Stealing money?
I only have two thousand taels of silver to buy ten pieces of fabric?
Li Xiao was a little confused.
This cloth is too expensive.
What is the concept of two hundred taels?
I used to work as a farmer, guarding three acres of thin farmland.
In addition to supporting myself and doing odd jobs, I can only save two taels of silver throughout the year.
It's too thin to eat every meal, but it's too thick to eat.
This is still the case when the situation is good and the harvest is good.
If there is another person in the family, and there is some natural or man-made disaster, I am afraid that I will have to become a tenant or a refugee.
No wonder the person who says that his body is covered with silkworms is not a sericulture person.
The ancients do not deceive me!
Li Xiao asked weakly: "How much does the cheapest piece of fabric cost?"
This guy couldn't be pretending to be rich. His clothes didn't look like he was poor. The clerk looked at Li Xiao with doubtful eyes: "Our store doesn't sell cheap goods."
"It's okay, I'll just ask around." Li Xiao said.
The clerk frowned and said, "Go out and walk two streets to the left. The cloth shop in Baodafang sells it. The cheapest white cloth costs five yuan a piece, and it can also be cut to size."
After learning about the prices in the Ming Dynasty, Li Xiao breathed a sigh of relief.
Poor people can still afford clothes.
Fortunately, I am no longer a poor person.
"That thing, can it be less? I have a large quantity."
Li Xiao planned to cut the price, and he would save whatever he could.
"I'm sorry, sir, our store doesn't bargain, so there's nothing we can do about it."
The shop assistant looked sad.
"It doesn't matter."
Li Xiao waved his hand.
Although the shop clerk sells luxury fabrics, he himself is wearing linen.
It seems that productivity was still too low in ancient times, and the efforts of most people could only be enjoyed by a small group of people.
Fortunately, I am one of this small group of people.
Li Xiao did not continue to embarrass him.
This kind of coral is ridiculously expensive. Although other cloths are expensive, they are also good.
After some selection, I bought two pieces of the most expensive coral treasures, five pieces of gold-woven silk, two pieces of double-sided swan velvet, five pieces of purple and white brocade, and three pieces each of fine velvet and Gebu.
A total of twenty pieces of cloth were purchased, costing one thousand taels of silver.
Li Xiao paid the one thousand taels of silver in pain, and the waiter almost smiled crookedly.
Because they take a high-end route, it is difficult to sell the fabrics in their store, so they need to maintain good relationships.
He, an ordinary clerk, has done such a big business, I'm afraid it will rise by a liter.
Li Xiao told him to send someone to pick up the goods tomorrow, and the store clerk sent him out of the store gratefully.
Before he was led away, he looked far away and waved humbly. After Li Xiao disappeared around the corner, the waiter returned to the shop.
After Li Xiao bought the cloth.
Then he turned towards Jinfengluan Jewelry Shop, a century-old brand.
This shop is the oldest and most famous shop in Peiping. The craftsmen inside are also famous. When Li Xiao buys jewelry, he must buy the best.
Moreover, this Jin Feng Luan is an old acquaintance of mine, and the last lantern festival won them a lot of benefits.
On the way, Li Xiao also passed by Tong Ren Tang Pharmacy.
There seems to be a couplet on the door of the shop, with a vertical plaque made of a kind of precious-looking wood, and the writing is engraved on it.
[I wish there were no sick people in the world, so why worry about the medicine on the shelf becoming dust]
Li Xiao stopped and looked at the plaque, quietly admiring it.
This is what I left behind, enough to be passed down for centuries, and it can be regarded as a mark of history.
Obviously, this couplet is very eye-catching.
Li Xiao stopped for a while, and several students who looked like students passed by. They also stopped and pointed at the couplet plaque.
"Look, that's the couplet written by the talented man who made a name for himself at the Fengluan Lantern Festival that day."
Several other people looked over one after another, and one of them praised: "I hope no one is sick in the world, so why worry about putting medicine on the shelf to make dust? It's so right! It's so right! Although the words are simple, it gives people a very peaceful feeling. , I can feel the kindness of the shop owner.”
Although it was still spring, another student wearing a green shirt spread out his fan and swayed it, saying:
"Isn't that right? Look at the business of Tongrentang. It's just because of this couplet that the business has gotten better. These two hundred taels of silver are really worth spending."
Another student sighed: "That's true. Why worry about the medicines on the shelves producing dust? I think this shop owner not only has no medicines on the medicine shelves that produce dust, but also has a prosperous business."
"This is the charm of this couplet. You can see that the person who makes the couplet is really good and has something."
One student said, and after saying this, he sighed: "It's a pity that Zhang Haoxuan from our academy passed the provincial examination and passed the Xie Yuan exam, and his future is very bright. As a result,"
Another student who is fatter said:
"Yes, I heard that Zhang Haoxuan was convicted on the second day of the Lantern Festival."
"I don't know who I offended. His father is the magistrate of Dong'an County. He went to the Beiping County government office to mediate, but it didn't work."
"In the end, he was punished for the crime of arbitrary frame-up. Not only was he deprived of his reputation, it was a huge blow."
"I heard that if the treatment is taken as it is, the person will be unconscious when he comes out and may be disabled for life."
The student holding the fan said: "What a pity. I was originally a candidate for the provincial examination, and I also met Huang Linyan, the second daughter of Huang Zhifu, and ended up like this."
"Humph! It's not your own fault."
The leading student snorted coldly:
"I was also present at the lantern festival that day, and I stopped at the seventeenth step of guessing the lantern riddles."
"That lantern riddle is really difficult. Except for the winner, none of us can guess it."
"It's okay for Zhang Haoxuan to be arrogant and domineering in the academy on weekdays. Does he think he's in the academy when he's outside?"
"He couldn't answer the lantern riddle, so he pulled us to make fun of him. We know each other on weekdays and know that his father is the county magistrate. He was forced to help the evildoers."
"Fortunately, that young master didn't pursue us that day, otherwise I would have been killed by Zhang Haoxuan!! How many times I was beaten is a trivial matter. If I were deprived of my honor, wouldn't it cost my life?"
The leading student became angrier and angrier as he spoke, wishing he could give Zhang Haoxuan a beating.
When the wall falls, everyone pushes it; when the drum breaks, thousands of people beat it.
Now that people are in trouble, there is no mercy at all.
"This guy Zhang Haoxuan spreads rumors and deserves what he deserves. Hey, you are hissing."
He spat as he spoke, and turned around to see Li Xiao.
Isn't this the young master from that day?
The student in green shirt's face suddenly turned pale, and he hurriedly bowed 90 degrees to Li Xiao: "I have met the talented Li Xiao."
The other students also understood the situation and immediately bowed their hands to show respect.
Li Xiao stood with his hands behind his back and said coldly: "How is that Zhang Haoxuan doing now?"
The student in green shirt said respectfully: "I am bedridden now. I probably won't be able to walk normally in this life. I have lost my fame and fame. I am almost a cripple."
Li Xiao nodded slightly and said: "You scholars should study for the sake of your family, country, and country. You must not just go around making trouble just because you have some fame, you know?"
Several students bowed and said: "I will follow the teachings, I will follow the teachings."
Li Xiao waved his hand: "As long as you know, let's go."
"Farewell. Farewell"
This group of students fled immediately.
Li Xiao smoothed his hair. It felt good to pretend to be cool.
At this time, the shopkeeper of Tongrentang, who was just about to go out, saw the original owner of the couplet standing outside the door and was instantly excited.
"This is Young Master Li Xiao, please come in quickly!"
(End of chapter)
