"Old man, please calculate my marriage fate for me." Fu Liu walked over and said to the blind old man.
The old man couldn't see anything, so he turned his ears towards Fu Liu. When he heard Fu Liu's words, he asked Fu Liu to stretch out his hand.
"What I'm doing is called bone-touching and fortune-telling. Don't think that I, an old man, want to take advantage of you." After asking Fu Liu to stretch out her hand, the old man explained specifically for fear that Fu Liu would think that he wanted to take advantage of her.
After all, when he read people's fortunes before, he was scolded by others for not giving any explanation, calling him a despicable person and an old rogue.
Ever since that time, every time before he read someone's fortune, he would explain it first to avoid misunderstandings.
After hearing his explanation, Fu Liu stretched out her hand in front of him without hesitation.
After groping in Fu Liu's hand for a while, the old man's face looked a little unhappy.
"Girl, you have a rough fate and an uncertain future, alas." After saying this, he sighed and shook his head. Although he couldn't see the girl's face, he touched her hand and it was very soft. She should be a lady from a wealthy family, but he didn't expect that she would have such a fate.
"What nonsense are you talking about? I think your fortune telling is not accurate at all, and you even tell fortunes by touching bones. Forget it." Fu Liu's face changed instantly after hearing what the old man said.
Throwing a piece of silver on the ground, Fu Liu left angrily.
As she walked, she kept muttering, "No, no, it's not accurate at all. How could I have such a rough fate and an uncertain future? My marriage will definitely not be like this."
Although she really wanted to teach the old man a lesson, she felt embarrassed to cause any more trouble since he was old and blind. She just cursed him a few times, threw the money and left.
After she left, the blind old man groped on the ground and found the silver. He took it in his hand and sighed softly: "What a pity! Such a good girl has such a fate. Alas."
After saying this, he put the piece of silver into his arms and continued shouting loudly.
Fu Liu was originally in high spirits and wanted to go shopping, but ended up running into the fortune teller who told him such a bad fate.
Her good mood disappeared in an instant, and she only wanted to go back to the inn and wait for Chen Yalan to return.
Just as she was walking towards the inn, she suddenly discovered a silver shop. The plaque of the silver shop was made with great care.
Moreover, the store is bustling with people and customers, and it seems that the business is very booming.
"It's just a jewelry store, how come it has so much business?" With a hint of curiosity in his heart, Fu Liu turned and walked towards the Zheng Silver Store.
After entering, she discovered that the jewelry store had novel designs and had recently added new items. These were rare and valuable, so naturally, they attracted a lot of people's attention.
As soon as she came in, a waiter came to greet her. However, Fu Liu didn't want to buy anything. She just wanted to come in and take a look, so she didn't let the waiter follow her. She just said she wanted to take a look.
There were some jewelries placed on the counter, which looked very beautiful. However, Fu Liu, who had just come out of the palace, was no longer surprised by this, so those jewels did not attract Fu Liu's attention at all.
Just as she was about to leave, she suddenly found two rings quietly placed in an inconspicuous corner.
She walked over and picked up the two rings, only to find that they were one big and one small, but the styles were exactly the same.
A waiter nearby noticed her interest in the ring and immediately explained, "Miss, this is a couple's ring from our shop. A couple's ring is a ring worn by a man and a woman who are in love. Although the ring may not be very attractive, it serves as a declaration of their relationship to others."
The ring was simple and elegant and had a good meaning. Fu Liu fell in love with it immediately and bought it immediately.
Fu Liu here happily bought a pair of rings, and on the other side Chen Yalan was still outside the gate, but she had already started chatting with the doorman.
Originally, she no longer had many doubts about this place, but after seeing the handsome young man, she felt that something seemed wrong with this place, so she knocked on the gate again.
According to her thoughts, why would a handsome young man come to this yard full of women?
After knocking on the door, the doorman saw that it was her again and asked her impatiently what was the matter.
Chen Yalan naturally saw the impatience in his eyes, so she quietly took out a piece of silver from her sleeve and stuffed it into his hand, asking, "Brother, you know, I was planning to let the women in my family go out to work, but I was too anxious just now and didn't have time to ask some questions."
After receiving the silver coins, the doorman's expression changed, and he smiled at Chen Yalan: "Big brother, if you have any questions, just ask me. I will tell you everything I know."
After receiving the doorman's reply, Chen Yalan began to ask, "How much monthly salary do the women you recruit here receive?"
In order to prevent the doorman from being too alert, Chen Yalan asked an unimportant question.
Sure enough, when she asked this, the doorman laughed and said a number: "Two taels of silver. Women who come to our place can get two taels of silver a month. Otherwise, there wouldn't be so many people coming."
Chen Yalan was shocked by the number. Two taels of silver was not a small amount. Although she had never had to worry about food and clothing since she was a child, she also knew that two taels of silver was enough for her family to eat for half a year even if they had to tighten their belts and diet.
But now, just a small laundry room can actually allow this ordinary woman to earn enough money to cover her expenses for a year.
You should know that even in the harem, the maids in the laundry department do not have such a high monthly salary.
Chen Yalan suppressed a sigh of surprise: "So much money, then many people are willing to come, where are they from?"
Unexpectedly, the doorman's eyes changed suddenly when she said this: "How should I know this? With so many people here, who knows where they are from? Well, if you don't have anything else, leave quickly."
After the doorman said this, he turned back to the door and slammed it shut.
Something is wrong. This matter is very wrong. This is the only thought in Chen Yalan's mind now.
She was about to leave when she suddenly heard the sound of bells ringing.
Out of curiosity, she went outside the gate to follow the sound of the bell.
Finally, Chen Yalan stopped outside a section of the wall. The bell sound came from here. This should be a side courtyard. Chen Yalan jumped up to the top of the wall.
Looking around carefully, Chen Yalan discovered that there was not only the sound of bells ringing, but also some women.
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