Chapter 3433: Revisiting the Old Place 3
The stall owner had only said a few witty remarks to attract business. Even officials passing by and hearing them would not have taken him seriously. However, he did not expect that such a little girl would seriously criticize him, which made him speechless.
After all, it's for business, who can offend customers?
So he said with a smile: "Oh, it seems that this young lady has seen a lot of things in the world. She is so young, but she knows everything."
Xinping pouted.
The stall owner smiled and said, "That's right. The ladies in the palace wear the finest things. They were given by the Emperor, so how could they not be good?"
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"It's just that what we have here is a wild and interesting place, which is something that is not available in the palace."
Xin Ping said: "Humph!"
Nan Yan smiled at the side, afraid that Xin Ping would say something else that would reveal their identities, so she gently patted her shoulder and said, "Did you hear that? Don't take everything so seriously. Come and see what interesting things there are here."
Xinping turned his face away: "I won't look!"
Having said that, her eyes could not help but look at the colorful heart knots and velvet flowers hanging on the bamboo rack.
Nan Yan smiled and plucked a pair of light yellow velvet flowers and placed them on her hair, comparing them: "Look, how beautiful."
Xinping shook her head, trying to avoid it, but she couldn't avoid Nanyan's hands, which kept gesturing at her. The stall owner, seeing that this was a good business opportunity, immediately took out a mirror and approached Xinping: "Look, young lady, how beautiful you are. You are so fair and pretty, and this color suits you perfectly. People here are all dark-skinned, and this color wouldn't look good on them. This pair of velvet flowers is waiting for someone like you."
Nan Yan felt a sense of déjà vu when she heard this.
It seemed like the stall owner had said the same thing when she bought that bright red acacia bean bracelet. She was so overwhelmed by the praise that she borrowed money from Jian Ruocheng to buy it.
Looking at this stall owner again, it seems like he is really the same one from that year.
Just a lot older.
She couldn't help laughing and said, "Boss, do you say this to everyone you meet?"
The stall owner chuckled and said, "Madam, you are wronged. Look around. If there was even one person as respectable and fair-skinned as you in Nan'an Town, my business wouldn't be so difficult."
Nan Yan rolled her eyes.
However, the pair of velvet flowers were truly beautiful. Even Xinping couldn't take her eyes off herself in the mirror. At this moment, Zhu Feng, who had been standing behind them without saying a word, spoke up: "How much?"
The stall owner chuckled and said, "Not expensive, twenty cents."
As soon as he finished speaking, Zhu Feng reached out and took a purse from Xiao Shunzi. Inside was a jingling purse full of small change. He took out a piece and was about to hand it to the stall owner.
The stall owner said bitterly: "I can't find the place."
Zhu Feng asked, "What are you busy with?"
After saying that, he looked at Nan Yan again and said, "You choose one too."
Nan Yan frowned when she heard this: "I—I'll just forget it."
Zhu Feng's face suddenly darkened: "Why, you don't want it after the master bought it for you?"
Hearing this, she started to act arrogantly. Nan Yan knew that she couldn't afford to offend him, so she gave the pair of velvet flowers to Xin Ping and looked back for a while.
The things on the stall were indeed novel, but not very good either. They might have been enough to fool the inexperienced female officials of the Shangbao era, but the imperial concubines of today had already used the "best" things, so how could they be interested in these things?
But there was someone next to her trying to force her to buy something with a fierce face. What could she do?
So he chose for a long time and picked up a small pearl hairpin: "This one is good." Then he turned around and looked at Zhu Feng: "What do you think?"
Zhu Feng shook his head with a cold face.
Nan Yan thought she could just pick one and be done with it, but she didn't expect this person to be so serious. Not satisfied with her choice, she thought for a moment before putting down the pearl hairpin and picking up a pair of earrings: "How about this one?"
Zhu Feng still shook his head.
Then, no matter whether it was a jade bracelet or a pearl flower, no matter what Nan Yan picked up, he shook his head.
Finally, Nan Yan herself became a little impatient. She threw the things back on the stall and said, "This one is not good, that one is not good. Then you come and pick and see what is good."
The stall owner was so frightened that he dared not breathe.
He had been selling these women's things for so many years, and had only seen women picking and trying on things at the stalls. Even if they were accompanied by their husbands, most men would just watch from the side, or sit down at a tea stall far away to drink tea rather than come over to accompany the women to choose these things. However, he had not expected that this respectable master who looked serious, dressed gorgeously, and was obviously rich or noble, would be so patient and seriously help his wife choose jewelry.
On the contrary, this lady has become a little spoiled because of the favor she received.
However, he couldn't interrupt the couple's affairs, especially since they were both very generous. It was fine when they were talking and laughing, but once they got upset, it gave people an invisible pressure and he didn't dare to say a word.
Xinping also stood nearby, looking at them with wide eyes.
Zhu Feng was not angry at all. Seeing Nan Yan throw the things back, he walked over calmly, picked up a bracelet and handed it to Nan Yan: "This is it."
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When Nan Yan saw it, she was immediately angry and amused.
It was a bracelet made of acacia beans.
Even after more than ten years, the acacia beans are still acacia beans, still bright red, and strung together with a thin thread, they look particularly bright and pleasing. The craftsmanship is almost the same as it was back then.
What is this!
The stall owner immediately said, "Oh, sir, you have good taste. This is the perfect match for your wife!"
Zhu Feng asked, "How much?"
The stall owner said, "Fifteen cents."
It’s five cents more expensive than it was back then.
Zhu Feng threw the piece of silver directly onto the stall and said, "No need to change it."
The stall owner was overjoyed. He quickly picked up the silver and held it in his palm, saying things like "Thank you, sir" and "May you live a long and healthy life." Zhu Feng gave the chain to Nan Yan with a calm face, turned around and walked away with his hands behind his back, as if he was leaving after doing his job.
Nan Yan took it unhappily and said, "Thank you so much for spending money, Master."
Ruoshui and Xiao Shunzi, who were following behind them, had no idea what had happened here that year, but they just listened to the imperial concubine's sarcastic words and their faces turned red from trying to hold back their laughter.
Xinping opened his eyes wide and followed Nanyan.
After a long while, she tugged at Nan Yan's sleeve and whispered, "Mother, is this compensation from Father?"
I don’t know if the person walking in front heard it, but he coughed twice.
Nan Yan smiled and lowered her voice, "He doesn't have such a conscience."
It's just a way to let out some air.
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