The sewing basket quickly attracted visitors. When someone asked the price, Chen Ahfu raised the price to 150 coins and refused to lower it. It was not because she was raising the price, but because she was afraid that the sewing basket would sell too quickly and they would not be able to wait for the people they were waiting for.

Even at this price, two were bought by a girl with several maids, and one was bought by a woman.

The sewing kit was not taken out, because the people before him did not seem to be able to pay ten taels of silver to buy that kit.

Half an hour later, the woman who bought the sewing basket came back. She asked Chen Afu angrily why he sold it at a higher price than the one in front of Lingyin Temple.

Chen Ahfu explained with a smile, "Look, Auntie, the needlework baskets I sell are made of fine willow branches, and the baskets are filled with silk instead of fine cloth. The material is good, so it is more expensive. If you think it is too expensive, just return it to me, and you can buy another one at the foot of the mountain. That store will also be ours."

After hearing this, the woman felt that it was not cost-effective to buy this basket, so she returned it and said she would go down the mountain to buy a cheaper one.

Chen Dabao was very anxious when he saw that his mother did not take out the sewing kit to sell. If he couldn't sell a single sewing kit, how would he get the money to eat wontons in front of Lingyin Temple?

Chen Ahfu whispered in his ear, "Don't worry, Dabao. If there's a big deal coming, mother will definitely not miss it."

Around the end of the 4th hour, several carriages and a dozen men on horseback came up from the mountain. The carriages stopped in front of the nunnery, and several women with hair covered in pearls and jade and a group of maids and servants came out of the carriages. After a discussion, two older masters brought two men and several maids into the nunnery, and a young beauty in her twenties led two young girls and several servants and men to the stall.

The beauty, the two little girls and the man were obviously the masters, with extraordinary bearing and gorgeous clothes. Especially the beauty, she was wearing a rose purple jacquard brocade jacket, a lavender embroidered brocade pleated skirt, and a particularly eye-catching large phoenix hairpin inlaid with sapphires and red gold on her head, which shone brightly in the sun.

The golden swallow in the sewing basket, contrary to its listless look, flew out like lightning without waiting for Chen Afu to chase it away, so fast that no one noticed it.

Seeing those distinguished persons coming this way, the vendors perked up and promoted their products in a low voice.

A little girl of eleven or twelve was quickly attracted by the sewing basket and said, "What a beautiful little basket."

Chen Dabao said quickly, "Miss, this is a sewing basket. Buy one. It's not expensive, only 150 coins each."

Dabao was already pretty, and her crisp words attracted the attention of the others. A respectable old woman said, "A sewing basket costs 150 coins, and you still say it's not expensive."

Another little girl, about eight or nine years old, picked up a sewing basket and said, "This sewing basket is so exquisite. I have never seen such a beautiful sewing basket. Mom, Uncle Six, I like it."

The young lady also liked them and said with a smile, "The sewing baskets are quite unique. Let's buy all of them."

Chen Ahfu took out a sewing kit from his bag and said, "Grandma, I have a beautiful sewing kit here. Please take a look and see if it suits your taste."

The beautiful lady took the sewing bag and saw the dog head smiling at her. She giggled, "Oh, this little dog on the purse is so funny. It's smiling at me."

The little girl next to her also laughed and said coquettishly, "Mom, I like this little puppy so much, please buy me one."

The beauty nodded and turned the bag over again. Her eyes widened in surprise and she said, "Oh my God, is this a button? It's so delicately made and so beautiful. It actually looks like two blooming chrysanthemums."

A woman next to her was also amazed and said, "You can make a buttonhole like this, it looks like a flower. I am really impressed."

Chen Ahfu smiled and said, "Well, this is a chrysanthemum button made by my mother. It is not easy to make, and it takes more time than making clothes. If this button is sewn on clothes, it will not only serve as a button, but also a beautiful decoration."

The beautiful lady's eyes lit up, and she seemed to have thought of some unique and beautiful clothes.

Chen Ahfu laughed again and said, "Grandma, open the button again, there is something else inside."

The beautiful woman opened the three buttons, and the bag became a round piece of cloth with several exquisite small bags and ribbons sewn on it.

Chen Afu then took out a square plum blossom-shaped sewing bag and opened it, explaining where the pins were, where to put the thread, the thimble, the awl, the buttons, the wonderful uses of the straps, and so on.

Everyone sighed, this idea was really a coincidence. It sounds simple, but why didn't anyone think of it before?

Both little girls liked the puppy on the bag. One called it "Mom" and the other called it "Aunt Four", asking her to buy it quickly.

The beauty smiled and said, "Okay, okay, buy it." Then she asked Chen Ahfu, "How much is this bag?"

Chen Ahfu said, "This sewing kit took quite some time and effort, and it costs twelve taels of silver each."

She raised the price by two taels of silver. Among these people, the adult liked buttons and the little girl liked cartoon puppies. They looked very rich and didn't seem to be robbing people. They shouldn't refuse twelve taels of silver to buy their beloved.

The beautiful lady didn't take her eyes off the buttons on the bag, but she said, "Twelve taels of silver for a bag is a sky-high price. Even the most expensive purse made at the Shui Linglong Embroidery Workshop in the capital doesn't cost more than ten taels of silver."

The two little girls next to them got anxious and said, "But we like this bag and the dog on it."

Chen Dabao said hurriedly, "Grandma, we not only sell bags, but also designs. Look, this smiling dog, the beautiful buttons, and the exquisite sewing kit style, we are the first."

His words made those people laugh.

The man smiled and fanned himself, "This bag has so many advantages, and my sister-in-law and niece like it, so I'll buy three."

Chen Afu smiled and said that he had only made eight bags like this and had not sold them to other companies. This kind of button was also sold for the first time and had not been circulated yet. It was the only one in the world.

After hearing this, the beautiful lady had a plan in mind. She smiled and said, "If this kind of button has not spread out, I will buy all your bags and give you an extra 20 taels of silver. You are not allowed to make or sell this kind of chrysanthemum button again." After a pause, she continued, "Perhaps in less than half a year, this kind of button will spread out. Well, I can't stop you from making a living. You can make it again after a year." Then she frowned and said, "If you lie or dare to make and sell it secretly, our silver is not given for nothing... You are all nearby villagers, right?"

I don't know what kind of rich family they come from, they don't need to sign an agreement with ordinary people, just a few words of threats can do it. However, this family is really nice, they didn't force me, I bought all eight bags, and the design price was reasonable.

Chen Ahfu smiled and said, "Yes, I've made a note of it. We are indeed villagers nearby, and our home is in Xiangluo Village, more than 20 miles away from here."

When the man heard about Xiangluo Village, he laughed and said, "You are from Xiangluo Village? What a coincidence."

Eight bags, ninety-six taels of silver, plus an extra twenty taels, a total of one hundred and sixteen taels of silver. Four needlework baskets were given one tael of silver, and they said no change was needed. Chen Ahfu was given five twenty-tael silver ingots, one ten-tael, one five-tael, and two one-tael silver ingots.

Victory in the first battle is already the best result.