Then she realized, she hadn't expended much effort, yet the clothes were clean.
Aunt Li was initially stunned, thinking the ink must be fake.
Coincidentally, she had ink in her basket and immediately tried a bit on the spot.
She began to scrub and, without much effort, the clothes were clean.
Others also knew the soap's effectiveness was genuine, with no deception involved.
Aunt Li immediately put down the clothes and soap she was holding and took out copper coin to buy two bars.
After grabbing the soap from others, Aunt Li was somewhat pleased but the closer she got to home, the more uneasy she felt.
40 copper coin, that's their whole family's monthly expenses.
But since they had already bought it, there was no room for regret.
Her husband is a scholar, currently teaching at the academy, and his clothes always have ink stains.
