Chapter 158 You've struck gold!
Back inside, the children slept even more soundly, so she casually picked up one of her old, oversized clothes and covered herself with it. She warmed up quickly and soon fell asleep as well.
When I regained consciousness, the sky was already beginning to lighten with the first light of dawn.
It was still early, and the children were still asleep, so Jiang Nuanzhi casually boiled a few eggs and cooked a pot of porridge.
He didn't stay home for dinner; he only took two eggs with him and drove his donkey cart to the county town.
While munching on an egg on the way, he planned out what he needed to buy that day.
I need to buy some porcelain bottles for the whitening and spot-fading cream; I need them urgently today. I also need to order some custom-made ones from the shopkeeper.
As for the blankets, the ones we managed to snatch back from Xie Liangchen are the better ones. The blankets the children are currently using are filled with willow catkins. There's another one with fur lining that's barely usable, but it has an odor and isn't comfortable. They all need to be replaced.
And everyone's clothes, and the family's food. All of these need to be replenished.
Jiang Nuanzhi pondered that the quilt and clothes were very expensive, but with twenty taels of silver, this trip should be enough to cover her expenses.
By the time we entered the county town, it was already broad daylight, and all the shops had their doors wide open. The shop assistants stood at the entrances, calling out to passersby to come in and have a look.
Jiang Nuanzhi went to buy a cotton quilt first. She knew that cotton quilts should not be cheap, but she did not expect that a six-pound cotton quilt would cost one and a half taels of silver.
After some haggling, Jiang Nuanzhi got four large quilts.
The shopkeeper sent over another single blanket.
She bought three single quilts for 700 cash each. She also asked the shopkeeper for half a bolt of linen, and that completed her quilt purchase. But this cost her more than eight taels of silver.
The shopkeeper had a full range of goods, so Jiang Nuanzhi also bought some undergarments for everyone in her family there. They had been short of money before, saving it for emergencies, and hadn't had time to buy clean undergarments for the children. Now she bought them all at once.
And then there's Li Rong, whose clothes were stained with blood and couldn't be washed clean.
And the old man, we can't just let him continue to be so slovenly.
Since we'd already bought underwear, we decided to buy some clothes for everyone as well.
She had enough money now, and Jiang Nuanzhi hadn't chosen the lowest quality fabric she'd used before. She negotiated the price down to one tael of silver per set of clothes for the children, and bought four sets in total, according to the sizes of her children.
As for the adults' clothes, the ones for myself and Li Rong are a bit more expensive, costing one and a half taels per set.
Because of Jiang Nuanzhi's bargaining, the shopkeeper only charged Xin Bo and the Imperial Preceptor two taels of silver.
Stepping out of the shop, Jiang Nuanzhi let out a long sigh.
He thought twenty taels of silver would be enough, but he ended up buying clothes and a quilt, which cost him eighteen taels.
However, in the Great Wilderness, cloth is the most expensive commodity; other things are just about the same price.
She also bought porcelain bottles, rice, wheat flour, millet, several pounds of fatty meat, and some daily medicinal herbs and spirits.
They bought two more small carts, and after walking around the market, they had barely spent five taels of silver.
After a shopping spree that cost more than 23 taels of silver, Jiang Nuanzhi secretly counted her money and found that she had a little over 42 taels left.
He let out a long sigh. If he returned the forty taels of silver to Young Master Lü, he would only have two taels left.
He secretly thought, "I'll pay him back twenty taels first, and then pay him back the rest after I've made some money in the next round."
Her little donkey cart was filled almost instantly; apart from the two wooden pushcarts, the rest wasn't too heavy. Even with Da Niu pulling it, it was quite easy.
Jiang Nuanzhi didn't stay in the county for long. She found a place to feed Da Niu some food and water, and then headed home.
Instead of going straight home, she took a detour to the mountains.
Ever since she returned, she had been longing to go up the mountain. The old man had told her that the fish in the river were very fat now, and the mountains were full of wild fruits. However, Xiao Xuanting was still in danger, and Jiang Nuanzhi dared not leave him for a moment.
