Orion's pretty daughter-in-law

Chapter 216 Mrs. Gathering
They have been looking forward to what Yun Chengyao can become an official for, isn't it just to live the life of a rich family?

To be able to build a good relationship with the merchants, in order to help their masters get some benefits, they have to curry favor with their Yun family and give them more good things?

The female family members of the official family are of high status, but when they went to see them when they first came to the county, they clearly showed a look of contempt for them both inside and outside the words, and it was annoying to watch.

But now, Mrs. Wang still can't help muttering in her heart, as expected, the merchant is of low status and can't say anything nice!
Even so, thinking that the masters of the families of these merchants' wives are all wealthy, they still suppressed their unhappiness, piled up smiles and praised each other in cooperation, trying to build a good relationship.

In the end, this boast really made Wang realize the rarity.

"Mrs. Liu, your skin looks so tender, it doesn't look like someone your age at all!" Wang exclaimed with a little more sincerity and a little jealousy.

Mrs. Zhao took a special look, and sure enough, Madam Liu's skin looked very juicy. She would be at least 40 years old next year, but she looked much younger than her!

She knows that country people dig food from the soil, get up early and go late, and can't take good care of themselves. They are definitely not as good as the wives of rich families, but Madam Liu's complexion is indeed better than many wives of the same class they have seen recently. It's so much better, it's hard not to notice it.

And Mrs. Wang's words seemed to hit Mrs. Liu's itching spot. She was not very good-looking, but the rich Mrs. Liu, who gained a lot of points because of her smooth skin, immediately beamed with joy and made sure everyone's attention All fell on himself, and he said with a little pride: "Isn't this thanks to Jin Kee's grease?"

Kam Kee's grease?Zhao Shi and Wang Shi were shocked, and they looked at each other subconsciously.

The other Mrs. Wang's eyes lit up, and she said, "I've heard about the Jinji you're talking about. That store seems to have different colors of lipstick? I saw my niece from far away in Fucheng a few days ago. At that time, the niece seemed to be using that family’s lipstick on her mouth, and the color was bright. She even gave me two boxes, but I haven’t used it yet. As you know, my sister-in-law’s house also opened it. I used the ones from the Rouge shop that she gave me, so I have only heard about Jinji’s reputation, and I have never used the products from that shop.”

Mrs. Liu had an expression of 'you've lost a lot of money', "You gave me two boxes of rouge from your sister earlier, and it's really good to use, but it's far worse than Jin Kee's rouge, although those The price of ointment is not low, but we are not short of dozens of taels of silver, you can go and buy a few more sets for use, and keep the things you have used and you will not be willing to exchange them for other people's homes!"

"Really that good?" Mrs. Wang was surprised with some doubts.

"Ms. Liu is indeed not exaggerating at all. Although Jinji's shop opened recently, hasn't their family's ointment been sold in Ruyi Rouge shop for a long time? Madam Wang, don't you know it all the time? But it's a bit behind Alright." Another Mrs. Qian also chimed in enthusiastically, "When Ruyi Rouge Shop first launched those ointments, the price was not expensive. It is said that many people thought it was cheap because of the low price. Good stuff, but good things will always be found by people, when the big guys want to stock up some more and use them slowly, the rouge shop will start to increase the price!"

"That's not right! I couldn't catch up with the best time. The first time I bought it, it had already risen to two taels of silver. It's a good thing we don't lack this little money." Among the wives present, Mrs. Sun was the only one who was particularly thin. Tsk clicked, and said calmly: "Later, I thought, even if it's a small amount of money, I can save as much as I can, and give the saved money to the maids around me, isn't it okay? In order to prevent the price from rising later, I deliberately bought a few more at a time, and these things are used quickly, but the result is good, the rouge shop has not raised the price for a long time, so I was worried for a while."

The other wives immediately laughed when they heard this, and two other wives also echoed that they had similar experiences, and said: "If it were us, the ointment would be effective, and so many people would want to use it, maybe it would cost more." The price is several times higher, and the owner of Jin Kee doesn't know if he is stupid or too kind, and he doesn't make money even if he has money."

Mrs. Liu said: "We have benefited. Of course we have to feel that he is kind. From the owner's own point of view, it really seems that he is too good at doing business. But then again, even if it only sells for two or three taels of silver, They make a lot of money, don’t they?”

"Indeed, I roughly estimated that before the opening of Jinji's own shop, the ones sold at the Rouge Shop alone would have earned 5000 taels of silver every month, even if the Rouge Shop sold some consignments. It’s definitely not a lot of money, at best it’s only a few hundred taels of silver. Now that the owner of Jin Kee has opened his own shop, it seems that there are many more tricks. Every kind of ointment and those lip balms are special Fortunately, the money earned must be multiplied several times! It’s not just that I didn’t earn less, I’m afraid that the sum of several of our families here can barely compare with others.” Mrs. Wang sighed.

