zChapter 895 - Hundred Herb Fragrance (2/2)
She did as she said. That very afternoon, she called for soldiers to tidy up the shop. Previously, that shop had sold accessories. Naturally, those accessories were confiscated. Feng Yu Heng remained in the shop overnight on her own, as she brought out all kinds of medicine and perfumes from her space. It had to be said that she did not dare to make any guarantees about her sunscreen compared to the one produced by Gu Shu; however, her perfumes would definitely be considered extremely good things in this era. Even that shitty thing that the seventh princess of Gu Shu had brought to Da Shun’s imperial palace had been suppressed by her. Now, that very same thing was brought out to be sold. She did not believe that the madams and young misses from the wealthy families of Jue Ping City would not be moved.
What loyalty to Gu Shu. What betrayal of country? Not to mention the problems with Gu Shu’s governance, but just given that it was Gu Shu that had attacked Da Shun first, Da Shun counterattacking could be considered just. No matter where they went, they would be able to explain it. Who has ever heard of being hit then not being allowed to hit back. Could it be that they had to go and tell a teacher?
Feng Yu Heng worked through the entire night, and the counter on the first floor was completely covered. The second floor was not to be opened temporarily. It was being used by her as storage. This would save her the trouble of running out of stock and needing to replenish it from her space.
Huang Quan and Wang Chuan were called into the shop to receive some “last-minute training.” For the time being, Feng Yu Heng could not find any helpers. She could only use her own servants to serve as clerks. Wang Chuan and Huang Quan were able to get over the strange things that Feng Yu Heng could suddenly bring out. Back when they had helped detoxify the soldiers in the military camp, they had personally seen their young miss bring out a large butt from her sleeve.
The two servants were quick to learn. They were already very clear on the use and effects of various items. The group also prepared quite a few pieces of paper in preparation to keep track of who came to buy their goods. Because things were prepared in a hurry, and Jue Ping City did not have any people from Gu Shu that wished to do business with the people of Da Shun, they did not even have a sign for their shop. There was nothing that Feng Yu Heng could do. She simply used white paper and wrote in large characters. She then stuck it on top of the sign outside and called it: “Hundred Herb Fragrance”
Just like this, she worked for an entire morning. Just after noon passed, Hundred Herb Fragrance announced its opening. It was not particularly busy, and there was not a single person that came to take a look. It was just opened without any fanfare. When people passed by, they did not even understand what this shop did.
But very quickly, there were people that could figure it out because they could smell a faint fragrance when passing by the shop’s entrance. It just lingered around outside the entrance. It was not a piercing smell, but the fragrance was very enticing. The impression that it left on the people that smelled it was very deep. It was such that they would yearn for it until they got home.
On the first day, there were no people that visited, but there were quite a few people that stood outside to smell the fragrance. This was within Feng Yu Heng’s expectations. The next day, she wrote down the main products and stuck them on the wall outside. It was not the slightest bit different from the shop next door.
But the boss of that shop was not afraid in the slightest. In the end, that was a shop opened by someone from Da Shun. The civilians of Jue Ping City had already reached an agreement. Not only would they not sell things to the people from Da Shun, but the civilians also would not buy the things sold by the people from Da Shun. That boss even brought out a chair to sit in front of the entrance to laugh at Hundred Herb Fragrance. Seeing that not a single person visited during the morning, he was so happy that he nearly called for a celebration.
However, what was seen might not be the truth. Nobody entered Hundred Herb Fragrance through the front entrance; however, the back entrance was nearly trampled. Those that visited were the maidservants and grannies from the wealthy families. They had all come as a result of the fragrance that had come from the front entrance.
The people of Gu Shu all knew that Gu Shu’s imperial family had a special perfume, but it was hard to get. It was specifically made for the imperial family. Even if these people had large sums of money, they could not buy it. These past few days, they had smelled the fragrance coming from Hundred Herb Fragrance, and they had seen the instructions stuck to the wall. They knew that this was something that was roughly the same was that special perfume; however, it was infinitely better than that special perfume. Even Gu Shu’s seventh princess, who had brought that special perfume to Da Shun’s imperial palace, had been quickly defeated by this sort of perfume.
Thus the madams and young misses of the wealthy families could not sit still. They all sent their maidservants and grannies to Hundred Herb Fragrance to inquire about the situation. But given their identities as citizens of Jue Ping City, it was inconvenient for them to enter and exit through the front entrance. They could only sneakily enter through the back.
Feng Yu Heng had already prepared for such a thing, as she split the perfume into smaller bottles to serve as samples, which were then sold at a high price to the people that had come to ask about it. The amount of perfume was too little, and it was only enough for two uses. At the same time, she announced that Hundred Herb Fragrance’s rear entrance would only be open for three days. After that three-day period, it would never be open again. Those that wished to buy things would then need to enter through the front entrance.
This made it clear that if you wanted to buy nice things, don’t even think of being loyal to Gu Shu. If you want to continue being good citizens of Gu Shu, don’t come and buy things from Hundred Herb Fragrance.
To a city, aside from the governor, the one with the most sway would be the wealthy families. As for those that could move the hearts of those wealthy families, the women in the families definitely had an advantage. Madams, concubines, and daughters, as long as they spoke sweetly, what was this about being a loyal citizen of Gu Shu? How could that compare to the beauties of their families. Moreover, that fragrance was something that they themselves liked…