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Chapter 41 Anti-Dandruff Hair Oil

In one night, not only did they refine pine resin, but they also made some hair oil for dandruff. There was no special container for hair oil at home, so they had to put it in a bowl for the time being.

The old lady held a bowl with a layer of oil in it, "Third brother, do you really want to give it to me? You should sell it. The more you sell, the better, so that you can pay back Master Cheng earlier." The more she thought about it, the more she felt that it was a waste, so she put the bowl back. "

It doesn't matter, you can use it, just as a test tube to see if it doesn't work."

The old lady was already tempted, and when she saw Bai Xin said this, she half-reluctantly picked up the bowl again, holding it tightly with both hands, rubbing her fingers constantly, she half-lowered her head, a little embarrassed, "Then I'll try it."

After saying that, it seemed that she couldn't stay for a moment.

"The kitchen is all cleaned up, let's go back."

The old lady went out first, said hello briefly, and then hurried back to the house. Bai Xin yawned, thinking that he had to go to the town tomorrow, so he went back.

The old lady returned to her room and couldn't wait to untie her hair. Her hair was dry and messy like straw, and there were many knots. She pulled for a long time, and her scalp hurt. A pile of hair fell on the ground. She finally pulled the knots apart with difficulty, and she was so anxious that she was sweating.

The old lady scooped some oil from the bowl, and her palm was shiny with oil. She raised her hand and smelled it first. Suddenly, a herbal fragrance floated into her nose. She was a little excited, and she couldn't wait to apply the oil on her hair, rubbing it carefully, wishing that all the oil would seep into her hair.

After rubbing it for a long time, she scooped some more and applied it to the top of her head. She ran her fingers through her hair and stroked it over and over again. She felt that she didn't need to wait until tomorrow to feel her hair become smoother. She picked up a handful of hair and looked at it in front of her eyes. She imagined the changes tomorrow in her mind and had a look of a little girl who loved beauty on her face.

She didn't go to bed until she had applied a layer of hair oil inside and out.

She went to bed late the night before, but got up the earliest the next day. She was very happy. After sitting up, she subconsciously touched her hair. This hair was no longer as greasy as before going to bed. It felt soft. The old lady looked back and saw that the tattered clothes she had put under her head were stained with oil. She looked at it with a look of pity.

The old lady got dressed, went to the kitchen to boil water, and then washed her hair. There was a layer of oil in the basin, and the water turned gray. But after washing her hair, it was much smoother than before. She could stroke it from the beginning to the end with her fingers. Her scalp seemed to become lighter and no longer itchy. It was very refreshing.

The old lady splashed the water and went back to the house. She couldn't let go of her hair and was almost obsessed with the smooth touch of her fingers running through her hair.

After drying her hair, she combed it into a beautiful double bun, with her hair hanging down to her ears. She stroked her hair unconsciously, imagining what it would look like now.

While eating in the morning, the old lady kept holding the bowl and grinning, or occasionally grinning at Bai Xin.

Seeing her happy, Cao was relieved and laughed and scolded, "You girl, what are you crazy about?"

Man Niang stared at the aunt for a while, then said, "Aunt, did you wash your hair this morning? Oh, it's black and so beautiful."

The aunt was praised, lowered her eyes, blushed slightly, and then secretly glanced at Bai Xin. She was hesitating whether to tell her about the hair oil, for fear that she would be scolded by her mother.

Cao followed the aunt's line of sight to look at Sanlang, and suddenly remembered the money. She leaned forward and asked hurriedly, "Sanlang, how much did you sell the white rosin for yesterday?"

Everyone stopped eating and looked at him.

"It was sold for one hundred and ten coins."

Everyone gasped. Cao seemed unconvinced and asked again hurriedly, "Is it really one hundred and ten coins?"

"Yes."

Cao was overjoyed, and everyone's face was filled with joy.

Bai Xin put down his chopsticks at this time and said seriously: "I spent all the money I earned yesterday."

The laughter stopped abruptly. Cao was so anxious that sweat broke out on her head. She asked hurriedly: "My son, why did you spend so much?"

Bai Xin said slowly: "I got a recipe for making hair oil. I got the medicine and bought the oil yesterday, and tried it. I thought I would go to the town to sell it today. If it can be sold, the price will at least double."

Cao was not happy after hearing this, but worried, "How can this money be earned so easily? Don't lose even the more than 100 coins. Don't tell me that it would be better to sell some rosin honestly?"

"Mom, I know my limits." Bai Xin shook his head and felt that it was really difficult to convince her. Cao was still nagging, "I don't know where you got this crappy recipe from. Does it work? Besides, do you think it's easy to make rouge, powder, and hair oil? Those stalls and shops have so many tricks up their sleeves. They don't need people like you..." Seeing that he seemed not to have listened, Cao coaxed him, "Be good, don't do these messy things next time. Sell rosin honestly and save some money so that you can find a wife in the future."

"Mom, I know my limits!" Bai Xin's tone became tough.

The atmosphere was a little cold, and Dalang hurried to smooth things over, "Mom, Third Brother has an idea, just listen to him."

Manniang stole a peek at Auntie's hair, and seeing that it was so shiny today, she secretly guessed that it must have been made with the hair oil made by her brother-in-law. She couldn't help but feel a little jealous, and couldn't help but touch her own hair.

