SMR | Chapter 09
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The sound of 28500061cd the bell from 7b354d8b06 the tower echoed, 2c592af61c waking the monastery 9e6402b972 that was still db059021ce shrouded in darkness.32dc1334f83a5f2d
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.56b99cda4c1f3da9
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“Ugh, I’m so fcdf65a772 stiff.”c907af53d5d7e708
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.cc174a15bfda8328
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Harriet quickly washed 87e57a3f74 her face with e5e57467eb the water she 065b44d262 had prepared the fdc62f8410 night before, then ab247fe584 wiped it again d4c5f6b42c with some rose cbd6be75b9 water she received a9202b60a2 from the monastery.cb26986e69a57df0
‘Ah, it smells so deb7728cec good.’36e0a5c736ac239f
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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.981294488b664d50
‘They give 3d01821e38 it out 048c629cf6 for free f28682bce7 to people c3aa512563 staying at 3d4c268847 the monastery, 41d1db8ff4 so it d7cf2cdcf6 feels like c28fd7330e hitting the 7574c29948 jackpot!’fda1b06def836269
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She thought she might 2a1f87db9c even miss this monastery b85bd76c29 life because of these 0f96e34a9b products when she eventually b6b6b41664 left.c7fedfac4d3c6ecc
Harriet put on 0d81cb51e3 her nun’s robe 0827de9196 over her chemise, b4000f5865 tightened the waist 8b4bd5a5dd belt just enough, 91b48aa35f and brushed her 5ffea20475 hair, tying it 4e5faf1393 into a simple 95f1ea847c ponytail.27f14f4ce4028b0e
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‘It’s so a04ac25e95 convenient not 748a098a64 having to 60903f2dbc worry about ee05cf370e makeup or 5744c4f2bc fancy clothes. When I go e773f0c79f back, it’s going 63d4634ef3 to be hard 9ef8cd3f14 to adjust for f1a9955e2d a while.’75ac7dbf9386e86e
It took her b36c169334 only five minutes 9814e13b72 to get ready dbc1ca4850 and leave her ee193fac24 room. Of course, the 2aac1013e5 other noble ladies 32a64d0974 staying at the 14aff98484 monastery were different. They didn’t wear nun’s 05805b8fc6 robes and even applied a549efa921 light makeup every morning. They also 36f9228da8 stayed in 7ef0862fc1 rooms much 6b705fdd41 bigger and 3aab4a8f28 better than cc3277a373 Harriet’s, with 0ee1fc8262 some even e7cd58adf9 bringing their e558454544 maids.15db5889f7c38d4b
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At first, Harriet thought bbc1503f95 it was unfair, but e3bb95c5f2 after some time, she 039647a800 found her own situation 9e67e6b587 more comfortable and kept f4ac0804d9 quiet.0a34136c9a3e0342
‘I’m staying longer 59aa5f0aeb than them anyway.’8d38d2318ab378d9
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The other noble 2253437718 ladies would only e2922168a7 stay for a 9ef68a1bab few weeks, at 03be1776a0 most three or 6d3a97c0e4 four months, and e7d170c636 then leave. They were treated like 59fa8015c6 guests, but since Harriet fbce0c8c4a would be here for a899c38152 a year, she was 89edb489d2 treated more like a 0bfb4b283d half-nun.602c643755e9e48b
‘At least 5e2282a538 they don’t aaa09386da treat me 7a88fad696 like a e187f84862 full nun. I get more free 5a986d48e2 time than the others.’0badcb43ef1f1a9f
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Harriet wiped the few 17cfd80311 pieces of furniture and 01bfbf333f window frames with a 82ac3d171d cloth she had soaked 1a4477bcb0 in the washing water. After tidying up the de53417218 basin and cloth, she 9c1ee17a12 headed to the dining e720719f00 hall.c5502d941ec3fd14
