Before coming here, Master Yi also humbly asked Granny Wang for advice and summarized several ways of bargaining.
The result is that none of them were used.
"Master, you have been of great help."
Seeing Master Yi's puzzled look, Song Yuehua explained, "Master, you are here, but the shopkeeper's offer is still so high. There is no need to negotiate. Even if we can reach an agreement, it will be troublesome to do business with him in the future."
Oh, Master Yi suddenly understood.
Even in buying and selling transactions, there are tricks and competitions.
The second bookstore's quote was much more honest. A brush was 6 wen each, yellow paper was 350 wen each, wool paper was 270 wen each, the worst inkstone was 4 liang per square, a piece of rice paper was 850 wen, and ink sticks were at least 450 wen each.
Master Yi looked at Song Yuehua, his eyes were very clear, how about this one?
Song Yuehua explained to the shopkeeper that she wanted a lot of things and needed to ask from another store. She was serious about comparing prices from three stores.
The clerk at the last bookstore recognized Song Yuehua at a glance.
It’s hard to forget the two girls carrying a basket to the bookstore to buy pens, ink, paper and inkstone.
Seeing that she brought an old man over, he hurried to greet her. When he heard that it was for purchasing for the school, he knew he could not make the decision, so he immediately asked the shopkeeper to come out.
The shopkeeper was not in a pretentious position. Since he was making a purchase, he also had requirements.
20 brushes, 6 wen each, yellow paper 20 yuan, 300 wen each, also 20 yuan, wool paper 250 wen each, rice paper 700 wen each, 10 inkstones, 4 liang each, 20 inkstones, 400 wen each.
Song Yuehua and Master Yi breathed a sigh of relief. It seemed that they didn't have to run back anymore.
The two purchased 20 bottles of ink, 10 inkstones, 20 pieces of rice paper, 40 pieces of wool paper, 40 pieces of yellow paper, and 40 pens at the bookstore.
Song Yuehua also bought two wolf-hair brushes, each costing 500 wen.
After rounding off the decimals, the total amount is 85 taels of silver.
The two men walked back with the purchased supplies, and Song Yuehua ordered three suckling pigs, 40 kilograms of fat, 4 kilograms of pork belly, and two pig's trotters from the butcher shop.
Since there were a lot of things to buy, the butcher would help deliver them to the oxcart.
On the way back, a woman on the ox cart couldn't help but ask, "Daya, does the school really not charge money, just labor?"
"Yes." Song Yuehua replied.
The woman was immediately delighted and wanted to say something, but she was afraid of making a fool of herself in front of the teacher, so she had to hold it back.
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