GBP Chapter 226 Harvest Chapter
Chapter 226 Harvest Chapter
As the news that there were hydrosols and perfumes in Fu Yu Zhen Lou spread, it caused crazy pursuit among the ladies and young ladies in Shengjing.
In May, a few noble ladies and young ladies in Shengjing used their connections to obtain gardenia and jasmine pure water and perfume from Fu Yuzhen.
When the ladies and young ladies gathered together, the rich and intense scent of gardenia and jasmine attracted the envy of a group of ladies and sisters.
Due to the extremely limited supply, it is no longer available at a high price. It is almost impossible for the family members of officials below the fifth rank to get a bottle of hydrosol, let alone perfume.
In June, a perfume called yellow jasper appeared in the circle of top ladies and young ladies in Shengjing. The smell of this perfume was unheard of by the ladies of Shengjing. This perfume had a strong, fresh and long-lasting fragrance, with a refreshing orchid-like fragrance.
Lady Duke of Chu had been to the South China Sea when she was young. She remembered that there was a tall tree called Jiaowa Magnolia in the South China Sea, and the flowers it bloomed had a scent almost exactly the same as this perfume.
The ladies and young ladies knew that this fragrance came from the distant South China Sea, and they sought after it extremely. Being able to smell the delicate fragrance of flowers from the distant South China Sea in Shengjing made the value of the yellow jasmine perfume soar.
The amount of pure water and perfume that Huang Huamin supplied to Fu Yuzhen every month was hardly more than a hundred bottles in total, which made Su Yu Niang very annoyed, and she only got six bottles of Huang Juelan's perfume.
Even though Su Yu Niang agreed and guaranteed the supply of goods to the Yizhou and Yangzhou branches of Hua Man Ting which were about to open, Huang Huamin also held on to the supply of Huang Juelun and refused to give in.
In his letter to Su Yu Niang, Huang Huamin mentioned that this yellow jasmine was originally produced in Jiaowa Island in the South China Sea and was called Jiaowa magnolia. It was extremely difficult to obtain this kind of raw material in Yuzhou Prefecture, so the output was quite small. He gave all the bottles to Fu Yuzhen, and there were only two bottles left in Hua Manting.
Ever since the top ladies and young ladies in Shengjing knew about this perfume, they all came to Lady Yongxing, forcing Lady Yongxing to put pressure on Su Yu Niang.
In the end, Su Yu Niang promised to pay several times the purchase price for the Huangjuelan perfume, and agreed to supply Huang Huamin with 100 boxes of the Pearl Jade Facial Cream every month. This Pearl Jade Facial Cream is not the kind supplied by Fu Yuzhen to the outside world, but is made of precious South Pearls and is only sold in Fu Yuzhen Rouge Tower.
Huang Huamin also knew that he had to stop while he was ahead, so he agreed to give all twenty bottles of yellow jasmine perfume in July to Su Yu Niang.
Su Yu Niang was still very dissatisfied with the quantity, but through what the wife of Duke Chu said, Su Yu Niang also knew that the yellow jasmine was indeed produced outside the region, and she didn't know how Ye Changyan got this kind of flower material.
In mid-June, the Hua Man Ting branch in Yizhou Prefecture opened for business, and soon after that in Yangzhou Prefecture as well. With the stable supply of Fu Yuzhen, and the fact that one could also buy the authentic Pearl Jade Face Cream that was originally only available at Fu Yuzhen, it attracted the attention of wealthy ladies and young ladies in Yizhou Prefecture and Yangzhou Prefecture.
Soon, hydrosols and perfumes began to appear in the circles of noble ladies and young ladies in Yizhou Prefecture and Yangzhou Prefecture.
Everyone guessed that these hydrosols and perfumes came from Hua Manting Yanzhilou, but Hua Manting Yanzhilou remained silent on this.
Hua Manting's ambiguous marketing strategy made these ladies and young ladies confused for a while.
However, the business of the Huamanting branches in Yizhou Prefecture and Yangzhou Prefecture continues to be booming.
It is the end of July and the heat in Yuzhou is still strong.
The autumn harvest in Yuzhou Prefecture began in late July. As the manager of the Ye family farm, Lian Chongshan, along with Ye Changyan's subsequent purchase of several pieces of land, now manages more than 300 acres of farmland.
Since late July, my uncle Lian Changshun has also helped Grandpa Lian manage the autumn harvest on the farm. Looking at the Ye family's huge granary filled to the brim, the Lian father and son couldn't stop smiling.
Except for the more than 100 acres of land under Zhong Yunfeng's name, which needed to pay taxes, the land under Ye Changyan and Liang Jingcheng's names were exempted from taxes.
This made the Lian family father and son turn their eyes to Lian Xiaolong who was following behind Wu Lang.
According to Mr. Xia, Lian Xiaolong has a quick mind and is a good student.
In just a few months, he had memorized "Thousand Character Classic" and "Rules for Being a Good Pupil and Child" by heart, and could write a lot of characters, although their handwriting was crooked.
My maternal grandfather's family is grateful to Ye Changyan. If Ye Changyan had not helped them, they would probably still be busy with the autumn harvest on the few acres of land they rented.
Xiaolong might also obediently carry a basket and follow the adults to pick up the rice ears that have fallen on the ground.
In early July, with the help of Ye Changyan, the Lian family bought a piece of land next to the Ye family's farm, planning to build a small courtyard of their own on this land after the autumn harvest.
In just a few months, the life of the Lian family has changed dramatically. If it were a few months ago, the Lian family would never have believed that their lives would undergo such a huge change.
Currently, Weihaojia’s candies, biscuits and cakes have been sold to the provincial capitals surrounding Yuju Prefecture, such as the more distant big cities such as Yangju, Gyeongju, and Myeongju. Weihaojia candies and cakes can also be seen in the gift boxes of the homes of dignitaries.
As sales channels expand, there are fleets of cars queuing outside the processing workshop every day waiting for shipment, and the production scale of the processing workshop is expanding again and again.
The cattle traders set out again at the end of June to the Qiang and Hu areas to transport spotted cattle. It is estimated that after the third batch of spotted cattle has been transported back, the shortage of raw materials will be eased.
Zhong Yunfeng has already bought the land opposite the official road in front of the processing workshop. He plans to build a larger processing workshop on that land after the autumn harvest.
Chu Yunmao naturally strongly supported these. Taking into account the possibility of overgrazing on Sickle Mountain and Moon Mountain, Chu Yunmao also designated several hills belonging to the county government as places for grazing for villagers in the surrounding villages.
In the first half of this year, Wanshou County's tax revenue has exceeded the total of last year, which makes the surrounding counties very envious.
At the end of July, the prefect, the associate prefect, the assistant prefect and other officials of Yuzhou Prefecture went to various counties to inspect the autumn harvest. The prefect first came to Wanshou County. Accompanied by Chu Yunmao and other officials of the Wanshou County Yamen, he took a quick look at the autumn harvest and then went straight to Shanglin Village.
Mr. Cai, who learned the news in advance, took his two students and avoided it from a distance.
Fortunately, the real boss, Zhong Yunfeng, was in Yuzhou Prefecture. After receiving the notice, the Zhong family father and son hurried from the prefecture to Wanshou County and waited in Shanglin Village early.