"Oh my!" she exclaimed in surprise, quickly pushing the jewelry box away. "My dear Hua'er, you just bought me a silver hairpin not long ago, and it's still as good as new. Why are you buying these gold hairpins and bracelets now? Isn't this a waste of money..."
“How could this be a waste of money!” Su Hua shook her head in disapproval, and quickly inserted the gold hairpin into the woman’s hair. “Before, I earned less and could only afford silver hairpins. Now that we have enough money, we will naturally buy it for you when we see something suitable.”
However, I don't know if Mother will like it. If she doesn't like this style, we can go shopping together next time, and Mother can pick out a few more.
As she spoke, she took out the bronze mirror from her dressing case and placed it in front of Su Baishi.
"Oh my little darling, want to pick a few more?!" Madam Su Bai looked at the golden light gleaming in the bronze mirror and quickly waved her hand to refuse, but her slanted eyes were full of smiles. "These gold jewelry pieces are all beautiful, and your mother likes them too."
But what use are these to us peasants? My mother's worried they'd fall off if I wore them to work."
She was a wise and experienced woman, and as soon as she saw the auspicious cloud carvings, she knew that Hua'er had specially chosen them for her.
Hua'er's concern is the best expression of her affection.
"Don't worry, it doesn't matter if it's lost, your daughter will just buy you another one."
Now that we have enough money at home and a steady daily income, Mother doesn't need to worry about these little trinkets. Su Hua blinked her almond-shaped eyes and then put the gold bracelet and gold earrings on her one by one.
Then, smiling, she pointed to the wooden box: "This time when I went to Tian Shi Fang, I not only bought one for my mother, but also for my sister-in-law, my eldest sister, and Chunhua."
Each of the wives has a share of these gold ornaments. As for the second wife's share, it is given to Chunhua and will be kept with her for the time being until she is a few years older and can keep it herself.
"Oh dear, Hua'er, you're always thinking about others. Don't forget to buy yourself something you like." Upon hearing this, Madam Su was both touched and heartbroken.
"Don't worry, Mother, I'm never one to mistreat myself."
Su Hua nodded with a light smile, and then explained the origin of Chun Daicai and the 500,000 taels to Su Bai in detail.
"I've given this spring-colored jewelry to Yu Cheng. It should be finished in about five or six days. As for the 500,000 taels, part of it came from the sale of the jade that Da Lang and Er Lang opened, so I plan to set aside a portion of it."
Su Bai lowered her brows slightly, "If this 'Spring Ribbon' were sold, how much could it fetch?"
Su Hua thought for a moment, "Two hundred thousand, that's about the same price the jade dealer and Young Master Liu asked for back then."
"How much are the jade stones that the eldest and second sons found later worth?"
"More than 100,000." Su Hua pondered for a moment, "The luck of the last two guys is only average. They mostly got spicy green and glutinous rice ice."
Actually, it's because the Liu family's jade shop didn't have many good items; most of them had already been picked over and taken away by Da Bai.
Upon hearing this, Madam Su waved her hand, "In that case, there's no need to divide the money further. The amount of money that Chun Daicai made into jewelry and distributed to each household is already far more than what these two boys offered."
Moreover, if Hua'er hadn't pointed out the destruction of seedlings in Zaozhuang, the young master and young lady of the Liu family would never have given them ten raw stones. They were already fortunate to receive the Spring-Colored Stones thanks to Hua'er.
The woman then sighed, “Hua’er, money can be a powerful motivator. Your brother and sister-in-law are doing well now, but who can predict what will happen in the future? Hua’er, you should keep this money for yourself.”
Hua'er is kind-hearted and always thinks of her family. She always wants to repay kindness in return. This kind of personality makes her very vulnerable to being taken advantage of.
Five hundred thousand taels seems like a lot, but after dividing it up, not much will be left.
According to her, the Spring and Rainbow Embroidery belonged to Hua'er alone, and it was already a huge advantage for anyone else to get a share.
Upon hearing this, Su Hua had no choice but to put the matter aside and get up to deliver the gold jewelry to her elder sister and sister-in-law.
"Hua'er, you can keep these gold hairpins and bracelets for me." Seeing this, Madam Su raised her hand to take them off, "so that they won't be targeted by thieves."
Su Hua quickly refused, "Mother, please wear it. We have Danfeng and Qingdai at home now. If anyone dares to make a move, they will beat them so badly that even their own mother won't recognize them."
Buying gold jewelry is for her to wear. If it turns into adding another storage box to the space, wouldn't that be going against the grain?
"Really?" The woman licked her lips.
Su Hua burst out laughing at her expression, "Of course it's real, even more real than gold jewelry."
That afternoon, villagers came to the small courtyard at the end of the village to deliver vegetables.
Seeing Su Baishi dressed in brand-new clothes, wearing a gold hairpin and gold earrings, everyone was immediately filled with envy.
"Big Tiger Mother, you look so beautiful in that outfit! If I didn't know better, I'd think you were an old noblewoman from an official family!"
"Yes, that gold hairpin in your hair looks heavy, isn't it?"
"Hey, there are auspicious clouds painted on it too! The carving is so exquisite it looks real. It must be worth at least several hundred taels of silver!"
"Really? This hairpin was specially bought for me by my Hua'er." Madam Su Bai subtly straightened her back, and then casually rolled up her sleeve to reveal a heavy gold bracelet on her wrist.
"I don't know how much this will cost."
"My daughter Hua'er specially selected these from a big shop in Tangshan Prefecture. Sigh, what need do an old woman like me have for all this gold? But that sweet Hua'er insisted on buying them for me."
With a flick of her wide sleeves, the golden bracelets gleamed dazzlingly in the sunlight, making the villagers' eyes red with envy.
"Oh my, Hua girl is so good to you! If my son were even a fraction as good as her, I'd be laughing in my sleep! I'm an old woman with one leg almost buried in the ground, and I haven't seen a single piece of gold, silver, or even copper jewelry!"
"So what's the point of having a son? You still need a daughter!"
"Yeah, what good is that brat? He's good for nothing, but he's number one at cooking. I wonder if it's too late for him to go back and have a daughter..."
Standing quietly outside the fence, Mrs. Feng looked at the woman's gold hairpin, gold bracelet, and gold earrings. Instantly, her heart was filled with jealousy, and every strand of her hair seemed to be oozing sour water.
Danfeng stared at her for a long time, and seeing that she was hiding by the wall, he walked over and patted her on the shoulder, "Who are you? What are you doing here sneaking around like this?"
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