The other people also felt sympathy, somewhat envious and jealous, how could such a good business not belong to their family!

Mrs. Zhao and Mrs. Wang’s expressions were not right when they mentioned Jinji’s name. They couldn’t help but take a deep breath when they heard that Jinji earned a few thousand taels a month. Coming from the countryside, it's normal to be shocked when you haven't seen the world, but you didn't think too much about it, and you were still discussing it in full swing.

Mrs. Zhao and Mrs. Wang wanted to interrupt but didn't know how to cut in. This kind of aura of local tyrants... made them feel inferior instinctively, especially these rich wives who said that it would cost hundreds of taels of silver to distribute dividends to the rouge shop. Is 'at best'?Hundreds of taels of silver are not regarded as money. Didn't they mean to embarrass them?

However, they never dared to imagine that Jing Hao and Jing Hao's wife could earn so much money!He's willing to give hundreds of taels of silver to that rouge shop every month! ?Why don't you give them these relatives with that spare money! ?
With this money, now that they are relatives of housekeepers, they still need to deal with the wives of these merchants, which lowered their social status for no reason! ?
The anger in Wang's heart was blowing out, but everyone seemed to have a good impression of Jin Kee's owner, and she didn't want to suddenly speak ill of Jing Hao and Jing Hao's wife at this time. Mrs.'s impression.

After hearing Mrs. Liu say that the so-called Jinji cream set she bought at a shop in Fucheng cost tens of taels of silver for a set, which was ten times more expensive than a bottle of cream alone for two or three taels of silver, she subconsciously followed the price of the Rouge shop. The benefit—these women estimated it by themselves is not the real profit—after calculating it, their eyes were red with jealousy. One couldn't help it, and blurted out in a strange way: "I also know what you are talking about. That shop is actually opened by my eldest nephew!"

Ladies headed by Mrs. Liu: "!"

Zhao: "!"

Mrs. Wang was the first to ask impatiently: "Is what you said true? Why haven't you mentioned that you have such a relationship with Jinji before?"

In fact, Mrs. Wang regretted it as soon as she spoke the truth, but seeing that she immediately attracted everyone's attention and became the focus in an instant, the vanity in her heart was satisfied. So, now that the words have been spoken, continue to speak It will be easier to go down.

"Don't you think that you have nothing to be proud of? You say it everywhere as if we are showing off." Wang said it seriously, but it made other people who really didn't think much of her and Zhao looked at her with admiration. Thinking that they still have this awareness.

The wives had murmured in private before the meeting with them that Governor Yun's family has suddenly become rich, so it's hard to guarantee that they won't be like the nouveau riche who got rich overnight. This kind of people get along with each other, but in order to make their own business more convenient, they are not opposed to saying something nice, shedding some blood, and selling it to the Yun family.

The feelings Zhao and Wang gave them before were indeed as expected, and it was only at this moment that they changed a little bit.

If the Yun family really has such a family member who can make money, there is really no need to show any kindness to them who are from merchants. These two are willing to come to their party, but it is quite flattering?
However, when they continue to listen to what Wang said, they will be able to tell whether the Yun family is really nouveau riche or fake modesty.

"Actually, we didn't quite agree with my elder nephew's acquisition of these things at the beginning. After all, Cheng Yao will go on an official career in the future, and he has a relative with a low-class businessman. It's a bad reputation." Wang said casually, But I didn't realize that all the wives of the merchants who were also "cheap" frowned fiercely, and the impression that they had just improved suddenly fell to the bottom.

Mrs. Wang, who was already quite irritable, muttered unhappily, "You are noble, and you are obviously born with mud legs", but because she was sitting far away from Wang and Zhao, they didn't hear it.

Wang continued to brag unconsciously, "Later, I saw that they made a lot of money, and they can also make big guys use good things. It's not useless, so we don't want to intervene too much."

The wives: "..." It is certain that this family is indeed a real upstart and has not escaped!You speak so arrogantly, why don't you go to heaven!Still not meddling?With so much money, are you really willing to let them stop doing business?

Mrs. Wang herself said that it was not enough, so she deliberately pulled Mrs. Zhao beside her and said, "My eldest nephew belongs to their third room. There is no need to spend a penny. After all, the juniors should respect the elders. How could they ask us for money? It’s over, there’s really nothing you can do about them, Second Sister-in-law, don’t you think so?”

(End of this chapter)