Make and Sell Rouge

On the country road, from a distance, Maria was standing at the gate of the fence that was simply fenced by her house, constantly looking around. When she saw Selena and Jose, she put down the sewing basket in her hand and stood up to greet them. Maria saw that they have bought so many things and spent so much money. She couldn't help but feel distressed. When she got the cloth fabric, she carefully put it away.

She still complained about them for spending too much money. After saying a few words, she saw that the father and daughter were still happy and didn't care at all, so she had no choice but to carry the few kilograms of fresh pork belly and big meat bones the kitchen.

Happened to have some sweet potatoes and some dried mushrooms at home, so she could make bone soup with the meat bones and make some rice, and the family would have a good meal in the evening.

It's hot today, and they have been riding in a carriage for a long time. It's so crowded that Selena feels sticky sweat all over her body, and there's a faint smell of horse manure on her clothes. The first thing she does when she comes back is to boil water. Both Jose and Maria doted on their daughter, so everything was naturally up to her liking. Besides, it was just a bath. Even if she took it two or three times a day when the weather was hot, they didn't say anything. What's more, Jose even fills the water tank with water before going out every day to make it easier for my daughter to use water.

Jose ate some mixed flour pancakes to fill his stomach, and then washed his face with well water. He got up and went to the back mountain while the sky was still bright, and planned to collect some osmanthus flowers and jasmines as his daughter said. He would wash them with water first in the evening. If you buy tea seed oil and olive oil tomorrow, you can directly use them to make essential oils. Once the essential oils are ready, give them to Pedro in half a month. Depending on the quality of the essential oils, he can earn 3-4 silver coins from a jar. This is a huge income for the family.

Jose's house is closest to the back mountain. The mountain is not very high and there are no big wild animals. The surrounding residents occasionally go up the mountain to cut firewood for home use. There are many sweet-scented osmanthus trees on the mountain, as well as some other flowers and plants. At a glance, the red, pink, yellow and white ones are very eye-catching. From time to time, the wind turns and blows this way. Standing in the yard You can smell the fragrance of flowers from here, so several families around it call it Flower Mountain.

Selena was standing by the window at this time, looking at the beautiful scenery of the mountains outside the window, while gently twisting her wet hair with a white thick cotton cloth until there was no more water in her hair.

In the evening, almost all the gorgeous pink and blue clouds on the horizon were reflected in her eyes. Selena was fascinated by it for a moment. An idea came to her mind, and she suddenly thought that if she had money in the future, she would definitely buy Flower Mountain and hundreds of acres of land around Flower Mountain.Then plant a field of vanilla flowers, and then stay on the small building in the flower room, sitting on a custom-made wooden chair, enjoying the scenery and eating refreshments, facing the breeze from the Fragrant Mountain, that kind of life How moist and attractive it should be.

A faint smile appeared on Selena's increasingly rounded face, and she didn't come back to her senses until Maria called her outside after the meal was ready. Her hair was almost dry now and felt smooth and smooth. She rolled up her long hair casually and fixed it with a hair tie before leaving the room.

Maria was placing the dishes outside the courtyard when she turned around and saw her daughter walking out of the house smartly. Her eyes were as wet as if she had taken a bath, there was still a smile on her face, and there was a slight rise and fall in her chest. The appearance really looks like a fairy coming out of fairyland, completely different from the thin and skinny appearance before.

For a moment, Maria was both relieved. It was time to make underwear for her daughter. Maria thought so too. Maria looked at her daughter's figure with a smile. Her daughter was only twelve years old now, so her underwear could be made a little looser and she could still wear them in the future.

The food was already set, and Maria called Jose who was busy selecting sweet-scented osmanthus in the backyard, and the family of three sat in the yard to eat. Although the dishes are not rich, they are not bad for ordinary people. At least they are much better than the watery wild vegetable soup and rancid brown rice cakes a few months ago.

Selena gave all the meat in the dish to Jose and Maria, while she drank half a bowl of bone soup, took a few bites of Maria's pickles, and stopped eating after eating a piece of bread. Unless she is very hungry, she has always been very restrained in eating. She wants to keep her body in good shape. Only in this way can she maintain her figure for a long time. All ladies from wealthy families understand this.

