Fish Sister's Cultivation of Immortality

Chapter 8 We are rich

Xuanbo took a look and realized that this small courtyard was pretty good.

On the left side of the yard, there is an apricot tree, with beautiful flowers hanging all over the branches.

There is a stone mill under the big tree, which looks very old.

On the other side of the yard is a vegetable patch, which is very neatly manicured, with a new patch of tender green vegetables growing in it.

"Quack-quack-quack" equals "I'm back!" Whose voice?
  Xuanbo was in a daze, and she was startled. When she looked back, she saw several big white birds waddling over, followed by a young man wearing shorts and a small coat, with a bun on his head. Baby, this little boy is waving a small branch.

"What a cute big bird!" Xuanbo had never seen such a big bird before, and she rushed over to hug the big bird.

"Sister, don't touch it, its mouth will pinch you, it hurts!" the little baby yelled.

The big white goose was also panicked and shouted: "Don't come here, what are you going to do?"

"Don't be afraid, I just like you. What kind of bird are you?"

"Quack, quack, quack, quack." The big white goose was no longer afraid: "I am a big white goose, not a bird."

"Oh, so that's it." Xuanbo smiled.

"Sister, who are you? Why are you at my house?" The little boy was puzzled.

Xuanbo bent down and asked Xiaowa with a smile: "Little brother, can I stay at your house for a few days?"

"Okay, okay, I have company this time! I like my sister!" The little kid clapped his hands.

"Fuwa, stop making trouble and invite the guests into the house quickly," the old woman said.

Then, the old woman said again: "Agen, go and clean up the West Room so that the girl can live there."

"Yes, mother." Agen said.

"Girl, come on, come in and rest." The old lady greeted.

After entering the house, Xuanbo began to look around.

This family was indeed quite poor. In the main room there was an old dull table with four long benches. On the table was a crude white teapot without any patterns, and a few tea bowls.

On the wall behind the table, there is a painting of an old birthday girl holding a flat peach, which is the only bright color in the room.

Apart from this, there is only a stove in the house, and there is a dish rack next to the stove.

That's all there is to the main room.

Although the house is simple, it is very fresh and tidy.

The old woman brought a bowl of water and handed it to Xuanbo: "Girl, drink some water. We don't have tea at home, so you can just drink it. By the way, girl, where are you from?"

"I'm from the south." Xuanbo responded casually.

"Hey, there's a flood in the south. Your house has been washed away, right? It's really worse than here." The old woman sighed.

"Do you have any relatives here?" asked the mother-in-law.

"My distant uncle lives here, but we haven't interacted with each other for many years. I don't know if they still live in the same place." Xuanbo tried his best to make it look like a real story.

"Then you stay here and look for it slowly. My son will be leaving in just two days. It will be quite deserted for us and our grandson to be left here. You can still be our companion here." said the old woman.

"Auntie, if your eldest brother is chosen to build the canal, why don't you go?" Xuanbo asked.

"Hey, rich people can pay forty taels of silver to avoid having to work, but our family can't even afford one tael of silver." The aunt sighed.    Silver? Xuanbo had an idea. Although I don't have silver, I do have pearls. Can I exchange pearls for silver?
  Thinking of this, she said: "Madam, I have a lot of pearls in my bag. Can I exchange them for silver?"

But the aunt said: "Girl, the pearl is yours, we can't use it."

"Oh, it's okay, auntie, what's the difference between you and me? Now that I live in your house, we are a family, and my things belong to you too. Of course you can use them. I'm not happy if you don't use them. Use them. , I have so much."

"This makes me so embarrassed. By the way, I haven't asked the girl your name yet." The aunt said.

"My name is Xuanbo."

"Oh, Xuanbo, it sounds so nice."

As she spoke, Xuanbo took out the largest pearl from the box, which was as big as a dragon's eye. She asked the aunt, "Auntie, how much silver can this pearl be exchanged for?"

"Yeah, this is a priceless treasure. This bead is round and bright, with such good color and no yellow spots. It's worth more than 20,000 silver. Xuanbo, take the smallest one!" Agen's eyes widened. My eyes, my aunt, should be scared to death.

Xuanbo took out the smallest one and asked, "Brother Agen, how do you like this one?"

Brother Agen took a look: "Is this the smallest one?"

"Yes."

"My God, Xuanbo, you are really a rich man. This one is worth four to five hundred taels, which is enough for me to spend a lifetime." Agen said enviously.

"Really? It's so valuable, then we will be rich! Let's exchange three of them tomorrow, so our family can spend them casually, haha, it's so happy!" Xuanbo was so happy that she couldn't help but laugh out loud.

"No, no, Xuanbo, let's just change one first. We really don't need that much money, so just keep the extra one." The aunt advised her.

"Then I'll exchange for two first. Why do I have to change more money? What if I don't have enough money? Brother Agen, let's go to the market tomorrow."

"Okay, sister Xuanbo, I listen to you."

Xuanbo happily went back to the house to sleep. The room was very simple, with only a large bed and a small cabinet, but it was nice and didn't look messy. For her, it was just a place to sleep.

In the morning, at dawn, the aunt asked Xuanbo to come for dinner.

When Xuanbo ate the food from the human world, she praised her repeatedly: "It's delicious, so delicious. The food from the human world is so delicious!"

Both Auntie and Brother Agen felt very strange: "Haven't you ever eaten such a meal before? This is just a corn pancake and wild vegetable porridge, something that we poor people don't like to eat."

"Well, I've never eaten it before. It's so delicious." Xuanbo thought to himself and almost didn't let it slip.

"Oh, it's true that a child from a rich family has to eat wild vegetable porridge." The aunt sighed.

When we arrived at the market, people were coming and going. Xuanbo stood in the middle of the road. She also imitated the vegetable seller and shouted: "Pearls are for sale, pearls are for sale!"

"My pearls are big and round, come and buy them!"

At this time, an aunt next to me said, "Little girl, no one will buy your pearls if you sell them like this. You'd better sell them to a jeweler."

Xuanbo took it to the merchant for valuation. The merchant took a good look at it and said, "I want these two beads. Each one will cost you four hundred taels of silver."

She thought it was okay, just a little less, so that she could sell it faster. After all, Brother Agen was still waiting for the money, so she asked Brother Agen: "Brother Agen, do you think it can be sold?"

Brother Agen said to the merchant: "We have high-quality pearls. If I don't want to sell them without waiting for the money, why don't you give me another fifty taels? If it doesn't work, we will ask elsewhere."

The businessman hurriedly greeted: "Okay, okay, I'll make you a little less! Come on, settle the bill!"

Xuanbo took a look and it was done! We have money!

(End of this chapter)