Chapter 273 - 250: The Heartache of Refusal
Mrs. Lai realized that her words, indeed, had attracted the attention of the high society women and couldn’t help but smirk proudly, exposing her large yellow teeth with gaps as she boasted:
"Not only do we sell our honey, but we also give it away. Today, we gave out some as gifts."
The high society women began to lose their composure; the bird’s nest and other nutritional foods they consumed were meant for beauty, yet youth cannot be bought back with money.
No matter how high-end the cosmetics they bought, they could not prevent the inevitable aging of their faces. They noticed that both the Madam of the Tang Family and Lady Tang had seemed to remain youthful over the past two years, appearing to have even better skin than before, attributing it to their good self-care.
Little did they know that a secret lay hidden: regular consumption of honey could beautify the complexion, and even ordinary honey held some efficacy.
They would buy regular honey for their homes, only to find it adulterated with cane sugar when they sought better quality.
The myriad benefits of honey were not lost on the old, the young, or the women—all could gain from it.
"Could you also sell us some of your honey?" one of the high society women asked. They didn’t request it as a gift because a bit of honey wasn’t worth much money. Even if sold at a higher price, it wouldn’t be as expensive as gold or bird’s nest; spending money meant not owing anyone favors, especially not to farmer families.