Chapter 602 Jiu Ye: You poor ghost
When Wen Jiu heard this, his face stiffened a bit, and he looked at Xiao Jin in shock: "Are you crazy? You want me to spend 30,000 taels to buy that thing? 30,000 taels! It's enough for me to have no worries about food and clothing in my next life, okay?"
"Master! You have the Fourth Master. Even if you don't have any money, you can still have enough food and clothing, okay? Quick! Now it's not thirty thousand taels, it's fifty thousand taels!"
Warming the wine: "..."
In the end, he gritted his teeth, took a bead and threw it down the bamboo pole.
Then, there was a rustling sound, and the beads slid down the bamboo pole, with the crisp little bells jingling along the way.
Then he heard the woman below say, "Room 34, Tianzi, is offered 60,000 taels. Is there anyone who can offer a higher price?"
"Little Fourth Sister-in-law!"
"Little Fourth Sister-in-law!"
The Ninth Master and the Tenth Master shouted in shock at the same time!
No one saw it, and no one expected Wenjiu to throw the glass beads down like this.
"How could there be a treasure map in there? It's just a trick, how could you believe it?" Jiu Ye was so anxious that he pulled his hair out. "And he even added a glass bead. Little Fourth Sister-in-law, even if you have money, you shouldn't spend it like this!"
Master Shi nodded: "That's right, embroidery drawings can't be eaten."
Wen Jiu: "...Don't get excited, actually...I just like it."
Wenjiu laughed dryly, picked up the bamboo basket of beads, and stared down closely.
Either don’t do it, or if you do it, take it into your own hands!
The Ninth Master and the Tenth Master looked at each other and subconsciously stopped the bamboo tube from dropping the beads.
Master Shi opened his eyes in shock and said straightly: "How come Fourth Brother is such a narrow-minded person that he married a prodigal wife like you? If you spend money like this, you won't get beaten when you go back, right?"
Wenjiu's hands were actually shaking at this moment. He had never spent so much money in his life.
But, if you need to spend it, spend it. Xiao Jin said it was useful, so I guess it was. Snow lotus is so valuable, and she still has several big bags of it. It can be exchanged for hundreds of thousands of taels of silver, right?
Not panicking, Wen Jiu patted his chest, exhaled again and said: "That's right, I'm here to ruin the family today, and I have to order it!"
"I thought I was a spendthrift enough, Little Fourth Sister-in-law, but I didn't expect you to be even more spendthrift than me." The Tenth Master looked at Wen Jiu in disbelief, as if he had discovered a new world.
"Room 2, Di, is offered 63,000 taels. My dear guests, this opportunity is fleeting. Miss Wu is no longer with us, and her works are few and far between... Okay! Room 34, Tian, is offered 73,000 taels... Do you have any bids?"
The surroundings were quiet for a moment, and there seemed to be no sound of the bamboo tube. Wenjiu couldn't help wiping the sweat off his forehead.
Then the woman in charge whispered, "Seventy-three thousand taels! Is there any guest who can offer a higher price than seventy-three thousand taels? If not, then this painting of beautiful mountains and rivers by Madam Wu will belong to the guest in Room 34 of the Tianzi Pavilion."
Then, there was a ding sound, and the woman said with a smile: "Congratulations to the guest number 34."
Then he said with a smile: "Next, it's time for the Ruby Coral. The starting price is 10,000 taels..."
Wen Jiu finally breathed a sigh of relief. A short while later, a waiter in black arrived, took note of Jiu Ye's badge, and presented the embroidered painting to them. He didn't stay long, and turned to leave.
"You spent 73,000 taels on this thing! Couldn't you have thrown in a few more beads worth 1,000 taels? Throwing 70,000 taels is at least a round number."
Wen Jiu blinked his eyes: "I call this deterrence, otherwise they would probably add more to my list!"
Jiu Ye thought about it and said, "That's true."
He looked at Wenjiu carefully again and couldn't help frowning: "I don't know whether to say you are smart or stupid." If you say she is stupid, she knows how to make use of her reputation.
In fact, the Di family rarely competes with the Tian family in real terms. After all, the people in the Tian family are financially strong, and the Di family cannot win if they compete financially.
Moreover, most of the people in this venue are businessmen. Businessmen believe in making money through harmony, and rarely fight to the point of bloodshed and fighting with all their might.
So when the fourth sister-in-law clearly expressed her determination to do so, the people below gave in. After all, no one wanted to offend the people from the Tianzifang.
It was just a psychological warfare, but Sister-in-law Si knew how to take advantage of the situation.
This painting was worthless in the eyes of the royal family, but it was indeed different in the eyes of others. Normally, it would have been worth hundreds of thousands of taels, but she got it for only 70,000 taels, which was not bad.
But if you say she is smart, she used all her brains to get such an embroidery pattern.
Even though Lao Shi and I had explained it clearly to her, she still wanted it! It was really infuriating!
