After installing glass and hanging curtains, Ouyang Wu's room became much warmer. Ouyang Wu stroked the curtains made by someone, which looked quite delicate. Now the whole room looked a bit modern.
In the future, there is no need to worry about rain and cold wind breaking the window paper. If we install screens in summer, it can block mosquitoes and be breathable, which is perfect, Ouyang Wu thought happily.
Ye Chonghua carried Ouyang Wu to the bed, let her lie comfortably, and rubbed her head: "I really don't know what's in your head."
Ouyang Wu grinned at him, thinking that people in the 21st century just have more knowledge. But what she said was: "You think I'm smart too, right?"
Ye Chonghua nodded, and the corners of his lips curled up, as intoxicating as cherry blossoms in March.
Since Lin Qing successfully made glass, Ouyang Wu would give him some drawings every now and then to make something new.
It can be said that Lin Qing's craftsmanship is really amazing. He has been obsessed with glass for a while and is very excited every day. He can even make bright and beautiful colored glass according to the new formula improved by Ouyang Wu. So all of a sudden, colored glass cups, colored glass bottles, colored glass basins, colored glass lamps... all appeared in the Ning Wang Mansion.
Ouyang Wu saw that Xiao Nuo was interested in these things, so he asked Lin Qing to make a few colored glass beads for Xiao Nuo to play with.
Lin Qing made the colored glass beads colorful, crystal clear, and beautiful like cat's eye stones.
Ouyang Wu liked them very much. After playing with them for a while, she took them to Xiao Nuo. When Xiao Nuo saw the glass beads, her eyes lit up: "Thank you, sister."
Let's not talk about Xiao Nuo. Ouyang Wu also loved these things. Although these things are not very important in modern times, it is different in ancient times. It is said that things are precious because they are rare. Nowadays, glass is rarer than ever.
In fact, since the glass was made, the first thing Ouyang Wu thought of was the mirror. She was not used to the ancient bronze mirror. There were several times when the powder was not evenly applied and it was hard to see.
Although Ouyang Wu had a small mirror in her space, she didn't take it out often. Now that she can do it, it relieves a big regret in her heart.
Ouyang Wu asked Lin Qing to make a piece of glass as tall as a person, and passed mercury behind the glass. She set this mirror in the room, and it became a large dressing mirror that could reflect herself clearly.
Zhu Lu saw this kind of thing for the first time. She walked back and forth in front of it more than a dozen times, looking very surprised, and her mouth was wide open enough to fit an egg.
"Princess, this... is amazing, what is this?"
"This is called a glass mirror." Ouyang Wu nodded slightly, and then heard Zhu Lu continue to say excitedly: "This glass mirror is really good. I have never seen my face so clearly. Even the pores can be seen clearly. I almost thought that I had another me."
Ouyang Wu smiled and didn't care about Zhu Lu's reaction. An idea filled her mind.
Man Ji is now thriving, with a lot of income every month. This glass can only be made by Lin Qing now, so it is very rare. It is better to open another glass workshop. I believe the business will be good.
Ouyang Wu thought of it and immediately told Ye Chonghua, who had just returned from the court, about this idea. He was playing with a small glass mirror in his hand, and there was a hint of curiosity in his expression.
After hearing Ouyang Wu's idea, he put the glass mirror aside, raised his hand and slid it across Ouyang Wu's nose with a smile: "You wish you could make all the money of the people of Xiling into your pocket to be satisfied?"
"No, I want to make money from the rich." Ouyang Wu curled his lips, "It's more satisfying to make money with my own hands."
Ye Zhonghua smiled and patted Ouyang Wu's head, his eyes full of smiles.
Although glass is a rare thing, it is very important for business to make a name for it before the official sale. For Ouyang Wu, Man Kee, which has already been well-known, is a rare platform.
After desserts such as Black Forest Cake and Chocolate Cookies, Man Kee launched a series of taro balls. This is a bit difficult for those who want to pack the taro balls and take them home. If you put them in a bowl, it's too low-class. If you put them in a food box, it's too exaggerated.
Honeymoon naturally won't make things difficult for customers. In order to facilitate carrying, it soon launched a glass cup for taro balls.
Put the finished taro balls or potato balls in a glass bottle one by one, and add a little decoration, it couldn't be more beautiful.
And these glass bottles are all Ouyang Wuling Lin Qing's specialties. Not only are there exquisite patterns carved on the bottle body, but there will also be a flower blooming at the mouth of the bottle, or peony, or crabapple, or lotus, which is very unique.
