Chapter 289: Lotus Born Step by Step

Concerned about the safety of Father Xu, where did Xu Xiu still have the heart to take care of others, he ran to the corner and hurriedly patrolled outside, inside was an alley, which was the back door of those shops across the street, and the road was no longer passable, only some tailors and shoemakers gathered in groups of three or five, taking advantage of the fact that the sun had not finally set, and rushed to the work in hand. Xu Xiu was unwilling, and searched around again, but never found any trace of his father.

Sullenly came back from the corner, and saw Qin Baichuan waiting at the door of the tailor shop, Xu Xiu said aggrievedly: "Big brother...... Xiu'er was too stupid to find her father......"

"It's not your fault." Qin Baichuan scratched his head a little embarrassed: "I saw that person again just now, he just looks a little like Daddy Xu." ”

"Oh, it's not my dad." Hearing Qin Baichuan say that he was wrong, Xu Xiu breathed a sigh of relief, thinking about it, my father loves money like his life, and he talks about books and earns money in the temporary teahouse outside Wangjiang Tower every day, where will he be free?

Qin Baichuan scratched his head and smiled, Xu Xiu, who was in a trance, didn't notice that his attitude towards them before could only be regarded as a kind tailor, and at this time, he was holding his hands and standing behind Qin Baichuan with a slight bow, and even his ears were already erected, as if no matter what Qin Baichuan commanded, he would go to the soup and go to the fire.

In fact, this is not to blame the tailor, after Qin Baichuan took Xu Xiuzhi away, he opened his mouth to order two sets of clothes embroidered by Yunjin and Gusu, and if he didn't make a move, he shot a full five thousand taels of silver tickets, which scared the tailor almost immediately.

In Jinyifang, it's not that the tailor hasn't seen rich people, but which of those rich people is not luxuriously dressed and showing off his might, but this master is wearing rags! Fortunately, I was smart and didn't divide the guests into three, six, nine and so on from the dress, otherwise once I offended people with my words, I was afraid that I would get into trouble! Thinking of this, the tailor couldn't help but be a little afraid, what the hell is wrong with the rich now? Could it be that they have all changed their temperament, played mysterious, and kept a low profile?

"Xiu'er, let's go, this tailor master said, the most famous Jinyifang shoes are the old Wu family's store, right there." Qin Baichuan pointed to a very large shop diagonally opposite and said.

Xu Xiu looked up and saw that there were about a dozen shoemakers sitting at the door of the old shop, skillfully using the tools in their hands to hold layers of thick soles. Qin Baichuan insisted on buying himself a pair of shoes, but Xu Xiu refused again and again, and followed Qin Baichuan for less than two steps, and suddenly remembered: "Big brother, that dress...... Have you made it ordered? ”

"It's done." Qin Baichuan said lightly: "In the end, I listened to the old tailor's opinion, chose one or two feet of cloth, and two sets of clothes came down, a total of eight taels and three coins of silver." ”

"Eight taels and three money...... Xu Xiu's face flashed with an obvious look of pain, eight taels of silver, Xun Qin Ji is afraid that it will be done in vain in two or three days. Xu Xiu's distressed look was seen by Qin Baichuan, and he smiled secretly in his heart, if Xu Xiu knew, these two clothes were enough to go to more than two hundred taels of silver, I don't know what Xiao Nizi thought.

"Two guest officers, but you want to buy shoes?" Qin Baichuan and Xu Xiu came to the door of the Wu family's old store, and the doorkeeper was a little girl who was about the same age as Xu Xiu. The little girl looked Xu Xiu and Qin Baichuan's outfits up and down, but they were not as sleek as the old tailor, and her face unconsciously revealed a contempt.

"Just take a look." Qin Baichuan stepped in, and asked as he walked: "I heard the tailor across the street say, your old Wu family shop is very famous?" ”

"That's nature." The little girl looked proud, and snorted lightly: "The ancestor of the old shop of the Wu family was in Kaifeng, the capital of the previous dynasty, and specially made official boots for the ministers of the imperial court, princes and nobles. Although it is not in the capital, the craftsmanship of the old Wu family store has been preserved, and the eldest princess of the current saint only ordered a few pairs of combat boots from us last month. ”

"Well, that's good." Qin Baichuan nodded, the eldest princess of the current saint, that should be Ling Tianzhao's sister, she had long heard that she had been in the army and was the only female general in Dasong.

