The male supporting character was actually myself.

Even if I go to do laundry for someone, I can get some food for my mother and her two children in return.

"If only you, sir, would be so kind as to release us three from our slave status, I would kowtow to you!"

"Go talk to Lin Mubai first and see what he thinks. Anyway, even if a servant wants a divorce, he has to get his master's consent. He'll let me know when he gets back." Jiang Chen shook his head and sighed as he watched Lin Zhangshi leave, thanking him profusely. "They were such a good family, what a pity."

The little white cat wagged its tail and sighed, "She's a good woman."

She is hardworking, considerate, and responsible towards children.

Even if the man dies, being a widow would offer more hope than what she has now.

Who knew he'd run into the protagonist, and before he knew it, his luck was stolen, he was killed, and his position was usurped.

As Jiang Chen walked into his yard, he whispered, "The main thing is that the protagonist doesn't want to be the one left holding the bag."

If you want to marry a princess and become her consort, you cannot have a principal wife.

Lin Mubai wanted to have his cake and eat it too, but didn't want to be remembered as a heartless man who abandoned his wife. The plot naturally went his way; once he was no longer of any use to Lin Mubai, he sent the mother and her two children to their deaths.

So I want to try to get Lin Zhangshi to take the initiative to divorce and take the two children with her.

Perhaps we can still save them.

Upon arriving at Hengzhizhai, the pageboy Hanhong saw him and hurriedly reported, "Master, I have found everything you asked me to!"

There were bottles and jars on the desk in the study. Jiang Chen opened one and took a look.

Wood ash, lard, salt, water, a jar of wine, mugwort, and sulfur.

These are the raw materials needed to make soap in the technology tree.

He grabbed a few silver coins and handed them to Han Hong. "Well done. Go wait outside in the covered walkway. I have something to tell you to do later."

After the page boy closed the door and left, Jiang Chen opened the technology tree amidst the expectant rubbing of the little white cat's paws.

This is a prop shaped like a large, pure golden tree with lush foliage.

Each branch is labeled with its category.

Jiang Chen clicked on the "daily necessities" branch, which instantly extended into countless smaller items.

The soap and bar soap making options are located at the bottom. Selecting the bar soap option will immediately bring up several blank boxes.

The list inside indicates the basic raw materials required.

He took a portion of each and put it into the box, then clicked to combine them.

A bar of sulfur soap was successfully made, and the soap display in the system space was now unlocked.

I made another bar of mugwort-scented soap, and the stockpiled soaps were finally unlocked.

"It feels like playing a merge game!" said the little white cat bulengbuleng, indicating that it was a little different from what she had imagined.

It thought the tech tree required skill points to master manufacturing processes, but it turned out to be used in this way.

"Didn't you read the instructions? The tech tree can also break down materials." Jiang Chen said, taking out a lemon-scented soap from his space, putting it into the finished product box, and clicking to break it down.

The raw materials used to make this soap are then broken down.

Fragrances, soap bases, and various chemical extracts.

The little white cat picked up the fine white powder with its paws, looking on incredulously. "My God! Host, this was absolutely impossible to do in ancient times!"

But why would you want to break it down?

"Aren't we making soap?"

Jiang Chen put the raw materials back and clicked to synthesize soap. Then he wrapped it in a cloth and whispered, "Of course, it's to go through the procedures for opening a factory. Otherwise, how could so many soaps be produced out of thin air?"

You think the imperial secret agents are all pushovers?

He wrote down the raw materials for several other items that urgently needed to be made, took the cloth bag, gave the note to Han Hong to buy, and went straight to Master Xue's courtyard.

As soon as he entered, he heard the Taoist priest giving a long speech. Master Xue listened attentively and respectfully, occasionally chiming in with a few words.

Upon seeing him enter, the Taoist priest exchanged a few pleasantries and then, with keen insight, made an excuse to go back and rest.

After the tedious formalities, Jiang Chen got straight to the point and placed the cloth bag on the table. "These past few years, I've been sick and often couldn't even leave the house, but I haven't been idle."

Besides reading the classics, I also tinkered with quite a few gadgets.

"Father, take a look, can we sell this in our shop?"

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"Oh? What's this?"

Master Xue put down his teacup, opened the cloth bag, and saw an oval-shaped, snow-white object emitting a pleasant fragrance. He couldn't help but ask with great curiosity, "Is it edible?"

As he spoke, he touched it with his hand; it was hard and a little slippery.

"You can't eat this. It's called soap and it's used to clean your body." Jiang Chen asked her maid, Pink Peach, to bring a basin of water.

After trying it, the old man's eyes lit up. "My son is a genius! What exactly is this soap made of?"

If you could carve some poems, flowers and plants, it would be both elegant and beautiful.

These are rare items that could absolutely be used as tribute!

