Chapter 17: Encounter with the Little God of Wealth
The second sister-in-law instantly came back to her senses and smiled awkwardly.
"It will be soon. It will only take a cup of tea. Little sister, if you are not in a hurry to go to town, just wait a moment."
"Hey! Okay!"
As she spoke, Wu Yuetang found a chair and sat down. She looked at her elder and second sisters-in-law busy with needlework, rolled her eyes and continued speaking.
"Sister-in-law, are these the only patterns you embroider handkerchiefs?"
"Yes, these styles are popular in the market now. Many rich ladies like them."
The sister-in-law answered without even looking up.
Wu Yuetang immediately got up and went to his room to find some paper. After searching for a while but couldn't find a pen, he ran to the stove and took out a burnt stick. He lay on the table in the yard and started drawing on the paper.
Several patterns were drawn in the time it took to drink a cup of tea, and at this time the embroidery of the eldest and second sister-in-law was also completed. They packed them up and took them out to Wu Yuetang.
"Little sister, what are you drawing?"
The second sister-in-law stared at the painting on the table. Although it was black, it was very beautiful.
"Yes, what kind of flower is this? I've never seen it before, and it's quite beautiful. And what kind of animal is this?"
The sister-in-law picked up a few pieces of paper, looked left and right, and started asking.
"Ah, this is called the Red Spider Lily. It's deep red in color. Legend has it that this flower blooms beside the Naihe Bridge in the underworld and on the Yellow Springs Road, guiding people to reincarnation. It's very beautiful. It also has a beautiful name, the Mandragora."
Wu Yuetang explained patiently and then pointed to several other pieces of paper.
"This one is called a panda. It's a very rare animal, living only in the mountains. It's furry and very cute. And this one is called a ragdoll cat, a pet cat from outside the region. This flower is called a rose, but the one I drew is called a blue rose, and the petals are all blue."
The eldest and second sisters-in-law were like children who had just begun to learn, listening to Wu Yuetang in confusion.
"These are the patterns I drew. Sisters-in-law, do you think you can embroider them? This pattern is definitely unique."
When they heard the words "unique", they immediately withdrew their confused looks and looked happy.
"One and only? Wouldn't that fetch a high price?"
Wu Yuetang nodded. "Yes, sister-in-law, why don't you try embroidering one? Let's start with this red spider lily."
"Okay, let's embroider one with your second sister-in-law this afternoon and show it to you."
The sister-in-law put away the tricks with a smile and continued.
"These are finished embroidery pieces. If you go to town, you can sell them as you see fit."
"Okay."
Wu Yuetang packed up her things, put on her backpack and prepared to go out. Before leaving, she looked to see if her third brother was there. She originally wanted to go to the town alone to see if there was a cart to rent, buy one and put it in the space. It would be difficult to operate if Wu Zhiyun followed her.
After looking around and not seeing any trace of the third brother, he felt relieved and walked towards the town.
Because it was almost noon, there were not many people on the road. Wu Yuetang quietly took out some snacks from the farm in the space while walking.
As he ate while walking, his pace became much faster. He reached the town in two cups of tea, still holding a bag of unfinished spicy strips in his hand.
Wu Yuetang was walking and looking around, looking for the embroidery workshop. In front of her stood a fat boy. He was wearing a gold-inlaid jade dress. His hair crown was made of pure jade and was intricately carved with two dragons playing with a pearl. There was also a jade pendant hanging around his waist that matched the hair crown.
Wow, what a rich little fat boy.
Before I could think about it, I saw him pointing at the spicy strips in his hand.
"Hey, what's that delicious thing in your hand?"
The fat boy's voice contained some command, and the servant behind him hurried over and pulled the fat boy aside.
"My dear young master, this is someone else's food. If you want to eat it, I will buy it for you."
The implication is that the peasant's stuff is not worthy of his master's status.
Wu Yuetang sneered in his heart, buy? Can you buy this thing?
But the fat boy didn't think so. He pushed the servant away and stared at Wu Yuetang.
"I've never seen this before. Hey, what are you eating? Do you have any left? Let me try it."
Wu Yuetang looked at the half-pack of spicy strips in her hand, then looked at the greedy eyes of the little fat boy in front of her, and smiled.
"Okay, I'll give you one."
As he said that, he took one out of the package and handed it to him. The little fat boy couldn't wait to put it in his mouth.
"Delicious! This is so delicious. What is this? Where did you buy it?"
"You can't buy it. I bought this from a Western Region merchant. He only had a few bags, and I paid a lot of money for this one."
Wu Yuetang shook her head and put the half bag of spicy strips in her hand back into the backpack, actually putting it back into the space.
"Then I'll buy your half pack. What's the price? I'm not short of money!"
The little fat boy wolfed down a spicy strip and cleaned it up, still licking his fingers. He had never tasted anything like it before, it was so delicious.
Looking at him with stars in his eyes, it seemed like he would buy it no matter how much it cost.
Wu Yuetang pretended to be embarrassed, with some reluctance in her eyes.
"But I only have two packets, and I've already eaten half of this one."
After saying that, he glanced at the little fat man in front of him, and seeing that he was still staring at the spicy strips in his hand, he knew more about it.
You can raise the price! And you can make a lot of money!
"I see you're in rags, so your family must be really short of money. So, no matter how much you paid for them, I'll pay five times that for these two bags! No, one and a half bags!"
It was obvious that the little fat guy was determined to get the spicy strips, and he even offered a price five times higher.
Wu Yuetang was thinking about how much price she should offer and did not answer him for a while. The fat man thought she was still in trouble and continued.
"I'll buy yours for five times the price, so you won't lose out. You can use the extra money to buy more food and clothes for your family. We're all going to move south soon, and if you miss my place, you won't be able to keep it anymore."
Wu Yuetang glanced at the little fat boy and saw that saliva was almost flowing out of the corners of his mouth. She wanted to laugh in her heart. She didn't expect that the little fat boy was so eloquent and really made sense.
"I bought them for five taels of silver. When my parents found out I spent so much, they gave me a good beating. But since you want them so badly, then... I'll sell you one and a half bags for twenty taels of silver."
Wu Yuetang gritted her teeth and reached into her backpack, took out another bag of spicy strips, and handed it over along with the half bag in her hand.
When the fat boy saw that she agreed, he was so happy. He had never eaten this spicy and sweet thing before. It was really a rarity. Now he could buy it and show off to his friends.
"Give them the money now!"
The little fat man took the spicy strips handed to him and shouted to the servant who was standing there timidly.
Seeing that his young lady had made up her mind, the servant took out two silver ingots from his purse and handed them to Wu Yuetang, then looked at the young lady respectfully.
"Young Master, the money has been paid. We should return home, otherwise the Master will punish us."
The little fat boy nodded. He had been out playing all day and hadn't found anything fun or delicious. Now that he had finally bought some delicious snacks, he felt much better and turned to leave.
Wu Yuetang had just put the silver away when she saw the little god of wealth about to leave, so she quickly called out to him.
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