Chi Qingqing hurriedly shook her head; she had had enough of her mother's absence these past two days.
"Come on, hurry up."
"Miss, Madam is right, let's hurry up."
The maid had had enough. When the madam was in charge, everyone in the mansion knew she was Chi Qingqing's maid, and they all treated her with utmost respect.
But where have their eyes been these past two days?
"Okay, I'll think of a way."
...
This was Han Luoxue's first time visiting this temple fair, and she noticed that there were a lot of people there.
The three of them walked slowly.
"Wow, look at this hairpin, it's so pretty!"
People of Zhou Jie's status generally don't shop at roadside stalls; they usually buy their jewelry from jewelry stores.
This was the first time she had noticed that the styles outside looked more unique.
Although the quality isn't as good as what you get in stores, the style is truly unbeatable.
"Wow, these are so beautiful, Xue'er! What do you think?"
Han Luoxue had never paid much attention to these things before, and this was the first time she had seen them, which she liked very much.
"It's very beautiful, truly worthy of being the capital." Du Linlang was also attending the temple fair for the first time.
The man selling hairpins was an old man, who looked to be in his fifties or sixties. Hearing the young girls' conversation, his eyes crinkled with laughter.
“Miss, Madam, the hairpins here are all handmade by my family. They are absolutely beautiful and unique in the capital.”
Because each one is handmade, isn't that why they're all unique?
How much is this?
Zhou Jie raised the hairpin in her hand and asked excitedly.
The old man's eyes darted around, and he opened his mouth to say:
"Ten taels of silver."
What about this one?
Zhou Jie chose another one.
"For the same price, any hairpin you choose from here is ten taels of silver."
"Sister Xue'er, this price isn't expensive at all."
After all, she used to buy things in stores, and even the cheapest ones cost several hundred taels.
Although Han Luoxue had never been to a temple fair in the capital, she had been to many places.
This old man treated them like suckers and slaughtered them.
"Sister Zhou, please continue choosing. Pick a few more if you like them."
Hearing that the women didn't even try to bargain, the old man became even happier and vigorously promoted the product, saying that this one looked good on Zhou Jie and that one was even prettier.
Du Linlang smiled to herself, secretly shaking her head. She tugged at Zhou Jie's arm.
"His price is a bit off. Where here can you find anything worth that much?"
"Yeah?"
Zhou Jie looked at the old man suspiciously, and the old man hurriedly said:
"We use only the best products, so the quality is definitely guaranteed."
"Besides, it's all made by myself, so it's definitely worth money."
Hearing him say that, Han Luoxue turned her head to look at the distance, where there were also many places selling hairpins.
She tugged at Zhou Jie's arm:
"Sister Zhou, there are so many inside! How about we go inside and take a look?"
Zhou Jie was still a little hesitant, since she had just chosen the ones she liked.
"this……"
Let's go.
Han Luoxue winked playfully at her, and Zhou Jie, knowing that Han Luoxue was full of ideas, reluctantly put her down.
Seeing the three women about to leave, the old man became anxious:
"Young lady, these really suit you! Why did you run away? Wait a minute, I'll give you a discount. Ten taels of silver for two, and I'll throw in two more for free, how about that?"
Zhou Jie was stunned. She had just said it wasn't cheap, and in the blink of an eye, the price of the hairpins had increased from ten taels of silver each to four. This...
It feels a bit like a scam.
At this point, Zhou Jie realized she had almost been ripped off. She felt that four people with ten taels of silver were not the bottom line.
Sure enough, Han Luoxue didn't stop. The old man got scared. Although there were many people at the temple fair, he had also brought a lot of hairpins. He was hoping to sell them to improve his life.
"Wait, miss, tell me, how much do you want?"
Upon hearing this, Han Luoxue finally stopped and held up one finger.
"One tael of silver each? No way, I'd be losing too much money on that."
"It's not one or two taels of silver per one, it's twenty."
The ones Zhou Jie just picked up, and the ones she and Du Linlang looked at, are definitely enough for twenty.
"What...what did you say?"
The old man was stunned. She had been setting up her stall here for so many years and had sold countless items, but this was the first time he had ever seen someone haggle like this.
That's too ruthless.
Not only her, but Zhou Jie and Du Linlang were also stunned.
Twenty for one tael of silver, this...
Han Luoxue smiled faintly:
"The materials you used for these hairpins are all ordinary, nothing particularly valuable. Although the styles look nice, they're not very refined. If I'm not mistaken, your family can make several a day, right?"
"How...is this possible?"
The old man was even more shocked. How did this woman know?
He had just looked at them; two of the three women were probably young girls who weren't married yet.
The one who spoke, judging from his belly, was a rich man.
But just by looking at the hairpin, could she know how long it takes them to make one?
"I think the price I mentioned is acceptable to you. But whether you sell or not is up to you; we won't force you."
The old man hesitated greatly, but decided to sell it; he had never sold anything for such a low price before.
But the lady had a point, and he could make a profit. The key was that he had a lot of inventory at home, and he needed to sell it off as soon as possible.
"Come on, don't tell anyone this price. We're selling at a loss, really at a loss."
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