Su Wan wanted to buy four pairs of short ones and one pair of long ones, so she negotiated the price with the boss.
"Shopkeeper, I want four pairs of short ones and one pair of long ones. I've done so much business with you all at once. Can you give me a cheaper one?"
After all, it’s a business worth just a few taels of silver, so it doesn’t matter if it’s cheaper, right?
The shopkeeper of the tailor shop looked at Su Wan, and then began to settle accounts.
All the expenses added up to a total of three taels of silver and thirty yuan. He finally gave a figure:
"I'll charge you three taels of silver and twenty cents."
It was only ten cents cheaper, which was too little. Su Wan felt that he could still negotiate more.
"Boss, please give me a little less. Things have changed now. Our whole family has to make clothes. If you give me a little less, we can all come to your place to make clothes from now on, okay?"
When the boss heard this, he looked at the two siblings. They didn't look like they were from a wealthy family. The whole family made clothes. Do they have that much money?
"Who are you, Su Jing?"
The boss squinted his eyes and suddenly asked such a question.
"He is my biological brother!"
Su Wan quickly replied, since people have asked this question, he must know his eldest brother, otherwise he wouldn't ask.
"Are you Su Xiucai's sister?"
When his name was first reported, he didn't pay much attention to it, but he remembered it later.
Su Wan nodded, her appearance was somewhat similar to Su Jing.
"Have you told me earlier? How about I give you another ten cents cheaper? Su Xiucai is a nice person, knowledgeable, and good-looking. I am willing to give him a favor!"
These days, those who are knowledgeable are respected by others, and they are still scholars. Nowadays, the provincial examination is the first, and the imperial examination is promising. Who doesn't want to curry favor?
Yes, ten cents less is ten cents. Ten cents is enough to buy a pound of meat.
"Thank you then!" Su Wan bowed slightly for him.
The boss smiled and waved his hand:
"Okay, tell me your shoe size and I'll find it for you!"
Su Wan didn't know the shoe sizes of the five brothers, so he looked at Su Chen.
Su Chen knew that she wanted to buy shoes for all her brothers, but the shoes at home could still be worn, so there was no need for them to be so expensive, so he pulled Su Wan aside and muttered:
"Forget it Wan Wan, you can just buy them for your eldest brother. We won't need them anymore. We don't need to wear new shoes in the countryside!"
Knowing that he was reluctant to give up money, Su Wan was helpless. The fabric on their shoes had holes in them and the soles were worn flat. Why didn't they change them?
"Don't worry about money. Your comfort is the most important thing. You can still make money."
"This is all your money, keep it for yourself and don't spend it on us!"
Su Chen was still embarrassed. The idea was hers and she earned the money. It had nothing to do with them.
She helped pay back the thirty taels of usury, and it was outrageous to spend her own money.
"Third brother, please stop treating me like a family member. Although the idea is mine, when I do it, you are doing everything for me, and I just use my words. This is a joint effort by everyone. Isn’t it strange to share the results between you and me?
Is it possible that after these days of getting along, you still can't accept me as your biological sister? "
Su Wan's expression was a little hurt, which made Su Chen feel tight and guilty.
"No Wanwan. You know the conditions of our family. My parents have six children to support, and the children have to go to school. They also have to pay taxes for eight people. We have owed a lot of money over the years and have not saved much money at all. You If you can make money, you should plan more for yourself and leave some personal money for yourself!"
Su Chen quickly explained, fearing that she would continue to misunderstand him.
Su Wan smiled and sighed:
"Third brother, I am still young. Now my eldest brother is going to take the imperial examination. Our whole family is pointing at him to get ahead. But I know that none of my brothers are mediocre people. They will never do nothing all their lives. What I have done for you is also It’s for your own sake. Is it possible that if you become successful in the future, you can still leave me alone?”
Su Chen quickly shook his head when he heard this:
"Of course not, you are our sister, we have to take care of you no matter what!"
"That's alright, so relax, Third Brother, we are connected by blood, why should we be so clearly separated?
When a family is prosperous, everyone is prosperous, and when there is a loss, everyone is devastated. We all share the blessings and share the hardships!"
She patted the back of his hand and comforted him. At that moment, Su Chen felt that her whole body was radiant.
In the end, he nodded, followed the example of his elder brother, and touched Su Wan's head.
"Thank you Wanwan!"
Su Wan didn't just do this for the purpose of conquering them. She really longed for family affection, so everything she did was sincere.
Perhaps this body was connected by blood with them, so she couldn't ignore this feeling of intimacy.
Su Chen knew the shoe sizes of the brothers, and the boss found a pair one by one. The boots were for the eldest brother, and the robe had to match them to look good.
I'll leave my shoes here for now. I'll pick up my clothes when the time comes and take them to the academy.
A total of almost seven taels of silver were spent to go out, and there were still more than sixteen taels left, so I had to buy a lot of things.
I bought another twenty kilograms of flour, this time twenty kilograms of almond oil came directly, and bought three kilograms of fresh pork belly and three kilograms of ribs.
In the future, almond oil will replace lard. The prices of the two are about the same. Almond oil is better than lard.
I went back to buy some dried flowers. Now there is no source of flowers. If I want to make shampoo soap, it must have fragrance to sell it. I might as well be simple and direct, buy spices, grind them into powder and add them to the soap.
You also have to buy oil paper for packaging.
Ten taels of silver were spent in one morning, and now there are still thirteen taels left. Adding the original two taels, there are still fifteen taels.
Su Chen worked as a burden-bearer honestly and worked hard without complaining.
By the way, I promised Jiang Yu that I would buy a chicken to eat back home, but where could I buy a chicken?
Just as she was about to ask where she could buy chickens, she heard a little girl calling her from behind.
"Sister, sister!"
Su Wan turned around and saw that the little girl who called her looked familiar. She recalled carefully and found out that it was the little girl who sold chicks to her grandma last time.
"It's you, are you selling chickens on the street again today?" Su Wan bent down to talk to her.
The little girl shook her head:
"No, the chicks are sold out. Grandma and I came to get medicine today!"
"Are you going to Jishan Hall?" Su Wan asked.
The little girl continued to nod. That's great. She also went to Jishantang to give shoes to her second brother.
"Just in time, I'm going to Jishantang too, we can go together!"
The old woman couldn't see her, so she was supported by her granddaughter.
"Are you the girl who bought my chickens last time?" She recognized Su Wan's voice.
"Yes, grandma!" Su Wan replied with a bright smile.
"Thanks to you. If you hadn't made the start, they would have continued to lower the price."
Fortunately, Su Wan got off to a good start last time, and they bought it later. Although they still lowered the price, they didn't lower the price by much.
"It's okay, it's not easy for everyone. Since it's our way, let's go together!"
She was also carrying something in her hand, and she didn't want to let her third brother pick it up.
