nucmednet Chapter 115: Xunhuafang
Chapter 115: Xunhuafang
Zhao Qiqi looked at the woman who had just complained and asked curiously, "It's okay for me to pay to get in, right? There's no reason why others can pay to get in but I can't."
Lvliu widened her eyes in horror, her face pale, especially when Zhao Qiqi was walking towards her.
She looked panicked: "I...we don't do this kind of business here."
She had heard about the love between a man and a woman before, but she never thought that a woman could also like another woman. Lvliu was so scared that she took a step back and almost fell to the ground.
Zhao Qiqi waved his hands helplessly: "It's not what you think. I really am negotiating business with your mother. I will give you as much as others give you. You don't need to serve me. Okay."
The group of ladies looked at each other, a little scared, but eventually they succumbed to the magic of silver.
Lvliu said unconfidently: "Then...then follow me, I will take you to see your mother."
After all, it was their territory. Even if the person in front of her had some other intentions, she could just call for help. Besides, her mother was inside, and there were people everywhere, so they couldn't do anything to her. So Lvliu agreed.
Zhao Qiqi breathed a sigh of relief and was finally able to go in.
He turned to his two sons and ordered, "Wait for me outside and park the carriage."
The two sons nodded in agreement.
It is really inconvenient to bring them into this place, so as not to let them learn bad things. One of them has a wife and the other is still a virgin.
Furthermore, she didn't know how much it cost here, but it should be quite high, so she might as well save as much as possible.
Zhao Qiqi followed behind Lvliu. Inside and outside were two completely different worlds.
There were bright lights and wine, red candles and red gauze curtains everywhere, beautiful women and drunken men. Those without money were drinking and playing drinking games, while those with money had already embraced the beauties.
There was a fat woman who was greeting and arranging things everywhere. Zhao Qiqi guessed at a glance that this was the mother the girls were talking about.
The man adjusted his bun with a handkerchief, looked Zhao Qiqi up and down, and looked at Lvliu with disdain and complaint: "Don't you know the rules? We won't accept someone like this. If it was her daughter, it would be okay."
Lvliu felt a little aggrieved: "Mom, this woman wants to discuss business with you."
"What business are you talking about? I have nothing to do?" The madam rolled her eyes at her and said, "I think you just want to be lazy and don't want to do business. Why don't you go outside and stand there? You are still young and you don't want to make more money. When you are old and ugly, you will see which man will spend money on you."
Lvliu felt even more aggrieved. She snorted angrily at Zhao Qiqi, then walked out in small steps, lifting her skirt.
The madam slowly sat down, took a sip of tea, and spoke in a loud voice: "If you have anything to say, please tell me quickly. Don't delay my business."
She saw that the woman had some unusual ways, which she also found interesting, so she sat down and gave her some time to listen to her story.
Zhao Qiqi quickly took out the things he had prepared: "Look, the soap I brought can not only be used for washing clothes but also for bathing."
Seeing that the madam was not very interested, Zhao Qiqi quickly began to explain its benefits: "Look, the girls in the Xunhua Shop come into contact with many people every day, and they need to appear in front of everyone in a neat and clean manner. Our soap has a strong cleaning ability. It does not need to be crushed and foamed like soap nuts before use. This soap only needs to be gently rubbed on the areas that need to be cleaned and then dipped in water and it can be used."
In this town, apart from those scattered wealthy merchants, where is the place where the most concentrated soap nuts are needed? Of course, it is the Xunhuafang.
The girls in the Xunhua Shop need to wash their bodies and clothes clean, especially after receiving guests every day. During their menstrual period, the menstrual belt also needs something with good cleaning ability to wash. Although soap nuts are already a better cleaning tool in this era, their cleaning ability is still not up to standard.
"You must spend a lot of money on soap nuts every month, and this is a part of the cost that cannot be saved. If you can reduce this cost and improve cleaning efficiency, why not do it, right?"
The madam carefully looked at the soap that Zhao Qiqi took from her hand. It was white and tender. Was it really that good?
"I can't just buy it from you just by listening to you. It seems like you want to supply our Xunhua Shop for a long time?"
Of course, Zhao Qiqi's idea was to take advantage of the large quantity and stable demand here. Moreover, these brothels were actually the best places for publicity. The beauty and skin care products used by the girls were most likely to become a trend. As long as her reputation spread, many dealers would want to take the goods from her and sell them elsewhere.
The madam was obviously well aware of her purpose.
"You are really experienced. This soap is now unscented. I will add fragrance and skin care ingredients to the soap in the future. You can smell it. I brought the fragrance with me."
Zhao Qiqi took out the rose essential oil, gardenia essential oil, lavender essential oil, laurel essential oil, etc. that she had prepared earlier and placed them in front of the madam.
She opened the stopper and took a smell, a look of surprise appeared on her face. These smells were quite novel. If the girls could soak in this kind of fragrance after taking a bath, it would be more refreshing and lively than those dull incense.
"There is no point in saying more. You can see our cleaning ability. Please ask someone to bring a basin of water."
Zhao Qiqi used a piece of dirty cloth she brought from Zuixianju for display. Just as she was about to put the dirty cloth into the basin, she was stopped by the madam.
"Wait a minute." The madam didn't trust her. "You brought this by yourself. I'm afraid it won't work. I'll ask someone to get a piece."
Zhao Qiqi looked at the menstrual belt and was speechless, but everyone else seemed to be used to it.
Even the other drinkers stopped to watch curiously what they were doing, and were betting on whether the menstrual belt could be washed clean.
To be honest, even as a woman with modern ideas, she would still feel a little embarrassed when seeing this kind of thing. But here, they didn’t seem to have any strange expressions at all, and they were even excited and expectant, wanting to see the results of their bets.
Zhao Qiqi herself actually didn't know whether she could wash it clean. After all, she had never used anything with blood to test it. It was true that each test was more difficult than the last, haha.
The little maid followed Zhao Qiqi's instructions and rubbed the menstrual belt several times with soap. At first, Zhao Qiqi said that it would only take one or two rubs, but everyone knew that it was very difficult to wash, so she rubbed it a few more times.
Put the sanitary belt in the water and start rubbing it. Slowly, a bloody smell begins to spread and the color in the basin begins to turn red. Fortunately, this sanitary belt has not been used for too long and the blood stains on it are relatively easy to clean.