Chapter 157 Hairpin Aye, does this look good on me? ...
Zhou Ye knew that Ah Shu didn't want to marry him so early, but people's minds would change. Maybe Ah Shu would suddenly come to her senses one day. After all... after all, Ah Shu was really greedy for his body.
He could prepare everything first, and as long as Ah Shu nodded, he could marry her immediately.
He also wanted Ah Shu to marry in style, not to compare with the wealthy families in the capital, but at least to marry the most glamorous one in the surrounding area. All of this required money, and Zhou Ye felt an urgent desire to earn and save money.
Lin Shu didn't know that he was already thinking about saving for the betrothal money, and was still happy about the business deal he had just made.
This chicken mushroom sauce can be sold until September, which is still several months away. She can make a lot of money from the chicken mushroom sauce business alone, not to mention the bamboo lounge chairs from Grandpa Gao and the ice jelly business that Aunt Lin is about to start.
In her previous life, Lin Shu had had enough of the suffering of hunger, and she had been killing zombies to earn points in exchange for food. Points are money, but this thing is not in her hands, so Lin Shu has no idea about it. Influenced by her previous life, Lin Shu in this life actually doesn't have much obsession with money, but when she thinks that money can be used to buy food and various foods, she feels very happy.
"Aye, what do you say about me exchanging all the money I earn for food? We don't need anything at home, and saving money won't make any more money. It's better to exchange it all for food. Do you want to eat white rice? Do you want to eat glutinous rice balls? Let's buy some refined rice and glutinous rice?"
Zhou Ye's eyes were filled with doting and indulgence. "If Ah Shu wants to buy it, buy it. Don't say that this is your own money. Even if it's not, if you want to eat it, uncle and aunt won't stop you. If there is not enough money at home, I will find a way to earn it."
Lin Shu was delighted to hear this, but after a moment's thought, she said, "Let's buy some whole grains. Buy more brown rice and beans. They're cheap, and the more you buy, the more you can eat. I know you still don't have enough to eat every day. When you make money, give half to Mom and use the other half to buy whole grains. I'll give you more rice!"
Zhou Ye felt sweet inside when he heard this, but he looked a little embarrassed. As a man, how could he let his wife support him?
"Ah Shu, don't worry about these things. Use the money you earn to buy things you want."
Lin Shu smiled and said, "I have enough food and clothes now, I don't have any special desires. I just want the people around me to have enough food and clothes like me, or at least not go hungry. Ah Ye, I can't bear to see others go hungry, especially those I care about."
Zhou Ye stared at her, speechless for a long time. He suddenly took her hand, his voice deeper and gentler than before, "Ashu, I'll hold your hand and walk with you. There are a lot of people here today, so don't get bumped into."
Lin Shu hummed and leaned towards him, "Aye, keep the money safe, don't let pickpockets steal it."
Zhou Ye took Lin Shu by the hand as they walked and stopped along the way. Whenever they came across a stall that interested them, they would stop to take a look.
"My dear, your wife is so beautiful. Why don't you buy her a pearl hairpin?" A street vendor selling pearl hairpins saw the two and, not wanting to miss out on this potential customer, hurriedly introduced them. "Look at this pearl hairpin of mine. It's one of the most beautiful styles right now, all brought over from the county. It's not expensive, only a hundred or so coins. Look at the workmanship and the glass beads on it."
Zhou Ye looked over there, and Lin Shu also took a look, but she didn't show any intention of buying it.
For common people like them, being able to eat enough is good enough. Who would spend a hundred coins to buy a pearl hairpin?
The vendor saw the two women were dressed simply and knew that a hundred or so coins was a bit expensive for them, so he turned to introduce something else. "The one that costs a hundred coins is made of copper, and is decorated with one to three glass beads. There are cheaper ones too. Young lady, please take a look at my wooden hairpins. These are also in high demand, and they are decorated with pottery beads. The one with three pottery beads is fifty coins, the one with two pottery beads is thirty-five coins, and the one with one pottery bead is only twenty coins! Young lady, you are so beautiful, but you don't even have a pearl hairpin on your head. Isn't it a pity..."
The vendor was eloquent. If it were an ordinary young lady, she might be persuaded to buy it. If she couldn't afford the expensive ones, she could at least buy the cheapest pearl hairpin. But Lin Shu was very calm. After listening to the vendor's flattery, she smiled and replied, "Since I am born with a beautiful face, why do I need these external things to adorn myself? Ah Ye, let's go."
"Ashu, you really don't like those?" Zhou Ye asked, his eyes sweeping over her bun.
In his eyes, Ah Shu was beautiful in every way, but what the vendor said was also true. Ah Shu was so beautiful, and she would definitely be more beautiful with a little decoration.
"Those pearl hairpins are obviously cheap imitations and are not worth the money. It's better to buy a few more liters of rice." Lin Shu is not dislikes beauty. What girl doesn't like beauty? If she didn't, she wouldn't comb her long hair with a wooden comb every night before going to bed, and tie her hair with the silk handkerchief given by her third aunt. It's just that these pearl hairpins are not worth the money. Wouldn't it be a hundred times more beautiful than these pearl hairpins if she picked a wild flower in the mountains and pinned it on her head, and changed the flower hairpin every day?
