Ru Yue Shu Yun Feng Wen Wan

Chapter 54: Wife of the Tongqiu County Magistrate

He Ru was busy in the kitchen this afternoon. Finally, when He Ru and the other two were almost marinated, all the hot pot bases were made. There were two flavors, one was spicy but not too spicy, for fear that the people here would not be able to accept it for a while, and the other was a clear soup, which was also very rich.

In the winter, oil solidifies very quickly, so we were much quicker. At night, all that was left was packaging. The hot pot base was already prepared, so we could have someone else help us package it, so with a few people, we finished it pretty quickly.

After He Ru finished working on the hot pot base, she was now busy with cosmetics. Cosmetics is a highly profitable industry. As long as she promotes Ming Dynasty Hanfu, she can promote cosmetics at the same time. After making the first pot of gold, she will have the capital to open a factory. Even if it is just a small workshop, it will not have the limitations of an inn.

When she was busy as a whirlwind, Yuye found her and said that Huazhi wanted her to go over for something.

He Ru wondered if the Ming Dynasty Hanfu was ready, and he'd put on a mask and rushed out. Arriving at Caicai Pavilion, the crowds were palpable. It was already the 25th day of the 12th lunar month, almost Chinese New Year. He wondered if it would be ready before the Lunar New Year and sell like hotcakes.

The waitress who greeted He Ru was the same one who was busy running around. The difference was that she was wearing Ming Dynasty Hanfu, and she put it on right away. What a speed! Seeing He Ru arrive, she didn't recognize her and just greeted her, "This young lady is here to buy clothes too! Please come in and take a look! We have new items for sale recently."

He Ru smiled and said, "What's new?"

The waitress heard He Ru's voice: "Miss He?"

He Ru laughed so hard that he couldn't stop: "Hahahaha! That's right!"

The female waiter welcomed her in and said, "Come quickly, Miss He. My boss is waiting for you."

"Don't call me Miss He anymore, just call me He Ru. What's your name?"

"My name is Zhao Chundu, you can call me Madam Zhao."

"Your name is so nice, why do you still call me Madam Zhao? Can I call you Chundu?"

Zhao Chundu laughed out loud, "Hahaha! Sure, sure, you can call me whatever you want."

As they were talking, they arrived at the door of Huazhi Tea House. "Sister He, I'm here now, you can go in by yourself!" He Ru didn't expect Zhao Chundu to call for a compromise, and didn't care so much because the door was already open.

Hua Zhi pulled her in and said, "Okay, okay, come in! Chundu, you watch in front!" Then he pulled He Ru in.

"Let me introduce someone to you." Pulling her to sit on the futon, He Ru also saw another woman sitting on the futon.

"This is my eldest sister, Hua Jin, and she is also the wife of the current Tongqiu County Magistrate."

After hearing this, He Ru hurriedly stood up and gave Hua Jin a fairly standard greeting. "Your humble servant greets the County Magistrate's wife."

Seeing He Ru's tact, Hua Jin's originally dull and respectful smile brightened. She stood up and helped He Ru up. "No need to be so polite."

Hua Zhi also added, "My elder sister is very kind. Elder sister, this is the He Ru I told you about."

The three of them didn't sit down again.

Hua Zhi pushed He Ru behind a screen and said, "This is yours."

There was a white top and purple bottom jacket and skirt hanging on the hanger. Inside was a long jacket with a vertical collar and slanted lapels, the outer jacket was a large-sleeved cape, and the skirt was a horse-faced skirt.

The horse-faced skirt is purple, occasionally embellished with purple irises. The fabric is thick and wrinkle-free. The cape is a lighter purple, with the hem and cuffs a darker purple, though not quite as purple as the horse-faced skirt. The cape is still embroidered with purple irises, the thread also a light purple. Above it is a cloud shoulder embroidered with flowers, which is undoubtedly the highlight of this dress. The vertical collar, slanted lapel, and long coat inside reveal floral white buttons with lavender beads in the center.

Next to it is a red maroon poncho, and inside it is a white vertical collar, double-breasted thin long jacket, and the lower body is a scarlet horse-faced skirt. The skirt and the poncho are embroidered with different blue auspicious cloud patterns. There are no cloud shoulders, and the collar is foldable and still embroidered with auspicious clouds.

Next to it is a blue short round-necked jacket, with an off-white cross-collared short jacket inside and an off-white horse-faced skirt underneath. This very elegant jacket has flowers and plants embroidered with plain thread in the middle of the jacket, the sleeves, the collar of the cross-collared short jacket, and the upper and lower parts of the horse-faced skirt.

When I saw these three sets of clothes, I couldn’t help but think that they were really beautiful.

"How's it going? It looks good!"

He Ru and Hua Jin both nodded, and it was obvious that Hua Jin had just seen it today.

"He Ru, the purple one is yours, yours is the red one, and I have the blue one. I had it made according to your sizes. Try it on and see if it fits."

At this time, no one was afraid of being indecent. Hua Zhi changed first, and then Hua Jin. Logically, Hua Jin should need someone to serve her, but she said: There is no need to be so particular. How can I not be able to put on my clothes by myself?

The last one was He Ru. She was so happy to finally put on new clothes that she wanted to go out and show off immediately.

They walked around inside for a long time in their clothes.

Hua Jin said, "Azhi, take out any jewelry you have here and quickly have someone bring in two bronze mirrors. Oh! Sister Ru, your hairstyle doesn't match. Azhi, hurry up."

After the jewelry was brought, Hua Jin's hairdresser also arrived.

There were three maids combing hair, and Hua Jin counted them according to the number of people.

An hour and a half passed as the three of them chatted and laughed.

He Ru said midway, "Could you two sisters hold a banquet and we attend wearing this? They will surely be curious. When we advertise, the ladies will surely be envious. If they are envious, they will want it, and if they want it, we can sell it."

Hua Jin said, "That's fine. I'll pick a day. What do you think? We've all got our clothes on. How about today?"

Hua Zhi: "Is it too late?"

Hua Jin: "Why is it too late? Don't you trust me, Manager Tao?"

Hua Zhi: "Of course not. With Manager Tao here, there's nothing for us to do."

He Ru asked, "Can we invite so many people?"

Hua Jin: "Of course, no one dares to challenge my Hua family's position in Youzhou. Besides, there are many small merchants who want to curry favor with the county magistrate. Even if they have something to do today, they should just turn it away!"

"But, can I get involved in your clothing business?"

He Ru was eager to do so: "Well, I don't have any assets now, and I can't invest much. At most, I'm just a designer. It's because Sister Zhi has a keen eye that I can invest with my technology." Yes, the way they chose to cooperate was to invest. Yuye brought this message back when she delivered the drawings to He Ru yesterday.

Hua Zhi: "Eldest sister, you already own a cosmetics store and a jewelry store, and you're trying to compete with me for a clothing store. Aren't you a bit too greedy?"

Hua Jin: "Hahaha, you ungrateful bastard, I didn't say I would give you two shops! Don't blame anyone else."

Hua Zhi: "You can't call me an ungrateful little bastard. I didn't even want your shop, so why are you coming here to share my shares?"

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