Liang Shuyan was reborn as the mother of a group of children. Being a mother was one thing, but she also happened to be in the midst of a famine. With originally precarious meals and the added hard...
"Alright, 15 coins it is. That's 150 jin in total, which is 2 liang and 250 coins!"
The shopkeeper didn't back down at all and immediately ordered the wild boar meat to be taken away.
"Look, since that's the case, how about sending over any wild game you have next time? We can discuss the price, okay?"
Sanwang accepted the silver from the shopkeeper and nodded.
After leaving the restaurant, Sanwang drove his donkey cart to the market!
This was the first time Sanwang had earned money independently. He wanted to buy something for his mother, because she never knew how to buy anything for herself in order to support the family!
On the bustling street, Sanwang stopped his donkey cart and went to a tailor shop. He went inside and found that the shop had clothes for men, women, young and old!
A young girl wearing a light green dress walked over and asked, "Excuse me, are you buying clothes?"
"No, I want to buy my mother a dress. Do you have any clothes that would fit her?" Sanwang glanced at the girl.
The young girl seemed very enthusiastic. Pointing to a piece of clothing on a rack not far away, she said, "Look at this dress, how about it? It's lotus root color, not too dark, it's perfect for older women!"
Sanwang's face immediately darkened as he said, "These are the clothes an old woman wears? You want to give these clothes to my mother?"
The little girl was frightened by Sanwang's behavior: "Isn't your mother an old woman?"
Sanwang clenched his fists tightly and said, word by word, "I think your mother is the old woman. How could she choose clothes like this for my mother? Humph!"
The little girl muttered, "His son is so big already, how young can his mother be? Really!"
Sanwang strode out, and the woman from the clothing store next door called out from afar, "Hey young man, we also sell clothes here. Why don't you come and take a look at our store? Our clothes are all imported from the capital, they're very nice!"
Without hesitation, Sanwang turned around and walked into the room next door.
He immediately spotted the crimson garment on the wall, pointed at it, and said to the shopkeeper, "Shopkeeper, bring this garment down for me; I want to buy it for my mother!"
The shopkeeper exclaimed, "Oh my, what a filial child you are, and you have such good taste! Your mother would look great in this outfit; she must be very young!"
Sanwang's emotions flared up immediately, and he nodded: "That's right, my mother is very young, but that girl just recommended clothes for old women to me. It really makes me angry just thinking about it!"
"No problem, I'll give you a discount, how about 15 coins?"
"Shopkeeper, could you make the price a little lower? This price is really a bit too high!"
Sanwang thought to himself, "My mother always says that making money is not easy and that we should learn to negotiate prices. Even though I'm buying clothes for my mother now, I should still save money wherever I can."
The shopkeeper hesitated for a moment, then said, "Alright, considering how filial you are to your mother, how about 12 coins? That's the lowest I can go. It's not easy for us to do business; we can't afford to lose money."
Sanwang nodded, took out 12 coins from his purse and handed them to the shopkeeper, who then wrapped up the clothes and gave them to Sanwang.
After leaving the clothing store, Sanwang saw embroidered patterns at the entrance and remembered that his grandmother liked them, so he bought a few and also bought some candied hawthorns for the children.
There was a jewelry shop across the street. He went in and saw a coral bracelet. He spent 10 coins, carefully took it, put it in his pocket, and happily got on the donkey cart.
In Daling Village, Liang Shuyan had just returned from her new house. The new house was now in the stage of plastering and tiling, and she needed to check on the progress of the project. In addition, there were several orders for the tea shop, so she had to keep a close eye on the tea shop to speed up production while also ensuring quality.
Back in the house, I lay down on the kang (heated brick bed) to take a nap, when I heard Sanwang return.
He untied the donkey cart, led the donkey to the backyard, added hay, and then turned and went out.
When Grandma Jin saw Jin Wang return, she smiled and said, "Oh my, Jin Wang is back! So fast! You sold all that pork?"
"Yes, that's right, Grandma!"
As he spoke, he handed the flower pattern he had bought to Grandma Jin and whispered, "Grandma, look what I bought for you?"
Grandma Jin took the stack of patterns and looked at them one by one, rubbing her eyes with delight: "Oh my, where did you buy such beautiful patterns! I never thought my grandson would remember that his grandma likes embroidery!"
Afterwards, he went to Liang Shuyan's room. Liang Shuyan was resting. Sanwang glanced at her, carefully placed the clothes on the kang (a heated brick bed), and wanted to turn around and leave.
Liang Shuyan opened her eyes, saw the clothes on the pit, and exclaimed excitedly, "What? You've sold all the pork so quickly?"
"Mother, you're awake. I thought you were asleep."
Liang Shuyan glanced at the dress on the kang (a heated brick bed) and said, "Did you buy this for Mother?"
Sanwang blushed and said, "Yes, Mother, this is the first time I've really earned money on my own. I thought about how you've been so busy taking care of the family, buying this and that, but never remembering to buy anything for yourself. So, I bought it for you. Mother, would you like to try it?"
Liang Shuyan's eyes welled up with tears, and she almost couldn't hold them back. She said, "Okay, Mother will try, I'll try. You go out and wait for Mother!"
When Jin Sanwang saw Liang Shuyan's reddened eyes, he couldn't help but shed tears himself. For so many years, his mother had been taking care of the family, and he had almost made his mother sad because of Yinxia. Thinking of this, he couldn't help but want to hit himself.
"This child actually remembered to buy me clothes. Sigh, because of this Aunt Liu, this child was almost wronged." Liang Shuyan changed into this purplish-red dress, which not only showed off her figure but also made her skin look much whiter.
Liang Shuyan looked at herself in the mirror, tidied herself up, and came out.
In the courtyard, there was not only Sanwang, but also Ruyan, Old Lady Jin, Dashan, Zhao Heng, his two daughters-in-law, and Mr. Su leading a group of students from the school.
Liang Shuyan wore a crimson long dress, which not only accentuated her well-proportioned figure but also made her skin appear much fairer.
Zhao Heng covered his mouth and was the first to exclaim, "Oh my, Auntie is so beautiful! This outfit is really gorgeous! I can't believe this is my auntie!"
Jin Dashan rubbed his eyes, seemingly unable to believe it was really him!
"Sanwang, did you buy this for your aunt? You have such good taste. I didn't expect it to fit so well. Look, your aunt looks even better than rich ladies."
Liang Shuya said excitedly, "I never expected that my Sanwang would be so filial, buying his old mother such a well-fitting dress. Oh, I'm so happy!"
"Beibei's mom, what's wrong? Are you about to give birth?"