In a chaotic and famine-stricken era, I picked up an empress to be my wife.

Shen An's mindset is to exploit the wealthy!

In times of chaos, it is always the poor who suffer hardship, not the rich.

No matter the era, these high-ranking officials and nobles never lived poorly.

Now that he has Luo Li's connection, he can directly cooperate with the Helian Business Alliance.

Even without going to the capital or other major cities, one can still sell goods to wealthy people through Luo Li's connections.

As for how to harvest it?

It's very simple: it's for men's virility and for women's beauty.

Regardless of the era, both of these things can bring them wealth.

As far as he knew, there was no rouge or face powder in this era; women applied rice powder to their faces.

That's right, it's rice noodles in the literal sense.

It would seem unbelievable in modern society, but in this great city, only the rich can afford to apply it; ordinary people simply cannot.

Therefore, even if modern industrial cosmetics could not be produced, as long as they could be produced, some ancient skin care products could still make those rich girls yearn for them.

Of course, the materials used to make these items are not easy to find in this chaotic world, and the cost is many times higher than that of human hair.

But even so, as long as it's made and sold to the wealthy, it can still generate huge profits.

As for aphrodisiacs.

Shen An had previously seen a blogger online saying that a popular aphrodisiac in the Tang Dynasty was called Butian Dazao Wan!

Shen An even remembered exactly which medicinal herbs were needed.

After much thought, he decided to do three things.

First, Persimmon Beauty Cream. This product is made from a mixture of persimmon leaves and lard. It moisturizes and has a certain effect on fading spots and wrinkles.

Second, bath beans, which were the mainstream cleaning products in ancient times, similar to a three-in-one product of facial cleanser, hand soap, and shower gel.

The core ingredients are soybean flour and pig pancreas. If you want a stronger aroma, you can add spices such as tonka bean, cloves, musk, angelica dahurica, magnolia buds, and winter melon seeds.

These items were practically useless in the era of the Great Liang Dynasty.

Most wealthy young ladies who want their bodies to smell fragrant still need to use things like flower petals, which are completely different from bath beans that leave a lingering fragrance on the body after use.

The third one is naturally the Heaven-Mending Pill. This item requires various medicinal materials, and its cost is not low, but its selling price will definitely be more expensive.

With a plan in mind, Shen An drew up a list of materials and handed it to Hei Laoliu, instructing him to purchase them in large quantities.

Hei Lao Liu also knew a bit about aphrodisiacs. Seeing that the Heaven-Mending Pill contained placenta, deer antler, and tiger shank bone, he asked, "My lord, do you want to get an aphrodisiac?"

"Yes, it seems you are quite knowledgeable about this field as well."

Hei Lao Liu quickly denied it: "I don't know anything about it. I'm in very good health. It's a friend of mine who knows me better. I just listened to what he said."

Shen An was speechless. It's always the same throughout history; whenever this topic comes up, it's always "I have a friend..."

"I see!"

"By the way, my lord, deer antlers and tiger shinbones are hard to find! And placenta, that's just a human placenta, that's even harder to find..."

"Didn't I write on the back of my prescription? If you can't find it or the price is too high, you can use something else to replace it. For deer antler, you should use pig bladder, that is, pig bladder. For tiger shinbone, you should use pig bone or cow bone."

As for placenta, it can be made from cattle, sheep, or pigs; it doesn't necessarily have to be human.

"But... but can the effect be the same?"

"There's not much difference. It's just that those medicines sound more impressive and make people think they're more effective. In reality, there's not much difference," Shen An replied.

"With your words of reassurance, I'm relieved. I'll go now!"

Two days later.

Hei Lao Liu then acquired a batch of items that Shen An needed.

He started preparing it that very day.

After the finished product was completed, Shen Anxian found Dugu Meng.

I'll let her try the persimmon balm and bath beans. I believe that with her knowledge, if she says they're good, these two products will definitely sell.

Even though Dugu Meng had long since stopped looking down on Shen An, she was still taken aback when she saw Shen An holding skincare products she had never seen before.

She still felt that Shen An's statement was somewhat exaggerated.

However! When she applied the persimmon cream to her face, the moist, smooth, and lingering feeling still surprised her.

She only remembered her usual skincare routine, which at most involved using egg whites, but the results were worlds apart from that.

As for the bath beans, the silky smooth touch and lingering fragrance on her body after her bath were experiences she had never had in her life.

Even though she was always a man in the palace, as the emperor, she always used the most exquisite bathing products of the time, but even those couldn't compare to bath beans.

Shen An, Shen An, what else can you do?

How many more things can they possibly make that they've never seen before!

After Dugu Meng sighed, she felt a sweet feeling in her heart. Especially when she smelled the lingering fragrance on herself, she would think that it was made by Shen An and that it was the first one she used. The sweet feeling became even stronger.

Shen An was unaware of her thoughts, but after receiving Dugu Meng's reply, he had a clear understanding of the situation.

