Chapter 19 Mei Xue's Worship
The noise from the kitchen soon reached Chen Ting's ears. Fuyao bowed his head and reported, then asked, "Master, do you want to stop it?"
"No need, Madam, just let her do whatever she wants." Chen Ting recalled what she had said when she just woke up in the afternoon. The more he thought about it, the more he felt that she was unwilling to marry him. He said depressedly: "Try to satisfy her whatever she wants."
Chen Ting never thought of making things difficult for a poor woman who couldn't decide her own destiny. Since she had married into his family and promised to be a good wife, he would naturally treat her well and they would live their lives in harmony with each other like their father and mother.
Fuyao understood and said, "Then the lady also said that she wanted to read a book, should we send it to her as well?"
Chen Ting glanced at the various military books and strategies on his bookshelf. The only interesting ones were a few travelogues. There wasn't even any poetry collection that ordinary young women liked to read. She must have never set foot in this dull and boring study... just like she didn't want to get close to him.
She was so much younger than him, and there was nothing much to talk about between them. She would be bored alone in the yard, Chen Ting thought, and ordered: "Let her find whatever she wants to see."
"Go ask Chen Zhi what new things young girls like nowadays, and arrange some for Madam as well."
"yes."
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An afternoon of making soap goes by very quickly. What's in the mold is just a semi-finished product. It needs to be left for at least three days for it to solidify before you can try the effect.
Shen Wangshu asked Wutong, "Do you know where there is a carpenter who is good at woodworking? I want to hire someone to make some soap boxes."
In addition to the simplest soap, she also DIYed it herself, adding some herbal juice to make medicated soaps with different functions, affixed small labels on them, and placed them in a cool place to wait for ventilation and drying.
Wutong said, "Carpenter Li in the east of the city has very good craftsmanship. We will ask him to do any work in our house. Madam, just describe to him what kind of wooden box you want."
The servants walked very fast, and before dark, Carpenter Li was brought to Shen Wangshu: "I meet the general's wife. Does the lady have any requirements for this soap box?"
In fact, it was just a very simple square wooden box. Shen Wangshu himself had no idea, but Carpenter Li was very interested and came up with several clever ideas. At the end, he asked curiously, "Excuse me, Madam, what is this 'soap'?"
The servants who had watched her tossing and turning for the whole afternoon were also very curious about this question. Shen Wangshu answered: "It is something with the same use as soapberry and bath beans. It can be used for bathing or washing clothes. The cleaning effect will be better. Some of them also have the effect of whitening and nourishing the skin, or curing diseases."
Everyone's eyes lit up, and Carpenter Li exclaimed in amazement: "It's such a good thing, we have never seen it in Moyun City."
Shen Wangshu smiled and said, “I also read it in a book before, and now I am just trying to do it.”
Carpenter Li rubbed his hands, already seeing a business opportunity: "If it really has such a good effect, would you be willing to sell it, Madam?"
"This, I need to think about it." Shen Wangshu didn't expect the opportunity to make money to come so soon. Business must be done, but she needs to understand how to do it specifically first.
Carpenter Li was not in a hurry. He took out a small piece of jade from his arms and gave it to her: "I will send someone to deliver these soap boxes to your door in three days. If you are interested in selling soap, you can take this piece of jade to Furong Building to find Manager Zhao."
Shen Wangshu took the jade piece and saw the word "Ji" engraved on it, as well as some special cloud patterns. He understood in his heart - this is a business card!
It seems that there is a big boss who is a businessman behind Carpenter Li.
She nodded and accepted it, saying, "Okay."
After sending Carpenter Li away, Shen Wangshu turned around and saw Mei Xue, who had always ignored her, looking at her with burning eyes. When she spoke, her voice was so sweet that it could squeeze water out of it: "Madam~"
Shen Wangshu found it a little funny: “Huh?”
"Does the soap you made really have the effect of beautifying and nourishing the skin?" Mei Xue asked impatiently.
"Maybe, maybe not." Chen Wangshu teased her deliberately - this little girl has never been convinced since she followed him, perhaps she felt that following her useless master affected her original life plan. Although there is nothing wrong with her work, she always speaks in a sarcastic way. Taohong secretly wiped away tears several times because of what she said.
"So is it there or not?" Mei Xue asked anxiously.
Shen Wangshu's guess was correct. She had been interested in all kinds of things used by girls since she was a child. She loved to study the formulas of various rouge and powder, and the matching of hair accessories and clothes. All the ladies and noble wives who had worked with her praised her. Even the eldest lady used to value her abilities.
However, being too beautiful and talented is not a good thing. Mei Xue was soon noticed by Master Yuan, the son of Aunt Liu, who wanted to take her as his concubine. When the eldest lady learned about this, her face was not very good, and Mei Xue even wanted to die to prove her loyalty.
Originally, she wanted to save some money in the Duke's Mansion, and when she was old enough, she would leave the mansion, open a rouge shop, and concentrate on doing what she liked. However, Master Yuan was relentless and, relying on the Duke Rong's love for him, he ignored the mistress's words and often pestered her.
A son born out of wedlock is also a master, not to mention that the first wife has no legitimate son yet. The Duchess had no choice but to send Mei Xue over.
Shen Wangshu said, "Yes, there is, but it won't work in one use. It will take a long time to see the effect. And if you add milk and flower juice, it will be sweeter and have a whitening effect. Adding other things will have different effects."
"Madam, where did you read that book? Can you lend it to me so I can have a look?" Mei Xue pleaded, "I still have a lot of ideas... maybe that book can give me the answers."
Shen Wangshu said regretfully: "The book is gone, but the contents are all in my mind. Whatever you want to ask, I can only try my best to answer it."
Look at this thirst for knowledge in her eyes. In modern times, she is definitely a beauty talent. How can a woman let her beauty hinder her career? The eldest lady gave her such a great gift, she must cultivate it well.
Shen Wangshu thought, in her hands, this little girl could do more than just comb her hair and put flowers in her hair.
But now, Mei Xue has not been conquered by her yet, and there is still a long way to go in the business road. She will first show her some skills to shock her, and then use all kinds of modern beauty knowledge to completely subdue this little girl.
"Really, ma'am? Can I ask you questions later?" Mei Xue's eyes softened from being unruly. Breaking away from the environment she loved before, she thought she would be an ordinary maid for the rest of her life. However, on the first day she found out that her master was a like-minded person as well!
Nothing could be more surprising than this.
Shen Wangshu winked at her playfully: “I know everything.”
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