Chapter 141 Chapter 141 The Su family’s attitude towards themselves…
The Su family helped her family so much, not only providing them with a place to live but also enough food to eat. Wang was filled with gratitude.
"This is what I should do." Su Li didn't think there was anything wrong with what she did. Isn't it normal to hire someone to provide accommodation, food and wages?
"Okay, Aunt Wang, I won't disturb you any more. If you need anything, please feel free to ask my mother or me."
After saying that, Su Li left.
Wang was left alone. That evening, after Song Da and his two sons and daughters returned, the family sat together for dinner. Wang mentioned that Su Li had sent bedding and other things. Song Da was silent for a moment, then said to his children, "Work hard in the future and don't let the boss down."
Awen, Awu and others responded happily, saying that they would definitely do a good job.
Amei and Alan on the side nodded happily, and couldn't wait to go into the house after dinner.
That night, the family lay on new bedding and felt what it was like to be alive for the first time in a long time.
As for Su Li, after delivering the gifts, Chen called her into the house and asked, "Mom, do you want to talk to me about something?"
Chen was rummaging through things and when she saw Su Li coming, she asked Su Li to sit down first.
Seeing Chen like this, Su Li came forward and asked, "Mom, what are you looking for? Do you need my help?"
Chen didn't look back, "It's okay, no need."
Then within two minutes she said,
"Okay, I found it."
Su Li looked over and saw that it was a wooden box.
"This is…?"
Chen showed a mysterious smile on his face, did not answer, took out a key from somewhere and opened it.
Su Li looked over and saw a lot of banknotes and land deeds lying inside. No, where did my mother get the land deeds?
Su Li was confused, and then she heard Chen say,
"This is the dowry I prepared for you three sisters."
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Dowry? Su Li was stunned.
Chen still had that mysterious smile on her face, "Yes, it's prepared for you."
"Isn't your eldest sister getting married? I was thinking that we didn't have the conditions before, but now that our family is well off, why not buy her a pair of headwear? What do you think?"
Headgear? Su Li reacted for a moment before she realized that it meant jewelry.
"Sure." She had no objection, especially since it was her mother's money.
Chen knew that her youngest daughter would not object, so she suggested that Su Li go with her to pick in the afternoon.
"Aren't you going to call elder sister?" Su Li wondered.
"If your eldest sister knew about this, she would definitely not want it." Chen said. Not long ago, she told her eldest daughter that she would give her a dowry, but the little girl was very stubborn and refused to accept it no matter what. She also said that she had been married once and would not want anything this time. She asked Chen to leave it all to Su Li and Su Tao, and said that if Chen wanted to give it, it meant that she did not recognize her as her daughter.
The eldest daughter usually had a good temper, but she was as stubborn as a bull at critical moments. Chen was afraid that if she knew about it, she would refuse to accept it, which would ruin the wedding day. So she thought of buying it secretly and putting it in a separate box, and then quietly carrying it over with the dowry. Now that the matter was settled, she would naturally have nothing to say.
Su Li also thought of this when she heard this, so she said, "Okay."
It just so happened that she also wanted to buy some jewelry for her elder sister as a wedding gift, so they just went to take a look together.
After making up their minds, the two of them had dinner and then went out together on the pretext of having something to do. Grandma Wu knew about this and helped to cover for them. She had wanted to go too, but because of her disability, she didn't go this time. However, she still gave 100 taels of silver notes and asked Chen to pick a better one.
As for Su Tao, Chen was not allowed to know about it. It was probably because her fourth daughter was a big mouth. If she knew about it, Daya would also know about it.
So this time only Su Li and Chen were together.
In the largest silver shop in the county, Su Li and Chen were almost dazzled. This was Su Li's second time here, and the last time was the same as the one before.
The biggest difference is that this time the silver shop has many more new and beautiful jewelry, which is so dazzling that it makes people's eyes dazzled.
After the two came in, they were led by a special clerk. After learning that they wanted to buy head ornaments, he took them to a special place where head ornaments were displayed and introduced them to the place. At first, the man saw that Su Li and Chen were wearing ordinary fine cotton coats, so he introduced the cheapest silver jewelry to them without asking.
However, Su Li and Chen had already agreed to buy a set of gold headwear for their eldest sister when they came, so they interrupted the waiter before he finished speaking and told him their purpose.
The guy was stunned for a moment, but quickly reacted, and his attitude and expression became enthusiastic.
While asking Su Li and Chen to wait for a while, he went to call the owner of the silver shop, a middle-aged man with shifty eyes.
"Ladies, you want to see some headgear, right?" the man smiled, narrowing his eyes. "It just so happens that our store has just received a new batch of fashionable Jiangnan headgear. Ladies, why don't you come with me upstairs to take a look?"
Chen looked at Su Li inquiringly, "Then go and take a look?"
Su Li nodded, "Okay."
Then the two followed the man to the second floor. Speaking of which, the second floor was more like a place to drink tea and chat. After Su Li and Chen went up, someone served them tea. The shopkeeper asked the servants to bring the newly arrived jewelry, and asked,
"Who is this headdress for?"
Chen replied, "Oh, I bought it for my eldest daughter's wedding."
Shopkeeper Zhang first congratulated her, and then asked Chen about Su Hong's age, preferences, budget and so on.
