Chapter 63: Rare Glass and Peep Showers
As soon as the Western merchants got off the ship, they saw a group of young men in brown shorts rushing over and clearing a path at the dock.
They were none other than Fu Chenan's personal guards.
The captain of the personal guards stepped forward and saluted: "Boss Xisi, our general has been waiting for you for a long time. Please come this way."
The Western merchant, known as Boss Xisi, nodded to the captain of the personal guards with dignity.
"Then please deliver these boxes to General Fu. These are the goods General Fu wants."
"Thank you, Boss Xisi." The captain of the personal guards agreed and waved his hand. Several personal guards came up from behind and carefully lifted the large wooden boxes down and put them on the mule cart next to them.
Under the watchful eyes of the crowd, a group of people escorted the mule carts and headed towards the Marshal's Mansion and Anxiang Street respectively.
Such a strange Western merchant must be selling strange things, right?
Curious people followed and wanted to see what was inside the box after it was opened.
Soon, the mule cart stopped in front of a new shop on Anxiang Street. The sign "Tao Tao's Cosmetics Shop" hung prominently above the door, and the swaying signboard in the wind only intensified curiosity.
This Western merchant also sold cosmetics?
Two boxes were carefully carried down by his personal guards. Boss Sis pointed to one and said, "Here's the glass you requested. Do you think it's suitable?"
Fu Chen'an stepped forward, opened the box, and then peeled back the thick cotton padding. From within, he carefully lifted a piece of cut and polished tempered glass...
The completely transparent material and its smoothness stunned everyone: This thing is so smooth!
Fu Chen'an beckoned his personal guards forward, each lifting one side, and carefully placed the tempered glass into the groove on the counter.
It fit perfectly!
Previously, the counter had been surprisingly uncovered, but now, covered with a thick layer of tempered glass, the contents were clearly visible, but those outside could not reach.
Only look, not touch.
Amazing!
One-of-a-kind!
The onlookers were already buzzing with discussion.
"Oh my God!"
"It's actually transparent!"
"It's even clearer than jade!"
"I've never seen anything like it..."
"This has to be very expensive, right?"
"Of course it is..."
Fu Chen'an observed the crowd's curious expressions, feeling a subtle sense of delight.
It was said that this glass was not expensive in Miss Xiao's world; almost all businesses used this kind of counters.
Even Miss Xiao's shop had a cigarette case made of this glass.
The guards pulled four more pieces of glass from the box, making a total of five, creating five independent, identical counters.
Each counter was covered with glass and lined with silk, and the counters were ready.
Meanwhile, Fu Chen'an had another box opened.
Neat rows of exquisite boxes lay stacked layer upon layer.
The box was overflowing.
Fu Chen'an carefully removed the boxes and placed them on the counters. Ruyi, Qiuyue, and the five other girls were already busy setting up the counters.
The guards also began to clear the area: "If you want to watch the fun, please watch from outside. It's too messy inside. It's hard to explain if anything gets bumped or damaged..."
The aloof guards gave off the impression of being waiters.
Ruyi and Qiuyue put the things in order one by one, but did not take the rest out. Instead, they took out a stack of hexagonal diamond-shaped slices from the box.
"What is this?" The people outside were too far away to see clearly, but they were extremely curious!
Qiuyue, with a hint of pride, placed one of the hexagonal diamond-shaped slices into a specially carved wooden frame, then carefully locked it in place, propping it up on the glass counter.
Ruyi was amazed and walked over to pick it up, taking a closer look. At first glance, not only did she exclaim, "Oh! It's so clear!"
but even the onlookers outside exclaimed in amazement! What had they just seen?
The face of the celestial beauty, whose back was clearly to them, suddenly appeared within the wooden frame!
So real!
Every detail was visible!
"Is this a mirror?" someone asked hesitantly.
Another immediately retorted, "How could it be this clear? Where else could a bronze mirror be so clear?"
"If it's not a mirror, how could it be so clear?"
"Could it be a peep show? It's different from our bronze mirrors?" Someone's thoughts wandered, already conjuring up the unique origins of the Western merchant.
Ruyi had already brought the mirror to the front of the group, explaining playfully, "This is indeed a peep show."
"Any distinguished customer who comes to our shop to buy cosmetics can enjoy our makeup services..."
My goodness, was this shop truly magical?
Not only was it uniquely decorated, but even the cosmetics inside looked exceptionally valuable. The boxes were so exquisite... Just looking at them was captivating!
Someone couldn't help but ask loudly, "When will this shop open?"
Fu Chen'an looked like a handsome young man today, with a simple smile on his face: "My fellow villagers, our shop will open tomorrow. Please spread the word..."
"Your things are not cheap, are they?" someone asked.
Fu Chen'an pointed at the Xisi boss who was still sitting in the shop: "How can things that have traveled across the ocean be cheap?"
"But we are fair here. If you want something, you should buy it within your means."
He simply said that my things are expensive and asked everyone to consider it for themselves.
After the shop was set up, Fu Chen'an had the captain of the personal guard take Xisi boss Qian Lao back to the Marshal's Mansion, while he himself took a large box of various things and went to the palace.
At this time, the morning court in the palace should have been over, so it would not be rash for him to go there now.
The emperor was also very curious when he heard that Fu Chen'an asked for an audience at this time.
Fu Chen'an, who was a butcher, wanted to open a cosmetics shop, which made people in the capital laugh.
Now he wanted to come to the palace to ask for an audience with him?
Could it be that he failed to find out and was going to extort money again?!
Curious, the Emperor simply stopped several ministers who were about to discuss matters: "Mr. Fu is here, let's hear what important things he has to say."
Fu Chenan came in with a large box in his arms. As soon as he entered the imperial study, he bowed deeply: "Your Majesty, I am here to see you! Long live the Emperor..."
The Emperor asked him to stand up, but his eyes fell on the box in Fu Chenan's arms: "What are you doing here? What are you holding?"
Fu Chenan handed the box to the eunuch next to him. The eunuch carefully opened it and saw that there were small wooden boxes inside.
The wooden box opened again, and inside were porcelain boxes.
The colors of the porcelain boxes were very beautiful, and there were all kinds of colorful things inside.
The father-in-law was well-informed and immediately asked, "Is this rouge?"
Fu Chenan stepped forward to introduce them one by one: "This is a variety of rouges of different colors, which can be applied to the face and mouth."
"This one is for applying to the face, this one is for drawing eyebrows, this one is for covering spots..."
"This one is for washing face, hands and bathing..."
After the introduction, he took out a stack of soft mirrors on the side: "This is a peep show. It is clearer than a bronze mirror..."
Thank you to all the babies who continue to support and like me.
Your affirmation is my motivation to move forward.
(End of this chapter)