My Wife is a Marshal 08 Fierce Competition Original Release Network

  It's actually Yang Lan who opened the shop, but in reality, it's still Princess Chang who is in control. The person in charge is responsible for overseeing everything, but she just lets her learn about management and accounting, and from a young age, she knows what's going on inside. She doesn't expect her to make money, even if she fails, it's not a big deal, Princess Chang can afford the loss.

  Yang Lan was determined to do something to let her mother know her abilities, and she had always liked to play with perfumes and cosmetics. She thought it would be cleaner if she made them herself, and besides, she didn't like to use lead powder, which wasn't good for the skin either. It just so happened that she had a capable person at hand, so she decided to put her to work, and this way Lin Fu's wife would also have some silver on hand, killing two birds with one stone.

  Yang Lan leaned against the purple sandalwood carved peony flower soft couch, with a crimson embroidered hundred butterfly and flower patterned pillow supporting her back. Her mind was wandering, unsure of what she was thinking about, as she held a warm cup of red date and dried tangerine peel tea in her hands.

  It was quite some time before he got up and said to Biyue: "Prepare the writing materials!"

  Bixue immediately prepared the pen and ink that the young lady was accustomed to using, standing by her side to grind them. Yang Lan took out a few sheets of plain paper and placed them on the purple sandalwood carved flower desk, writing down the things that needed to be done for opening the shop. She thought about one thing at a time, but didn't expect that the more she wrote, the more there were, and the things that needed to be done were also very trivial. It seemed that what she really needed was a reliable manager to take care of things for her. Lin Fuzi was good at blending fragrances, but he didn't often go out, so she still needed someone who could run errands outside, preferably someone who understood fragrance and could identify genuine or fake goods.

  For example, some commonly used spices need to be identified as genuine or fake. In ancient times, the following were generally used: patchouli, costus root, galbanum, sumbul, valerian, turmeric, agarwood, cloves, agarwood, sandalwood, musk, black agarwood, white brain spice, white mustard, angelica, star anise, perilla, galangal, fennel, wood fragrance, mother cloves, asafoetida, rhubarb, milk incense, gharrikanthi, water valerian, rose petals, menthol, dragon's blood.

  These are just the basics, and there are also various homemade fragrances that belong to her own blend. Lin Fuzi is very skilled in this aspect, and she has a pear blossom fragrance in her cabinet that she blended herself, using tender pear blossoms mixed with other ingredients and aged for over 100 days. When lit, it emits a delicate and elegant scent, light and subtle, as if it's there but not quite, making it very suitable for women in the boudoir.

  Yang Lan wrote a few notes, jotting down all the key points and things to note that she could think of. Tomorrow, she'll take them to show her mother and ask for her advice on whether there's anything she's missed!

  She hung a small sandbag on her arm, practiced writing big characters for a while before putting down the pen. Yang Lan sat on the kang by the window with an embroidery bag and started embroidering. She had promised Second Brother to embroider a new pouch for him earlier. It was autumn-colored gourd-shaped, embroidered with pine trees suitable for boys.

  Bi Yun, wearing a crimson jacket with a white lining, walked in and said: "Miss, the house says that you should go to Old Lady's Pine Crane Hall. It is said that Big Sister heard that our princess and her family have returned, and she specially sent gifts. All the girls have them, so they were sent over there! They want you to go pick it up!"

  Yang Lan nodded, gathered her things and set off with Biyue and Biyun in a green-topped mule cart towards the Hou Mansion. They entered through the west corner gate, passed through the flower garden and the winding corridor, skirted around the western wing of the house and arrived at the main hall of Songhe Tang.

  "Old Lady County Mistress is here!" Xu's mother shouted loudly with a happy face towards the house.

  Yang Lan walked into the house and saw several girls gathered around a large, red sandalwood table with intricate carvings, giggling and admiring the gifts that had been sent back by the eldest daughter.