Chen told the shopkeeper everything. When he heard that Chen's budget was about 300 taels, his face turned red. The county was so small that not many people could come up with 300 taels. Then he tried to inquire about what Chen's family and her husband's family did. When he learned that the two people in front of him were actually the owners of Su Ji Restaurant, Shopkeeper Zhang became even more excited.
"So you're the owner of Su's Restaurant. My apologies. To be honest, my wife loves your food the most. It's a pity that your restaurant is so popular that the private rooms are always sold out when we go back."
The man shook his head and sighed as he spoke. Su Li politely promised to keep it for him next time.
But it was obvious that the man in front of him was not being polite. After hearing this, he quickly said, "Madam Su, this is a deal! On the Lantern Festival, please reserve a private room for me."
This was not difficult, so Su Li agreed.
Seeing Su Li agree, the shopkeeper Zhang was naturally delighted. Needless to say, he was much more sincere when recommending headgear. "What do you think of this set, Madam Chen and Madam Su? This set is the newest and best-selling. There's only one left."
Su Li looked over and found that the carvings on the flower ornaments and earrings in this set were indeed more beautiful. The flower ornaments were also inlaid with gems, which was indeed nice.
"How much silver does this set cost?" Su Li put down the hairpin in her hand and asked.
"It's not expensive. How about this? I won't give you guys a false report. It's 800 taels."
Isn't this expensive? Chen quickly put down the veil in her hand. Oh my god, she had never seen such expensive jewelry. She originally thought that 300 taels was already very expensive. This was the 100 taels given by her mother-in-law, plus the money she saved, the total was only 300 taels. She didn't expect the shopkeeper to say that 800 taels was not expensive.
Chen immediately felt that the shopkeeper was trying to trick her and felt a little regretful. She shouldn't have told him that her family ran a restaurant, otherwise he wouldn't have treated her and her daughter like fat sheep.
However, Chen really misunderstood the man in front of her. He did want to make a fortune at the beginning, but he gave up the idea after Su Li agreed to reserve a private room for him. After all, it was not easy to book a private room in Su's Restaurant during the Lantern Festival. Just saying it would make you look good. If someone is nice to you, you have to appreciate it, right? This is how business works. Only when there is give and take can the business last. Therefore, Manager Zhang did not use this face to cheat Chen and the others.
However, compared with Chen's questioning, Su Li did not show any other expression on her face. Instead, she asked Manager Zhang why the set next to it was so much cheaper, while this set was so expensive.
Upon hearing this, Shopkeeper Zhang smiled and slowly explained the difference, without a trace of impatience. "I'm sure you've noticed that this flower ornament is inlaid with various red and blue sapphires. These gems were carefully selected from the Western Regions, and then slowly set one by one by the craftsmen."
"And these earrings, they're specially carved with hollow patterns, the petals are lifelike, and they're embellished with South China Sea pearls..."
As the man spoke, the headpiece became more colorful, and Su Li seemed to have traveled to every corner of the world following his introduction.
It’s quite amazing. Although this is a world with such underdeveloped transportation, items from various places permeate people’s daily lives, and from these items we can also get a glimpse of the characteristics and customs of each place. It’s really an amazing feeling.
However, despite what the shopkeeper said, Su Li still said, "400 taels."
"Ahem..." Shopkeeper Zhang didn't expect that even after he said so much, Su Li still came up and chopped off half of it. He blurted out,
"How is it possible..."
"450 taels, Manager Zhang, you see, we really want it..." Su Li was not embarrassed at all. Instead, she started to bargain, such as asking for an introducer next time. Chen was stunned for a moment and then quickly joined in. Soon, sweat appeared on Manager Zhang's forehead.
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"Let's all take a step back and let's say 550 taels is fine," said Su Li.
The man almost vomited blood, and only then did he take a step back?
This Madam Su was too cruel. She just chopped off more than a hundred taels of silver.
He had a sad face, but finally gritted his teeth and said, "580 taels, no less."
"Deal!" Su Li showed a fox-like smile.
That’s right, Su Li didn’t really intend to buy it for 400 taels. It was just a bargaining strategy she learned from her friends.
When Shopkeeper Zhang saw Su Li smiling, he realized that he had been cheated.
But since it has been said, I have to admit it. I can only say that there is no loss, it is just a matter of how much I earn. What's more, Su Li also bought a gold bracelet without bargaining.
"Madam Su, I don't make much money from this jewelry business. You have to introduce more people to me next time." Shopkeeper Zhang said to Su Li while instructing his servants to pack up the jewelry.
"That's natural."
Then the two of them took the jewelry and stood up to say goodbye and leave.
"Madam Su, Madam Chen, take care."
"Manager Zhang, please stay."
Here, after leaving the jewelry store, Chen was still a little confused. She originally just wanted to buy a set of head ornaments worth about 300 taels, but who would have thought that she would end up spending 580 taels to buy such an expensive one. However, she had to say that this set of head ornaments was really beautiful, and it was so much cheaper, so she was very happy.
"I'll give you the rest of the silver when I get back." Chen said to Su Li. She didn't have enough silver on her, only 400 taels, and she had to ask her youngest daughter Su Li for the remaining 200 taels.
"It's okay." Su Li didn't care. She could still come up with this little money.
However, Chen did not really refuse to give it. After returning, she took out the silver and gave it to Su Li. Su Li had no choice but to accept it.
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