Chapter 13: Exchange a gold hairpin for a meat pie?
When Qin Mengyue went to the Palace of Heavenly Purity, she went there with the thought that she would die. Later, Xiao Yunhao somehow came over. When she saw her five-year-old son, she couldn't bear to leave him alone to suffer in the world, so she asked to be exiled.
So, before she was exiled, she brought nothing with her.
Chen Fenghe knew that if she went there this time, she would definitely be turned away, so she said, "Mom, forget it. They won't give it to you."
Qin Mengyue didn't give up and said, "It's okay. Shuo'er and I have rewarded them with many good things in the past. I won't refuse to give them one or two meat patties now. Besides, you and I won't eat them, and the three kids are greedy. Even if I give one to them, it's okay to share it."
After hearing this, Chen Fenghe couldn't stop him anymore.
Qin Mengyue probably still has some illusions about the people in the Qin family.
Well, let her hit the wall a few times, and she will probably see things clearly.
At this time, the officials came to distribute steamed buns to her.
There were all kinds of food in Chen Fenghe's space, but she still took the steamed bun calmly and did not forget to thank the official.
By the way, she asked, "Sir, is there a stream or something nearby? Our water bag is empty, and I'd like to get some water for the afternoon journey."
When the officer saw Chen Fenghe asking about him, his face couldn't help but blush. He had never seen such a beautiful woman before, so he stuttered and said, "Yes! Yes! It's over there, you can go there by yourself later."
Chen Fenghe thanked him, took the steamed bun but didn't eat it, instead paying attention to Qin Mengyue.
The Qin family saw Qin Mengyue walking towards them from afar, and guessed that she was here to ask them for meat patties. They couldn't help but reveal expressions of pride, sarcasm, and some disgust on their faces.
Qian's mouth was slick with food. She stood up with a fake smile and came over to greet her, saying with a smile: "Big sister, what's the matter with you coming here?"
She had to recite the story of Old Lady Zhang in the morning. Because of Qin Mengyue's words, she was scolded by Old Lady Zhang and Qin Jinzhong. Now she naturally would not miss the opportunity to take revenge.
Qin Mengyue did not suspect anything and thought that since her sister-in-law was so kind as to ask her, it seemed that the Qin family's anger should have subsided.
She said a little embarrassedly, "Grandma, Second Uncle, Second Brother, Third Brother, I saw you guys were eating meat patties. Hao'er and Yichuan Qingxing and a few other kids were envious of the smell. I wanted to ask if you have any extra. One for each of them would be fine. I'll share some with them to satisfy their cravings."
When Qian heard this, she sneered in her heart. Sure enough, he came here for this matter!
She said with a forced smile, "So, big sister, you came here to ask for meat pies? What a coincidence! There are two or three meat pies left, but they are reserved for grandmother, father-in-law, and uncles in the afternoon. Big sister, you know, there are many people in my family, with four or five men. These two or three left won't be enough to share by the afternoon! How can there be any extra for you? For one thing, we women are all hungry too!"
After hearing what Qian said, the other members of the Qin family continued to eat the meat patties or closed their eyes to rest. No one spoke, obviously agreeing with Qian's words.
After hearing this, Qin Mengyue's face turned pale and blue, and she felt extremely ashamed.
These words...are clearly telling her that there are some leftovers, but they won't be given to her!
Feng He guessed it right!
Qin Mengyue looked at these family members who used to come to the palace to talk to her from time to time and who used to live in harmony with her. She felt as if a bag of cold water was poured on her head and her whole body was cold!
She turned around to look at the three little guys who were looking at her expectantly, but she couldn't bear to go back and disappoint them.
Qin Mengyue felt around in her sleeves and asked in a trembling voice, "Sister-in-law, since there's any left, I... I can exchange it for something, okay?"
When Qian heard this, her eyes lit up!
Qin Mengyue is the queen after all. A lean camel is bigger than a horse. The things on her must be precious!
"That depends on what you exchange for it!" Qian said arrogantly.
Qin Mengyue hesitated for a moment, then pulled out a gold hairpin from her sleeve and said, "Can I exchange this for two?"
She had been wearing this golden hairpin on her head this morning, but later she secretly took it off and put it in her sleeve, thinking that she could exchange it for some silver when she needed money during her exile.
When Qian saw the golden hairpin, her eyes widened!
Wow! This hairpin weighs at least three or four qian, which, converted into silver, is worth three or four taels of silver!
Just two meat patties? Isn't that a huge profit?!
"Of course!" Qian tried her best to hold back her laughter and pretended to reach out to grab the golden hairpin in Qin Mengyue's hand!
In the blink of an eye, a slender hand suddenly reached out from the side and took away the gold hairpin before Qian could get her hands on it!
Seeing that the good things she had in her hands were gone, Qian was furious and looked at the visitor angrily: "What are you doing! Give me back the gold hairpin!"
Chen Fenghe sneered at the words: "Give it back to you? Is this golden hairpin yours? Give it back to you?"
Qian was furious: "How can it not be mine? Your mother-in-law has already agreed to exchange this for two meat patties! The deal is done! Do you want to go back on your word?"
Chen Fenghe said coldly, "A deal is only made when money is exchanged for goods. I just saw you trying to take my mother-in-law's gold hairpin, but I didn't see you give it to us!"
Qian was so anxious when she heard this that she rushed to Sun Shulan and forcefully snatched two meat patties from her bag and handed them to her: "Two meat patties for you! Give me back the hairpin!"
Chen Fenghe narrowed her eyes slightly, a smile on her lips, and said lazily: "Sorry, we don't want to do this business anymore."
This Qian is clearly a money-grubber.
For money-loving people, the most painful thing is to see the money they have in hand disappear.
Killing someone and destroying their heart.
This is exactly the situation now.
Qian was almost fainted from anger, staring at the golden hairpin in Chen Fenghe's hand, almost looking forward to it:
"Chen Fenghe, you bitch! I'm talking to your mother-in-law, do you have the right to interrupt?"
Qin Mengyue lived in the palace all year round and had no concept of money. Naturally, she didn't know the price of meat patties on the market.
Seeing the golden hairpin that Chen Fenghe had snatched away, she became a little anxious and said, "Fenghe, stop messing around. Hao'er and Yichuan Qingxing are still waiting to eat the meat pie..."
Chen Fenghe said, "Mom, please be patient. Do you know how much a meat pie costs in the market?"
When asked this question, Qin Mengyue shook her head in confusion.
Chen Fenghe said, "Mother, on the market, a meat pie costs at most five coins. This gold hairpin of yours weighs at least three or four coins, which is equivalent to three or four taels of silver. With this money, even in the most luxurious guesthouse in the capital, you can buy a table full of food and wine, including abalone, shark fin, and other delicacies from the mountains and the sea! If you only buy meat pies, you can buy seven or eight hundred meat pies!"
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