Chapter 68: A Chance Encounter
Fu Lianyin hurriedly said goodbye to Yun Jinxiu and rushed to chase Yun Kexin, walked out of Beiyuan, only then did she grab her clothes and say with a straight face: "Seventh girl, how can you talk to the third uncle like that?" β
"No, I don't feel comfortable when I hear that the third uncle looks down on women," Yun Kexin said bluntly.
"Then you can't talk to the old man like that?" Fu Lianyin was stunned and said again.
"I know, I'll talk to the third uncle again when I have a chance" Yun Kexin responded lazily, and then looked up and said, "Mother, I've been bored in the house these days, can I go out for a walk?" β
Fu Lianyin's first reaction was to disagree, but when she thought about the rift caused by the "mother and daughter" last night, she thought about taking this opportunity to "make up"-
"Go, it just so happens that the seventh girl will buy something for her mother," Fu Lianyin said with a smile, "I'll let Mama Feng and Jinxiu accompany you." "Jinxiu is a newly bought pressure spring, thirteen years old, just five days after coming to the Guogong Mansion.
Yun Kexin was cold, it was easy to have the opportunity to go out for a walk, which was good, it became Fu Lianyin's errand.
"What do you want to buy?"
"First buy some medicinal materials for the master to boil soup and replenish his body," Fu Lianyin instructed one by one, and said quickly as if she was testing Yun Kexin's brain, "Buy some knitted female red for your mother, and then buy some food and fun for the eighth sister, and buy some food and use for yourself." β
Yun Kexin smiled and nodded, indicating that she had written it down, so Fu Lianyin asked Mama Feng and Jinxiu to go to the account room to get some silver, and gave a few more words before letting them go out.
Walk in the bustling bazaar. Shuttling through the bustling crowd, the warm sunlight illuminated Yun Kexin's heart, and what resounded in her ears was no longer the gossip in the big house. The sound of the horses, the shouting of the hawkers, the greetings of the shopkeepers, the bargaining of the old woman, etc., were endless, but they did not violate the harmony in the slightest, and they also made her feel extremely cordial.
"Miss Seven, there is a medicinal herb shop in front, and most of them are food supplements," Mama Feng pointed to a pharmacy in front of her and said with a smile. "Let's take a look."
Jinxiu also happily echoed - these days the spirit is enough to be busy, not to talk about it. There was also a mistake on the birthday of the third old lady, all the maids and servants and servants were in a panic all day, even the old men and ladies in each room did not dare to speak loudly, and it was really boring up and down. It's finally breathable. She prefers to follow Yun Kexin, Yun Xiao is too young and tired, Yun Ran is always domineering, and she doesn't take her subordinates in her eyes, so Miss Seven is not fierce, and she is not bad to her.
When the three of them came out after buying food tonic herbs, Jinxiu couldn't help but smile and bent down and said, "Miss, you are too good at bargaining." Originally, I had to get 30 Wen, but I cut you in half" She turned her head and smiled at Mama Feng again. "Mama, have you seen it, the shopkeeper's face is green."
"Some shops are afraid of the customer bargaining and deliberately shouting the price higher, of course Miss Ben will not be polite." Yun Ke smiled mischievously, and then looked at the paper bag that Mama Feng was carrying. smiled embarrassedly, "But the price just now was a bit ruthless, I estimate that 20 Wen should be, because those medicinal materials are better, but I think, if the store feels that it is a loss, it will not be sold, so it doesn't matter." β
"Miss Seven is indeed a 'little elf,' Mama Feng also smiled happily, "We slaves don't care if it's expensive or not, we buy as much as the ladies give, and just report it truthfully." β
Yun Kexin smiled faintly: How do these subordinates know the difficulties of being in charge, nominally it is the Guogong Mansion, in fact, the title has been temporarily withdrawn, the original Yulu is gone, his father is the marquis, he serves in the Hanlin Academy, the uncle is in the Tai Hospital, the third uncle is the servant of the ministry, and the Yulu is considerable, but only half of it is handed over to the account room, and the rest is kept for private use, and whether it is a big house or a second room or a third room, as long as it is a public use, it is spent from the account room, although it is quite rich, but it can't stand the lavish huΔ money. In her previous life, Yun Kexin often heard Fu Lianyin privately complain about her mother's "public money for private use" or something, but if she thinks about it in this life, it may not be the case, one of the reasons why she decided to follow the fourth uncle to "see the world" is to learn some livelihood and share the worries of her parents.
"Mama Feng, in fact, it's not that I have to care about that money" Yun Kexin smiled, "It depends on whether it's worth it, I am never vague about the money, and I won't lose a penny, but I should pay attention to be more careful, you know?" β
"Yes, Miss," Mama Feng nodded with a smile, "Let's go buy knitted female red for Madame now, as well as Miss Eight to eat and play." β
Yun Kexin frowned: This Fu Lianyin is really "powerful"! Mother as a big house feed, in fact, every month to each room to distribute monthly silver, the third room is always used up in half a month, and then to the account room, but the things bought are all private items in the third room, and I like to pick expensive to buy, so that the account room is like her private, excessive!
"Mama Feng, I'll arrange for this time to buy things" Yun Kexin smiled coldly, "If my father asks, I will say that I mean." β
"Yes, Miss Seven" Mama Feng was surprised that there was still Miss Seven who was laughing before, why did her face change all of a sudden, and the clouds were thick, thinking that she had said something wrong, she smiled carefully, "What Miss said, we will do what we are subordinates." β
Jinxiu was also stunned, looked at Yun Kexin and said, "Miss, what's wrong with you, what's uncomfortable?" Why don't we go back."
