Reincarnation and Rebirth

Outside, Su Wan'er heard the entire conversation inside. She thought to herself, "Let them argue and fight. They can still quarrel over money now, but in a while, they'll probably have trouble even eating and drinking. How can they expect to pass the imperial examinations?"

The original owner's mother was unreliable, and his father was a coward. Even though the recipe was conceived by his own daughter, he didn't know how to fight for his wife and daughter's rights.

Well, I never expected him to do anything anyway.

The next morning, Chen got up unusually early and went to check on Old Madam Su's door. "Mother, today is market day. I'm going to town to see if I can sell some perfume."

Grandma Su's voice was grumpy from just waking up, "Wait here, you're not usually this diligent."

Su Wan'er had already woken up. Hearing that Chen was going to town, she jumped out of bed, and the noise woke up Su Xiang'er next to her.

"Big sister, what time is it?"

"Oh, it's still early. You can get some sleep. I'm going to town today."

What are you going to town for?

“I heard from my aunt that she was going to sell perfume balm. My older sister is going to go and take a look. You wait here, I’ll bring you some candy when I come back.”

Su Xiang'er shook her head. "Big sister, the money should be given to Grandma. Don't get scolded again for our sake."

Su Wan'er patted Su Xiang'er's head, "Don't worry, your older sister has a way."

As she walked out of the cubicle and passed by the Wang family's room, she heard Su Youlu's voice, "Wan'er, you're a girl who's about to get married, you shouldn't go out and show your face in public, it's not good for your reputation."

Su Wan'er stopped in her tracks. It seemed that the eldest son's family had not given up on the idea of ​​marrying her off to that fool. They must have said something to Su Youlu yesterday.

“Father, I made the balm, so I know how to use it to make it work best and sell it more.”

After a while, the sound of dressing came from inside. "Okay, then you wait here, Dad will go and talk to your grandparents."

Su Wan'er was taken aback. Had this cheap father finally come to his senses?

However, if someone is willing to talk about it, she's happy to save herself the trouble of talking.

It's unclear how Su Youlu spoke to the Su family elders, but in the end, they agreed that Chen, Su Wan'er, and Xiang would go to town together to sell perfume.

It was impossible for Chen to walk to town, so on the donkey cart, Su Wan'er heard a lot of gossip.

"Have you heard? The Purple Flame Kingdom has crossed the Cloud Flame River and reached the outskirts of Qingzhou City."

"What? No way."

“I’ve also heard that my sister-in-law’s mother-in-law’s second sister’s youngest son’s in-laws happen to be from Qingshan Town. Many people there have started to prepare for the future and are retreating to the north.”

"No way, doesn't Qingzhou have General Xiao, the God of War?"

"After General Xiao died in battle a few years ago, his eldest son inherited the general's mansion. I heard that the eldest son is brave and skilled in battle, and is also a hero of his generation. He won't let the Ziyan Kingdom in so easily, will he?"

"Sigh, who knows..."

Chen dismissed it with a sneer, "A mere Purple Flame Kingdom isn't worth your fear."

Su Wan'er glanced at her indifferently and turned her head away.

The other women chimed in, “That’s right, that’s right. The Purple Flame Kingdom comes like this every few years, and every time they’re driven back by General Xiao. This time will definitely be no different.”

As they were talking, the donkey cart had already arrived outside the town. After paying the fare, Chen was about to head to Chen's General Store when she said to Xiang, "Sister-in-law, didn't we say we'd sell it ourselves?"

Chen turned around and chuckled, "I was just worried that I wouldn't be able to sell them all right away, so I put some in the shop first."

"Sister-in-law, we haven't even started selling yet, how do you know it won't sell?"

"Then, shall we give it a try first?"

The three of them found a spot in the market, paid the stall fee, and began setting up their stall.

"How much is this?" Chen had only ever sold things like eggs and vegetables before, things that were easy to spot.

"Aunt, why don't we just cut a piece open and let someone try it? We just happened to have a piece that was cut badly yesterday."

"You spendthrift! This thing is so precious, how can you let anyone try it out?"

"If you don't let people see it, how are they supposed to buy it?"

Xiang Shi also felt that Su Wan'er made sense, so she agreed, saying, "I think Wan'er is right."

When they opened the perfume, a refreshing fragrance wafted out. The vendor selling small jewelry next door sniffed hard, "What is this? It smells so good."

Su Wan'er smiled and said, "Young man, this is a perfume balm we made ourselves. Just apply a little behind your ears and on your wrists and the fragrance will last all day. Would you like to take one back for your wife?"

The vendor blushed after Su Wan'er's words, "I...I'm not married yet."

"Then you can give it to your sweetheart, or to your sisters at home, they would be great."

"How much silver is this?"

"two……"

“Three taels,” Xiang Shi replied.

"What? What's so expensive?" Before the young man could answer, a sweet, slightly disdainful voice came from the side.

Su Wan'er felt the voice was very familiar. She turned her head and saw that it was an old acquaintance, Lin Chenwei.

"Hey, I'm talking to you. What kind of lousy perfume is this? How dare you sell it for such a high price?"

Su Wan'er smiled gently, "Miss, you may not know this, but the process of making this perfume is very complicated. Look at it, it's crystal clear, just like the finest mutton fat jade. And the scent... I guarantee that after you use it, you'll be able to smell wonderful for miles around. If you don't believe me, you can try it."

Lin Chenwei was about to set off with her father back to the prefecture today, and thought she would go out for a stroll to buy some snacks for the journey. Unexpectedly, she found that there were still perfume balms for sale in such a small place. This kind of thing is rare even in the capital.

A few years ago, a relative who came back from Beijing to visit gave her a box of [something], but her mother was reluctant to use it.

"Let me give it a try."

"Okay." Su Wan'er immediately stretched out her fingers and gently stroked the perfume a few times before applying it to Lin Chenwei's wrist.

"Miss, it smells so good!" exclaimed the maid beside Lin Chenwei.

Lin Chenwei brought her wrist close to her nose, smelled it, and a look of surprise appeared on her face. "Not bad, but it's too small, and it costs three taels of silver, too expensive."

Su Wan'er simply couldn't reconcile her with the arrogant Lin Chenwei she remembered. After entering the palace, Lin Chenwei was incredibly extravagant and wouldn't have cared about a few taels of silver.

Oh, right. She hasn't entered the palace yet, and her father is just a minor county magistrate. He probably doesn't have much money.

Looking at Lin Chenwei's attire and the joy in her eyes, Madam Xiang hurriedly said, "Miss, this perfume is something only we have; you can't buy it anywhere else. It's really not expensive. It's quite complicated to make. When you wear it, you'll look incredibly elegant. This perfume is perfect for you."

These words almost made Lin Chenwei's feathers swell with praise.

"Give me two yuan, Ling'er, pay up."

The maid hesitated a bit. She had only brought twenty taels of silver with her this time, and she needed to buy some warm clothes later, as it would get colder the further north she went.

"Miss, we still need to buy other things," she whispered to Lin Chen.

Lin Chen glared at her and said, "Don't talk back. Just buy it when I tell you to. Go ask my dad for it when we get back."

"Yes."