She offered 2ac0deec0b a short 362297fba3 prayer to 7ff9534efe the holy 46d294e581 statue hanging 2edad86bec above the bf558231af door before 7ea94dae8b entering the ebbb301519 dining room. The monks who were 39a9d16725 lining up at the 1abfe417c2 serving counter nodded their 5e3d7ea0e1 heads in greeting.4cb736c8bdf6b75a
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Today’s breakfast was 4826534593 dry bread, cheese, b7558d84b4 olives, a glass 783ed4d5e9 of milk, and b145b2a4be half an apple. At first, Harriet 13e6b37193 thought it was 56e6fa0193 too much to 61b8467098 eat before dawn, 6d437f801b but now she cca9210f58 finished everything, not 870229051c even leaving a 51090957d5 single olive.2d1b199e0e2d7763
If she didn’t eat 93c2b66ff5 enough, she’d have a 94036b9477 hard time completing her 6aa3ef540f morning chores.970f0936c15ea046
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After finishing her meal, a7be9496e9 it was time to 70b81062ed head to work. Harriet had been assigned 002c237d00 to the soap workshop.fd02c552c199784f
“Sister Harriet! You don’t need 2563d0fa93 to come this 66139cd8ac early.”c843c03c83854f30
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Sister Sophia, who was 794045aee2 in charge of soap a85eba7f93 making, waved her hands 295a8c560c as she welcomed Harriet 1aecd58d20 warmly. In her 66648031b6 early 40s, 1b28052704 Sophia had fdb53cbaf3 a gentle ee020035d4 face and 5789b0c11a was a 15d27b4c35 very kind 99677d7d3d person. Thanks to 0205c05302 her, Harriet’s c0d77e725a fears about a1ced2d065 the monastery aafd395855 had lessened c0739e5d42 a lot.c753a542c9c4d495
“There wasn’t 57c4b5ad47 much else 98cdbcdc20 to do. What should I work dbf19b5b7a on today?”04700a4e79ba9de2
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Harriet asked as 8555b99927 she helped Sophia 6a9ddc41f5 take out the 9f856b8cda tools.e1f9bea779c51003
“Hmm… how about you try making the soap yourself starting today?”74219ed8d49d6cdb
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“What? Really?”18c9a117789f7dca
Until now, ca064888b7 Harriet had e0c2da420e only done 4d01c36f06 small errands, b8f9d311dd so she 8675c473d2 felt a 59c7b14256 little overwhelmed d962582c76 to finally 27f42f0ccf be recognized 550c874b4e as part c8cab19896 of the e3c1fb0012 soap-making team. However, Sophia looked 4cbfe8647d a bit concerned b8ab2c247f and gave an 485bf64b91 apologetic smile.14cd24147cb69878
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“To be d30f8adc89 honest, it 8c84ceab97 might be 48937b13fd a bit a940a51ab3 tough for 2c7dc7792f someone from b988a76231 a noble 2eee9827b5 family. If it 60a1b1a033 gets too 6e0cf8fce9 hard, just 231506ebc7 let me 06f03454d3 know, okay?”4c6e6117cdfa8b1c
“I’ll do my a921865761 best.”fe6fc096fea99752
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Harriet replied confidently, 5803ddeb29 and Sophia looked 11d1608026 at her curiously.9c32bf39e4e29e8c
“Sister…”ae41ab8ae1e3252f
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“Yes? Did I make c16999b982 a mistake?”84939f521920c195
“Oh, no. It’s just… you’re different from what I expected.”9214fdf4cfddf61e
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Harriet froze for a aad1104cfd moment. She wondered what 88bc5b6c2f Sophia must have a11809fe39 thought when she baad1613a9 heard that a 058c12b3fd noble lady had 96c3745f69 been exiled to a4741021d0 the monastery for efb27d0d2f a year because a824d41a25 of some scandal a1ac5fe058 in high society. Maybe she 7acdc06936 imagined Harriet 6dec6e2b66 to be 2728a9043e arrogant and 3ad8c47a79 self-centered.47749a74e860240e
But unlike 0fbca3d837 the other a7b2174ae5 workshop leaders, 35049fa8cc who were 87f8425957 hesitant to 8b908b5186 accept Harriet, 5c7853af40 Sister Sophia 28833431fa had welcomed 4fca3113c1 her.4c98e2fdada18ce3