"No, let's go" Yun Kexin was silent for a while, and then had a smile again, "I'll take a look at the jewelry store later." β
After buying what Fu Lianyin and Yun Xiao should have bought, the three of them went to a nearby "decorating" jewelry store and took a look at some dazzling jewelry.
"Miss Seven, look at that agate hairpin" Jinxiu pointed to the hairpin hanging on the wall and shouted, "It's so beautiful, it must look good for you to wear." β
Yun Kexin smiled noncommittally, she already had more than one hairpin like this, she couldn't use it, and she didn't need it.
"Do you have colorful glass beads here to buy?" Yun Kexin asked the shop guy who was busy.
The shopkeeper originally only saw Mama Feng and Jinxiu who were wearing them, and thought that the voice was made by one of them, so he didn't bother to take care of it. Because this colorful glass bead is a little expensive, it is not bought by ordinary people, let alone a slave. After noticing that there was a big family dressed as Yun Kexin in the middle, Fang Zhi was blind, so he quickly nodded and smiled: "Yes, yes, this young lady wait a minute." β
The shopkeeper said and turned around and took off the string of colorful glass beads hanging on the counter, took it to Yun Kexin, shook it and introduced: "This time, there are five strings, and there is only one string left when it is sold, you can take a look at the selection of materials and workmanship." How pretty. β
The colorful glass beads shone with dazzling luster in Yun Kexin's eyes, crystal clear. The image of the Buddha above is also in a variety of shapes, and it is so beautiful that my grandmother will definitely like it.
"Dude, that's a lot of money?" Yun Kexin stared at the colorful glass beads and asked with a smile.
"Five taels of silver!" The shopkeeper stepped forward. Spread out his palms and straightened five fingers.
Yun Kexin was stunned for a moment and said, "So expensive"? In fact, she knew in her heart that the price was up and down here.
"Miss, this is not expensive" The shopkeeper showed his three-inch incorruptible tongue, and talked eloquently, "Let's not talk about the material of this colorful glass bead, just polish and portray." Manufacturing requires a lot of effort, etc., and we are making a wage. β
"Twenty or two, five percent won't work, right?" Yun Kexin asked dryly.
The shopkeeper closed his eyes and shook his head, indicating that it was impossible. Jinxiu and Mama Feng also came to help. In the end, it was said that the four taels were still not released, Yun Kexin thought about it, and blamed herself for the fact that her love for this colorful glass bead was too obvious, so that the shopkeeper looked at it, and she was reluctant to tell the real price when she recognized that she would be reluctant. That being the case, don't pretend to be either. See if the shopkeeper compromises? But before Yun Kexin could think about it, her colorful glass beads fell into the hands of another person, and then she heard a calm voice: "Shopkeeper, this son is willing to pay double the price to buy this colorful glass beads." β
Yun Kexin turned around in surprise and saw that there was a son about ten years old beside her, with a purple and gold crown, a well-defined side face, a dark wide-sleeved python robe, carved gold silk boots on her feet, three sachets around her waist, and a large jade pendant on the right. There was also a young man standing beside him, younger than this one, dressed in a lotus-colored gauze shirt with a straight placket, combed with a total horn, clear eyebrows, and a round face that looked a little childish.
"I'm sorry, Childe, I took a fancy to this colorful glass bead first." Yun Kexin said lightly.
"But isn't it too expensive for Miss Fang to afford it?" The Purple Gold Crowned Prince sneered coldly.
"Miss Ben thinks it's a little expensive, but did she say she can't afford it?" Yun Kexin retorted quietly.
"But you have already shown remorse," the prince of the purple crown did not give in, and the prince of Fang Cai proposed several times the price to the store, can you offer a higher price than mine? As he spoke, he turned to the shopkeeper and said, "Shopkeeper, you can tell who you are willing to sell to."
"It's really unreasonable," the fast-talking Jinxiu couldn't help but interject, "This colorful glass bead is what our seventh miss has taken a fancy to, and she is about to pay, so you are here, and you have the intention to tempt the shopkeeper at a high price, how can there be such a thing?" If I were a store, I would sell it to the higher price. β
"This little woman is a reasonable person," the prince of the purple and gold crown laughed, "The so-called 'business classic' is like this, you don't sell it at a high price, can't you sell it at a low price?!" β
"You" Jinxiu stammered, but she didn't expect that the other party would take advantage of it in just one sentence, and said shortly, "You, do you know who our young lady is?" β
"Who is it?" The Purple Gold Crowned Prince turned his head and glanced at Yun Kexin, then turned back and sneered, "It's not all the same, one nose and two eyes, I can't see the difference between her?" β
"The seventh lady of the Eguo Mansion." Mama Feng raised her eyebrows and reported to her home.
When the purple gold-crowned young man heard this, he just smiled slightly, as if he didn't care about it at all, but the other little boy who accompanied him was stunned, suddenly his eyes shrank, his eyes rolled, and he hurriedly said to the purple-crowned young man: "Qin Gongzi, let's go." β
The prince of the purple gold crown said inexplicably: "Go?" Why? Today, my son is still buying. β
"Oh, let's go," the little boy pulled the purple and gold crown prince out of the store and said in a low voice, "Let me tell His Highness SΓΉ on the way." β
Yun Kexin watched the two teenagers go out like this, but in fact, her mind hadn't turned a corner yet: how could one hear her identity like seeing ordinary people, and the other was "like a great enemy"? It's inexplicable. (To be continued)