Fish Leaping Farm Gate

Chapter 22 The First Pot of Gold ([-])

Because he didn't know enough about the market, he naturally couldn't raise his wages in front of Bai Shi. Based on the previous calculation, he got a total of 350 Wen, but Du Xiaoyu still managed to get some compensation from Bai Shi, and later got half of it. Pie cloth with some odd edges.

Embroidery workshops make clothes, skirts and handkerchief purses, etc., and cut a lot of rags, which are usually sold for money, and merchants will never waste anything.

And Du Xiaoyu's solution was just to casually mention the Red Sleeve Square, saying that the guys there saw the pillow flowers embroidered by Du Huanghua and praised her for their good embroidery. It is very easy to poach people in Hongxiufang. As long as the salary is high, I believe anyone will go there. After all, they serve high-ranking officials and nobles.

So Du Xiaoyu didn't dare to exaggerate, if she really wanted to anger Bai Shi, she was afraid that she wouldn't be able to get anything, so she clicked and only hinted at some requests, and Bai Shi readily agreed.

Although the cloth is not good satin, it is better than usual, and there are also good materials in those fragmentary corners. Generally speaking, she is very satisfied.

"Save this for the new year to make new clothes." The color is bright red, with a big peony pattern on it. Du Xiaoyu asked, "How many sets can you make?"

"Two sets." Du Huanghua was very experienced, so he knew it just by looking at it casually.

Du Xiaoyu chuckled, "It happens that we each have a set, and it will look good to wear together, sisters!"

Du Huanghua burst out laughing, "I'm really not ashamed, how can I say that I'm a flower."

"What's the matter?" Du Xiaoyu raised her head, a woman wants to love herself, so what if she calls herself a flower, she also wants to call herself a beauty!She thought about turning over the corners in the basket. Some of them were quite large and the color was very positive. If they were made into cloth flowers, they might be able to buy some money. They would be beautiful to wear on the head, so she said excitedly, "Sister, you go back Teach me how to sew!"

"Why do you suddenly want to learn?" Du Huanghua asked strangely after watching her embroider every day, but she was not interested.

"I always see my sister's work is boring, and I panic when I'm idle."

Du Huanghua said, "Okay then, I'll go back and ask my mother. If my mother agrees, I'll teach you."

The two went to the market while talking, and the time is about the same now.

Du Wenyuan was waiting there, and when he saw the two men coming, he went to pick up the things in Du Huanghua's hand.

"How is it?" Du Xiaoyu asked impatiently when he saw him.

"His mother is cured, but that kid is not at home. His mother said that he will go to Mrs. Liu's place in the future. I will ask when the time comes." He continued, "Where did you go just now? Found it." Because of the early arrival, they happened to be staggered with them. When he was looking for them, the two sisters were in the Red Sleeve Square. Of course, Du Wenyuan couldn't think of this.

Du Xiaoyu scratched her head, "Where can I go, I just came out of Baixiufang, let's set up a stall, it's getting late."

The three of them found a clean place, took out the dried incense and put them in a big wooden box. In order to attract guests, Du Xiaoyu brought out a small bowl, cut two pieces of dried incense into small pieces with a knife and put them in the bowl Give it a taste.

"Hurry up and shout a few times." Du Wenyuan smiled at her.

Du Xiaoyu frowned, why should she yell, isn't he a man with a louder voice?But looking him up and down, she didn't think so.

Du Wenyuan is wearing a lavender robe today. Although it is not made of expensive material, it looks so noble, and his appearance is actually very conspicuous. She thought she was surprised that the peasant family could Such a young man was born, but she got used to it after looking at it. Now, in this crowded market, under the backdrop of the crowd, she can no longer ignore it.

Forget it, she yells, she yells!
"Take a look, take a look, there is no such thing as heaven and earth, delicious and fragrant dried, only this one! Don't miss it when you pass by!" Du Xiaoyu rolled up his sleeves, opened his throat and shouted, "Delicious fragrant dried , Dried incense that is not available in other places, free tasting, everyone, don’t miss it! Take a look, take a look, you won’t know if you don’t eat it, you’ll be shocked once you eat it!”

Du Wenyuan almost choked on his own saliva, and then couldn't stop laughing.

And Du Huanghua was stunned, her eyes widened, she didn't know where Du Xiaoyu came up with these weird words!

Regardless of whether it was weird or not, this kind of yelling had never been heard before in the market, and it immediately attracted crowds of onlookers, chattering.

"What is this, how much is it?"

"Little girl, can this be eaten? What is it called, Xianggan?"

"What is it made of, come on, take one and try it..."

Du Xiaoyu replied one by one, "This is called Xianggan, of course you can eat it, but it's delicious! But I won't tell you what it's made of, you can try and guess for yourself, ten cents a piece, buy five get one free." She It is not calculated by the catty, but sold piece by piece, the price is ridiculously expensive, a piece of dried fragrant is worth half a catty of meat.

But how can others who have free tastings refuse to eat it, and those who are bold just throw it in their mouths, and others ask what it tastes like.

