With a bang of fireworks, Shangguan Qingge's shop opened. Early this morning, Shangguan Qingge and her sister An Ning hung up red ribbons to celebrate the opening, and also hung up a sign. The sign of Qing's Handmade Soap Shop was prominently hung on the door.

Although not many people came to this alley, and the few passers-by didn't even glance at them, the necessary sense of ceremony still had to be maintained.

The three of them waited for the whole morning, but no one passed by.

"An Ning, do you think we can open today?" Shangguan Qingge sat at the door bored, resting his chin on his hand and asked An Ning.

"Sir, don't worry, we will definitely open today." An Ning replied.

"It's been the whole morning and no one has come in. Even if they can just come in and take a look, that would be great!"

As he was speaking, the lady from yesterday came over with a few people.

An Ning poked Shangguan Qingge who was beside her.

"Sir, someone is coming!"

An Ning walked forward to greet the guest with a smile.

"Oh, Auntie, you're here!"

"Hey bro, this soap of yours is really good for washing clothes. Yesterday, when I got home, I used it to wash the towel I had used before. It was so clean. Look, I came to buy some today."

An Ning counted the people following her, five in total.

"Are these all for buying soap?"

"Yes, didn't you say yesterday that if three people get together, it would be sold for four cents? There are six of us, so we can buy together in groups of three!" said the old lady with a smile.

"Okay, everyone, please come in!"

An Ning brought these customers into the store and explained in detail the uses of the soap. Soon six bars of soap were sold.

The aunt and her friends bought the soap and left happily.

The shop fell into silence again.

"An Ning, it's been such a long time, and we've only sold six bars of soap. We have two thousand bars of soap here. How can we sell them?" Shangguan Qingge became distressed again.

"Oh, sir, believe me, it will definitely be sold out today!" An Ning said helplessly.

“How do you know it will sell out?”

"Look at these ladies who came here. They have washed their clothes many times, but some places are still not clean. This shows that they are all women who work at home. Our soap has such a strong cleaning power. If they take it home and use it, the word will spread. Then won't they come to us for business?"

Shangguan Qingge didn't know how to do business, so he nodded half-believingly.

They waited for a few more hours, and Shangguan Qingge was about to fall asleep while sitting at the door, dozing off.

"Young Master, Young Master, someone is coming!" An Ning excitedly woke up the drowsy Shangguan Qingge. Shangguan Qingge rubbed his eyes and saw a group of people following the old lady.

"Hey, Auntie, you're here again?" An Ning stepped forward to greet the guest.

"Well, I'm taking a break today. I bought a piece of soap from your house at noon and took it home to wash clothes. When I was hanging the clothes, the neighbors saw that my clothes were clean and asked me what I used to wash them. They also smelled of jasmine. I told them about your soap, and now they insisted that I lead the way to buy some. So here I come again."

An Ning whispered a few words in the old lady's ear, and the old lady immediately smiled and said.

"Okay, okay, little brother, don't worry, I'll take care of it!" After the old lady said that, she left with a smile. An Ning and Shangguan Qingge greeted the guests.

In the afternoon, more and more people came, and all 2,000 bars of soap were sold out in one afternoon. However, there were still endless customers coming to buy soap. Among the customers were not only ordinary housewives, but also maids from wealthy families, who would pay more than ten yuan at a time.

Shangguan Qingge told the guests that there was no soap, and then asked those who failed to buy soap to leave, promising that they would have new soap as soon as possible.

An Shu was doing the accounts at the counter. Her hands were typing very quickly on the keyboard and she had finished the accounts in a short while.

"Sir, our income today is ten taels, which is two taels more than the previous budget."

When Shangguan Qingge saw An Shu's ability to calculate accounts, she exclaimed, "Wow! These two sisters, one has strong sales ability, the other has strong accounting ability. Why are they worried about not making money and becoming rich?"

"Not bad, but it's too slow if we just buy laundry soap. Do you two have any good ideas?" Shangguan Qingge asked.

"Sir, I have an idea. If our soap has some other functions, do you think it will sell better?" An Ning said, stroking his chin.

"Efficacy? It can be done, and you need to be careful! By the way, An Ning, what did you say to that auntie today?"

"Oh, I told her that if she introduced a lot of customers, I would give her two bars of soap when new products are available. Sir, will you blame me for acting on my own initiative?" An Ning lowered her head like a child who had done something wrong.

"How could that be? Your idea is great. Letting her do the publicity is great. This way we can save a lot of effort."

When An Ning heard this, she smiled embarrassedly.

"Okay, let's go back first and continue making it over the next two days. The more we make, the better. We'll make sure we can restock it every day!"

After closing the shop door and hanging a sign saying the shop was closed for a few days, the three of them went back.

When I returned to the yard, I found Shao Yuan coming over.

"Miss, you are finally back!" Shao Yuan said respectfully.

"What's up?"

"Well, today the prince has learned that Miss's soap is selling well, so he asked me to come and give you the key!"

"Key? What key?"

"The prince bought the yard next door and said that this yard will be used as the young lady's warehouse. All the shelves inside have been made." As he said that, he handed the key to Shangguan Qingge.

Shangguan Qingge heard that Bei Yunchen bought the yard next door, he was really rich. In a place like Beijing where every inch of land is valuable, many people rent houses, but this guy just bought it directly!

She remembered that the yard next door seemed to have been empty for a long time. It was an abandoned house. Someone went in to clean it some time ago. She thought the owner had returned, but she didn't expect that it was Bei Yunchen who bought it.

"Without your permission, the prince has built a small door in the wall behind your boudoir to facilitate your entry and exit. The words 'Lu Mansion' are already hung on the plaque in the courtyard, so you don't have to worry about anyone getting suspicious." As he said this, he handed over a small bamboo sign.

"what is this?"

"This is Miss's identity card as Master Lu Li. Your identity as Master Lu Li has been registered in the household. You can use this identity without any worries."

Bei Yunchen is quite efficient. This way he can act under another identity, which makes things much more convenient.

"Okay, okay, well done. Come on, take me to see my Lu Mansion!"

Shao Yuan took Shangguan Qingge in through the small door and saw that the yard was not big, a little smaller than where they lived, but it was very clean.

The yard looks like a small quadrangle, with three houses and six rooms in total. The main gate is opposite the main house, and the small door is in the wall between the two rooms. It is very hidden and will not be discovered. In addition to the main house which is the bedroom and living room, the four rooms on the left and right sides are equipped with cargo racks, so there is a place to store soap. The main gate is at the corner of the street, some distance away from the main entrance of the yard, so no one will be suspicious.

"Very good, very good. Your prince is thoughtful!" Shangguan Qingge nodded with satisfaction.

"My prince said that this was to thank Miss for doing this for Beiyi Country, so Miss doesn't need to thank me."

"I didn't thank him. He shouldn't. I worked so hard to get him so much food. He should repay me!"

Shao Yuan was speechless.

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