CHAPTER 329: CHAPTER 329: PLEASE SAVE ME

Pei Shu’er approached step by step, her peach blossom eyes full of pressure, and finally lowered her head.

"Alright, you take out the beauty soap you’ve used, you must have brought it, right?"

The girl stammered, "I threw it in the privy."

Pei Shu’er sighed, "Five hundred wen, you just threw it away? You must be really wealthy."

The onlookers also noticed something strange.

The more Pei Shu’er surrounded and questioned the girl, the more she felt cold sweat trickling down, she could hardly restrain her urge to flee.

Pei Shu’er chuckled, "Oh, right, I forgot to tell you, I’m a doctor too. The rash on your face isn’t an allergy, it’s poison. Did you consume any poison?"

The girl’s voice was sharp, "No, I didn’t eat anything."

Pei Shu’er laughed, "You’re hoarse now, in two minutes you’ll feel chest tightness and shortness of breath, then you’ll feel dizzy."

The girl argued, "I’m not poisoned, it’s your beauty soap that’s problematic."

"Take a good look at your current appearance; if you don’t cure this poison, you’ll always look like this."

Pei Shu’er handed her a mirror, and as the girl looked at herself, her face turned increasingly ugly.

When she saw herself in the mirror, the girl screamed, and Pei Shu’er continued with a smirk.

"Additionally, if the poison is too deep, it might even affect your fertility. Is it worth gambling away your life for such a small amount of money?"

The girl’s face turned pale and sweaty, a girl unable to conceive would surely be rejected by her husband’s family, unable to stand on her own for life, and have no support in old age.

She hurriedly knelt before Pei Shu’er, kowtowing thrice.

"Shopkeeper, you must save me, I was blinded by greed, I don’t want to be infertile."

Pei Shu’er said, "Then tell me, who gave you the medicine, otherwise I won’t treat you."

The girl immediately said, "It was Liu Hongwang, Miss Pei, I’m begging you, save me."

This statement nearly drove Liu Hongwang, hiding in the shadows, to madness. This foolish woman truly ruins things!

Pei Shu’er asked, "How much did he give you?"

"Two taels of silver."

The onlookers scoffed, looking down all the more on this person’s conduct.

"Just two taels, not even worth a box of beauty soap."

The girl didn’t care about the mockery; she just wanted to see her face and her body, she didn’t want to ruin her life for two taels of silver.

She regretted accepting Liu Hongwang’s money.

Pei Shu’er said, "Write down what you did, and sign it, promising to identify Liu Hongwang, then I’ll treat you."

The girl hesitated, and Pei Shu’er smirked.

"Think carefully. If you identify Liu Hongwang now, it’s considered atoning for your crimes—it’ll only result in a few beatings. But if you can’t have children, it’ll be a lifelong issue."

Now the girl had chest tightness, shortness of breath, and dizziness, all of which the shopkeeper had predicted; the shopkeeper was a person with great abilities, she dared not hesitate, and quickly signed the agreement.

Only then did Pei Shu’er treat the girl, and other women gathered around, curious to see the shopkeeper’s medical skills.

Pei Shu’er gave the girl a white pill, and after taking it, the girl felt somewhat better.

She touched her cheek, finding the rash still present.

She looked towards Pei Shu’er for help.

Pei Shu’er took out a block of beauty soap, "Now, I will treat the rash on your face."

Pei Shu’er applied the beauty soap to the girl’s face, and everyone soon noticed that the rash had disappeared, and her skin was even smoother than before.

Not only was the reputation of the beauty soap not tarnished, but it also received some advertising.

This beauty soap could even remove rashes caused by poison; what couldn’t it remove?

This proved that the beauty soap was genuinely good and problem-free.

Some quick-witted people immediately ran to the stall, paying for several boxes of beauty soap. They wanted to stock up before others caught on.

By the time the other women realized, no beauty soap was left, it was all snatched up.

Everyone was a bit disappointed, including Huang Xiaocui.

Then, Huang Xiaocui’s eyes lit up.

"Right, the girls who wanted to return the product earlier, are you still returning it? Instead of returning, sell it to me."

Huang Xiaocui’s words inevitably drew everyone’s scorn.

The beauty soap was so good, it might be difficult to buy later, only a fool would return it.

Huang Xiaocui added, "I can buy it for 550 wen per bar."

No one paid attention.

Instead, some who had bought beauty soap sold it for more money, with some even raising the price, eventually selling it for 700 wen per bar.

Compared to that, Huang Xiaocui’s 550 wen seemed stingy.

Huang Xiaocui saw Pei Shu’er smilingly watching her, then a slightly robust girl came over to Pei Shu’er and spoke.

"Miss Pei, I just helped you out, do you still have any beauty soap left? Sell me a box, the ones at home are all used up."

Pei Shu’er smiled, this was a clever and upright little girl.

Pei Shu’er said, "I have one box saved, and I’ll give it to you now."

Huang Xiaocui took the box and then thought of her stout mother, handing her a bar.

In half a month, when they went out, both would have white and smooth skin.

No one would laugh at them as village girls anymore.

And Huang Xiaocui found a good marriage prospect.

Of course, that’s another story.

At this moment, Pei Shu’er took the disfigured Miss Liu to find Liu Hongwang.

When Liu Hongwang saw people, he ran away, leaving no trace.

Pei Shu’er thought he might stay quiet for a few days, sending people to find him but to no avail.

Then two days later, Liu Hongwang returned with an old couple.

He was accompanied by several government officers from the county government.

Judging by one of them’s attire, his position in the county government seemed significant.

Liu Hongwang pointed at Pei Shu’er, smiling obsequiously at the government officer.

"Lord, it’s them."

The officer’s voice was like a thunderclap, full of authority, "Is Mrs. Pei here?"

"I am Mrs. Pei."

Pei Shu’er walked out from the shop and upon seeing them, understood a general idea.

The leading officer scanned Pei Shu’er, a flash of astonishment in his eyes, along with an understanding only men know.

The officer leader gestured to the other officers.

"Take this house-grabbing robber away, I will personally interrogate!"