Once inside the mountains, she unloaded the donkey cart, tied it up to prevent the ox from getting too tired, and then went to gather medicinal herbs.
There were indeed many wild fruits at this time of year, but the mountains were also teeming with snakes, insects, and rodents. Most of the wild fruits were infested with worms and inedible. However, after wandering around for a while, I managed to find quite a few fresh fruits that hadn't been ruined by insects.
They only stopped when the basket was completely full.
I found a piece of wood on the road, which looked sturdy enough, so I brought it home. I'm thinking of making a wheelchair for Li Rong when I have some free time.
She had actually wanted to give Li Rong a wheelchair for a long time, and today she specially bought two small strollers, firstly because it was not very convenient to always use Aunt Niu's stroller next door.
Another reason is that I thought it would be convenient to modify this car into a wheelchair.
She rushed home before noon, quickly rescued the ox from the donkey cart, and let it rest.
At that moment, Lü Shizhu had already arrived at her house: "Anuan! You're finally back! This time I've brought you two pieces of great news! Which one would you like to hear first?"
When Young Master Lü saw her, he immediately came closer.
Jiang Nuanzhi glanced at him and said with a smile, "I want to unload the things from the car first."
As he spoke, he called out into the house, "Waiter! Baozhu! Uncle Xin! Master Jing! Come out quickly, I've bought you some things!"
The people inside the house rushed out almost in the blink of an eye.
Little Baozhu rubbed her sleepy eyes and asked, "Mother, you're back?"
Jiang Nuanzhi picked her up and kissed her on the little face: "Mommy bought you clothes, you can try them on tonight."
They immediately unpacked the bundles and gave each of them clothes.
It took several trips for everyone to unload everything from Jiang Nuanzhi's donkey cart.
Lu Shizhu worked up a sweat, waiting anxiously. Finally, when the donkey cart was empty, he exclaimed in disbelief, "Why isn't mine here!"
Jiang Nuanzhi blinked, swallowed, and suddenly placed a bag of rice in his arms: "What do you mean there isn't one? This is yours."
Lu Shizhu frowned: "Isn't this just green rice? Who would give this as a gift?"
Jiang Nuanzhi: "The Dragon Boat Festival is coming soon. I'll make all kinds of zongzi with this rice and send them to you then."
Lu Shizhu's eyes were full of resentment: "Did you never even intend to buy it for me?"
Jiang Nuanzhi rubbed her temples: "Young Master, I only bought personal clothing and bedding. You can use them if you stay overnight. But now that you're of marriageable age, it's inappropriate for me to give you such personal items."
Seeing that he still looked dissatisfied, Jiang Nuanzhi smiled and coaxed, "How about this, in the future, if you see any gifts you like, just tell me, and I'll buy them for you."
Lu Shizhu immediately snorted coldly: "That's more like it!"
Jiang Nuan: "Didn't you say there were two good things? What are they? Tell me about them?"
Hearing this, Lü Shizhu perked up immediately and asked mysteriously, "Do you want to hear the first one or the second one?"
Jiang Nuanzhi: "Is there a difference?"
"Of course, the difference is huge!"
Jiang Nuanzhi: "Then the first one."
"The first one was entirely due to my intelligence!" he said, glancing at Jiang Nuanzhi. "Why don't you ask me about the second one?"
Jiang Nuanzhi: "...Hmm, what about the second one?"
"The second one also relied on my intelligence!"
Jiang Nuanzhi: "."
"Can you at least tell me now?"
"Tsk tsk, look at you, you have no patience at all."
Lu Shizhu wanted to say something more, but when he met Jiang Nuanzhi's unfriendly gaze, he cleared his throat and said, "Let me tell you, you've really struck gold this time."
Jiang Nuanzhi: "Hmm?"
Lü Shizhu: "Your husband, his calligraphy is really popular. Now someone has come to me specifically to buy his calligraphy. Guess how much money they gave him?"
Young Master Lü: I know you're in a hurry, but don't rush.
Jiang Nuanzhi: Come closer, I promise I won't kill you.
(End of this chapter)
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