This is why Chu Yi suggested to go to the town to find out first. Mosquito repellent packs are not difficult to make. Anyone who knows some medicinal materials might be able to think of them. As long as someone can think of it, someone will sell it.
After hearing what his brother said, Shen Luzhu fell into deep thought.
Seeing that his sister had stopped talking, Shen Songjie hurriedly comforted her: "It's okay, Lu Zhu, just help me think of something else, don't be in a hurry."
"Second brother, have you and your cousin seen those mosquito repellent bags? What do they look like?"
Shen Songjie briefly recalled: "Look, they are similar to those made by Auntie. They are both fist-sized purses, but there are some differences in color."
"That's right." Shen Zeqi also nodded in agreement.
"Actually, I also thought about it last night. Mosquito repellent bags are not the best choice. Now that someone is selling them, we might as well think of a way. They are also mosquito repellents, but we can change them."
"So what kind is the best?"
The best ones are, of course, toilet water and mosquito repellent. There are also mosquito repellent bracelets, anti-mosquito patches, grass ointments, etc. Not to mention convenience, they are compact and beautiful!
"Second brother, can the medicinal materials in our mosquito repellent bag be made into potions or ointments?"
Shen Songjie scratched his hair: "I really don't know this, Zeqi, do you know?"
"I don't know, I guess I have to ask my eldest cousin and grandpa about this! Does my cousin have an idea?"
"It's a bit, but I haven't thought too much about it yet. Cousin, you go back with the second brother and ask the eldest brother if you can do it and whether it will affect the effect after doing it. Let me think about the other things."
"Okay, I've been out all morning. My cousin and I will go back first and come back in a few days!"
Seeing this, Chu Yi hurriedly stopped the person: "Second brother and cousin have lunch and it's not too late to leave."
"That's right, I didn't even pay attention unless Chu Yi said it. It will be noon soon. Let's go after dinner!" Shen Luzhu also advised him.
Shen Songjie glanced at his cousin Shen Zeqi and waved his hand: "No, we both came out in the morning, and my family will probably remember it, so I'd better go back first and come back to eat at your place another day!"
I didn't have any ideas before, but now I have a general direction. In the next few days, Shen Luzhu focused all his energy on the mosquito repellent.
If it could be made into a potion like mosquito repellent, how would you use it without a small spray bottle? Without the anti-corrosion technology of the previous life, how could it be preserved for a long time? Or how can we make it something that can be worn everywhere, like a mosquito repellent bracelet or a mosquito repellent patch?
These are questions that need to be thought about carefully and need to be solved!
Less than ten days later, the second brother Shen Songjie came to the shop and brought two small things to Shen Luzhu.
"As I mentioned last time, I read some books and found a few new recipes. My eldest brother helped me make them in my spare time. This is a concoction made from fresh medicinal materials, and this one is made from dried medicinal materials. The pills are ready! The ointment is easy to make, but grandpa said that making it into an ointment would affect the effect, so he made the pills. Take a look, sister!" Shen Songjie said as he put two small medicine jars on the counter. !
One is filled with dark green concoction, and the other is filled with small pills that are smooth and slightly black in color. They all have a unique plant fragrance, which smells pretty good!
Shen Luzhu looked at the two things in front of him and confirmed his thoughts.
"Second brother, wait a moment. Chu Yi and I have closed the shop and we will go home with you to talk!"
"It's okay, don't worry!"
The young couple closed the shop early this afternoon and went to Shen's house with Shen Songjie, intending to study it carefully with their brothers.
"Brother, how long can this concoction be stored?"
Shen Chuanbai explained: "This kind of weather can only last three days at most. If it gets hotter, it will be even worse."
"Can this be made into medicinal wine or medicinal oil, like Grandpa's medicinal wine? Will it last longer?"
Shen Chuanbai nodded: "It's not difficult, and it can indeed be kept for a while!"
"As for the wine, will it cover up the original smell of the medicine?"
"There will be a little bit, but if you control the proportion, it won't be a big problem. It's like medicinal wine for treating bruises. After using it for a while, you won't be able to smell the alcohol anymore!"
