Chapter 341: Silver Jewelry That's Popular
Speaking of Shen Tian, Huang Xinghua couldn't stop crying, "Your sister has always been quiet and well-behaved. If that woman hadn't gone too far, she wouldn't have turned hostile. I never expected that woman to be so arrogant. Your sister is so unlucky!"
"Mom, this time when I go to the imperial capital, I will definitely find out more about my sister's situation. If things really don't work out, I will stay there and spend the New Year with her." Shen Dagou comforted.
Huang Xinghua sighed, "That's not necessary. You've been running around outside all the time. It's not easy to stay at home for a while. It's better for you to come back, otherwise your wife will feel unhappy."
She had not yet lost her mind and interfered with her eldest son and his wife.
Shen Dagou said nothing, intending to wait and see.
After a few busy days, Su Chuan and his friends had not yet set out, but Ke Dasong led a group of fellow villagers to drive a huge flock of sheep into Shenjiazhuang, which was estimated to be more than 20,000 sheep.
Before Ke Dasong could even catch his breath, he hurried to explain to Su Tai, "You wanted too many cattle and sheep. We asked around and only collected more than 20,000. We still owe you more than half. How about I make up for it next year?"
Su Tai nodded repeatedly, "Don't worry, we'll have to find a way to take care of these sheep for a while."
This is not an ice field, there is not so much grass, how much grass do 20,000 sheep need to consume in a day? Su Tai didn't dare to think about it, the best way is to kill some of them and freeze them while it's cold.
Prepare some frozen mutton for Su Chuan and the others to take away.
Su Chunlin also needs to arrange a few thousand more.
Such a huge workload requires the help of the whole village.
After the goods were ready, Su Chuan and his team set off again with dozens of ox carts loaded with goods, and Su Tai could finally breathe a sigh of relief.
Su Chuan was feeling overwhelmed as he saw that the amount of goods was more than twice as much as before.
The group arrived at the provincial capital and stayed there for a day, asking if there were any inns or restaurants that needed mutton.
This question actually helped them find several stores, and after a whole day of hard work, they barely sold out a cartload of goods.
The caravan continued to move towards the southeast. The further they went, the scarcer the mutton became, and the faster it sold. They shouted a few times when passing through villages along the way, and usually sold one or two muttons. Most of the time, several families bought together, and they could also sell some ringolas. Occasionally, they would be targeted by people with bad intentions on the road, and they had to make an example of them and try their best not to cause any deaths. They stumbled along like this for a month and a half before finally arriving at the imperial capital.
Different from the bitter cold in Lizhou, the imperial capital was also cold but much milder. Occasionally, green pines and cypresses could be seen in and outside the city. Even with snow weighing down the branches, they remained firm and unyielding, making people straighten their backs unconsciously when seeing them.
There were many pedestrians coming and going on the street, horse-drawn carriages, ox-drawn carts, and donkey-drawn carts were interlaced, and the shouts of the people were endless.
When Su Chuan and his companions saw such a prosperous scene, their tense nerves relaxed a lot. As soon as they entered the city, they were infected by the atmosphere and started hawking their wares at the top of their lungs.
The caravan's mutton had been sold out, but Ringo had a lot left, and it was still very fresh.
When everyone shouted like that, people gathered around immediately. After the quilt covering the ringo was opened, the bright red fruit with its charming fragrance immediately attracted everyone's attention. Everyone asked about the price and found it completely acceptable.
Those who don’t have money will buy one or two to try, and those who have money will buy them by the basket.
The owners of restaurants and inns along the street came over following the smell. One restaurant ordered a cartload of apples, another ordered a cage. More than a dozen cartloads of apples were sold out in less than half a day.
When they arrived at Xiaoxi's shop, they all looked as if they had been robbed, and were in a dishevelled state. The only goods left were braised beef, woolen sweaters, some other candies, snacks, brown sugar, and white sugar, as well as a small box of jade and some exquisite silver jewelry given by Su Tai.
Xiaoxi's eyes lit up when she saw the silver ornaments. "Brother, are these given by my sister? They are so beautiful! Are they the work of a master?"
Since opening the shop, Xiaoxi has been paying attention to the situation in the imperial capital. There is no shortage of rich people here. The places that noble ladies like to go to most when they go out are rouge and powder shops and silver shops.
Even though a silver shop is not as busy as a restaurant, she can make more money by completing one order than a restaurant can make in half a day. Her shop is like a grocery store, selling everything but not specializing in anything. But the advantage is that there are always some new things. Ladies and girls from wealthy families will occasionally come to her shop. If they put these silver jewelry in the shop, they will definitely sell them for a good price.
Su Chuan didn't know who was a master or not, but he knew that people in the imperial capital were particular. The more particular the origin of something, the more interested people would be. He immediately started to make up stories, "Yes, yes, yes! I heard that this is a retired master who has been making jewelry for his whole life. Look at the carving, the flowers on it are just like the real ones. Even in the middle of winter, looking at this hairpin makes me feel like spring is in full bloom.
The pearls on it are all genuine, and this one, the petals are made of jade, and the quality is very good. You will know if you take a look at it under the sun. "
Xiaoxi hurriedly took the hairpin to the street and kept turning it towards the sun. Soon, two masked women in brocade clothes blocked her way.
"Hello, can we see this hairpin?"
Xiaoxi turned back suddenly, was stunned for a moment, and quickly handed over the hairpin, greeting her warmly: "Miss, this is the jewelry that our shop just sent. It is a masterpiece of a hidden master. I have never seen a silver hairpin with such complicated craftsmanship in the silver shop!"
What she said was not an exaggeration at all. The jade petals on the silver hairpin were a selling point, but what was more important was the design. It was a phoenix soaring in the sky surrounded by flowers. Both the phoenix and the flowers were vivid.
The pearls and gems on the tassels are all genuine, and there is also a pair of removable tassels that can be used as earrings, making it a set.
If you want to wear them as earrings, take them off; if you don’t need them, leave them on the hairpin to make you look more luxurious and gorgeous.
The two masked women could naturally see the specialness of the hairpin.
Although she liked it, she didn't show it, and asked softly, "Is this hairpin a separate one or a set?"
"Well, I haven't taken a close look at it. Why don't you two ladies follow me into the shop and take a look? There are a lot of new things arriving today." Xiaoxi greeted them eagerly.
The two women followed her into the shop.
Xiaoxi invited them to sit on the chairs by the window to rest, and served them a pot of fragrant tea. Then she went over and took out the jewelry that Su Chuan had brought.
As I watched, I exclaimed, "Wow! Oh my God, what is this?"
As she spoke, she took out a palm-sized butterfly. Its silver body was covered with pearls, and its big wings flapped constantly, dancing gracefully, just like a living being.
The two ladies' eyes changed instantly, "Quick! Show us!"
Seeing how excited they were, Xiaoxi didn't dare to delay and presented them with a box of butterfly clips without bothering to pack up other jewelry.
The two young ladies were indeed completely attracted by the dreamy butterfly.
Without saying anything, he let Xiaoxi pack up the things.
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