After crossing, I was forced to hold on to my thighs and build a kingdom

Jinchu and Huizhen worked hard for a while, and then it was noon. They went out together to find a small restaurant nearby, ordered a few dishes, had a not-so-bustling lunch, and then returned home.

After dinner, Wang Weiyuan accompanied the two girls to the main street of the city to buy two new quilts and some necessary daily necessities. They bought a lot of things. Seeing that the three of them couldn't carry them all, Jin Chu simply asked the waiter in the store to help load them into a cart and send them home.

After unloading her things at home and sending the waiter away, Jinchu just turned around when she saw Wang Weiyuan saying goodbye with a smile: "Sister Jin'er, I have an appointment with a classmate this afternoon. If there is nothing important, I will take my leave first! If you need my help in the future, just come to the academy to find me."

When he said this, although his tone was still gentle, his attitude was no longer as familiar as before, and he looked polite and courteous.

This is to distance yourself from me!

Jin Chu warned himself in his heart that since you can't give others the feelings they want, you naturally can't enjoy others' efforts for you with peace of mind. While neither of you has invested too much emotion in each other, it would be a good result to withdraw in time!

After seeing Wang Weiyuan off, Huizhen helped Jinchu clean up for a while. By the time the sun set that afternoon, the house was already spotless and in perfect order.

Huizhen and Jinchu stayed together that day. The next morning, Jinchu bought some daily necessities and asked Huizhen to take them back to Qingxi Village in the afternoon.

After settling down, Jin Chu followed Wang Weiyuan's advice and went to find a more famous private school nearby.

The teacher's surname was Zhang. He was an old scholar in his early forties who had failed the imperial examinations many times. Jinchu brought Zhao'er to the teacher for examination.

About an incense stick of time later, Master Zhang came out holding Zhao'er's hand, smiling.

Jin Chu hurried forward and said respectfully, "Hello, Master Zhang!"

"Ye Zhao is a promising student. He has the ability to memorize everything he has read at such a young age. What's even more rare is that he has a good character that allows him to focus on his work without distractions. If he is carefully nurtured, he will have a promising future!"

Master Zhang looked at Zhao'er with kind and loving eyes, which clearly revealed his joy and anticipation when he met a good seedling.

Jin Chu hurriedly thanked the teacher for his praise and said that he would do his best to train his younger brother. According to the teacher's request, he would send Zhao'er to his private school to study in three days.

Three days later, Jinchu prepared a year's salary, a small piece of bacon, a piece of fine silk, and Zhaoer's four treasures of the study, and sent Zhaoer to the private school at Master Zhang's house.

After finishing these two things, Jin Chu suddenly felt a lot more relaxed.

She followed Zhao'er's schedule, sending Zhao'er to Master Zhang's house after breakfast every day, and rushing to pick up Zhao'er a quarter of an hour before school was over in the afternoon.

Time flew by, and in the blink of an eye it was already the end of February. Zhao'er had completely adapted to the rhythm and atmosphere of the cram school. Every day after school he would chat with Jinchu about interesting things that happened in the cram school. Jinchu was completely relieved.

After seeing Zhao'er off that day, she counted the silver in her hands. Of the five hundred taels of silver notes given to her by the man in black, she had spent a total of forty-eight taels. Now she had four hundred and fifty-two taels left in her hands, which was the entire fortune of the two siblings.

Now the house has been rented, Zhao'er's rent has been paid, and the third brother's promise to Sun has been fulfilled. The major expenses this year have been paid off, and what remains is daily living expenses. Five taels of silver is more than enough.

With more than four hundred taels of silver in hand, if I live an ordinary life, I can lie down and live a leisurely life for twenty years.

Unfortunately, Jinchu was never one to go with the flow. Previously, she was in a bad situation and had no time to care about other things. Now that she had left Sun's sight, she had made a clear commitment to Sun. On the surface, she and her brother no longer had any relationship with Sun!

Even if Sun had malicious thoughts towards the siblings in the future, she would not dare to manipulate Jin Chu at will under the pretext of being righteous.

After getting rid of the shackles of the Sun family and successfully solving Zhao'er's schooling problem, Jinchu, who still had some money in his hands, began to think about how to make money.

After wandering around for a few days, Jin Chu had a rough idea.

After sending Zhao'er to school that day, she went straight to the beauty shop on Fucheng Street and spent two taels of silver to buy four bottles of perfumed powder, which was currently in great demand and was also commonly used by the women in the upper-class families in Lincheng. After returning, Jinchu took Huizhen to use and study it for more than half a month, and basically understood the production formula of perfumed powder of that era.

Perhaps due to the limitations of the times, the common advantage of these perfumes is that they are pure natural, but the disadvantage is that they are not purified enough. The perfumes with rice flour as the main ingredient do not have fine enough powder particles, and their fit and breathability are not good enough, and the makeup is not long-lasting. The more high-end perfumes contain a lot of lead powder.

Applying this lead powder on the face will make the skin look brighter and whiter, and the whitening effect is very significant, but the disadvantage is also obvious, that is, it will cause chronic lead poisoning.

After using it for a long time, the skin will become dependent on it, and the originally clean skin will also develop many spots, which is intolerable for women who love beauty.

In Jinchu's previous life, she had a cousin who was a millionaire blogger specializing in making beauty videos. Because her aunt was a doctor and her cousin was also a person willing to study, every time her cousin made a video, she would basically ask Jinchu to help. The two sisters worked hard and jointly created many beauty works about skin care and beauty.

Looking at the perfume powder in her hand, Jin Chu thought of the pearl powder that became famous in later generations.

It can beautify and nourish the skin, delay aging, and can be taken orally or used externally. Although it is not as fast as lead powder, it can fundamentally whiten the skin, reduce spots and dullness, and make the skin smoother, more delicate and shiny.

People who use pearl powder on their face for a long time will gradually have an even and fair skin tone even if they have a bad foundation.

The long-lasting nourishing and moisturizing effect of pearl powder is a thousand times better than the thirst-quenching lead powder!

Thinking of this, Jin Chu slowly came up with an idea. Based on the fact that people in this dynasty still regarded white as beauty, she finally decided to use pearl powder as the main ingredient and try to make a pearl whitening powder.

Having made the decision, Jinchu no longer hesitated. When Huizhen came to visit again, he told her his entire plan.

Jinchu still remembered the help Huizhen's parents had given her, and Wang Weiyuan had devoted himself to teaching Zhaoer for a month. It was also thanks to his help that she was able to move into the rented courtyard so smoothly and quickly after the New Year.

Although Huizhen's family is kind and helps others without asking for anything in return, Jinchu is not someone who likes to take advantage. She knows what the Wang family thinks of her, and she can vaguely guess that Wang Weiyuan must have some feelings for her.

But since she was unwilling to agree to it, she naturally could not pretend to be ignorant and repeatedly accept the Wang family's kind help.

Therefore, Jinchu planned to ask Huizhen to help. If the pearl powder could be made, Huizhen would be able to make some profit from it, which could be regarded as a disguised way of repaying the Wang family for their kindness to her siblings.