This makes Honeymoon's food packaging even more pleasing to the eye. Not only can you eat delicious and chewy taro balls, but you can also get such a beautiful cup, and this cup is very high-end at first glance, and it is very comfortable to look at.
Many people see this transparent glass bottle once, and they can't let it go. After eating the food, you can also wash the glass bottle and put it at home, killing two birds with one stone.
Thus, even if the price has increased several times, people still flock to Man Kee to buy taro balls, and many people specifically want to buy the taro balls in glass bottles.
Ouyang Wu knew that this was just an advertisement for Liulifang. Before Liulifang officially opened for business, Liulifang could not be flooded everywhere, so it was limited to 30 bottles per day.
After the 30 bottles were sold out, if others wanted to taste it, they could only find utensils to bring back or taste it in the store. However, only VIP members of the store could eat in the store.
In order to enjoy the food more comfortably, anyone with some money would be willing to spend more money here, or ask servants to line up early in the morning. In this way, Man Kee's business has been booming during this period, and the turnover has increased exponentially.
While advertising continued here, Liulifang was also busy preparing.
Ye Chonghua bought a shop in the prosperous area of the capital. The shop was very large, so Ouyang Wu made a plan to divide the middle of the shop into two rooms with colored glaze inlaid with peony patterns. One room sold daily necessities made of colored glaze, such as glass windows and colored glaze vases, and the other was used to sell some small gadgets that women liked, such as makeup mirrors inlaid with agate, colored glaze bead bracelets, glass bead headdresses, etc.
Looking at the exquisite colored glaze products, Ouyang Wu had to admire Lin Qing's dexterity. After this period of speculation, he had fully brought out the characteristics of colored glaze. Whether the color was bright or clear, as long as Ouyang Wu said it, he could make it according to Ouyang Wu's requirements.
Ouyang Wu's belly was becoming more and more prominent, and his body was getting heavier. It was okay to just give advice, but it was a bit difficult to really give orders.
Ye Chonghua saw that she was very interested and was worried about her health, so he took the job himself. According to Ouyang Wu's instructions, he found two smart managers to manage the Liulifang, and assigned some maids to help. The Liulifang was in good shape.
The things in the Liulifang were really exquisite and no one had ever seen them. The two managers praised the things to the sky. In the first few days of opening, the shop was crowded with people. Even the people who didn't have much spare money couldn't help standing at the door to watch these beautiful things.
The rich people couldn't help but exclaim at the various items, and many things were immediately sold out.
Lin Qing couldn't make it in time, so he recruited some people to produce on the assembly line, which was much faster for a while.
But even so, Ouyang Wu still didn't want it to be too flooded, so he divided the various types of Liuli into grades. The more exquisite and rare, the higher the price, and the daily supply in the store was also limited.
As a result, more people came to buy every day.
After only seven days of opening, Liulifang had already earned two thousand taels.
The more expensive and rarer the things were, the more people flocked to them. Several wealthy families in the capital heard about the layout of Ning Wangfu and thought it was magical. They followed suit and replaced the windows with glass windows. After installing the glass windows, they bought curtains from Liulifang and added lampshades. For a time, these items became very popular.
And Ning Wangfu became a signboard. After hearing that Ning Wangfu was also decorated in this way, more and more people rushed to Liulifang to customize various glass products. For a time, glass products became popular in the capital.
Sure enough, I found that this winter was much better. Even if rain poured in, I was not afraid of breaking the window paper.
Since seeing Ouyang Wu's various strange ideas, King Anyang is now particularly superstitious about Ouyang Wu. As long as Ouyang Wu does something, he will follow her and at least give her absolute support.
He has always liked to watch some animals and plants. The fish tank given by Ouyang Wu is just what he wants. He loves it as soon as he gets it. When he has time, he will hold his two sons and enjoy it.
Ouyang Wu's belly is getting bigger and bigger, and his body is getting heavier. He can't spare the energy to take care of the glass. Seeing that the two managers are becoming more and more skilled, he handed everything over to them and promised to give them dividends if they run well.
In this way, their enthusiasm is even greater.
After Manji, Liulifang has become a topic of conversation among the people in Beijing. Naturally, Ouyang Wu, as the founder of these two most popular shops in Beijing, is the object of everyone's admiration.
Sit down in any restaurant and you can hear all kinds of talk, and some people show off the glass items they bought.
"Since Princess Ning came to Xiling, she has created many miracles."
"Indeed, such beautiful glass has never been heard of or seen before."
"The princess must be well-informed to be able to make such a beautiful thing."
"Hey, when I make enough money, I must replace all the window paper at home with glass."
"Don't come here, glass is in short supply now. If you don't have some connections, you can't buy it even if you have a lot of money!"