Chapter 1299 Too Friendly
It doesn’t matter if she doesn’t know, so I’ll just tell her.
Otherwise, if we set this precedent, who knows if others will come to our house and ask for a taste for their children? If we don’t give it to them, we will offend them.
How many times can she afford to give? If she doesn't give in the future, it will still make people unhappy.
Why would she do such a thing?
Besides, Qiao Xuan didn’t want to indulge the man who knew strawberries were valuable but still pretended not to know and came to ask for them.
The aunt didn't expect Qiao Xuan to not give her any face at all. She felt a little embarrassed and unhappy.
But Qiao Xuan gave the child candied fruit, and the child ate it happily. She couldn't say anything else, so she smiled sourly and said a few words: "Their family must have made a lot of money selling these strawberries, right?" It's really enviable.
Qiao Xuan hated this kind of gossip the most, so she smiled and said nothing.
What's more, this aunt is a well-known gossiper in this area.
However, the aunt did not intend to let her go. She came closer with a smile and said, "Hey, Madam Shao, how much money did you make from selling these strawberries?"
Qiao Xuan: “.”
It seems that she and Shao Yunduan are too kind and friendly to their neighbors!
If she were a wife of an official, those of lower status would never dare to speak to her like this, and those of higher status would not be able to bring themselves to do so. The couple had always kept a low profile, and the neighbors only knew that Shao Yunduan had been promoted and was highly valued by the Eastern Palace, but that Shao Yunduan and Qiao Xuan were still the same as before, so everyone gradually changed from being curious and respectful at the beginning to being calm and indifferent.
I just think this is just a superficial statement. If I really want to be valued by the East Palace, how can it be the same as before? It can be seen that this is just what I say!
The people in the imperial city are different from those in small places. They are not afraid of officials. After all, they can often see princes and nobles on the road, so they have become calm.
Otherwise, this aunt would never dare to come to ask for strawberries and repeatedly ask how much money Qiao Xuan earned.
"I don't make much, just enough to live comfortably and tailor two sets of clothes a year!"
"Really? That's impossible!"
“That’s it!”
When the aunt saw Qiao Xuan practicing Tai Chi with a smile on her face, she knew she couldn't get anything out of her, so she curled her lips secretly, muttered a few words, and then slowly walked away with the child in her arms.
In the afternoon, Qiao Xuan met another lady and learned from her that this aunt's son was looking for a better job recently. The whole family wanted to ask Qiao Xuan for a few kilograms of strawberries to give as a gift to the person in charge, saying that it would be decent and beautiful.
Fortunately, Qiao Xuan didn’t give it to me.
Qiao Xuan was speechless.
In fact, if that auntie told the truth and expressed her willingness to pay for a few pounds, Qiao Xuan might sell her three or four pounds at six coins per pound, and then give her a discount when collecting the money. As for giving it as a gift, that was not the first thing she could do.
But she insisted on having such little thoughts.
After dinner in the evening, Qiao Xuan told Shao Yunduan about this with a smile. Shao Yunduan was a little amused and helpless. His wife was really a bit pitiful. She had to deal with such trivial matters at home every day, right?
After a few words of idle chat, Shao Yunduan thought: "My wife, why don't we buy another house and move to another place?"
Although most of the families in this neighborhood are well-off, Shao Yunduan is the only one who is an official. The others are ordinary people from all walks of life, so all kinds of trivial matters are inevitable.
If we go to an area where many officials gather, everyone will pay more attention to protecting their privacy and will be more measured in their words and actions.
(End of this chapter)
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