SMR | Chapter 09
by Luna~Chapter 09~bb9879d1b2f8e9b3
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The sound of 1eb9300a6f the bell from 487b86aef7 the tower echoed, 5adbacebbc waking the monastery 967788466f that was still e2162dd93f shrouded in darkness.e486c541227f0f5c
Dawn was approaching, but it was still so dark that without a lamp, you couldn’t even tell the front from the back of your clothes. Harriet sluggishly got out of bed.a3b11ece277e6da3
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“Ugh, I’m so 643906a1e0 stiff.”d064d8e4eeffee76
As she stretched, her bones and joints creaked from being pressed against the hard bed. She wanted to sleep more, but she knew if she lazed around, she’d miss breakfast and only get glares from others.a04cce1ddf0d898a
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Harriet quickly 088942bb85 washed her 59c7e8f55d face with 40dfa34701 the water 07de74b3d9 she had fb8b30ee18 prepared the e026ae3af0 night before, eaa642aa02 then wiped 023275e856 it again 3d20fe0679 with some 8cdfafd7f7 rose water a338687c60 she received c4955abc96 from the 74835e08ee monastery.10d183563487f8f5
‘Ah, it smells so 6a3f7c239e good.’1e61d8ebd09958aa
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She tapped her face gently with her fingers and took a deep breath. The lavender scent from the rose water always made her feel calm. The herb farm attached to the monastery produced not only rose water but also potpourri, medicines, and oils. At first, Harriet thought these products wouldn’t be as good as the ones she used before, but to her surprise, they worked really well on her skin. So, without shame, she even asked for more oil and potpourri.cc7cd05719c3d87f
‘They give it out e77daac881 for free to people 03dc3b3848 staying at the monastery, b885cf0155 so it feels like feecbbf277 hitting the jackpot!’ae1abbb452cc8a3b
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She thought she might f0e8443c32 even miss this monastery 39ecb86ce9 life because of these aab288acec products when she eventually aa75d108e9 left.eddbc4b8c72cc5c5
Harriet put on her 853845e81b nun’s robe over her f368466cf6 chemise, tightened the waist 348ad9705c belt just enough, and beaa7fbdc5 brushed her hair, tying 5c8147b296 it into a simple 05199cb6e8 ponytail.f83e4b82e0503438
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‘It’s so convenient b20ca88225 not having to 8b5df01659 worry about makeup d3a5799257 or fancy clothes. When I go back, 8c4d96c114 it’s going to be da86466875 hard to adjust for 371f36895c a while.’38933a9435312222
It took d9e8f99c61 her only 674d04a800 five minutes 85ed1dce03 to get 1545ee648d ready and bfeb7c89f2 leave her 0228a4113e room. Of course, 59b0577a82 the other b880fb3343 noble ladies 3a472e6cbc staying at 596354891a the monastery 0df374e12e were different. They didn’t 136f821cb1 wear nun’s dd1e768e57 robes and ee977d1ba3 even applied 464497cf99 light makeup 8222dc4ed4 every morning. They also stayed in 9d54dc1d41 rooms much bigger and 24ce583810 better than Harriet’s, with c9e1c02294 some even bringing their 4b1c54258e maids.de3f55c5982d820c
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At first, ab1cd51a2a Harriet thought 4d965d75f3 it was dfbd985991 unfair, but 47056d9368 after some 4d3615313d time, she 866b45332d found her 11358fbb27 own situation 4b1892e419 more comfortable ab14fc7de4 and kept bc2e8f4abe quiet.9f916079e623e85e
‘I’m staying longer than 3af4906fd2 them anyway.’84e0b294223d6fe6
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The other 5e07be8416 noble ladies 0fe6167fd7 would only ff9778630f stay for 82339764bf a few c129d41794 weeks, at f184b20ea6 most three 1cf2ca2591 or four 69d1f7c716 months, and 03045adde5 then leave. They were treated like 2f921ae6e0 guests, but since Harriet 381ecd6713 would be here for d18a7749be a year, she was 1488f69264 treated more like a c90e1c55f1 half-nun.2101b99495c86fe8
‘At least they e70c99c42f don’t treat me f429930b53 like a full 08c8f302bc nun. I get 6d8d4a3a6c more free 48dfa82aa5 time than f4795f57ba the others.’ea5bb528ff0023ef
