My Demonic Cult's Holy Maiden

These days, love and romance are very popular, especially among women who live in seclusion.

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Chapter Seventy-Seven Perfume

After finishing his sword practice, Qi Yu didn't even have time to rest before Su Yue dragged him shopping.

Lin Ruoxi and Su Yun accompanied them.

Moreover, Lin Ruoxi and Su Yue acted very intimately, seemingly having a good relationship.

After thinking about it, I understood.

Su Chengying and Lin Ruohai were old friends, so it's normal for the younger generation to know each other.

I'm just going shopping anyway, it doesn't matter!

But Qi Yu felt uneasy as Lin Ruoxi kept glancing at him.

At this moment, Lin Ruoxi's gaze was like Medusa's; one must never meet her eyes.

This woman is dangerous; she's the same kind of person as Li Ming. It's best to avoid her.

Just then, a vendor selling candied hawthorns passed by.

"Boss, wait!" Qi Yu called out hurriedly.

"Would you like some candied hawthorns, sir?" the vendor asked with a smile.

Qi Yu nodded and said, "Give me four skewers of candied hawthorns!"

"okay!"

The vendor agreed, then took down the candied hawthorn and handed it to Qi Yu.

Qi Yu took out eight copper coins and handed them to the merchant.

"Here you are, my wife!" Qi Yu handed all four strings of candied hawthorns to Su Yue.

Su Yue looked at the candied hawthorns Qi Yu handed her, feeling both amused and exasperated. She could only accept them and then give one to Lin Ruoxi.

Su Yun, with his expressionless and aloof demeanor, didn't even bother with candied hawthorns, so he declined.

Then, naturally, Qi Yu helped Su Yun finish off that string of food.

After eating one skewer, Qi Yu felt something was still missing, and then he saw the half-eaten candied hawthorn in Su Yue's hand.

"My lady, look, what's that in the sky?" Qi Yu suddenly exclaimed.

Su Yue, Su Yun, and Lin Ruoxi all looked up at the sky, but the sky was cloudless and there was nothing there!

Taking advantage of the moment Su Yue looked up, Qi Yu snatched the candied hawthorn from Su Yue's right hand.

Su Yue snapped out of her daze, looked at her empty hands, pouted helplessly, and glanced sideways at Qi Yu beside her.

Qi Yu pretended not to see it, picked up the candied hawthorn and snatched the half-eaten candied hawthorn from Su Yue's mouth, then started crunching and chewing it.

Then he casually handed another skewer that he hadn't eaten yet to Su Yue.

"I've tried it, it's not poisonous, this is a genuine candied hawthorn!" Qi Yu said earnestly.

Su Yue looked at Qi Yu's shameless and despicable behavior and didn't know whether to laugh or cry.

I don't know if candied hawthorns are proper or not, but you, my husband, are definitely not proper!

Qi Yu swallowed the candied hawthorn in a few bites, then said with a serious expression, "My wife, I have always been a very proper man. I am a scholar!"

Su Yue smiled helplessly, then looked at Lin Ruoxi and said, "Sister Ruoxi, let's go to the Jade Shop. I heard they have a lot of new and interesting things from the Western Regions."

Lin Ruoxi smiled, nodded, and said, "Then let's go take a look!"

When it comes to shopping, guys usually don't have much to do; they just follow along and occasionally do odd jobs as a tool.

Jade Shop is the largest jewelry store in the Great Yun Dynasty, and the jewelry sold there is very popular among women in the Great Yun Dynasty.

Jade Shop has many branches, including one in Jiangzhou City. The hairpin that Qi Yu bought for Su Yue was purchased from the Jade Shop branch in Jiangzhou City.

When the four arrived at the Jade Shop, someone immediately came to greet them.

"What would you gentlemen like to order?"

"I heard you just received a batch of fine goods from the Western Regions. Let us take a look!" Su Yun said.

The aloof Su Yun rarely spoke, and Qi Yu glanced at him in surprise.

Upon hearing this, the shop owner hurriedly called his staff to take Qi Yu and his three companions to the display area.

On the wooden shelves, there were many jade jewelry items, including hairpins, bracelets, and earrings.

The shop owner pointed to a crystal-clear cup that looked like a piece of fine jade and slowly began to speak.

