Liangyue Farm Gate

Chapter 54 Silver Earrings
A little girl of thirteen or fourteen years old ran down from the upstairs with a "dong dong dong", with beautiful eyebrows and a posture like autumn water, she was a little beauty at a glance.It's just that the face hasn't fully grown yet, but given time, this appearance will definitely not be bad.

After that, another little servant girl ran down, calling "Miss", and then two more servant girls came out and hurriedly followed behind.

The steward Maitreya hurriedly complained to Li Xin, stepped forward and stopped the irritable lady calmly, and said with a smile on his face: "Miss, how can we not greet you well in this shop? Miss calm down, you Don't worry, if any blind guy neglects you, our store will definitely give the young lady an explanation."

Li Xin stood still, maybe she had the urge to turn around and leave now.

Although it can't be regarded as a narrow road, seeing Miss Cui's mansion outside Cui's mansion in such a way still gave her a feeling of "the world is really small".

The servant girl following that lady was Yueya, and if she knew Yueya, it was not difficult to guess who that lady was.

Hearing what Maitreya Buddha said, the young lady snorted angrily, maybe she was spoiled at home, her attitude was a little arrogant, but she still had the innocence of a little girl, and she said, "You guys open the door of Liuzhenfang. In business, how can people be classified into different classes? They all buy things from your house, so they shouldn’t be treated equally? Things are put out for people to see and buy. I can afford to buy them, but you don’t want to sell them. Sell ​​what you put out!"

Maitreya Buddha’s manager’s face paused, and he looked upstairs, Kuhaha came up to a fellow and bowed his head and said softly: “The lady of the Shen family saw the red agate bead garland last time, and she said she would come back in two days. Look at it and decide whether to buy it, so we can't sell it..."

Maitreya Buddha immediately understood, nodded lightly, and said with a smile: "Miss, that flower garland is a lady's favorite. We open the door to do business with integrity. I promised to keep the bead. I can't just sell it privately... Would you like to see if there are any other ones you like, and my shop can give you a discount?"

Ms. Cui's family glared at Maitreya Buddha in resentment, waved her hands angrily, and said, "She didn't buy it, why did she tell you to keep it and you just keep it? Could it be that she opened this Liuzhen workshop?"

"Little ancestor, let's pick something else, don't be angry because of a string of beautiful garlands..."

"That is to say, miss, it's not worth it to get angry with others for a bunch of beautiful garlands, and I don't know which lady it is..."

The two maids rushed up to persuade them, but before they finished speaking, Miss Cui stared back, "Am I angry because of a bunch of garlands? I feel that I lost our family! No matter which wife she is, she didn't occupy it." The reason why people don't buy things that don't belong to her!"

Yue Ya timidly called out: "Miss..."

"Let me ask you, which wife took a fancy to you and asked you to keep it? I want to know who is so powerful!" Miss Cui ignored Yueya and asked Maitreya Buddha in charge.

But Maitreya Buddha didn't want to cause trouble, so he said vaguely: "The wife's family name is Shen..."

Before Miss Cui understood, one of the maids took a deep breath, hurriedly grabbed Miss Cui who wanted to ask more questions, and urged her repeatedly: "Little ancestor, I went out for a stroll early in the morning, go back and be careful of Madam's lecture, let's go back Go to the mansion, I will leave in two days, and you have to pack a lot of things."

Without any explanation, he pulled people away.

Maitreya Buddha was still smiling: "This lady will come again next time, and our store will definitely give you a discount."

Li Xin has been hiding on the side of a high counter, trying not to let the people of Cui's mansion see him.This will be recognized by Yueya and shouted out. Although it is said that the Cui family and her are just a relationship of employment and employment, people now may only say that she is a servant of their Cui family.It's best to avoid it if you can.

Yueya ran out in a hurry and didn't notice Li Xin. She saw their maid accompanied the lady into the sedan chair, two servants followed beside the sedan chair, and four servants acted as bearers and carried the sedan chair away.

Only then did Li Xin heave a sigh of relief, and listened to the man who had just whispered to Maitreya Buddha wipe his sweat and said, "This young lady from the Cui family is young, and she is quite courageous..."

The steward Maitreya Buddha patted the clerk on the head, "What are you talking about, why don't you hurry up and get busy with business!" After speaking, he turned to Li Xin and said, "It's a little accident, madam, don't take offense. I don't know how madame thinks about it?"

Li Xin raised his eyebrows: This manager's mind is quick enough, and he can come back to work on other things as soon as one thing is over.

Smiling, Li Xin said, "Half taels of silver...it still seems expensive."

The steward was not angry, and said kindly: "Then according to Madam, what price is appropriate?"

After thinking about it, Li Xin said with a smile: "I'm in charge, I'm not the kind of person who bargains with others, but I just heard that whatever you put on display in Liuzhenfang is a boutique, I fell in love with it." , I want to buy a piece of your jewelry for my future sister-in-law to support my face. Half a tael of silver is not too much, and it is not too little. I have no doubts about the reputation of your shop."

Hearing what she said, the steward murmured in his heart, unable to figure out whether she was sincerely praising her, or was there something in her words?
Li Xin said: "I really like that pair of earrings. If it's half a tael of silver, I'm afraid I won't be able to spare the money to buy it. Look, seven hundred dollars is the right price?"

The silver weighing three qian is worth six hundred qian.Li Xin's counter-offer is basically compared to labor and intermediate sales of [-] yuan, which is really a bit shrewd.

Maitreya Buddha's steward was also stunned, and lost a total of three hundred coins.With a wry smile, he said, "Ma'am, the price is paid back..."