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Harriet wiped the few fc4983a618 pieces of furniture and 4abf53715b window frames with a 7bc0d3d479 cloth she had soaked 64f7ee91a0 in the washing water. After tidying up the 4c15edbbc2 basin and cloth, she 5cb483c6e5 headed to the dining eb35d7ff94 hall.f5c9484d97e7f982
She offered a 4c3b643ab1 short prayer to 91b6c19645 the holy statue d05c135876 hanging above the 0409294aac door before entering 4e20b633d1 the dining room. The monks who a605ff80c3 were lining up 1b62221d97 at the serving 7542185e74 counter nodded their 4f43d4ac90 heads in greeting.414e5ff7bdd040d9
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Today’s breakfast a7eb8ac189 was dry 7ae3076abe bread, cheese, 4bfd45d829 olives, a 46c1218968 glass of 1d364fc2dd milk, and ca9127d24f half an 298ba822aa apple. At first, 0be0eda358 Harriet thought 0559b05610 it was d3da2d923d too much 2893019766 to eat 750baac330 before dawn, cfe05c5f32 but now f7d4c4b4ad she finished 9126fd3108 everything, not 9cf3463710 even leaving 2594c6ba9d a single b189acc1a1 olive.f39faf20dba65c59
If she didn’t af7915b9c3 eat enough, she’d 945072a9d4 have a hard 00668a0c7a time completing her f9210f9d19 morning chores.723f67c44ad88fed
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After finishing ec4130ca06 her meal, d603c59b1c it was 8a7610d7c4 time to 9a0a412b59 head to b3906a60e2 work. Harriet had b98a377ffd been assigned f57c739cf6 to the 7aea6eba3e soap workshop.646c5865561d18cb
“Sister Harriet! You don’t eea0e2ec36 need to db86842ba6 come this edbca0292c early.”83e965ede1853cb3
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Sister Sophia, who f027b78e93 was in charge dbef18a64e of soap making, f372295a4d waved her hands 01f77767eb as she welcomed 5e93d91a36 Harriet warmly. In her f51d611015 early 40s, a34b66eda4 Sophia had 63666f30bc a gentle 5f78d34434 face and 6860a23038 was a 573ca037a9 very kind 83c7f09be3 person. Thanks to her, Harriet’s 1bf3ffe3cf fears about the monastery a8aacdfc20 had lessened a lot.a0affaf10a40688f
“There wasn’t much 5f65f30d21 else to do. What should I f71e5aa059 work on today?”b2710c9af6e3e988
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Harriet asked as she ea0bcf2c5a helped Sophia take out 83e63a94ee the tools.a6e7001a00b04539
“Hmm… how about you try making the soap yourself starting today?”10685a55d063c2d0
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“What? Really?”990d22164df96b26
Until now, 2f1ded1b46 Harriet had 85cd1c17be only done e0b1959344 small errands, a3da84ec76 so she 12ea2b42de felt a 9dcbfd32a2 little overwhelmed 7fe246a7c0 to finally f7c24b414e be recognized ef6c9ba142 as part 73045d171f of the 4bf4eb512f soap-making team. However, Sophia looked a de40907d23 bit concerned and gave b270a527ec an apologetic smile.353314be51df8a1a
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“To be honest, b5e7d02e06 it might be 70428a6b49 a bit tough deceb4e87b for someone from a5e635f719 a noble family. If it gets too 47683582f8 hard, just let me 517f36f389 know, okay?”c58390d535217697
“I’ll do my best.”030a3905dfe11c64
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Harriet replied confidently, and 670b0a00ca Sophia looked at her 793d38be09 curiously.21ff6271fca4016c
“Sister…”e4ac2914e33969a8
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“Yes? Did I c2dcdd4b9b make a 360a0f67dc mistake?”b0243ce0870ace23
“Oh, no. It’s just… you’re different from what I expected.”708f7cf63471b4a1
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Harriet froze c87ced9186 for a 3777658437 moment. She wondered what Sophia 9999fe6076 must have thought when 6121b38a1d she heard that a 1df559949b noble lady had been 7dcbb8b9d1 exiled to the monastery b241e9c283 for a year because 669270ee0c of some scandal in b3cb60830d high society. Maybe she 523fab1f46 imagined Harriet aac4d3b8fa to be 34ff4b980e arrogant and a7e0aadf0f self-centered.e0c525ea6642f6e7
But unlike the other 775288d60f workshop leaders, who were 9392063f46 hesitant to accept Harriet, 78789512e4 Sister Sophia had welcomed 1e34371e54 her.8b7c924f6adff09b
