Anyone who has lived in the prefectural city for a few years knows that Xishui Garden is Prince Chen's territory. The mansion is large and beautiful, and most people don't dare to approach it easily.
Most importantly, the entire street nearby is a top-tier wealthy area, and residents can only live there with the Prince's permission. The wealthy households surrounding Xishui Garden are all located there.
This shows how impressive it is to live in Creek Garden.
They either hold high-ranking official positions or have close ties with Prince Chen.
Those who could have a close relationship with Prince Chen must be members of the imperial family, right?
This ordinary-looking person actually lives in Xishuiyuan?
Was he a member of the imperial family or a high-ranking official?
While Qin Yu was still in a daze, the maid beside her hurriedly comforted her, "Miss, don't worry. That family doesn't look like they're rich at all. Maybe they're just trying to scam us! We'll have Master investigate when we get back..."
"Smack!"
Before the maid could finish speaking, Qin Yu slapped her across the face. She gritted her teeth and said, "Open your dog eyes and see clearly. If they weren't rich, would they be able to buy so much jewelry at once?"
Qin Yu pointed to the counter not far away, where the gift boxes were piled high. This family had obviously bought several sets and had given several silver notes.
That's the way she's always dreamed of spending money!
Unfortunately, her father was only a sixth-rank official, with a meager annual salary. If it weren't for the extra income from merchants seeking her out over the years, and the slight profits from her mother's dowry shops, they simply couldn't make ends meet.
That's why she never had the money to buy the jewelry she liked, and by the time she finally saved up enough money, a new style had already been released.
She always knew that the shop assistants would secretly sell her favorite styles, but she didn't care when she liked other styles. She never expected that today they would publicly touch her sore spot and openly say that she couldn't afford it. This is not only embarrassing for her, but also for her father.
She wanted to make a scene and get some compensation from the shop, but the other party was likely a powerful figure she couldn't afford to offend.
So she hesitated.
She was arrogant and rude, but not stupid; she dared not easily offend someone more powerful than her father.
She glared fiercely at Lu Baichuan and He Jiuniang, then turned and left unwillingly. She was determined to get revenge for what she had done today.
The young maid was so badly beaten that she didn't want to say anything, but seeing this, she followed him out.
Watching from the side, Mrs. Sun could only sigh. What's wrong with young girls these days? Are jewelry really that important?
It's obvious that the young lady doesn't have much money, but she keeps asking the shop assistant to reserve goods for her without actually buying them. Isn't that just delaying their business?
But is Creek Garden really that scary? Why was that young lady so surprised when she heard about Creek Garden?
Also, what kind of official position does her son hold now?
Madam Sun was full of questions, but even if she asked, she might not understand. Besides, she wasn't going to use her son's official position to bully people. So she decided not to ask. The higher the official position, the more suffering her son had endured, and she didn't want to know.
Over here, the young shop assistant asked enthusiastically, "Sir, Madam, would you like me to deliver the goods to your door?"
"No need, there's a carriage downstairs, just hand it over to the driver."
Lu Baichuan waved his hand, saying that their carriage was quite large and could easily hold their belongings.
The young man responded and carried the large and small gift boxes downstairs.
He was the one who received the Lu family when they first arrived, and seeing them get off the carriage, he naturally knew where to take them.
There are several gold and silver shops around here. He Jiu Niang originally wanted to go and look at the styles in other shops, but Sun Shi was afraid that she would spend money again, so she dragged her away.
"Then let's go to the cosmetics shop. Women love those things the most."
He Jiuniang immediately booked the next location. This time, Sun Shi didn't say anything because the skincare products He Jiuniang had given her were almost used up, and she wanted to buy some more.
"Do you have the kind you brought us last time? The kind that smells nice and is very moisturizing!"
As she spoke, Mrs. Sun rubbed her hands together. Since using those products, her hands were no longer rough, and the wrinkles on her face were not as deep.
Most importantly, he became fairer!
She even felt that she was somewhat attractive despite her age, but she was too embarrassed to tell anyone and could only keep her happiness to herself.
No woman doesn't love beauty.
He Jiuniang knew what she was talking about. There probably weren't any products this effective in this era. After all, the one she used last time was a postmodern product she took out from her space. It contained chemical ingredients and so on, so the effect would have been more significant.
She said, "I don't know if we have any, but we have a lot at home. I bought a lot last time and have them stored away. I can give them to you when we get back."
Sun nodded repeatedly and said, "Then buy more next time you go. Your sister-in-law and the others at home should have used up almost all of it."
"OK!"
He Jiuniang readily agreed. It was indeed her oversight. She had given them some before, and by now, almost half a year had passed, so they should have used it all up. But none of them had mentioned it, probably because they didn't want to trouble her.
Upon arriving at the cosmetics shop, on the recommendation of the young girl, they bought quite a few lipsticks and other makeup products, including snail-shell lipstick. Lotus and the other girls each received some.
She bought the skincare products, but He Jiuniang smelled them and the formulas weren't very good, not as good as the ones she made herself, so she just bought them for her family to try out.
If it doesn't work well on my face, I'll just use it as hand cream.
After that, I bought a set of tools that goldsmiths use, because I had heard him mention using them before and wanted to find a goldsmith to learn the craft.
I bought two pairs of gloves with good protective properties for Lu Lao Er. Lu Lao Er often goes to the fields to use a hoe, so these gloves will be very useful.
They bought Zhang Song a very sharp pig-slaughtering knife because the Zhang family's heirloom pig-slaughtering knife had been lost on the way to escape famine, which had always been a great regret in his heart.
Zhang Yong was given a pig-shaving knife, so that the two brothers could have a legacy to pass on, since the Zhang family had been pig butchers for generations, which was quite meaningful.
I had heard Lu Guilan mention before that after they built their own house and moved out, the two brothers still wanted to go back to their old trade. The two brothers would slaughter pigs, while Lu Guilan and her sister-in-law Shen would continue to help in the workshop, and they always managed to make a good living.
After buying everything, it seems that only Old Man Lu didn't receive a gift.
Sun said nonchalantly, "He's too lazy to even come shopping, what's the point of buying him anything?"
The old married couple were used to each other's teasing, so He Jiuniang smiled and said, "Ms. Sun, you can't say that. If Dad dresses up a bit more elegantly and stands next to you, you'll look good, won't you?"
After thinking about it, Mrs. Sun realized that it made sense, so she decided to go and choose a new outfit for Old Man Lu.
We happened to pass by a bookstore, and Gou'er insisted on buying books for his brothers, so everyone went inside.
He Jiuniang wasn't very interested in these, so she went to the storybook section and saw that there were quite a few new storybooks. She then said to Lu Baichuan, "I don't like reading the books in the study at home. How about buying some storybooks to help me pass the time?"
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