Gu Lili smiled.
Ordinary soap costs one tael of silver.
Making a bar soap requires much more effort than making a regular soap.
Extracting essential oils and then transporting them back to the East China Sea is indeed time-consuming, labor-intensive, and expensive.
Since the cost is high, the price will naturally be high.
At first, Gu Lili had set a price of five taels in her mind, but after hearing what Madam Lin said yesterday, Gu Lili felt that five taels of silver was still too little.
Anyway, ordinary people can't afford this kind of thing.
Those who can afford it are either rich or noble.
Since that's the case, Gu Lili doesn't need to worry about so much.
Yu Shanhai tentatively asked, "May I ask how much a bar of this soap costs, Your Highness?"
Yu Shanhai had his own guesses; the price of this soap would definitely be expensive.
Gu Lili didn't deliberately keep Yu Shanhai in suspense and said directly, "Ten taels of silver!"
Ten taels of silver was a huge sum of money for ordinary people.
Gu Shan, who was the father of Gu Lili and others, died for his country on the battlefield, and his pension was only ten taels of silver.
However, in the eyes of the rich, it's nothing more than the price of a box of cosmetics.
Therefore, this gap between the rich and the poor is quite ironic.
Yu Shanhai flinched in fright, but quickly regained his composure.
In Jiangdu, soap is so popular that people are scrambling to buy it even for just three taels of silver.
In Beijing, the prices are even more outrageous.
Therefore, even if this soap cost ten taels of silver, Yu Shanhai believed that plenty of people would be scrambling to buy it.
"Alright! It's settled then. Here's a thousand taels of silver note, please accept it, Your Highness!"
As Yu Shanhai spoke, he took two five-hundred-tael silver notes from his money bag and handed them to Gu Lili.
As if afraid that Gu Lili would change her mind.
Gu Lili didn't hesitate and directly accepted the silver note.
“Mr. Yu, you must be tired from your long journey. Why don’t you stay at my house tonight?” Gu Lili suggested.
We were already acquaintances, and besides, there are quite a few empty rooms in the house right now.
I wonder how many wooden beds Old Zhou and the others have finished making. At the very least, sleeping on a kang (heated brick bed) with Wei Yin would be fine.
Yu Shanhai looked at him and realized he wasn't the type to hold grudges.
Yu Shanhai quickly cupped his hands and said, "In that case, I will shamelessly trouble the county princess."
Gu Lili nodded and called Li Tiansheng, who was busy outside, in.
"Second Uncle, I wonder how many beds Old Zhou and the others have made?"
When Li Tiansheng had nothing to do, he would patrol around the yard, so he knew the area better.
Li Tiansheng had just returned from Lao Zhou's place, and his long gown still had some sawdust on it.
"Three cards have been played!"
Gu Lili nodded. That's perfect. Then we won't have to squeeze two strangers, Wei Yin and Yu Shanhai, into the same room.
In this way, neither of them will be able to adapt well and they won't get enough rest.
"Then please arrange for Elder Yu to rest in an unused room."
With his three grand-disciples around, Gu Lili naturally didn't need to personally go and carry the wooden bed.
Li Tiansheng nodded, grabbed a set of bedding, and led Yu Shanhai to the courtyard next door.
Gu Lili was about to go find Liu Ying and her son Liu Miaoyin when she heard the laughter of Old Mrs. Li and Liu Ying coming from the kitchen.
The two of them were talking about something, and their laughter startled all the chickens in the coop, making them cluck.
Gu Lili couldn't help but chuckle. Just now, she had been wondering where Old Mrs. Li had gone.
She had been thinking of introducing Liu Ying and Liu Miaoyin to Old Mrs. Li after she finished her work.
Unexpectedly, Grandma Li and Liu Ying got along very well.
Gu Lili had initially worried that Old Mrs. Li would be reserved, nervous, or feel inferior, but now it seems that her worries were completely unnecessary.
Following the sound of laughter, Gu Lili made her way to the kitchen.
"Grandma, Mrs. Liu, what are you two talking about? Why are you so happy!"
When Gu Lili went in, she saw Liu Ying laughing so hard that she was bent over backwards with Old Mrs. Li by her side.
Seeing Gu Lili enter, the two of them still couldn't stop laughing.
Although Gu Lili didn't know why the two were laughing, she couldn't help but laugh along.
After the two had finished laughing, Liu Ying explained, "I was telling my older sister about Liu Yuanliang. When my servant took him out to 'play,' I don't know who started it, but they actually gave him a green hat."
At this point, Liu Ying couldn't help but laugh again.
“You know what? Lili, those are real green hats, more than ten in total, and they’re all the same green. It looks like I won’t have to worry about Liu Yuanliang being cuckolded for the rest of his life.”
Upon hearing this, Gu Lili realized that this was the matter.
No wonder Liu Ying was so happy.
She was in a great mood after hearing this; evil people deserve their just deserts.
We shouldn't pity him just because he's disabled or old.
Liu Yuanliang deserves everything he has today.
Gu Lili chuckled, "That's certainly something to laugh about!"
Seeing that Gu Lili had finished her work and should be discussing serious matters with Liu Ying, Old Mrs. Li stood up.
"Lili, Liu's sister, you two chat first, I'll go outside and tidy up."
Gu Lili quickly pulled Old Madam Li to her feet and said with a smile, "There's no rush with Madam Liu and me. We can talk about it slowly tomorrow."
Liu Ying nodded repeatedly in agreement.
"Yes, elder sister, Miaoyin and I plan to stay in Donghai Town for a few more days before leaving. We have plenty of time to talk. Come and tell me about what you just said about the assassins coming to our house."
Seeing this, Gu Lili agreed.
Clearly, I'm the one who's superfluous now; it was she who should have left.
"Okay, you guys chat first, I'll go find Miaoyin."
Judging from their current state, it seems they won't be able to finish talking for several days and nights.
The two nodded in unison. Gu Lili smiled and pursed her lips before walking outside.
After asking Gu Huanhuan, Liu Miaoyin, and Gu Chenxi which direction they had gone, Gu Lili headed towards the seaside.
Just as she was about to leave, Gu Lili remembered something and quickly turned back, heading towards the neighboring courtyard.
When Xiao Mulan first arrived in Donghai Town, Gu Lili said she would take her to the beach, and today is a good day to go.
With Xiao Mulian by her side, Gu Lili also pulled Gu Huanhuan along. The three of them chatted and laughed as they carried their wooden buckets toward the sea.
If we're lucky today, we might even be able to pick up some fresh seafood.
This is a good opportunity for Liu Ying and Liu Miaoyin to try something new.
When the group reached the beach, Gu Lili noticed that there were many more people there than before.
Gu Lili had Gu Chenxi teach the villagers how to cook seafood, so when there was nothing to do at home, some children and adults would go to the beach.
They could have a treat, and the surplus could be sold to Gu Lili's family to supplement their household income.
The three arrived at the beach and soon spotted Gu Chenxi and Liu Miaoyin.
The reason is simple: most people in the village wear coarse linen clothes without any color.
Liu Miaoyin was wearing a pink dress today, so it was easy to spot them.
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