Chapter 587 Addition
The three little ones were busy, and Mr. Zhuang was of course busy too. Early in the morning, he first gave Manbao a lesson. After explaining a text, he let her study on her own.
He has always been more confident in her. Although the child may be lazy occasionally, she is still self-disciplined, so the occasional laziness can be tolerated.
Bai Erlang is not like that. If you don't watch him, he will wait until the sky falls before he remembers to study and do his homework.
So Manbao memorized the text he had just learned, wrote for a while, and then went to the bookstore to read.
Mr. Zhuang reminded him, "Come back for lunch."
Manbao agreed and went out carrying his small cloth bag.
The cook was busy in the kitchen. She had been to the morning market this morning and was planning to tidy up the kitchen so that she could provide them with snacks, tea and other things in the future.
After sending Bai Shanbao to school, Daji came back and went out shopping with Zhou Silang and Erya.
The coachman from the Bai family took the prepared dry food back early in the morning, and of course, he also brought the letters from the young masters with him.
When Manbao first arrived at the bookstore, Zhou Silang and his friends had already chosen two beds and were selecting bookshelves.
Generally, such large pieces of furniture are custom-made and rarely available ready-made. Therefore, new large pieces of furniture will be very expensive.
But there are old ones too.
Although Daji is a servant, he really doesn't understand this kind of thing.
So, under Zhou Silang's guidance, he went around two streets and took three alleys, and finally arrived at a very unfamiliar place.
Zhou Silang led them to a shop. Daji couldn't help but look up and said in surprise, "Pawnshop?"
"Yeah, the things here are cheap. Let's go in and choose something."
Daji: ...He only knew that when he was short of money he could bring his belongings to the pawn shop to exchange for money, but he never thought that he could also buy things from the pawn shop.
He hesitated, "Aren't the things here very expensive?"
"Aside from some antiques, everything else is secondhand. How can it be expensive?" Zhou Silang explained, "Pawned clothes, used quilts, and other used items are all very cheap. Even some tables, chairs, and benches, even if they're made of good wood, are much cheaper than custom-made ones."
"Not to mention things like beds, which are more than half the price of what you get outside."
Of course, the price that the pawnshop gets back is also kept very low. Basically, if you come to the pawnshop to pawn something, it is considered a high price if you can get one-third of the price.
Although Zhou Silang was a first-time visitor, he seemed very familiar with the pawnshop clerk. As soon as he entered the shop, the clerk came up to him with a smile and called out, "Brother Zhou Silang, I've spoken to the shopkeeper. I'll take you to the storeroom right away."
Zhou Silang walked over, put his arm around his shoulder, and walked forward, asking with a smile, "You have to choose good things for me, especially the bookshelves. Those books are my treasures. If the bookshelf collapses, it's okay to just hit the books, but it would be terrible if it hit the people reading."
"Brother Zhou Si, don't worry. Our store has always been fair to everyone, and with me here, the things I give you will definitely be the best."
The clerk took them to the warehouse, opened the door and led them in. Inside were large wooden products.
Beds, tables, chairs, bookshelves, and even treasure racks.
There were so many things piled up in there, quite neatly. The clerk said, "These are all collected this month. The previous ones have all been given away, so if you want to choose, you can only choose from here."
Their pawnshop only does the business of buying, and the sales are handed over to other shops of the owner.
Things like clothes and quilts are usually washed, dried, and then placed in the shop for people to choose. Large items like beds, which are of good quality, are washed and sold at a discount. Although they are not as good as newly made ones, they look pretty good.
If the quality is average or poor, just repair it and sell it at a discount.
It would be cheaper if you take it directly from a pawn shop.
Zhou Silang knew this, so he brought Daji and Erya with him.
The three of them began to pick in the warehouse. There was a bed where Zhou Lijun slept, so she was the one who was mainly choosing.
Zhou Silang and Daji mainly chose bookshelves.
There are quite a few good bookshelves in the warehouse, and there are even two made of very good elm. Of course, the price is also very attractive.
So Zhou Silang eliminated it directly.
Daji was a little tempted and whispered, "Such good wood, the price is very cheap."
Zhou Silang said, "We are here in Yizhou to accompany you to study. Once your young master passes the exam and is admitted to the capital, we will leave. Why would we need such a fine bookshelf?"
Daji was stunned and said, "This will take four or five years, right?"
Now Zhou Silang was stunned. "Will it take so long? I thought it would only take two or three years."
Daji: You really have confidence in my young master, thank you.
Zhou Silang reacted and said, "Who cares if it's two or three years or four or five years? It's not that old anyway. There's no need to buy a very good bookshelf. Otherwise, you won't be able to move it home and it will be difficult to sell it. It's better to buy a cheap one."
He said, "It won't break anyway, it looks about the same."
Zhou Silang looked back and forth at several bookshelves and found that apart from a slight difference in color, they were really similar. He nodded with satisfaction and said, "Not bad, they are similar. So we'll choose these two. They are cheap, sturdy, and easy to use!"
Daji: ... Zhou Silang holds the money, what opinion could he have?
Zhou Lijun also chose two beds.
Considering the limited space and the fact that she was sleeping alone, she chose two beds that were not big, but looked quite sturdy and beautiful.
Daji also chose two screens. His aesthetic taste was much better than Zhou Silang's. He knew that these things could not be compromised, especially when placed in the young master's room.
Otherwise, if he doesn't like it, he might be in a bad mood when he wakes up.
One of the screens was placed in front of Zhou Lijun's bed, and she immediately fought for it for herself, "Fourth Uncle, my aunt is very picky. What if you buy an ugly one and she doesn't let you into the house?"
Zhou Silang could only take a step back, but he was still heartbroken. "Two screens are more expensive than the bed. If I had known earlier, I would have asked my second brother to make them with bamboo at home and have them shipped here."
"Fourth uncle, you've become stingy too."
"It's only when you run a household that you know how expensive fuel and rice are."
When the waiter saw that they had made their choices, he came forward to calculate the bill. Zhou Silang was quite satisfied. Although the screen was a bit expensive, the bed and bookshelf were indeed much cheaper than their budget.
"There's an ox cart parked outside. I'll go get someone to come in and move it," said the young man.
Zhou Silang went to pay the bill. Today's expenses were far below their budget, so they had a lot of money left over.
If there wasn't a cook at home, Zhou Silang really wanted to take the money to the street to buy some braised pork to celebrate.
However, thinking of the cook at home, he restrained himself and did not dare to go too far.
After transporting the things back home and placing the beds in the two rooms, Zhou Lijun fetched water to clean the beds, and the cook also came to help.
After the beds were dried, the two of them made their own beds and also made Bai Erlang's bed. They also put away his messy toys and other things in a box and pushed them under the bed.
The next update will be around 4:00 PM
Birthday extra for two little cuties
(End of this chapter)
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