Chapter 11 Chapter 11 The little mute is sad
My wife? Qin Xiong said he wanted to buy a handkerchief for my wife?
Tian Ge turned around and greeted Qin Xiong politely, completely changing her previous shyness.
"What a coincidence." Qin Xiong said.
Qian Duo observed for a moment and smiled, "So you two know each other. I was wondering how this guy sneaked in here. It turns out he saw someone he knew. I was so scared I thought the enemy was causing trouble."
"Sorry." Qin Xiong said, but his eyes were looking at Tian Ge.
Tian Ge pursed her lips slightly, and her eyes were not as warm as before, but a cold expression.
What's going on?
"What style of handkerchief do you want, sir? This one is made of linen, and this one is made of cotton..." Qian Duo introduced them one by one. He was an experienced person and could see that something was wrong with the two people in front of him.
But the man said he already had a wife at home.
Could it be that...
But looking at the mute boy again, he doesn't look like the lover at all.
Qin Xiong looked at many handkerchiefs, especially at the corners.
But I couldn't find any with the same embroidery, or the embroidery was not good-looking.
"If the customers don't like them, I have a new batch of silk handkerchiefs here." Qian Duo took out an exquisite square wooden box from the inner room.
When you open it, you will see green, pink and blue silk handkerchiefs, which look soft and smooth just to the naked eye.
The embroidery on the handkerchief is also exquisite, with flowers, birds, insects and fish.
Tian Ge loved these little things. He had only heard that silk fabrics were good, but he had never imagined they were so beautiful. His eyes were involuntarily attracted to them.
"Tian Ge'er, which one do you think is better?" Qin Xiong asked coldly.
Tian Ge was stunned.
It was clearly selected for my wife, why are you asking him?
Doesn’t Qin Xiong know that this is against etiquette?
Or maybe he had misjudged Qin Xiongyuan before, and he was just pretending to be calm on the surface.
"Men really don't understand young men's thoughts. Since you two know each other, you probably want us, the young men, to help you." Qian Duo said happily, "So your name is Tian Ge'er. You are pretty and have a nice name."
"What do you think of this green handkerchief?" Qin Xiong asked, pointing to one of the handkerchiefs.
The hunter's hands were too rough and dark, with traces of wind and rain that had not been washed clean, so Qin Xiong did not pick them up directly.
The green silk handkerchief has dark green leaves and pink flowers embroidered on the corners. The needlework looks so skillful that not even a thread end can be seen.
Tian Ge was depressed.
Qin Xiong immediately chose his favorite one.
Anyway, Qin Xiong insisted on asking for his advice.
Tian Ge casually pointed to another lavender handkerchief. In the middle of the handkerchief was a pair of mandarin ducks playing in the water, with lotus leaves and lotus flowers printed on them.
The ones with complicated patterns and eye-catching colors are what Tian Ge dislikes the most.
"Then let's take the purple one." Qin Xiong paused, then picked up the green one, "and this one too."
Qian Duo smiled and agreed, "This silk handkerchief is very expensive. Originally, it was priced at 120 wen each, but since we get along well, and you bought two at once, how about this, 99 wen each, symbolizing longevity. What do you think?"
Ninety-nine articles!
Tian Ge's eyes widened in an instant.
Ninety-nine cents for a handkerchief!
The store manager is robbing us.
The cotton handkerchiefs he embroidered himself only cost three cents each.
Tian Ge knew that silk was expensive, but there were people raising silkworms in their area, so there was no need to transport it far away.
A piece of raw silk that was twelve meters long only sold for five hundred coins.
How many small handkerchiefs like this can be made after cutting?
And the shopkeeper actually dared to sell a handkerchief for one hundred coins.
Even if the wages of the embroiderer and the embroiderer are included, it would never be that expensive.
Qin Xiong was about to take money out of his pocket.
Forget it, Qin Xiong bought it for his wife.