Jiu Ye thought for a long time, and finally said, "This money... I'll advance it to you. When you go back later, don't tell Fourth Brother, otherwise you will really get beaten up when you go back!"
Thinking of the ruthless look on his fourth brother's face when he beat people, Jiu Ye shuddered unconsciously. It would be better not to let his fourth brother beat such a delicate and tender girl like the little fourth sister-in-law. After thinking about it, he finally slapped himself on the forehead and said angrily: "Just say I gave it to you."
He clenched his fist and suddenly slapped the table: "Forget it, forget it, I'll give it to you. I'll pay for it!"
As he said this, he took two big gulps of tea and looked a little restless for a moment.
Warming up the wine: "Master Jiu...um, I..."
"Don't say anything!" Jiu Ye interrupted Wen Jiu's words with his eyes wide open: "I'm telling you, if you say another word, I'll regret it!"
As he said this, he pulled out several handfuls of his hair, stood up again, and kept touching his head. Sweat even broke out on his forehead. He didn't know what he was doing.
"It's okay," Tenth Master said comfortingly, seeing Wen Jiu staring blankly at his ninth brother. "He's distressed because he spent too much money. He's had this cold sweat problem since he was a child. Last time, I spent 5,000 taels of silver on him, and he broke out in a sweat. He kept nagging me for months afterwards, 'Little Fourth Sister-in-law, you spent 70,000 taels of silver on him in one go. Tsk, tsk, he's going to be miserable in the future.'"
Wen Jiu: "...Ah? Will he really be alright if he continues like this?"
Wen Jiu looked at Jiu Ye who was becoming more and more anxious, and asked with some concern.
The Tenth Master looked at his Ninth Brother, who was spinning in circles, out of boredom, and said, "It's okay. Seventy thousand taels is nothing to him. Just spin around."
Warming the wine: "..."
"Master Jiu, please sit down. I actually..."
"Don't say anything! You poor bastard, you're always looking for trouble for me. Don't say anything, just let me be quiet, be quiet!" Jiu Ye immediately stopped warming the wine and continued to walk around, muttering, "How can I earn back these 70,000 taels?"
Warming the wine: "..."
Wenjiu silently swallowed the words that were about to come out of his mouth.
She had originally thought she could scrape together 70,000 taels, even though she and Ninth Master had only earned about 50,000 taels. But there was also Fourth Master's money, who would throw silver at her whenever he had the chance. He had given her more than 10,000 taels when he returned from his southern tour, and later, he had given her nearly 10,000 taels in bits and pieces. Add to that her monthly salary of 200 taels, and her children's 200 taels each, and the total would definitely be 7,300 taels.
What a huge sum of money! It's enough to build a whole street, and yet you still call yourself a poor guy. Who is poor?
"Master, after you buy this embroidered landscape painting, won't you really become a pauper?"
Warming the wine: "..."
You stinky little Jin, come here! I promise I won't beat you to death!
If you hadn't insisted on me making this picture, would I have done this?
If this picture doesn't help, I'll shave you and make soup!!!
Xiao Jin shrank back in fear and immediately said, "Um... Master, I just felt that the moment this picture appeared, the entire space actually moved. I don't know why, but it has an inexplicable attraction to me. However, I still don't know where this attraction comes from..."
As he spoke, he noticed that his master's expression was becoming increasingly grim. Xiao Jin immediately hid most of his body in the space, leaving only his head exposed. He added, "Master, don't be angry. This thing is definitely not an ordinary item. We exchanged it for some common things like gold and silver. It must be a good deal... Well, I'll go back and look through the ancient books to see what's going on."
At the end of the story, Xiao Jin couldn't stand Wen Jiu's sinister look anymore, so he went into the space in a dejected manner.
"Little Fourth Sister-in-law, you don't have to be unhappy. Although you don't have money, Ninth Brother does. He can afford this little money. Don't worry." Seeing that Wenjiu was silent for a long time, the Tenth Master pushed the teacup towards her and comforted her.
Wen Jiu: "...Thank you for thinking of me so much."
Master Shi: "Haha, you're welcome. What's our relationship?"
Warming the wine: "..."
Sure enough, it’s straight male thinking.
He let out a long breath, looked at the Nine Master who was still pacing around, and said angrily, "Hurry up and sit down. I'll pay for it myself. I have the money."
Wen Jiu still felt a little heartwarming. Jiu Ye was usually quite stingy. He actually said he would give him all the 70,000 taels, which showed that he really treated him as a friend. It was better not to make him upset.
As soon as these words were spoken, Ninth Master stopped in his tracks, and even Tenth Master looked at him with a strange expression.
"Sister-in-law Si, please stop trying to show off. I know you don't have any money." Master Jiu said.
The Tenth Master nodded: "It's not shameful to have no money. After all, you still have a family on your mother's side to support. This is normal and nothing strange."
After hearing this, Wen Jiu's face turned a bit puzzled: "Why do my family members want me to support them?"
