Through the conversation with Mr. Tian, Tian Minyan has learned that prices in the Southern Kingdom era were almost the same as those in the Ming Dynasty.
Rice costs one tael of silver and two stones, and working as a low-level maid in a wealthy family earns about eighteen taels of silver a year. This does not include filial piety and other things. If you meet an unscrupulous master, you can make up for any reason to deduct it.
, it is possible to work for nothing for a year.
If she wanted to pay back the money as soon as possible, she might be able to work as a maid and advance her salary in advance. But this was impossible. She had never had such an idea. Not to mention that selling herself as a maid would not give her personal freedom. Her ambition
It's not here either.
Besides, she already had a big plan to make a fortune, how could she become a frustrated little maid for such a small amount of money? She must have lost her mind and gone crazy to do this!
Tian Minyan walked towards the village carrying an empty load. As soon as she entered the village, she heard a burst of cheers. When she looked up, she saw several children dancing and shouting around someone, and two village girls covering their heads.
He was snickering and bending over to pick and choose.
Tian Minyan took a closer look and saw that it was so lively. It turned out that a salesman had come to the village to sell items.
Putting down the burden, Tian Minyan walked over and took a look. Two large dustpans were placed on the ground. There were various objects on the dustpans, including rattles for children, rouge and gouache for girls, handkerchief flowers, and needlework.
There are various kinds of goods such as shoe soles, but what attracts these children are the sesame candies wrapped in coarse white sandpaper.
Tian Minyan also recognized this salesman, his surname was Ding, and he often came to the village to sell goods. But she didn't like him very much. Although salesmen can only do business by being sweet and smooth, she felt that this salesman Ding was too sweet and smooth, and she was annoyed.
He has a handsome appearance, which is most pleasing to those daughters-in-law. He looks very romantic.
Look at the two daughters-in-law, who were praised so much by him. Their faces were rosy and pink, and they were taking small bronze mirrors and taking pictures of their temples left and right. The more they looked at them, the more they felt that what he said was right.
Tian Minyan looked over and saw that it was just a small rose silk flower. Although the color was bright, the workmanship was rough and the materials used were poor. It was not easy to see.
"Sister-in-law of the Zhang family, don't say that I am fooling you. According to me, you are the most discerning in this whole village. This silk flower comes from the south of the Yangtze River. It is made of high-quality materials and is most popular with beauties like you.
Look, it looks like a flower when you wear it." Ding, the salesman, sighed as he persuaded, "It's a pity that these two are the only ones left in Yangmei Village, so I don't have to buy more."
The Zhang family's sister-in-law was only around 20 years old. After hearing what he said, she looked at the bronze mirror. The more she looked at it, the more satisfied she became. The corners of her mouth were raised high, and she was obviously very pleased with herself.
The salesman was a very discerning man, and when he saw this, he became even more decisive: "These silk flowers are rare to buy. There is no such shop after passing this village. The sister-in-law of Yan's family in Hejia Village in front of me would still be there if her father-in-law hadn't gotten old.
To keep her filial piety, she also wants to buy a Daidai." "Old" is a local dialect in this county, which means that the old man has died at the end of his life.
"Ten cents is a bit too expensive. Brother Ding, please give it less." Upon hearing this, the Zhang family's sister-in-law pursed her lips and felt a little hesitant.
"Oh, my dear sister-in-law, we can't miss any more. They sell for eighteen cents in town. You're pitiful because I haven't even got a wife yet. Why don't you add two more? I'm just hoping to use it to get a wife."
Ding Guolang looked very bitter and resentful, and was very embarrassed.
"Go, go, you can't get a wife with your smooth mouth?" Zhang's sister-in-law said angrily, bit her lip, and finally made up her mind and said, "Okay, I want this flower." Wear it at night.
That damn ghost should be very happy to see it.
Sister-in-law Zhang paid readily, but Tian Minyan, who was watching from the sidelines, was shocked. This tattered silk flower with rough workmanship and poor materials was sold for ten cents, and it was sold for eighteen cents in the town?
