0p0 Chapter 264 Purchasing
Chapter 264 Purchasing
Just looking at the craftsmanship of the hairpin, you can tell it is very valuable. Simple yet gorgeous, at first glance, she felt it was suitable for her mother.
"what about this?"
"Madam, you have a good eye. This is a South Pearl from the East China Sea. It is of such high quality. We only have one in our shop. It is 350 taels."
It’s so expensive!
In fact, she thinks pearls are not valuable, but she can't help but love them.
After selecting a few other items, he said, "Bring some of the more ordinary jewelry over here."
The few items I just ordered cost a total of 1200 taels of silver, so he could get a lot of commission. He actually wanted to buy more, and he didn't mind the ordinary ones. Even the smallest amount was still meat.
"I'll be there right away, right away, please wait!"
More than a dozen plates of gold and silver ornaments were brought up and placed in front of her.
"This one is packed with ten, this one is packed with five, this one is packed with ten, and the silver bracelet is also packed with ten..."
Wherever your hand points, you can buy it.
When she returns to her hometown, she plans to give the same gift to everyone so that there will be no comparison or rivalry, which is the fairest way.
At last.
"Each of you three can pick a few as my New Year's gift to you. And help the other girls in the yard pick two."
The magpie looked up, how many choices could she make? Others could only choose two. She was treated the same as the lady's maidservant.
Madam, does this mean you approve of her?
"Thank you ma'am!"
San Ya happily went forward to choose the jewelry she liked. During the New Year, she could go home to visit her parents. She should also choose one for her mother. She was not greedy. The lady treated her well, so she wanted to cherish her blessings. After picking up three pieces, she stopped.
Seeing San Ya come forward and pick three items without hesitation, the other two also came forward and took three items they liked. Everyone raised a smile.
They asked the waiter to help move the things into the carriage, and then they went to the cloth shop. Lin Xiaomi planned to select a few patterns and buy a batch to distribute to the employees of each shop and the servants.
The three girls also bought some for their family members.
"Xi Que, when you go back, find someone to order a batch of pork and get it before the New Year, as well as cakes. Each person in the shop will get 5 catties of meat and 5 catties of cakes. Each household in the village will get 15 catties of meat and 10 catties of cakes."
"Yes, I will calculate the total amount when I get back and have someone purchase it."
"Tomorrow you go to the bank and exchange 100 taels of copper coins, 5000 taels of silver, small gold ingots, gold and silver peanuts, and melon seeds, and bring back 5000 taels."
She wanted to use the money to make red envelopes and rewards for the New Year, which belonged to her and Xiao Ran. They had a big business now and had many people under their control.
"Yes."
As for the shopkeeper, the head of the village, and all the managers, she will give them extra rewards when the time comes.
When they arrived at the marquis's mansion, three servants made three trips back and forth before they moved everything back to the warehouse.
Such a big noise naturally alarmed all the idle people in the family.
"How much money does she have? How can she spend it like this? Doesn't the prince care? If she is so extravagant, sooner or later, when she takes charge of the Marquis' Mansion, we will all be left with nothing!"
Xiao Ze looked at his angry wife and sneered, "Aren't you just jealous? She has what you don't have. There's nothing I can do. It's because your husband is not capable and can't make money. And you don't have parents who are willing to compensate their daughter. Okay, stop being jealous. People use their own private money, what's it to you?"
Zheng's chest hurt from being hit by him. Looking at her husband who had an elbow sticking out, she was so angry that she wanted to pounce on him and bite him a few times.
He has no money to support his wife, yet he is so self-righteous, what a shameless old man!
"You're idle at home every day. Can't you think of a way to make some money? You have to look at your elder brother's face every day, and stay in this small courtyard in frustration. Don't you feel uncomfortable?"
If you fail the imperial examination, you can still do business, right?
"I'm not upset. I'm happy to be supported by my elder brother. I provide you with good food and drink. What else can you be dissatisfied with? You want to go out? Fine, go out by yourself!"
Zheng: ...Ah, ah, ah!
Why did she marry such a scoundrel? Seeing him idle away every day, Zheng wanted to beat herself to death. Her mother repeatedly advised her that he was not a good match, but she just wouldn't listen and was bewitched by the appearance of this dead man.
Now the children are just following their example, none of them are diligent and enterprising. The eldest brother who has a bit of human nature, actually...
It’s better not to mention it. She really has no hope in this life!
"Did you see that? There are so many things. Did the peasant girl move the jewelry shop back to the mansion?"
"Isn't it just moving a shop? I heard from the people down there that they spent several thousand taels of silver in just one afternoon."
"so much?"
You know, their pocket money is only 25 taels a month, not a penny more.
"Let's go over and make out now. Will she give us some?"
"Don't dream. Have you forgotten before? Has she ever given you a thread after being married for so long?"
"That's right, he's so stingy that he doesn't even want to give to others. I heard that he couldn't even get enough food when he was a kid, and now that he has money, he has to spend it lavishly."
"It would be a wonder if she appeared in public tomorrow with a head full of jewels and jade!"
"That's right! If you buy so many, won't your head be full of them?"
"..."
"..."
"Miss, I heard that the Crown Prince's wife bought a lot of jewelry! Should we go and take a look?"
"What's so good about it? It's just some mundane things. Lin is indeed the daughter of a country bumpkin, greedy, vain, and vulgar."
A maid who has never made any money except for her personal gain:
You despise gold and silver, why do you not forget to collect your monthly allowance and keep it for yourself? Why do you buy new clothes and choose jewelry every year, more actively than anyone else?
Rubbing her toes which were itchy due to frostbite, she really wanted to change her master.
Lin Xiaomi has no right to control what others think. She spends her own money, even if it's her mother-in-law, she can't control her.
"Prince, look, this is what I prepared for my mother. Does it look good?" He opened two jewelry boxes.
"pearl?"
"Well, I think this will look good on my mother. And this, when we return to Linjia Village, I'll take it back with me. I think my mother will like it."
"Well, simple yet elegant, very suitable for mother-in-law. You chose these two gifts very well. My parents and I have discussed that we will go back on the tenth and the twenty-fifth, and we should prepare more things."
Excluding the time spent on the road, you can stay at home for thirteen days.
Much longer than she thought.
Back from the winter family dinner.
"My Lord, why is Second Mistress not here today?"
After the old man's wife passed away, she took care of everything in the backyard. Although she was a concubine, she was much more respected than ordinary concubines.
How could she not be here on such an important day? I didn't hear that she was sick.
Xiao Ran looked a little unnatural, "The old man said that she had worked hard all her life and it was time for her to enjoy her old age, so he sent her to the manor."
Lin Xiaomi looked at him with clear eyes.
Xiao Ran whispered, "Old Seven's matter is closely related to her, and she is also involved in other matters. You just need to know about this, don't make it public."
Just say it, why send people away when nothing happens? The father and son of the Xiao family are really the same, sending people away when something goes wrong.
Lin Xiaomi nodded and said no more. She had no right to interfere in matters that had nothing to do with her.
[ps: There will be three more chapters tomorrow! ]