Tenth Master: "Ah? Didn't you raise him? Your family doesn't hold high official positions, so it's normal for them to have more expenses than income. It's only natural that you should give some money to them. Little Fourth Sister-in-law, we are not outsiders. I heard people say a few days ago that you often give money to your family. I also heard that when the child was one month old, your family gave him a large gift, which you paid for yourself."
"Tenth Master!" Ninth Master slapped Tenth Master on the forehead. "What are you talking about?"
Then he looked at Wen Jiu again and said, "Little Fourth Sister, don't take Old Ten's words seriously. He's just a fool and believes everything he hears."
Wen Jiu: "...Where did you hear this? When did my family ask me for money?"
Wen Jiu explained with amusement, "Although my father is in the Imperial Household Department, he's also a sixth-rank official, so his salary isn't bad. My aunt is a first-class female official, and her monthly salary is higher than that of ordinary concubines. My second uncle is the head chef, and his salary is not much worse than my aunt's. I only have one brother at home, and he's still at the border and hasn't returned yet. What major event could he have that I need to help with? The gifts for the full moon banquet are the result of years of hard work by my elders, so how can I be the one to help with that?"
The Tenth Master blinked in surprise. "Is that so? If you're not short of money, why are you always asking us for it? You even charge for a meal, which makes me think you're having a hard time! Sometimes I even give you extra money! Give it back to me now!"
Wen Jiu: "...um...paying for food is only natural. Ingredients are free, right?"
The Tenth Master curled his lips and said bluntly, "Fourth Brother has really made a fortune by finding a wife like you. You don't even contribute to the family's finances. You even find ways to grab money for yourself."
After hearing this, Wen Jiu looked at Jiu Ye beside him with a little confusion.
Jiu Ye spread his hands and said, "It is normal for women to contribute to their families from time to time, especially when their families do not hold high positions.
Especially for someone like you, Little Fourth Sister-in-law. You've become a concubine, and your family has leapt up a social ladder. Most of the people you interact with are prominent figures. Just talking about the exchange of gifts, there are many places to spend money. Thus, this unwritten rule has also emerged."
Wen Jiu nodded: "I see, I didn't think it through. I really should ask later."
After hearing this, Jiu Ye glanced at Wen Jiu and said, "How can you do it? Let me help you put it on."
Jiu Ye knew all about his and Wen Jiu's bills. This year's dividends totaled 48,000 taels, but it wasn't enough no matter how you calculated it.
Even if she received one thousand taels of silver every month, she would still not get more than seventy thousand taels.
For a woman in the royal family, having 10,000 or 20,000 taels is considered extremely wealthy. Taking out 7,200 taels in one go, isn't this a death sentence?
Wen Jiu: "...Even if I don't have silver, I have snow lotus. Is it possible that the snow lotus from the Western Regions can't be exchanged for silver?"
Jiu Ye was stunned for a moment, then patted his head and said, "Forget about this matter."
He immediately sat down, rubbed his hands and said, "Yes, you have money."
Wen Jiu smiled, revealing his small white teeth: "...If you insist on paying me, I don't mind."
"No, let's not talk about it." Jiu Ye waved his hands repeatedly. After coming back to his senses, he couldn't help but look at Wen Jiu and said, "Little Fourth Sister-in-law, you are a good person. You are really the first true brother I have met in all these years!"
Wen Jiu: "...Isn't this evaluation a bit too high?"
"No!" Jiu Ye said seriously, "You're worthy. Our friendship is sealed with seventy thousand taels! It's the most precious of all my friendships! I once tested Lao Shi with five thousand taels, and then I was gone, never to return! Only you have returned with seventy thousand taels!"
Jiu Ye's eyes turned red as he spoke excitedly. Wen Jiu was even afraid that he would burst into tears the next second, so he immediately responded, "Yes, a friendship worth 70,000 taels is very good."
"Okay!" Jiu Ye also slammed the table excitedly.
Wen Jiu looked at him like this and silently poured him another glass of water: "Come on, don't get excited, take a deep breath, and relax."
By the time Jiu Ye stopped, he had unknowingly passed several levels.
Wenjiu was getting a little impatient at this moment: "Why haven't we reached Xuelian yet? It's getting late. If we delay any longer, the Fourth Master will be back soon."
"Don't worry, it's almost there. Look! It's coming out!" Suddenly, he heard the Tenth Master howling like this, and Wenjiu subconsciously looked down.
The old man below personally brought the Western Region Snow Lotus to the stage. In his old voice, he slowly explained to everyone...
"This jade box contains a thousand-year-old Western Region Snow Lotus. Its roots are thick and robust, and its medicinal properties are extremely strong, more than ten times more potent than ordinary Western Region Snow Lotus. Due to storage limitations for medicinal materials, it cannot be displayed in the air for long, so the time available for your appreciation is limited. Please view it with caution."
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