Gu Yingxia said, "I'll go look through some books."
She pulled out a local gazetteer of Kyoto from Gu Yinwei's bookshelf and began searching according to the time marked on the catalog.
"There was none in the fifteenth year of Xuanhua, nor in the seventeenth year of Xuanhua."
Gu Yingxia found it unbelievable: "Why can't I find any information about these two time periods in official history? It's not even in my favorite concubine manual. It seems like someone deliberately erased it."
"Why are you checking this?"
"Second sister, aren't you curious? No matter how much a palace maid's monthly salary increases, it will only increase by four or five cents a year. The origin of this gold is unknown."
"I'm curious."
"What are you curious about?"
"I'm curious why you're not sleeping yourself and are pulling me away, not letting me sleep."
"Okay, let's go to sleep first. It won't take long to find out anyway."
It was already late, Gu Yinwei blew out the candle on the candlestick, and the two of them slept until dawn.
The day when the concubines would enter the palace was approaching, and the managers of Qifeng Pavilion had gone from being leisurely snails to being busy tops.
Steward Xu asked, "Official Pei, has anything unusual happened to the ladies' residences recently?"
"Nothing unusual, but there is one thing I don't know if I should tell you."
"speak."
"Two young ladies from the former Minister of Personnel live near Jianjia Courtyard. Yesterday, Miss Gu San's maid suddenly collapsed and cried. When I asked her, I found out she had lost something. I took people with me and searched everywhere for a long time, and after much effort, we finally found it..."
"Get to the point."
"Later, I found a bundle under a tree. It looked like it had been blown out of the tree hole by the wind. The fabric looked like it was from thirty years ago. It was getting dark and everyone was in a hurry to change shifts, so I didn't take a closer look."
Manager Xu asked, "How do you judge something that's thirty years old?"
"The bundle is embroidered with petals of Duruo flower. This servant recognizes Duruo flower."
"Old things from the previous dynasty shouldn't be left in the hands of these newcomers who are about to enter the palace. Go to the treasury and get some money to buy back the old things."
"How much silver would be appropriate for Manager Xu?"
"It's an old item from thirty years ago. Buy it for three hundred taels."
Ms. Pei regretted it so much that her intestines turned green. If she had known that she would not be in such a hurry to change shifts yesterday, she should have paid more attention. Anyway, she would be very busy when she got home after changing shifts. If she had stayed a little longer last night and taken a few more glances, the three hundred taels would have been hers.
Seeing others pick up three hundred taels of silver for free is more painful than losing three hundred taels of silver yourself.
Ms. Pei walked slowly, trying to keep the three hundred taels of silver in her hands for a while longer.
The two accompanying maids saw her clutching her chest and walking slower and slower. They asked with concern, "Miss Pei, do you have chest pain?"
"Yeah." Not only did his chest hurt, but his flesh hurt too.
That's three hundred taels. She gets three taels a month, and it takes her ten years to earn three hundred taels. With these three hundred taels, she doesn't have to sell her time to others. She can stay at home and sleep in, eat stinky tofu, sleep in, and play with cats.
"Your chest hurts so much, sit down and rest for a while."
One of the two maids patted her back to calm her down, while the other fanned her away.
It took Ms. Pei an entire hour to walk half a mile. She sighed as she walked, as if she was going to the underworld to see the King of Hell.
Gu Yingxia knew that Ms. Pei was coming, so she prepared tea and snacks early and waited for her. She had changed three cups of tea, but she still didn't come.
"Miss Pei is walking with her feet tied? It takes so long to walk such a short distance."
"I just went out to see that Lady Pei was leaning against a pillar in the flower hall, taking a break. She looked regretful, as if she couldn't bear to spend three hundred taels to buy these old things from us."
An idea suddenly flashed through Gu Yingxia's mind. "When she comes later, you'll follow my instructions and we'll help Second Sister sell all these purses."
Ms. Pei finally arrived. She took out three hundred taels of silver from her bosom and handed it to Gu Yingxia. Then she checked the letter and found that it had not been opened. She put it in her bosom and prepared to say goodbye.
Ah Qing counted the banknotes and smiled happily.
"It's worthy of being a purse blessed by a deity. I just put it on yesterday, and today I found three hundred taels."
Nun Pei was lost in melancholy, not really listening to Ah Qing's story. One of the old maids approached Ah Qing and said, "You actually have a purse blessed by a deity? Sell me one! My daughter-in-law is about to give birth, and the doctor says the baby is in an abnormal position. I'd like to pray for good luck."
"This is my purse that blesses me with good fortune. If you want the mother to be healthy, go to our second daughter. Chuchu, who is with her, knows a hermit master. She even broke her hand and the bone grew back. She even dared to catch a two-pound bamboo leaf green snake with her bare hands."
The old lady said, "Is it really that magical? How much is one purse?"
"Twenty taels each."
The old lady was silent, so Ah Qing asked, "Do you think it's expensive?"
"It's not expensive. Only good things are expensive. If the purse was sold for two taels, I would think it was fake. If it was sold for twenty taels, it must be a good thing."
"I'm going to buy a purse right now. When my daughter-in-law gives birth safely, I'll treat everyone to peanut candy."
The old nanny found Chuchu and called her an old immortal. She also said that she wanted to buy two purses to protect the safety of pregnant women.
Chuchu was sweating profusely and winked at Gu Yinwei frequently.
Gu Yinwei took out a stack of talismans and selected them, then chose two to stick on the purse and handed the purse to the old nanny.
The old woman reached out to take it. Her hands were covered with calluses, and she was a woman who did rough work.
"The second one is half price. Thirty taels for both purses."
The old nanny put away her purse, took out thirty taels and handed them to Gu Yinwei. Gu Yinwei handed over the money and reminded her, "Don't take the boat within three days."
The old nanny bowed to Gu Yinwei and said goodbye, saying that she had taken note of it.
It rained heavily that night, and the old lady returned home with her purse.
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