"This is a glass cup that came from the Western Regions. When wine is served in it, it becomes more mellow. Many high-ranking officials and nobles now use it to serve their wine!"

Qi Yu looked at the glass cup with a strange expression.

Isn't this just a glass?

Moreover, the color clearly indicates that the heat wasn't high enough, and the sand hadn't completely dissolved.

The sand commonly used in glassmaking is quartz sand, which has a melting point of 1750 degrees Celsius.

But the highest temperature in the furnace right now is only 1650 degrees Celsius, which is just enough to smelt iron.

If the Western Regions could produce glass, then their forging techniques must have been more advanced than those of the Great Yun Dynasty.

The blueprints he gave to Li Ming included a bellows that could raise the temperature of the furnace.

If bellows are used, the temperature of the furnace should be able to reach around 1800 degrees Celsius.

"Boss, how much is this glass cup?" Su Yun asked.

The shop owner revealed a shrewd smile and said, "Fifty taels of silver! You bought the glass cup, and we'll also give you a pot of wine from the Western Regions as a gift."

Upon hearing this, Qi Yu gently shook his head.

Does wine taste better when served in a glass?

No, it's more expensive!

The reason it tastes good is just psychological!

A cup weighing fifty taels is filled with plain boiled water, and even that water is sweet.

A broken glass, and it's selling for such a high price? Anyone who buys it is throwing money away!

"Boss, I'll take it. Wrap it up for me!" Su Yun said.

Qi Yu turned his head and looked at this big spender, fifty taels of silver, brother!

You have too much money and nowhere to spend it, huh?

I can make this kind of glass for you in no time!

"Alright! Please wait a moment, sir!" The shop owner was overjoyed, and then instructed his waiter to pack it up.

Qi Yu glanced at the shop owner, then at Su Yun, and gently shook his head.

Forget it, scarcity makes things valuable!

Some people just think that imported goods are high-end, classy, ​​and sophisticated!

Moreover, glass was indeed a rare commodity in this era.

It's best not to speak up and disturb their business. After all, in business, it's a matter of mutual consent.

"Husband, what's wrong? Your expression is so strange!" Su Yue asked, puzzled.

Qi Yu smiled and said, "It's nothing, I'm just a little surprised that my brother would be interested in something like this."

Su Yue glanced at Su Yun and said indifferently, "He's not interested in this thing; someone else is!"

Qi Yu was taken aback, and after thinking for a moment, he vaguely understood.

Su Yun's eagerness and attention to buying a cup from this noodle stall is quite out of character for his aloof and cold image.

He bought this cup as a gift, and if I'm not mistaken, it's for the daughter of that rival family!

"My lady, is there anything you want?" Qi Yu asked.

Su Yue looked around, then shook her head and said, "If there's nothing special, then I don't need it!"

Nothing special?

Upon hearing Su Yue's words, the shop owner immediately became displeased and said, "Young lady, I can't pretend I didn't hear what you said."

As he spoke, the shop owner went into the back room, then brought out a box and placed it on the table.

"This is a special spice from the Western Regions, called perfume. Just one drop is enough to fill a ten-foot-wide fragrance and last all day. It's even better than a sachet!"

As he spoke, the shop owner opened the box. Inside, there was a thick layer of red cloth lining a small, transparent glass bottle about the size of a thumb, containing a clump of pale red liquid.

The shop owner uncorked the glass bottle, and a pleasant fragrance immediately wafted out.

Qi Yu looked at him strangely. Glass was one thing, but damn, there was even perfume?

Everyone has their own area of ​​expertise. I haven't studied perfumes, so I really don't know how to make them.

But someone in the Western Regions actually made it!

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The perfume evaporated quickly, so the shop owner quickly put the stopper back in, but the fragrance was still lingering.

"How is it?" the shop owner asked Su Yue with a smile.

Su Yue glanced at Qi Yu discreetly, then said, "Very well, but I still don't like it!"

Qi Yu disliked the scent of rouge and face powder, so he generally didn't use them himself.

Su Yue could already imagine Qi Yu's reaction if such a strong fragrance were applied to his body.

"Is this scent of roses?" Qi Yu suddenly asked.

Everyone looked at Qi Yu with surprised expressions.

The shop owner was even more shocked and asked, "Young master, do you know about roses?"