Reincarnation and Rebirth

Chen was so excited she was practically in heaven. She had sold two pieces so quickly. If all of these could be sold, wouldn't she be making fifty or sixty taels a day?

However, she was overthinking it. People like Lin Chenwei are a minority. Most people are unwilling to spend three taels of silver to buy this kind of thing.

Sure enough, many of the people who came later tried the products, but almost none of them bought them.

Finally, Chen could no longer bear it and said, "I'm not trying anymore, I'm not trying anymore. You can't try it unless you buy it."

This angered the people gathered around the stall.

"How do you do business? Didn't you just say you'd let us try it out?"

"Exactly, they didn't keep their word."

With her hands on her hips and eyes wide, Chen said, "If you only try things out and don't buy anything, how am I supposed to do business? No more trying out."

"Tch, what's so great about it? Fine, don't try then."

"Exactly, a piece of cheap perfume balm is so expensive. With that money, I might as well buy two bars of soap."

"Exactly, who knows if it will lose its flavor in less than an hour."

"Let's go, let's go! I heard that a new scented soap has recently come out at the end of the street. Let's go check it out."

"Okay, let's go, let's go."

"Hey, don't go..." Xiang Shi cried out anxiously.

"What are you shouting for? How could these poor bastards possibly afford it?" Chen cursed.

Xiang looked at the nineteen pieces of perfume remaining on the table, including the one Su Wan'er had opened to try. "What are we going to do with all of this left?"

Chen scoffed, "I knew this kind of thing shouldn't be sold at the market. What kind of people come here? How could they possibly afford it?"

Su Wan'er crossed her arms and watched them perform.

The young man next to me suddenly whispered, "Miss, can you sell me the half you have left?"

Su Wan'er turned around, somewhat surprised. This peddler didn't look like a wealthy person at all. She had only mentioned it casually, and he actually wanted to buy it.

Su Wan'er glanced at her two sisters-in-law, who were still arguing and hadn't noticed them at all, and leaned closer to ask, "Young man, don't you think this is too expensive?"

“Not expensive at all. In the prefectural city, similar sizes sell for five taels, and they don’t even look as good as this one.”

Su Wan'er sized him up and realized that he was actually quite shrewd in business.

The young man, feeling embarrassed by her gaze, scratched his head and said, "I've always wanted to buy one for my fiancée, whom I'm already engaged to, but, hehe, it's too expensive. Miss, could you please give me one that's already open?"

Su Wan'er glanced at the two Chens who were still arguing, then her eyes lit up. "Young man, are you interested in selling this perfume?"

Upon hearing this, the peddler's eyes lit up with joy, clearly showing his interest. He had traveled all over the country for many years and had seen many good things, but he had never seen such a high-quality perfume before. If he could take it to the prefectural city or even the capital, he was sure he could sell it for a good price.

Seeing that he was interested, Su Wan'er quickly said, "If you are interested, meet me at the Three Mile Pavilion outside the South Gate in a quarter of an hour."

No sooner had she finished speaking than she heard Chen shout at her, "You wretched girl, hurry up and pack up your stall!"

Su Wan'er asked, puzzled, "They're not all sold out yet?"

"What are you selling? There aren't many wealthy people passing by."

It seemed they had reached an agreement. Su Wan'er didn't say much, packed up her things, picked up her basket, and followed them to Chen's General Store.

"You wait outside."

Chen picked up the basket, with Xiang following closely behind. Su Wan'er knew without guessing that they had reached an agreement.

"Aunt, there's nothing for me to do here anyway, can I go shopping?" Su Wan'er pretended to be a country bumpkin.

Chen scoffed, "Don't blame me if you get lost."

"No, no."

"Humph."

Seeing the two enter the shop, Su Wan'er hurried towards Sanliting. When she arrived, the peddler was already waiting there. He smiled sheepishly when he saw Su Wan'er.

"Brother, aren't you afraid I'm lying to you?"

"What's there to be afraid of? At worst, it's just a waste of time."

"Not bad," Su Wan'er nodded in satisfaction.

"Young man, my surname is Su and my given name is Wan'er."

