Xiao Lingyu smiled and touched Su Ningjie's face. Could it be that this kid was thinking of selling perfume?
"The incense shop sells incense powders, which are used in incense burners. Sachets are what you can carry around. This fragrance dew was something my mother came up with on a whim while she was making fresh flower tea in her boudoir. She uses it herself, so it's truly one of a kind."
Su Ningjie asked, "Can we open a shop and sell perfume lotion and powder?"
Xiao Lingyu had a headache. She could think of many ways to make money, and she couldn't sell them all at once.
If Xianglu comes out in Beiyi, will it attract enemies who will persecute Xiao Xier?
The enemy is in the dark again, and Xiao Xier is still so young that she can't guard against it.
"Second brother, there's no rush. We have to do things one by one, and eat one bite at a time. We haven't built the paper mill, orchard, and medicinal herbs yet. Once they're all up and running and the flow is stable, then we can consider whether to run the Xianglu business. If we take too big a step, we'll easily fall."
Xiao Lingyu's simple words enlightened Su Ningjie. After all, one cannot become a fat boy like his elder brother by eating one bun at a time.
Su Ningjie glanced at Su Ningan and smiled inexplicably. "Mom, you are right."
Suningan: ???
My second brother’s smile is so weird.
After breakfast, Xiao Lingyu continued to teach the children to read and write as usual, while Su Xingyi practiced walking in the yard with crutches. The family was busy with their own affairs...
Near noon, Xiao Lingyu took the chrysanthemum scented water and jasmine scented water and quietly took Xiao Xier out of the yard.
Su Ning'an put down the canvas, Su Ningjie put down the chili pepper, and Su Ningwen put down the calligraphy and came to the yard at the same time. Under Su Xingyi's gaze, they followed him out.
Su Xingyi sighed at this and said, "The children really can't leave their mother for a moment."
Xiao Lingyu suddenly turned around and glanced at the three brothers. "Since you've come with us, then you're responsible for sending fragrance to the little brothers and uncles."
The three brothers said in unison: "No problem."
As it was approaching noon, more and more villagers appeared on the village road. Most of them were returning from their fields and walking towards their respective yards with sweat dripping down their faces.
As the three brothers walked past them, a pleasant fragrance penetrated their nostrils and they couldn't ignore it even if they wanted to.
"Did you smell anything just now?"
"The fragrance seems to be the scent of some flower, and it seems to be coming from the three brothers of the Su family."
"Yes, yes, why do they smell so good?"
"Could it be the flowers that Madam Su bought yesterday that smoked them?"
"I think so."
"That's not right. Flowers can only be smelled when they are close. Just now, a fragrance wafted by, and it was very strong."
At this time, Song Dazhu's voice sounded from a distance: "Big Brother, Second Brother, Third Brother, I haven't seen you for a long time. Not only have you grown whiter and fatter, but you have also become more fragrant."
Song Dazhu sniffed as he spoke, "It smells so good, did you take a bath with scented soap?"
Su Ningjie smiled and said, "Uncle Song, Mom bought us a lot of scented soap for bathing. But this isn't the scent of scented soap, it's the scent of the lily scented water Mom made for us. If you apply it on your body, it will keep you smelling good for at least the whole day."
Su Ningan continued, "Our mother can use different flowers to make perfumes with different scents..."
Upon hearing this, a group of villagers quickly gathered around, not for any other reason but to smell the fragrance.
The three brothers of the Su family were in trouble. The people who surrounded them were all rough men with smelly sweat. They didn’t smell that bad normally, but they smelled good. The smelly sweat men were outnumbered and the three fragrant babies were forced to flee the scene quickly.
Su Ningwen walked slowly and was almost picked up by Chouhan. Fortunately, Su Ningan grabbed him with his big hands and ran away with Su Ningwen in his arms.
"Su brothers, please don't leave. The uncles and aunts want to smell you a few more times. Oh, why do you stink so badly?"
"Where do I stink?... I think I stink, but I don't usually stink."
Song Dazhu covered his mouth and laughed, "That's because you smelled something fragrant, so you think you stink."
The villager frowned and sniffed himself carefully. "It's all stinky sweat. No wonder my wife says I'm a stinky man. I'm going back to take a shower now."
Upon hearing this, the three Su brothers looked at each other and suddenly burst into laughter.
Soon, the laughter of children and the villagers' cries of "It smells good" and "You stink" echoed on the village roads...
"Mom, do I smell like chrysanthemums?" Du Yingying fanned the air in front of her with one hand and inhaled it gently.
The village head's wife, Sun, inhaled the jasmine scent on her body and said, "Yes, yes, you smell like chrysanthemum."
Xiao Xi'er circled around Du Yingying and said, "Aunt Du, my mother has made many different scents. I'll put some on you next time you come. Oh, the one I'm wearing is Xixiang. I'll bring some for you next time. You'll smell good for a day or two."
Du Yingying smiled and said, "Thank you, Xiao Xier. Auntie will just apply some chrysanthemum scented water on it."
When Du Yingying heard the name "Xi Xiang", she knew that it was the perfumed dew that Madam Su made for little Xier. Flowers themselves are expensive, and perfumed dew is even more expensive.
She had seen the world while following Wu Huaiyuan. The incense shops in Xishui County and Huayang County all sold perfume powder. This water-like perfume had a long-lasting fragrance with just a light application and was extremely precious.
Seeing Du Yingying's eyes full of joy, Xiao Lingyu said, "Sister-in-law Du, since you like chrysanthemum fragrance so much, I will give you a bottle."
Du Yingying was flattered, "Madam Su, I still have a few sachets that I need to use for a long time, and I can't use the scented dew."
"If you need it, you can use it alternately." Xiao Lingyu continued with a smile, "I'm very happy that you like the perfume I made. There's no need to refuse. Take it."
Du Yingying saw the chrysanthemum fragrance water that Xiao Lingyu handed over and said, "Thank you very much, Madam Su, for giving it to me. I have an empty porcelain bottle that can be used to store the fragrance water."
Xiao Lingyu nodded, "Whatever you want."
Then Du Yingying returned to the room with the chrysanthemum perfume.
"Mrs. Su." Wu Qingshan walked out of the room, with a little dark circles under his eyes and his face looked much worse.
"Village Chief, I'm here to inquire if the large vacant lot east of the Su family's yard is owned by anyone? I'm planning to build a house here."
"That's the Su family. Seven years ago, the old man of the Su family bought the vacant land over there just so that Xingyi could get married and have children. But he left soon after buying it."
Wasn’t that seven years ago when Su Xingyi picked up the boss?
It seems that not long after Su Xingyi's father passed away, Su Xingyi became a father.
"That would save us a lot of trouble. Does the village chief know where there is a brick kiln?"
"Song Dazhu's father-in-law makes bricks. I wonder when Madam Su will build a house. I can arrange for the villagers to come and help build it. Now the fields are planted with crops. The villagers have time and there is strength in numbers. It will be finished in more than a month."
Xiao Lingyu said, "I'll buy the materials and start building the house. Then I'll ask the village chief to arrange for some skilled villagers to come over and build the house. I'll pay them a day's wages... How much did the villagers usually get paid for building houses in the village in the past?"
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