Tang Ling's brief description, coupled with her sincere tone, made it difficult for anyone present to doubt her or even consider the dangers of riding a horse and the possibility of falling off.
Their minds were filled with Yun Ling's nonchalant words, "It's just 20,000 strings of cash." 20,000 strings of cash! That's 20,000 strings of cash!!! Not 200, not 2,000, but 20,000!!!
Good heavens, this is more money than many people could earn in a lifetime, won back in a single gamble? It's absurd.
If the jade ornament was a stone that shocked their young hearts, then the 20,000 guan was a brick that shocked their hearts. No wonder Yunling was afraid they would faint. They only took 3,000 guan out for a trip, and when they came back, it had turned into 20,000 guan. Anyone would find this unbearable.
Old Lady Yun's attention shifted from how to allocate the jade beads. Having overheard Yun Ling's plan to buy the estate, she broke the silence by saying:
“You should always keep some of your own money. Don’t worry about your aunt. With all these jade ornaments, she’ll be so glamorous when she gets married.”
“The jade ornament is the jade ornament, and the estate is the estate. No matter how good the husband is, it’s not as good as having two pieces of money in your own hands. I think the shop is not that important to my aunt. On the contrary, the estate is more important. After she marries into the Qin family, she will have to deal with wealthy people. The estate is more impressive than the shop.”
Yun Ruoxia quickly chimed in:
“I think Ling’er makes sense. Those wealthy ladies often come to the estate for small gatherings, fishing and flower viewing, which is quite elegant. What they have, elder sister should also have.”
Yun Ruoxia had her own selfish reasons. If Yun Ruochun's dowry was generous, then logically, her own dowry would only increase when she got married in the future. Therefore, she strongly agreed with Yun Ling's words.
Seeing how well Yun Ling treated Yun Ruochun, Old Lady Yun was naturally delighted. Since no one had any objections, she didn't bring it up again. With her worries gone, she was beaming and kept nodding happily.
Grandma Yun was happy, but Grandpa Yun couldn't hold back any longer. He rubbed his calloused hands and looked at Yun Ling, asking:
"Ling-jie, Grandpa's knife..."
"Yes, yes, you silly boy, where are the sausages I asked you to buy?"
"Lingniang, have you bought my medical books?"
"Hey, Ling-jie, don't forget my cotton-padded coat."
Yunling's ears suddenly started ringing. After stuffing a piece of sweet and sour fried pork rib into her mouth, she calmly said:
"That day I went to Hongqiao, first I bought cured pork and sausages, then I bought a good knife, and then I went to the clothing store to buy each of us a new set of clothes. I also exchanged a set of treasured medical books with Young Master Lu..."
"I also bought some unique little trinkets at the Daxiangguo Temple, including my eldest aunt's saddle, my second aunt's headdress, my elder sister's wall hanging, and some antique-style items. You can take your time to look at them after dinner."
But these people couldn't stay still. They crowded around Tang Ling, who opened the box, and looked at and arranged the things Yun Ling had bought. The food on the table was heated up and cooled down repeatedly, but they had no appetite at all.
As soon as it got light, Granny Yun started wandering around the village with sausages in her arms. Because Yunling said that she was bringing some specialties from Bianjing to give to the village chief and other villagers who had dealt with her family, Granny Yun stood up straight.
Because of Yun Ruochun's marriage proposal to Qin Yu, Old Lady Yun's status in the village had risen, and she was called "Chun's mother" by everyone she met. Not to mention that she was now being given some special products from Bianjing, and she was being showered with compliments.
Old Lady Yun was flattered and felt quite elated, and Yun Ling, upon entering the Fan family home, was also flattered by the Fan family's constant chatter. She first gave some local specialties from Bianjing to Old Lady Fan, and then gave Bing Niang and Fan's eldest sister-in-law each a black jade bracelet, which surprised them so much that they repeatedly declined.
“Sister Ling, we can’t accept such a heavy gift. Since you left Pingcheng, our orders have decreased a lot, and we haven’t been able to help much.”
"Hey, Auntie, you've misunderstood. Whether or not there's an order is my problem, it has nothing to do with you, you don't need to worry about it."
"But,"
"No buts, now that I've brought the wool back, I'm thinking of getting started and selling some as soon as possible. Although I don't know how many people will buy them, I think two people sewing breast pads will be faster than one person. I wonder if you're a lady..."
Sister-in-law Fan said happily:
"I'm not afraid of being laughed at by Sister Ling. Ever since your fashion show became popular, we've been thinking about this issue. I was worried that Bingniang wouldn't be able to sew it all by herself, so I learned this embroidery technique from her beforehand. It's just that I've been slacking off lately and haven't continued practicing."
"Then you should take advantage of today to get back into the swing of things. I'll go to the city later to look around. If there's nothing else, I plan to start making bras and panties tomorrow."
"Okay, I'll practice right away."
After receiving a reply from Sister-in-law Fan, Yunling went home, took the specialties from Bianjing that she wanted to send, and also brought two large salted egg yolk green rice dumplings. She then led the horses out of the stable, loaded them into the carriage, and set off with Tang Ling and Gangzi towards the city.
Since Yun Chu had already taken the gifts for the owner of Ren'an Hall that morning, Yun Ling drove directly to the craft street. Several wilted mugwort plants hung in front of her father-in-law's shop, but they perked up and turned lush and green again as soon as they sensed Yun Ling's presence.
"Grandpa~"
The father-in-law was incredibly excited to hear the familiar voice, but when he thought about how long Yunling hadn't visited him, his face immediately tightened.
He deliberately narrowed his eyes, staring at Yun Ling for a long while, before slowly speaking:
"Who are you?"
“Grandpa, it’s me.”
"Who knows who you are? You haven't come for so long, you could have gone all the way to Bianjing."
Yunling still found the old man interesting and laughed:
"Grandpa, you're really clever. You guessed it right away. I just got back from Bianjing and came straight here to see you. You've gotten thinner, Grandpa. Is it because of the hot weather these days that you haven't been eating much?"
"Don't give me those sweet nothings, old man. Hurry up and get rid of the printed stuff, settle the bill, so I don't have to stay here."
"No rush, this isn't urgent. I want to add some other things to it."
Yunling pulled a small sachet from her sleeve and handed it to her father-in-law.
“Grandpa, this is a jade pendant made from a raw stone. I think the color suits you quite well, so I saved one for you. There are also these little trinkets I bought from Bianjing to cheer you up.”
The father-in-law felt a warmth in his heart and reluctantly accepted it.
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