A Good Country Wife
Chapter 546 - 540_1

Chapter 546: Chapter 540_1

Liao Ruyan finally seemed happy, holding the box in her arms as if it were a treasure. "Thank you, Madam, you are truly generous. Rest assured, from now on I will produce even more and better essential oils, guaranteeing that you, Madam, will never be able to use them all."

"Tsk, tsk, just look at you. Do you really need to be so happy? A few bottles of essential oil and you’re this overjoyed—it’s shallow." Lin Yue never missed an opportunity to belittle Liao Ruyan.

Liao Ruyan didn’t mind and still appeared cheerful. She was born into a family of fragrance blending, destined for this work, but her life had been one of misfortune. Subsequent events had once brought her to the brink of despair, until she joined the Zhao Family. Later, Madam took a liking to her and assigned her to the Soap Making Room, where she eventually became the Manager. She immersed herself in the work, as if she had found the meaning and support of her life. She was even more grateful to Madam for giving her a chance at a new life.

"Whatever Madam says is right. I am shallow, not possessing the skills Madam does. You know my greatest passion in life was originally blending and making fragrances. Now it’s to make our Soap Making Room flourish. If I couldn’t do these things, I’d find life meaningless." Liao Ruyan spoke of her past with a touch of gloom and darkness.

Lin Yue knew about Liao Ruyan’s past and didn’t know how to comfort her. "Ruyan, don’t be sad anymore. All the hardships are in the past. The days ahead will only get better. As long as Lin Yue is here, I will protect you. Forget about the past."

"Indeed, everything will pass. Initially, I thought my life was over, but then I met a wonderful master like you. You gave me a home and let me do what I love. My heart has never felt such peace and stability. I, Liao Ruyan, swear that I will be loyal to you all my life and never betray you. Otherwise, let the heavens strike me with thunder and give me a terrible death." Liao Ruyan looked at Lin Yue with gratitude and swore her sincerest oath.

Although Lin Yue didn’t believe in these things, she understood the ancient importance of oaths. Hearing Liao Ruyan swear made her quite moved. "Enough with that, why say all these heavy words? You’re swearing oaths and making bets, but I understand your heart. Just take good care of yourself. If you really want to thank me, you could better earn me more money. You know how much I love silver notes."

Lin Yue felt the atmosphere was too somber and deliberately joked to lighten the mood, portraying herself as money-loving, which made Liao Ruyan laugh. "Madam, you’re completely fixated on money, but rest assured, I will do everything in my power to help you earn loads of it, so much that you won’t be able to spend it all in your next life, no, not even in the life after that."

Although Liao Ruyan was half-joking, the expression on her face and her tone were more akin to a promise. Lin Yue didn’t want to dissuade her further. Afterwards, under Liao Ruyan’s management, the Soap Making Room grew larger and developed various related industries, eventually becoming the foremost in the Great Zhou Dynasty. But that’s another story.

"By the way, Madam, I came to see you not just to ask for essential oils, but also to discuss another matter," Liao Ruyan said.

"What is it?" Lin Yue was now basically hands-off with the Soap Making Room, only getting involved from time to time with designs and patterns, or when she thought of some modern management techniques and characteristics. Other than that, she left everything to Liao Ruyan to handle, and since Liao Ruyan was capable, she would handle most matters herself, only consulting Lin Yue for major decisions or advice.

"It’s like this: I want to add fragrance blending to our Soap Making Room’s offerings. Firstly, the Soap Making Room naturally has connections to these products. We didn’t have them before simply because we lacked someone with expertise at home. Madam is aware of my background and that I am quite knowledgeable about fragrance blending, and I’m more than capable of managing these affairs." Liao Ruyan spoke with confidence, demonstrating that she was once the most talented woman in her clan, and before her mother died, she entrusted her with the Secret Recipe for blending various fragrances, which not even her father possessed.

"I naturally agree, and I will leave these matters to you to handle," Lin Yue said. "Decide as you see fit, and if you need to disburse silver coin just draw from the accounting office. As long as the amount isn’t too large, you can withdraw at will. I’ll give them a heads-up. If the amount is too large, you’ll have to come to me."

Liao Ruyan understood Lin Yue’s attitude and was too grateful to express it in words, so she kept her gratitude in her heart. "Thank you for your trust, Madam. There’s one more thing: Our soap making room needs more people. If the employment agency sends some over, please let me pick first," she requested.

"Sure, no problem. You’ll get first pick. Look at you, so domineering. The other managers might have some complaints," Lin Yue joked.

"Domineering or not, as long as Madam agrees, that’s all that matters. I don’t care about the rest," Liao Ruyan replied. "That’s all I needed from you, Madam. Since you’ve agreed, I’ve got things to do in the soap making room, so I’ll take my leave." Her workaholic nature showed, not wishing to waste a single moment.

"Wait a minute, you really are in a hurry," Lin Yue chided. "You’ve finished with your matters, but I still have something to say. Sit down. I refuse to believe that the soap making room can’t function without you for a little while." She wanted to mention something about essential oils. Although Lin Yue wasn’t very familiar with the production of essential oils, she had heard snippets here and there and wanted to share this with Liao Ruyan so that she might save some time.

"What else is there, Madam?" asked Liao Ruyan.

Seeing Liao Ruyan’s eagerness, Lin Yue got straight to the point without teasing her further. "It’s about essential oils. Aren’t you currently working on them? Although I don’t know the specific methods of making them, I vaguely remember hearing something about needing to use the steam distillation method."

"What is the steam distillation method?" Liao Ruyan asked, her face showing genuine confusion. The concept was too advanced and modern for ancient times, and it was normal for people back then to be unaware of it. No matter how intelligent one might be, understanding completely unfamiliar concepts was challenging.

"If I didn’t know, why would I tell you?" Lin Yue replied. "Of course, do you know who your madam is?"

"Then please tell me, Madam!" Liao Ruyan couldn’t wait any longer, urging Lin Yue. The method for producing essential oils was what she was most eager to learn about.

Lin Yue couldn’t help but boast a little before she explained what the steam distillation method was to Liao Ruyan. However, since there was no glass available in ancient times, she advised Liao Ruyan to look for alternative materials, feeling even more eager to create glass sooner.

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