Chapter 27: Promotion
Hearing the shouting from this direction, feeling it might be something significant, people who enjoyed the bustle gathered around.
When they saw the bottles and jars displayed on the ground, their enthusiasm waned significantly. They were about to leave when Su Yaoguang called out to them.
Su Yaoguang pointed to Zhou Wangshu and said, "For just two cents, you can achieve a makeup look like this. Ladies and sisters, why not give it a try?"
"Wow, this young girl is really pretty. Is she engaged?"
"How old is she? Is she betrothed? I have a son, tall and strong, very caring. What’s your dowry expectation?"
Zhou Wangshu’s face turned so dark it seemed ink could drip from it.
Su Yaoguang noticed Zhou Wangshu’s cold glare and hurriedly took his hand to comfort him: "Don’t be angry, don’t be angry. I’ll buy you something delicious when we earn some money."
Zhou Wangshu looked at her with resentment, turned his head, and said to everyone, "Aunts and sisters, I originally didn’t look good. It’s because of this makeup that I’m barely presentable. Ladies and sisters, don’t you want to meet your husband or sweetheart with such a look?"
"Impossible, right?"
"Can just rouge and powder turn you into this? If it really works, I’ll take off my head and use it for a kickball."
"Whether it’s true or not, you can find out by trying," Su Yaoguang said, "If you’re not satisfied, you can choose not to trust me in the future. Besides, it won’t take long, just half a quarter of an hour, and I can show you your most beautiful self. Oh, only the first twenty people can enjoy the two cents discount. From the twenty-first person onwards, it’s five cents. Slots are limited, first come, first served! After all, two cents is really a steal. These rouge and powder are from ancient recipes passed down by an aristocratic family, and they’re not easy to make."
"I’ll be the first."
"I’ll give it a try too."
"Me, me. If I don’t look good, I’ll smash your stall."
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Seeing more and more people signing up, Su Yaoguang said, "Please form a line, only the first twenty have the discount, so I have twenty wooden tokens here. Only those who get a token can get this cheapest price. Anyone after that will have to pay the regular price."
There’s no woman, no matter what age, who doesn’t like a bargain.
Upon hearing there were only twenty slots, women who were slightly hesitant immediately lined up. Whether it works or not, they decided to get in line first.
Anyway, they still have time to hesitate. At worst, if the front doesn’t achieve the expected effect, they can just toss the wooden token and leave.
Su Yaoguang invited the first customer behind the black cloth she had just set up.
Behind the black cloth were two stools, one small and one slightly higher. She let the customer sit on the small stool and began applying makeup.
Zhou Wangshu stood in front of the black cloth, blocking other customers’ view.
He had enchanting eyes, glistening and appealing, with rosy lips. Passersby couldn’t help but stop when they saw him, resulting in an increasing number of men in the crowd.
"Young lady, what dowry do you want to marry?"
"Speak up, instead of showing yourself here, you might as well marry and enjoy life. With your looks, you could live well with just anyone."
"What’s being sold here? If I buy it, would you consider me, and let me propose?"
Zhou Wangshu casually twirled his hair by his ear and said to the man, "If you buy all the rouge and powder at our stall, I’ll go home with you."
"How much? I’ll buy it."
Zhou Wangshu smirked, "Seventy taels of silver."
The man, who was enthusiastic a moment ago, immediately snapped out of it upon hearing this number. He looked at his clothes sewn with patches and sighed helplessly.
"Indeed, pretty brides are hard to marry."
At this moment, Su Yaoguang opened the curtain and let the first customer come out to showcase the results.