The people on the shore were gloating, waiting to see Li Ershu make a fool of himself.
Li Ershu remained calm and carefully washed the clothes in his hands.
After three tries, I finally saw bubbles.
Li Ershu rubbed it for a long time, as if it wasn't clean enough, so he deliberately delayed.
"Kid, you don't want to give me those five taels of silver, do you? You're just rubbing my clothes like that. Let me tell you, if you ruin them, you'll have to give me the five taels of silver, and you'll have to pay for the clothes too!"
Zhao the butcher waited for a long time, but Li Ershu didn't get up. He said impatiently.
He came here specifically for the five taels of silver, and left the pork stall to his wife.
But Li Ershu kept wasting time.
Li Ershu ignored it and focused on washing clothes.
Chef Song was also getting impatient; Manxianglou would be serving customers soon, and this couldn't be delayed.
"Young man! If you can't wash it clean, fine, I don't want your money either, just give me back my clothes," Chef Song said anxiously.
He was just there for the fun of it, but he's getting incredibly bored waiting here.
As soon as Chef Song finished speaking, Li Ershu, carrying a basin and clothes, slowly stood up and walked towards them.
Li Ershu placed the basin on the ground and handed over Chef Song's clothes.
"Look, the clothes are all clean!"
Li Ershu smiled faintly and then revealed Zhao the Butcher's appearance to everyone.
Looking at his dark blue clothes, which were now clean, Zhao the butcher scratched his head somewhat embarrassedly.
"Hehe, I almost forgot that my clothes are blue, not black, since you didn't help me wash them!"
As soon as Zhao the Butcher said this, a burst of laughter erupted from the crowd.
Zhao the butcher swept away his earlier displeasure, readily accepted the outer garment, and turned to leave.
"Kid, you don't need the candy. Thanks for washing my coat. I have to go sell pork now, or my wife will twist my ear off!"
Everyone laughed again after hearing what Butcher Zhao said.
Li Ershu smiled and handed a sugar painting to Chef Song.
Chef Song accepted the sugar painting, expressed his gratitude, and then hurriedly took his clothes to Manxianglou.
"Young man, how much is your soap?"
Li Ershu had been waiting for this sentence for a long time.
Li Ershu smiled and shook his head, saying, "I'm not selling this soap!"
Upon hearing this, everyone realized that Li Ershu wasn't selling; wasn't he just playing a trick on them?
They piqued their interest, but then said they wouldn't sell! What's the real purpose of all this?
Seeing that many people in the crowd looked unhappy, Li Ershu quickly explained.
"To be honest, I only brought a few bars of soap with me today, so I'm not selling them. However, if you want to buy some, you can go to Liu's Trading Company in about ten days. Of course, there are probably merchants from all over the country watching here. If you are interested in selling soap in your own shops, we can find a place to chat!"
Li Ershu had already observed that the people gathered here were not only ordinary folks, but also some people dressed in fine clothes.
Even the people in the restaurants and teahouses in front of them were staring at them.
Li Ershu believed that among these people, there must be no shortage of businessmen who were interested in soap.
Sure enough, as soon as Li Ershu finished speaking, someone started asking questions.
"Young man, tell me, if we want to sell, can you provide it to me?"
Li Ershu turned around and saw that it was the old man who had just washed his hands with soap.
The old man was dressed in cotton and linen clothes, and his hands were quite dirty earlier, so he didn't seem like a businessman.
However, Li Ershu did not judge a book by its cover, but patiently answered the old man's questions.
"Sir, yes, if you need, you can come directly to us to pick up your goods."
The old man nodded; in fact, he already knew that this thing was called soap.
He had seen it at the Han family's business, but the soap was sold out as soon as it hit the shelves.
Therefore, I have not yet officially witnessed its wonderful uses.
I had only heard about this from a friend before; they said it was even more amazing than bath beans.
It has strong cleaning power and is more convenient to carry than bath beans.
He also secretly sent someone to Han's Trading Company to inquire where the soap came from.
However, the Han family business was tight-lipped and kept their mouths shut no matter how they were asked.
To his surprise, he actually ran into him at the market in Jiangdu.
What a pleasant surprise!
Not only was this old man interested, but in the short time it takes to drink a cup of tea, several other people had already come to inquire about this matter.
Li Ershu smiled and pointed to the teahouse across the street, inviting, "Gentlemen, if you're interested, why don't we go up to the teahouse, enjoy some tea, and have a detailed chat?"
Conducting business on this busy street is not only noisy, but also impolite.
Everyone nodded and followed Li Ershu into the teahouse across the street.
The rest of the people dispersed after Li Ershu left.
Inside the teahouse, Li Ershu sat with more than ten people. After the waiter brought the tea and pastries, the people in the room began to ask about the soap.
"Young man, where do you want to buy the soap you just mentioned?"
"Yes, how much is one piece of silver?"
"......"
Inside the room, more than ten people asked Li Ershu a barrage of questions.
After everyone had asked their questions, Li Ershu began to explain in an orderly manner.
"These soaps of mine come from Gu Village in Donghai Town, Jiangbei Prefecture. The price is one tael of silver per bar, with a minimum order of one hundred bars. If you cannot go to Donghai Town in person, we can arrange for a security escort agency to deliver them to you, but you will have to pay for it yourself."
Li Ershu blurted out everything he wanted to say, hoping that there would be enough people to prevent any impatient individuals from getting anxious.
Upon hearing that the soap was still in Donghai Town, many people backed out.
If traveling by water, it would take about three days to arrive.
If you ride a horse, it would take at least five or six days; it's just too far.
If you work for a security escort agency, you won't earn much money.
“Brother Ershu, it’s such a long way for us to get to Donghai Town. Why don’t you sell us the secret recipe? That way we won’t have to travel all this time, and you can save yourself the trouble once and for all!” Wang Shoucai said to Li Ershu with a smile.
As soon as Wang Shoucai said this, everyone nodded in agreement.
"Yes, yes! It saves you the trouble of arranging for someone else to do it, and we don't have to run around either. Isn't that a win-win situation!"
Li Ershu shook his head, indicating his refusal.
"Gentlemen, if you think it's too far, you can get the goods from the Liu family. As for how much the Liu family will pay you, that's none of my business. As for the secret formula, don't even think about it. We will never sell it!"
In fact, they knew that it was impossible for Li Ershu to sell the secret recipe.
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