"Shut up, sir! If you weren't exactly a carbon copy of your father, I would have thought I gave you the wrong name!" Grandma Gu wanted to yell "Get out!" But where could she possibly get out of this wasteland?
"Ah Yuan, come over here. You're still young, don't hang out with those three scoundrels, or they'll corrupt you!" Grandma Gu called Lu Zheng over to join her.
Gu Shouxin and his fourth uncle looked at their eldest brother with aggrieved expressions: "Brother, you've dragged us into this."
Grandma Gu spoke up, and Uncle Gu didn't dare to say anything more. He could only glare at his two younger brothers: In Mother's heart, including Third Sister, we are all scoundrels, and so are you two!
After glaring at him, Uncle Gu obediently started digging.
Gu Shouxin and Uncle Gu exchanged a glance: We were definitely implicated by our eldest brother and third sister (third sister).
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"Sister, is this stove used to make the perfume you mentioned?" Gu Xin asked, standing around the newly erected stove in Gu Nian's laboratory.
“Yes, use this for distillation. It’s hard to explain in a few words, so you’ll all learn from me from now on and remember the steps clearly. We can make just one bottle of this and sell it for ten taels of silver.” Gu Nian gestured with his hand.
Spring is here, all kinds of flowers are about to bloom, and her perfume project is about to begin.
"Ten taels? Isn't that more expensive than our set?" Gu Si exclaimed in surprise.
Gu Hui's eyes also showed some surprise.
“Of course. We specialize in selling to young ladies in the inner quarters, the kind who don’t have to do anything all day but dress themselves up beautifully and smell nice. They’re not short of money. And once you’ve done the whole thing, you’ll know it’s definitely worth ten taels. And if my mother were to handle it, it would probably be worth more than ten taels.” Gu Nian said with great certainty.
“My second aunt told us before that the women in the prefectural city are different from the women in our county town and villages. In families in the prefectural city with a little bit of wealth, the women are very willing to spend money on themselves. Especially unmarried girls,” Gu Hui said.
"Then, sister, what flavor should we make first?" Gu Xin rubbed her hands together, eager to try.
"What do you all think?" Gu Nian asked, seeking everyone's opinions.
"Is an orchid nice? Grandma likes orchids," Gu Xin said.
"Yes, that's fine." Gu Hui and Gu Si nodded.
“Alright, let’s use orchids first.” Gu Nian nodded, then winked at Gu Xin, “Perfect, I have orchids on my estate, I’ll go pick some tomorrow.”
Gu Xin grinned. They were using the seeds given to them by Brother Yuanyuan, but they couldn't say that; they could only push them onto the estate.
It's so easy to tell my parents and sister the secret of the jade beads; I don't have to come up with excuses all by myself anymore.
"Sister Niannian, it's not one of those that Grandpa raised, is it? Those sell for over two hundred taels!" Gu Si suddenly said.
"Of course not, mine is just ordinary. When we all have time, I'll take you to the estate to see it; there are lots of flowers there!" Gu Nian said.
"Knock knock knock!" Just then, there was a knock on the door.
Cai Xiaolian had already gone to open the door. The four sisters walked to the window, lined up from tallest to shortest, and looked outside.
The four sisters had been defeated by Uncle Gu's obsessive-compulsive disorder and had become accustomed to arranging them from tallest to shortest.
"Who are you looking for?" Cai Xiaolian asked, frowning as she looked at the elegantly dressed and refined lady in front of her.
"Excuse me, is this the Gu Shouxin family?" the noblewoman asked.
"Who are you?" Cai Xiaolian sized up the woman in front of her, who had delicate features and was about her age, with an unfriendly gaze.
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