"Boss Ling, give me ten pairs of these pure gold ones, and one hundred pairs of these platinum ones."
"Hey, Lao Li, why did you buy so much? Can you use it all?"
Steward Li rolled his eyes at the other party and said, "Our Li family has a large mansion with five courtyards, covering an area of more than ten acres. How come we don't need more than a hundred pairs of couplets? Humph, I still think it's not enough!
Boss Ling, give me another hundred sets of red and gold ones, I need them for my farm and other things!"
Ling Jiheng chuckled: "Okay, the total is two hundred and ten taels!"
Chi Xingyue brought over a stack of blessing characters, a small basket containing ten pieces of hot pot ingredients, and a Chinese knot pendant with tassels.
"Thank you, Butler Li, for supporting our business."
Steward Li took a quick glance, his eyes brightening. He quietly used the tassel to cover the oil paper underneath: "Well, no problem, no problem!"
I was afraid that the hot pot ingredients would be discovered and snatched away.
Seeing this, the others also took action. With a few hundred taels of silver, they bought out all the couplets on the ox cart in a matter of minutes.
When Manager Liu heard this, he was so angry that he almost fainted.
In the past, we relied on these wealthy families to make a small profit, but now, before the New Year even comes, the market has been wiped out.
The store has so much red paper in stock. Are they just for decoration or to be put aside for next year? It's so annoying!
The Ling family stall was so busy that even those who came here after hearing about it couldn't buy the couplets.
Ling Jiheng was not in a hurry. He asked everyone to leave a deposit and promised to deliver the couplets to their door personally in three days.
The old housekeepers breathed a sigh of relief and thanked God for buying it.
Otherwise, the master would lose face and be criticized as an old man.
I don’t know what’s wrong with the Ling family’s brains. They can come up with new things every few days, making them, the servants, miserable.
His eyes rolled, and he pulled out two golden peanuts from his pocket and stuffed them into Ling San's hands: "Hey, young man, if your young master comes up with anything new, can you let me know when you get to Liu Mansion?"
Ling San shook the golden peanuts in his hand. Wow, they were quite heavy, probably about two or three taels.
Nodding: "Okay, I'll go there myself to report the news when the time comes!"
Butler Liu left contentedly. Ling Jiheng chuckled and shook his head without saying anything.
Unexpectedly, Ling San came over and gave Chi Xingyue one: "Look, Madam, the craftsmanship of the Liu Mansion is quite good. Here, let you play with it!"
Chi Xingyue took a look and said, "It's really good!"
At least the peanut shape is visible and it's polished. It's just that the surface doesn't have any pits, which makes it feel a little off.
In other words, there is no gold shop in the space, otherwise, she would definitely have to renovate it.
Thinking back to the time, I watched hundreds of videos about making gold and was eager to try it.
Chi Xingyue thanked him and put the peanuts into the space.
With a wave of his hand, he closed the stall and went home to make soup for everyone.
Ling San rubbed his hands together excitedly and asked, "Madam, can you make some more apple pie?"
Chi Xingyue counted the apples in the room and nodded: "Okay, I'll make some more for you!"
When Jinbao heard this, he quickly waved his whip.
Chi Xingyue yelled, "Wait, let's go to the study and buy some red paper."
In fact, there are more at home, and Chi Xingyue just wants to show off and annoy Boss Liu.
There's nothing she can do about it. She's too narrow-minded. Who let the other party bully her man?
Jinbao agreed with a "OK" and turned the ox cart around.
Parking the car directly in front of Liu's study, Chi Xingyue walked in with a smile: "Boss, give me some red paper!"
Boss Liu heard that a customer was coming to his door, and just as he adjusted his expression and prepared to greet the customer, he saw the annoying few people.
"What are you doing here? Get out of here!"
Chi Xingyue slapped the table and said, "Buy red paper. Do you want to sell it? If not, we'll go to the house next door!"
Boss Liu was so angry that his hands were shaking. It was only after the shopkeeper came forward to comfort him that he calmed down.
He glared at Chi Xingyue fiercely, then said angrily and helplessly, "Sell it!"
Chi Xingyue: "..."
Some of them don’t play by the rules!
He touched his nose and his attitude instantly improved: "Okay then, we'll take care of whatever you have. By the way, do you want our couplets? We can give you a discount!"
Boss Liu's frustration dissipated considerably. He glanced at Ling Jiheng and the others and said unkindly, "How dare you, such vulgar people, enter this elegant place? Humph, I'll split it in half. I'll give you a chance!"
Chi Xingyue rolled her eyes. "What are you dreaming about? My family doesn't charge any fees! 20% off, take it or leave it!"
Boss Liu tightened and unclenched his fists, tightened and unclenched them again, but he finally suppressed his displeasure and spent two thousand taels to order a bunch of high-end couplets.
Chi Xingyue counted the banknotes and teased, "I didn't expect your study to be so powerful. You can easily come up with so many banknotes!"
Boss Liu snorted coldly, "Who are you trying to embarrass? My Liu family study is the largest study in Yunrou County after all. This bookshelf alone is worth more than five thousand taels!"
Chi Xingyue nodded, thinking that reading in ancient times was really expensive. A book could cost anywhere from three or five taels to several hundred taels, and rare copies were priceless.
When Boss Liu saw Chi Xingyue's expression of approval, he was no longer angry.
Still in the mood to point fingers: "If you have time, read more books by sages and see what their writings are like, what's the difference between them and doggerel?"
Chi Xingyue was unhappy and said with a pout: "I like it!"
If the Yong Dynasty hadn't restricted women from taking the imperial examinations, Chi Xingyue would definitely have said, "I wrote it, why do you care?"
Boss Liu reached out and tapped her nose: "If they don't strive for progress, just spoil them!"
Chi Xingyue didn't care. He put the banknote into his arms and put it into the space.
Boss Liu took a glance and didn't understand what was going on with this family. They actually let a woman manage the money.
But since he knew it wasn't a well-established family, he stopped nagging and annoying them. He waved his hand and let Chi Xingyue leave.
Chi Xingyue smiled and asked someone to leave with the red paper. Even on the ox cart, the group of people were still in shock.
Originally, this was to help Ling Jiheng, but how did it become a business deal? There was no quarrel, and I even made a profit. Why are you so happy about this?
Chi Xingyue waved his hand and said, "Don't go home to cook. Let's go to a restaurant!"
A group of people cheered and headed straight for Ruyi Tower. They ordered a table full of signature dishes and ate heartily. When they paid the bill, they were met with a resentful look from Shopkeeper Peng.
"I heard your family has switched to selling couplets. Why didn't you send me a pair? Isn't our friendship worth ten taels of silver?"
Ling Jiheng quickly apologized with a smile: "No, no, this time I'm going out, I'm only bringing small couplets for home use. I'll give Brother Peng some for the secondary restaurant someday!"
Shopkeeper Peng was happy and asked the waiter to bring roast chicken to the couple. Chi Xingyue saw a Chinese knot in the car and gave it to the couple.
Then I sat in the car, smelling the aroma of roast chicken and calculating how much money I had earned that day.
"I made 3,576 taels at the street corner, and 2,000 taels in the study. Excluding the 154 taels I spent on red paper, I made 5,422 taels today!"
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