Chapter 74 Intending to Make Soap for Sale
"What!"
Upon hearing this, Jiang's mother flew into a rage, slammed her hand on the table, and stood up abruptly, exclaiming in an agitated tone, "What a shameless young lady from a respectable family!"
Jiang Mi and Liang Lan were both startled by Jiang's mother's sudden action.
Why do they seem even more anxious than the others?
Jiang's mother took Liang Lan's hand and explained earnestly, "Who cares about her being a young lady from a prominent family? She's not even married yet, and she's already so arrogantly coming into the village to provoke the wife. Don't worry, as long as I'm still alive, that so-called county magistrate's daughter won't be allowed to enter the house!"
She had no liking for that Miss Sun. She looked decent enough, but she was arrogant and domineering. Last time, she even openly made things difficult for her precious daughter in the silk shop. If a woman like that entered the Jiang family, she would surely cause chaos!
"Don't worry, if that brat is really blinded by wealth, I'll be the first to break his legs and make him regret it. Your position as the legal wife is yours, and no one can shake it!" Mother Jiang patted Liang Lan's hand gently, giving her a reassurance.
But given that brat's taste, he wouldn't be so bad as to like an arrogant and domineering woman.
Her mother-in-law's comforting words dispelled her previous gloom, and she felt a warmth in her heart. She nodded and replied, "I believe my husband wouldn't do such a thing. We'll have to wait for him to come back before making a decision."
Hearing her second son's wife's words, Jiang's mother's tightly furrowed brows relaxed, and she replied with a smile, "Okay, your father and the others are waiting for me to bring the food over. You go and prepare it first."
"good!"
After seeing Liang Lan off, Jiang's mother pulled her daughter to her side and asked softly, "Honey, what do you think about this?"
"I believe in Second Brother." Jiang Mi grinned, her gaze firm.
Suddenly, Jiang's mother's expression turned serious, and she stared intently at Jiang Mi without saying a word.
Honey's figure has been visibly thinning these past few days, and she's become increasingly beautiful. Whether it's her imagination or not, she seems to see a touch of stunning beauty in Honey.
Jiang Mi felt her scalp tingle under her mother's gaze and asked awkwardly, "Mom, why are you staring at me like that? Is there something on me?"
Being stared at like that is kind of creepy.
Jiang's mother stroked Jiang Mi's fluffy hair, her face full of concern: "Have you been hiding something from me lately, taking some medicine that's bad for your health?"
When she was young, she had the good fortune to hear about a medicinal herb in the capital that could help obese people lose weight quickly, but it was extremely harmful to the body and could damage internal organs.
When Honey first started losing weight, she had no doubts, but the effects had become particularly noticeable in the last few days, which clearly indicated that she had taken some kind of harmful medication.
Thinking of this, Jiang's mother felt particularly distressed.
Jiang Mi breathed a sigh of relief upon hearing this.
Seeing my mother's serious expression just now, I thought she had something on her.
Looking up and meeting her mother's worried gaze, Jiang Mi smiled and comforted her, "Mother, don't worry. The medicine I'm taking won't harm my body and will help me lose weight quickly. Look at my face, it's rosy and fair. It doesn't look like I've taken any medicine that's harmful to my body. So please relax and don't worry."
Jiang's mother took the opportunity to pinch her daughter's cheeks, which were fair and tender, radiant, and had a rosy glow that made them look exceptionally pleasing.
Once it was confirmed that it wasn't a harmful medicine, Jiang's mother was relieved: "As long as it's not harmful to the body, that's good."
As long as Honey is happy, she can do whatever she wants. As her mother, she wholeheartedly approves of whatever Honey does.
Jiang Mi affectionately took her mother's wrist, snuggled against her, and asked, "Mother, what do you think of the soap's effects?"
Upon being asked this, Mother Jiang immediately perked up, her tone slightly excited: "Honey is even better than what those wealthy families use! I doubt even the imperial palace could find a single bar of soap like this!"
She's so old, and with all the farm work she does every day, her skin is peeling and dry. To improve this, she even spent a lot of money to buy a soap bean, but the effect was minimal.
This soap, however, made my skin feel smooth and soft after just the first use, the effect was excellent!
My daughter never leaves the house; it turns out she's been researching this soap all day.
Receiving her mother's feedback and approval, Jiang Mi was in high spirits and went along with it, saying, "Mom, I want to make more soap and sell it in town. I'm sure I can make a fortune. What do you think?"
Although she likes soap, she is still worried about the price of the ingredients.
Seeing her mother's furrowed brows, Jiang Mi immediately sensed her concern and explained with a smile, "The materials for making soap aren't expensive. In a while, I'll go with you to town to buy some things that we can't get in our village. You can also ask the aunties in the village if they have any extra lard or rapeseed oil at home. They can bring it to our house, and we'll buy it in bulk."
Making money solely through sweet potatoes is definitely not going to work, and with the system secretly helping her, she has to find other ways to make money and take the initiative.
Jiang's mother frowned slightly, looking somewhat troubled: "It might be difficult to collect lard and rapeseed oil from the villagers!"
With food in short supply these days, let alone lard and rapeseed oil, most villagers are reluctant to use even a drop of oil when cooking, let alone have any extra lard or rapeseed oil.
Jiang Mi understood her mother's meaning and added, "If there's any surplus, our family will buy it back at a high price: 30 coins per pound of lard and 35 coins per pound of rapeseed oil. We definitely won't let the villagers suffer a loss."
Upon hearing this, Jiang's mother opened her mouth, but for a moment she didn't know what to say.
With food in short supply, lard in town is as high as 20 wen per jin (500 grams), and even the usually stingy Honey was tempted by the price she offered.
This price is already extremely high!
If an ordinary person had said something so outrageous, she would have condemned that person for being wasteful, but since it was Honey, Mother Jiang would definitely give her full support.
Since I have some extra money at the moment, I might as well spend it.
"Alright, we'll do whatever you say. Just go ahead and do it. If you don't have enough money, just come to me for more."
Hearing her mother's reply, Jiang Mi was overjoyed and nodded with a smile, "Okay!"
After chatting for a while, Jiang's mother picked up the food box and hurried to the sweet potato field.
It's midday now, the sun is blazing, and it's incredibly hot.
Jiang Mi leisurely carried a stool and found a shady spot to sit down. Before she could even get comfortable, she saw her third sister-in-law, Su Yindi, sneaking out the back door.
On such a hot day, where is Third Sister-in-law going?
Jiang Mi was puzzled, so she followed him.
They stopped near a remote, dilapidated house outside the village. Jiang Mi quickly found a secluded spot to hide, keeping a close eye on her third sister-in-law, Su Yindi.
A slovenly man, with a blade of grass dangling from his mouth, appeared in front of Su Yindi, his tone extremely impatient: "Sis, did you bring all the money I asked you to bring?"
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