Chapter 60: Who Backs Who

Chapter 60

On the second floor of the luxury shop.

A group of madams and young ladies had just gone upstairs, and they smelled a faint scent of honey and freesia, but did not see any flowers anywhere, which made everyone even more curious.

Most importantly, the counter was completely empty, and they did not see any new products at all.

"Little Er, what is it? Hurry up and take it out!"

"Madam, ladies, please take a seat," a clerk said very politely, "We will show you right away."

After everyone sat down, several clerks got busy.

Someone brought in an exquisite copper basin and placed it in the middle of the room. Someone else carried a large bucket of hot water, and another person brought a steaming hot towel for washing faces and hands.

The grand setup left everyone confused about what the luxury shop was trying to do.

"Madam, ladies, this is what we have prepared for you esteemed guests this time," the clerk said as he took out two paper packages and showed them to everyone.

"This... still looks like soap, doesn't it?"

"Yes," the clerk replied. "This is indeed soap, but not ordinary soap. Our boss said this is the finest soap she has carefully refined—perfumed soap!"

"Perfumed soap?"

"That's right," the clerk went on. "Just now you all saw that we sold 400 bars of soap downstairs, and the price was very cheap. Why was it cheap? Because all the essence in those soaps has been extracted to make perfumed soap."

The clerk unwrapped two perfumed soaps, and an even more intense fragrance instantly assailed their noses. Moreover, the milky white and light pink colors made everyone's eyes light up.

The lye they usually used to wash their faces was pitch black and looked very uncomfortable, with a strange smell.

But the perfumed soap before them had such nice colors and such a fragrant scent.

It really deserved to be called a refined luxury product!

"What's more, this perfumed soap not only smells nice, it also has excellent cleansing effects," the clerk continued. "You all know our boss Ms. Li used to be a farm woman. But now look at her face—where's the trace of a farm woman left? It's because she uses perfumed soap to wash her face, wash her hair, and cleanse her body every day that her face is so fair and tender, her hair so silky and smooth, just like an 18-year-old girl!"

Everyone's eyes shone brighter.

They were all women. What woman doesn't love beauty? What woman doesn't want to stay forever young?

A wealthy madam immediately said, "Xiao Qian, go try it!"

"Is it possible that auntie was hired by Ms. Li to act it out?" Zhang Guangsheng asked. "She took the top prize, then secretly gave it back afterwards?"

"That's unlikely," the servant said. "That auntie's surname is Wu. She's from our village. I don't think she was pretending."

"No, she was pretending," Zhang Guangsheng insisted.

"No..."

"What do you mean no?" Zhang Guangsheng frowned. "I say she was so she was!"

The two servants were confused.

Although the master was usually very overbearing, the truth was the truth. How could he stubbornly insist on calling the truth a lie?

Who would believe that?

"Pig brains, can't even figure this out?" Zhang Guangsheng looked at them impatiently. "Come here!"

They quickly leaned in, and after a whispered exchange, had an epiphany.

"Don't worry, Master," the excited servant said. "I'll go right now and guarantee it'll be done flawlessly!"

The auntie who had won the big prize made a beeline for home after leaving the market, no stops. But not long after she left, two men began following her from afar.

Seeing the two sneaking figures always hiding at the roadside woods, the yamen runner who had been secretly waiting grew excited and quickly tailed them.

"Chief, Ms. Li really is capable to have predicted this," a yamen runner whispered. "I recognize those two. They're Zhang Guangsheng's servants. They usually bully people relying on their master's power. They caused trouble at the market last time, but were taught a lesson by Ms. Li. Didn't expect they would dare to come make trouble again."

"Ms. Li has extraordinary wisdom. How could she not foresee something so small?" Captain Zhang said. "What's rare is her willingness to give us this credit."

"Then we've accepted her favor, so of course we should back her at Baichuan Market in the future."

Back Ms. Li?

Captain Zhang secretly laughed to himself.

Let alone that she had earned great merit this time, with so much business she did every month, how much money did she make?

It probably wouldn't be long before she became the wealthiest person in Baichuan County.

Who would be backing whom in the future was hard to say!