Chapter 13: A Gift from the Second Brother
The shopkeeper of the embroidery workshop was a woman who looked to be about twenty-five or sixteen years old, but what intrigued Bai Jiaojiao was that the proprietress was dressed and hairstyled, but she was still unmarried. In this era, not only did he show up to do business, but he also insisted on singleness, so he must be an interesting person.
The shopkeeper knows Aunt Wang, and even Liu has seen it a few times. "How many did you bring this time?"
Liu smiled shyly. "There's something going on at home recently, and I haven't done much, that's all there is to it, you can take a look at the shopkeeper Zou."
"Don't worry, my prices are always fair." After a cursory glance, he decided on the number, but Liu was not in a hurry to get the money, "I still need some embroidery thread." β
Aunt Wang was slightly surprised. "You ran out of embroidery thread that you let me bring last time?"
Liu shook his head. "Sanniang come here."
The shopkeeper had long noticed the girl who glanced around her shop as soon as she entered the door, she looked to be only twelve or thirteen years old, but it was difficult for people to ignore her beauty.
But she Zou Pan has been running the Ruyi Embroidery Workshop for many years, and she has seen strong winds and waves, so she didn't say anything. But I didn't expect this girl to be Liu's daughter, this appearance, this temperament, no matter how you look at it, it's not a thing in the pool.
"Sanniang has seen Shopkeeper Zou." It's best to be close to the shopkeeper Zou, but don't please him. Which of these perennial rolling in the mall is not a human spirit?
She advanced and retreated moderately, neither humble nor arrogant, and she couldn't see the style of a small family in the countryside at all, and she won the favor of the shopkeeper Zou at once. "I just said which little lady this is. Sister-in-law of the Liu family, you teach this girl well. β
"Shopkeeper Zou has an overreputation." Bai Jiaojiao smiled faintly, seemed to be very unconcerned, and turned to look at the embroidery.
The pattern is average, the stitches are OK, and the color and luster of the embroidery thread are quite good. It is also a signboard on the faΓ§ade, which means that these embroideries are of the upper grade if not the best.
"The third lady is also interested in embroidery?" Shopkeeper Zou asked.
"I've learned some from A-Niang at home, and I don't dare to say that I'm proficient." Bai Jiaojiao had some bottom in his heart, but he didn't know how skilled this body could be, so he didn't dare to say big.
"She's just interested in moving two stitches." Liu relieved her. "Our family doesn't know what is complicated, that is, subsidies to subsidize families."
"I look at the needles and threads you gave, it's better than blue, I'm looking forward to the embroidery of the three ladies." Shopkeeper Zou said with a smile, looking optimistic about Bai Jiaojiao.
This white lady is not simple, and the few paintings that her eyes just stayed on are the top quality goods in her store. But it only stayed for a few seconds, and I still didn't feel satisfied when I thought about it.
The old fox, Bai Jiaojiao knew that she had aroused the interest of the shopkeeper Zou, but it was exactly what she wanted.
"Sanniang." Bai Hua beckoned to her outside the shop, and Bai Jiaojiao and Liu's Zou shopkeeper said hello.
"Then you can go with your second brother first, and let him take you to Dalang's shop to meet later." Liu explained a few words and let her go.
Bai Hua pulled Bai Jiaojiao and snickered. "Guess what I bought."
Bai Jiaojiao glanced at the hand behind his back, silly boy, can you stop such a big thing. But it's still cooperative. "What?"
"Look." The white birch offered the treasure and took it out, and it turned out to be a white gauze hat. "Do you like it?"
Of course I like it, the light white veil floats hazy, just enough to block her face. "That's a lot of money." There are not a few Dasheng women who go out with hats, that is, some women with small portals are a little bit afraid of being harassed and will prepare one or two, in other words, the quality of the hat is also a symbol of status.
"It's okay, isn't it a stroke from Liu Xiaoshuo." He wanted to buy the best to match his own sister, but unfortunately there was not enough silver.
"That's a waste." Bai Jiaojiao stroked the hat left and right, it seemed that Bai Hua had planned to buy it for her a long time ago. "With this money, I can buy a lot of rice and noodles."
"What are you afraid of, isn't there still your second brother and me, I can't starve you with me." The way that the white birch does not care. "Put it on, it's no better than in the village."
Bai Jiaojiao knew that his appearance was eye-catching, and if he caused any trouble, it would only make the Bai family more sad, so he obediently put it on. shook the white yarn, "Isn't it good-looking?" β
White Birch smirked. "Beautiful, of course good."
Idiot...... Bai Jiaojiao looked at him silly. "Let's go, let's go around, it's my first time in town."
The market is held every half month, and villagers from nearby villages can bring their own specialties to set up stalls. Originally, the teahouses and wine shops on the street, and the song and dance halls were even more lively.
"Brother, is it usually so lively here?"
Birch often hangs out and has many friends. "You see those who have tables, chairs and benches are here for a long time, and those who pick up the goods by themselves are temporary, and you can pay two copper plates a day."
Bai Jiaojiao nodded, two copper plates are not expensive. She asked Bai Hua to inquire, a bucket of rice costs five copper plates, and a pound of pork is almost six copper plates, compared to the fifty wen that Liu gave her really can't buy anything.
"Brother, let's go buy some rice and noodles first, there are not many things at home." Bai Jiaojiao tugged at his sleeve.
"Okay, over here." Bai Hua compared the one with the most fair price, "How much to buy?" β
"One bucket of brown rice is enough for our family for ten days, so let's buy three buckets." Thinking that the two younger ones in the family were still growing their bodies, they always wanted some polished rice, so they bought some polished rice and white flour, and spent thirty copper plates at once.
"Okay, little lady, your rice." The shopkeeper weighed it and handed it to Bai Hua, who checked the weight and said that it was about the same, and Bai Jiaojiao paid the money.
This is her second role in digging Bai Hua in addition to obedient coolies, this guy is naturally sensitive to numbers, like this kind of weighing he only needs to roughly weigh the weight, it is really a necessary helper for travel.
I spent five copper plates to buy a few sugar corners, and a small packet of ginger ale candy for Ah Lian Ah Bao, and this western restaurant was almost gone.
Bai Jiaojiao's original mood of anticipation gradually became less and less wonderful, she missed the chocolate cake in her previous life, but found that there were even few pastries here.
According to Bai Hua, those pastries and sweets are only served in large restaurants or special dim sum shops, and the price is also very expensive. Even those who have small assets occasionally buy some.
As for the snack street, there are crispy wontons, hot noodle dumplings, etc., the price is fair, as for the taste.
"It's not as good as you are."
"Can you please not speak suddenly." Bai Jiaojiao fortunately had a strong psychological quality, so he was not scared to death by shutting up.
"Don't you want to know the taste, the color and fragrance just look at the color and fragrance and know that it must not be delicious." Shut up is really a foodie, and he will only be so energetic when he says to eat. "Looks like you already have an idea?"