In short, every single household and every single person has benefited.

That evening, after learning about the items Shen Kai had delivered, especially the price of the grain, Chi Dongyi and the two clan elders remained silent for a long time.

Finally, the two elders patted Chi Dongyi on the shoulder, sighed softly, and then said:

"In this world, it's good enough that food prices haven't skyrocketed, so we don't need to think too much about it."

We eat coarse grains and noodles anyway, and it's only eight coins a pound, so it's not like we can't afford it.

In previous years, after so many disasters, let alone 80 coins a pound of grain, it was difficult to even buy a pound.

Little Fish doesn't have much food left. Tomorrow morning, let's inform the clansmen and have them all come and buy food, according to the number of people in their families.

The three elders also said, "We, the people of Chijia'ao, are mountain people. We don't grow grain; we make a living by hunting."

Nobody knows the exact situation down the mountain right now. In short, judging from the magnitude of this earthquake, it's not going to be good.

Hunting in the mountains is not the priority right now.

Little Fish's shop sells seeds, so we can let everyone clear the land and plant more vegetables and grains.

Give it a try; we should at least be self-sufficient.

No matter how much we can grow, it's better than relying on grain stores outside.

With this grain, plus what we had stored before, and some more planted in the fields, I think we should be able to last until next year.

As for taxes and the cost of meat for the family, those can be supplemented by hunting later.

Chi Dongyi knew this made sense, but right now everyone was only spending and not earning, which made him very anxious.

While the three influential people in Chijia'ao were discussing these matters, Chi Yu and Chi Qiao were pulling Shen Kai along to conduct an experiment.

Of course, this experiment still involves cement and soap.

Having seen or rather, personally tested how good the soap was, Shen Kai's eyes lit up as he looked at the soap in his hand.

"Sister-in-law, this is a good thing, much better than scented soap."

I wonder if it's complicated to make? If it's not complicated and the cost isn't high, we can make it in large quantities.

You guys do the production, and I'll help with the sales."

Neither Chi Yu nor Chi Qiao, the original owner of the body, nor the two of them themselves, had ever been to a cosmetics shop in Anping County.

Therefore, they were unaware that scented soap existed in this era, and had never used it.

But both of them were well-read novelists and knew about scented soap, so when they saw the excited Shen Kai, they thought for a moment and said:

"Making this isn't difficult. I wonder how much a piece of soap sells for in the county town?"

We can make this simple soap, or we can make scented soap.

A bar soap is a scented soap that also has strong cleaning power.

Once this is made, you can use it to wash your hands, hair, shower, and even your face.

Hearing them say that, Shen Kai's eyes shone even brighter.

"Okay, okay, then you just go ahead and do it, and I'll help you sell it later."

By the way, the scented soap in the cosmetics shop costs one hundred coins.

Yeah, it's half the size of the one I have here, and it's not very durable.

Of course, this is still the price in our county town. There's not much decoration on the outside, just a small piece of oil paper wrapped around it.

In the prefectural city and even the capital, some shops would decorate with beautiful wooden boxes.

Then, they would imprint some patterns on the scented soap, making it look nicer, and one piece could sell for one or two ounces.

Chi Yu and her sister exchanged a glance, realizing the potential of the soap market.

They can target the high-end market or the lower-end market, depending on how they choose to do it.

However, the most important thing is market research, which requires a trip down the mountain.

Despite thinking this way, the two sisters still didn't intend to let Shen Kai do the business.

Shen Kai was able to do business by taking advantage of Qin Mu's influence, and his business scope is estimated to be limited to Jianzhou Prefecture.

With Jianzhou Prefecture currently suffering from disaster, any business that can be done must be done outside the prefecture.

As for Madam Qiao, the wife of Magistrate Zheng, her family were wealthy merchants in Jinling, making her the most suitable partner.