Chapter 38 Buying New Clothes
Lu Qingqing was both amused and exasperated.
With the two of them squeezing her in the middle, it's no wonder people are staring!
"The more nervous you are, the more attention you'll receive. Relax and stay away from me."
The two thought it made sense, so they moved a little apart, this time not on the left and right, but in front of and behind.
One person was blocking the bag, and the other was blocking people from behind.
This is just a little money, and you're already so nervous. There will be five hundred taels, a thousand taels, or even more in the future!
"Second brother, let's go buy some new clothes."
Earning money is for spending.
The clothes that Lu Qingqing and Lu Yun were wearing were made by Feng Xiaowan.
To be honest, of course, the clothes are not as good as those from ready-made clothing stores.
Lu Qingqing's clothes were still relatively new, while Lu Yun's were faded from washing and the hem was torn.
Xiao Sixi's clothes were even worse; they must have been his grandmother's old clothes altered to be too small. They were tattered and unfashionable, which really affected his appearance.
The little guy is clearly chubby-cheeked and very energetic.
Country folk don't need to wear pretty but impractical fabrics. Linen is too rough; sturdy, fine cotton is just fine.
Lu Qingqing picked out two outfits for herself and two outfits for everyone in her family.
Xiao Sixi was awkwardly pushed by Lu Qingqing to try on new clothes.
Lu Yun changed into new clothes, and he looked several levels more handsome.
He and Lu Qingqing, like their mother, were already fair-skinned. After changing into brand-new blue clothes, they no longer looked like farmers.
Lu Qingqing examined the hair and thought that it would look even better if the cloth strip binding her hair was replaced with a hairpin.
So while he was browsing, I went to the jewelry store next door.
"I want three men's silver hairpins."
Since we're going to buy them, we should definitely buy three; we can't favor one over the other.
In addition, she bought Feng Xiaowan a pair of silver bracelets and an orchid hairpin.
She remembered that when they got married, her elder brother gave his wife a pair of silver bracelets as part of the betrothal gifts.
My sister-in-law was reluctant to wear it, so she only wore it once or twice, and then she couldn't find it anymore.
She cried for several days.
Actually, Lu Qingqing stole it and sold it, then gave the money to Ning Xiuwen as tuition.
Xi Bao has turned one month old, and Lu Qingqing has also picked out a set of silver lock necklaces for her.
These cost a total of eight taels of silver.
There were also some jade ornaments in the silver shop, and Lu Qingqing went over to take a look.
She didn't know much about jade; she only saw that most of them were white, plain and unremarkable.
But the price is even higher than that of silver jewelry.
One of the jade hairpins was very similar in texture and color to the one she had picked from the belt of the county magistrate's son.
So she asked, "Young man, how much is this jade hairpin?"
“Young lady, you have a good eye. This jade hairpin is made of Khotan white jade, without a single impurity. Its quality is extremely rare. It is only sold here in the entire county. The price is twenty taels.”
Twenty taels, that's so expensive.
Lu Qingqing really couldn't see anything good about it.
It's not as white and tender as egg white.
"I also have a piece of jade like this, but I don't usually use it. Do you buy it?"
In the past, the young man would have definitely refused outright, but this time there were some issues, so he asked back.
"Is it also this kind of Khotan white jade?"
Lu Qingqing then took out the oval white jade, about the size of a mountain egg.
Although the shape is different, the materials used should be similar to those of the hairpin.
"How much do you think it's worth?"
"this……"
The young man carefully lifted the white jade with both hands, a strange light flashing in his eyes.
This looks so much like the one that was sold to Young Master Fu!
"Please wait a moment, young lady, I'll call our manager over."
The salesman quickly went into the inner room and invited the shopkeeper out.
The shopkeeper looked at the white jade again and nodded.
"No bargaining, fifteen taels."
Buying for fifteen taels and selling for twenty taels is quite reasonable.
Lu Qingqing accepted fifteen taels and left in a good mood.
"Shopkeeper, this piece looks just like the one we sold to Young Master Fu last time," the shopkeeper said.
"What do you mean 'looks like'? This is the one! Can't you tell it's carved and polished by our own master?"
"Huh? Then, where did this girl come from? Could she have been... stolen?"
“Young Master Fu clearly said it was lost. The girl’s eyes are clear and she doesn’t seem to have any ill intentions. Besides, if it was stolen, who would dare to bring it here to ask questions?”
The shopkeeper stroked his beard and laughed, "Never mind that. We're in business; we only talk about buying and selling."
We have some white jade; quickly send it to the magistrate's son.
The price remains the same, 30 taels.
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When Lu Qingqing returned, Lu Yun and Sixi had already changed out of their new clothes.
The female boss had been praising Lu Yun for a long time, but he hadn't taken out any money. She was feeling annoyed, worried that they had spent so much time choosing and wasting her time, only to leave empty-handed!
He didn't give Lu Qingqing a friendly look when she returned.
"Have you chosen? Wrap it up."
Lu Yun rolled his eyes and said sarcastically, "What's there to choose from? The styles we saw at the store are better and cheaper."
Lu Qingqing immediately chimed in, "Then let's go buy from the same store again?"
"Oh no, please don't! We can discuss this." The female boss quickly tried to persuade her to stay.
Looking at the fabrics from her house, Lu Yun and Sixi praised how good they looked in them.
"Okay, I'll take all of these I've picked out. Just tell me how much of a discount you can offer."
"Do you want them all? Twelve sets!"
They chose very expensive fine cotton fabric! Not linen!
"Yes, not only that, but if you like what you wear, I'll definitely buy from you again next time."
oops!
The female boss almost slapped her thigh in disbelief.
The one who made the decision was actually this little girl!
The clothes weighed a little over ten taels in total. She accepted ten taels and also gave her a cotton handkerchief as a gift.
She smiled like a blooming chrysanthemum, and even as she saw them off, she kept praising, "You three siblings are all so beautiful. What blessed parents you have! It's truly enviable... Come again next time!"
Lu Yun: "He really knows how to talk nonsense."
After a long pause, Xiao Sixi finally managed to say, "The cost of the clothes will be deducted from my wages."
I don't know how much money I owe; it'll probably take several months' worth of payments to be deducted.
Lu Yun slapped him on the head. "Little brat, can't your uncle and aunt afford to give you a piece of clothing? Stop thinking about useless things, just focus on your work from now on."
Lu Qingqing also said, "This is a benefit for you, it has nothing to do with your wages. When you get your wages at the end of the month, you can buy your grandma a new dress to make her happy."
"Yes, your grandmother has had a tough time these past years, so you should take good care of her."
"Yes!" Xiao Sixi nodded emphatically.
I secretly vowed to myself: I will also take care of you.
They bought a lot of food, including a large piece of pork fat, pork, rice, flour, and salt, and loaded it all onto Cui Shitou's car.
Looking at the two baskets of things, Cui Shitou thought to himself that everyone in the village was saying that the two carpenters in the Lu family made a profit but lost two.
It was indeed true.
These two kids are really making money!
"Uncle Stone, go to the west end of the street, I need to deliver something to someone."
“Okay!” Cui Shitou readily agreed.
Lu Qingqing brought ginseng seedlings to deliver to Li Molan.
Li Molan said she usually doesn't like to stay at home and usually stays in the backyard of the shop.
Her shop is located in the middle of the main street.
Unexpectedly, I ran into her on the way; she was shopping with her maid!
Li Moran was very happy to see her.
"Wow, the ginseng seedlings have grown a bit more."
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