"Uh... this is intended to be widely available to the public, so that everyone can afford it and use it, and change their lives," Jiang Chen explained, a slight twitch at the corner of his mouth. "The raw materials are quite simple, just some lard, salt, and wine..."

Before he could finish speaking, the old man interrupted him, "You brat, you don't know the cost of firewood and rice until you're in charge of the household. Oil and salt aren't cheap things!"

Raw materials, plus labor costs, transportation, and shop rent.

All these items combined mean that even our servants, who only earn one string of cash a month, can't afford it, let alone ordinary families!

Such good things are naturally meant for the wealthy.

Jiang Chen: (ー_ー)!!

If you're not careful, you might forget this: oil and salt were quite expensive in ancient times.

It seems we need to hurry up and refine sea salt, and get into planting and aquaculture...

Although I don't need these raw materials myself, the availability of various resources was indeed a major problem in this era.

Currently, the fastest and most effective way to deal with the protagonist rescuing himself is still to unlock inventory!

After agreeing on the profit sharing for the distribution, Jiang Chen walked out of the courtyard amidst the old man's gratified gaze and instructed the head manager in charge of the goods to come see him.

"After recovering from her illness, she suddenly seemed like a completely different person." Master Xue played with the white, delicate soap, which was as smooth as jade, and then took it to the bedroom and handed it to Yunniang. "Use this for washing from now on."

This brat, he doesn't even trust his own father anymore.

After trying to get information out of him for ages, he absolutely refused to tell me the soap recipe!

What? Afraid I'll steal your business?

Yunniang carefully took it, lowered her head to smell it, and indeed it smelled wonderful. She gently advised, "Now that the young master is much better, the master should let him go and do business."

Don't you always say that your memory isn't as good as it used to be?

You get tired very easily, so you might as well take this opportunity to rest.

As for the recipe, whether you tell me or not is irrelevant; it's our family business after all.

“What you said makes sense.” Master Xue leaned back in his armchair, looking at the bar of soap, seemingly lost in thought.

With plenty of raw materials and relatively simple processing techniques, Jiang Chen quickly had the head manager find a suitable place to build a processing plant. After recruiting workers and providing them with basic training, they could begin mass production.

In the evening, Lin Mubai and Lin Zhangshi came to see him.

Lin Mubai was stunned when Lin Zhangshi came to him to propose a divorce.

He was stunned for a few seconds before he realized what was happening and was overjoyed!

He had been thinking about how to escape being a sucker and get rid of this woman and her two children, but she came to him on her own.

Divorce is a good thing.

After all, Lin Zhangshi was an orphan and had nowhere to go after being divorced, so she did not meet the conditions for divorce.

But divorce is different.

This is similar to a modern couple agreeing to a divorce.

Once an agreement is reached and a divorce agreement is signed, the marriage is dissolved.

"As the saying goes, it's better to tear down ten temples than to break up one marriage. Marriage is a big deal, and you have two young children. Have you really thought this through?"

Jiang Chen sat behind his desk, while his page Han Hong and the stewards in charge of their respective tasks stood to one side, all with serious expressions.

"My lord, you are wise!"

Back then, I admired Mu Bai for his honesty, integrity, and hard work, and I thought I could work with him to build a better life.

He used to be an excellent man; everyone praised him as a good husband and father.

But he actually did something despicable: he sold his children and wife into slavery!

I can't let my two children live with a father like that!

"Please, young master, grant us a divorce. From now on, we, a widow and her child, will have nothing to do with Mu Bai!" Lin Zhangshi pleaded first.

Lin Mubai rolled his eyes, thinking to himself, "Do you think I want to be the one who takes the fall?"

If I had a choice about my identity after transmigrating, I wouldn't want to occupy this body!

As a stranger, I've been more than good to you. I've been selling pancakes from dawn till dusk every day to support you three. Although it hasn't been for long, I haven't treated you badly.

If you want a divorce, just say so. Why do you have to say all this nonsense and label me like that?

"Mu Bai, do you have anything else to say?" Jiang Chen picked up his teacup, took a slow sip, and asked.

Lin Mubai, kneeling below, glanced at Young Master Xue, whose luck value was soaring, and felt a nameless anger rise in his heart. He clenched his fists and said in a muffled voice, "There's nothing to say."

If you're going to divorce, then sever all ties completely.

Both children will stay with her, and the divorce agreement clearly states that I will no longer support them when they are young, and they will not need to support me in my old age.

Just don't come bothering me again when I'm down on my luck.

Hearing his heartless words, Madam Lin felt a pang of sadness, her eyes reddening as she forcefully held back her tears.

“In that case, let’s have a frank conversation.” She choked up slightly as she said, “It goes without saying that I had children after marrying you, and I have never neglected to cook and serve my parents-in-law in your home all these years.”