Bride Swap Backfire: My Cousin's Rebirth Made Us a Power Couple-Chapter 84 - 51: Busy (Part 2)

Mrs. Zhu’s eyes darted around, looking as if she wanted to ask if the young man was Chen Wanqing’s lover.

Xu Suying could tell at a glance that she was up to no good. Her brows shot up, and she put her hands on her hips and retorted, "Mrs. Zhu, that young man is my son-in-law! My engaged son-in-law, who has already met the family! Honestly, why are you so intent on meddling in other people’s business all day long? If you’re really bored enough to grow mold, you’d be better off figuring out how to improve your skills, or thinking of some other way to sell those oil-paper umbrellas in your shop."

"You don’t even make two sales a month. The silver you earn isn’t enough to cover the rent. Your whole family is just living off your old savings. Sooner or later, you’ll have nothing to eat."

Embarrassed by the tongue-lashing, Mrs. Zhu muttered as she walked away, "I was just giving you a well-intentioned reminder. Why are you cursing us?"

"I’m giving you a well-intentioned reminder, too. Don’t mistake my kindness for ill will. From now on, stay away from my shop. If you hinder our business again, see if I don’t dump dirty water in your shop!"

As Mrs. Zhu was driven off by the fiery Xu Suying, Chen Wanqing pursed her lips and chuckled softly.

’A shameless woman like Mrs. Zhu, who doesn’t know her own place, had to be dealt with by someone like her mother.’

’See? After a thorough tongue-lashing from her mother, she’s finally quieted down, hasn’t she?’

Not long after Xu Suying left, a horse-drawn carriage slowly pulled up in front of Qingxiang House.

Chen Wanqing had seen this carriage yesterday. Wasn’t it the one that belonged to Third Miss?

Seeing the wet nurse she had met once before now stepping down from the carriage, she was certain it was Third Miss who had come.

Chen Wanqing came out from behind the counter to greet her. Third Miss took a couple of quick steps down from the carriage using a stool and rushed eagerly toward Chen Wanqing. "Sister, you brought the Compound Incense Elixirs, right?"

"Since I made a promise to you, Miss, I would certainly bring them today. Third Miss, please come into the shop. I will get the incense pills for you."

From a drawer in the counter, Chen Wanqing took out a palm-sized box.

The box was made of elm wood, coated with red lacquer, and carved with cloud patterns and sweet osmanthus. At first glance, it was quite elegant.

But once you held it, you could tell it was just made of elm wood. Its value lay in the craftsmanship; the material itself wasn’t worth much.

Perhaps commoners might think it was something valuable, but in the eyes of a wealthy family, it was nothing special.

Inside the box was a white silk handkerchief, and nestled upon it were sixteen Compound Incense Elixirs.

A faint fragrance, like lotus and orchid, wafted out. Third Miss’s spirits lifted, and she quickly closed the box. "This is the scent! It smells so elegant and refined. Sister, I’ll take all of them. There are sixteen in here, right? Wet Nurse, get the silver."

Inside the box, there were indeed sixteen Compound Incense Elixirs.

Originally, Chen Wanqing had thirteen on hand. But of the four she had given her mother to try, her mother had only used one. Yesterday, her mother had told her that she sold one of the Compound Incense Elixirs for the high price of one tael of silver. Without a second thought, her mother took out the remaining three for Chen Wanqing to sell.

Thus, that made for a grand total of sixteen.

Third Miss had paid a one-tael gold bean as a deposit yesterday. It was only last night when her father came home that Chen Wanqing learned the price of gold was constantly rising, and the exchange rate between gold and silver was climbing. One tael of gold could now be exchanged for ten taels of silver. Therefore, the wet nurse only needed to pay another six taels of silver...

The wet nurse did indeed take out another six taels of silver.

Chen Wanqing accepted the silver, feeling secretly relieved. ’Thank goodness I mentioned it to Dad last night. Otherwise, wouldn’t today have been awkward?’

With the transaction complete, Third Miss hugged the box, ready to leave in satisfaction.

Chen Wanqing called out to her and brought out a simple, elegant sachet.

"There are two pellets of Dream Spirit Fragrance inside. A gift for you, Miss."

As Third Miss looked on in surprise, Chen Wanqing pointed to the area under her eyes. "I noticed you have some dark circles under your eyes. It seems you haven’t been resting well these past few days. Dream Spirit Fragrance can calm the mind and aid sleep. You might want to give it a try, Miss."

Hearing this, Third Miss was so moved her eyes welled up with tears. "Sister, you’re so kind. Thank you, Sister."

Warming to the conversation, Third Miss said to Chen Wanqing, "To be honest with you, Sister, my home is in the Prefecture. I only came to Qingshui County a few days ago. After I arrived, the food and other necessities have been manageable, but the lack of rest has been truly torturous. I can’t fall asleep at night, and even if I do, I always wake up in the middle of the night. This has never happened to me before, and I don’t know what’s wrong this time."

"Perhaps you just haven’t adjusted to the new place yet. You could try burning one pellet of Dream Spirit Fragrance before bed, Miss. It might help."

"Mhm, I’ll try it tonight. If it works, I’ll come find you to buy some, Sister."