Although the night was hot but there was a breeze, Selena had a dreamless sleep all night.

Mention foundation and blush, the best ones are so expensive that a small box can be sold for several silver coins. Selena first opened the box of foundation on the table. One look at it and she knew that the powder was of extremely low quality. No wonder her father had not sold it out after selling it for several months. Then she reached out and twisted a little powder, and then kneaded it gently with her fingertips. The particles were very particularly obvious. It's rough, you can imagine the uneven and rough feeling when you rub it on your face.

Nowadays, the general foundation is made from a kind of white rice. The whiter and finer the better. There is actually no technical content. There is also a rare kind that uses yam to grind into a slurry and then dry it into powder. But this kind of gouache foundation also has its drawbacks, that is, it falls off very quickly and requires constant application, thick layers upon layers.

There is another kind of powder that is Selena's favorite, and that is the powder ground from jasmine seeds. It has a natural whitening effect, is thin and adheres to the skin and is not easy to fall off. However, the seeds are rare and not suitable for mass production. After the jasmine flowers in the back mountain form seeds, you can grind two boxes for yourself and your mother.

There was not much profit from the foundation, so Selena put it aside and then picked up the rouge. Now there are several kinds of rouge for sale in the market in Beerspa, mainly in powder and paste form, among which the color is normal. Red, orange-red, and pink are the main colors, and there are several other rare colors. In comparison, the cream rouge is better, and the color of the cheeks is more even.

Looking at the box of blush in hand, the color isn't bright red, not orange-red. It is dull and dry and looks like it is dehydrated. Use the tip of a wooden hairpin to pick up a little bit and rub it with your fingers. It seems to be mixed with other things. After kneading it, it took more than ten times to get rid of the grainy feeling of fine sand, but even after kneading it, it was not refreshing. It felt very oily. Selena couldn't help shook her head.

This kind of thing only can deceive little girls who have never used rouge. Anyone who has used it and understands it will not buy it. No wonder my father sold a box in more than two months, but even such a box of low-quality rouge sells twenty-three copper coins, Selena thought that if she could make some rouge for her father to sell, it would be another income.

Although the production process is more complicated, the materials for making rouge are simple, just rose petals, beeswax or resin, and olive oil. They can find them just behind the roses and just need to buy beeswax. Making rouge was not just a whim, when she entered the city before, she saw many women buying rouge and gouache. The store's business was very good, so she took a few boxes of rouge at that time and thought of making a few boxes for herself. And let her father try to sell.

So in the next few days, she followed Jose to the back mountain to look for wild roses while the evening sunshine. This kind of flower was not uncommon in the FLOWERMANTAIN. Because a box of rouge requires a lot of red roses, the father and daughter picked a lot in a few days.

The roses are bright in color, and Selena is talented and has good craftsmanship. After two days of hard work, she finally made five boxes of rouge, divided into pink and red. Because beeswax is used, the color is crystal clear. It is good at a glance. If you put it in a porcelain box with this quality and sell it to a rich lady, it should not be difficult to sell it for one silver coin per box.

When Selena told Jose the price, Jose looked in disbelief. She said selling it for forty or fifty copper coins would be pretty good, but her daughter actually said less than ninety copper coins she wouldn't sell it for.

Thinking about how to explain to Jose why it was so expensive, It was normal for Jose not to understand. Farmers who could not afford to eat could not understand the luxurious life of rich people who could spend a few silver coins on a meal. For the daughters of wealthy families who love beauty, Rouge For things like gouache, it is natural to use the best. What's more, in the stores in Beerspa City, they can buy a box of rouge for a few silver coins without blinking an eye, let alone such a box of rouge for such a silver coin.

She wiped her clean hands with a soft cotton cloth and said only: "Dad, this thing is of good quality. It is normal for the price to be higher. You see, the process of making rouge is complicated. It took me 7-8 days to make 5 boxes, if you sell it at a low price, others may suspect that your goods are of poor quality. If someone buys it at this price, you can sell it. If no one buys it, my mother and I will use it ourselves, so don't sell it at a low price at will. If it's less than 90 copper coins, then your daughter's hard work will be in vain."

Although Jose felt that he couldn't sell it, he didn't want to offend his daughter. After thinking about it, he nodded. At worst, just bring it home.