Chapter 289: Picking Gifts
An Ruojin sat for a while and then went back to her room.
As soon as An Ruolan took out the jewelry materials hidden under the mattress, she heard the green eagle outside the door say, "Miss, Miss Ten is here." β
What did she come to do? An Ruolan paused, picked up the half-done step shake, and said, "Please Miss Ten come in." β
There was an answer outside, and after a while, I heard a sound of footsteps, the sound of lifting the curtain, and then An Ruo's skillful and intimate voice.
"Sister Lan, my sister has come to see you." Before I saw him, I heard his voice first, but this voice that seemed to be affectionate and cheerful was not very pleasing.
An Ruolan smiled politely, didn't get up, and said, "Why is my sister here, come and sit." β
Seeing her sitting motionless, the smile on An Ruoxian's face froze, and she raised her hand to straighten her sideburns in disguise, she pretended to be puzzled and asked, "What is Sister Lan busy with?" Feigned curiosity, he leaned over to take a look.
An Ruolan didn't miss the annoyance that flashed in her eyes, and couldn't help but laugh in her heart, and said indifferently: "It's nothing, I just want to make a set of jewelry for Sister Jin." β
If it is other sisters, no matter how they are concubines, she will greet her when they come to her room, but for An Ruoxian, it is impossible, with their relationship, it is not bad to say hello.
Moreover, she is now the daughter of the long house, and she really doesn't need to be polite and polite to An Ruoxian, a five-room girl.
Hearing this, An Ruoxian asked, "Sister Lan is going to treat this as a wedding gift?" β
An Ruolan nodded, her ten fingers flew up, her movements were sharp and skillful, and she quickly strung the pendant that she shook down.
She said: "We sisters give gifts to each other, and we don't talk about limelight and face, the important thing is the heart, it is because I want to make a set of noodles for Sister Jin." β
He turned his head to An Ruoxian and said, "This matter is still hidden from Sister Jin, and Sister Xian has to keep it secret for me." β
"It's better to say than to sing." An Ruoxian sneered in her heart, but nodded meekly on her face, and promised, "I won't sue Sister SΓΉ Jin." β
"By the way, Sister Xian is here, but is there something wrong?" An Ruolan kept moving in his hands, and asked casually.
An Ruoxian then remembered the purpose of her coming, and said with a smile: "Sister didn't say that I forgot, that's the case, my mother wanted to choose a head mask for Sister Jin as a congratulatory gift, so I asked me to come over and ask to see if there was a suitable one in my sister's shop." β
"Oh." An Ruolan responded casually and said, "I don't know the jewelry in the store very well, Wan Sanniang will come over another day, I will ask for the fifth aunt, and let her bring some over for the fifth aunt to choose." β
Although she can no longer go out of the house at will, she still takes care of the gold and silver building of Liyuwu, and Wan Sanniang will come over at the beginning of every month, the middle of the month and the end of the month to tell her about the things in the store.
After thinking about it, she asked, "Which price does the fifth aunt want?" β
There are countless jewelry in the gold and silver building, and the price is different, you can buy a few cheap copper plates, but the expensive one is how expensive it is, she asked it clearly, so that Wan Sanniang can get the goods.
Hearing her mention the price directly, An Ruoxian felt angry in her heart, thinking that how could there be such a person in the world who saw money and didn't forget to make a mistake!
She originally thought that An Ruolan would not forget her roots too much, and would take the initiative not to accept cash, but she didn't want to overestimate it!
Seeing that her ground suddenly sank like water, An Ruolan asked suspiciously, "What's wrong with Sister Xian?" β
"It's fine." An Ruoxian suppressed the anger in her heart and said, "As long as it is appropriate, the price is not a problem." β
Anyway, in the past four years, she has saved a lot of private houses with holy water, and she can afford a set of head-to-head money, she would rather spend more silver than bow to An Ruolan.
"Okay, I'll let someone pass the word in a while, and let Wan Sanniang bring a few sets of noodles when she comes over." An Ruolan bowed his head and signaled.
"Then there's Sister Lao Lan." An Ruoxian bowed her head slightly, and said, "Since Sister Lan is busy, my sister won't bother much, so I'll go back and talk back to my mother." β
An Ruolan stopped what she was doing and said politely: "It's really rude, it's rare for my sister to come over, but I don't have time to accompany me." β
"Sister Lan is polite." An Ruoxian pulled the corners of her mouth, and said, "My sister will leave first, and my sister doesn't have to send it." β
"That's good, my sister won't send it, and my sister will go slowly." An Ruolan pushed the boat along the water, still sitting motionless.
An Ruoxian clenched her handkerchief, smiled stiffly, and turned to go out.
As soon as she left, the polite smile on An Ruolan's face faded instantly, and she called Bailing and ordered: "Just send a maid to the gold and silver building of Liyuwu to spread the word, and let Wan Sanniang bring a few sets of more expensive heads and noodles another day, and say that they will be recorded in my account." β
Bai Ling asked suspiciously: "Miss Fang Cai didn't say that she wanted Miss to pay the bill." β
As soon as the words came out, she covered her mouth in a sneer.
"I have the courage to be fat, and I hide outside and eavesdrop." An Ruolan snorted.
"Miss didn't say she couldn't listen to it." Bai Ling smiled flatteringly, and without waiting for An Ruolan to reprimand again, she danced and shouted: "There are still a lot of things to do, I'm going to let people pass the word, so I won't bother Miss!" β
With that, a puff of smoke ran away.
