Exiled to Lingnan, the Crown Prince's wife raises children, cultivates the land, and leads the

"What Manager Ji? I don't know."

Ji Xia turned and ran away. Cheng Qiqi's smile was like that of a frightening tiger.

"Sister-in-law, you just said she was...?"

Jin Xueer was nearby and happened to hear Cheng Qiqi's voice. She was stunned. Zhou's cosmetics shop, she had heard of it before, the largest cosmetics shop in Chaosheng County.

"It seems that Manager Ji can't find any fault with our floral dew."

As Cheng Qiqi spoke casually and with a smile, she turned around and began to introduce the 600-coin bottle of Five-Spice Harmony Dew to everyone.

The fragrance emanating from Cheng Qiqi's handkerchief with each movement was like the fluctuating hearts of women.

"Madam Cheng, I'd like to buy a bottle of Five-Spice Harmony Dew and a bottle of Summer Dew."

A young girl walked over, spending lavishly, buying the most expensive of all: a fragrant flower and a mosquito repellent.

"Alright, Xue'er, collect the money."

Cheng Qiqi was holding two glass bottles, one a short, stout pumpkin-shaped bottle containing a spice blend of spices, its pale pink color making the glass bottle look exceptionally beautiful.

Xia Qinglu is a tall, slender glass bottle, a pale green color, and is breathtakingly beautiful.

The woman carefully carried the two bottles away.

Soon, several more young girls came to buy.

Compared to being scolded for asking about prices in the morning, the speed at which money was collected when selling floral dew in the afternoon was exceptionally fast.

Especially the Five-Spice Dew, a bottle costing six hundred coins, quickly filled the money box to the brim.

After working until mid-afternoon, Cheng Qiqi was finally able to take a breather.

"Sister-in-law, why are all the people buying Hehe Lu (a type of herbal remedy) young girls?" Jin Xue'er was extremely puzzled, looking at the full money box. She had never seen so many copper coins in her life.

Yes, she had seen plenty of gold and silver, but very few copper coins. When she went out, she carried either silver notes or loose silver.

"Yes, and Xia Qinglu, those are all bought by young girls too."

Song Zhenmei also spoke up in confusion.

"Then think about it, do these girls have any common characteristics?"

Cheng Qiqi took a sip of tea. She had been talking too loudly all day, so she needed some tea to soothe her throat.

"What do they have in common?"

Jin Xue'er and Song Zhenmei exchanged a glance. Song Zhenmei was puzzled, but Jin Xue'er immediately said, "Sister-in-law, I know. They must all be maids."

"Yes, they are all maids, so they are very generous. They are buying things for their masters."

The more Jin Xue'er spoke, the more convinced she became that what she said was right: "Sister-in-law, am I right?"

Jin Xue'er looked at Cheng Qiqi expectantly, as if she wanted praise.

"right."

Cheng Qiqi nodded with a smile: "Today, that Manager Ji who kept finding fault actually did us a good thing."

If it weren't for Manager Ji, those ladies who were still observing probably wouldn't have realized so quickly that their things were good.

"Sister-in-law, we've only been open for business for one day, why are people already here?"

Jin Xue'er frowned: "Isn't this a bit too... intolerant? Could it be that their shop is the only one in Chaosheng County that can sell perfume?"

"Sister-in-law, how do you know that person came specifically to cause trouble?"

Jin Xue'er then asked, "How do you know that person is Manager Ji from Zhou's cosmetics shop?"

Every question Jin Xueer asked reflected the innermost thoughts of Song Zhenmei, Zhuang Sanmei, and the others.

Today is their first day of business, and Cheng Qiqi is the backbone of their shop.

Otherwise, let alone selling perfume and mosquito repellent, they would be afraid of being targeted even if they sold taro balls.

"In the days leading up to the opening, I would occasionally stroll around the streets. Did you think I was just bored and had nothing better to do?"

Cheng Qiqi replied with a smile, "If you can run into someone like Sister-in-law Gui who's always looking for trouble when you're just selling pickled cabbage porridge, then you can imagine how difficult it is for them to sell perfume."

Taro balls and fish balls are fine; those taverns and restaurants don't care if they sell these kinds of food.

But perfumes and mosquito repellents will definitely encroach on other people's market share.

Cheng Qiqi had gone to take a look beforehand. Chaosheng County was not small, but there was only one cosmetics shop. Therefore, Cheng Qiqi paid special attention to inquiring about it and knew that it was a cosmetics shop opened by the daughter of Zhou, a local gentry!

It's not that others don't want to open, but the daughter of Master Zhou is exceptionally domineering. If anyone opens a shop, she will definitely cause trouble and make sure that the shop can't stay open.

"Sister-in-law, thank goodness I have you." Jin Xue'er said thankfully.

"How should we sell our floral water and scented water?"

Song Zhenmei was eager to learn, but Cheng Qiqi couldn't possibly be in the shop every day.

"And the taro balls, people say ten coins is too expensive, what should I do?" Zhuang Sanmei also came forward, and after cleaning up the pots and stove, she finished making the last of the taro balls and fish balls.

Three pairs of eyes turned to Cheng Qiqi in unison, their admiring gazes filled with a thirst for knowledge!

"cough."

Cheng Qiqi cleared her throat and looked at Song Zhenmei: "Today, an old lady asked you, why does Xia Qinglu cost ninety-eight coins? Why does mosquito repellent cost twenty-eight coins?"

"..."

Song Zhenmei blushed, completely stunned and unsure how to respond.

"Xue'er, what did you say when people said that instead of using this money, you should buy meat?"

"..."

Jin Xue'er also lowered her head. She didn't know how to reply because she also felt that being bitten by mosquitoes was not as good as buying meat to eat.

"You're feeling guilty."

Cheng Qiqi said seriously, "It's not just you, Xue'er, but also Sister Zhuang. When customers ask the price of something and say it's expensive, you yourselves feel uneasy."

"That is indeed very expensive."

Zhuang Sanmei said, "If I had ten coins, I would rather buy a pound of meat than buy these taro balls."

"The taro balls are delicious, but the meat is still the best."

Zhuang Sanmei, a widow, raised Lin Nianzhou with great care and love. Even though she had money, she would never buy taro balls; she would always buy meat instead!

"Zhenmei, what about you? Sixty-eight coins for some floral dew, are you buying it or not?"

Cheng Qiqi looked at Song Zhenmei and asked.

Song Zhenmei hesitated for a moment: "I won't buy it." Sixty-eight coins could buy at least six catties of meat!

"I'll buy it!"

Before Cheng Qiqi could ask, Jin Xue'er gave a firm answer.

Cheng Qiqi smiled and said, "When facing customers, you must also have this kind of firmness. Be firm that our products are good and worth the price, then people will trust you, and only then can you sell your products!"

"If we ourselves complain that the prices of our products are too high, how can we confidently tell others to buy our products?"

Cheng Qiqi's voice was firm and resolute. She said, "Whether it's taro balls or floral dew, you should all have seen how they're made. It's not easy, is it?"

"And these glass bottles, if we hadn't been lucky enough to buy a large quantity at once, would have only cost fifteen coins, not a penny less. So, do you still think our things are worthless?"

Zhuang Sanmei, Song Zhenmei, and Jin Xueer seemed to be deep in thought, as if, indeed, perhaps... it was quite valuable.