There are many things to buy for the Chinese New Year, and the first and most important thing is to buy a lunar calendar for the new year.
The Ye family didn’t have the habit of buying this before because no one in the family was illiterate.
It was not until Ye Changrui learned to read that the Ye family started buying them.
The almanacs that ordinary people can afford are not of very good quality. The yellowed paper is printed with dates, solar terms and some simple dos and don'ts.
Now, when they arrived in front of the stall selling almanacs in Beijing, the Ye family was dazzled.
I never knew there were so many styles of almanacs.
There are even snow-white papers with colorful words and patterns printed on them, which are so beautiful.
Old Mrs. Ye stared with her eyes wide open and could hardly walk.
Ye Juaner quickly pulled her away and said, "Old sister-in-law, don't just look at that thing because it looks good. It's very expensive!
"Didn't you see he only had that one copy? He just put it out there for show!"
"How expensive is it?" Old Mrs. Ye was still a little unwilling, thinking that her children had earned some money this year, so even if it was a little more expensive, buying a good one would be acceptable.
Ye Juan'er said, "It must be more than ten taels of silver! He uses it to attract customers. How can ordinary people afford such an expensive almanac?
"Those officials can afford it, but they don't need to buy it. The court will give it to them every year."
When Mrs. Ye heard that the desk calendar was so expensive, she immediately gave up the idea of buying it.
If three or five taels of silver could last a year, she might just grit her teeth and buy it.
A dozen taels of silver?
Wow, this is almost like robbery.
Everyone followed Ye Juaner with their eyes wide open.
Ye Juaner said, "Everything on this street is very expensive. Let's just look at it. Let's pick up Xiang Lei and go to the street ahead to buy things. That's where ordinary people buy things."
The group arrived at Linglong Pavilion. Ye Xianglei had sent a letter home before, so he had already packed up and was waiting at the door.
The shopkeeper also stood at the door with a smile on his face, greeting Ye Juaner and her husband.
"Xiang Lei is a really good kid, and I'm not just saying this for my young master's sake.
"During this time here, he has been hardworking and studious, and even his master has high praise for him.
"If his master hadn't gone home first, he would be the one talking to you right now.
"But before he left, he specifically told me to praise Xiang Lei to you guys."
Ye Juaner and Liu Quan laughed with joy after hearing this, and quickly stuffed the specialties they brought into the shopkeeper's hands.
The things were originally intended to be brought to Master Xiang Lei, but since the master went home early, the same applies to the shopkeeper.
After the New Year, I'll ask Xiang Lei to get a copy for his master.
The shopkeeper refused several times but failed. Finally, seeing that Ye Juaner and Liu Quan were sincere in their intentions and that the gifts were indeed local specialties, he thanked them and accepted them.
After talking to Ye Juaner and her husband, the shopkeeper went to greet the Ye family.
"Brother Ye, I saw you become a tiger-killing hero before, but I didn't even have time to congratulate you!"
"You're too polite, boss. This isn't all my credit. Without everyone's cooperation, I wouldn't be able to defeat the tiger!"
"Brother Ye is too modest. Your archery skills are now famous throughout the capital!"
After talking to Boss Ye, the shopkeeper smiled and said to Qingtian in his arms, "Miss Qingtian, would you like to come into the store and take a look? A ship just came back a few days ago, and we have a lot of new goods in the store.
"Miss Qingtian, if there's anything you like, please take it back as a New Year's gift."
The shopkeeper thought to himself that no matter what Qingtian liked, the young master would not be reluctant to part with it.
However, Boss Ye and his wife were both shocked when they heard this. They quickly waved their hands and said they didn't want anything. They even took several steps back while holding Qingtian and quickly moved away from the store.
Seeing this, the shopkeeper couldn't help but praise in his heart. No wonder his young master looked at the Ye family differently.
He had seen many people who would take advantage of others whenever they had the chance, but there were not many families like the Ye family who refused to take advantage of anyone and even thought about giving back when they were occasionally taken care of.
Thinking of this, the shopkeeper suddenly turned around, called over a young man and whispered a few words to him, then sent him off to do something unknown.
Not long after, Qin Hexuan received the news that the Ye family had come to the city to buy New Year's goods.
Qin Hexuan immediately put on his clothes, reported to Mrs. Qin, and went out.
"This kid, he was too lazy to move when I asked him to go out the other day. Where is he going now?"
Upon hearing this, Nanny Jiang hurriedly advised, "Madam, have you forgotten what it was like when the eldest and second young masters were this age? Didn't they both like to go out and play on their own and not go out with adults?"
"That's true, but the eldest and second oldest were out looking for friends to play with. He Xuan has only been back for a short time and doesn't have many friends in the capital..."
Madam Qin still felt uneasy, so she said to Nanny Jiang, "Go and see if Mu Zheng is home. If he is, have him accompany He Xuan. They can talk to each other, so I won't feel uncomfortable if I ask someone to follow He Xuan."
"Okay, I'll go right away." Nanny Jiang took the order and left.
Soon, Mu Zheng accompanied Qin Hexuan out.
"I think your mother is doing well. She has started to consider your thoughts when doing things." Mu Zheng said lazily while riding on his horse.
"I never said my mother was bad!"
There are a lot of people on the street, but fortunately there is a special path for horse riding, so it will not be affected by pedestrians.
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading!
Continue read on readnovelmtl.com
