Shaoyao took a few strips of bacon, two strips of fresh pork weighing about thirty kilograms, an old hen with its legs and feet tied, a basket of eggs, and some snacks made by Bai Ling, stuffing them all into Bai Ling's head.
In the basket of the spirit.
Bai Ling was stunned for a moment. Seeing that Shaoyao wanted to take live fish, he quickly stopped her and said, "My family sells fish. Sister, please stop pretending to be a fish."
"That's it." Shaoyao looked around the kitchen, took a bag, and put a few handfuls of peanuts, lotus seeds, longan, and red dates in it. "These things can feed a person. Just make porridge and eat it."
They took another ten kilograms each of rice, flour, and peony. It wasn't until Bai Ling shouted that they couldn't carry anymore that they stopped.
While Shaoyao was getting things, Bai Ling had been thinking about why Shaoyao was so generous. Even if it was to show generosity to others, it would be too much.
Aren't you afraid that you won't be able to explain to Grandma Hong when you turn around?
"Sister, could you please tell Grandma Hong that I don't want anyone to know that I came to your house to cook? I'm just a country girl. I'm afraid that what I say will be misrepresented and cause trouble to the family." Bai Ling
Before leaving, he took Shaoyao's hand and asked.
"Okay, I will tell Grandma Hong." Shaoyao agreed with a smile.
Bai Ling waved goodbye and left. Shaoyao's smile was replaced by a tangled look after Bai Ling walked away, but he soon smiled again.
"You don't want to be a cook, and you don't want to eat a bowl of rice from a cook. If I learn it, it won't affect you. Besides, these things can't be bought for less than ten taels of silver, which is enough for tuition." After Shaoyao finished speaking, he turned around and left.
Return to Qian Mansion through the back door.
After leaving Qian's Mansion without getting the reward this time, Bai Ling was eager to earn some cash to buy some more medicine for Bai Liu.
When there were no pedestrians on the road, I put my backpack and a cloth bag filled with peonies into the space. I took the paper I got at Qian Mansion and the jewelry pictures I drew to go to the century-old store in the town - Hongtai Yinlou.
.
The sun is shining brightly at noon in late July, and almost no one goes out to buy at this time, so the shop assistants are nodding their heads and yawning.
Bai Ling's footsteps entering the door scared the waiter so much that he stood up and yelled out of habit, "What jewelry do you want to choose? Our Hongtai Silver Building..."
Before the waiter finished speaking, he saw Bai Ling wearing patched clothes. He frowned and waved impatiently: "This is a silver building. If you want to buy some flowers, go to the market."
Bai Ling felt uncomfortable knowing that his clothes could easily be looked down upon by others.
But when I think about it, I spent more than ten yuan to buy rice paper. If I don’t try to sell it, wouldn’t I lose money on the rice paper?
Bai Ling has already inquired about the shopkeeper Shen of Hongtai Silver Building. He is a good person and the prices here are fair.
"I'm a guest here. Didn't your master teach you anything?" Bai Ling said with a bit of displeasure. Before the waiter could chase people away with his broom, he took out two pieces of silver and said, "Although I don't have much money, I can't.
Isn’t it enough to buy a few pairs of silver lilacs?”
The purse that the Qian Mansion rewarded contained a few pieces of silver. It was estimated that one piece weighed a penny.
When the clerk saw the silver, his attitude immediately changed. He led Bai Ling towards the counter and introduced several small silver lilacs: "These are the most suitable for little girls to wear, and they are not expensive. Let's see which one you like.
I’ll give you a quote if it’s small.”
"Are these just the styles?" Bai Ling frowned dissatisfied.
The silver lilac recommended by the clerk is indeed small, but the style is not innovative, let alone clever writing.
The waiter thought that Bai Ling was reluctant to buy it and was deliberately making things difficult, so he said in an impatient tone: "If you can't afford the money, don't show off here. Go home quickly and waste my time. Who doesn't know that Hongtai Silver Building is the largest in Wufu Town?"