"......" An Ruolan looked at the shaking curtain, shook her head and sighed: "It's because I'm too used to you, no big or small." β
Smiling helplessly, she lowered her head and continued to do the work at hand.
An Ruoxian naturally didn't know An Ruolan's instructions, and when she returned to Xinyue Garden, she pretended to be lost and blamed herself and said to Meng Shi: "Mother, it's Xian'er who is useless and failed to convince Sister Lan, but mother can rest assured, Lan'er has saved some silver, and she should be able to pick a good set of faces for her mother." β
Since An Ruolan is a dime, don't blame her for being ruthless.
"What?!" Meng Shi was shocked when he heard this, and shouted in a low voice: "Lan'er, she is unwilling to help me?!" β
An Ruoxian bit her lip and lowered her head, as if she had been bullied.
Meng really thought about it, and said in a deep voice: "Did she say anything to you?" β
An Ruoxian lowered her head and shook her head: "Mother, don't get me wrong, Sister Lan didn't say anything, but she didn't seem to be able to take jewelry from the gold and silver building for her mother." But I already said that I would pay the silver, and Sister Yilan promised to let that Wan Sanniang bring jewelry over. β
Hearing this, Meng Shi was moved, hugged An Ruoxian into his arms, and cried: "My good Xian'er, I really wronged you." She decided that An Ruoxian was being bullied.
"It's okay, for the sake of her mother, Xian'er is willing to do anything." An Ruoxian expressed her heart in a timely manner.
These words made Meng Shi burst into tears again.
The mother and daughter hugged each other for a while, and Meng sent An Ruoxian back to the room, and then entered the study on the side of the main house and began to write letters to King Jin.
Two days later, Wan Sanniang came to the door with the account book and several large sets of jewelry, and An Ruolan personally sent the jewelry to Xinyue Yuan for Meng to choose.
Wan Sanniang brought all the extremely valuable and popular heads in the gold and silver building, some were luxurious and magnificent, some were graceful and fresh, and there were dignified and elegant, Meng Shi was dizzying, Rao was self-conscious, she was also excited, and she couldn't wait to include all the jewelry in her own bag. It's been a long time since she's added such valuable jewelry.
In the end, Meng chose a set of jade heads of white magnolia, and the price was about two thousand taels.
An Ruolan looked at the plain white color and said, "Although this white magnolia is elegant, it is not in line with the big day, why don't the fifth aunt pick a more festive one?" This set of colorful jadeite is very good, elegant and expensive. β
"It's too cheesy, the Wenxin Marquis Mansion is a noble family, and it values integrity and character more than the outside." Meng Shi refuted her in one sentence.
In fact, Meng's fancy is also the set of colorful jade heads, but this set of heads is worth a lot at a glance, she is reluctant to send such a good gift to An Ruojin, and besides, she likes it, and she doesn't want others to have it.
An Ruolan sneered, so she didn't talk much to persuade her.
After picking out the jewelry, Meng Shi thought of paying the silver, and his heart suddenly felt very uncomfortable, and his tone was much worse, and he asked, "How much silver does this set of heads cost?" β
She asked Wan Sanniang, not An Ruolan.
Wan Sanniang followed over to introduce these sets of jewelry for the Meng family, and when she heard this, she first glanced at An Ruolan, who was ignored, and saw An Ruolan nodding, before replying: "The young owner ordered before, this silver is counted on her account, and the fifth lady just accepts it." β
"Really?!" Meng Shi's eyes lit up, and then she was puzzled: "But Xian'er didn't say ......" She didn't say the next words.
"Naturally, it's true, it was passed a few days ago." Wan Sanniang smiled and said.
Meng Shi immediately raised his eyebrows, and reversed the coldness of Fang Cai, and pulled An Ruolan with a smile affectionately: "Let you break the bank." As he spoke, his gaze swept to the multicolored jade head on the table.
An Ruolan's eyes were deep, and she said with a smile: "Fifth aunt, don't be polite." Then he turned his head to Wan Sanniang and instructed: "Since the fifth aunt has picked it out, put these away, the fifth aunt doesn't like these luxurious and vulgar things." β
Wan Sanniang responded in a low voice, and quickly closed the box with her head and feet, and put it aside.
Meng Shigan's eyes widened, and his hand was subconsciously raised, wanting to keep it.
An Ruolan pretended not to see the longing in her eyes, and said with a smile: "Ruolan still has important things to deal with, so I won't disturb the fifth aunt to rest." β
Meng Shi couldn't pull down her face and let her leave the set of colorful jade heads, so she had to withdraw her hand when she heard the words, and she nodded absent-mindedly: "You go and get busy." β
An Ruolan blessed her body, let Wan Sanniang pick up the pile of jewelry boxes, and left Xinyue Garden together.
How Meng Shi regretted not mentioning it.
Back in her house, An Ruolan first showed the accounts, thinking that the other aunts were also choosing congratulatory gifts for the second sister, so she took Wan Sanniang to the other ladies' houses and took the jewelry to them to choose.
The second lady had already prepared it, but she didn't need to choose again, but she also took a fancy to the head of the set of colorful jadeite, so she bought it for An Ruoyan as a dowry. An Ruolan wanted to treat everyone equally and not accept the money, but the second lady refused, so she gave her the money on the spot, so she had to take it.
The third lady and the fourth lady have not yet been selected, she came, but it was a charcoal in the snow, and the two ladies also picked a set each, but they didn't want to take advantage of her, so they both paid the silver.
In such a comparison, An Ruolan didn't feel that she was in her heart. R1152