Chapter 443 You get what you pay for

Qingxing smiled. The master's biggest problem is that he always underestimates Miss Lin, thinking that Lin Yuesha is naive and easy to fool. Now look what's happened, as soon as they entered the door, Jinxiufang was suspected.

"Miss, is this Floating Light Brocade?"

Qingxing thought for a moment, then decided to cover it up and said, "I've been around the Lin residence and haven't seen Qin Shi wearing any dresses made of shimmering brocade. How could a small brocade workshop possibly have such a thing?"

It's not a shimmering brocade; it's probably a slightly better imitation.

"Yeah?"

Lin Yuesha was persuaded. After all, the Floating Light Brocade fabric was too precious. Even if the shopkeeper wanted to set a trap, he couldn't afford to use such a valuable fabric, otherwise it would be a losing proposition.

"Miss, are you sure you don't want to try it? This is the only one available, and it's only two taels of silver. You won't lose out or be cheated."

The shopkeeper approached with a female assistant and was very attentive to Lin Yuesha.

Lin Yuesha hesitated. The surrounding shops were packed with people, but Jinxiufang was deserted. In the huge shop, only she and her servant came to choose clothes.

In some ways, it doesn't make sense.

“Miss, it’s only two taels of silver. What are you worried about? Our shop has a golden reputation and we treat everyone fairly, young and old.”

After trying to persuade her for a long time and saying nice things, Lin Yuesha remained unmoved, and the shopkeeper and the staff became anxious.

We need to get rid of the Buddha statue quickly so the shop can resume normal business. To allow the young ladies to enter and choose their clothes, several shop assistants have been sent out to block ladies from entering to buy dresses. This has been the case for the past few days, and the shop has suffered considerable losses.

Lin Yuesha glanced at the shopkeeper with a puzzled look; he had hit the nail on the head. It was just a dress costing two taels of silver, yet the shopkeeper was very eager and desperate to close the deal.

As a businesswoman, Lin Yuesha did some calculations for the shopkeeper.

Jinxiufang is located on the main street of Cangzhou City. It has two floors and is such a grand shop that the annual rent for a shop there is at least several thousand taels or even more.

Including expenses for hiring shop assistants, the cost of fabric, damage to fabric due to improper transportation, and the cost of hiring embroiderers, the daily expenses exceeded one hundred taels.

Even if a dress has flaws, the embroidery on it is genuine. At the very least, the embroidery can be cut off, framed, and used as a decorative piece or screen.

Two taels of silver couldn't even buy such pure-colored embroidery thread.

Lin Yuesha couldn't figure out what the shopkeeper was up to. She wanted to leave immediately, but she was also a little tempted by the cheap dress.

"Shopkeeper, you said this dress has a flaw, but where is the flaw?"

Lin Yuesha lowered her head and stroked the fabric with her hand, but couldn't see anything unusual.

"Miss, you can't see it because the flaw is very well hidden."

The shopkeeper picked up the sleeve of the dress and showed Lin Yuesha the area under her armpit, where a stitch had come loose.

It's only in such a minor detail that he wouldn't have sold it cheaply for only two taels of silver; he wouldn't even have recouped his costs.

"Oh dear, the shop needs to recoup its costs, it can't just sit there like this. This dress probably fits you pretty well, so why don't you buy it?"

Because of his poor acting skills, the shopkeeper had already been rolled his eyes at by Qingxing several times. He was anxious, and sweat beaded on his forehead as he said dryly, "My granddaughter is still young, otherwise, I would have kept this dress for her."

Lin Yuesha walked around Jinxiufang and could only describe it in a few words: high-end, classy, ​​and sophisticated. She couldn't even find such a shop in the prefectural city of the North.

The women in the south are indeed skillful. Perhaps because of their silkworm breeding, they are very proficient in weaving and embroidery, and they are also willing to think about ingenious patterns.

"Shopkeeper, do you have any clothes that my mother wears?"

Lin Yuesha looked at several items, which were priced between two and five taels of silver. She immediately became suspicious and had a better idea of ​​what was going on.

Qingxing then winked at the shopkeeper, suggesting that business requires flexibility. Since the young lady thought the price was too low, they should raise the price slightly to appease her and reduce her suspicions.

"Yes, look, these items are all two taels of silver each, with minor flaws, so I'm selling them cheaply."

The shopkeeper was flustered and didn't understand the meaning behind Qingxing's winking, so he had no choice but to proceed according to his original plan.

The dresses were made of fine material, understated yet luxurious, and surprisingly, they were all priced at two taels of silver, which startled Lin Yuesha.

"Shopkeeper, I have a question I don't understand."

Lin Yuesha was ready to leave, but before she did, she still wanted to say a few words to the shopkeeper.

"May I ask you something?"

The shopkeeper had never realized that serving a customer was so tiring. Wasn't it said that the master's sister was from the north and didn't know anything about fabrics?

The dresses at Jinxiufang are mostly transported from the south; they're not available in the north at all. The fabric is light, breathable, and comfortable to wear. He's asking for such a low price, why not grab it now?

"Do you only have flawed dresses like this?"

As soon as Lin Yuesha entered, the shopkeeper pulled her aside to introduce the flawed items. Did she look like a poor person who couldn't afford better clothes, or were all the dresses in Jinxiufang flawed?

"They are all...flawed."

The shopkeeper spoke with deep regret; he was ruining his own reputation.

Jinxiufang accepts custom orders, and even those costing tens of taels are the most basic styles. It has always been highly regarded among the wealthy people of Cangzhou City.

He's so eager to get the young lady to buy him at a bargain price, even downgrading himself, but the master's sister still doesn't like him. It's so difficult!

The shopkeeper was in a terrible predicament. Qingxing shook her head repeatedly, knowing that if the shopkeeper were to be replaced, he absolutely could not go to the opera troupe. This was a classic case of protesting too much; both her eyes and her expression were telling her that there was something wrong with her young lady's shop.

"Thank you, shopkeeper. I was just passing by. I'll come again if I need anything."

Lin Yuesha, accompanied by her maid, hurried out the door, fearing that if she was even a step too slow, the shopkeeper would stop her and set her up. Fortunately, when she reached the main street, the shopkeeper didn't chase after her, and she breathed a sigh of relief.

"Miss, I'm so tempted by those beautiful dresses, why didn't you take a liking to them?"

Qingxing inwardly resented the shopkeeper for being too obvious, and she tentatively asked, "At least we need to know where the problem lies so we can report back to our master."

Lin Yuesha's face was ashen, and she didn't stop until she had walked a long way.

"Qingxing, you can't buy the clothes from that shop, no matter how cheap they are."

Lin Yuesha pulled back the restless Qingxing and spoke with great certainty.

"Why? This servant thinks the dress looks beautiful, and the price..."

Before Qingxing could finish speaking, Lin Yuesha interrupted her decisively, saying seriously, "Qingxing, you get what you pay for."

The logic is this: even if the shopkeeper insists it's a minor defect, the flaw is invisible, and the price could still be kept high. Who would willingly lose money in business, let alone lose it all? Only a fool would do that.

Therefore, after examining the situation, Lin Yuesha came up with a possibility.