Chapter 530

The women walked in and only then did they realize.

There was a whole new world inside!

Zhao Paner, Xiren, Ping'er, and the others were shocked to discover.

That inside, there was actually a different world entirely.

It was unlike any place they had ever seen!

Because many things inside were made of transparent glass!?

Display cabinets, one after another.

All of them were transparent.

Inside were arranged rare items, one by one.

The layout was roughly in the shape of the character 'Hui'.

The four walls were covered with tall shelves.

Everything displayed and sold was something never seen before.

This gave the women a great shock!

It was as if they had suddenly traveled to another country!

After the shock, Zhao Paner pointed to a glass bottle inside a display cabinet and asked, "What is this?"

A young waitress immediately smiled respectfully and introduced: "Respected lady, this is Wushuang Sect Coca-Cola. It is a carbohydrate beverage, and its main function is to quench thirst and refresh the spirit."

"It is developed using the most advanced and complex technology, containing ingredients such as high-fructose corn syrup, white sugar, caramel color, and carbon dioxide. The research and development funding alone reached as high as over one million taels of silver."

Hearing it was a beverage, Zhao Paner and the others suddenly understood.

Ancient times also had beverages.

Such as apricot curd, noodle tea, tea soup, and boiled water.

Among them, boiled water was the most typical; translated into modern terms, boiled water is actually a beverage.

Various summer drinks—most of these ancient beverages were made from natural ingredients and placed special emphasis on both taste and health benefits.

It was just that the word "beverage" did not exist in ancient times, so the clever ancients collectively referred to these drinks they loved as "boiled water."

The earliest boiled water was the "white cardamom boiled water" often drunk by the famous Song Dynasty poet Li Qingzhao.

Li Qingzhao often suffered from summer dampness and spleen deficiency, so she would make "white cardamom boiled water" for herself to drink as water during the hot summer.

However, a drink packaged in such a 'glass bottle' was too rare!

Or rather, too extravagant!

One look and you could tell it was the kind ordinary people couldn't afford!

Luxurious!

Too luxurious!

Looking at the dark liquid in the glass bottle!

Zhao Paner, Xiren, and the other women thought to themselves!

Yet, hearing that it cost over a million taels of silver to develop?

They were given another huge fright!

This was too exaggerated!

But looking at it, it also seemed like a matter of course!

This packaging, one look and it was clearly very expensive!

Zhao Paner stared at the young woman and asked, "How much?"

The young woman was clearly well-trained and replied with a smile from beginning to end: "Twenty taels of silver per bottle!"

Zhao Paner and the other women exclaimed in shock again: "Twenty taels!!!"

"Yes, because the R&D funding is expensive and it uses advanced technology; even this glass bottle alone is worth a lot. Twenty taels a bottle is absolutely a rock-bottom price."

"You can enjoy this drink during friend gatherings or while reciting poetry, fully enjoying a luxurious and noble experience!" the waitress promoted enthusiastically.

Zhao Paner and the others were secretly stunned after hearing this, but then they felt it was worth it!

Too worth it!

Indeed!

The bottle alone was worth at least ten taels of silver!

Such a rare item!

It must be imported from abroad.

To be sent from thousands of miles away and only sold for 20 taels of silver.

If that isn't cheap, what is?

Even 200 taels wouldn't be expensive!

However, Zhao Paner really wanted to buy a bottle to try it out and show it to the sisters at home.

But just as she was about to speak, she realized.

This was their own shop!

Jia Hui laughed: "How about it, you all want to buy some, right?"

"No need to buy; our family has everything from these Wushuang masterpieces!"

"Just waiting for today; when we go back, I'll let you all experience and see for yourselves."

"Come, little sister, give us each a bottle of Coca-Cola!"

With a wave of his hand, he ordered the woman to arrange it for all of them.

Because they were all obtained through check-ins during this period.

There were about 10,000 bottles of Coca-Cola.

In modern times, a glass bottle of Coca-Cola only costs two or three yuan.

Here, Jia Hui sold them directly for 20 taels!

Equivalent to tens of thousands of yuan per bottle!

A price increase of several thousand times!

Huge profit!

But Jia Hui thought this price was reasonable.

After all, things are valued for their scarcity, and the quantity on hand was not large.

He kept about five thousand bottles in his own residence.

The remaining 5,000 bottles were taken out to be sold.

If they all sold out, he could net a profit of 100,000 taels of silver!

A bloody profit, alright!

Although he had no way to produce them himself at the moment.

But there would still be opportunities to obtain them through daily check-ins in the future.

Seeing Jia Hui so generously give each of them a bottle of "divine water" worth 20 taels!

The women were all given a huge fright!

Yes!

What Coca-Cola—in their eyes.

This had already been promoted to divine water!

After all, one bottle was a sky-high price of 20 taels!

That was enough for a first-class maid's salary for 20 months!

It was more than enough to buy an exquisite little maid!

Therefore, it was truly too extravagant!

The sensible Ping'er hurriedly wanted to refuse: "Marquis, this isn't good, how can we drink this?"

Jia Hui waved his hand: "Drink it regardless; you are all my women. Don't mention 20 taels—even if it were 2,000 taels, I would be willing to let you drink it."

Xiren, Ping'er, Lin Hongyu, and the other women were instantly moved to tears!