CHAPTER 327: CHAPTER 327: THE MAGICAL BEAUTY SOAP

Then she realized, she hadn’t expended much effort, yet the clothes were clean.

Aunt Li was initially stunned, thinking the ink must be fake.

Coincidentally, she had ink in her basket and immediately tried a bit on the spot.

She began to scrub and, without much effort, the clothes were clean.

Others also knew the soap’s effectiveness was genuine, with no deception involved.

Aunt Li immediately put down the clothes and soap she was holding and took out copper coin to buy two bars.

After grabbing the soap from others, Aunt Li was somewhat pleased but the closer she got to home, the more uneasy she felt.

copper coin, that’s their whole family’s monthly expenses.

But since they had already bought it, there was no room for regret.

Her husband is a scholar, currently teaching at the academy, and his clothes always have ink stains.

Whenever a piece of clothing had ink stains that were too conspicuous, no matter how nice the clothes were, her husband’s pride wouldn’t allow him to wear it.

Aunt Li hastily searched through the clothes that had been buried at the bottom of the chest and began to scrub them.

After scrubbing for a while, she found that the ink stains, which had been there for quite some time, had really disappeared.

These idle clothes were worth not just twenty copper coins.

These clothes, even the cheap ones would cost fifty copper coins.

The more expensive ones would cost two or three silver coins, clothes for her husband to show off in.

The more Aunt Li washed these clothes, the more she felt the soap was worth buying.

Especially when her husband saw the brand-new clean clothes and complimented her with a smile.

"My dear, this soap was a very good purchase, very good indeed."

The couple, after all these years, felt closer to each other just because of the clean clothes.

The reputation of this soap spread far and wide; some people, curious, came to the stall to look.

There were also those who tried it, but anyone who did would certainly spend money to buy it.

Initially, they felt regret while leaving, but when the clothes were washed, they found that not only were the clothes clean, they also smelled quite pleasant.

Moreover, soaps of different shapes and colors had different scents.

There was a faint scent of mugwort, osmanthus, some rose and lily flower essence, and even some fragrances that smelled wonderful, but nobody could name.

This was the modern fragrance Pei Shu’er had added.

At the same time, the soap could also be used for bathing.

Previously, everyone thought they were clean, but after applying the soap, they found they could rub off a lot of grime.

After bathing, not only was the skin smooth, but there was also a fragrant scent.

The soap was worth much more than people imagined.

In everyday life, nobody could do without this soap anymore.

The soap quickly became popular in Su County; twenty copper coins wasn’t cheap but not unaffordable.

Moreover, it was something never seen before and very practical.

It saved a lot of embarrassment caused by clothes not being clean.

Furthermore, clothes washed with this soap didn’t require much effort in scrubbing, indirectly preserving the clothes.

Pei Shu’er had previously left a thousand bars of soap, earning 20 silver.

Lin Wei and several merchants selling supplies also made a fortune.

Because there wasn’t much soap this time, many people didn’t actually manage to buy it and asked daily when new stock would be available.

While asking, they saw those pastries, thought of how the kids at home were craving them, and ended up spending money to buy a piece.

Then once eaten, both children and adults became addicted.

When everyone returned to buy soap again, they discovered the shop not only had soap but also beautifully packaged gift boxed beauty soap.

The beauty soap was much more appealing than the regular soap.

Some believed it could even be used as a decorative piece.

Everyone was somewhat longing for it, but upon asking, they found it cost three silver, so nobody was willing to buy it.

Twenty copper coins were acceptable, but spending three silver on a few bars of scented soap would be indulgent.

Pei Shu’er laughed and said, "I have sample packs of this, and I’ll give you each a package to use for washing your face and bathing at home."

Upon hearing there were samples, everyone was initially confused, not knowing what it meant.

It was only when Pei Shu’er took out a small piece of exquisite beauty soap that everyone understood it was a sample.

When accepting it, everyone felt a bit uneasy about the free gift.

In truth, the local customs were simple; if it were modern times, people might think it was foolish not to take advantage of something free.

Pei Shu’er gave the samples to everyone, who understood they weren’t cheap, hence spent more money on soap and pastries.

They took them home and began using them.

Initially, everyone found it aside from being fragrant, slippery on the face, and producing white foam, there were no other changes.

Only after using it for five days did they start noticing a clear improvement.

Huang Xiaocui is the young lady from the Huang Mansion, originally from the countryside with her parents. Later, after her father opened a shop, they moved to town and enjoyed a comfortable life.

However, Huang Xiaocui’s appearance was quite coarse and dark; despite being in the prime of sixteen, she looked like a woman in her twenties.

She was of marriageable age, yet even matchmakers were reluctant to visit.

While walking down the road, she suddenly heard Aunt Li exclaim "Oh!" as Aunt Li put down her task and stepped closer, staring at her for a long while.

Huang Xiaocui felt a bit self-conscious, wanting to avoid her gaze when Aunt Li suddenly spoke.

"Xiaocui, how come you’re so much fairer?"

Huang Xiaocui was taken aback; now every household had copper mirrors, reflecting distorted images, let alone the skin color.

Huang Xiaocui ran to the waterside, looked at her reflection, and realized she was indeed much paler than before.

She hurried to Pei’s Pastry Shop and found many women already standing in line.

Everyone was crowded together: "Miss Pei, please save a beauty soap for me."

Pei Shu’er understood that everyone only wanted to buy one bar because they didn’t fully trust the beauty soap yet.

Pei Shu’er feigned difficulty and said, "I only sell them as gift boxes."

Upon hearing this, the women began to plead with her.

"Gift boxes are likely hard to sell; we sisters all just want to buy one bar to try it."

Pei Shu’er responded, "The reason I sell it as a gift box is that it’s more cost-effective. Otherwise, if sold separately, each bar would cost six hundred copper coins."

Upon hearing this, everyone exchanged glances and quickly spoke up.

"Why don’t we pool money to buy a gift box and then divide the beauty soap among ourselves."