"This..." Chu Chen subtly retreated, increasing the distance between himself and the woman.
"May I know how the two of you are called?"
"That one is called Chen Shengnan, and I am Shao Lili. You can call me Sister Lili." Shao Lili said with a smile.
"Then I shall boldly call you Sister Lili." Chu Chen replied respectfully.
"The palace has recently produced some new items. Would Sister Lili like to try them?"
Saying this, Chu Chen took out two pieces of soap wrapped in cowhide paper from his embrace.
Upon seeing these two women, Chu Chen had the idea of having them help him promote his products.
Since Shao Lili was interested in these items, it would save him some effort.
As the cowhide paper was unwrapped layer by layer, a floral fragrance instantly wafted out.
To be honest, compared to the synthetic fragrances of later generations, the floral scent of the soap Chu Chen made was not overly strong.
However, in this era, it was more than enough to surpass ninety-nine percent of other scents.
"What is this? It smells so good! Is it some new kind of pastry?" Shao Lili curiously looked at the soap in Chu Chen's hand.
On the other side, the impetuous Chen Shengnan directly reached out and grabbed a piece.
"Let this young lady have a taste of this pastry!"
"Cannot... eat."
Seeing Chen Shengnan pop the soap into her mouth, Chu Chen sighed helplessly, "It's poisonous..."
"What?"
Chen Shengnan's face immediately changed, and she quickly spat out the soap from her mouth, "Pah, pah, pah!"
"You dare to harm me!"
"I haven't finished speaking yet!" Chu Chen was also very helpless, "This is not something to eat, it's for washing!"
"It's over, this thing is poisonous, I'm going to die, aren't I!" Chen Shengnan looked horrified.
"No, do you have water? Rinse your mouth with water and spit out all the soap in your mouth."
Chu Chen shook his head helplessly, "There is no life-threatening danger."
Then, Chu Chen mused, "However, Miss Chen has given me a reminder."
"Ignorant children might mistake such a sweet-smelling item for something edible. We should add more warnings when selling it."
"No, this is still not safe enough," Chu Chen shook his head. "It seems I need to consider adding something with a strange taste during production to prevent curious children from accidentally ingesting it."
This approach was not without precedent.
In fact, in his previous life, Chu Chen knew of a game company that, to prevent children from accidentally swallowing game cartridges, added the world's bitterest yet harmless chemical agent during manufacturing.
This was to prevent children from accidentally swallowing game cartridges.
Although soap itself was not delicious, young children would not realize this. By the time they realized it was not tasty, quite a bit might have already entered their stomachs.
Therefore, soap needed to have a more recognizable taste.
Chu Chen snapped out of his reverie and found Princess Xinyue and Shao Lili laughing heartily, while Chen Shengnan glared at him resentfully.
"Hahahaha, ignorant child, Shengnan, how old are you, yet you're still like a child!"
"Little Chenzi, you have finally avenged this princess's anger!"
"Laugh, laugh, what are you laughing at!" Chen Shengnan fiercely spat the mouthwash onto the ground.
Then she turned her attention to Chu Chen.
"Why didn't you explain clearly!"
Chu Chen gave a wry smile and shook his head, speechless.
"It was your own fault for acting too quickly, how can you blame Little Chenzi!" Princess Xinyue, for once, spoke up for him.
Chen Shengnan stared at Chu Chen for a long time, then suddenly said, "Forget it, this matter is indeed my fault."
"I was angry just now and said some offensive things. Little Chenzi, please don't be angry!"
This time, it was Chu Chen's turn to be surprised.
He had not expected Chen Shengnan to be so straightforward and admit her mistake so readily.
In an instant, his impression of Chen Shengnan improved considerably.
"Your Highness, I see that your hands are also covered in dust. How about we try this soap?"
Princess Xinyue looked down and noticed that from their travels, her hands had somehow become covered in dust.
"Let me show you just how effective Little Chenzi's soap is!" Princess Xinyue chuckled and led them to the riverbank.
Following the method Chu Chen had taught her, Princess Xinyue demonstrated the use of the soap to the two women with practiced ease.
After washing, she did not forget to extend her hands to them, letting them smell her hands carefully.
"It really smells quite fragrant." Shao Lili's eyes lit up.
"And it cleans so well! Wonderful, quickly, let me try too!"
Even Chen Shengnan, who had always disliked rouge and powder, was deeply attracted by the floral-scented soap.
In just a moment, the three of them were covered in the scent of soap.
Chu Chen chuckled and took out two more bars of soap from his embrace.
"This is soap for washing clothes. Although the scent is not as strong as the scented soap, it will keep clothes fragrant for a long time after washing."
"At the same time, this soap has excellent stain-removing power. Even oil stains can be washed away quickly."
"If you two don't mind, you can take them back and let your servants try them."
"If they are good, you can come to my shop to purchase them later."
"Oh, right, if nothing unexpected happens, His Majesty will also be bestowing some scented soap and laundry soap today. If any of your elders are officials in the court, you should see these items when you return today."
"So you're selling these things!" Shao Lili suddenly understood.
Then, she took out three thousand tael silver notes from her embrace.
"Come, come, I'll pre-order a batch. This is a deposit, lest too many people snatch them up and I miss out."
Chu Chen's expression stiffened.
"Sister Lili, you don't need that much..."
"With these three thousand taels, you could empty out my entire shop!"
"Do you have so little stock?" Shao Lili frowned slightly.
"It's not me saying this, but your inventory is too low. If you sell out on the first day of sales, how can you do business?"
Chu Chen gave an embarrassed smile, thinking to himself about what was called "hunger marketing."
He said aloud, "Sister Lili is overthinking. It's not that the stock is too low, it's that you're giving too much money."
"That scented soap is only three taels of silver per large bar, and the laundry soap is only one tael of silver, and it's even larger. With your three thousand taels, you could buy a thousand bars of scented soap, which you alone would probably not use up in ten years!"
"It's that cheap?" Shao Lili's confusion deepened. "If it's so cheap, can you really make a profit?"
"Of course we can make a profit, and a big one!" Princess Xinyue said excitedly, "Let me tell you..."
"Your Majesty!" Chu Chen frowned.