The Evil King's Favorite Concubine: Genius Perfumer

Chapter 17 Interest Exchange
"What's the problem?"

Ji Bingyun, who always acted as "don't care about everything", suddenly appeared, causing Gan Tiantian to lose his mind for a moment, but Han Rui misunderstood that she was frightened by what he said.

"Girl, ask him what's going on."

Ji Bingyun not only spoke, but also asked questions rarely, which made Gan Tiantian a little uncomfortable.

Thinking that his young master is a member of the Ji family, the legendary "No. [-] fragrant medicine family in the world", he is particularly interested in the matter of fragrance mixing, which seems understandable...

"It's so exaggerated," Gan Tiantian pouted, and said to Han Rui, "You said it."

"Do you have a way to extract rose water?"

This time, Han Rui didn't want to be fooled, and directly said, "If you can do it, I can give you 1000 taels of silver."

"Uh... rose water? One... 1000 taels?"

Gan Tiantian stared at Han Rui dumbfounded, her mind was dizzy - she absolutely refused to admit that she was frightened by the huge sum of money, 1000 taels of silver!
But Ji Bingyun sneered: "Hehe, it turned out to be this problem... I thought it was something."

"Can you solve it?" Gan Tiantian was extremely excited and screamed silently. Is the 1000 taels coming soon?

"No."

Hey……

"Not only I can't, just like what this kid said," Ji Bingyun continued to sneer: "All the perfumers in the world can't solve it—at least 20 years ago."

Well?From Ji Bingyun's words and some information he had said before, Gan Tiantian realized that he was probably a perfumer who lived 20 years ago.

"What exactly is rose water?"

Gan Tiantian asked silently in his heart.

This time Ji Bingyun answered happily: "Rose water is the top-quality flower dew produced in Dashi country, and it was sent to our country by envoys as tribute during the Five Dynasties."

"The so-called rose water of Da Xiao is not the same as the tribute from the Da Shi Kingdom. It is just a substitute made by picking flowers, soaking them in water, and steaming their liquid. The fragrance and durability are far different."

Gan Tiantian found that Ji Bingyun would talk endlessly when it came to perfumery, not at all as cold as usual, this is the so-called... um, occupational disease, right?
Unable to focus on communicating with Ji Bingyun, Gan Tiantian calmed down and looked at Han Rui: "Mr. Han, I know that the rose water of our Great Xiao is made by steaming flowers and extracting liquid, which is completely different from the practice of Dashi Kingdom... What do you mean, you want to find the secret recipe for extracting flower dew from the Great Food Kingdom?"

I have to say that Gan Tian Tian Nao Gua Zi is quite easy to use, and he grasped the key to the matter at once.

Han Rui was about to leave, but when he heard her say this suddenly, he was shocked: "Huh? You girl also knows the method of Da Xiao Rose Water? It's not easy..."

It is normal for Han Rui to be surprised.Even apprentices who work in ordinary incense workshops may not know the steaming method of "imitation rose water".Even he heard about it from the perfumer of his own incense shop.

Today, a certain perfumer who works in his mother's many incense shops told him privately: "Although now we have enough ice bricks to keep those spices that are going bad,... our rose water business is still being blocked by the Jiang family. It's almost over."

"Based on what I see, this miraculous ice-making method seems to be a rare skill of a fan... Maybe the person who taught you this method, my lord, also knows some other skills of a fan?"

"If we can find a way for people from the Dashi country to refine the dew, we won't have to worry about the business of these shops."

Although the perfumer said so, neither he nor Han Rui had any hope.The perfumers of Daxiao have studied for many years, but they have not been able to overcome the problem. How can it be so easy to solve?

Han Rui sighed and nodded: "You're right, that's what it is... But since your father didn't leave any collection of books, then forget it..."

"What if I say, maybe I can do it?"

"……what?"

"What did you say?"

Han Rui and Ji Bingyun screamed almost at the same time.

"I said, I... might be able to do it, the method of extracting flower dew."

Gan Tiantian took a deep breath, raised his eyes to look directly at Han Rui, and emphasized word by word: "If I really did it, what can you give in exchange?"

She didn't mention the 1000 taels, because from Ji Bingyun's words, she keenly realized that the value of this matter far exceeded 1000 taels.

1000 taels is probably the upper limit of money that Han Rui can freely control, but... living in this world, it is absolutely impossible to live without money, and money alone is not enough!
Gan Tiantian is a person who has lived a lifetime. She understands too well the many crises hidden behind the poor and the rich.

Now relying on the money given by Han Rui, the Gan family seems to be able to live a prosperous life.

But this seemingly happy prospect does not have enough social status to support it, and there is no strong backer...

Even if they have money for a while, their Gan family is still an orphan, with no relatives, no reason, and no support. They may be robbed of their money, property, and house by black hands at any time.

At the very least, they can't even find out who is tripping them up behind their backs!
That's why Gan Tiantian said to Han Rui: What can you give in exchange?
"what do you want?"

Han Rui vigilantly looked at this little girl whose face was immature but whose eyes were shining brightly, feeling her "not simple" again.

Just because of her confident expression, he didn't even laugh at her "how could you do it", and started negotiating with her seriously.

"Besides money... I want to ask for a future for my uncles and brothers."

Gan Tiantian spoke very straightforwardly, and she believed that Han Rui could understand her meaning.

In other words, she needs Han Rui to provide long-term shelter for the Gan family.

"Also, I want you to help me find out who is embarrassing our family recently. This is not difficult to do, right?"

The skill of negotiation is first of all to put forward general requirements and let the other party have a psychological expectation, such as the first item she mentioned.On the other hand, it is necessary to mention some specific details that make the other party feel that "it can be done" to show your sincerity.

Otherwise, just an empty request will make the other party hesitate, and they dare not accept it casually.

Sure enough, Han Rui twitched the corner of his mouth and said, "It's easy to check this. Find a future for your family... As long as you don't expect too much, I can agree."

"But, can you really do it?"

Gan Tiantian was very happy to hear Han Rui's affirmative answer.

"I'll try. Come back tomorrow night."

She smiled slyly: "One day is enough for Mr. Han to find out 'that person', right?"

She still doesn't know Han Rui's identity, but with Fang Shaobai's contacts as the eldest son of the Fang family, it is definitely not difficult to investigate this kind of thing in Deling County!
"Okay, it's a deal, I'll come back tomorrow night!"

(End of this chapter)