Early in the morning, the four of them split up into two groups. Chunxiao and her friends went to buy jewelry, while Dongsheng took Lao Wei to the county town for inspection.
"It's great to have connections like this. Wouldn't it be much more convenient for him to open a horse business in the county?"
"Of course. Otherwise, do you think it's easy to enter an industry? The competition is fierce. Having connections will save you a lot of trouble." Human resources is a very profound subject.
"Then it's better for us to grow cotton. We can sell it to people who want it, and we don't have to compete with others."
"There is competition in the cotton industry, but it was less common before, with supply outstripping demand, making it a buyer's market. Now that there is more competition and the market is saturated, competition will remain fierce."
"Miss, what you say is always so profound. Although I sometimes don't understand, I can roughly guess what you mean. I think you are born to be a businessman. My sister said I didn't quite understand it before, but now I understand it perfectly."
"Dongsheng said that Ma Xing's base has just reached Pengdong. We can go back through Pengdong this time and visit your sister, Meiman and the others."
"That's great. I'm going to buy my sister some nice jewelry, too. Miss, remember to help me pick one out later. You have good taste, and I'm afraid she won't like what I pick."
"We each choose our own. If you want to give me something, I have to give it to you. It would be too monotonous if I had to choose everything."
They spent the whole day visiting various pawnshops and jewelry shops. They basically visited all the jewelry shops, big and small, in the county. They spent more than a thousand taels and bought a lot of jewelry, mostly gold jewelry. The boxes of jewelry in the carriage were filled up high.
"Miss, we have too much here. With so many things, this car needs someone to watch it all the time."
"I never thought I could find such a good bargain in a pawn shop." Chun Xiao was still in high spirits, looking at the cart full of boxes. "These should be enough to fill my jewelry table. These styles are not available in Qingzhou. They are beautiful."
"If you don't want to buy, then don't buy. But if you buy so much, it's not just a jewelry stand, it could be a jewelry store." Xiaohua laughed helplessly, "We have so much, it's too eye-catching."
"Then don't put them all in boxes. Not only does it take up space, but it's also eye-catching. Take them all out and put them under the dividers. Put the jewelry boxes in a frame and put them back together when you get home. That way, no one will find them."
Xiaohua thought their young lady was really careless, sitting all those jewels under her buttocks, not taking them seriously even though they were worth thousands of taels. "What if they get broken while walking on the road?"
"No, the partition is hollow. There's plenty of space. There's still food inside. If you're afraid of it shaking, just put it on the food. It won't break if you don't press on it. If it breaks that easily, how can you wear it out?"
"I'll be careful with it. This is all money."
They drove the carriage to a remote residential alley, and after a busy period, they finally put all the things into the partition.
"I'm afraid one frame won't hold all these boxes."
"Then find a long rope and tie them all up and put them aside. We should go back."
I went shopping all day today and had some noodles at a noodle stall at noon. I am very hungry now and wonder if Dongsheng and the others have returned.
Xiaohua drove the carriage back to the inn, but saw two people who looked like servants leaving at the door. They drove the carriage to the back of the inn, locked the door and told the waiter to keep an eye on it.
"Why is there a police officer here? Is there something wrong?"
"Don't say that, I'm scared. You go order dinner, I'll go get people." Chunxiao went upstairs and saw Dongsheng's door was ajar, so he must be in. She pushed it open and saw Dongsheng applying medicine to himself with his bare chest. When he saw her suddenly come in, he didn't care about anything else and quickly put on the clothes beside him and turned away. "Wait a minute."
Chunxiao was originally regretting not knocking on the door when she saw him act this way, but when she saw him hurriedly getting dressed before the medicine was even applied, she felt both angry and amused. "What are you doing? You haven't even finished applying the medicine. Sit down. I've seen a lot of things." She pulled him to sit down and then pulled his clothes. "Why didn't you call anyone before applying the medicine?"
"I can do it myself."
Chun Xiao saw the wound on his shoulder that was slightly protruding outwards. She had not expected the wound to be so serious. She had only known that she was injured before, but had not known it was so deep. It was a pity that stitches were not available in this era. Only stitches could heal this kind of wound quickly. Feeling distressed, she took the powder from his hand and sprinkled it on him. "It must hurt a lot."
"It doesn't hurt. It will be fine in a few days." He felt very uncomfortable being alone with her shirtless, yet he also hoped that this could happen more often. He looked at Chun Xiao and saw her frowning. "I'd better do it myself. It's scary."
"Don't move. How can I bandage it properly if you don't have eyes on your back?" Chunxiao applied medicine to him and picked up the cloth on the table to wrap his wound. The wound was on his shoulder, and it had to be passed diagonally under the opposite arm. Dongsheng looked tall and thin, but he was surprisingly strong. She couldn't even wrap her arm with one hand, and it took her a lot of strength to bandage his wound. As a result, she didn't sweat, but beads of sweat appeared on Dongsheng's forehead.
"Did I wrap it too tightly and hurt you?" I am not a doctor, I should have called a doctor earlier.
"Nothing, it doesn't hurt." He quickly turned his back and put on his clothes. "What do you want to talk to me about?"
"I'm looking for you for dinner. I've been wandering around all day and I'm hungry. Oh, and I just ran into an official at the door. Are they looking for you?"
"Well, I said we were leaving tomorrow, and they are here to deliver the reward." He pointed to the cabinet beside him, and Chunxiao only then saw a small box on the cabinet.
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