They collected the money from selling straw sandals, baskets, and eggs. Since the money came from not only the Chen family but also the Liu family, the two of them didn't dare touch it. After counting the coins, they each stuffed them into their pockets.
Upon seeing the copper coin Jiang Yimian handed over, he was so frightened that he quickly waved his hand.
“Sister Yimian, this is the money you made from selling konjac. We don’t need it. My family made about a hundred coins from selling eggs and baskets today, so we don’t need your money.”
Gou Sheng said proudly that this was the first time he had received so many copper coins. He knew his parents would be happy to know that the eggs and baskets had been sold for money.
Uncle Zhao nodded repeatedly, and said with a smile, "Grandpa promised me a running fee, Sister Yimian, you can keep your money."
Although he didn't intend to take the Liu family's money, he also couldn't possibly take Jiang Yimian's money.
The three brothers were completely taken in by three families in the small depression. Their food and clothing were all provided by others, so how could they ask for money back?
Jiang Yimian had no choice but to hand the money to the two of them and say, "This is only for today. It won't be this good next time. Consider it New Year's money. You can buy whatever you want. This is only for today. There won't be another chance like this."
With the Lunar New Year approaching, even this small depression should have a festive atmosphere.
Grandpa Liu and Aunt Xiaoyun certainly wouldn't be willing to spend their coins on things, so she'll pay for it.
She earned over two hundred coins from selling konjac, plus five taels from the county magistrate, thirty-five taels from Lin Yan'an, and five hundred taels from the mountain stronghold. Now she has a considerable sum of money.
Jiang Yimian and Gou Sheng, carrying a large sum of money, agreed to meet at the stall location and went to a secluded alley.
She took out a lot of medicinal herbs from her spatial storage and stuffed them into her basket.
Most of the herbs were collected from the mountains, while some were obtained from various pharmacies in the town and from the Lin family in the mountain village.
She had no use for it, so she decided to take it out to exchange for silver and also to learn about the pharmacies in the town.
I remember hearing people say that the largest pharmacy in Qinghe Town was Huichuntang.
Jiang Yimian, carrying a basket on her back, asked for directions and went to Huichuntang.
From afar, you can see the three elegant characters on the Huichuntang signboard. The shop occupies a considerable area and has two floors, which is quite different from other small, single-room pharmacies.
It was nearing noon, and there were hardly any people in Huichuntang.
There was only one waiter talking to a simply dressed girl, who was probably a maid from a wealthy family.
"Give me a box of bath beads, the most expensive one. My daughter says they're good."
The shop assistant quickly responded and turned to get the bath beads from the counter.
Jiang Yimian, feeling curious, also went over.
On the mountain, everyone uses soap pods for washing clothes and taking baths.
Washing clothes is fine, but I'm really not used to using it for showering.
She took out shower gel and shampoo from her storage space, put them in small porcelain bottles, and distributed them to everyone.
Jiang Yimian simply said that she made it herself, which did not arouse any suspicion from the others.
So much so that she thought that soap pods were the only toiletries available in this era, and that bath beads were something she had never heard of before.
I initially thought it was something like modern soap, but upon closer inspection, I realized it wasn't.
Each of the thumb-sized spheres in the box was dyed with different colors—red, blue, yellow, and so on. The colorful array of colors was much more pleasing to the eye than the soap pods.
But from the broken pieces, Jiang Yimian noticed something was off; it didn't look like soap, but rather like flour.
When the girl saw Jiang Yimian staring at the bath beads in her box, she immediately snorted and slammed the box shut. "What are you looking at? Can you afford this? These are bath beads, not something that peasants like you can afford."
After saying that, he looked Jiang Yimian up and down, and when he saw that although she was dressed cleanly, the fabric was the cheapest coarse cloth, his disdain increased.
This poor village girl is dreaming of using bath beads.
Jiang Yimian withdrew her gaze and said indifferently, "At least peasants don't have to serve others as maids. How dare someone who sells himself into slavery call himself a peasant? You lackey are no match for a peasant."
Being called a lackey, the maid was furious, her cheeks turning red, but she didn't know how to refute it. Finally, she stomped her foot and stormed out of the shop.
The shopkeeper was used to this kind of thing. Seeing that Jiang Yimian was interested in the bath beads, he simply smiled and took out a white one and handed it to her, saying, "Does the young lady want to buy these bath beads?"
Jiang Yimian took the bath beads and examined them carefully; the outer layer of powder was indeed flour.
She raised an eyebrow, held the bath beads to her nose and sniffed. Besides the scent of spices, she also smelled a familiar, refreshing fragrance.
It appears to be a fat bead.
Sapindus mukorossi, also known as soapberry or wood soapberry, is used in traditional Chinese medicine for its effects of clearing heat and detoxifying, treating cough and asthma, eliminating phlegm and stagnation, and killing parasites.
When used for washing, it produces fine foam and has strong cleaning power. (Source: Internet)
These were indeed excellent toiletries in ancient times.
However, since it contains flour, it's not as smooth and delicate to use.
Jiang Yimian stared at the thumb-sized bath beads and asked curiously, "How much does this cost?"
The waiter just smiled and said, "Ten coins each, would you like one, young lady?"
Jiang Yimian shook her head. It was indeed a bit expensive. Such a small item costing ten coins could buy two catties of plain rice. It was definitely not something that ordinary people could afford.
Moreover, she noticed that if she used this thing sparingly, she could only use it twice at most, which meant that it cost five coins per bath – what a rip-off!
That's much more profitable than selling konjac tofu.
If she made soap and sold it, she could probably make a lot of money.
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