Chapter 38 Someone was struck by lightning
During the steaming process of the fragrant dew, Aunt Zhou specially added citron and pear blossoms.
This method was taught to her by her wet nurse. She had tried it many times and could recognize the scented dew as soon as she smelled it. However, this bottle of rose dew had a special fragrance in addition to the familiar scent.
Even Aunt Zhou had never smelled this fragrance before. She was very surprised and quickly handed it to Du Wanchun to smell.
"What's wrong, Mother?" Du Wanchun took the fragrant dew, held it in her hand and smelled it. A special floral fragrance wafted into her nose, refreshing her senses. In that instant, it was as if she were in a sea of flowers, which made her feel happy.
She couldn't help but exclaim, "Mother, this dew smells so wonderful!"
Zhou Feng and Zhou Zhao also came over, took a sniff, and exclaimed in amazement, "Mother, the perfume you made this time smells much better than the one we used in the capital!"
Zhou Zhao spoke excitedly, and couldn't resist taking a few more sniffs.
Even the usually composed Zhou Ruiyuan showed surprise after smelling it.
Aunt Zhou was a little stunned. She smelled it again and felt that something was wrong. "This fragrance is different from the one I smelled in the capital."
Du Wanchun comforted her, saying, "Mother, perhaps the flowers here are different, which is why they smell different. Let's take them to the county later and try selling them."
Aunt Zhou asked doubtfully, "We only have this one bottle now, will we be able to sell it?"
Du Wanchun thought of someone and said with a smile, "We can ask Master Fang of the Fang family. It would be great if he could take a liking to our Xianglu."
Aunt Zhou was a little unsure, "Would he even want my perfume?"
Du Wanchun smiled and nodded, saying, "Mother, just believe me this time, Master Fang will definitely take a liking to me."
When she went to deliver the radishes yesterday, she specifically inquired about it at the Fang family's place.
Madam Fang has always loved using incense, and she has been very annoyed ever since she came to Cheng'an Town because she has not been able to buy a suitable incense.
After pondering for a moment, Aunt Zhou nodded, "Alright, let's go together."
Du Wanchun smiled and nodded.
This time, Aunt Zhou only took Du Wanchun with her to the county.
The boiler at home was still steaming flower petals, and someone needed to watch the fire, so Zhou Feng, Zhou Zhao, and Zhou Ruiyuan were left behind.
Du Wanchun and Aunt Zhou drove their carriage to the backyard of the Fang residence.
The Fang family was a wealthy family, so their mansion was even larger than the Li family's.
Du Wanchun jumped off the carriage and knocked on the back gate.
A middle-aged woman opened the door.
Du Wanchun hadn't seen her when she delivered the radishes last time.
The woman looked at the two poor-looking peasant women in front of her, her face darkening with displeasure, and asked, "Who are you? What are you doing here at our Fang residence?"
Du Wanchun replied with a smile, "Excuse me, is Butler Liu here?"
Yesterday, it was Steward Liu who came to collect the radishes. He is a kind man, so Du Wanchun came to see him specifically.
Upon hearing that it was related to Steward Liu, the woman glanced at them contemptuously and said fiercely, "Get out! Where did these beggars come from? Get out of here!"
As she spoke, she gave Du Wanchun a hard shove.
Du Wanchun nearly fell, but luckily Aunt Zhou caught her from behind.
"You woman, how could you start a fight before we'd even exchanged a few words!" Aunt Zhou said angrily.
The woman spat in the direction of Du Wanchun and her companion's footsteps, "Are you two deaf? Get out of here!"
Du Wanchun took two steps forward and shielded Aunt Zhou behind her. "Auntie, we came to deliver radishes yesterday."
The woman still wouldn't listen to her and stood with her hands on her hips, ready to start cursing.
Du Wanchun was filled with displeasure, and her brows furrowed slightly.
Just then, a thunderclap suddenly flashed across the sky.
The three of them were startled.
"Get out of here!" The woman came to her senses and reached out to push Du Wanchun again.
However, at that moment, another bolt of lightning struck the sky, this time hitting the door frame directly above the woman's head.
A loud bang.
The door frame collapsed with a crash, hitting the woman.
The woman cried out in pain and fell to the ground, yelling, "Ah! Help!"
Hearing the commotion, the other nannies and maids in the back courtyard all ran out. "Nanny Zhang, how are you?"
The woman fell to the ground, too pained to utter a single word.
This terrified the little maid standing nearby.
They hurriedly went to the front yard to call the head maidservant who served Madam Fang.
Upon hearing that someone was injured in the backyard, Madam Fang followed them to the backyard.
Du Wanchun and Aunt Zhou were also frightened by the lightning earlier, and the two of them stood aside, looking at the woman in astonishment.
"What happened?" Madam Fang walked out of the courtyard and saw the fallen door frame and the injured woman, her face full of doubt.
The maids all shook their heads.
Du Wanchun came out and said, "There was a thunderbolt from the sky just now, and it happened to strike the old lady on the head."
Hearing her voice, Madam Fang looked up at her and sized her up. "Who are you? What are you doing here?"
Du Wanchun replied, "We are the Zhou family who delivered radishes yesterday. We came today specifically to ask Manager Liu if we still want these radishes."
Upon hearing this, Madam Fang suddenly laughed and said, "So those radishes belong to your family?"
Du Wanchun nodded. "Yes, those radishes all belong to our family."
Madam Fang's hair was slightly gray, and she smiled kindly and gently. "Those radishes are crisp and sweet, and I really like them. I was just about to ask Steward Liu to buy some more, but I didn't expect you to come here."
Du Wanchun took two steps forward and quickly replied, "Yes, Madam, we will bring you some more radishes tomorrow."
"Alright then," Madam Fang replied with a smile, turning to go inside.
Just then, the leaves swayed, and a sudden gust of wind blew by.
The wind carried the fragrance emanating from Du Wanchun's body, wafting towards Madam Fang's nose.
Madam Fang immediately stopped, took a deep sniff, and asked the maids beside her, "Can you smell a fragrance?"
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