However, the store owner was obviously more afraid of the eldest lady of the Xi family, so he only made a last-ditch effort towards Zhou Ruyu.
The store owner whispered, "Girl, please do us a favor. Why don't you give this skirt to that girl? Xi's father is the minister of the Ministry of Civil Affairs. We who open a small shop to make a living really can't afford to offend her." .”
However, Zhou Ruyu is not a reasonable person. In the past, she was actually the one who stood in Miss Xi's position and made things difficult for others. Therefore, she had no intention of giving in when faced with the store owner's persuasion.
"I will definitely not give up this dress! Who asked me to come first? Instead of trying to persuade me, you should let her go somewhere else."
How dare the shop owner say this to the eldest lady of the Xi family? He just looked at the two of them with a sad face.
The eldest lady of the Xi family just said loudly, "Let you go? Why don't you leave! What the hell are you doing, store owner?"
Zhou Ruyu, however, seemed to think that he was not stimulating enough. She raised the skirt in her hand and said, "I won't accompany you anymore. I'm going to change into this skirt."
The eldest lady of the Xi family was really stimulated. "Seller, this skirt is mine! You said how much it cost, and I bought it!"
When Zhou Ruyu heard this, she immediately said, "I will buy it too."
The shopkeeper looked at the two of them. He thought for a moment, and in order to persuade Zhou Ruyu to leave, he just held out three fingers and said, "This skirt costs three hundred taels of silver."
He thought this was not small money. If Zhou Ruyu had no money, he would have quit.
What's more, this dress isn't worth that much.
However, Zhou Ruyu said, "Three hundred taels? It's so cheap, I want it."
When the eldest lady of the Xi family heard this, she immediately said, "Boss, I'll give you five hundred taels for this dress! Just tell me whether you want to sell it or not?"
Zhou Ruyu immediately said coldly, "What do you want to do? You're bidding maliciously!"
But the eldest lady of the Xi family immediately said sarcastically, "I'm happy to pay five hundred taels for this skirt. If you, a poor man, can't afford the money, put down the skirt quickly and get out of this store."
Zhou Ruyu couldn't stand others calling her poor, so she immediately said, "Who can't afford it? Isn't it just bidding? Why did you increase it to five hundred taels? I really look down on you!"
After the words fell, Zhou Ruyu just said, "I'll pay you six hundred taels to get you out of this store."
Hearing this, the eldest lady of the Xi family immediately said in a contemptuous tone, "I thought you could add much more than me. It turns out that you only added a hundred taels. I don't know who is pretending." force."
Then the eldest lady of the Xi family said directly, "What's so great about you? I'll pay you a thousand taels. Get out of here!"
Hearing that the eldest lady of the Xi family actually added a dress to this amount, not only the boss, but also the girls buying clothes in the store couldn't help but come over and watch the excitement here.
When Zhou Ruyu heard that the other party's bid actually reached one thousand taels, she knew that if she continued to shout, she would simply become the victim.
So now she also wanted to quit.
Unexpectedly, when the eldest lady of the Xi family saw that she wanted to quit, she immediately said, "What? You can't afford to lose now? You sounded so arrogant just now. Now you can't afford to lose with just such a few dollars. I Just now I thought you were very capable."
"Okay, since you can't afford the price, give me this dress. You leave now, I won't embarrass you."
The eldest lady of the Xi family said proudly.
Zhou Ruyu was naturally dissatisfied. This was no longer a skirt. This was her dignity being rubbed on the ground by the other party. If she left, wouldn't it mean that she admitted that she was a pauper? So Zhou Ruyu immediately said, "Who said I can't afford it? Isn't it just one thousand taels? I'll pay one thousand one!"
After hearing this, the eldest lady of the Xi family still mocked, "One thousand and one? Are you so stingy? You only add one hundred taels each time? Then I will pay one thousand and five!"
"I'll pay you one thousand six!"
"I'll give you two thousand!"
The two of them just kept bidding. As the bidding progressed, the numbers they shouted became more and more outrageous. They both stopped mocking each other and kept bidding, as if what they were bidding on was not money but just a string.
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However, when Zhou Ruyu called out five thousand one, the eldest lady of the Xi family suddenly stopped bidding.
When Zhou Ruyu saw that the person on the other side remained silent, she couldn't help but panic in her heart.
In fact, the price had already exceeded her bottom line price. She just wanted to compete with the eldest lady of the Xi family, so she continued to raise the price.
She originally planned to wait until the opponent shouted eight thousand before stopping, so that even if she lost, she could still make others feel pain and become the one who was taken advantage of.
Unexpectedly, the other party had the same idea as her, so she actually stopped bidding earlier than she did.
But although she was panicking, Zhou Ruyu couldn't help but mocked the eldest lady of the Xi family, "Miss, why don't you give the price? Why are you so poor?"
However, the eldest lady of the Xi family had obviously made up her mind not to increase the price, so no matter how sarcastic Zhou Ruyu was, she would not increase the price.
She just said in an arrogant voice, "Of course I have five thousand taels."
"Then why don't you bid? Can't you afford it?"