What does it have to do with him?
Tian Ge endured it.
But it seemed that Qin Xiong had no intention of bargaining.
Tian Ge couldn't help it in the end.
He held Qian Duo's hand, shook his head, and then stretched out his hand to make the number "three".
Qin Xiong stopped moving.
Qian Duo raised her eyebrows.
"Do you have paper and pen?" Qin Xiong asked.
With pen and paper in hand, Tian Ge wrote quickly, listing the raw material process and finally making the final decision.
----A handkerchief costs thirty cents, no more.
Tian Ge was very polite.
----Brother Qian, you said you wouldn't blackmail us.
Seeing that the stupid and rich man came to his senses, Qian Duo was not annoyed when she saw that the duck that was already in her hand was about to fly away. She just thought that the dumb boy in front of her was interesting.
He has beautiful handwriting and is very clear about the material and price of the fabric.
It turns out that he is not a docile little persimmon.
"Tian Ge'er, you're ruining my business. I've picked out the finest silk cloths, but you haven't factored in the rent for the shop. You should at least give me some profit. Fifty cents, flat price."
Coincidentally, Tian Ge was at the noodle stall and had also heard the guy bragging.
Generally speaking, the monthly rent for a shop in the county with a good location is around 500 wen.
Spread out on average, the rent for one day is about fifteen cents.
These fifteen cents shouldn't be snatched from Qin Xiong alone.
------Forty wen. If he buys two handkerchiefs, he should have paid off today's rent.
make a deal.
Two handkerchiefs cost eighty cents, and Qin Xiong paid the money promptly.
Tian Ge was held by Qian Duo around the waist.
"You made me lose 120 coins on one order. Luckily there weren't many people around at noon, otherwise everyone would ask me to make up the difference and I would have lost a lot of money. You owe me a favor." Qian Duo said happily.
Tian Ge didn't buy it. Even if a handkerchief was only sold for forty cents, Qian Duo could still earn more than ten cents roughly.
Tian Ge almost regretted trying on the makeup, fearing that Qian Duo would cheat her.
But he had no reason to refuse something that had been promised.
Yu Guangzhong and Qin Xiong were still standing in the store.
Tian Ge was extremely annoyed and turned around to write on the paper.
-----Why don’t you leave yet?
"Let me just look at it for a while." Qin Xiong was holding a small square box in his hand, which he bought for ten cents to hold the two handkerchiefs.
"Tian Ge'er, if I did something to make you angry, just tell me directly." Qin Xiong asked.
Qin Xiong was no different from usual, standing straight, his expression unchanged, and his voice steady.
Tian Ge lowered his eyes, knowing that he was different from usual.
-----sorry.
After writing on the paper, Tian Ge didn't dare to look at the person he was angry with. He didn't know what was wrong with him.
Sit back on the pear blossom chair.
While Qian Duo was putting makeup on him, Tian Ge could always see Qin Xiong in the bronze mirror.
"Are you fond of him?" Qian Duo asked softly, using a wooden pen dipped in some bright red lip balm to darken the red mole on Tian Ge's nose.
Tian Ge subconsciously looked at Qin Xiong in the bronze mirror. She was so shocked that she didn't know what to do, with her almond-shaped eyes wide open.
Qin Xiong said that he wanted to look at other things casually, but in fact he was standing in the middle of the store, motionless, just looking at him.
Their eyes met in the bronze mirror, and Tian Ge's cheeks, which had not yet been rouge-ed, suddenly turned red.
"What kind of person is his wife?" Qian Duo carefully drew Tian Ge's eyebrows, and her words were like a basin of cold water poured down.
Before Tian Ge could figure out the previous question, he was caught off guard by this one.
He doesn't know either.
Even though they were sitting on the ox cart early in the morning, those aunts still said that Qin Xiong could not find a wife.
With her chin lifted up, Tian Ge had to tilt her head back to let Qian Duo look at her makeup.