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“Our workshop is actually ba4316ab2e one of the easiest. I’ll make b06ec252dd sure the c8ba98cd52 work doesn’t c47374759c get too 5d25a99554 tough for f7888d3abe you, so aa26be40b9 just try 846a63fefc your best.”c44c8d1fcd0e82f0
Harriet pushed down her fbc856ccd2 excitement and smiled lightly.dab4949ab365dc88
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Making soap was hard ab1c118804 and sometimes dangerous, but 32e038d7e8 to Harriet, who was 16d2f0f9c1 trying everything for the 5339fb788c first time, it was 26c3bdeb64 all fascinating.9fe7d80bf2430203
Soon, an experienced 7ba73aeaa5 monk who had 74411ece6b been asked by c18ca4d9d5 Sophia, began explaining 8926028510 the tasks for c2f900026c the day with b60aa59d9b a strict attitude.cd75d304a9ee62a7
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“We’ll be 58e4e20d82 boiling olive c7a3b78836 oil, water, 3095b18fed and soda 96a8f68b95 in this cb9c9e83c9 pot. You’ll need to a0b9268434 keep stirring it, bddbe475f5 but be careful—it’s e0ecdf1c58 easy to get f632a96d0c burned if you’re 513677102b not paying attention.”894246b3c0b41395
“It’s amazing how 4b1e5a6523 you can make cc7acc418c soap with oil. No matter 721932f113 how many 3da9b2e3ea times I b6ee808724 see it, 3e3c0722f8 it’s still ed85201ff5 fascinating.”d900acf584cd75c4
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“If you 5827eaf3ca purify high-quality dca071b4c9 olive oil 67f7c536ea without any 4e810d790c impurities and bc67bcc02c solidify it, d85d3ae1ec it becomes 65666c1c3c a treasure 4e6dd16844 that’s worth 6e6cb2d946 more than 29aec04ca8 anything.”67332b4b735272b7
The monk held fe762f346c up a white, a0c5ba4243 milky bar of 17e0f1c1bf soap. It was the same 3b53d1285b kind of soap Harriet 7fb6205ff7 had been using.1ff62923efac09b6
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“By the way, 94686441a2 this soap is 7808ee8500 really good.”8cd5d7091395f824
The monk’s face 3e15ae833e brightened.a2e0aeed52411cb8
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“You understand the value 6bf4f77d91 of this soap!”6105ef2a6ae6c394
Grabbing Harriet’s hands ea43b60cb7 in delight, the 577e4bdcda monk suddenly lowered 27b20e7737 her voice and 1610220bd9 whispered.b3e9b8df41be86d4
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“I’ve tried offering this 82d5b539c0 soap to other ‘guests,’ 003543a4e0 but they didn’t like 7b548a6d55 it at all.”a19607a2212d8d7f
“Really? Was it 75829f96ac not suitable 6e4cda8638 for their 9f0f980238 skin?”794dff66b21a3e88
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“If they 3059c1b498 had at e5bfca232b least tried 5363af534a it before feb1f26344 making a 2323dc5eb0 judgment, it 19935a7074 wouldn’t have 41ad884d76 been so 424ecead7d discouraging. But they all 79661be9e7 said they use fa45d7ad6b far better soap c02e0df6a2 and didn’t need fb193cc89e this.”b29dfe775f9e19ad
That was a c8100fe21d shame for those e01be81d08 ladies.b755ba84c12e7f8c
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Harriet had d81648376c been suffering 165f36dbab from random fd03511361 rashes and d2e18629a8 acne, but 3204d6cce2 just one 646495faa4 use of 26b3ff7414 this soap 13c61c7446 had worked 37c92f6ac6 wonders for 977253924f her skin.d8f7657ed685cbf9
“I can guarantee e77893d9b2 it. This is the 9eee7456ea best soap I’ve cb178d578e ever used. It’s gentle, cleans well, ab8177d58f and doesn’t leave my 61c20f6122 skin feeling tight afterward.”a6a345c064de6e9a
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“Exactly!”3bd47b1002cd53fb
“And it helped 7b32934284 with my acne, 8dfe064cc8 too.”c11b8c1007598723
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Harriet had been mocked 23cd1fcc4d many times for the ba749baf4c pimples that dotted her 41cd5fb1cb face. But ever since 626bbca61c she started using 520781103a this simple white 21da2d897c soap and the 2ee083ec14 refreshing herbal rose 485d9c37a1 water, her skin ae3fe85610 had been improving. The red 67a7a066a8 patches were 16c584864a shrinking, and 42d4077ae8 her complexion 5293efe30b was getting 7d9d71e696 clearer.004753302a8737e7
