Coming out of the pawn shop, Cheng Xi, dressed in men's clothing, had an extra three thousand taels of silver notes.
The feeling of getting rich overnight is so... exciting!
No wonder the group of people who demolished things in the previous life first started with clothes, jewelry, and luxury cars. They experienced firsthand that starting from scratch, the temperament aspect was indeed a bit behind.
Cheng Xi turned into a deserted alley, turned around and entered the space.
Now she is dressed like a scholar, and the three thousand taels of silver she just bought is really impressive. In order to avoid being stared at, it is better to change clothes.
After a while, a girl wearing bright yellow clothes came out of the alley.
Her hair was combed into a maid's style and fixed with golden hairpins, her eyebrows were deepened with a paintbrush, her chin was pointed, and when she raised her head and raised her chest, she looked like a first-class maid next to a domineering lady from a wealthy family.
Cheng Xi was very satisfied with her current attire and went to the grain store on East Street as her first stop.
"Boy, what kind of food do you have here?"
"We are the largest grain store in Lin'an Prefecture. We have top-quality white flour and rice. What do you want to buy, girl?"
The waiter immediately saw the hollow hairpin on the visitor's head. It was extremely dazzling in the sun. There were no such rare things in small households.
Great patron!
He came out from behind the counter and explained everything to the customers diligently.
"Look, girl, this is fine white flour, milled from this year's new wheat. Over there is authentic Jianghuai rice, which was just transported from Huainan a few days ago..."
Cheng Xi walked around the entire grain store calmly, believing the waiter's boast.
This is indeed the largest food store in Lin'an Prefecture. You can tell just by looking at the varieties. The store is clean and looks very comfortable.
"First come 1,000 kilograms of white flour, 500 kilograms of Jianghuai rice, 500 kilograms each of cornmeal, soybeans, mung beans, and millet, and 100 kilograms each of sorghum, black flour, and brown rice."
The waiter took a deep breath, he was indeed a big customer!
"Okay, okay, you can have as many girls as you want. I look a little strange at the girl. I wonder which house she belongs to?"
"My master passed by Lin'an Mansion by boat and wanted to take some things home. Of course you don't know me."
Cheng Xi raised his chin slightly, full of arrogance.
"Just ask the guy to prepare the rice and noodles and follow me and deliver them near Huaishui Pier. Someone will move them by then."
"Okay, okay, listen to the girl!"
In just a moment, the waiter calculated the price and bought enough grain to load two large carts.
Arriving at the deserted alley near the dock, Cheng Xi sent away the porter and loaded it into the space with a wave of his right hand.
The waiter in the grain shop smiled like a fool as he looked at the accounts. He sighed to himself that it would be nice if there were more merchant ships passing by in the future. Suddenly another question came to his mind.
"I don't know which family this maid belongs to. She wanted to go north or south, so she bought all kinds of food from the north and the south..."
Are there any specialties like this?
Cheng Xi, who was being remembered, had already arrived at the cloth store. He bought 100 pounds of cotton, five bolts of cloth, ready-made shoes, mink coats, etc., and sent them to the dock near the dock according to the previous pattern and packed them into the space.
Because she had enough money, she, who had always pursued quality of life, bought 1,000 kilograms of charcoal. She also drew a sketch of the Northeastern iron furnace and asked the blacksmith to make five of them.
Candles, window paper, knives, tea, white radish, cabbage, pumpkin, winter melon, green onions that are easy to store in winter...
After buying all the supplies that he could think of, Cheng Xi ended his journey of collecting supplies.
She finally spent thirty taels of silver on an ordinary carriage at the market, put some of the rice and noodles in the carriage and returned home.
Through the door of Shen's house, the aroma of pork braised at noon wafts out.
"The old lady next door is afraid that she's going to beat her child again."
Cheng Xi hummed happily while unloading things in the kitchen, and his eyes stopped on a piece of wild boar meat on the cutting board.
She glanced at the jar of salt. It was fine, but there was another piece missing.
***
Ji'an pawnshop.
After seeing Cheng Xi off, shopkeeper Wang was overjoyed as he held the wooden box, his face cracked with laughter.
The waiter brought tea into the backyard and shuddered when he saw him looking like this.
"Shopkeeper, have you... found another treasure?"
He hadn't seen this smile for a long time. The last time it appeared was when a gorgeously dressed lady presented him with heirloom gems.
Could it be that I took advantage again this time?
"Baby, big baby!"
Shopkeeper Wang's hands were trembling with excitement. If his estimate was correct, this thing would make him have enough food and clothing for the rest of his life!
"Really? Can you let the little Zhang Zhangyan?"
"You? Don't join in the fun."
Shopkeeper Wang squinted his eyes and thought for a moment, and finally seemed to have made up his mind, and he couldn't wait to hold the wooden box out of the door.
"Huzi, I'll leave the counter in front of you."
"Hey, shopkeeper, don't worry!"
The waiter known as Huzi looked at the fat figure of his master fading away. He let out a disdainful sound and put his hands behind his back to patrol in a strange manner.
Shopkeeper Wang here walked along the main street to a very large house and knocked on the back door of the mansion.
"This little brother, I have something important to call on Mrs. Zhou."
He put a purse into the guard's arms and smiled flatteringly. The other person's originally impatient face instantly turned enthusiastic.
"Who are you......"
"I am the shopkeeper of Ji'an pawnshop. My surname is Wang. I have something to honor my wife."
"It turns out to be shopkeeper Wang. Please wait a moment. I'll report it right now."
In just a moment, the wooden box held by Shopkeeper Wang was placed in the living room in the backyard of the mansion.
"What kind of treasure is worthy of such a big fanfare by the shopkeeper? Open it for everyone to see."
Zhou holds a cup of brewed green tea in her right hand, her bright red nails shining in the sun.
Before she could sip her tea, there were bursts of exclamations in the living room.
She paused and looked towards the wooden box, and the impurity-free enamel tea set came into view.
Zhou forgot about the teacup in her hand for a moment and stared at the thing in front of her in a daze, her eyes burning.
"What kind of jade is this, and how can it be so transparent? It's really...never seen before!"