What Li Xin thought was that if the manager disagreed, she would just pull away and leave.If you agree, the price is also suitable.Making handmade jewelry is very profitable, and she doesn't think that the price she paid will make the seller lose money.

Save some money and buy other things.

It is estimated that Miss Cui's disturbance just now had some influence on Liu Zhenfang. Maitreya Buddha didn't reject it outright, but just asked Li Xin to wait a while and entered a small door.Li Xin guessed that it should be the place where the shopkeeper stayed.

After a while, steward Maitreya Buddha came out with a smile on his face, "Ma'am, my shopkeeper said that since Ma'am is going to have a wedding, it's not easy to bargain with you, 750 yuan, if you want it, you can buy it again." I’ll give you a better package, it’s right to celebrate the happiness of my wife’s family. But the master craftsman has to raise two money from it, right? Seven hundred dollars, it’s really..."

The shopkeeper is straightforward, and Li Xin is not the kind of person who bargains with others. After thinking about it for a while, he nodded and said: "Then it's settled, 750 yuan, please give me the money in charge." Better."

The steward Maitreya quickly smiled and said, "Madam, don't worry."

Liu Zhenfang's service was very fast, and Li Xinlue took the pair of earrings after waiting.Before leaving the house, Maitreya Buddha's steward greeted him, "Ma'am, let's go. You are welcome to come again next time."

He hurried back with the earrings in his hands, just in time to make dinner.Li Xin was busy preparing the meal, and put down the bowl and chopsticks after only two bites.Guan Wen also went to his aunt's house during his spare time after eating and resting.

Li Xin counted the things delivered by the clerk at the grocery store, stacked them neatly and put them aside, there was nothing wrong with them.When Guan Wen came back, Li Xin told him a little about today's shopping.

"The two taels of money are almost gone, and when Ming'er's second brother comes to pick them up, plus the rice noodles, chickens and ducks in the nearby neighbors, that's about the same." As for the betrothal money, Li Xin thought about it and decided to forget it.The Guan family had always acted like they had no money, so they had to buy two large baskets of betrothal gifts and return the silver, and the villagers would inevitably gossip.

Guan Wen nodded, "It's all agreed with Changhui. He will go back and tell his second brother in the afternoon that he will come to our place with his second brother early in the morning. He will directly pick up the dowry and go to Hu's house instead of going through the house." .”

"Didn't you find an older aunt or elder?"

"I found it. The second brother is going to ask the mother of Xing'er sister." Guan Wen drank his saliva and said slowly: "Ma'am is a smooth talker, there will be no problem. Talk to the Hu family better. The bride price is here. Marriage will never happen, and the Hu family will not be in a hurry. It doesn't matter even if the girl of the Hu family is over eighteen, it's okay to wait for a while to get married."

Li Xin nodded, feeling relieved all of a sudden, "After this work is over, at least the burden on my body will be lighter." Seeing Guan Wen smiling slightly, Li Xin narrowed his eyes and said: "I forgot to tell you, I want to Watching the girl from the Hu family wear no jewelry, I bought her a pair of silver earrings as a dowry gift at the bottom of the box."

Guan Wen was stunned, and Li Xin continued: "Girl's family, this is the only time to get married. Wearing earrings and getting married, both families will look good."

"Xin'er, speaking of which, I didn't buy any clothes or jewelry for you when you married me..." Guan Wen embraced Li Xin guiltily, put his arm around her waist and rubbed her waist, "Do you blame me?"

Li Xin didn't expect Guan Wen to go there, so he chuckled and said, "What are you complaining about? It's not that I haven't worn gold and silver. Those yellow and white things are fake, and it's true that you treat me well." I squeezed his ear: "The bamboo grasshopper you made for Shanzi when you came back to the door last time, and you said that if I like it, you can also make one for me. When will it be honored?"

Guan Wen shook her troublesome little hand, leaned close to his lips and kissed, "If you want, I will make it up for you now."

The two got bored for a while, and when it was time to go to work, they went to work separately.

On the second day, Guan Wu came with two baskets, accompanied by a young man who was similar to Guan Quan, he was thin, a little short, but rather handsome.Li Xin knew that this was Zhao Changhui, the eldest son of his aunt's family whom he had never seen before. After being introduced by Guan Wen, he hurriedly said with a smile: "Big cousin, this time I will be hard on you."

Zhao Changhui looked a little shy, blushing shyly and replied: "It's not hard work, it should be."

In a hurry, Guan Wen didn't talk nonsense, and put the things into the basket one by one. While talking about the dowry with Guan Wu, Li Xin warned Guan Wu to explain the family situation to the Hu family, and don't let the in-laws feel goosebumps pimple.

Guan Wu responded one by one, and Li Xin took out the pair of earrings from his sleeve pocket and handed them to him, "These are for Miss Hu's bottom of the box. Presumably she doesn't have much jewelry, so she will wear these earrings when she gets married."

Guan Wu hurriedly took it, with a complicated expression on his face, he murmured for a while before saying, "The jewelry is so expensive... Sister-in-law, you..."

Li Xin said with a smile: "It's not expensive. We bought it with the money rewarded by Mrs. Cui's family, and we haven't spent our own money. The Hu family has only one daughter, so we can't lose it to her."

Guan Wu carefully put away his things, hesitant to speak several times, apparently hesitant, but in the end he didn't say anything. Still waiting for him in the village, please ask others to do things, it is not good to keep them waiting.

Li Xin prepared some dry food for Guan Wu to eat on the road, and asked Guan Wen to give him some, and the couple went back to busy with their own work, hoping that everything would go smoothly.

(End of this chapter)