The market was very lively at the time, but the things were too expensive. There were many people tasting and watching, but there were no buyers. Du Xiaoyu was not in a hurry. Rare things are more expensive. There are always rich people in Feixian Town, and there are also people who like it. If you are ostentatious, just wait for the fish to take the bait!

The delicacy of dried fragrant has spread throughout the market in a short period of time, and wealthy families will also send their servants to buy vegetables, and naturally it has spread to all the houses, and soon the fish will come.

"Weigh a piece for you..." A young man with oily hair and noodles came up, paused and changed his words, "Take two pieces of this, oh, fragrant dry, I heard it tastes good, and I'm tired of delicacies, and I want to change it For a change."

Du Xiaoyu heard it funny, isn't it just twenty coins, this is also to show off, but with a smile on his face, he pulled Du Huanghua and said, "Sister, get it for him quickly, this young man is really rich, we sold it for a long time No one dared to buy it, but this young man bought two pieces as soon as he came, and this young man is still amazing!"

The words made the young gentleman feel elated, satisfying his vanity, and he smiled at the crowd behind him, "This dried incense looks very small, and I probably won't be able to eat it, so let's have three slices, and give it to Grandpa quickly." wrap up."

Du Xiaoyu was trembling from laughing, and it was hard to bear it.

"Sister, don't sell them all in a while. Before I came, Mr. Liu said he wanted five slices. He said his parents hadn't tasted it. Even if he didn't eat it, he had to be filial to them." Du Wenyuan spoke at this time, his voice It was really clear.

Immediately, the crowd applauded, praising Mr. Liu for his filial piety.

The young man had an ugly face. He wanted to buy food for himself when he came here. He never thought of his parents, but filial piety is the first priority in everything. He immediately shouted, "I want five pieces too. Seeing that you are arguing so much, I am so scared." I forgot to buy it for my parents, hurry up, get five pieces and wrap it up.” I didn’t forget to add, “Buy five pieces and get one free, right?”

Taking the bait again, Du Xiaoyu secretly gave Du Wenyuan a thumbs up, he really can do everything!

After such a short effort, he earned fifty coins. When Du Huanghua got the money, his heart would pop out, and his smile was as sweet as honey.

"I'll pull some cloth later, let's go out together during the Chinese New Year, the whole family is full of flowers!" Du Xiaoyu leaned over and said.

Du Huanghua laughed so hard that she almost spilled the copper coins on the ground.

"Father and second brother can't dress like this, they will be laughed at."

Du Wenyuan was confused, "What are you wearing?"

Du Xiaoyu blinked, "Would you like to wear the red dress? It even has flowers on it."

"Wear it, I will wear what my sister makes." Du Wenyuan replied solemnly.

Du Huanghua was stunned again, she looked at Du Wenyuan, and she didn't know what it was like.

"Sister, look at how much the second brother loves you!" Du Xiaoyu smiled. She understood the conflict between the two, but it was actually because of Mrs. Zhao. With resentment, she really paid too much attention to Du Wenyuan, and she absolutely did not treat the two daughters fairly, but it may be normal to favor sons over daughters, and even in the future, this will be a topic that often arises.

While the three were talking, a man dressed as a clerk came over and signaled that he had something to say.

Du Wenyuan let Du Huanghua look at the dried incense, and he and Du Xiaoyu stepped back for a while, and the buddy followed.

"Our shopkeeper of Mochiyuelou wants to meet you." He whispered, his manner very cautious.

Finally caught a big fish!
Du Wenyuan and Du Xiaoyu exchanged glances, and Du Wenyuan said, "I don't know why the shopkeeper saw us? We are busy, and we have to go back after selling these dried incense."

"You'll know when you go." The waiter said, "Our Wangyue Tower is one of the best restaurants in Feixian Town. I think you all know it."

"I don't know." Du Xiaoyu shook his head, looked at Du Wenyuan, "Has Second Brother been there?"

It costs a lot to go to this kind of restaurant, how could Du Wenyuan go there.

The guy was a bit impatient, usually he was too lazy to deal with poor people like this, Wangyuelou and Hongxiufang were the same place to receive rich and noble guests, but he had to complete the task assigned by the shopkeeper, so he patiently said, "Anyway, you go to a Let's go, your benefits are indispensable, isn't there no one buying this dried incense now?"

"Why didn't anyone buy it?" Du Xiaoyu cut it out, "Just now a son bought five pieces, and he said that more people will buy it soon. If I leave with you, it won't be a loss."

"What is this little money, the big deal is that we can buy it from the restaurant." The man saw that this kind of poor people really care about money, and they should have said that directly from the beginning, saving so much nonsense.

"That's okay, then you can buy them all now," Du Wenyuan said at this time, "otherwise, who knows if you will lie to us."

The guy frowned. They were really two people who had never seen the world. Would Wangyuelou cheat them with this little money?He said impatiently, "I don't have that much money with me, I'll give it to you when I go to the shopkeeper."

Du Wenyuan put on a face, "Either buy it now, or forget it." After saying that, he took Du Xiaoyu back to the original place, leaving the buddy there alone.

The clerk flicked his sleeves angrily, turned around and left. It seemed that these two people would never leave without seeing the silver, so they had to go back and discuss with the shopkeeper.

(End of this chapter)