The shopkeeper laughed when he saw it and explained: "Little lady, look at the carvings on this bracelet. They are all carved by master craftsmen one by one, and the gold powder carved is all wasted, so this loss is different from the manual work."
It’s not too expensive. If you go to other states and counties, the asking prices of other banks will only be higher than ours, not lower than ours.”
Man Bao put down the gold bracelet first and asked, "I want to see the silver bracelet too."
The shopkeeper didn't mind, thinking she wanted to exchange the gold ones for silver ones, so she asked the waiter to bring over two plates of silver bracelets.
Manbao and the others also picked them up carefully. She felt that every sister-in-law's bracelets must be different, otherwise what if they get mixed up and they don't recognize each other?
So she picked it up carefully.
Er Ya, San Ya and Si Tou had a lot of say, because they were buying things for their mother, so they pushed aside the eldest sister who had just given her advice on choosing the bracelet, and gathered tightly around the sister-in-law.
Zhou Lang also came over to take a look. He first selected a bracelet with a plum blossom pattern, picked it up and handed it to Man Bao, saying: "Your fourth sister-in-law likes this, really, I won't lie to you."
After all, she was his wife. Manbao decided to listen to him, so he took it and put it aside, and then gave it to the second sister-in-law and the third sister-in-law to choose from.
The price of silver bracelets was much cheaper. When Man Bao asked about the prices, she discovered that the three bracelets she chose only cost a little more than two taels.
She was very curious, "Last time my dad also bought a bracelet here. Why did it cost three to two to seven hundred cents?"
"your dad?"
Man Bao nodded.
The shopkeeper looked at Man Bao's face and was silent for a moment, then went to see Zhou Lang and Wu Lang. After glancing over their children's faces one by one, he finally remembered something, "It's about the time after the Dragon Boat Festival. Our store sells
A bracelet costs thirty-two to seven hundred yuan. I remember it was bought by an old man. In fact, he has come to see it several times..."
Man Bao nodded almost without thinking, "Yes, yes, that's my dad."
The shopkeeper looked at them, his heart was lifted, and he said: "His bracelet is a little more expensive, that's because it's heavier..."
"It's obviously very detailed."
The shopkeeper said: "This is where the craftsmanship is difficult, so it is more expensive than other silver bracelets."
The old Zhou family couldn't help but think deeply, does dad (grandpa) know this?
Could it be that because of the thinness of the bracelet, he subconsciously thought it was the cheapest?
When the shopkeeper saw them becoming strangely quiet, his heart lifted even higher. Could they also be thinking...
Just thinking about it, Zhou Lang looked at Man Bao, "Have you chosen?"
Man Bao nodded.
Zhou Lang stepped forward with a smile, took over Man Bao's position, and said with a smile on his face: "Shopkeeper, you see we bought so many things, can you count us as cheaper?"
Shopkeeper:...He knows it!
That's what their father did back then, he spent three days haggling just to buy a bracelet.
The shopkeeper took a deep breath, squeezed out a smile and said: "Sir, madam, these prices are fixed. If I can take less, I will definitely pay less, but..."
Seeing the change in Zhou Lang's expression, he quickly said: "Although the price cannot be small, I can give you something."
Man Bao asked curiously, "What?"
Zhou Lang who wants to continue bargaining.
The shopkeeper immediately asked the waiter to bring up a small tray, which contained many beautiful little things, such as beads that could be worn on the head, or small earrings.
The earrings are basically silver, but in terms of beauty, they must be made of pearls, and their girls don’t have pierced ears either.
So everyone went to see the pearl flowers.
Zhou Lang asked, "How many pairs are you sending? Are all of us here present?"
Shopkeeper: "...Young master, you're kidding me. There are four young ladies here, so I'll just give you four pairs of earrings or four pairs of beads."
The eyes of Da Ya and others brightened after hearing this.
Seeing that they liked it, Man Bao waved his hand and said: "Buy!"
The three little girls cheered lowly and moved forward to choose.
There is no girl who doesn’t like beauty. Even Man Bao picked out several beaded flowers and put them on her head, and then asked them if they looked good.
Of course the people in the old Zhou family would nod and say it looked good, and the shopkeeper would just stand aside and watch with a smile.
Although the four young ladies were very excited, they were also very well-educated and did not scatter the trinkets in the tray. Instead, they first tried on a pair and then took down a pair.
So the shopkeeper was smiling the whole time.
Their selection speed was not slow, and soon all four of them chose the pearl flower that they liked the most and was recognized by the other party, so Manbao stopped bargaining and waved his little hand and said: "Let's check out."
The waiters on the side were all dumbfounded, thinking that the shopkeeper was really powerful, he could actually identify the rich with his sharp eyes.
Although they are a silver building here, Luojiang County is so big that the number of customers every day is very limited.
There are customers like Man Bao and others who buy several items at a time. He has seen people who are more heroic than her, but he has never seen such a heroic person wearing old washed cotton and linen clothes, bringing brothers, nephews, etc.
They were all linen clothes with patches.
It wasn't until Manbao took out two ingots of silver from his cloth bag and then took out a small silver nugget that he was sure that he was really rich.
The shopkeeper took the money with a smile and wrapped all the gold and silver bracelets they had checked in boxes.
Because of her generosity, the shopkeeper specially gave her an extra pair of beaded flowers.
The total amount was twenty-three or two hundred cents. This day's turnover was enough for him to close the shop and go home for dinner. It's no wonder he was unhappy.
Zhou Lang wrapped all these boxes with a piece of cloth and tied them to his chest. He was also very happy. He waved his hand and said: "Let's go to Cloth Village!"
"Fourth brother, do you want to buy fabric for your sister-in-law?"
"No, I won't buy it for your sister-in-law, I'll buy it for your nephew," Zhou Lang said: "Your nephew has to prepare clothes for the winter. Buy him some thick and soft clothes."
Man Bao: "...I really want to tell my fourth sister-in-law."
Zhou Lang: "Don't talk too much, otherwise if we quarrel later it will be all on you."
Everyone was chatting and laughing as they walked towards Buzhuang. Not far away, they saw a lot of people gathered in front of them, and there was a lot of yelling.
Before Zhou Lang could say anything, Zhou Lang squeezed in with a few kids to watch the fun.
Zhou Lang muttered, hugged the things in his arms tightly with one hand, and held Man Bao's hand with the other. He asked Lao Wu to keep an eye on Si Tou and San Ya, and then he squeezed in.
Surrounding it was a grocery store. Zhou Lang knew that they used to come here to buy things. Their products were pretty good, but the prices were higher than other grocery stores.
Therefore, the old Zhou family who like bargains rarely come here unless they have something special.
I saw a group of very familiar strong men banging on the counter with wooden sticks. The leader said: "I won't embarrass you. Your young master lost this shop to our gambling house, so you have to move."
, you have to move even if you don’t want to move.”