Farmer girl swaps husbands: buys a sickly villain and pampers him

Chapter 186 Procurement Envoy

Su Yaoguang was working on her new product in the backyard when she saw Jiang Jing come in. She greeted her, "Come and see how the color of my new rouge is."

Jiang Jing was extremely anxious and pulled her outside: "Some very troublesome people have come to the store, and everyone is struggling to handle them. You need to go and take a look."

Su Yaoguang asked in confusion, "Who is it?"

"I can't really explain it, but it was brought by Cui Rong, the young master of Jinlefang. He seems a bit difficult to deal with."

As the two were talking, Su Yaoguang had already come from the backyard to the front shop. She was making rouge and face powder, and the clothes she was wearing were for easy movement, so she was rather casual.

As soon as she stepped into the shop lobby, she saw the exquisitely beautiful young master, Cui Rong.

The reason he was described as delicate and charming was that this young master had the rosy complexion of a young woman, with fair and delicate skin, and his eyes were so large and expressive they seemed to speak volumes. He loved to dress up, always in luxurious clothes, like a piece of pure white jade, pursuing perfection.

Such people dislike 'sloppy' people like Su Yaoguang the most. Especially since Jinlefang suffered a great loss at Su Yaoguang's hands, he disliked her even more.

Su Yaoguang's gaze lingered on the few young men next to Cui Rong.

These young men were quite good-looking, though a bit effeminate.

"I apologize for not greeting you properly, distinguished guest." Su Yaoguang greeted him with a smile. "Young Master Cui, are you introducing me to such an important guest?"

Cui Rong said with a look of disdain, "The distinguished guest has come, but whether or not he can satisfy the guest depends on Boss Su's ability."

Cui Rong retorted to Su Yaoguang, then politely addressed the people beside him, saying, "Esteemed purchasing agents, Taoyaofang is the most famous rouge shop in our area. Boss Su is renowned for her skillful hands, and I believe she can meet the requirements of all of you distinguished guests."

"Purchasing envoy?" Su Yaoguang asked the person next to her, "What is a purchasing envoy?"

Others shook their heads.

"You're such a country bumpkin, you don't even know what a purchasing agent is," Cui Rong said with a look of disdain. "The purchasing agent is an official who finds items for the nobles in the palace. Sometimes, when the nobles get tired of the things in the palace, they want to find some rare items from outside. The purchasing agent wants to buy a batch of rouge and face powder for the nobles in the palace, something special. Since Taoyaofang can satisfy the local people so much, I brought the purchasing agent to your shop. Boss Su, it's such a good opportunity, let's see how you seize it."

"So that's how it is." Su Yaoguang understood after hearing that it was for use in the palace and looking at these people.

No wonder she thought these people were effeminate; it turns out they were all eunuchs from the palace.

One of the purchasing agents, pinching his fingers like a lotus flower, said, "Since these are the best cosmetics and face powders in the area, then bring out your best stuff for us to see."

Zhang Zhaodi and Zhang Yingdi brought out their best-selling rouge and face powder set.

Several purchasing agents inspected the goods on the spot.

"A small place is a small place indeed. Is it really worth praising such common cosmetics? It's a waste of our time." Wang Gui, the leader, put down what he was holding with disdain. Zhang Zhaodi was indignant, but seeing that these people were from the palace, she didn't dare to say anything.

Su Yaoguang said with a smile, "We are just a small business, so of course we can't compare to the rouge and face powder made by the master chefs in the capital. However, we have mixed some nice fragrances, so you esteemed guests can take them and scent your clothes, just for a bit of elegance."

As Su Yaoguang spoke, she winked at Jia Chunni.

Jia Chunni immediately took out the best-selling incense.

Su Yaoguang then had Zhang Zhaodi bring over several sets of beauty and grooming products, and under the pretense of giving them to the purchasing agents to take back and consider, she gave them the items.

After seeing off the purchasing agents, Zhang Zhaodi said with heartache, "They didn't buy anything. We wasted so many good things on them."

“These are for the palace. Do you think they’ll actually buy anything from us if they take a liking to us?” Su Yaoguang said. “It’s better if they don’t even notice us now! We just want to make a living with our small business. We don’t want to get involved with those big shots. We only lost a little bit of goods. It’s good that we lost money to avoid a bigger disaster.”

"I thought the young master of Jinlefang had a change of heart and was actually introducing us to business. Turns out he's just bringing trouble here?"

"If these people in the palace take a liking to us, they'll probably come here often to take things for free. Of course, Young Master Cui isn't that kind; he just wants to shift the blame."

"Then why did you give them so much rouge and powder just now?" Zhang Zhaodi said. "Since you know they won't pay for it even if they like it, you should have given them something inferior."

"The products we sent out were all best-selling, which means the common people liked them. Those people from the palace have always been arrogant and self-important; how could they possibly be willing to use the same products as ordinary people? I'm just doing this as a token gesture to shut them up and prevent them from causing us trouble. Alright, everyone, continue with your own work and don't panic."

After the purchasing agents left, Su Yaoguang went back to continue developing new products.

Zhang Zhaodi was having a pleasant conversation with her guests.

"Boss lady, do you know about the Zhong boss across the street who kicked out her daughter and son-in-law?" the woman next to her said while selecting products.

"Of course I know. We live right across the street, so we know what's going on across the street. Sister Wang, why did you suddenly bring up what's happening across the street?"

“I passed by the dilapidated temple yesterday and saw that young couple still sleeping on the floor there! I heard that some beggars went in around midnight and scared the young woman to tears.”

"Tsk tsk, how pitiful. They've been kicked out for days, why are they still living in this dilapidated temple? They're not children, they have hands and feet, don't they know how to find work?"

"Everyone calls him 'Shit Scholar'! He used to get commissioned to paint murals and write articles, but now he doesn't even get the chance to copy books. Jiang Yihuan is quite good at embroidery, and I heard she's already found a job doing embroidery. I think it won't be long before their lives get much better."

Su Yaoguang was greeting guests when she heard what Granny Wang said to Zhang Zhaodi, and she felt a pang of sadness.

In her past life, she worked at a cosmetics shop to support him and pay for his education. She and her mother toiled day and night, giving selflessly, only to end up like that. Back then, Jiang Yihuan and he secretly met, their love blossoming amidst her hardship. Now, Jiang Yihuan is also living a life of supporting Xiao Yanci. Isn't this a case of karma?

She really wanted to know if the two of them, struggling to make ends meet every day, could still remain inseparable lovers. If so, she was willing to admit she was the loser.