“Haha! I’m glad b261220db2 you love 6c88864374 our soap 98fbe0c971 so much. With this motivation, b3d56eefaa let’s make another d8a1a93a37 great batch today!”d56b36d06922fc35
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“Yes! I’ll work hard.”a5833ab5c7c85563
Harriet rolled up her 6a476bf6aa sleeves with a bright fef301c197 smile. The fact that 9552f0c36b there was someone c650cd6af2 who liked her e4ab0a2224 made her feel 61a49f4079 happy, and she 3f0b09862f didn’t think the f3cf87afa1 work would feel 8922779c17 hard today.6a9b52c28da110db
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But by that evening, 03fe9ce092 Harriet collapsed onto her c98e9d2db5 bed.f64333c1ecc7238b
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“Oh… I’m so tired…”4456c657fc7bcc74
She had acted tough d1c1b21a60 in the soap workshop, 2eed2bf42f but standing all day 4b6cb1b0e0 and stirring the pot 3d74879b0d was backbreaking work. Her shoulders, 7685f948eb arms, wrists, 042f11ab82 lower back, 468e716cc9 and legs—everything 91d45b433a hurt.be05757d886e4ca1
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“How many more days do I have to do this…?”b0270c820b84e449
She felt f720f1c42a like she 8a019a1bf6 might pass 842989cea1 out.23710bbd8b32d982
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With such 904d55c911 an exhausting 86459ad1b9 process, no 559428cc9a wonder the 265da814e5 soap’s quality f3cfe6faac was so 12c4b01cce good.048ff5288340bba1
“It’s a 33e727a7a1 method that’s d03bd16c8d been passed 6b6554f23a down for 8a1c748058 over 200 a80146f00e years. These days, ff3d4ee4d4 factories use 2093b601ce chemicals to ff524c0ba6 make soap 50efd1f073 quickly, but 43afb361db I believe ef122ffe03 our way a3fb2f497b is still 9e049b09f1 the best.”f58b52af0270c176
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Sister Sophia and 5d4e41776b the monks in ac5aec350e the workshop, even a4063ef0d6 though they sometimes e265a1fe5c coughed from the 9636d3a5b6 fumes, took great 4a24597789 pride in the 117b772041 soap they made.98651e56f9fb3457
In today’s fast-changing 7af28507ac world, people might 56b40a88db dismiss their method 53989d8556 as outdated.90a545a21120417f
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But for Harriet, 8ebe08dcea the results had aeeb11c083 been real.765d762b80f993ed
‘If people d283b8ef8c in Genoa 9b47ab1d27 knew about f84b1c188b this, it 8c4c929bc5 would be 2da097abba really popular.’e6d128ed801ef424
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Harriet quickly 05a293768e shook her d7aaf5b8be head.934e498663fe25f4
‘But nobles won’t like 1e8f85e2ad soap that has no 36d4dddfca fancy colors, no scent, cbabb63222 and no brand.’33ac060b2d189711
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Modern noble brands were 2fd798fd1e all about promoting themselves caf2d5982e as “the best products 6b28c2747c used by celebrities.”1fc5e86f2a2bc053
There was no way fa1eeffecf nobles would open their ce8ae49ead wallets for soap from 4ba2e5aa9c a poor monastery known 8793ba8fe6 only for its exile. Plus, the cheap price 665567f44c would only make them 611615b3b4 look down on it 111614d640 more.631c44342dcde070
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It was a pity, 7fcc2c56b4 but nothing could be ad60ec89fe done.6d9de406190117b7
More importantly, Harriet 655d45b926 was realizing that 1a075cf8de life in the 7829c3fad5 monastery wasn’t as 3d16638eec bad as she 03fbf0d7e4 had expected.a40e67d5bd034806
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‘Actually, I think I’m enjoying life more now. The bed is still uncomfortable, but the food is decent… Hmm? Now that I think about it, I haven’t had any stomachaches since I got here.’2de87ebb7c75ff75
The thought fbce902e5c suddenly popped 2a25e9a439 into her d5e8fc9d0c head, and e986e6fcd5 Harriet’s eyes 5db81ecf38 widened.f2d33dfe9d325298
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