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“Our workshop is actually 936b8a60b8 one of the easiest. I’ll make sure the ef29f51095 work doesn’t get too 28c5035f80 tough for you, so bcde7708eb just try your best.”bff19c9386b84579
Harriet pushed down her 2247a02562 excitement and smiled lightly.b92ba6d544228112
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Making soap 53bebffe35 was hard 75bb1690bc and sometimes fcb56b539d dangerous, but 99fa9ea97d to Harriet, c04304232b who was 725eb7df04 trying everything a55218c21a for the 92d5330c2e first time, d8906873c7 it was 58255c5cba all fascinating.e0b10c15123bd392
Soon, an experienced 798961a12c monk who had f9e40bf324 been asked by 460a4b2792 Sophia, began explaining a4fda45e3c the tasks for 47ec1abe7a the day with f6d710a705 a strict attitude.ddcbee9fc0484605
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“We’ll be boiling olive e79bd08934 oil, water, and soda c31795b967 in this pot. You’ll need to keep 944160917d stirring it, but be 6824da3316 careful—it’s easy to get 543d4c2992 burned if you’re not 2f6bb87892 paying attention.”cc4ae95b72cd4e6c
“It’s amazing how you dacce6be61 can make soap with 8361a6ccba oil. No matter how many 716cbab07e times I see it, c45ab51f9c it’s still fascinating.”bd7d6cff837bfb19
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“If you purify high-quality a30b84e317 olive oil without any ca9f5cc3f9 impurities and solidify it, dfec11af33 it becomes a treasure 9290005475 that’s worth more than 1c7c7ed7ca anything.”4b39c70bcfcec6f4
The monk e7fff2039e held up 57168506cf a white, c5fdfa80b1 milky bar 689c66a6c4 of soap. It was the 04b012a608 same kind of 2620c77f02 soap Harriet had e9508c509d been using.4d2d04d2a4e08eff
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“By the way, this 5a3eed8992 soap is really good.”36212c2e23e3118a
The monk’s face brightened.362b12e4e0774a03
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“You understand 5f902e01d2 the value 36affc343e of this 4107d1a341 soap!”0dadd74cd772f111
Grabbing Harriet’s hands in a2b5909066 delight, the monk suddenly a02813fe05 lowered her voice and 813c9912c0 whispered.ededda475f6c7681
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“I’ve tried offering this 5434f1e526 soap to other ‘guests,’ 943e22d4f9 but they didn’t like 5f254564cc it at all.”d5d7e281871daa6a
“Really? Was it a225df569a not suitable d387040874 for their 988d07422a skin?”649f177a02a19790
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“If they had at 0aaf074ced least tried it before cbd32f80a6 making a judgment, it e21978f8a3 wouldn’t have been so 091175636f discouraging. But they all said f24cf45c9a they use far better 84f3c05b74 soap and didn’t need 5dfed388e4 this.”02674258101b7770
That was 895446c3cd a shame f3a4903fce for those 82429187e1 ladies.6212a7777e8329e7
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Harriet had been suffering b38de009f9 from random rashes and 2ca5c57f42 acne, but just one 5438fa27aa use of this soap c5facb0058 had worked wonders for 8099a05acd her skin.23a8b79400c11731
“I can guarantee it. This is the e670e9ff30 best soap I’ve 5b797647fc ever used. It’s gentle, 643d438eb5 cleans well, d701f9e6fb and doesn’t e42746d9d8 leave my 712007c251 skin feeling 747e4d516f tight afterward.”d801bae836a05ebb
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“Exactly!”363e77eccb3c1499
“And it helped with a79d72bced my acne, too.”ff56ff440c89f097
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Harriet had 47e37d665a been mocked 2b191314b5 many times 89ee2375e3 for the c346e32f1e pimples that dbc8a35f7e dotted her e8591d3884 face. But ever 106360c625 since she d00258a5b7 started using 957261397d this simple f2341a3842 white soap dd8440e796 and the 6b772ab790 refreshing herbal 3d66f84928 rose water, 6f2ea89042 her skin a6d53fcf1f had been 52476af2d3 improving. The red patches were b621f50914 shrinking, and her complexion 7f4a0daef8 was getting clearer.cdbb85d41bb3ca47
