Chapter 478 Buy
The shopkeeper smiled and explained, "Young lady, look at the carving on this bracelet. It was all carved out piece by piece by master craftsmen, and the gold powder that was carved out is all lost, so this little bit of loss and labor is not expensive. If you look in other counties, you will find that other silver shops will only charge more than ours, not less."
Manbao put down the gold bracelet first and asked, "I want to see the silver bracelet too."
The shopkeeper didn't mind, thinking that she wanted to exchange the gold for silver, so he asked the clerk to bring over two plates of silver bracelets.
Manbao and the others also started to pick carefully. She felt that each sister-in-law's bracelet should be different, otherwise what if they were mixed up and she couldn't recognize them?
Including my eldest sister's, I have to buy four. If I accidentally mix two of them together, I won't be able to tell them apart.
So she picked it up carefully.
Erya, Sanya and Sitou had a lot of say because they were buying things for their mother, so they pushed away their eldest sister who had just given them advice on choosing bracelets, and surrounded their youngest sister tightly.
Zhou Silang also came over to look. He first selected a bracelet in the shape of a plum blossom. He picked it up and handed it to Manbao, saying, "Your fourth sister-in-law likes this one. Really, I'm not lying to you."
After all, she was his wife, so Manbao decided to listen to him. He took it and put it aside, and then let his second and third sisters-in-law choose.
The price of silver bracelets was much cheaper. When Manbao asked the price, she found that the four bracelets she chose only cost a little more than two taels.
She was very curious, "My father also bought a bracelet here last time, why did it cost three taels and seven hundred coins?"
"Your father?"
Manbao nodded.
The shopkeeper looked at Manbao's face in silence for a moment, then looked at Zhou Silang and Zhou Wulang. After scanning their children's faces one by one, he finally remembered something, "It was probably after the Dragon Boat Festival. We sold a bracelet in our store for three taels and seven hundred wen. I remember it was bought by an old man. In fact, he had come to see it several times..."
Manbao nodded without even thinking, "Yes, yes, that's my dad."
The shopkeeper looked at them, his heart tightening. He said, "His bracelet is a little more expensive because it's heavier..."
“It looks very thin.”
The shopkeeper said: "This is where the craftsmanship is difficult, so it is more expensive than other silver bracelets."
The people in the Zhou family couldn't help but ponder, does Dad (Grandpa) know this?
Could it be that he saw that the bracelet was thin and subconsciously thought it was the cheapest?
The shopkeeper's heart grew even more tense when he saw them grow strangely quiet. Could it be that they also wanted to...
Just as Zhou Silang was thinking this, he looked at Manbao and asked, "Have you chosen?"
Manbao nodded.
Zhou Silang then stepped forward with a smile, taking Manbao's place, and said with a smile on his face, "Boss, we bought so many things, could you give us a discount?"
Shopkeeper: ...He knows it!
That's what their father did in the past. He spent three days bargaining just to buy a bracelet.
The shopkeeper took a deep breath, forced a smile and said, "Sir, Madam, these prices are fixed. If I can lower them, I will definitely do so, but..."
Seeing Zhou Silang's expression change, he quickly said, "Although the price is not low, I can give you something."
Manbao asked curiously, "What is it?"
Zhou Silang wants to continue bargaining.
The shopkeeper immediately asked the waiter to bring up a small tray, which contained many beautiful little things, such as pearl flowers that could be worn on the head, or small earrings.
Earrings are basically made of silver, but the ones with pearl flowers are the most beautiful, and the girls in their family don’t have pierced ears.
So everyone went to see the pearl flowers.
Zhou Silang asked, "How many pairs are you sending? Are all of us here included?"
The shopkeeper said: "... Sir, you are joking. There are four young ladies here, so I will give them four pairs of earrings or four pairs of pearl flowers."
Daya and the others' eyes sparkled when they heard this.
Seeing that they liked it, Manbao waved her hand and said, "Buy it!"
The three little girls cheered softly and came forward to choose.
There is no girl who doesn’t love beauty. Even Manbao picked out several pearl flowers to wear on her head, and then asked them if they looked pretty.
Of course, the people in the Zhou family would nod and say it looked good, and the shopkeeper would just stand by and watch with a smile.
Although the four young ladies were very excited, they were also well-mannered and did not scatter the trinkets on the tray. Instead, they took a pair to try on and then took off another pair.
So the shopkeeper was smiling the whole time.
They chose quickly, and soon all four of them had chosen their favorite beads, which were approved by the other party. Then Manbao stopped bargaining and said with a wave of her hand, "Let's check out."
The guys standing by were stunned, thinking that the shopkeeper was really amazing, as he could actually recognize rich people with his keen eyes.
Although this is a jewelry store, Luojiang County is very small and the number of customers every day is very limited.
There were customers like Manbao who bought several items at a time, and he had seen people who were more generous than her, but he had never seen a generous person wearing well-worn cotton and linen clothes, while the brothers and nephews he brought with him were all wearing linen clothes with patches on them.
It was not until Manbao took out three silver ingots and three strings of copper coins from his cloth bag that he was sure that the other person was really rich.
The shopkeeper took the money with a smile and packed the gold and silver bracelets they had checked into boxes.
Because of her generosity, the shopkeeper specially gave her a pair of pearl flowers.
The total amount was twenty-five taels and three hundred wen. The sales for the day was enough for him to close the shop and go home for dinner. It would be strange if he was not happy.
Zhou Silang wrapped the boxes with a piece of cloth and tied it to his chest. He was so happy that he waved his hand and said, "Let's go to the cloth shop!"
"Fourth brother, do you want to buy fabric for your sister-in-law?"
"No, I'm not buying it for your sister-in-law. I'm buying it for your nephew," Zhou Silang said. "Your nephew needs to prepare winter clothes. Buy him some thick, soft clothes."
Manbao: "...I really want to tell Fourth Sister-in-law."
Zhou Silang: "Don't be so nosy, or we'll blame you if we have a fight later."
Everyone was chatting and laughing as they walked towards the cloth shop, but not long after they walked away, they saw a large group of people gathered in front of them, and there was a lot of scolding going on.
Before Zhou Silang could say anything, Zhou Liulang and a few other kids squeezed in to watch the fun.
Zhou Silang muttered, holding the thing in his arms tightly with one hand, holding Manbao's hand with the other, and asking Lao Wu to look after Si Tou and San Ya, then squeezed in.
There was a grocery store inside. Zhou Silang knew that they used to come here often to buy things. Their things were quite good, but the prices were higher than other grocery stores.
Therefore, the Zhou family, who likes bargains, rarely comes here unless they want something special.
I saw a group of very familiar strong men banging on the counter with wooden sticks. The leader said, "I won't make things difficult for you. Your young master lost this shop to our gambling house, so you have to move out whether you want to or not."
Next chapter, around 10:30 p.m.
(End of this chapter)
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