Chapter 78 Potato Flower
The boss behind the scenes was generous, and the shopkeeper received eight hundred coins a month. But now he heard that the lady in front of him was willing to give him a few more taels of silver in private. If he prepared five fish for them, wouldn't that be enough money for half a year?
The shopkeeper usually counted the beads on the abacus very quickly, which made his brain active. He had already opened his eyes and did not think much about it. He did not even doubt why these two were so persistent in getting the red carp.
The shopkeeper put the parrot back into the cage and locked it. He did not hang the cage back up, but placed it carefully on the table.
He turned back to the counter and flipped open an account book with his fingertips. He turned to an unknown page and looked up at Xu Zhao and the other man and said, "Gentlemen, are you willing to wait for five more days?"
Xu Zhao looked at Chen Yu hopefully, and when he saw him nod, he smiled again, "Five days is five days, when can we come and pick it up on the fifth day, shopkeeper?"
Xu Zhao looked particularly handsome when he smiled again. Even the shopkeeper was stunned. No wonder this young man was willing to spend money on his wife. If he had such a beautiful wife, he would also be willing to do so.
A beautiful smile is priceless.
The shopkeeper thought about the habit of the customer who ordered the red carp. They would buy all the red carps they had. The price of live ones was a little higher, but the price of dead ones could be cut to half.
Now this lady also needs to live, so the price is naturally high. What's more, he can get extra money, so naturally he lets this lady choose first.
"The customer who ordered the red carp will come to pick it up at the end of the 4th hour, and the red carp will be delivered to the store around the end of the 5th hour. Otherwise, Madam, please come to choose at the beginning of the 4th hour. There may be more live red carp there."
Xu Zhao looked at Shen Yu inconspicuously.
"In that case, we'll come back then."
Now that we know the time, we have five days to deploy everything after we return. I am afraid that within half a month, the Mobei Kingdom will surrender completely.
"This red carp will be available soon. If Madam likes any other, you can buy them as well." Chen Yu held up the bird cage. "I think this parrot is really good. If Madam likes it, why not take it back as well?"
Xu Zhao's heart moved. This parrot was indeed pretty and taking it home would really help him pass the time.
But she didn't know the price. Would a parrot be very expensive? She looked embarrassed.
Chen Yu saw Xu Zhao's love at a glance, and said generously: "Boss, we want this parrot. We are buying birds and fish. Can you give us some food?"
It is said that the richer people are, the more stingy they are. The shopkeeper has seen this.
But it was just as he said, they bought a lot, so it was only right to give them some food, and the shopkeeper readily agreed.
Xu Zhao walked around the store and was attracted by a potted plant on the antique display shelf.
"Boss, your potted plants are so unique."
The potted plant in front of me has white flowers with a fresh color, a little yellow in the center, and five petals arranged in an orderly manner. The leaves are broad and feathery, with sparse white hairs on both sides.
Xu Zhao thought it looked familiar, it seemed to be potato flowers...
If it is really potato flowers, then what is buried in the soil is probably potatoes!
"Madam, you have a good eye. We got this flower by chance. Now it is a potted plant loved by scholars and scholars in the imperial city of Zhongjin Kingdom."
Xu Zhao: “???”
Isn't that what she understood?
This potato was cultivated to appreciate the words?
"Is this potted plant just for appreciation?" Xu Zhao asked.
After hearing this, Shen Yu knew that Xu Zhaoding had discovered something rare again.
"That... is natural," the shopkeeper didn't understand why the lady asked that.
"Have you ever tried eating the tubers of this flower?"
You know, potatoes can be used to solve the problem of food and clothing. Now they are just used as ordinary potted plants. Isn't it a waste of natural resources?
The shopkeeper didn't expect that the woman in front of him actually knew quite a lot, but it was a pity...
"I'm afraid you don't know, madam. We didn't know about this at first. One year, there was a famine on the border of Jin State. The victims were so hungry that they dug up this rhizome from the ground and ate it. As a result, many people died. Although this flower is beautiful, it is poisonous!"
Hearing this, Xu Zhao widened his eyes and pretended to be horrified. "It's so scary. Fortunately, the shopkeeper was kind enough to tell us about these things."
The shopkeeper waved his hand and said it was just a small matter. Since a customer asked, he would naturally answer whatever the customer asked.
"I like this flower, too. How many are there in the store?"
After hearing this, Chen Yu immediately took out his purse and pretended to pay.
The shopkeeper had never expected to meet a wealthy man today, and his face was full of smiles. "This is the only pot we have in the shop right now. If Madam likes it, I'll have some more delivered in five days."
Xu Zhao really wanted to make the decision on the spot, but she was penniless, so she had to ask her rich boss about this matter.
She turned sideways and grabbed Shen Yu's arm, shaking it coquettishly, "Husband, I like these flowers too, why don't we buy some and take them back."
The soft and tender tone of voice, coupled with Xu Zhao's skilled calling of "husband", made Shen Yu feel elated. Without asking for the reason, he immediately made the decision, "Boss, we'll take this basin away first, and come back to get the rest in five days."
As he spoke, Chen Yu took out one or two taels of silver from his purse, which was the difference between the two. He threw the rest of the purse to the shopkeeper.
The purse drew a graceful arc in the air, and the shopkeeper quickly grabbed it and said happily: "Okay! Don't worry, sir, I will definitely prepare the best for you two!"
Chen Yu carried the birdcage in one hand and the potted plant in the other as he walked out of the exotic goods shop.
After walking a little further, a dark shadow appeared from the darkness, came to Chen Yu and took the thing in his hand.
When Xu Zhao saw them, he naturally knew that they were Chen Yu's secret guards. Think about it, as a princess, she would go out without any followers, so she must have someone protecting her secretly.
But I didn’t expect that the secret guards with great martial arts skills would become free labor.
The waiter of the teahouse was very well-behaved. He saw Xu Zhao and Shen Yu returning to the door of the teahouse from a distance. He greeted them carrying some packaged pastries.
"My two guests, your cakes."
Chen Yu took it, thanked him, and gave the last ounce of silver he had to the waiter.
Now he had many questions to ask Xu Zhao, so he didn't say anything to the waiter and returned to the place where the horses were parked with the cakes.
The first time is new, the second time is familiar. The second time Xu Zhao got on the horse, he was more experienced and it was easier for him.
"Gee!" He rode out of the city.
After making sure there was no one around, the horse slowed down.
"Zhao Zhao, I was rude in the store just now."
Xu Zhao knew that he was talking about the two of them pretending to be a couple, so she didn't care much. "I didn't suffer any loss. I called the prince husband a few times, but it was just a temporary measure. Don't mind it."
Knowing Xu Zhao's temperament, Chen Yu didn't act pretentiously, but asked something else, "Then we will arrange for someone to come over in five days?"
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