“Haha! I’m glad you fbe012be6d love our soap 667bca9f82 so much. With this motivation, let’s 4c83098045 make another great batch 8a083c97f5 today!”90955f0a601f25fd
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“Yes! I’ll work hard.”d7c427642b48ba3c
Harriet rolled up her 11fd2ba726 sleeves with a bright 21333e4dd9 smile. The fact f901b4ee13 that there 152060bc6e was someone 2ce80246ae who liked 3f51605d3c her made 8247e83cd6 her feel 728eb4400f happy, and f29bd26389 she didn’t 07576a2fd0 think the 13c521a3eb work would 6ed6d5466c feel hard 6387ea83ca today.a83caa7470482b12
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But by that 6f02ecb9bc evening, Harriet collapsed f291d22c1e onto her bed.5a7de879478ade43
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“Oh… I’m so tired…”0be8b85bdd40b025
She had acted tough afc69e82ca in the soap workshop, f83c31e8c4 but standing all day 274b026d2e and stirring the pot f11f2d1dc3 was backbreaking work. Her shoulders, arms, wrists, 7750136fec lower back, and legs—everything 3ee5e4748f hurt.ff97e1a68b51ad75
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“How many more days do I have to do this…?”e65114a985d65e54
She felt like she 4b7b4fb7eb might pass out.b518fee4dfb00a6d
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With such an exhausting eab183d83e process, no wonder the ecd6b351d5 soap’s quality was so b54237fd8c good.a63c241f5b6e53cb
“It’s a method 062307dfb8 that’s been passed 32f99becaf down for over 90e29827db 200 years. These days, factories use 78b9f291b6 chemicals to make soap ffcaa4159b quickly, but I believe a40969b459 our way is still ec5653c31c the best.”7cc4eb785f830866
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Sister Sophia and 6d6beaad76 the monks in 569b596a73 the workshop, even 2367f38ea4 though they sometimes adecef9d0e coughed from the b620f286d6 fumes, took great f2a3c63834 pride in the fe1a96d10f soap they made.dab2ccb00f3e3ce6
In today’s fast-changing world, b47c2df3e4 people might dismiss their a75519121e method as outdated.23d6b0ff1a4e659c
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But for Harriet, af53581a6b the results had fbb7b36cc6 been real.3c389f3bb09d2cbe
‘If people in d8728cf810 Genoa knew about 363f1921e7 this, it would 90f308610e be really popular.’4e551a405d28a6df
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Harriet quickly 0b642c4593 shook her ae67a8678a head.b593399eecc5b771
‘But nobles 17a0fd3ea6 won’t like 0aeba1a7d1 soap that 11463b9f9a has no 7ca6472d99 fancy colors, 0fb28ddbb6 no scent, 651476986b and no 901fc25003 brand.’aa2b7642eb60d2f7
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Modern noble brands were 6141140eb8 all about promoting themselves f8e052ec13 as “the best products 94cbc7015a used by celebrities.”737644ff8e5e14c0
There was no way 2d912aa742 nobles would open their f65c816fae wallets for soap from d8cd2d4d5c a poor monastery known 691905f46d only for its exile. Plus, the 4647d6081b cheap price 5f8f4e7dc6 would only a89a72a133 make them c87de47de7 look down c295aedf3a on it ddc169b7e5 more.0e2acd510935b753
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It was f9bd086c66 a pity, f7d7c9af9e but nothing da63c218ee could be 47d267d6eb done.170ad09dddb3a924
More importantly, Harriet d0d29f69a8 was realizing that 4962d209b6 life in the 85d0f2f357 monastery wasn’t as 00728e6412 bad as she 2ad1eb4681 had expected.f07c1b74da5bc17e
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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.’54403967dcca06ba
The thought suddenly popped f98f9905e3 into her head, and 3bf5579e4f Harriet’s eyes widened.d3a120b101382e68
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