Chapter 157 Lend it to me first
"Please come in, young lady."
When he heard that we wanted the best, the young man became very enthusiastic and his face was full of smiles.
Jiang Yao and Lang Qi were both well-dressed, and the young man was also a discerning man and knew how to receive them.
"This way, you two." The young man led them to the second floor.
There were fewer people on the second floor, and it was obvious that it was a place to receive VIPs.
"Miss, our Wenbaozhai's four treasures of the study are famous for their quality. You two will definitely be able to pick out something you are satisfied with today."
"Nothing else, I want the best."
It was her first time giving a gift to Jiang Ao, so she had to choose the best one, since it wasn't her money anyway.
"The best ones have."
The young man led the two of them to a booth.
"Hu brushes, Hui ink, Xuan paper, and Duan inkstones—these are the best four treasures of the study in Jincheng today."
Jiang Yao stroked his chin and whispered to Lang Qi beside him, "Lang Qi, do you think this is good?"
Lang Qi's expression was cool: "Nothing is as good as the master's."
Jiang Yao choked. He was truly a crazy protector of his master. He never forgot to show off his master wherever he went.
"I'm not asking you to compete with Master Su, I'm asking if this is okay with you."
"In Yutian Kingdom, this is considered inferior."
Although he couldn't write, he knew a little about it by following Su Qianji.
"Don't compare yourself to the Yutian Kingdom." Jiang Yao was about to lose his temper: "This is the Zhao Kingdom."
"It's not bad, buy it."
Langqi mainly didn’t want to go shopping anymore. He would have to buy something and leave anyway, so it was better to buy it earlier than later.
"Brother, how much silver is this?"
The young man rolled his eyes and held up two fingers.
Jiang Yao's eyes widened: "Two hundred taels?"
Is it so expensive?
The young man shook his head: "Miss, it's two thousand taels."
Jiang Yao was almost unable to breathe. When she went to the Feiyan Palace storehouse, she only dared to take one thousand taels and didn't dare to take more. This set of four treasures of the study actually cost two thousand taels.
Not only did she not have that much money, she was also reluctant to spend such a large sum.
"Brother, are you a shady shop? How can these four treasures of the study be so expensive?"
The young man was a little embarrassed: "Miss, these are Hu brushes, Hui ink, Xuan paper, and Duan inkstone."
"Don't tell me this. I don't understand." Jiang Yao touched the banknotes in her arms. She had secretly hidden two of them in front of Lang Qi, but it still didn't make up two thousand taels. "Will you sell it for one thousand taels?"
He bargained down the price to halfway right from the start, which was really ruthless.
The young man's face looked very unhappy, and he was a little reluctant to receive them: "Miss, we in Wenbaozhai do not bargain for prices."
"There's no such thing as no bargaining. Businesses are all about mutual consent, so of course we have to discuss whether the price is right."
"But girl."
"One thousand and fifty taels, little brother, that's all I have. Let's be friends."
"Miss, you really don't bargain." The young man said anxiously: "How about this, take a look at this set over here, it's only eight hundred taels."
Jiang Yao touched his wallet and thought, "It's not a pleasant feeling to be poor."
There was so much gold in the room, yet she still bargained with this man for just one thousand taels.
Otherwise, just go with the eight hundred taels one. She is really poor and can't afford expensive things.
"Where are you guys? Come and pack up this set of four treasures for me. I want this set."
When the young man heard this, he left Jiang Yao and went to help over there.
"Miss Jiang Si, you're here. I'll help you pack this up."
Miss Jiang Si?
Isn’t that Jiang Yu?
It has been a long time since I last saw this naughty sister. Jiang Yao almost forgot about her existence.
"Wait." Lang Qi stopped the young man: "My daughter wants this set."
The young man was stunned: "Isn't your girl short of money?"
Lang Qi put down what he was holding and put his hands in his sleeves. Before he could take out the banknotes, he heard a loud shout.
"Jiang Yao, why are you here?"
When Jiang Yu saw Jiang Yao, he blurted out a shout.
Jiang Yao also looked over and saw that Jiang Yu was not alone. There was a man dressed in luxurious clothes beside her.
After Jiang Yu finished shouting, he quickly put on a smile and whispered to the man beside him, "Mr. Liu, I saw my second sister. I was a little excited and a little out of control. I'm sorry to have made you laugh."
"It's okay, it's okay, Sister Jiang Yu, is this your second sister Jiang Yao?"
The man was holding a fan in his hand and walking towards Jiang Yao, swaying it with a meaningful expression on his face.
"It's true that girls change a lot when they grow up. I haven't seen Sister Jiang Yao for five years, but I didn't expect her to be so beautiful."
Jiang Yao frowned, feeling a little disgusted. He took a step back and asked, "Is your last name Jiang too?"
"Sister Jiang Yao, I'm Liu Liang. Five years ago, when I was just 20 years old, you came to visit me. Don't you remember?"
Jiang Yu stamped his feet angrily and hurried forward to stand next to Jiang Yao: "Master Liu, my second sister has a bad memory. I think she definitely doesn't remember it."
Jiang Yao pulled back the hand that Jiang Yu was holding, with an indifferent expression: "Since your last name is not Jiang, don't call me sister. My parents died early, and I didn't have any brothers."
Liu Liang looked a little embarrassed, but when he saw Jiang Yao's face, which was so tender and cute, his temper disappeared.
"Sister Jiang Yao, why are you being so distant with me? Our families are old friends, so it's okay for me to call you sister."
Jiang Yao walked over to Lang Qi and asked quietly, "Lang Qi, do you have any money?"
"I brought it." Lang Qi said frankly, and took out the banknotes from his pocket: "There are one thousand taels."
"Lend it to me first."
Langqi had one thousand taels, and she also had one thousand taels, so she could afford the set of four treasures of the study.
She originally wanted to bargain, but when she met Jiang Yu, the idiot, who also liked the same set as her, she just wanted to buy it quickly.
"Brother, this is two thousand taels. Please pack it up for me. I want this set."
"No, this is the set I want." Jiang Yu stopped the young man: "I saw it yesterday and agreed to buy it today."
The young man was in a dilemma. After looking at the two of them, he asked quietly, "How about the two girls discuss it among theirselves?"
Jiang Yao glared at him. "What are you discussing? If she had asked for it yesterday, you shouldn't have brought me here today. Besides, I didn't say no just now. I have enough money, so of course you gave it to me."
"No." Jiang Yu said hurriedly, "I'm willing to increase the price by one thousand taels."
The young man's eyes lit up and he looked at Jiang Yao with some embarrassment. Before he could say anything, he heard Jiang Yao speak.
"Young man, if you dare to agree to her price increase, it would be considered price gouging. The value of this item far exceeds the list price, which is not fair. I work in the palace and have a say with the Emperor. If the Emperor says a few words to me, your store will be ruined."
Raise the price? Jiang Yu was not a fool, but she was. Two thousand taels was already beyond her budget. She had finally accepted it, so how could she possibly ask the highest bidder to win?
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