Princess of Nongmen

Chapter 263 Betting on a Finger
Liu Ya asked Er Shuan to park the car here, not because she still wanted to buy fabrics and make bedding, but because it was closer to the back door of Hongxiufang from here.But she couldn't let Er Shuan take her directly to the gate of Hongxiufang in a carriage.

After getting out of the car, she saw Er Shuan leaving, so she turned the corner and walked towards Hongxiufang.This time, he was more familiar with the road, and walked directly from the back door.

It's just that she didn't expect that just as she walked to the second floor, there was a girl standing in front of her
Liu Ya was a little surprised, because the girl looked sour, and it seemed that she was targeting her.Looking carefully, he should be an "acquaintance", at least someone who bought her things.

Liu Ya smiled and said, "My sister, what are you doing to block me? Is there something wrong?"

The girl sneered and said: "Little girl, you have a clever mouth and are very good at doing business. You coaxed us to buy things from you. I want to ask you, we bought you so much. An expensive basket, why is it that someone sells it on the street for only one penny? We bought it for three pennies, and only carried it to the street twice, and many people bought the exact same one and carried it. Are we being taken advantage of?"

As soon as Liu Ya heard it, she understood that it was because of "counterfeit" products.In fact, this kind of thing is commonplace. In modern times, high imitation and A-quality goods are emphasized, and they are almost the same as the real ones.However, there is almost no anti-counterfeiting technology in ancient times. When someone saw a business opportunity to make money, he naturally thought about making an identical one and earning some money back.

However, fortunately, Liu Ya was quick-witted and didn't panic, but asked the girl, "Sister, you are not because the basket that someone else bought for one penny is the same as the one you bought for three pennies from me. So I don’t feel reconciled? But let me tell you the truth, I sell things at a clear price, and there is no deception. If you think it’s expensive, I can refund you and return the basket to me. However, I can It proves that the baskets sold by others are different from mine, and mine can be sold at the same price."

Hearing what Liu Ya said, the girl said, "Why are yours different when it's exactly the same? If yours is really better than others, then it's worth my money. But if you look at the street, you can see At the stall on the other side of the street. Baskets for one penny are similar in style and size to yours. The girls from Huamanlou and Cuixiangfang next door also bought them, and now they are carrying baskets to the street There are more girls too, and all of them are pretty. But we bought them for three renminbi here, and we can buy three over there."

"I understand what you mean." Liu Ya nodded, then looked at the other girls who had gathered around because of the two of them talking, took off the burden on her back, untied it to reveal the basket inside, and said: "Last time A few sisters paid money and ordered my basket, and I brought them today. I also brought a few more to see if anyone else wants to buy them. Let me ask now, those who ordered before Sister, do you still want this basket? If you don’t want it, I’ll refund the money to you now. There’s also the ones you bought back last time, and you can get them back if you don’t want them.”

After Liu Ya finished asking, a girl came over, it was one of the ones who ordered her basket last time, and said to Liu Ya: "I don't want the one I ordered, but I already bought one at the street corner. Look It doesn’t make any difference, and it’s pretty good.”

Liu Ya laughed as soon as she heard that, without further ado, she took out three coins and handed it to her, and then said: "Is there anyone else who wants to refund? Those who want to refund should hurry up."

Another girl stood up, but after thinking about it, she shook her head and said without saying a word: "Forget it, I bought it when I bought it, and I really liked it at the time, so I won't return it. However, I won't buy anything from you in the future." Bought it, it was too expensive."

Liu Ya still didn't say anything, with her previous temperament, she would retort.But now she doesn't want to do that, she just wants to make these short-sighted people regret it.So she said again: "Since no one wants to return it, is there anyone who wants to buy it? As I said, buy it now if you want to buy it, and don't regret it after the price rises. I won't be cheaper by then."

As soon as Liu Ya finished speaking, the girl who stopped her at first laughed, and said in a mocking tone: "Now that you are selling this basket, will anyone still buy it? Then my basket will be returned, you go Sell ​​it for four denarii. I won't delay your earning silver."

Liu Ya nodded, and went to take out the money bag again, but this time she only took out a few coins and a few copper coins.The money she earned last time plus the money for ordering these baskets is quite a lot, but she bought a lot of things and lent the five taels of silver to Chun Niu, so there is not much money in her pocket now. Added up, there is only one penny.

Seeing that Liu Ya only took out a few pieces of broken silver, the girl smiled and asked: "Why, no money? When we bought your things, we took the silver very neatly. When you refund the money, you But you can’t get the money? But it’s okay, just say something sweet to you, call me sister, and I’ll take your money and silver, and return the basket to you.”

These words are too insulting, and Liu Ya is not in a good temper. Instead of handing over the money in her hand, she directly took out a bank note and said, "Here is a bank note of ten taels of silver, and it is mortgaged here. I am now Just take these baskets and buy them. Each of them will be sold for four taels of silver. If the remaining one comes back, the ten taels of silver will be yours. If I sell them all..."

"So what?" The girl gloated, clearly thinking that Liu Ya could not sell all these baskets at the price of four denarii.

Liu Ya sneered and said: "Since it's a bet, let's make a big bet. I owe you three qian, and I will mortgage you ten taels of silver, which is more than [-] times the price. If I can sell these baskets , I don’t want thirty times your compensation, but a little finger of yours.”

"What? You...You girl, you dare to commit murder?" The girl never thought that Liu Ya's mouth would be such a big bet.You know, fingers and silver are two different things.It's okay to lose money, she is a girl in this Red Sleeve Square, although she is not a red card, she is not short of ten taels of silver.But if she is missing a finger, she will be disabled, so how can she hang out in this Red Sleeve Square in the future.If she is not here in Hongxiufang, she will lose her livelihood. How can she make a living?

But Liu Ya said: "Ten taels of silver is nothing to you, but for a poor family like me who sells the house and it's not worth five taels, the mortgage is all your belongings, and it's me. A family's livelihood. Isn't it worth your little finger?"

(End of this chapter)