The next day, the girls first went to the Army Hospital for a physical examination. Dong Xiaowan also met her mother, who was hospitalized. According to the director, Wu Youxing, her mother's body was severely depleted due to excessive worry and required long-term intensive care.
The prince paid the full hospitalization fee and diagnosis and treatment fee, so Dong Xiaowan didn't have to worry about it at all. The hospital would naturally take care of the nurse, and the doctor would check the recovery situation on time, so there was no need to move the patient to another residence.
Dong Xiaowan can come to visit twice a week, and there are many women of the same age as her mother in the ward, so she can chat and relieve her boredom. It is much more relaxed than having only Dong Xiaowan at home.
Those who can live in the ward for health care are naturally rich or noble people, and they are all the wives and concubines of wealthy gentry. Even if they just have a headache and a fever, they will cry and make trouble in order to enjoy the luxurious medical treatment, and the old man in the family will have to pay for it. Pay the bill.
Dong Xiaowan's mother was too embarrassed to tell the patients that her daughter was engaged in a special job. She just said that her family ran an embroidery shop in Jiangnan, and most of the patients believed it. It was impossible for poor people without money to stay in this kind of ward.
There is no need for family members to send meals to high-level wards. Food and accommodation are completely included. Nutritious meals are provided three times a day, and are tailored according to each person's actual condition. Except for fruits, other meals do not need to be sent.
Dong Xiaowan revealed something about the prince while chatting with her mother so that her mother could rest in peace and recuperate. When other patients in the ward heard about it, they regarded it as a great favor and showed their kindness to him.
This kind of relationship is not something that anyone can achieve, especially someone from the south of the Yangtze River. He must have been specially taken care of by the prince to move here. Otherwise, who would talk to an old woman who runs an embroidery shop thousands of miles away?
Later, the patients even speculated that since Zhou Hou was from Suzhou, and when they asked the other party, they were also from Suzhou, a direct connection was naturally made. When they thought about it, everything became reasonable.
I heard that Zhou Hou's family conditions were not good. It must be that Zhou Hou knew this family when he was young, or was taken care of by this family, so he asked the prince to bring the old woman to the capital for diagnosis and treatment...
The friendship between the two families is irreversible, it must be like this, and it must be like this, otherwise how could you stay in such an expensive ward?
Seeing her daughter dressed in gorgeous clothes, with an extremely outstanding appearance and extraordinary temperament, the relationship between her and the prince makes people imagine.
However, we just talked about it in private, and no one dared to point it out. If we made a mistake, it would be a crime of disrespect. No one likes to move from a comfortable ward to a factory guard's prison to "enjoy happiness."
Dong Xiaowan's mother is also a woman who has seen the world. She only talks about five points of the clichés that the patients try to use, and leaves the rest to a group of people to guess.
Seeing that the mother's matter was finally resolved, Dong Xiaowan was completely relieved. This place called "hospital" was very spacious and luxurious, and could accommodate hundreds of patients.
According to Liu Banban, it was originally a noble residence, but later it was used as a hospital under the order of the Crown Prince. Together with the adjacent mansions on both sides used as inpatient departments, the total accommodation can accommodate thousands of people.
Here, the sisters' height, weight, body measurements, and even vision, heartbeat, blood pressure, and possible infectious diseases were all carefully examined.
The girls have never been treated like this anywhere in the south of the Yangtze River. I heard that it was the standard of inspection in the fairy world, and they were moved to the mortal world by the prince. Although it was a bit strange, it was quite interesting.
What was even more interesting was taking pictures in the afternoon at the Ministry of Civil Affairs. None of the girls had even heard of photography, but after learning that this technology could fix portraits on copper plates, they were all astonished.
At first, they thought it was a soul-stealing technique, and they were a little frightened. Later, the cameraman explained that this technique only freezes the figure on the copper plate, which made the girls relieved.
Before taking pictures, all the girls wanted to find out as much as the curious babies. After taking the photo, I still stood there at a loss, not daring to move.
The certificates had to wait until the next day to be distributed and distributed, which made the girls very helpless. They wanted to see their beauty immediately, and they couldn't help but feel a little disappointed.
Liu Le saw this in his eyes, and it was easy to solve the problem. Whenever there was a beautiful girl with a sad look on his errands, as long as he took her to Qianqi Department Store, it would disappear and she would be beaming in the blink of an eye...
The actual situation is also the same. After the "curious babies" heard about such a store from Liu Le, although they did not dare to plead with Liu Banban, they were eager to go and have a look as soon as possible, and the look in their eyes showed very obvious.
Since it was still early in the day, Liu Le saw that the girls were eager to try. The prince also told him that he could take him to visit the capital if he had time today and tomorrow, so he could take advantage of the opportunity to become an adult.