Yinlou, the jewelry here is the best."
"You're so rude, you're still a frog in a well. Is there no other place in the world besides Wufu Town? Hongtai Silver Tower is the largest in Wufu Town, but it's also the largest in the county and prefecture.
Isn't the silver building successful?" Bai Ling raised his voice intentionally and shouted dissatisfied.
As the beaded curtain in the backyard moved slightly, Bai Ling noticed a slightly stout figure. Judging from the style of the clothes, he didn't look like a clerk.
Only by attracting attention can your design be sold.
Damn, in order to make money, Bai Ling had to play some tricks.
"Hey! You're a little girl and you dare to teach me a lesson. You should leave quickly before I get angry, or else..." The boy picked up the broom in his backhand in a coaxing manner.
Bai Ling puffed up his chest and looked at the waiter without fear. The coldness in his eyes actually made the eighteen or nineteen-year-old waiter a little frightened.
Seeing this, shopkeeper Shen opened the bead curtain and walked forward, scolding: "This is how I teach you how to treat guests? Why don't you apologize quickly?"
"It's just a minor mistake. Don't take it personally, girl." When the shopkeeper came out, the waiter started working with a broom, without any arrogance.
"Something happened at home, buddy. I bumped into the girl. I apologize to the girl. If the girl likes something today, I can make it cheaper for you, okay?" Shopkeeper Shen said with a smile.
Bai Ling is here to do business, so he will not be in trouble with Shopkeeper Shen.
He put away the coldness on his body, raised the corners of his lips, and put on a sweet smile.
"You don't dare to apologize to the shopkeeper." After glancing at the jewelry, Bai Ling smacked his lips and said, "To be honest with the shopkeeper, I really didn't come here to buy jewelry today. After all, the poor people in my family are almost out of food."
Shopkeeper Shen's expression changed slightly, he looked at Bai Ling and guessed her intentions.
"But even if I have money, I will not buy jewelry from your store. There is really nothing I like." As if he didn't notice the black face of the shopkeeper, Bai Ling took out a few drawings from his waist and said proudly.
He said: "This is a drawing I drew. Is it better-looking than the jewelry you have here?"
Bai Ling's confident smile is like the sunshine in July, making people unable to open their eyes.
Shopkeeper Shen's attention was on the drawings. His shrewd eyes seemed to have seen the silver, and he took it over and looked through it.
There are five pictures drawn on a piece of rice paper, including lilacs, rings, bracelets, necklaces, and hairpins. You can tell at a glance that they are a set.
"Is this painted by a girl?" Shopkeeper Shen's voice was filled with joy.
"Uh-huh." Bai Ling nodded, raised his thin little hand, and took back the drawings one by one, "When I have money, I will buy a set of jewelry like this. It will be the only one. It's not just that.
Yes, I still want to make many sets and design the patterns myself, so people will be envious of them."
"Little girl, I will give you a set of jewelry like this, can you sell me the blueprint?" Shopkeeper Shen realized that he had lost his temper and was embarrassed to grab the blueprint again, but he was unwilling to miss it like this.
"Is the shopkeeper bullying me for being young?" Bai Ling pouted and said dissatisfiedly: "This set of jewelry is small and light, and the cost of silver will not exceed two taels, and the craftsmanship fee will not exceed five taels."
Shopkeeper Shen made a calculation in his mind, looked at Bai Ling's clothes, thought for a moment and said, "Except for the silver jewelry, I can't give you more than two taels of silver."
"It is said that Hongtai Yinlou is a century-old brand and the most honest in doing business. I don't think this is the case." As he said this, Bai Ling lowered his eyes and choked up: "If it wasn't to treat my mother's illness, how could I not afford jewelry? , even if it costs ten or eighty taels, I can’t bear to sell this blueprint. I’d rather keep it and sell it in the county town, and I’ll definitely get a better price.”
Shopkeeper Shen's mouth twitched, Lao Jianghu obviously understood what Bai Ling meant. (To be continued)