Chapter 58: A New Way for Beauty
. As the pink, red, and green porcelain boxes opened one
after another, their eyes lit up with the faint fragrance and vibrant, tender colors. "Let me do it, let me do it..." Ruyi sat down in front of the bronze mirror.
Fu Chenan didn't leave either. Jixiang handed him a stool, and he just sat there, watching Ruyi put on her makeup.
"Oh my, you look like a monkey's butt. Apply less..."
"You made your eyebrows look like a bug!
" "It's my first time, I'm inexperienced... I'll give it one more try!"
"Oh, you know what, this one is so delicate, easy to apply, and so moisturizing..."
"I want one too, I want one too..."
The women couldn't help but chatter as they entered the cosmetics trial.
As each meticulously painted face appeared before Fu Chenan, he fell silent, and so did the women around him.
Everyone felt the same: shock!
A girl named Qiuyue had many freckles on her face. Normally, she looked cute and adorable, but after applying foundation evenly, the freckles disappeared completely!
Unable to believe what she saw in the bronze mirror, she turned to the young woman next to her, "Chunhua, can you help me check if my spots are gone?"
Everyone looked at her and nodded.
"They're really gone!"
"Not at all!"
"Your face looks remarkably smooth..."
After a moment of sizing each other up, they turned to Fu Chenan, their faces filled with excitement and anticipation.
"General, this stuff is amazing! When we open a cosmetics shop, will we sell this stuff?"
Fu Chenan felt a mixture of emotions: women's ability to use these things was truly innate.
It was clearly their first time using these things, but they quickly mastered their techniques, dressing themselves up like fairies.
"Yes, when we open a cosmetics shop, we'll sell this stuff."
"Is this expensive?" Dongxue cautiously glanced at the pale pink box. For something so delicate and easy to use, it must be expensive, right?
Fu Chenan nodded: "Yeah, it's very expensive."
"At least one tael of silver per box."
"So cheap?!" The beauties exclaimed, unanimously believing that the general's "very expensive" was a sarcastic remark.
Xia He immediately reminded: "General, if it's this price, I'm afraid the women in the capital will go crazy for it!"
"That's right, such a small box can be used for a long time! Anyone with a little spare money will want to buy it..."
"And this eyebrow pencil is much better than the various black and green snails sold outside now! It doesn't dirty your hands and it's smoother to draw..."
Fu Chenan nodded. He heard from Xiao Yingchun that the price of this thing was not expensive. If the money was calculated in gold ingots, ten taels of gold ingots could buy a thousand boxes.
In other words, one tael of silver can buy ten boxes, a huge profit!
"These are purchased from a Western merchant, whom I rescued from bandits. He said he had channels to get these goods from outside..."
Fu Chenan lied without hesitation, and with his upright and handsome face, it was easy for people to believe him.
The beauties were even more excited: this is really possible!
"General, if this deal is done, can you give us some of these things in the future?"
Fu Chenan looked at the group of beautiful women: "You have been here for a few days, and I have something to make clear to you."
"You have seen the situation in my house. Although my father is a marshal, my family is a butcher and we are very poor. It is difficult for me to support a large group of you." "
Plus, I may have to go to war again at any time, and my life will be uncertain. If you follow me, I am afraid you will end up in a miserable situation." "However, you were given by His Majesty, and I cannot return you to His Majesty, so I have thought of a way out for you..."
"If my rouge shop is open, would you be willing to be the shopkeeper in the future?"
"If you are willing, I can pay you wages and return your indentures after three years. If you meet a good man in the future, you will have a good place to go."
"If you don't want to, just stay in the mansion and become a nanny when you are older, or if you meet a man you like and want to get married, that's fine."
"Do you think it's feasible?"
After Fu Chenan finished speaking, he saw the beauties looking at each other, looking at each other, and no one dared to answer.
The general's big pie was well drawn, and everyone was tempted, but when it came to the man he liked... how could they have the final say?
However, if they could get their indentures back, become free people, and earn money, it would be a good thing.
Fu Chen'an didn't rush him. "You two can discuss it first. If you're willing, go back and register your names with the steward. I'll go find a shop."
It was already dark, and after returning to his own courtyard, Fu Chen'an summoned the captain of his personal guard.
"Go find someone skilled in imitation. I need a 'Western merchant' to supply the goods."
"General, Qian Laoguai is the owner of the opera troupe, and he's an expert in imitation and acting."
"Alright. Go find him yourself. Once you find him, don't bring him into the city. I have something to tell him."
"Qian Laoguai lives deep in the mountains now. I'm afraid it'll take some effort. I'll go right away."
"Go..."
Fu Chen'an tapped his index finger on the elm table in front of him, pondering the loopholes in this whole situation.
Since he was going into business with Miss Xiao, all possible loopholes had to be planned in advance...
Fu Chen'an now understood: Miss Xiao was crucial to protecting the Fu family army, and he was also a vital aid to Miss Xiao's financial success.
Mutual achievement and mutual assistance were the best.
In Miss Xiao's words, this was called a "win-win."
The butler knocked on the door: "General, dinner is ready."
Fu Chen'an went to dinner first, then to the Space-Time Supermarket. "Miss Xiao is knowledgeable and might be able to consider things he hadn't thought of. "
Xiao Yingchun, who had just finished ordering takeout, was pleasantly surprised and surprised by Fu Chen'an's plans.
"If those beauties can get the hang of it, I'll be able to teach the ladies how to use it as shopkeeper..."
Xiao Yingchun went on to elaborate on some business details, and Fu Chen'an nodded repeatedly.
"I'm not worried about these things selling well right now. I'm only worried about one thing,"
Fu Chen'an said gravely: "How can we keep these things in the capital and even the major provincial capitals for a long time without arousing suspicion?"
"I'm not worried about Qian Laoguai's acting skills. I'm worried about his eyes. They're not the blue of Western merchants, and his hair is red."
Fu Chen'an had read about Western merchants in miscellaneous books. Most of them had blue, gray, or green eyes, with red, gold, chestnut hair...
Western merchants with black eyes and black hair were very rare.
Xiao Yingchun smiled and said, "That's easy. I can just buy him a pair of contact lenses. They can be any color he wants. He can even dye his hair."
Fu Chenan was shocked. "What are contact lenses?"
(End of this chapter)