Clan Prosperity Starting With My Servant Girls-Chapter 249: Bitch?!
Lu Ting took a deep breath and bellowed out the answers at the crowd, "A bar of soap would cost four hundred copper coins, and a gift box of five bars of soap would cost two taels of silver.
"Each of the young mistresses can only buy a gift box of soap or a bar of soap.
"This time we have three times the supply to sell so don’t you worry too much about getting some."
The young mistresses frowned at her announcement.
"What? Only a gift box of the soap or a bar of soap?"
"That would make it so hard to get one!"
"Ren, you better make sure you go for the gift box once you get into the store and head for the counter to make the payment immediately."
"You too Xin, did you hear that? Don’t make me whip you if you can’t get one."
They made some noise about how much one could buy but they weren’t too concerned with the four-time increase from a hundred copper coins to four hundred copper coins for a bar of soap.
Being able to get one was all that mattered for them.
They weren’t too naive about being able to get one with the increased supply.
With their own eyes, they were able to see that demand for it had increased more than three times.
Their servants heard their young mistresses and they got ready for it.
Any mistakes by them would mean that they would have to endure some punishments from their young mistresses.
The young mistresses looked on at Lu Ting and held the handles of their silk fans tight.
Everyone was anxious about getting the soap.
If you were left out then it would be disastrous to your standing in the social gatherings.
You wouldn’t be able to join in the conversations about the effects of the soap or any new experiences you have with your husband after you got one.
It was now a well-known secret that with the soap it made the skin smoother and that enticed their husbands to spend more time with them than the women at the brothels.
The women at the brothels weren’t able to afford the soap and it was the biggest motivator for the young mistresses to get one.
Lin Xuan Qi glanced at Lu Ting and the other staff of the retail store.
They looked confident enough to handle the crowd and even if they weren’t able to, the guards he had with him would be able to help.
So, with this thought, he nodded at Lu Ting and she gave him a nod back.
Lu Ting turned and faced the servants standing in line and said, "Ten of you can come in at a time."
This was her strategy and plan to manage the crowd in the store and ensure a manageable experience in the store.
Whatever happens outside, it wouldn’t be her problem.
The first ten in the queue opened their eyes wide and they scurried into the store without hesitation.
Without any doubts, they ran for the display racks with the gift boxes of soap.
These servants paid for the gift boxes they had and when they exited the retail store, those still in the queue and the young mistresses stared at them with envy for their masters.
"Quick, give me the gift box." One of the young mistresses said to her servant and got onto the horse carriage.
She didn’t want to stick around for a moment longer.
And with a crack of the whip, her horse carriage started to move off into the distance.
"I shall not stick around any longer, my husband is expecting me soon."
"Same with me. We shall meet again to chat about how good this is tomorrow."
"I didn’t expect to be so lucky and my family is waiting for me to arrange breakfast."
The other young mistresses also took the gift boxes from their servants and got away from where they were.
Much to the chagrin of the other young mistresses who weren’t able to get the soap.
Some of them with their servants at the end of the queue got anxious and started to get into action.
"I would offer you a tael of silver if you exchange your position with my servant."
"Hey, Lin that’s so bitchy of you to do something like this!"
"Bitchy? I’m a bitch if it’s what it takes."
The young mistresses got into a quarrel and the others tried to do the same thing by trying to pay their way up into the front of the queue.
Lin Xuan Qi shook his head and gave out a long sigh at the scene.
It made him even more appreciative of Xue Cong, Yue Jie, Xue Xin and Liu Shi Shi.
At least they weren’t feisty like these young mistresses.
But one thing for sure was that he was glad that they had treasured the soap much more than he thought they would.
Lin Xuan Qi began to feel that the four-time increase was too little and it might have been better with an eight-time increase.
That idea struck him and he decided to go with it.
"Lu Ting, tell them that the price would have to be increased to eight hundred copper coins for a bar of soap."
Lu Ting startled for a moment and asked, "Are you sure, Master Lin?"
He nodded his head and said, "Tell them that it would allow for those with the ability to get further up front the queue."
It was an explanation that he knew would work with his experience from where he came from.
Those who had the money would be glad to weed out the competition and at the same time make it more predigested for them.
And he was right.
"Since the demand is so high, we’ve decided to mark up the price of the soap to eight hundred copper coins for a bar of soap and four taels of silver for a gift box!"
Lu Ting shouted at the long queue which was now in chaos and they stopped immediately.
Some of the servants in the queue dropped out after their young mistresses decided that it was getting too expensive for them to splurge on it.
