Upon hearing this, everyone gathered around, and in no time, the free packaging that Liang Shuyan brought was all snapped up.
Just then, as she was about to put the long table away, Sanwang returned, panting, and pulled Ruyan along. Clearly, the relationship between the two had grown much closer.
"Mom, we're back! Look, we bought so many things!"
Liang Shuyan looked up and saw that Ruyan was holding a sugar figurine and a hairpin for sticking in her hair. It was obviously not something she had seen before, and it was worth no more than two coins.
"Sanwang, you child, how can you be so stingy? Didn't I tell you to be more generous and buy whatever Ruyan likes? What are you doing?"
Ruyan walked over with a smile: "Auntie, thank you. I told Sanwang not to buy it. I know it's not easy for you to earn money, how could I shamelessly spend your money? If my mother finds out, she will be angry."
Liang Shuyan glanced at Sanwang, her face flushed, and lowered her head, whispering, "Mother, here, this is the rest of the silver!"
Liang Shuyan breathed a sigh of relief. Her children were very obedient, but they were also too obedient, to the point that she felt they were somewhat pedantic.
"Alright, hurry up and pack up the stall. You watch the stall while Ruyan and I browse around some more. I also want to buy some things, since the teahouse is opening soon and we need quite a few things at home."
Ruyan felt embarrassed to refuse, and Sanwang probably understood what she meant, so he said, "Mother, I understand."
This street is mostly lined with stalls selling small commodities, much like a modern pedestrian street. Liang Shuyan glanced at the cosmetics stalls and said with a smile, "Look, they sell cosmetics here. We can go and buy some for the women in our family. The girls need to dress up nicely too."
Ruyan said embarrassedly, "Auntie, forget it, don't waste money. Face cream, isn't there lard? It's fine, and it won't dry out your hands in winter!"
Liang Shuyan couldn't help but feel sorry for the women of ancient times. Modern women need all kinds of cosmetics, from face cream to serum, they can't do without any of them. But the women of ancient times just used lard instead. Fortunately, she had been using the system's cosmetics since she transmigrated, so this problem was not really her problem.
Unfortunately, although the system's cosmetics were a bit cheaper, using them to eat or use would arouse suspicion. So, she had no choice but to buy cosmetics here with Ruyan.
"Nonsense! A girl's face should be fair, smooth, and supple. Lard is terribly greasy; how can it replace face cream? Listen to your auntie, what do you think of this one? If you like it, I'll buy some for all the girls in the family. It won't cost much."
Ruyan knew she wasn't as eloquent as her aunt and naturally couldn't win an argument, so she remained silent. Liang Shuyan glanced at the shopkeeper, a dark-skinned and thin woman, and said with a smile, "I can tell you're a doting wife. This face cream is the kind young women usually use; the fragrance is very light but long-lasting. We also have rouge and hairpins; if you like them, I'll give you a discount. To be honest, I've never seen a mother-in-law bring her daughter-in-law shopping before."
This stall owner really knows how to talk; he kept referring to her as his daughter-in-law, making Ruyan's face turn red and white in turns.
"Okay, give me ten boxes of this face cream, and also ten portions of the rouge and moisturizer. I have a lot of kids at home, so I'll take a little extra. The price will be a bit cheaper, you know. We like it, and we'll come back again."
Liang Shuyan is generous, but it depends on who she's dealing with. She doesn't hold back when bargaining with these vendors. She doesn't earn money easily, so how could she just give it away to others like that?
The stall owner said awkwardly, "Look, this is just a small business for me. I'll just charge you the lowest price I told you earlier, ten coins in total, how about that?"
Liang Shuyan handed the silver to the stall owner, took the things the shop owner gave her, and then hurriedly left with Ruyan.
Passing by a silk shop, she suddenly remembered that a man who had taken her tea earlier said they were from the Huang family's silk shop, so she took Ruyan to that silk shop.
As I entered, a tall, thin man dressed in gray approached me with a smile and asked, "Excuse me, are you here to buy fabric?"
Is your manager here?
The man looked up at the second floor and said, "Shopkeeper, a woman is looking for you!"
The shopkeeper hurriedly came downstairs and recognized the woman who had delivered the tea earlier. He immediately burst into laughter: "Oh dear, we were just saying how fragrant your tea was and we were about to place an order. We didn't expect you to come here. Come on, please come upstairs."
Liang Shuyan didn't expect such a quick response from her tea plantation. She then said, "I was just about to buy some fabric to make clothes for the children when I suddenly remembered you, so I came uninvited, haha!"
Upon reaching the second floor, I noticed a table by the window with a bench next to it.
The man gestured for Liang Shuyan and Ruyan to sit down and said with a smile, "Let's talk about your tea first. You know my shop. How about you deliver tea to my shop once a month for 10 copper coins, about 100 packs should be enough? What do you say?"
"Okay, but I don't have the contract with me right now. How about this, I'll bring it to you next time I come. Let's forget about the deposit! Now, could you please recommend some nice fabrics to me?"
The man was also a straightforward person. Seeing that Liang Shuyan was so straightforward, he said, "Haha, since you are so straightforward, then we are a perfect match. We are both straightforward people. Consider this piece of fabric a gift from me. Take it back and make clothes for your children. It will definitely be the best fabric!"
Liang Shuyan was so frightened that she stood up abruptly: "This, this won't do. How can I take your things for free? We're all in business, and it's not easy for anyone. This won't do."
The man casually ordered his servant, "Go and bring all the fabrics I brought from the capital last time from the warehouse to this lady!"
"If you're sincere about doing business with me, then listen to me and accept this batch of fabric. These fabrics are all from the stock of wealthy families in the capital. They're not worth much, but they're good quality. Of course, the tea is a serious matter. You can't fool me, whether it's the taste or the texture!"
"Alright, alright, please don't worry about that. By the way, what's your surname? How should I address you?"
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