Shen Luzhu understood. This was probably the same as how alcohol was added to some skin care products, perfumes, and toilet water. Moreover, if it was applied to the body, the body temperature would be high, and the alcohol would evaporate first, leaving only the medicinal smell!
After receiving the affirmative reply from his eldest brother, Shen Luzhu smiled: "Then I know how to do this business!"
"How to do it?"
"I think we can all use concoctions, medicinal oils, medicinal wines and pills! Medicinal wines and medicinal oils can be sold directly in small porcelain bottles or small medicine jars. You don't need to put too much in one serving. Use your fingers like this. Or something like a small wooden stick, you can apply it directly on your body, including your wrists, ankles, and the back of your neck. The scent will naturally repel mosquitoes!"
After that, Shen Luzhu dipped some concoction with his fingers, smeared it on his wrist, and showed it to everyone: "Just like this, if you don't like the smell of wine, or you are a child, you can use medicinal oil. If you are afraid of the contamination of the medicinal oil, If you want to wear clothes, you can use medicinal wine, they are complementary choices!"
Shen Songjie imitated his sister and applied some on his wrist. After it dried, he smelled it: "That's a good idea. What about the concoction and pills?"
"For the concoction, I originally thought of soaking it in oil paper or something like that. Paper is convenient and out of the way to carry around, but paper might lose its flavor after a while, and it's also bad.
This is Chu Yi's idea. We can dry the wood and make it into palm-sized and half-finger-thick wood chips. Then soak it in the medicinal juice, soak it thoroughly and then dry it, or repeat it several times, so that the wood chips have a medicinal fragrance, tie it with a red rope and tassel, and hang it on your body!
But this is just my idea for now, I have to try it out to see if it works.
Pills are even simpler. They are made smaller and dryer, and are sold in small jars. They can be hidden in the collar, cuffs, or waist, and they can still achieve the same effect! "
After Shen Luzhu finished speaking, he pursed his lips and looked at his brothers with wide eyes. Chu Yi saw that she was a little nervous, so he quietly held his wife's hand, and when she turned to look at him, he said to her silently: "That's great."
Shen Chuanbai patted his younger brother on the shoulder: "We, Lu Zhu, are so smart, but it's a pity that we are not good men. Otherwise, maybe we, the old Shen family, will be able to get the number one scholar back!"
Shen Luzhu pretended to be angry and looked at his brother: "What did the eldest brother say? What happened to the girl?"
"Brother said the wrong thing. Our Mr. Luzhu has a lot of it, so don't be angry."
Shen Luzhu smiled at her eldest brother: "Second brother, cousin, what do you think? Is it feasible?"
"I think it's okay. None of these are much better than the mosquito repellent bags sold in town!"
Shen Zeqi also nodded: "It's not bad, and it's our own craftsmanship. We just have to go to the mountains to collect the medicinal materials. At most, the cost of bottles and cans will be enough!"
"Sister, you mentioned several kinds at once. If we all take them to the town and sell them, wouldn't it be too much?"
Shen Luzhu looked at his second brother: "You can only do one or two of them first, and wait for the remaining sales to stabilize, and then gradually introduce new ones. By the way, I just thought of another one. The eldest brother can match it with some It might also work if we sell it together with ointments for reducing itching and swelling.”
Everyone discussed at the Shen family for a long time. The Shen brothers finally decided to make mosquito repellent wine and medicated oil first. The two recipes are the same. The previous steps can be prepared together, but there are some differences at the end. In fact, they are equivalent to a kind of recipe. Two branches of the product.
After deciding on these, the next step is the preliminary preparations. First, we need to go up the mountain to collect a large amount of medicinal materials, and also buy a batch of small porcelain bottles for later use. When we make medicinal oil and medicinal wine, we can also try to make them by the way, Shen Luzhu said That mosquito repellent wood chip, in short, the Shen family became busy all of a sudden.
Finally, he helped his second brother to come up with an idea. Shen Luzhu also accumulated a certain amount of paper ingots, and finally put them on the counter of the paper money shop at the end of May!
