Nan Feng picked up the rest of her soymilk and took a small sip. When she was finished and about to use her handkerchief to wipe her mouth and hands, Ye Ge had already taken out his own.
It was the same white handkerchief he had sneakily taken last time. Nan Feng thought he was about to blindfold her again, but rather, he gently wiped the soymilk residue from the corners of her mouth.
He wiped one side, then the other.
Nan Feng had never experienced such meticulous care. She was so moved that she just sat still and let him continue.
After wiping her mouth, Ye Ge put the handkerchief away and softly said, “Nan Feng, wait here for a while; I am going to take a bath.”
Bath… take a bath?
What did he mean by that?
According to modern love stories, when two people are alone in a room, and one of them suggests “taking a bath”, there usually are hidden undertones…
What would he do after he finished bathing?
Nan Feng suddenly imagined Ye Ge after his bath, draped in a towel, his chest exposed, water still dripping from his firm muscles. Oh no, they didn’t have bathrobes in this era, would he wear a white robe then?
Would she not be able to control herself then, throwing herself into his arms?
Of course she wouldn’t be able to control herself, okay?
But, they are not yet married. There weren’t any contraceptives in ancient times, wouldn’t they… have a baby?
People in this era typically started having babies right after getting married, and they had one after another, like a nest of babies.
But she didn’t want to have babies so soon…
Lost in her thoughts, Ye Ge had already gone downstairs to fetch water. He filled the tub behind the screen, he then took out clean clothes from the wardrobe, and took off his uniform. The movement was so exaggerated that it lifted his undershirt, exposing his muscular body…
Nan Fei felt like her nose was about to bleed and quickly turned her head away.
At last, Ye Ge stepped behind the screen. Nan Feng heard shuffling sounds, then the sound of water. He must’ve gotten into the bath…
She couldn’t take it anymore, she was out of breath, and then she made a decision she never expected: she ran away!
…
She finally let out a huge sigh of relief when she reached Yongest Street.
But soon she started to have doubts again.
How would Ye Ge feel if she just ran like that?
What if Ye Ge didn’t mean it that way? He had been on duty all night, he naturally would not feel fortable, taking a bath must be necessary, did he ever say he would do anything after the bath?
Moreover, even if Ye Ge was really planning on it, did she need to behave this way?
Wasn’t it the natural thing to happen?
Nan Feng entered through the back door of Spikenard Square; she first looked in the mirror, brushed her hair, checked if her expression was natural, and then finally opened the door for business.
There were even more women queuing up outside the shop today than yesterday; scarcity marketing was genuinely effective. She insisted on limiting the daily purchase amount to create a “difficult to buy” situation. This sparked discussions among the women who had already bought or hadn’t bought yet, generating new topics and increasing her visibility.
Nan Feng now sold a hundred boxes a day. She also put up a sign to show her customers to appreciate their loyalty, despite being able to sell the hundred boxes in a morning, she was adamant about not adding more.
The facial cleanser sold for fifty wen, earning her thirty wen per box, the whitening facial mask sold for seventy wen, earning her forty wen per box. After deducting the rent, product testing, taxes etc., she could earn three to four taels of silver per day, which amounts to one hundred taels of silver per month.
With this ine, she was already at the middle-ine level in Heping County.
In the afternoon, Nan Feng was still sitting in the store. Though she had already sold the day’s quota, people kept ing for consultation and trials. After a day like this, Nan Fend felt pletely worn out.
She felt that she needed to hire someone to help
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