Faced with Zhou Ruyu's sarcasm, the eldest lady of the Xi family did not directly refute with words. She knew that no matter how much she said, it would be empty.
"A joke? Will I have no money?"
The words fell. She just said to her maid, "Xiao Cui, take out our money bag and show it to everyone."
Naturally, the maid named Xiao Cui immediately took out a five thousand tael silver note from her purse.
And she still has a dozen of these banknotes.
After showing her financial resources to everyone, the eldest lady of the Xi family asked Xiaocui to put the money back into her pocket.
Having just seen the five thousand taels, this time it was Zhou Ruyu's turn to remain silent.
These people in the capital are really rich. They took five thousand taels as soon as they asked for it.
These five thousand taels are enough for their expenses for a year.
Seeing that Zhou Ruyu was silent, the eldest lady of the Xi family just turned around and said to everyone arrogantly, "What does our family want? I did like this skirt before, but spending five thousand taels to buy a skirt is such a big deal." I don’t know how to do business. No matter what I like, I have a bottom line in my heart, and my bottom line is five thousand taels.”
After saying this, the eldest lady of the Xi family only looked at Zhou Ruyu with a mocking look and said, "I won't cheat you. You just paid a hundred more than my reserve price. Since you like it, then buy it." A skirt."
At this moment, Zhou Ruyu obviously didn't have a penny in her pocket, but she still pretended to be big-headed and said, "I will buy it, but my five thousand taels are not just for this dress, I also want you to get out of this store." Right! If you don’t get out! I won’t pay!”
For some reason, Zhou Ruyu always had the feeling that the other party had seen his trump card.
The woman was scolded by Zhou Ruyu, but she was not angry at all. She just said cheerfully, "Okay! Xiaocui, let's go!"
But before turning around, she only said to Zhou Ruyu, "But you should take out the money and give it to the shopkeeper first. Otherwise, who knows if you are deliberately trying to scare people?"
After hearing what the other party said, Zhou Ruyu felt as if he was being roasted on the fire.
However, in front of everyone, even if she wanted to deny it, it was full of inconvenience.
She could only turn her head stiffly and look at the maid behind her and said, "Five thousand taels! Please take out five thousand one hundred taels."
However, when faced with Zhou Ruyu's suggestion, the maid immediately said bluntly, "Miss Tang, we don't have any money."
Upon hearing the maid's words, the audience immediately burst into laughter.
The eldest lady of the Xi family, who had just given up, said to Zhou Ruyu unceremoniously, "I thought you were really rich? It turns out that you are the one who can't even come up with five thousand taels of silver. This is too embarrassing for you, right? If I were you, I would make a hole in the ground and crawl into it."
Although Zhou Ruyu was being ridiculed by the eldest lady of the Xi family, she really couldn't afford five thousand taels at the moment. She suddenly felt that her old face had been completely humiliated by the other party.
She could only continue to scold the little maid, "You don't bring any money?
Then why are you following me here? I want you to come here to embarrass me! "
The maid was also confused after being scolded by Zhou Ruyu.
It was Zhou Ruyu who wanted to buy clothes, and it was Zhou Ruyu who was comparing herself to others.
She is just a maid, working as a maid for others. She naturally does it to make money, not to lose money.
Zhou Ruyu naturally couldn't refute other people's scolding at the moment. Seeing that the maid remained silent, she just continued to show off to the maid and said, "I've been scolding you for so long, why are you still standing here? Go back and ask for the money for me." Bar."
The maid also looked confused after being scolded. After all, she is the maid of Zhou Mansion and not Zhou Ruyu's. She came here just to ensure Zhou Ruyu's safety.
Moreover, she knew Mrs. Zhou's attitude towards Zhou Ruyu, so the maid only said that she would no longer serve her.
When the maid heard this, she immediately said to Zhou Ruyu, "Miss Tang, we don't have five thousand taels. I guess you should bring this matter to your mother. She probably won't give you the money. We will be embarrassed if we are embarrassed." Okay. Let’s not buy these clothes!”
When Zhou Ruyu heard that this maid was trying to undermine her in front of so many people, her face suddenly turned green with anger.
"Didn't you hear I asked you to get the money?" Zhou Ruyu said angrily.
However, the maid who followed Zhou Ruyu was not Zhou Ruyu's maid. She could still tell who her master was, so no matter how Zhou Ruyu roared, the maid remained indifferent at the moment. ..net
The store owner originally wanted to make a lot of money, but when he saw that Zhou Ruyu was just deliberately trying to quarrel with the other party, he immediately said to Zhou Ruyu, "You come to my place pretending to be a rich woman if you can't afford a dress. Why don't you go back and look at yourself in the mirror?" How many kilograms do I have?"
After mocking Zhou Ruyu and snatching back the skirt that the eldest daughter of the Xi family had been eyeing from Zhou Ruyu, the store owner couldn't help but fawn over the eldest daughter of the Xi family again.
"Miss, please take a look at this skirt! How about I sell it to you for five thousand taels?"
However, the eldest lady of the Xi family sneered and said, "Do you think this dress is worth five thousand taels? Are you trying to extort money from me?"