Since its opening, Qianqi Department Store has become the most popular store in Beijing. Every day, there is a lot of traffic and noisy traffic in front of the door, and the queue is like a long snake.
If you don't have a VIP card, you can only wait outside the door. It's different for the girls. Liu Banban is the Crown Prince's man, so if you show your ID, you can get through without any hindrance.
Even the Jinyiwei who are responsible for protecting the girls are also favored by the beauties. They can visit the store and buy some good things for themselves and their families.
"Hello Liu Banban, welcome!"
The beautiful manager used to be a palace maid in the palace, and her rank was not too low. Naturally, she knew Liu Le, who had been here more than once.
"Okay! Today we are inviting His Highness's people to visit us. There is no need to take care of our family."
Since he was one of his own, Liu Le would not be pretentious and directly stated his purpose so that the other party could entertain the accompanying guests.
"Please rest assured Liu Banban, I will definitely take good care of our distinguished guests!"
There is a manager on each floor who is responsible for managing all the waiters. When Liu Le said this, he understood.
Especially when he saw that all these customers looked as if they were as beautiful as a fish or a wild goose, he naturally understood the importance of this matter.
There is no need for waiters to greet these customers. The managers are personally responsible for taking care of these customers from the time they enter to the time they leave.
"Jun'er, look, there are so many toys!"
When Dong Xiaowan saw the toy counter, she immediately didn't want to leave anymore, especially the beautiful dolls placed on the shelves behind the waiter. She wanted to get them immediately.
"Yes, yes, that one is so beautiful!"
Li Xiangjun also saw a beautiful doll that had just been launched. She couldn't take it out, but the price was so high that it was shocking.
A small-sized doll costs one silver coin, a medium-sized doll costs double that, and a large-sized doll costs up to four silver coins, which is exactly double the price of the Tin Series toys.
It’s no wonder that in order to prevent decay, the inside of the doll is made of oak and painted. The facial features are carved by carvers and then painted. Then, female workers sew small and exquisite clothes stitch by stitch.
Each process has gathered considerable technology, and coupled with the relatively rich design drawings provided by a certain prince, this made the products beautiful, lifelike, and of various types, leaving customers dazzled when they saw them.
The doll's hair is made of sterilized wool and dyed, making the entire doll look as delicate and cute as a miniature version of the beauty.
Since the wealth of the wealthy families is the jewel in their eyes, a certain prince certainly cannot let go of these "losers" and must catch them all in one fell swoop.
The entire "Iron Skin" series, which is mainly aimed at little boys, only costs twenty-five silver coins, while the "Doll" series, which comes with many matching outfits and even has gorgeous silk accessories, sells for an astonishing one hundred silver coins.
This is the "extreme net" set up by a certain prince to target those "pearls" whose families are not short of money. Since each doll is exquisitely made, he is not afraid that the little beauties will not take the bait...
"How about buying one!"
"Uh-huh!"
Yesterday, the prince asked Liu Le to deliver his annual salary to his residence. This way, Dong Xiaowan and Li Xiangjun had a lot of money in their hands, and with the money they brought with them before setting off from Jiangnan, buying dolls would naturally not be a problem.
However, the two of them also knew that money would be needed for everything when they arrived in the capital, and they did not dare to be as lavish as they had been in Jiangnan, so they made a determined decision to buy a medium-sized one.
But after a while, with the waiter's efforts, the dolls were changed from medium to large, the number from two to four, and a lot of clothes were bought, which the two beauties spent all at once. Nearly fifty silver dollars...
The cost of four dolls and a pile of clothes is equivalent to the annual income of an ordinary person's family, which is definitely not something ordinary people can afford.
However, the person involved, like other beauties of all sizes who bought the doll, felt extremely happy. The money spent was worth it, or even worth it.
Many rich people who came to shop saw that their daughter would not leave without buying a doll for them, so they had no choice but to buy one. At the same time, they were very upset. Why did they bring their daughter here? They were really asking for trouble.
After this shopping experience, Dong Xiaowan and Li Xiangjun did not dare to ask any more questions about other toys. They just took a look at them from a distance and gave up. Even if they said more, they would probably lose dozens of silver dollars.
Compared with the shop opened by the prince, the so-called gold-shopping caves in Jiangnan are really inferior. The prince used four dolls to get dozens of taels of silver, which was really shocking.
Looking around, there is an endless stream of customers coming to shop, and there is a queue outside the door. I don't know how much money I can earn at the end of the day. If it is accumulated throughout the year, I am afraid the amount will be unimaginably high.