After meeting with the people arranged by Luo Li again, he prepared to sell the two items to them.

As for the Heaven-Mending Pill, Shen An found Liao Bing and asked him to take it for three days to see the effect.

But less than two days later, Liao Bing found Shen An with a radiant face.

"My lord, your medicine is absolutely amazing! After taking it, I immediately dealt with that woman, Bai Moli!"

Hearing the barely suppressed excitement in his voice, Shen An knew that this Heaven-Mending Pill was definitely not just a name without substance.

Therefore, we must also promote this product this time.

Two more days passed.

Shen An met with Luo Li's people near Qingtian Village.

To his surprise, the person who came this time was not one of Luo Li's subordinates, but Luo Li herself.

She held a leather whip in her hand, tilting her head and staring at Shen An.

Shen An felt a little uneasy.

"Um, Miss Luo Li, why are you looking at me like that?"

"I just like looking at you, what else can I do? It's been a while since I've seen you, is it a problem to want to see you more?" Luo Li retorted.

"It seems there are no problems. You can take a look."

Seeing that there was nothing else to do, Shen An let Luo Li watch.

As a result, Luo Li looked around for three hours, until the sun was almost setting, before she finally looked away and said, "That's great, I've made up for all the things I missed these past few days!"

Shen An was somewhat amused and exasperated. He felt that Miss Luo Li's style of doing things was comparable to that of Shen Xiaoqi.

Seeing that it was almost dark, Shen An took out his goods and explained their uses and effects to Luo Li one by one.

After trying the persimmon beauty cream, Luo Li was greatly surprised: "This stuff is amazing! If we can supply it regularly, it will definitely sell throughout the capital! As for the bath beans, although I haven't used them, I believe in you; they can also sell throughout the entire capital!"

"What about the Heaven-Mending Pill? Are you interested?" Shen An asked.

"Well, I'd like to try it myself. Why don't you eat it and we can both try it?" Luo Li asked.

Shen An thought he had misheard: "What did you say?"

"I'm telling you, you eat it, and let's both try it out. What else could it be?" Luo Li said, arms crossed, with a serious expression.

Shen An was shocked by Luo Li's confession and openness.

They really think and say whatever they want, without any regard for the consequences.

She can let go, but Shen An can't.

He wasn't conservative; rather, it was his past life's emotions that made it difficult for him to fall in love with another woman.

As for what kind of relationship happened?

Shen An only wanted to be with his future wife; he didn't want to have children everywhere.

He scratched his head and said, "This, this isn't appropriate, is it? We're just friends, we can't let that kind of thing happen."

"You're right, that kind of thing really shouldn't happen between friends." Luo Li nodded thoughtfully, then her eyes lit up and she said, "Then let's not be friends, can't we just be my man?"

Shen An frowned; Luo Li was even more open and daring than he had imagined.

He couldn't directly refuse, so he said, "That kind of thing requires mutual affection, a proper marriage, and a wedding night; we absolutely cannot treat it lightly!"

"There are quite a few couples who secretly pledge their lives to each other in the picture book. Even if you insist on a formal marriage, why don't you just marry me now? Tonight will be our wedding night. I heard my maid talk about matters between men and women, and she said it was very enjoyable. I'm sure we'll be mutually in love!" Luo Li became more and more enthusiastic as she spoke, her face full of expectant smiles.

Shen An frowned, thinking to himself, "Luo Li really has some nerve!"

However, he initially thought Luo Li was a very promiscuous woman, but she actually said that her maid was talking about matters between men and women.

This indicates that she had not done anything like this before.

So why did she treat him like that?

In his previous life, Shen An had only been in love once, and in this respect, he was practically a novice.

He lacks confidence in himself, both emotionally and in matters of the heart.

At this moment, he couldn't even figure out that Luo Li really liked him, and even wondered if Luo Li was deliberately making fun of him.

Correct!

They must be making fun of him.

This woman!

Shen An shook his head and said, "Miss Luo, I don't care what your purpose is. Let's stop here with the nonsense just now. If you want to try out the effects of the Heaven-Mending Pill, you can give it to your servants to try."

I assure you here that this product is absolutely the best on the market!

"Tch, what could my purpose be? It's just because I like you, so I want to take this opportunity to kiss and hug you." Luo Li said without any attempt to hide it.

Shen An didn't believe it at all. He shook his head again and said, "Forget it, I'll find someone else to sell the Heaven-Mending Pill."

Luo Li frowned, and said sadly, "Why are you so cold-hearted? I've already told you I like you, why do you still want me to find someone else? Do you want me to have sex with someone else?"

"Stop acting! Really, I don't want to be made a fool of!" Shen An stated bluntly.

"Who told you I was acting? I was being sincere!" Luo Li retorted angrily.

"No matter what you say, I won't believe it!" Shen An became impatient.

"How about this!" Luo Li said, tiptoeing towards Shen An for a kiss...