The eyes are moist.
Tian Ge knew that Qin Xiong was looking at him, which made him feel even more embarrassed.
"Don't cry, or your powder will fade," Qian Duo said, feeling the young man was truly pitiful and adorable. "And put a flower ornament between your eyebrows. Such a handsome boy, there's no need to worry about finding someone to love."
Qian Duo kept silent about the last sentence.
Qin Xiong also heard it carefully, and his eyebrows twitched.
In the afternoon, many people gathered at the entrance of Taoxia Pavilion, surrounding the area tightly.
Tian Ge sat in the middle seat at the entrance of the store.
His hair had already been tied up and his face had been washed, leaving him looking fresh and clean.
Qian Duo reapplied his makeup exactly as she had rehearsed in the morning.
Applying pearl powder, drawing eyebrows, applying rouge, holding rouge paper, applying flower ornaments...
Finally, add the red mole on the bridge of the nose.
Before each step, Qian Duo would elaborate on the cosmetics in her hand.
The timid young farm boy suddenly changed into a girl so bright and charming that people couldn't take their eyes off her.
The makeup trial was a success.
Many people soon crowded into the store, all wanting to buy the cosmetics that Tian Ge had just used.
Tian Ge stood by the door.
Several men looked at him intentionally or unintentionally, and wanted to go up and talk to him hesitantly.
But they were all dissuaded by an evil spirit standing next to Tian Ge.
This evil spirit was tall and strong. He had just been standing at the front of the crowd, blocking their view of the makeup.
But he looks like a savage, so people dare not provoke him easily.
"Let's go, it's getting late." Qin Xiong said.
-----I will go alone, not with you.
Perhaps because he couldn't understand Tian Ge's gestures, Qin Xiong was a little stubborn.
"I'll go with you. The Chen family's oxcart must be waiting anxiously."
Jinguihua went to the meeting point first and stopped the ox cart to wait for Tian Ge.
Tian Ge was indeed anxious.
Qian Duo is busy now, and only has time to give Tian Ge the agreed set of cosmetics, and asks Tian Ge to find him next time he comes to the county town.
Tian Ge took big strides, her skirt swaying like flowers, and walked briskly.
He didn't want to walk with Qin Xiong, but he couldn't get rid of him.
Looking at Qin Xiong walking beside him with his long legs and without any effort, Tian Ge became even more furious.
-----Don't follow me anymore!
Tian Ge stopped and gestured angrily.
"Tian Ge'er, if I did something to annoy you, you have to tell me directly so that I can know." Qin Xiong also frowned. He really couldn't understand.
But Tian Ge is different from his two younger brothers.
When my two younger brothers were disobedient when they were young, I would grab them and spank them, and naturally they would tell me everything.
Tian Ge had no way to deal with Qin Xiong and was so angry that she cried.
I also remembered what Qian Duo said, that tears would ruin your makeup, and ruining your makeup would make you ugly. I held back the tears in my eyes and didn't dare to blink.
-----You already have a wife, and you make me feel embarrassed by doing this. There is a gender difference between a boy and a man. What do you think of me when you treat me like this?
Tian Ge gestured sadly.
This is what a mute is like. Sometimes he gets so anxious and angry that his heart aches, but he can't say what he wants to say, and no matter how much he gestures, others can't understand him.
Tears still fell and slid down her cheeks. Tian Ge gave up and wiped them with her sleeves.
Then turn and leave.
This time, Qin Xiong finally didn't catch up.
"Tian Ge'er, come quickly." Jin Guihua waited and waited, and finally someone came, and she greeted him hurriedly.
"Hey, why are you crying? Who bullied you? Tell your sister-in-law." When people came closer, Jin Guihua saw that Tian Ge's face was covered with tears, and her heart suddenly became anxious.
Tian Ge shook his head and burst into laughter.
----I am happy because my backpack is filled with free rouge.
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