"It's not even tomorrow yet, and I might not be the one crying in the end."
Shen Yuan calmly wrote down the bet between the two of them in black and white. After all three of them signed it, she left Old Man Li's shop with Xiao Huzi.
After Shen Yuan left, Jiang Yuchen's gaze fell on the bet she had written.
The handwriting on the paper was straight and neat, yet it concealed a sharp edge; he vaguely recognized it.
I don't know who taught this girl calligraphy, but just like her, she looks gentle and modest, but is actually very sharp-minded.
Jiang Yuchen flicked the golden gourd hanging from his waist, and without lingering, left Old Li's shop.
After Shen Yuan and Xiao Huzi left Old Li's shop, Xiao Huzi asked Shen Yuan worriedly, "Sister Yuan Yuan, have you decided what to sell tomorrow?"
Shen Yuan hummed in agreement, but did not say anything more.
The next day, Shen Yuan went to Old Li's shop at the agreed time.
She walked in front, with Little Tiger following behind carrying two sacks.
As they approached Old Li's shop, Shen Yuan glanced back at him, and Xiao Huzi immediately ran a few steps with a grin to catch up with her.
Shen Yuan smiled. It was indeed nice to have a little follower to carry her things. No matter where she went, she could walk ahead empty-handed.
Not long after Shen Yuan arrived, Jiang Yuchen also arrived with his men.
Their men were pulling a cart, which carried several large vats.
The large vat was sealed with a red cloth, and it looked like wine.
"Unload everything!" Jiang Yuchen directed his men to unload the goods from the carriage and place them at the entrance of the shop.
Seeing that the large vats had taken up all the open space in front of the shop, Xiao Huzi pushed one of the vats aside in protest.
"You've taken up so much land, how are we supposed to set up stalls and sell our goods? This isn't fair!"
Jiang Yuchen had brought a large group of people, and seeing that Xiao Huzi was just a child, they didn't take him seriously at all.
"Do you even know what's in this jar? How dare you touch it! Let me tell you, it contains our Su Family Wine Shop's famous Peach Blossom Wine! One jar costs ten taels of silver, and this jar can hold ten jars, worth over a hundred taels of silver. If you break it, can you afford to pay for it?"
"You...you've gone too far!" Little Tiger clenched his fists in anger.
Shen Yuan took Xiao Huzi's hand and smiled slightly at him:
"It's okay, there's still space here, enough for one person to sit."
Xiao Huzi then loosened his fist, moved the sack in front of Shen Yuan, and then took off his outer robe and spread it on the ground.
"Sister Yuanyuan, please sit down!"
Shen Yuan sat down and opened the sack in front of her.
Jiang Yuchen leaned closer to Shen Yuan and, seeing that the sack was full of sachets, raised an eyebrow: "You're planning to sell sachets here?"
"This street is a food street, and the shops on both sides are mostly selling food. Do you think you can sell sachets here?"
"Who buys a sachet while eating?"
Shen Yuan did not answer, but said calmly, "Young Master Jiang's idea of selling wine is not bad. It would be quite enjoyable to have a jar of good wine with a meal!"
Jiang Yuchen snorted: "That's right, this young master is quite clever!"
After saying that, seeing that Shen Yuan did not intend to respond, and knowing that she did not want to pay attention to him anymore, Jiang Yuchen shook his fan and walked away.
Shen Yuan and Jiang Yuchen agreed that the competition would last for four hours.
After Old Li lit the incense sticks used to measure time, Shen Yuan picked up the sachet from the burlap sack and began to hawk her wares.
"Dear brothers and sisters, uncles and aunts, come and take a look! We have sachets made from pure herbs. Some are for repelling mosquitoes, some help you sleep, some refresh you, and some are for calming your mind!"
"Take a sniff as you walk by! If it smells good, take it home; if it doesn't, it's free! Scented sachets for sale! Scented sachets for sale! Scented sachets with added herbs!"
Jiang Yuchen was not to be outdone, and gave his subordinate a look.
Jiang Yuchen brought eight men with him today, leaving two behind to hold parasols and fan him.
The remaining six henchmen stood in a row and shouted at the top of their lungs, "Su's Wine Shop's peach blossom wine is on sale! Only eight taels of silver a jar! Buy one jar and get half a catty free! Come on, come on! This is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity!"
It was midday, almost lunchtime, and people started arriving on the street one after another.
Pedestrians on the street were attracted by their shouts and gathered around.
Most of these people were from Nanjing. They had heard of the reputation of Su's Wine Shop and, seeing the Su family members hawking their wares, and with the wine being two taels of silver cheaper than usual, they couldn't resist going over and buying a few jars.
Since we're going to drink alcohol during dinner anyway, buying a jar of peach blossom wine to go with some snacks is perfect!
Before long, the wine jar in front of Jiang Yuchen was empty.
He raised an eyebrow at Shen Yuan with a smug look.
Meeting Jiang Yuchen's provocative gaze, Shen Yuan remained calm, but Xiao Huzi was a little anxious: "Sister Yuan Yuan, they've already sold ten jars of wine, and we haven't sold a single sachet yet!"
"No rush!"
Shen Yuan patted Xiao Huzi to reassure him.
As the two were talking, the person who was originally standing in front of Jiang Yuchen's wine stall noticed Shen Yuan, glanced at her a few more times, and became curious about the sachet in front of her.
Seeing this, Shen Yuan quickly picked up her purse and introduced it to them.
The person closest to Shen Yuan was a woman. She smelled the fragrance of the sachet in Shen Yuan's hand and thought it smelled quite nice, so she asked, "How much is one?"
Shen Yuan: "One string of cash!"
The woman then asked, "Is this sachet really like you say, that mosquitoes won't come near when I wear it?"
Upon hearing this, Shen Yuan opened the sachet without saying a word and showed the woman the herbs inside: "Madam, this sachet is full of herbs that mosquitoes and other insects are afraid of. With these herbs in here, ordinary mosquitoes and other insects will naturally not dare to come near you!"
"Simply hang this sachet around the bed curtains, and your wife will sleep soundly all night, free from mosquitoes!"
Jinling City is located south of the river. Although it is August, the weather is still very hot and there are many mosquitoes.
Hearing Shen Yuan say this, the lady was tempted and said, "Then give me four, I'll try them at home!"
"Okay!"
Shen Yuan wrapped the sachet and handed it to the woman.
Led by a woman, several others gathered around Shen Yuan's stall. After smelling the sachets she made, they all praised them.
Shen Yuan took the opportunity to sell a few more.
Seeing this, Jiang Yuchen curled his lips into a disdainful smile.
How can a sachet costing one string of cash possibly outsell him?
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