Who doesn't want to make more money? Everyone talked a few words of advice, and Cao saw that no one listened to her, so she couldn't help but feel unhappy, "I also want to make more money at home, but aren't you afraid that he will lose it all?"

After dinner, Bai Xin filled a basket with rosin and went to the town again. Cao looked at his back at the door and sighed.

Seeing this, the aunt came over and advised, "Don't worry, mother. Third brother is very capable and won't lose anything." She also said that there is no secret between mother and daughter. The aunt also told her about the hair oil he made last night, "Third brother gave me some. It works well after using it. You can feel it, mother."

When Cao heard this, she felt distressed at first and cried out a few times, "Why did you use it? You were asked to apply hair oil that is worth at least several coins?"

The aunt was not annoyed, "Mom, feel it!"

Only then did Cao stroke her hair twice. Sure enough, it felt smooth. She was half expectant and half worried, "It's good, but what don't the shops in that town have? Will anyone want the hair oil he made?"

"Third brother said that this recipe is specially used to treat dandruff. Mother, do you think I gave you too little?" After saying this, she lowered her head slightly.

Cao scratched it with her hands for a few times and murmured, "It seems like something is missing."

The old lady was even more excited when she heard it.

Bai Xin went straight to the town, sold the rosin first, and then went to the woodworking workshop and bought a dozen small round wooden boxes in one go, intending to use them to hold hair oil. He also asked the shopkeeper to cut a small square red paper, wrote "Anti-dandruff Hair Oil" on it, and stuck it on it. After the purchase, Bai Xin strolled around the town for a while before leaving.

After returning home, he transferred the hair oil into wooden boxes in equal parts, and the ten boxes were neatly stacked together, which looked quite nice.

Everyone was watching, praying in their hearts that they could really sell it for a good price.

Manniang was particularly jealous. Regardless of whether the hair oil was useful or not, she also wanted to get some to rub on her hair.

Bai Xin also saw the desire of his sister-in-law, but his mother was watching beside him and would definitely not agree. Why waste his breath, which would only make his sister-in-law complain and say that it was a bit awkward for him, a younger brother-in-law, to be too attentive to his sister-in-law. So he pretended not to see it and fiddled with the box seriously.

The next day, Bai Xin not only carried the rosin, but also the hair oil, and ran to the town under the eager eyes of the whole family.

He sold the rosin first, and the shopkeeper saw that he seemed to be worried, so he didn't say much.

Bai Xin came to the busiest street. He didn't plan to sell the hair oil to a store because the box outside was too plain and the big stores might not like it. He had been paying attention these two days and found a small stall with the best sales.

The stall owner was a middle-aged woman with a thin figure and side-combed hair. She wore the most common three-white makeup on her face, with her forehead, nose bridge and chin painted white. She had a pair of inverted eyebrows, darker than the upper eyebrows, and fragrant red lips. She was quite pretty.

When the woman saw Bai Xin approaching, she immediately spoke enthusiastically, "Young man, come and take a look. Are you going to buy something for your sweetheart?"

Bai Xin shook his head, "I

have some hair oil here. Do you want some?" The woman heard that the other party was selling rather than buying, but she didn't get annoyed and still smiled, "I have all kinds of hair oil here. What kind of hair oil are you selling?"

"I'm making hair oil specifically for treating dandruff, with a recipe passed down from my ancestors."

If the woman wanted to tease Bai Xin at first, she would really get interested when she heard the word "dandruff", "Oh? What's it like? Let me see!"

Bai Xin took out a box from the basket on his back. When the woman saw it, she frowned and murmured, "Your box is so shabby."

Bai Xin ignored her and opened the lid. The woman leaned over and took a look, first at the shiny hair oil, then she raised her nose to sniff it, shook her head and said, "Your hair oil is too ordinary, it's not fragrant, no one sells it. Nowadays, young ladies all like fragrant hair oil!"

"Mine is mixed with drugs, so it's naturally not fragrant, but it can remove dandruff."

"Can it really remove dandruff?" The woman hesitated.

"Of course, this is my family's recipe passed down from generation to generation."

The woman thought that most people have dandruff. The white spots on black hair look like snow when you shake them off, which is really annoying. If hair oil can really remove dandruff, it will definitely be popular. She was just afraid that it wouldn't work.

Bai Xin saw his concern, "If you don't believe me, you can buy some and try it yourself. I'll only charge you the cost price. I'll come here every now and then. If it works, you can buy more."

The woman saw that Bai Xin looked clean and had some good feelings for him. She also said that she was a trader, so she naturally had the courage to try something new. So she nodded happily, "Okay, let's buy some and try it. How much is it?"

"You also know that oil is not cheap. Although there are no spices here, there are many medicinal herbs added. I'll charge you thirty cents a box."

The woman giggled and said, "You are really asking for too much. How can such a small amount be worth thirty cents? The fragrant hair oil here is only fifty or sixty cents. I bought it from you for thirty cents. How much do you think I sold it for?"

"Although my box is simple, it contains genuine goods."

"That's expensive!"

The two haggled for a long time and finally settled the deal at 25 cents. The woman asked for three bottles, and Bai Xin explained in detail how to use them.

Then he went to a few more houses and sold the rest.