manynovel Chapter 43 A real prodigal
Chapter 43 A real prodigal
"Young man, may I ask if your family is the shopkeeper who collects medicinal materials?"
Jiang Youzhen grabbed a boy who was decocting medicine and stuffed two copper coins into his hand.
The medicine boy looked at Jiang Youzhen in surprise, and then smiled.
"My chief and second chief are both collecting herbs, but the chief is not here right now. He has taken people to the dock to load the herbs."
The medicine boy winked at Jiang Youzhen as he spoke, and Jiang Youzhen immediately understood.
"So when will you be back?"
"About half an hour, right? I'm busy today, so I won't stay long."
Jiang Youzhen thanked him immediately, turned around and asked Jiang Fugui to leave together.
"Isn't there a second shopkeeper here? Why don't we go ask him?" Jiang Fugui was a little puzzled.
"If he thought it would be better to sell it to the second shopkeeper, he would definitely introduce it to us. If he said the first shopkeeper was not here, it meant that we should go there in half an hour."
Jiang Youzhen pulled Jiang Fugui towards the silk shop. She wanted to see if there was anything suitable for her second sister's wedding.
"Ah? Why didn't I hear anything?" Jiang Fugui scratched his head, wondering if his daughter was overthinking.
Jiang Youzhen was at a loss for words for the moment. Jiang Fugui's genuine nature was quite good.
"But that medicine boy is a nice person! We don't even know him, but he told us about him." Jiang Fugui couldn't help but sigh that there are so many good people.
"Of course, I gave him two cents!" Jiang Youzhen said without turning his head.
Jiang Fugui suddenly felt distressed again. Two cents could buy a big meat bun, and he only made ten cents a day carrying bags at the dock.
[Sign-in location: Minde Embroidery Shop, Wen County, Tongzhou. Please complete the sign-in task as soon as possible! ]
Jiang Youzhen was very surprised. The system actually gave him two sign-in tasks today? How wonderful!
"Minde Embroidery Shop?" Jiang Youzhen glanced around and finally saw the sign not far ahead.
It turned out to be not far away, and it just so happened that she wanted to help Shen and the others buy some needlework.
"Dad! Bring some needles and thread for Mom and the others! We also need to buy some embroidery thread."
Jiang Fugui was about to grab Jiang Youzhen, but Jiang Youzhen had already walked quickly to the door of the embroidery shop and walked in.
He was speechless. Once they entered the county town, the girl was like a wild horse that had broken free from its reins and could not be stopped.
As soon as he entered the embroidery shop, Jiang Fugui felt uncomfortable all over.
There were many women here, including young girls and wives, so he hurriedly hid outside the embroidery shop.
"You can buy it! Do you have any money?"
Seeing Jiang Fugui asking from a distance, Jiang Youzhen just found it funny and just replied that he had some.
She carried with her a twenty-liang silver note, a five-liang silver ingot, and some small change and copper coins.
[Congratulations to the host for completing the sign-in at Minde Embroidery Shop in Wen County, Tongzhou. The sign-in rewards are tailoring and sewing skills, elementary embroidery skills, and a book "Entry-level Embroidery Pattern Collection"]
I didn’t expect the reward to be related to embroidery. Unfortunately, Jiang Youzhen’s current identity is not suitable for learning this.
However, she already had the relevant knowledge in her mind and could try it when she had the chance in the future, but then she thought of her second sister and others.
My second sister and the others don’t have any skills, so they can’t always rely on her in the future. They still need to have their own abilities.
The book "Entry-Level Embroidery Pattern Collection" is just right for my second sister and her friends to practice. From now on, they will not be allowed to do the rough housework at home. Instead, they can learn this and open an embroidery shop for them after they finish their studies.
Suddenly I thought of Chunya. It seemed that this little girl knew some simple embroidery and had some embroidery patterns at home, which was a great opportunity for her to teach my second sisters.
There are many patterns in the embroidery shop, and it looks very fancy.
However, there are not many boys like Jiang Youzhen, and men rarely go to embroidery shops.
Jiang Youzhen didn't feel embarrassed because as soon as she came in, she was attracted by a piece of bright red brocade with dark patterns, which exuded low-key luxury under the reflection of sunlight.
The hidden twill style will definitely look beautiful when made into a wedding dress.
Jiang Youzhen has already imagined how his second and third sisters would look when they wear them. How beautiful would they look?
purchase! Must buy!
Jiang Youzhen called the shopkeeper, who was a woman in her forties and somewhat plump.
"Hey! Is this young man looking to buy embroidery thread or material?"
These are the most common items in their embroidery shop, as well as some ready-made handkerchiefs. They also have cloth, but not much, after all, it is not a cloth shop.
"How much is this piece of brocade?" Jiang Youzhen asked, pointing at the bright red cloth.
The shopkeeper looked at Jiang Youzhen vaguely, and although he felt that the boy couldn't afford it, he still told him the price.
Businessmen value harmony the most. There are some who look down on others, but most of them just want to avoid causing discord.
After all, people can't afford this, but maybe they can afford something else.
"My dear, you have good taste. This piece of cloth is the dark-patterned brocade that is popular in the capital. This style and color is most suitable for making wedding dresses. It is guaranteed to be magnificent."
The shopkeeper was reluctant to take it down for fear of scratching the material.
He held up two fingers and said, "Eight taels of silver, not a penny less."
"So expensive?"
Before Jiang Youzhen could say anything, Jiang Fugui started yelling when he heard the price.
Eight taels of silver? Why did he feel that money was being spent like water these past two days?
He thought that when farmers got married, those who bought fine cotton cloth were considered good ones.
Even if his family bought silk for Erya and the others, there was no need to buy such expensive ones.
This kind of dark patterned silk is two or three taels more expensive than ordinary silk, right?
"I want to buy some other things, shopkeeper, you have to give me a discount."
Jiang Youzhen will do whatever it takes to buy something he likes at first sight.
The shopkeeper looked at her in surprise, "Do you really want to buy it? Okay! If you want to buy something else, I'll give you a discount."
"Take two strands of all the embroidery threads over there, in all kinds of colors and materials. Do you have any embroidery patterns? Take some simple ones, too.
And here are the fine cotton handkerchiefs, the damask and silk handkerchiefs, three each in the three colors of pale yellow, azure and crabapple red.
Jiang Youzhen bought the handkerchiefs for her sisters to practice on, and it was just right for them to embroider them for their own use.
Jiang Fugui hesitated to speak. He wanted to ask, why would a farmer buy a handkerchief? The scraps of coarse cloth cut at home were enough to make a handkerchief.
"Boss, please calculate how much silver it is?" Jiang Youzhen said as he took out the five-liang silver ingot and placed it in his palm.
The shopkeeper's face immediately lit up with joy when he saw him. He had thought he was a poor boy, but unexpectedly he was a distinguished guest.
He immediately started calculating on the abacus, "Sir, I appreciate your kindness. The total is eight taels, six cents, and fifteen coins. Don't give me the fifteen coins. What do you think? I've given you a much lower price."
"Okay! The shopkeeper is very straightforward. I will come again next time."
Jiang Youzhen came out of the embroidery shop carrying a big package, and Jiang Fugui immediately stepped forward.
"Erlang, we should buy less when we come to the county town, so as not to be targeted."
Jiang Youzhen thought it made sense, "Then buy some fabrics and jewelry later. The fabrics and jewelry in the county town are beautiful."
Jiang Fugui almost vomited blood. This old girl is such a spendthrift.