Chapter 21: Visiting the market, someone is selling fake goods!
Zhu Lan won the poetry competition. Tomorrow is a day off, so everyone can relax.
When he returned to the study at night, Xiao Wan was not there. Zhu Lan was sitting on the bed, still holding the book "Collected Annotations of Various Philosophers" and thinking hard.
Qiao Youyou was lying next to him, holding a storybook she had found from somewhere, and was grinning as she read.
"Haha, why are all the protagonists in these ancient storybooks poor scholars?
The heroine is either a rich girl or a fairy who is in love and is willing to give up everything to elope with him. What is the author thinking? "
Qin Yuwei was studying her recent skin condition in front of a bronze mirror. When she heard Qiao Youyou's words, she smiled and said:
“After all, they were all written by those scholars. Who doesn’t fantasize about a woman who is willing to give up everything for him?
Oh, my face is so dry and flaky, it would be better if I could apply some facial cream."
Qiao Youyou threw the notebook aside and asked them if they wanted to go home since tomorrow was a day off.
Qin Yuwei was the first to shake her head: "My stepmother looked at me as if she was looking at her son's betrothal gift. I can't afford to offend her, but I can afford to avoid her."
Zhu Lan looked at the book and said, "I have already sent a letter to my family. I will not be going back on this holiday."
Today, the only people left in the Zhu family are grandfather Zhu Yuanou, her mother Pei, and the second branch Zhu Hongming and his family.
The whole day was filled with trivial matters. She just wanted to get through the class peacefully and not be distracted by trivial matters.
Qin Yuwei asked Qiao Youyou about her arrangements again.
"As for me, my father is a Hu person, he has an open mind, my parents don't care much about me, they just let me go, hehe.
How about we call everyone to go out and play tomorrow? How about having hotpot tonight! "
As Qiao Youyou spoke, her eyes began to light up.
Hot pot, woooo, woooo, butter hot pot!
Tears of shame are about to flow from the corners of my mouth!
Zhu Lan's eyes lit up, he put down the book and raised his hand to agree.
Qin Yuwei had no objection and looked at Xiao Wan's bed and said:
"Xiao Wan is still on a date in the back hills. Can we ask her when she comes back?"
Qiao Youyou waved her hand and said that Xiao Wan would definitely not go home. She and Zhao Sicheng could only be together in the academy, and they would not be able to see each other if they went home.
Qin Yuwei and Zhu Lan thought the same, so they decided to ask the boys.
There were not many people in the Qingya Garden at this time. Qingya Garden was only separated from the boys' Linfeng Garden by a wall.
Qiao Youyou walked to a secluded place at the foot of the wall and imitated the cuckoo's calls a few times.
"Cuckoo cuckoo——"
"Cuckoo cuckoo——"
After waiting for a while, there was indeed a response from the other side of the wall.
“Woof woof——”
“Woof woof——”
Qiao Youyou covered her mouth and almost laughed out loud.
I could tell right away that it was Liang Zhou, he imitated the character so perfectly.
Qiao Youyou took out a slingshot from her arms, crumpled the small note into a ball and put it on.
With a "whoosh" sound, the paper ball flew over the wall and fell into Linfeng Garden.
"Woof woof woof——" Liang Zhou indicated that he had received it.
Qiao Youyou waited for a while, and then there was a response from the boy, and the paper ball was thrown back.
Qiao Youyou opened the paper ball and saw what she had written on it:
"Will you have hot pot tomorrow?"
Below is a big letter:
"all!!!"
He also added several exclamation marks.
Haha, it turns out that no one can resist the temptation of hot pot!
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Jiangzhou City is very large, but fortunately there are many markets near Longchang Academy, and students can enter and exit the academy freely on holidays.
At dawn the next day, when Zhu Lan and the other three arrived at the entrance of the academy, the boys had already gathered there.
Everyone started to divide the work. The boys were responsible for buying pots, bowls, chopsticks, etc., and the girls were responsible for buying vegetables and meat.
"Sicheng and I will go buy some seasonings." Xiao Wan said in a low voice.
As a young couple, they want their own world.
understand!
After being divided into groups, everyone set off on their own.
Zhu Lan, Qiao Youyou and Qin Yuwei went to the market to choose meat and vegetables.
When they arrived at the market, the three of them were a little shocked by the bustle here.
Along the entire street, looking up you can see the light curling white clouds of smoke from cooking, and looking down you can see the bustling life of the people.
Street vendors were hawking steamed buns and pancakes, and there were farmers who came into the city specifically to sell meat and vegetables; the sounds of bargaining were endless.
"It's so lively!" Qiao Youyou was in high spirits and pulled the two of them towards the crowded place.
"Auntie, how much is the beef?" Qiao Youyou walked up to a butcher and asked.
"Forty-five cents a pound!"
"Seventy cents, I want two kilograms!"
Seeing the three girls wearing clothes from Longchang Academy, the butcher smiled helplessly.
"Okay, since you're students, seventy cents is fine!"
The aunt wrapped two pounds of beef in oilcloth, and Qiao Youyou happily took the trophy.
On the other side, Zhu Lan also returned triumphantly, carrying a lot of hot pot dishes in his hands.
Qin Yuwei has never done any housework. She can't even cook, let alone choose vegetables and meat.
I simply stood aside to help get things and watched them busy themselves with curiosity.
After a busy morning, I finally bought all the ingredients.
The three of them prepared to return to the academy to meet up with other classmates.
"Look at this, isn't it?"
Qiao Youyou suddenly ran to a jewelry stall on the roadside, picked up a bracelet, compared it with her wrist, and turned back to ask the two of them.
The bracelet is made of agate, emerald green all over, and looks fresh and lively.
"It looks good." Zhu Lan said.
Qin Yuwei also nodded: "Not bad."
Qiao Youyou smiled and asked the boss how much it was.
"Five hundred coins, fixed price." The boss said firmly.
Qiao Youyou took a deep breath. The diamond bracelet is so expensive! ?
Many people passing by were also attracted by the price.
Qin Yuwei didn't say anything and pulled Qiao Youyou away.
"This is natural agate. If you miss this opportunity, you will miss this shop!" shouted the boss.
Qiao Youyou hesitated again. She really liked the style of this bracelet. If it was really natural agate, she would like to take another look...
Qin Yuwei: "It's fake. It's dyed agate. I bought it for a few dozen coins and it's okay to wear for fun."
Her voice was not loud, but it could be heard by people around her.
Oh, it's a fake!
The curious passers-by shook their heads and walked away.
The business that came to the door was ruined, and the boss was so angry that he grabbed Qin Yuwei and shouted:
"Everyone, please give us some advice! This little girl, who hasn't even grown all her hair yet, is talking nonsense here, saying that I'm selling fake goods!"
He asked Qin Yuwei again, his tone was unyielding and full of contempt:
"Have you ever seen agate? Can you tell whether it is natural agate at a glance?
You are slandering me out of thin air. If you can't prove that I'm selling fakes today, you will have to buy all my jewelry!"
A passerby who was watching the fun asked: "How much do these jewelry pieces cost?"
The boss rolled his eyes and said, "Thirty taels!"
"What if someone proves that you are selling fake goods?" The crowd just wanted to watch the fun.
The boss felt guilty for a moment, but what knowledge could three little girls have?
I felt confident again instantly.
"Humph, if I sell fake goods, I will pay them thirty taels!"
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