Chapter 265 - 264: Clearing Trouble for Her
"To speak of the rise of Changsheng Hall, it actually took no more than six or seven years. In Li City, a medicinal shop called Changsheng Hall suddenly emerged. At first glance, it didn’t seem all that remarkable. After all, it wasn’t the only shop selling medicinal herbs. However, Changsheng Hall first introduced a golden sore medicine that stopped bleeding exceptionally fast, followed by Yangrong Pills for protecting one’s health and Angong Pills for critical emergencies, gradually establishing its reputation.
What truly catapulted Changsheng Hall to prominence was a fragrance they produced called Jade Snow Skin.
To be honest, aside from the iron, tea, and salt mines that the Imperial Family tightly controls, the most profitable business in the world is catering to women. Many women are willing to spend big for beauty, especially those well-off noble ladies and noble women secluded in their boudoirs.
Jade Snow Skin has miraculous effects; it can make a woman’s skin tender and smooth as mutton-fat jade, beautiful as a young girl, with a lingering fragrance, and it can also remove scars and marks. Naturally, it will make women flock to it like ducks to water.
However, Changsheng Hall doesn’t run its medicinal herb business like others, chasing after any profitable opportunity. Take Jade Snow Skin for example; regardless of the high price, they don’t have much stock to sell. Some may think they are creating scarcity to drive up the price, but the truth is that the medicinal herbs required for Jade Snow Skin are rare and difficult to prepare, and due to the laziness of the alchemist, it has become scarce in the market.
No matter what others say, when Changsheng Hall claims to be out of stock, they are out of stock, though occasionally it can be acquired at the Jiuxuan Auction. Of course, not every auction features it, but whenever there is Jade Snow Skin available, the auction is guaranteed to be packed with people.
Besides Jade Snow Skin, the efficacy of the other medicinal herbs from Changsheng Hall is also superior, and naturally, the prices are higher. But if it works, it’s worth the price. The wealthy and powerful who don’t fret about money are not afraid of the high costs, they only fear that it won’t save their lives.
In just a few short years, Changsheng Hall has risen to prominence. It is said that the identity of the owner behind it is extremely mysterious. Some, envious of the profits brought by Changsheng Hall and attempting to conspire against it, haven’t even been able to lay their hands on a single herb and instead found themselves ruined.