Quick Transmigration: Underdog Turns out to be Untouchable

Chapter 1180: Chapter 1090: The Female Prime Minister 28

The County Magistrate’s Wife was very excited; she originally thought the Silver Frost Charcoal brought by Shuangshuang was just ordinary Silver Frost Charcoal, but it turned out that this Silver Frost Charcoal had a fragrance.

Most importantly, this fragrance was quite distinctive, with the effect of lingering on clothes and not dissipating, and it could last for several days—traits only found in top-tier fragrances.

This alone could make the price of the Silver Frost Charcoal twenty times more than ordinary Silver Frost Charcoal.

This was no longer just Silver Frost Charcoal, but a consumable luxury. From the County Magistrate’s Wife’s perspective, she could already foresee the sensation this unique Silver Frost Charcoal would cause once it started selling.

She wanted to sell this Silver Frost Charcoal nationwide and was certain she could make a fortune daily.

After her excitement, the County Magistrate’s Wife began contemplating the price of this Silver Frost Charcoal. Such Silver Frost Charcoal was destined not to be treated as ordinary Silver Frost Charcoal just for warming but should be crafted as a symbol of status.

For instance, host a banquet in winter, where burning this Silver Frost Charcoal would be an honor. Coming from an aristocratic family, the County Magistrate’s Wife thoroughly understood that those from distinguished families—ladies, young masters, lords, and misses—especially adored things that highlight their status.

A higher price is not a problem; rather, the more expensive, the more they like it, because only expensive things can complement their status. Cheap things, no matter how good, they disdain to use.

Therefore, the price of such Silver Frost Charcoal could be set boldly high, selling only to those with status and position.

”Miss Yin, how do you plan to price this Silver Frost Charcoal?” The County Magistrate’s Wife asked Shuangshuang tentatively after her excitement.

The County Magistrate’s Wife did ask partly to test whether Shuangshuang was suitable to be her partner, or whether Shuangshuang was astute enough.

The County Magistrate’s Wife wasn’t a saint. If Shuangshuang was clever enough, she would give Shuangshuang a fair purchasing price.

If Shuangshuang wasn’t smart and couldn’t realize the value of the Silver Frost Charcoal, then the County Magistrate’s Wife wouldn’t mind being a shrewd merchant and pressing the cost down.

Shuangshuang responded calmly, ”When I made this Silver Frost Charcoal, I thought of selling it only to families with status and position, so I specifically developed this fragrance to pair with the Silver Frost Charcoal.

My knowledge is limited; to open the market for this Silver Frost Charcoal, I can’t do it on my own, so naturally, I sought collaboration.

Among the people I know, only you and the Shopkeeper at the Treasure Pavilion have the connections to sell the Silver Frost Charcoals to wealthy families.

I figured the Treasure Pavilion’s Shopkeeper primarily sells jewelry, so collaborating with you seemed best.

The fragrance of this Silver Frost Charcoal comprises three types, all having this lingering effect. You can let buyers choose the scent they want when selling the Silver Frost Charcoal.

Regarding pricing, I shall defer to you, please set a price!”

Shuangshuang’s statement was clever, acknowledging her lack of knowledge about the affluent families and hence not fully understanding how to price, while also indicating she recognized the value of the Silver Frost Charcoal.

Simultaneously, Shuangshuang expressed that she wasn’t without another partnership option; although the Treasure Pavilion’s Shopkeeper sold jewelry, he wouldn’t mind opening a shop to sell this unique Silver Frost Charcoal.

Moreover, the Treasure Pavilion was particularly adept at dealing with elite families, excelling beyond the County Magistrate’s Wife in selling capability.

Shuangshuang showed she chose the County Magistrate’s Wife as a favor instead of pleading for cooperation, shifting the initiative smoothly from the County Magistrate’s Wife back to her.

Lastly, Shuangshuang introduced two additional fragrances that could be added to the Silver Frost Charcoal.

These served as Shuangshuang’s bargaining chips, indicating that partnering with the County Magistrate’s Wife could not only sell Silver Frost Charcoal but even once the weather warmed, shifting to selling fragrances.

The exquisite fragrance crafted by Shuangshuang was popular among the wives and misses of affluent families, and even some men liked to wear fragrance; sales channels would never be a concern.

The County Magistrate’s Wife initially felt Shuangshuang was a remarkably clever girl but didn’t expect this girl had such a knack for encapsulating multiple ideas in a single sentence, previously underestimating her.

With some admiration, the County Magistrate’s Wife suppressed emerging thoughts and decided to cooperate sincerely with Shuangshuang, ensuring Shuangshuang wouldn’t really turn to the Treasure Pavilion.

The Treasure Pavilion, as a prominent jewelry shop nationwide, had a stronger backing compared to the County Magistrate’s Wife. Should Shuangshuang truly collaborate with the Treasure Pavilion, the County Magistrate’s Wife couldn’t do anything to her.

Ultimately, the County Magistrate’s Wife offered a very fair price: ten taels of silver per pound of Silver Frost Charcoal, pointing out that when sold, it could fetch twenty taels.

Such a high price was mainly attributed to the fragrance, rather than the Silver Frost Charcoal itself.

However, the County Magistrate’s Wife needed to consider labor, storefront, taxes, shipping, and various incidental expenses, earning less than Shuangshuang while putting in more effort.

As a gesture of sincerity, the County Magistrate’s Wife immediately provided Shuangshuang with silver notes worth two thousand taels as a deposit for the first batch of Silver Frost Charcoal, followed by detailed discussions on terms leading to signing the contract.

With the business agreement reached, Mrs. Wang accompanied her daughter out in a daze, bewildered throughout the process.

After leaving, Mrs. Wang expressed to Yin Zheng, ”Our Shuangshuang is truly remarkable, discussing business back and forth with the County Magistrate’s Wife without falling behind, her intelligence is just like you, her father.”

Yin Zheng, feeling proud, indeed thought his daughter resembled him the most and asked Shuangshuang, ”Shuangshuang, have you decided how much of the ten-tael purchasing price goes to the villagers?”

Shuangshuang had already planned this out, ”The selling price of Silver Frost Charcoal is one tael per pound; because I added this unique fragrance, it sells for ten taels, so giving the villagers one tael per pound is certainly generous enough.

From going up the mountain to chop wood to coming down to produce Silver Frost Charcoal, they do it all themselves, while I provide the fragrance once completed at home.”

Yin Zheng nodded, indicating that one tael was indeed very generous, considering the selling price for Silver Frost Charcoal was only one tael per pound, and the profit margin relied entirely on his daughter’s fragrance, unrelated to the villagers.

Given that the substantial profit from Silver Frost Charcoal was due to his daughter’s fragrance, it was only right she kept the larger share. Even deducting half from the one-tael price wouldn’t be unreasonable, simply his daughter’s generosity dictated the pricing.

Moreover, considering the proverb ’a favor can turn into enmity through excessive generosity,’ Yin Zheng was cautious not to have the villagers think they were careless with money, earning the reputation of a ’fool.’