Becoming a stepmother of three children gives me space

The struggle for imperial power is always accompanied by many invisible swords and shadows. It is unknown who will be the more skilled when Prince Qing and the Emperor fight.

On the morning of the second day after the banquet, Shen Shumo sent someone to invite Xiao Yunxi to Zhou Mansion.

"We have guests at the Zhou Mansion today, so I'll show you the world."

The nanny who delivered the message imitated it perfectly, with a proud little expression and blinking eyes, releasing kindness: The madam asked me to say it.

There are so many talented people in the Zhou Mansion. Judging from their attitude and expression, it would be a waste if they didn't go into acting.

Shen Shumo is too well protected, a little childish, a little arrogant, not bad, but you still have to give her the face she deserves.

"Liu Lu, prepare some more tofu from the neighboring yard, the fruit wine and temporary supplies in the warehouse, as well as the soap, perfume, and new clothes sent by Xiao Family Manor."

The restaurant, Fuqi Pavilion, Taiping Supermarket and tofu shop have not officially opened yet, but stocking work is already underway.

The tofu workshop in the capital is in the east courtyard.

The current business model of tofu is that Xiaojiazhuang transports the brine to sales points in Beijing and surrounding areas, where it is processed and sold on site.

This not only reduces the cost of transporting finished tofu products, but also keeps the recipe more confidential.

The brine is distributed uniformly, and the people who manage the brine and make tofu at the sales point are the domestic slaves who have signed indentures with Xiaojiazhuang, which can prevent leakage to the greatest extent.

The shops in Beijing are too expensive. If we integrate sales and processing, the shop area required will be too large and the cost will be too high.

The courtyards on the east and west sides of the Xiao Mansion were far too large for the new army and secret guards to use, so some areas were converted into workshops and warehouses.

When the tofu is ready, it will be sent to the shop.

The workshop has already started trial operation, and once all the workers arrive, the tofu will officially start being sold.

In the yard next door, there is not only a tofu workshop, but also a wine-making workshop.

There were so many fruits in the space that she couldn't eat them all, and they were perfect for making wine. She had to take out the fruits at any time, so the wine was not kept in Xiaojiazhuang.

The fruit wine I brought this time was brewed when I was in the northwest.

She brought so many good things with her not only to save face for Shen Shumo, but more importantly to benefit herself.

The restaurant and Fuqiu Pavilion are about to open. Shen Shumo's sisters are all wealthy ladies in the capital and the main consumers, so it is a good opportunity to promote them.

When Xiao Yunxi arrived, Nanny Qian was already waiting for her at the gate. With a smile on her face, she ordered the servants to carry the gifts and led Xiao Yunxi to the backyard.

"Oh, Yunxi is here."

"Come and sit down."

"This is my girl, call me sister."

"Sister Yunxi."

There were many beautiful girls, both old and young, and they were very enthusiastic. Shen Shumo introduced them to her one by one. They were all from military families in the capital, and most of them had generous personalities, so it was not uncomfortable to get along with them.

"For our first meeting, I prepared some gifts for everyone. The first one is soap..."

Several maids from Zhou's house came forward with trays.

"This, this, this...is this soap?"

Soap,

It was once very popular in the capital, with the highest price being 150 taels, and it was a hard-to-find luxury item. Later, for some unknown reason, it was no longer available on the market.

There were more than 20 bars of soap on each tray, and with several maids holding the trays, there must be hundreds of soaps, right?

This is the first time I have seen such a large number of soaps.

"Sisters, aunts, there are three kinds of soap scents, three pieces of soap with different scents for each person..."

hiss.

Everyone gasped. Three pieces per person? Wouldn't that be hundreds of taels?

So generous!

"Actually, soap is my business. I used to sell it in the northwest, and the prices weren't that exaggerated..."

Shen Shumo opened her mouth in surprise. That brat said that if Xiao Yunxi became his daughter-in-law, she would have all the delicious food and drinks, especially the soap, which she would never run out of.

Is that what it meant?

"Oh my goodness, it turns out soap is Yunxi's business."

"No wonder there's nothing for sale in Beijing lately. Turns out something happened in the northwest, and production has stopped."

"Will I no longer have to queue up to buy soap in the future?"

“You can buy as much as you want.”

They are all very wealthy. A bar of soap in Beijing generally costs more than 100 taels, and they still want to buy as much as they want. It's really inhumane.

I'm a genius for advertising with gifts.

"Aunts, Fuqi Pavilion will open at the beginning of next month. Soap will be sold to the public at 15 taels a piece. If you come to Fuqi Pavilion in the future and show your membership card, you will get a 7% discount on everything you buy, and we also offer free home delivery."

Xiao Yunxi took out her membership card.

The membership card is made of steel refined in Xiaojiazhuang, cut into palm-sized pieces, polished, and then wrapped in a layer of gold foil; it is high-end and classy, ​​not at all low-key.

It is so golden and shining that everyone can’t let it go.

"The membership card has a code corresponding to your personal information, so you can get a replacement if you lose it... The membership card has many other uses, such as topping up your silver. It's inconvenient to carry silver or banknotes with you every time you buy something, so you can top up your money in advance and have it deducted directly from your purchases later. You can also accumulate points with your purchases, with one point corresponding to one tael, which can be redeemed for gifts... Also, if Fuqi Pavilion has new products, we'll notify members immediately..."

Shen Shumo saw that everyone had a membership card except her, so she pouted:

"What about mine?"

Xiao Yunxi said with a smile:

"Mom, my shop is yours. Take whatever you want. Your daughter-in-law will pay for it."

Shen Shumo immediately raised her head and chest, with an arrogant look, as if to say, look, this is my daughter-in-law, so generous.

Everyone knows Shen Shumo's character, so let her be proud.

"What should I do with the membership card? My sister-in-law likes soap, can you get her one?"

That's a very good question.

Xiao Yunxi smiled mysteriously:

"Of course you can get a membership card, but Fuqi Pavilion membership cards are divided into different levels. Aunts get the highest level, gold cards. There are also silver cards, bronze cards, and iron cards... Members recommended by gold card members get silver cards, members recommended by silver card members get general cards, and members recommended by bronze card members get iron cards... Silver card members have an annual membership fee of 300 taels and enjoy a 85% discount, bronze cards have an annual fee of 50 taels and enjoy a 9% discount, and iron cards have an annual fee of 5 taels and enjoy a 95% discount."

"What about the gold card?"

"Gold card members don't have to pay dues. They can only be issued by me, or by a joint recommendation from three other gold card members. They must top up 500 taels and spend at least 1500 taels per year, otherwise they will be downgraded... There are no restrictions on the aunts' gold cards."

The capital city is full of royal relatives, dignitaries, and people who value status and position, and membership cards have different characteristics to show their difference.

The more demanding the gold card application is, the more valuable it is. The women's eyes narrowed into slits with smiles. Xiao Yunxi came up and gave them soap and membership cards.

The total value is almost 2000 taels. How generous! Who doesn’t like generous people?