The finished paper ingots have good hardness and support. Shen Luzhu placed two mountains of ingots, one gold and one silver, at both ends of the counter. They were round and shiny, eye-catching and attractive. Place them there. , it seems that the house becomes brighter.
There is no need for Shen Luzhu to take the initiative to introduce him now. Everyone who enters the shop will be asked!
"Hey, my wife of the Chu family, you have made a lot of money. Why do you put all this gold and silver in the shop?"
Shen Luzhu laughed after hearing this, took another paper ingot from behind and handed it into the visitor's hand: "Aunt Zhou, take a closer look. How can this be gold or silver? If this is true, we don't need it. Money from selling paper!”
Aunt Zhou weighed it with her hands and found that the weight was wrong. She pinched it again and said, "That's not right. Is this made of paper?"
"Aunt Zhou, you are so smart. This is just paper, a paper ingot!"
The aunt of the Song family on the side also came over and touched it: "Paper ingot, don't tell me, this is the gold ingot mentioned in the play! Why, is this also a paper money for the dead?"
Shen Luzhu took the opportunity to persuade: "Of course, our shop just sells paper money! Aunt Zhou, Aunt Song, do you want to buy some back?"
"How do you sell this ingot?"
"If you buy this alone, it costs five cents each. If you buy more, hardware and silver, I will charge you forty cents. How about that?"
After hearing this, Aunt Zhou put the ingot back hesitantly: "Why is this more expensive than the banknote paper money?"
"It's more expensive. It's not only troublesome to make, but also requires a lot of raw materials. How else can it be made so similar!"
Aunt Song took the paper ingot that had just been put back and looked at it carefully. If she hadn't held it in her hand, it would have looked real: "How can you pay the same price for gold and silver?"
Shen Luzhu smiled: "Auntie, the raw materials are the same, just the color is different. If it can't be gold, I'll ask you for more, right?"
"This thing you made looks like the real thing! It's really eye-catching. Did you just say hardware, five silver and forty coins?"
"That's right, it's cheaper to buy more."
"Okay, let's get ten! It's just in time for the old man to celebrate his anniversary. I'll also burn some gold and silver for him. It's spacious and spacious, and give me two copper coins to burn paper."
"Okay, please wait a minute." Shen Luzhu said, took out a piece of yellow burning paper, wrapped ten paper ingots, then took two copper coins to burn the paper, and handed them to Aunt Song together.
Aunt Zhou saw Aunt Song leave happily after buying it. She was a little moved, but she also felt that it was a little expensive. What if it was not easy to burn after buying it? She was hesitating when someone came to the shop again.
The visitor also saw piles of paper ingots as soon as he entered the house: "Hey, this is your new paper money? This is more eye-catching than the previous banknotes and paper money. It looks like real gold! Just look at it. Jin Gui, how do you sell this?"
"Five cents each, five gold and forty cents of silver."
"Daughter-in-law of the Chu family, if I just want to buy five gold coins and go back and try it out, can I give you twenty coins?"
"this……"
Before Shen Luzhu could finish speaking, Aunt Zhou, who had been watching from the side, spoke: "Every time your family sends new paper money, it is better than the previous one. This time, this one is the most popular. Wife of the Chu family, you Let’s see if this works. I’ll get five, too. Can we get ten with you? That’s it…”
Shen Luzhu smiled: "Aunt Zhou, you also want gold?"
"Yes, otherwise everyone would say you are a smart person!"
"Okay, what do you two want? I'll wrap it up for you together!"
Perhaps it was due to the previous preparations for burning copper coins and paper money for banknotes. Shen Luzhu's trial sale of paper ingots this time was much smoother than before. Everyone seems to be used to it. The Chu family's paper money shop has some new things every now and then. It’s also a lot easier to explain.
The gold and silver appearance of this paper ingot is really eye-catching and attractive. Compared with the previous paper money, it has a more physical feel. Everyone seemed to accept it much faster than Shen Luzhu expected, and it didn't take long for them to accept it. On the right track.
The Shen family's sale is also actively being prepared, and Shen Songjie will come to chat with the young couple about the progress from time to time.
Just after seeing off his second brother Shen Songjie that day, Chu Yi called his wife aside: "There is something I want to discuss with you."
