"You are the maid, your whole family are maids!" Bai Jianjia's face changed instantly. She took the gold bracelet from Manager Xu and pretended to walk out.

"Five, four, three..." Bai Jianjia counted the time in her mind: "Why don't you call me quickly?"

"That's right, it's this arrogant attitude that makes her a typical rich girl without a doubt." Shopkeeper Xu felt relieved immediately.

Shopkeeper Xu didn't know that there would be a compulsory course in the future called "Actor's Self-cultivation", which would specifically teach people how to change faces.

"Girl, please stay."

"Business requires kindness. I'll take this deal." Shopkeeper Xu quickly agreed and weighed it carefully. "Miss, this gold bracelet is about half an ounce. How about I give it to you for five strings of cash?"

"Five strings of cash?" Bai Jianjia stared at Shopkeeper Xu and blurted out, "This was the most popular bracelet sold at the Tang Family Gold and Silver Shop in the capital last year. Even ten strings of cash were hard to come by. Can you give me five strings of cash?"

"Miss, you also said that was when we bought it. When we sell it, isn't it based on the price of the raw materials? Half an ounce of gold is exactly five strings of cash. I won't give you any less."

"Then I might as well go to the pawnshop. I can get at least seven or eight strings of cash." Bai Jianjia said arrogantly.

"Miss, the pawnshop is run by the government. Aren't you afraid of being found by your family if you go there rashly?" Manager Xu is very smart and looks like he has you in his hands.

"You!" Bai Jianjia feigned anger and said, "Five strings of cash is five strings of cash. Give me another set of clothes, or I'd rather risk being found by my family and pawn it at a pawnshop."

"Okay, come with me to the backyard and I'll ask the tailor to alter your clothes."

During the Song Dynasty, the economy was prosperous and trade was developed, especially in big cities. Most of the families living on the street converted their houses into a style of shop in front and yard in the back, either doing business themselves or renting them to other merchants. Xu's Cloth Shop was no exception.

Manager Xu brought Bai Jianjia into the backyard, told the old woman to treat her well, and then went straight to the west wing, where the two tailors he brought with him were working.

"Shopkeeper Xu, you haven't measured the size yet?"

"Measure the size?" Shopkeeper Xu slowed down his pace, turned around and replied proudly, "Everyone in Jinling knows that my eyes are the best ruler, and they are accurate to the last detail."

Shopkeeper Xu’s inner thoughts: The road is flat and level, there is no such thing as size. Even a newly-qualified apprentice can see through it at a glance.

"Amazing!" Bai Jianjia exclaimed in praise. It is true that every profession has its own expertise and every field has its own talents.

Soon, a woman in her forties came out of the main house on the north side and said warmly, "What a pretty girl! It will take a while for you to change your clothes. Come in and sit and wait."

"Oh, okay! Thank you, Auntie." Bai Jianjia replied politely and bowed like a woman from the Song Dynasty.

The so-called "Wanfu" ceremony refers to when a woman performs a ceremony, she crosses her hands to her chest and abdomen, slightly bends her knees, lowers her head, and recites "Wanfu" at the same time.

Not to mention that Bai Jianjia herself is a fan of Song Dynasty history and has done quite a bit of research on the service, etiquette, customs, and food of the Song Dynasty; before she traveled through time, "Dreams of Splendor" starring Liu Yifei and Liu Yan was a hit on the Internet. One was a fairy sister and the other was a sexy beauty. The "Wanfu" ceremony was so graceful that Bai Jianjia really swallowed her saliva when she saw it.

There was a square table in the room, on which were placed a teapot, teacups, and a half-eaten peach. The fact that the family could eat peaches at this time of year meant that Manager Xu's cloth shop was still quite profitable...

Seeing this, the hungry Bai Jianjia couldn't help swallowing. She was thirsty and hungry, and her stomach had begun to control her brain.

"My son is learning martial arts in the capital. When he came back for the New Year, he spent one string of coins to buy five peaches, which works out to two hundred coins each. He has no idea how hard it is to make money." The woman scolded her son for spending money recklessly, but she did not hide the smile on her face.

"There's only half left. How about I give it to you?" The woman picked up half a peach on the table and handed it to Bai Jianjia.

"Thank you, Auntie. I'll just have a bowl of water. The peaches are your son's filial piety, so it's most appropriate for you to eat them." Bai Jianjia quickly refused. She had severe mysophobia, and the peaches were covered in the woman's saliva. Even if she starved to death, she would never eat other people's leftovers.

"You are a beautiful girl, and you speak nicely." The woman took a big bite of the peach and laughed while eating.

Bai Jianjia thanked him, sat down at the table, and drank three bowls of tea in succession before she breathed a sigh of relief and felt much more comfortable.

When he looked up, he saw that the woman's eyes were bulging outwards like a dead fish, her hands were tightly clutching her throat, her face was flushed, her lips were dark, and her breathing was noisy, making a "grinding" sound.

As a top student majoring in clinical medicine, Bai Jianjia could tell at a glance that the woman had a peach stuck in her throat.

He quickly walked behind the woman, put his arms through her armpits, clenched his right fist, pressed his left hand on his right fist, and pressed his two thumbs against the woman's stomach, ready to rescue her.

The Heimlich maneuver is an essential skill for saving lives and healing the wounded.

Just as Bai Jianjia was about to exert her strength, a young man wearing green cloth, about seventeen or eighteen years old, walked out from the inner room.

Seeing Bai Jianjia holding the woman, he screamed and shouted, "Let my mother go."

Before Bai Jianjia could even argue, she felt her arm tighten, and then she was yanked up and flung to the ground. The young man also snatched the woman he was holding.

Her head hit the ground hard, and Bai Jianjia felt dizzy. She shook her head vigorously and looked towards the table again.

The boy also noticed that something was wrong with his mother at this time, and his face was full of panic and he didn't know what to do.

Bai Jianjia was furious: "Will you save people?"

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