Chapter 44 The ladies vie to buy perfume
Upon hearing this, Du Wanchun was immediately delighted and replied, "My mother just made six more bottles. Madam, would you like to buy more?"
Madam Fang looked at the women behind her and said, "It's not me who wants to buy it, it's them."
The women replied in unison, "Yes, young lady, we would like to buy your perfume."
"Ladies, please don't worry, I'll go get it right away." Du Wanchun turned and walked towards the carriage.
Zhou Ruiyuan leaned out and handed her the fragrant dew in his hand.
She took it and walked towards them, saying, "Madam, all our perfumes are here."
The ladies came up together, took the perfume, and smelled it again and again. "Yes, that's the scent."
"Young lady, how much does your perfume cost per bottle?"
Upon hearing this, Du Wanchun hesitated in his heart. After all, these ladies were from wealthy families. If he set the price too high, he would offend them. If he set the price too low, they would lose money.
At this moment, Madam Fang suddenly spoke up: "I bought it from the young lady for ten taels of silver, so naturally I will sell it to you for ten taels as well."
Du Wanchun was startled. She had clearly sold it to Madam Fang for five taels of silver, but now Madam Fang was asking for ten taels. It seemed that Madam Fang was deliberately trying to raise the price for her.
"Ten taels!" The ladies present looked at each other, unable to make up their minds.
After all, ten taels is no small amount.
This price could buy a lot of cosmetics on a normal day.
Seeing their hesitation, Madam Fang said again, "If you think it's too expensive, then let this girl go back."
Du Wanchun chimed in, "Yes, ladies, if you don't want to buy, then I'll head back now. I need to hurry and sell our chicken and duck eggs."
After saying that, she turned around and prepared to leave, holding the fragrant dew in her hand.
When the ladies saw her about to leave, they quickly called out to her, "Wait a moment."
In the end, it was Miss Zheng who stepped forward first. She took out ten taels of silver from her bosom and handed it to her, saying, "Miss, give me a bottle of perfume."
Du Wanchun took the silver from her hand and handed her a bottle of perfume, saying, "Please accept this, Madam."
Miss Zheng took the bottle, uncorked it, smelled it, and smiled, "Miss, this perfume is indeed very fragrant. Could you sell me another bottle?"
After saying that, Miss Zheng took out some silver from her bosom, this time in the form of silver notes.
The other ladies immediately became anxious upon seeing this, saying, "Second Miss, there are only five bottles in total. You've already bought one, so don't try to take it from us."
Even the usually stingy Madam Li stepped forward and directly took out ten taels of silver, saying, "That's right, there are four bottles left, one for each of us."
“Madam Li is right,” the ladies around her echoed.
Madam Fang stepped forward, smiling, and said, "In that case, let's each have one bottle, what do you say, young lady?"
After speaking, he turned his gaze to Du Wanchun.
Du Wanchun nodded repeatedly and said, "Of course."
"Here you go, young lady." Madam Li and the other three ladies stuffed the silver in their hands into Du Wanchun's arms, and then each picked a bottle of perfume from the basket in her hand.
They held it in their hands and smelled it again and again, overjoyed.
At this moment, Zhou Ruiyuan, who was in the carriage, handed Du Wanchun a box of incense and whispered in her ear, "Give these to them."
Du Wanchun immediately understood his meaning. After taking the incense, she turned to Madam Fang and the others and smiled, "Madam, here are some sandalwood incense sticks that my mother just made. If you like them, you can take some back with you."
They all looked at her hands.
There were about twenty incense cones in that small wooden box.
These ladies burned incense daily in their homes, and this type of cone-shaped incense was so common to them that they weren't particularly interested in it.
Du Wanchun rolled his eyes and said, "Ladies, these incense cones are made of the finest sandalwood, and we've added some of our secret recipe. They not only enhance the fragrance and bring joy and tranquility, but they also have health benefits, promoting blood circulation and giving you a radiant complexion."
The ladies didn't understand fragrance and thought she was just praising herself.
But Mrs. Fang understood. She picked up a sandalwood incense cone from the box and said, "This is top-quality sandalwood. Let me take a look."
She held it in her hand and smelled it, her eyes widened in surprise, and she immediately looked up at Du Wanchun and said, "It really is top-quality sandalwood. Where did you get it from?"
Du Wanchun truthfully replied, "We happen to have this sandalwood tree in our field."
Madam Fang exclaimed in amazement, "Your Zhou family is so lucky to have obtained such a fine piece of sandalwood. Your mother's craftsmanship is also excellent. This incense tower is very finely crafted, and its fragrance is more intense than that of ordinary sandalwood. Its quality is indeed top-notch."
With Mrs. Fang's praise, the other ladies immediately became interested again, saying, "Let me take a look."
They each took two or three, examining them closely in their hands, wondering, "Is it really that magical?"
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