"Hello, Miss Su. My surname is Ding, and my given name is Ding Chouqin."

Ding Chouqin? The Chouqin of "Heaven rewards diligence"? Looks like he's educated.

"Hello, Brother Ding. I'll get straight to the point: Brother Ding, would you like to cooperate with me?"

Ding Chouqin smiled, "Miss Su, are you referring to perfume?"

“Exactly. Judging from Brother Ding’s appearance, he must have traveled all over the country and seen the world. He should know better than I do where this balm sells well.”

Ding Chouqin straightened his expression and asked, "Miss Su, can you make decisions about your family's business?"

“Brother Ding, I think it’s necessary to make this clear to you. I made this perfume, and I guarantee that only I can make it of this quality.”

"Then why did Miss Su choose me to cooperate? Actually, if you were to sell your perfume in a rouge shop, it would definitely have a wider market than mine."

Su Wan'er shook her head. "Brother Ding, to be honest, our family situation is a bit complicated. You should know Su Youfu, the scholar from Suhe Village."

Upon hearing the name of the scholar, Ding Chouqin's expression changed. He looked at Su Wan'er carefully and asked uncertainly, "Is Miss Su a relative of Scholar Su?"

"Exactly."

Ding Chouqin was even more confused. "Then, Miss Su, please stop joking with me."

“Brother Ding, my family situation is a bit complicated. If you're worried about the trouble, then forget it.”

Seeing that Su Wan'er was about to leave, Ding Chouqin thought for a moment, then gritted his teeth and said, "Miss Su, please wait."

Su Wan'er turned around, "Brother Ding, have you thought it through?"

"I wonder how Miss Su intends to cooperate?" If he hadn't been certain that the perfume would sell, and if he hadn't been short of money for his own wedding, he wouldn't have wanted to get involved in other people's affairs.

"Don't worry, Brother Ding, I won't make things difficult for you. Those perfume balms were all made by me. Although my family knows how to make them, only I know the most important ingredient. So you can rest assured, even if the same perfume balm appears in the future, the quality will definitely be different."

"Alright, Miss Su, I trust you. May I ask how Miss Su would like to cooperate?"

"Initially, I'll give you the goods, three taels of silver per box. You can sell them in the prefectural city, and whatever you sell is yours. What do you think?"

Ding Chouqin hesitated and said, "But it seems that your family took those perfumes to sell on East Street just now."

Su Wan'er took out a beautifully packaged small box from her sleeve pocket. "What I gave you isn't the kind wrapped in ordinary oil paper, but in this glass bottle. How about it?"

These small bottles appeared after the space was upgraded. Su Wan'er didn't know why her ancestor hoarded so many small bottles, but now they were benefiting her.

Ding Chouqin's eyes lit up as he looked at the glass bottle in Su Wan'er's hand, which shimmered in the sunlight. "Miss Su, is it really worth only three taels? This bottle is probably worth quite a bit of silver."

"Good things deserve good packaging. So, are you in or not interested in this business?"

Ding Chouqin estimated the amount of silver in his hand and said firmly, "I'll do it, but I can only take ten bottles for now."

Su Wan'er smiled, "It's alright, young man, you can pick a few bottles of each fragrance."

"If I need more later, how can I contact you?" Since this Miss Su is keeping it a secret from her family, she probably doesn't want them to know.

Yes, how do you find yourself in this world, where there are no cell phones?

"I will find a way to come to the market again in three days. Brother Ding, you can come here to find me then."

"to make."

Seeing how much he trusted her, Su Wan'er didn't want to cheat him. "Brother Ding, if you can't sell them, just return them to me."

Ding Chouqin flashed a bright white smile, "Hehe, don't worry, I'm sure I can sell this. Miss Su, just wait for my good news."

Ding Chouqin never imagined that his ambition and courage at that moment would win him a bright future.

With thirty taels of silver in her pocket, Su Wan'er happily returned to the entrance of Chen's General Store, just in time to see Chen and Xiang coming out of the store with joyful expressions.

"Aunt, Fourth Aunt, have you sold everything?"

The two instantly stopped smiling, and Chen's face darkened. "Why ask so many questions? Let's go home."