Regarding this situation, Liu Rushi and Gu Hengbo, who planned to return to Jiangnan to do business, also saw it in their eyes and kept it in mind. If they opened a store of this size in Nandu, such a scene would probably happen.
In Jiangnan, there are no shops operating like this yet. I think the business will be quite prosperous. If the business is done properly, it is not difficult to earn tens of thousands of taels of silver a year. I just don't know how much capital is needed.
Liu Rushi and Gu Hengbo also loved the beautiful dolls, and each bought two small ones, plus a bunch of clothes. Even if you can't purchase in large quantities, if you have a template in hand, you can find someone to copy it after you return to Jiangnan.
"Sisters, come quickly!"
Kou Baimen discovered a super comfortable large seat called "sofa". It was so soft and elastic when sitting on it, it was like sitting on a cotton cushion.
"Ah~! Absolutely yes! Absolutely yes!"
After looking at it for a while, Chen Yuanyuan also sat on it and immediately praised it. This object was so good that she wished she could sit on it every day.
It's just that the prices are a bit shocking to the beauties. The double sofa is priced at fifty silver dollars, and the single sofa is thirty silver dollars, which is equivalent to twenty taels of silver. It's not at the price level of ordinary furniture.
"Alas~!"
Looking at the doll in his hand and then at the sofa not far away, Dong Xiaowan couldn't help but sigh. The two dolls plus a pile of clothes equaled a big sofa...
No wonder the Crown Prince said that even if he earns thousands of taels of silver a year, he should be careful with his expenses. If he goes to the store once and works hard, he may not be able to spend hundreds of taels of silver.
Not only Dong Xiaowan, but other beauties are also curious about everything they see and want to buy everything. Facing the dazzling array of products, there is only one thought in their mind, and that is that they only hate themselves for making less money.
Toys were sold on the first floor, and the beauties spent a lot of money.
Food is sold on the second floor, and the beauties spend money again.
Clothing is sold on the third floor, and you can’t help but buy it.
It was almost sunset after the trip, and everyone spent no less than a hundred taels of silver.
If you come here once a month, I'm afraid that after a year, even if your annual salary is as high as thousands of taels of silver, you won't be able to save much money.
When they arrived at their residence, the eight beauties were naturally delighted with the items they had bought, but they began to complain that the money was too much to spend...
Liu Le didn't have much to say. The prince gave these singers so much money, which was actually for them to spend. For them and many upper-class beauties, the happiest time is only when they spend money.
When women come to Qianqi Department Store, when they leave, except for some who are short of money, most of them leave with joy and hope to shop again as soon as possible.
The prince said privately that consumption makes women feel happy, and this is the truth. Liu Le deeply agreed with this, and at the same time lamented that the cost of raising beautiful women was too high, and he would have to act within his ability in the future.
"My beauties, the crown prince asked my slave to give each of you a box of special medicine. Once the skin is damaged, applying this medicine to the wound will speed up the healing. This medicine is not available on the market. In the Jifu area, it is only used in the rear residence and the army hospital, please do not spread it outside."
The box Liu Le took out contained eight boxes of "Shu Shuang", all of which were small boxes. Each box contained two ounces of Vaseline.
It can be used as external medicine or cosmetics. At least Empress Zhou and Zhang Huangsao regarded it as a magic weapon for beauty and skin care.
The small box specification is the version specially supplied to the imperial family and is not sold to the outside world at all. The large box specification is used to supply the Army Hospital and the troops of Zhenhaibo Zheng Zhilong, and will also be exported overseas in the future.
A large box weighs a pound and costs two hundred taels of silver, while a small box is worth as much as forty taels.
To be honest, this is just putting money on yourself...
The beauties were naturally very interested when they heard that there was such a magical medicine in the world. When they learned from Liu Le that it was a fairy medicine, they regarded it as a treasure.
A small box is worth forty taels of silver, and I'm afraid a stick of old wild ginseng produced outside the customs is the same price, but it's serious, I must keep it properly.
The next morning, the prince was still in court and the girls had nothing to do, so with the help of Liu Le, they started a relaxed and happy photo-taking activity.
There is only one ID photo, and it needs to be serious, but there are not so many worries about your own photos, and you can show your charm as you like.
In the afternoon, all the girls went to the East Palace to take classes together. Finally, they were exposed to preliminary business knowledge, which also opened their eyes to the fact that there was a lot of knowledge in the world that they had not heard of and did not understand.
Soon, the beauties from the south of the Yangtze River finally met their counterparts, and also saw the entertainment programs that made the wealthy people in the capital laugh. It was really an unforgettable place.
A certain prince did not have the time and pleasure because the military intelligence report from the Liaodong Peninsula had arrived...