  Yang Lan first went to her grandmother and bowed down to pay respects, "Greetings to grandma!"

  The old lady nodded with a smile, "Good! Good kids, the eldest sister had heard that you were coming back and specially sent someone to bring gifts. She brought some special products from Quanzhou and toys for you girls, as well as some fabric for you to make clothes. The weather is getting warmer, you should also prepare some spring clothes."

  "How's Big Sister doing in Quanzhou? Has she said anything?" Yang Lan asked, not hurrying to pick up the fabric, but instead asking about her big sister whom she had never met.

  Elder sister Yang Minghui married into a noble family, her husband is a second-class scholar and currently serves as the county magistrate in Quanzhou. It's also a good place, I heard it was arranged by mother back then. Mother only gave birth to elder brother and second brother, eldest sister Wenjuan is well-behaved and loved by mother, plus second aunt is also a person who understands rules and is knowledgeable, they get along very well with each other. Mother doted on eldest sister for a while.

  The brother-in-law she married was also someone her mother had inquired about through others, his family rules were very strict, men at thirty without children could take a concubine, fearing the back house would not be peaceful, favoring the concubine and destroying the wife. Therefore, the eldest daughter married over and it's said they lived a pretty good life, husband and wife harmonious, second aunt was very grateful to her mother for this.

  The old lady's face softened even more, and her eyes filled with nostalgia and affection. The big girl was raised by her until she was seven years old before moving out, so the emotional connection was naturally different. "She wrote to say that she's pregnant, and the morning sickness is severe, much worse than when she was carrying her older sister. I don't know how she's doing now?" She said, with a hint of worry.

  Yang Lan also smiled and walked over, saying: "Don't worry, grandma, with so many aunts and maids around older sister, didn't second aunt say that she even sent a wet nurse who understands production? I heard the old people say, if it's lively, it must be a boy! Older sister will definitely give birth to a big fat baby boy this time!" She smiled happily.

  As expected, the old lady's eyes were filled with affection after hearing this, and she stroked her little hand, saying: "Yes! They say that you children have the brightest eyes, and I think so too when you say it! Go take a look and pick out a few batches of your favorite colors. These are all Jiangnan's cosmetic silk fabrics, as well as Ge cloth and Ruan smoke gauze. Keeping them for summer to make two sets of clothes is also good."

  Yang Lan obediently walked over to take a look, the table was filled with materials, the colors were very bright, there were haitang red, snow satin, rain after sunny sky, and indigo, stone cyan, moon white and so on more than ten colors of patterns. She preferred lighter colors, so she picked light yellow, moon white, pink purple and pomegranate red and put them in front of herself.

  Second sister Mingyu glanced at her and smiled: "Why does sixth sister always choose such dull colors? She should pick a brighter one like rose red."

  The three girls, Ming Yuanyuan, immediately said after a glance: "I want this sea pink and pomegranate red."

  The four girls, Mingyue and Yaqi, exchanged a glance, withdrew their hands, pursed their lips and didn't speak. Yaqi took a step back and muttered softly: "Aren't there two horses?"

  Second Sister Mingyu immediately nodded, "Right! These are all in pairs, what do you need so many for by yourself?"

  Ming Wen's eyes rolled, and with a disdainful expression, she said: "I love red the most, I still want to make a few more skirts to match my jacket! This is not enough!" As she spoke, she unhesitatingly snatched the pomegranate-red fabric from Yang Lan's hands, with an air of "I'm so domineering, what can you do about it?"

  "You... Grandma, look at her! She's taken all the good colors, even Sixieme's coral red!" Second Sister couldn't bear it and turned to Old Lady for help.

  The old lady just took a glance and said with a smile: "Alright! It's just a few pieces of fabric, isn't it? She's not someone who hasn't seen anything before. If she likes you, then give it to her. Wanyan looks stunning in red, let her have it, Linger!"

  The second daughter stared with wide eyes and a face full of disbelief, who actually let whom?

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