Transmigration: From Farmer To Empress-Chapter 2025 - 2033: Proposing Marriage in Person (Part 2)

In ancient times, women’s hair was considered very precious, and beautiful hairstyles relied on hair volume. If the hair volume was sparse, the hairstyles would be limited, reduced to a few monotonous and dull buns. When attending banquets or meeting guests, one could only rely on wearing a wig to decorate. The wigs were soft and silky, easy to fall off, and if they came off under the public gaze, it would be embarrassing. Moreover, wearing them in the winter was fine, but if one had a head full of thick wig on for social occasions in the summer, within less than a quarter of an hour, one’s head would be covered in sweat, causing heat rashes all over.

This Madam’s daughter had this unspeakable shortcoming. Being embarrassed to publicize it, the family had been secretly searching for precious hair growth medicine and various hair oils, but not only were there no effects, it left the hair greasy and troublesome. 𝑓𝓇𝘦ℯ𝘸𝘦𝑏𝓃𝑜𝘷ℯ𝑙.𝑐𝑜𝓂

Yanran remembered that her maternal grandfather had a notebook with a recipe for "Fragrant Hair Powder," specifically targeting sparse and yellowing hair, but she had not yet mastered it.

After pondering for a moment, she said, "The method can be tried, but it will take a few days, as it requires selecting and mixing raw materials."

The woman said, "How many days until it’s ready? When should I come to collect it?"

Yanran said, "Three days later. Tonight, I’ll go back and mix it for you, and you can come to collect it at this time three days later."

"Alright, thank you so much. I’ll definitely be on time in three days..."

These noble madams and mistresses were all close friends of Lady Ge, the magistrate’s wife. Lady Ge considered Yanran like a second parent after Yanran cured her of her fox odor. During New Year visits or gatherings, she tirelessly recommended the rouge made by Yanran to everyone. Seeing the magistrate’s wife so fond of this shop’s rouge, these madams and young ladies were highly curious and eagerly awaited Wényàn Pavilion’s opening, rushing to buy once it opened!

Juhua invested in opening this rouge shop purely to help Wen’er court a daughter-in-law, never expecting to earn much money. But since the beginning of the year, Wényàn Pavilion’s revenue skyrocketed, with daily sales even breaking two hundred taels one day. While this might not mean much in the Capital, in the small Nong’an County Town, a turnover of two hundred taels of silver was an astonishing figure.

Yanran also became busier, purchasing flowers everywhere and hiring two sturdy women to help her tinker with the acquired flowers and plants daily in her small courtyard. The shelves of Wényàn Pavilion often displayed some novel rouge powders unavailable in Tongzhou.

Wényàn Pavilion’s reputation gradually grew, and the noblewomen of the county all knew of this rouge shop and that the rouges were all personally crafted by Miss Yuwen, with the amounts being extremely limited.

Therefore, every day as Wényàn Pavilion opened, a large group of noble madams and young ladies would wait at the entrance. The rouge created by Miss Yuwen was always in short supply and had to be seen early. If there were new products, they must be bought quickly, otherwise, who knew when they would get another chance!

In the blink of an eye, it was already March.

That evening, as Yanran was returning from Wényàn Pavilion, she saw Sister Juhua’s personal maid, Xiao Qiang, waiting in her small courtyard, squatting and playing with her younger brother.

"Why has Sister Xiao Qiang come?"

Although Xiao Qiang was just a maid, Yanran had always been polite to her, always addressing her respectfully as sister whenever they met, never daring to neglect her in the slightest.

Upon seeing Yanran, Xiao Qiang stood up and smiled, "Young lady, you’re finally back. Madam has been waiting for you for a long time. Hurry, let’s go."

Yanran patted her younger brother’s head and went with Xiao Qiang towards the main courtyard.

She thought Juhua had called her over for a chat or to discuss the shop’s matters. However, upon entering the main hall, she saw a kind-faced middle-aged couple sitting there. This couple had gentle smiles and were well-mannered. Although their clothing was not overly luxurious, they exuded a dignified and noble aura, making it obvious at a glance that they were eminent people.