Shi Chu was not originally a human being, she was a beast. To describe her using human terms, perhaps only the word "space beast" can best fit her biological characteristics.
She was originally a creature that grew up outside the myriad worlds. Her body was invisible, but her soul was extremely powerful. She also had a companion space that could absorb energy to grow. Because her race was too powerful and invincible, and loved to be competitive, they often fought with each other.
Not long after Shi Chu was born, the strongest and second strongest of the tribe started fighting. The battle was so fierce that the sky was dark and chaotic. In the end, the first two warriors died together by self-destruction. Because these two were too harmful, their self-destruction implicated almost all the tribe members. The few who were left were swept away by the aftermath of the explosion and no one knew where they ended up.
Shi Chu was one of the lucky ones who escaped that disaster. He was forced to wander around. Later, by chance, he was able to get into various small worlds and travel through time to become a human being, wandering among thousands of worlds.
Although Shi Chu traveled through the universe when she was just born and was still ignorant, she was a beast after all. Her thinking and behavior were naturally different from those of humans, and the so-called propriety, righteousness, integrity and shame of humans could not restrain her.
When she first crossed over to become an adult and entered the human world, she knew nothing and naturally behaved strangely. The relatives of the original owner of the body could tell at a glance that she was not the original owner and thought she was possessed by a ghost, so she was caught and burned to death...
He was disguised as another person, recognized again, and then killed in various ways.
Having been killed too many times, her soul had been weakened a lot. The companion space would grow stronger as the soul grew stronger and shrink as the soul weakened, so at those times, her companion space was much smaller and her soul was almost wiped out.
Later, as she traveled through time more often, she learned her lessons little by little and finally learned to adapt to the local customs. No matter how wildly imaginative and unique she was inside, she could at least act like a decent human being on the outside.
Of course, she was used to acting on her own accord, and every time she traveled to a new world, she would try her best to live a happier life within the social environment of the time.
Her companion space was finally no longer pitifully small, and could hold some things from the previous world for use in the next world.
As she gradually adapted to being a human, she was rarely recognized and killed by the original owner's relatives. Her soul grew a lot stronger as she traveled through one world after another, and the space naturally became wider, containing many strange and weird things.
So when Shichu became Xu Shichu of this world, her companion space was as large as a city. She placed fertile land and rivers, various plants and animals, and her favorite houses collected from various worlds... The species were rich and colorful.
So when Xu Shichu wanted to open a spice shop, she decided to transplant some suitable plants from her own companion space to expand the variety of spices.
This way her spices would be unique, and would she still worry about not having enough money
Xu Shichu's dowry was only five hundred taels of silver. How long could it last? So she had to make money on her own. She loved to enjoy herself, but she couldn't stand the depressed life of having no money to buy things at will.
As for the dignity of the prime minister's wife? That must be within the regulations. Within the precedents and rules, you can use less money, but you can't take more. Isn't it still controlled by others
Xu Shichu doesn't want to haggle over every penny he spends.
Xu Shichu has a lot of gold, silver and treasures in her companion space, but she can't use them directly here. After all, with her status, if she suddenly became rich and has an endless supply of money to use, isn't that obviously a problem
So she has to have a legitimate source of income.
The plant seedlings and seeds in the companion space needed to be prepared in order to be taken out without arousing suspicion, so Xu Shichu was not in a hurry for the time being.
While recuperating, she first visited the spice shop that came with her dowry.
The shop that Ningyuan Marquis's Mansion gave her as a dowry could not possibly be a prosperous business. After all, the mansion itself was unable to make ends meet, and Xu Shichu's aunt and stepmother would not be willing to give her a shop with good business. Therefore, when Xu Shichu saw this spice shop, her first feeling was - shabby.
The geographical location is remote, far away from the bustling main streets of the capital, and there are very few customers. There may not be two customers coming into the store to take a look in a day.
When Xu Shichu entered the store, he saw only two waiters with listless expressions, who were so idle that they could swat flies. To be honest, it was a miracle that this shop was still open and not closed down.
Maybe the Bo family thought about closing it down, and the original owner happened to be getting married, so they threw this hot potato to her as a dowry to deal with
"What kind of incense would you like to see, sir?" The older waiter greeted Xu Shichu lazily when he saw him come in, obviously not recognizing his boss.
"What spices do you have here? Can you introduce them to me?" Xu Shichu did not reveal his identity. He simply acted as a customer and came to see if the two guys needed to keep any.
"We have ready-made incense sticks, incense balls, and incense cakes. The loose incense includes sandalwood, safflower wood, camphor, benzoin, styrax, and we also have spikenard and cloves. Which one do you like, madam?"
The middle-aged guy cheered up and said, although he was not very enthusiastic, his attitude was much better than that of the other guy who secretly curled his lips and rolled his eyes.
"I want to use it to fumigate clothes. What kind of fragrance would be better?" Xu Shichu asked as he looked around the store.
The middle-aged man took out a small wooden box, opened it, and said:
"For fumigating clothes, both scented pills and scented cakes are fine. This box of scented pills, called Baihuafen, is made from spices such as chrysanthemum, gardenia, magnolia, ambergris and white hyacinth. The fragrance is pleasant, like the spring breeze and the blooming flowers, refreshing and most suitable for placing in the closet."
After hearing what he said, Xu Shichu took a pill in his hand and put it under his nose to smell it.
It's really nicely scented, but not overpowering.
but-
"It smells good, but it doesn't seem fresh enough?"
Xu Shichu had spent his entire life dealing with spices in his previous life, so naturally he could smell the shortcomings of this incense pill right away.
The middle-aged clerk's spirits suddenly waned again. He sighed and said with a sad face, "Business is not good in the store. These incense balls have been stored here for a long time and cannot be sold. Naturally, they are not fresh anymore."
Admitting in front of the customer that the goods cannot be sold, the guy has obviously given up and is willing to give up on this business.
"Business is not just bad. There is no business at all! Maybe this store will close down tomorrow! I'm so unlucky to work in this shabby store. I don't even know if I can get my salary this month..." The young man who had been ignoring Xu Shichu snorted coldly.
"I have to find another job quickly!"
Well, this guy is already in Cao’s camp but his heart is with Han, so he wants to find another way out.