Zhou Ye felt a pang of pain when he heard this. Ah Shu had grown up in a noble family and had seen countless pearl hairpins and jade hairpins, so naturally, these street ornaments were not pleasing to the eye. He knew Ah Shu was willing to return to Tianshui Village because she didn't care about these things, but when he thought about how Ah Shu had once lived a life of luxury, perhaps her daily worries were just about which beautiful dress to wear, which pearl hairpin to use, which earrings or hairpins to wear, and now she hadn't even glanced at these pearl hairpins.
A rough country boy like him, with no special skills but only brute force, might never be able to help Ah Shu live the same life as before.
"Aye, there's a stall selling wooden hairpins up ahead. Let's go take a look! There's no such thing as cheap materials for these hairpins. It all depends on the wood and the craftsmanship. If there's anything nice, I'll buy one for myself and one for my mother, too!"
Zhou Ye looked at her bright face, and his depressed mood suddenly dissipated a little, "Okay."
There were already two young women picking things in front of the stall. Lin Shu went over and felt a little surprised.
This wooden hairpin is quite nice. The patterns on the hairpin head are carved very smoothly and beautifully. There are hairpin heads in the shape of auspicious clouds, waves, plum blossoms, peach blossoms, vines and other flowers and plants. It is dazzling to look at.
There are also ordinary plain wooden hairpins that have no carvings and only have smooth polished heads.
Lin Shu asked and learned that the cheapest plain wooden hairpin only cost eight cents. It was made of peach wood and poplar wood. There were also those made of hard wood such as jujube wood and sandalwood, which were much more expensive, ranging from a dozen to several dozen cents. There were also lacquered hairpins with carved heads, which were even more expensive, and the most expensive ones were over a hundred cents.
Lin Shu had just received the money for the chicken mushroom sauce, and it was rare to find a wooden hairpin that she liked, so she was generous and picked out two sandalwood hairpins, one with a auspicious cloud head and the other with a peach blossom head.
"Aye, can you help me take a look at this? Does it look good on me?" Lin Shu put the peach blossom hairpin on her head and compared it.
"It looks good." Zhou Ye looked at her and said.
"The Peach Blossom one is for me, and the Xiangyun one is for my mother." Lin Shu said with a smile. After bargaining with the vendor for a while, she bought the two pieces for only 80 coins, which originally cost 100 coins in total.
Lin Shu happily put the two hairpins into her bosom and put them away. "There are so many people here now, the merchants don't need my business. If it were a normal time with fewer people, I could get another ten cents."
These vendors selling hairpins and pearls are different from farmers carrying vegetables and fruits. They make a profit from the difference in price, which makes a lot of money, but they also have to bear the risk of not being able to sell the goods. So when business is slow, it is easy for them to get a cheaper price.
Seeing her happy expression, Zhou Ye felt happy too, but he felt a little regretful that he didn't pay for the hairpin himself.
"Ashu, I want to go to the mountains in two days." He said suddenly.
Lin Shu paused, "Now that our family is not short of money, why are you going to the mountains?"
Zhou Ye tilted his head and looked at her. "I'm penniless and want to save some money to get married."
Lin Shu was amused by him. Taking advantage of the busy streets and the lack of attention, she gently stepped on Zhou Ye's foot and said, "Are you so impatient to marry me? Isn't it good for us to be like this now? Why do we have to go through all that formality?"
Zhou Ye took her hand and pulled her towards him, protecting her from being hit by the crowd, and said in a low voice: "Ashu, it's different."
"How is it different?" Lin Shu blinked, looking ignorant and innocent.
Zhou Ye's ears flushed, "After we get married, we can do a lot of things that we can't do now."
"What's the matter? About making a doll? But I don't want to make a doll within five years." Lin Shu said seriously, like a naive little girl.
As soon as these words came out, Zhou Ye didn't know what he was thinking about. His face flushed instantly, and he lowered his voice very low, "A Shu, do you know how to make a doll?"
Seeing him act so innocent yet still thinking she was even more innocent and trying to explain things to her, Lin Shu couldn't help but burst out laughing. "Silly Ah Ye, the wives of wealthy families know a lot. Do you really think I'm a naive little girl who knows nothing?"
A Ye is probably the kind of honest person who thinks he knows a lot, but in fact he just works hard in the same posture until the end?
"Well... what do you want to do, A'shu?" When Zhou Ye said this, his eyes flashed with a dark light, and when he stared at Lin Shu, he looked like a gentle beast.
Lin Shu's eyes widened slightly, and she pinched his thumb hard with the hand he was holding. "Aye, you have no shame! We're on the street, and you're asking me this!"
He said this, but there was a smirk in his eyes.
Ah, this honest man Aye is becoming more and more relaxed.
Zhou Ye would never have done such a thing before, but he was emboldened by Lin Shu. The streets were bustling with people, but he and Ah Shu were hidden in the crowd. No one knew them, and they could talk about their secret love in the bustling crowd, which gave him a special kind of satisfaction.
"Ashu, I won't say anything more. Let's talk about it when we get back." Zhou Ye let go of Lin Shu, wiped the sweat from his palms roughly on his trouser legs, and then held the small hand as smooth as jade again.
Unexpectedly, at this moment, Lin Shu beside him suddenly said to him, "Aye, I thought about it too."
Zhou Ye was stunned at first, but after realizing that Ah Shu was responding to what he had just said, the corners of his mouth couldn't help but rise.
He did not deliberately suppress the sweetness and joy in his heart. His eyes were filled with smiles, and his eyebrows were also smiling, falling heavily. Finally, a smile flowed between his eyebrows, and his heart seemed to be soaked in a honey pot.
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