Tang Baozhu thought Li Jun was quite good at bargaining; he even made the matchmaker's face change color.
Finally, the matchmaker gritted her teeth and said, "Fiveteen taels for two maids, that's the lowest I can offer. Any lower and you'll have to look elsewhere, sir."
Li Jun knew he had probably reached the matchmaker's bottom line, so he could only regretfully stop talking. It wasn't that he was short of money; he just liked the feeling of haggling.
"In that case, fifteen taels it is. Next time you come, you must give me a discount."
He was a typical example of someone who got the benefits but then acted innocent, which infuriated the matchmaker. Her face turned red and then pale, and she probably wouldn't want to do business with him again next time.
Tang Baozhu took out fifteen taels from the deposit given by the embroidery shop and handed it to the matchmaker. Just as the matchmaker was about to accept it, Li Jun stopped her.
“Sister Baozhu, quickly put your money away. I'll pay for it. I still have money here.”
After saying that, he prepared to take out his money.
Tang Baozhu refused, saying, "These two maids are for serving me. What kind of situation would it be if you paid for them? I won't argue with you about anything else, but you absolutely cannot pay for the maids."
Seeing Baozhu's resolute expression, Li Jun could only regretfully put the money away. Since Baozhu wouldn't accept the money, he would go to the jewelry store later and buy her a bracelet.
Once I figured it out, I stopped feeling disappointed.
Tang Baozhu was quite satisfied to see that Li Jun did not argue with her. After all, Li Jun was her maid. If someone else offered her money, who would the maid listen to? She was being petty and judging him by her own standards.
Since they are not married yet, they should make things clear.
And so, he went to the brokerage firm and came out with two maids, which he considered his spoils for the trip.
Seeing that the four people on his side, especially the two newly bought maids, were dressed in tattered clothes, it seemed a bit inappropriate to go back like this.
"Baozhu, shall we take them to a clothing store and buy them a couple of outfits?"
Tang Baozhu saw it too, but since there was fabric at home, she told them to make two sets of clothes for themselves when they got back.
"We have fabric at home, so let them make it themselves."
There's no need to worry about them not knowing how to make clothes. In ancient times, women learned to make clothes from a young age; it was an essential skill.
"Thank you, Miss. Thank you, Young Master."
The two maids they had just bought quickly thanked them.
Tang Baozhu suddenly remembered that she hadn't asked them their names. "What are your names?"
"My name is Chunya."
"My name is Liuzhi."
Tang Baozhu could tell at a glance that it was probably a girl, so she just picked a name casually without any special meaning.
After thinking about it, I realized that since they were now my maids, I needed to give them new names to signify their fresh start.
"Alright, I'll give you new names. Spring Girl will be renamed Spring Snow, and Willow Branch will be renamed Green Branch. I hope you'll do well in the future."
"Yes, Chunxue remembers."
"Yes, Qingzhi remembers."
Tang Baozhu noticed that when they bowed, their movements were exactly the same, and their tone of voice was almost identical, as if they had been trained.
It seems that after they were bought by the brokerage firm, they underwent standardized training. Although they were not as good as the palace maids, they were still quite good for the rural area.
"Brother Li, let's go buy an oxcart. After we buy it, we can go back. It'll be noon soon, so we can make it back for lunch."
"Don't worry, Baozhu. We'll go buy some pastries later. The pastries at that shop are really delicious. We can keep them at home and eat them whenever we want. We won't go back for lunch. There's an old couple at the entrance of the county town who sell particularly delicious wontons. Baozhu, you must try them later."
Li Jun felt that since they had come out for a rare trip, it was too soon to go back, and Baozhu must not have had enough fun.
"Okay, I'll do as you say and see if the wontons are as delicious as you say?"
Tang Baozhu saw that he kept recommending that pastry shop, so she listened to him and decided to give it a try. If it was delicious, she could buy more to store.
On their way to buy pastries, they happened to see a jewelry shop nearby, and Li Jun pulled Tang Baozhu inside without saying a word.
"Brother Li, I don't really want to buy anything. I have plenty of jewelry at home."
She wasn't lying. Not to mention all the gifts her scholar father bought for her, there were mountains of jewelry in her spatial storage that she probably couldn't use up in several lifetimes, and besides, she didn't really care for those things.
"Sister Baozhu, I'd like to give you something, and I hope you won't refuse."
Li Jun was actually quite nervous when he said this. He wanted to be nice to Baozhu, but he was worried that his methods were wrong and would make her dislike him.
Baozhu used to never even glance at him, but now that she's given him a chance to get close, he'll definitely make the most of it.
Seeing his attitude, as if refusing him was a heinous crime, Tang Baozhu sighed silently and followed him inside.
"Please come in, sir!"
When the shopkeeper saw customers coming in, he quickly invited them in, not worried at all that they would just look around and not buy anything.
After all, young men are generally quite concerned about their image, especially when they have a girl with them, so they'll inevitably spend some money.
It's all based on years of experience.
"Shopkeeper, could you please bring out some nice gold bracelets for us to choose from?"
"Please wait a moment, sir, it will be here shortly."
The shopkeeper quickly took out his key, opened a cabinet behind the counter, and brought out a wooden tray filled with gold bracelets of all kinds.
"Sir, please take a look at these first. If you are not satisfied, I will change them for you."
Li Jun glanced at it, then turned to Tang Baozhu and said, "Baozhu, take a look and see which style you like, and pick your favorite."
Tang Baozhu glanced at the bracelets on the wooden tray and thought they were tacky. She had seen all sorts of nice things, but seeing his eager look, she felt embarrassed to refuse.
Since I don't like any of them, I'll just pick a thick one. At least it will increase in value. I randomly picked one and said, "I've made my choice."
Li Jun thought that Baozhu liked this kind of heavy bracelet, and he was thinking that he would buy her a thick gold bracelet like this as a gift in the future.
"Since Sister Baozhu likes this, let's choose this one. Shopkeeper, how much is this gold bracelet?"
"Sir, this gold bracelet weighs two taels. Based on the current gold price and the craftsman's fee, it will cost 15 taels of silver in total, and that's after a discount."
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