Farmhouse Green Plum

Chapter 352: Generous

The next day, Luo Yanxing carried a basket and went straight to East Street. As soon as she reached the back door of Liu Tongpan's house, she saw a very respectably dressed young maid coming out. She hurriedly greeted her and said, "Sister, buy some soap. It's cheap and good."

"No, no." The maid lowered her head, did not stop, and walked straight past her and left.

Luo Yanxing said quickly: "Sister, the soap in my house is really very useful, and the price is much cheaper than that in the store, would you like to take a look?"

As she said this, she handed a piece of soap to the maid, but the maid pushed her hand back and said, "Little girl, if you say you don't want to buy it, then you don't want to buy it. Get out of the way and don't block the way."

Luo Yanxing moved aside as he was told, thinking to himself, these maids from officials' families are really hard to talk to. They don't even look at me. Are the maids from the Shen Mansion the only ones who are so extravagant as to use soap to wash their hands?

With suspicion, she met a maid from the house opposite.

"Palm? Is it true?" When the maid heard that she was selling soap, she looked at her suspiciously.

"Of course it's real." Luo Yanxing took out the pancreas for trial use, and then took out the ash from the pot, "I'll try it out for you to see, or you can try it yourself if you want."

The maid looked at her own hands, then at the soap and pot ash in Luo Yanxing's hands. She was really worried about the effect of the soap, so she said, "Why don't you try it for me?"

Luo Yanxing wiped the ash off the pot neatly, then poured water from the bamboo tube to wash it. After a short while, it was clean.

After seeing it with her own eyes, the maid no longer doubted the effectiveness of the pancreas and asked about the price, "How much is it?"

"This ball is smaller, 15 wen each, this round block is bigger, 25 wen each."

As soon as Luo Yanxing finished speaking, the maid's eyes lit up. "I didn't expect you to be so honest, little girl. It really is a bargain when you say it's cheap! Okay, give me one big one and three small ones."

Luo Yanxing was stunned. No bargaining?

It seems that the maids in these families are also in great need of soap. The maid just now didn't ask a single question, and she was even wearing pearl earrings. I think she should be first or second rank in the mansion. Shouldn't her monthly salary be higher than that of ordinary maids?

Seeing that she didn't move for a long time, the maid urged: "Hey little girl, what are you standing there for? Hurry up and get it for me."

Luo Yanxing came back to his senses and smiled, "Sister, this is it. I'll give you a little less. If you use it well, can you help me promote it in your house?"

Upon hearing this, the maid immediately smiled brightly. She didn't even ask how much less it was and kept saying it was no problem. She also praised Luo Yanxing for being straightforward and good at doing business.

In the end, Luo Yanxing sold her the round ones for 22 cents each and the spherical ones for 13 cents each, and the maid was so happy that she bought one of each.

With this good start, Luo Yanxing then followed the same method, shuttling between the back doors of the mansions of the wealthy and powerful people in East Street. In just one hour, the amount he sold exceeded the total amount of yesterday.

Luo Yanxing learned the first lesson of doing business: only by identifying the right target customers can you achieve twice the result with half the effort.

Seeing that it was already 3 p.m., there were only two pieces of pancakes left, and her stomach had been empty for a while. Luo Yanxing turned around and planned to go to a restaurant on West Street to have a bowl of noodles and continue in the afternoon.

When she was about to leave East Street, she saw the maid from Pan Pan Liu's house walking towards her. She seemed to be in a good mood and very excited, but she was walking without looking at the road and was about to step into a puddle.

"Sister, be careful where you step! There are puddles!" she hurriedly reminded.

The maid stopped in a hurry and then lowered her eyes to glance at the ground. Sure enough, she saw a puddle of water in front of her feet. If she stepped on it, her shoes and socks would definitely get dirty.

"Thank you for the reminder." She looked up and thanked him. Then she recognized Luo Yanxing and said with a smile, "It's you! Thank you so much."

"It's just a small matter, you're welcome." Luo Yanxing was in a good mood. He waved his hand and prepared to leave.

The maid said, "By the way, aren't you selling pancreas? Give me a few pieces."

"Aren't you going to buy it?" Luo Yanxing was a little confused.

"Something happened before, and I was in a hurry to get there."

"So that's how it is. How much does it cost, sister? The soap in my house is cheap and easy to use. Many sisters in the mansions have bought it before. If you don't disbelieve me, I can try it out for you to see."

"No, no, the little sister is so kind, I don't think she would cheat. I believe you, give me five, six, seven or eight yuan."

Hearing this, Luo Yanxing was stunned again. She was worthy of being a first- or second-rate maid in Liu's house. She was so generous!

Luo Yanxing glanced at the pearls on her ears, and with a smile, he wrapped 8 round pieces of soap and handed them to her: "Sister, you are really generous. Since we are so lucky today, I will charge you 22 coins for each piece of soap, and 8 pieces is 176 coins in total. If you like it, please help me promote it in your mansion."

The maid took out three coins from her purse and handed them over, "The extra is for you."

Luo Yanxing was shocked again. She actually gave silver directly, and calculated it at 1 tael to 800 wen. This sister was really generous!

She quickly came to her senses and only accepted 2 coins. "Just give me 2 coins. Now in the silver shop, 800 coins can be exchanged for less than 1 tael of silver."

The maid raised her eyebrows slightly, a little surprised, but did not insist any more. She nodded, took the silver and left.

Luo Yanxing returned to the clinic and took out the medicine scale to weigh it. It was indeed 2 cents, not less than two pounds. She couldn't help but sigh at the wealth of the maid in the Liu mansion.

In the following days, Luo Yanxing spent most of her time wandering around the various mansions on East Street, and only had a short time to go to other places to sell her products. After the first group of people spread the word, more and more people came to her to buy her pancreas. Her daily income remained stable at more than 200 wen. Sometimes, when there were many buyers, she could even make more than 500 wen.

That day, she had just sold a few pieces of soap to a maid in a mansion. When she turned around, she saw a middle-aged man with wealthy clothes, white body, and kind features looking at her.

"Uncle, do you want to buy some soap? The soap in my house is both easy to use and cheap." Luo Yanxing asked with a smile.

As she had been selling pancreas in this area for a long time, those who came to her to buy were not only young girls, but also older women and some servants and managers.

At first, Luo Yanxing was quite surprised, but soon it was no longer surprising. As she interacted more with the maids in East Street, she heard that many masters of mansions, and even some stewards with certain status, were so particular about not having even a wrinkle on their clothes that washing their hands with soap every day was nothing.

Unexpectedly, the kind-looking uncle turned his face and said coldly: "So it's you, a stinky girl, who ruined my business."