'an said calmly and softly: "The common girl is scared, how can she accept such a big gift from the young lady. Besides, the house was able to come into my hands so smoothly because of your help. It should be I just want to thank you, Miss.”
After saying that, Song You'an took out his purse and took out a dark blue glass porcelain bottle.
When Zhu Ling saw this, his eyes suddenly lit up.
"The folk girl prepared a bottle of perfume for the young lady as a thank you gift. I hope the young lady will not dislike it."
The perfume is small and exquisite, about the size of a dumpling. This is a sample of the perfume, with a small capacity of only 15 ml.
Even the bottle given to Mrs. Su Guogong yesterday was only 30 ml, which was considered a small formal size.
Song Youan knew very well how durable a bottle of perfume was. If she had taken out the large-capacity one from the beginning, she would not be far from being unsaleable.
"Is this what Mrs. Su Guo received yesterday?"
Song You'an smiled and nodded, and then explained: "But the fragrance of this bottle is different from the bottle of Mrs. Su Guogong. Miss, smell it."
Gently press the pump head, and the water mist will be sprayed out with fragrance.
Even Cuizhu on the side took a deep breath subconsciously.
"Miss, can you tell what it smells like?"
Zhu Ling tasted it carefully and shook her head: "It's quite complicated, but I seem to smell the smell of citrus."
Song Youan laughed when she heard this: "Miss, you are very good. This bottle of perfume has a compound citrus tone. The top notes are bergamot and grapefruit, the middle notes are mint and bergamot, and the base notes are pink pepper and orange."
Zhu Ling couldn't put it down while holding the small and exquisite glass bottle, and was amazed that Song You'an could make this little thing so clever and beautiful.
"Does Miss Song have other perfumes?" Zhu Ling suddenly looked at Song Youan and asked.
Song You'an heard this and said softly: "There are some more."
"Can you sell it to me?"
"That's natural." Song You responded: "But perfume is durable. Don't look at it as just a small bottle. Even if you use it every day, it will last for a long time."
"It's okay, I just want to change it every day. After all, the taste is different." After saying that, she looked at Song You'an and blinked, and asked: "How much money do you sell for a bottle of this perfume?"
"To be honest, the price of this perfume is different due to its different taste. For example, the bottle in the lady's hand is one hundred taels per bottle, but there are also cheaper ones than this bottle, and there are also more expensive ones."
Song Youan made it clear that this was what she had thought about all along.
Perfume is bound to become an indispensable fashion item for ladies, and perfume has different characteristics such as materials, capacity, and packaging, which gives itself a natural pricing advantage.
The more precious the materials, the larger the capacity, and the more exquisite the packaging, the more expensive the perfume will be.
As for the 15 ml bottle of perfume sample in Zhu Ling's hand, Song Youan actually didn't intend to sell it for a hundred taels. It was because it was a gift, so she deliberately increased the value of the bottle.
Anyway, she has the final say on how much this thing costs in Dazhao.
"I want the most expensive bottle." Zhu Ling said without hesitation.
(End of chapter)