This is a plus for her, but it also has drawbacks.

The benefit is that many people may buy perfume to cover up the smell on their body.

But the disadvantage is that if the fishy smell is too strong, it cannot be covered up. When the two smells are mixed, the taste will probably not be good.

So there is a big seafood market here with a lot of people, but she didn't ask anyone to go there to distribute orders. The smell there is too strong, and if someone really buys it, the fishy smell won't be covered up, and then she might have to smash the signboard.

Her perfume business has not yet been launched in Xizhou Prefecture, so she cannot allow any negative comments to be made.

When the woman heard Shen Li say that the fragrance could be kept for three days, she immediately said happily: "Really? This is good. Give me a box."

Shen Li took out a new box and gave it to the woman.

We sold one box not long after setting up the stall, which is a good start.

But the reality disappointed Shen Li.

At the end of the day, only more than 20 boxes were sold, really sparse.

After returning to the inn, Shen Li had no idea where the problem lay.

Logically speaking, this shouldn't happen, not to mention the benefits she analyzed. Even if this is the provincial capital, it's a big city, and such a situation shouldn't happen, not to mention that the people are living well.

She thought, maybe people didn't trust her ointment and felt it couldn't cover up the fishy smell?

But the situation remained the same for the next three days.

Many people already know about the ointment, but few come to buy it. Many people come to the stall to take a look and then leave without even asking.

At this time, Shen Li was introducing the ointment to a woman in her forties.

"Aunt, this is not expensive, only a hundred coins, and one box can last for a long time."

The woman curled her lips and said, "What are you talking about? How come it's not expensive? One hundred coins, how many meat buns can I buy? Can you make it cheaper? If not, I'll leave."

Shen Li saw Luo Qi, who was handing out flyers not far away, approaching. She quickly gave him a look to stop him, then said, "Aunt, this is not the same thing. How can you mix buns and ointment together?"

"Why not? The buns are still edible. What's the use of this? It just adds some fragrance. Why are you selling it so expensive? I'll buy one box for fifty cents."

If it weren't for the fact that the sales have been very poor in the past two days, Shen Li really didn't want to endure it, but the price of the ointment can't be cheap, not to mention that it was reduced by half at once: "Aunt, you are right, why don't you go buy some buns? Buns are edible and can fill your stomach. Mine is really useless."

When the woman heard this, she threw the ointment she was trying out onto the stall with a 'pop' sound: "Humph, don't think I don't know what you mean. You just don't want to sell it to me."

Then she looked at Shen Li and said, "Yes, look at what you are wearing, so shiny and smooth. This outfit must be worth at least 10 or 8 taels, right? How can you be short of these few coins? For a rich man like you, why would you come out to sell perfume? I am bargaining with you, but you really don't know how to appreciate it."

The woman's words were harsh, but Shen Li's main concern was not this. She looked at her clothes. Could it be that the ointment was not selling well because of her clothes?

Yes, she used to wear coarse cloth clothes, but the clothes she wears now really don't look like someone who is selling things on the street. She looks very unfriendly and doesn't seem like a serious vendor. There's also a sense of distance.

She ignored it.

"Do I look like a rich man?"

The woman rolled her eyes and said, "What are you showing off? Having fair skin is not a big deal. I don't think being fair is that good-looking. You look like a ghost. People here have dark and red skin, but they look healthy."

Shen Li finally understood where the problem was. She did not blame the woman for her harsh words. Instead, she reminded her. Since she had not left yet, she probably really liked the ointment but was reluctant to buy it. So she took out a new box of ointment and handed it to her: "This is a gift from me to you."

The woman's eyes were full of surprise, and then she immediately changed her expression and said with a smile: "Are you really giving it to me? Oh, I said you are a rich lady, how can you be short of this little money? Then I won't be polite."

Watching the woman take the ointment, Shen Li packed up his stall.

"You're not selling it anymore?"

Shen Li looked up and saw that the woman had not left yet: "I'm not selling today, I'll come back tomorrow." Seeing that she didn't understand, he said: "I'm not a rich person. This dress was given to me by a relative. I've never worn such a good one, so I wanted to wear it out to show it off."

The woman looked as if she understood: "So that's how it is. I was wondering why a lady from a wealthy family would set up a stall to sell things. But you gave me this perfume, so there's no reason for me to give it back."

"I won't ask you to pay it back. If you like it, just bring two people to buy it for me. But one hundred coins is one hundred coins. You can't get it cheap."

The woman seemed a little embarrassed: "Okay, I'll bring a few people to visit you later."

The woman left, Shen Li packed up the stall, and then took a few steps to Luo Qi: "Let's go and find Liu Xin and the others."

"Miss, that person just spoke so harshly, why did you still give her the ointment?"

"She reminded me where the problem lies, so I don't bother with her anymore. I'm grateful to her."

"Are you closing the stall so early today?"

"Well, we can't sell much anyway. Let's remodel it and continue tomorrow." After saying that, Shen Li went to meet up with Liu Xin and the others, and then went to the clothing store.

Shen Li bought a set of clothes made of coarse cloth for everyone, and the style was as ordinary as it could be.

Liu Xin held the clothes and asked in confusion: "Miss, why did you buy such clothes?"

"Have you guys been sending out orders well these past two days?"

"It's not very good. Many people don't answer it. I don't know why?"

"If I go there tomorrow and change into the clothes I bought today, I think business will improve."

Liu Xin was confused and wanted to ask again.

Shen Li said directly: "Okay, listen to me, you will know after trying it tomorrow."

The next day, the five of them wore ordinary clothes, and Shen Li even wore a veil on his head to cover his face, or to be more precise, to cover his skin color.

She is still quite willing to wear it because the sun is too strong here and the veil hat can also protect against the sun.

Sure enough, business was much better, but maybe some people had come to the stall before and seen her wearing her previous clothes. Even though she had changed her clothes now, they were still a little hesitant, so they didn't buy anything for a while.

But many strangers no longer had any reservations, thought the ointment was good, and bought it without hesitation.

Shen Li was not in a hurry. As long as she kept wearing it like this in the future, those who were hesitant would buy it sooner or later.

Five more days passed like this, and the ointment was selling better and better every day, but there were only more than 500 boxes left of the ointment she brought.

Although there is still a little more than half left, she estimates that sales will continue to increase and it will only take a few days to sell out.

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