"Two guest officers, what are you going to buy?" There were a lot of good shoes in the store, and seeing that Qin Baichuan and Xu Xiu were going around and had no intention of buying, the little girl was a little impatient.

"Women's shoes, warm, pretty." Qin Baichuan said.

"That's a lot of requests." The little girl muttered, at this time it was already time to eat, but she had to accompany these two people to pick up shoes, and it seemed that they could not afford to buy them when they were dressed.

"Guest, how are these shoes?" The little girl picked up a pair of yellow fur boots from the table angrily, and patiently introduced to Qin Baichuan: "These shoes are sewn from dog skin, the sole is a hard board, and there are multiple layers of soft cloth inside. ”

"Five taels of silver?" Xu Xiu clenched her little fists, it is true that winter shoes are more expensive than summer ones, but this pair in front of her is nothing more than a thousand-layer bottom and warm dog skin, if this kind of shoes are sewn by hand, it takes a bit of effort, but the cost is at most two taels, they have to sell them for five taels, what is the difference between this and robbery?

"Five taels of silver?" Qin Baichuan also asked rhetorically, and unlike Xu Xiu's performance, he sneered: "My Xiu'er sister is the big shopkeeper of Qin Ji, how can a mere five taels of silver enter her eyes?" Is there anything a little more expensive? ”

Looking for the big shopkeeper of Qin Ji?

What is Xun Qin Ji, is it possible that where did you open an unsightly shop? Oh, the small shop also dares to call itself a big shopkeeper, and wants to be a little more expensive, it's just a lot of the sky! The little girl flattened her mouth, deliberately letting them retreat: "We naturally have more expensive shoes in our old Wu family's store, and I am afraid that there is only one pair of these shoes in the entire Dasong, are you sure you want to see them?" ”

"Big brother, forget it." Xu Xiu also noticed that the little girl was not very friendly to them, and whispered.

"Xiu'er, look at it and don't need money." Qin Baichuan smiled at Xu Xiu with relief: "Take it out." ”

"Waste of time." The little girl heard Qin Baichuan's previous words, and she was even more sure that these two people were purely here to see the world and open their eyes, and after muttering a sentence, she reluctantly took out the key from her body, opened the cabinet, and took out a pair of delicate white boots.

The design of this pair of boots is extremely exquisite, about a dozen centimeters high, just enough to protect the ankles, the whole pair of boots except for a few delicate shoe lines without any division, obviously will be a whole piece of leather carefully cut, and then on the left and right sides of the boots, with white thin lines to outline two white lotus, the white lotus above, is a circle of soft white fluff, not only to prevent the cold wind from the trouser leg into the role, but also play a role in embellishment.

With the experience of the tailor shop not being allowed to look at it, Qin Baichuan didn't do it this time, raised his eyebrows and said: "Introduce me, what kind of material are these boots, can someone order them?" ”

"It's all in vain." The little girl became more and more impatient in her heart: "These shoes are called Bubu Shenglian, which were sewn by the master of the old Wu family with more than a dozen craftsmen, but there is no buyer yet." You see, the leather of this shoe is a rare white tiger skin, this tiger skin is a hunter to save his wife's life to take out and sell, the whole Da Song is estimated to be this piece! ”

The little girl glanced at Qin Baichuan proudly, and saw that he didn't say anything, so she had to continue: "After the old store of the Wu family bought the tiger skin, a total of six pairs of shoes were made, two pairs were taken away by the eldest princess, and the remaining four pairs were sent to the branch of the old store of the Wu family, and this pair was left here as the treasure of the town store. I have just said the craftsmanship of the old Wu family, the top leather with cutting-edge technology, this shoe has reached the top level of Dasong in terms of appearance, comfort and solidity, and the rest, I don't need to say more, right? ”

"Sounds like a great thing." These shoes are still a little rough in Qin Baichuan's opinion, but what the little girl said is not wrong, they are definitely the top level in Dasong.

"What do you mean by sounding powerful, already very powerful, okay?" The little girl put the shoes back in the shoebox, raised her eyebrows a little impatiently, and said, "How about it, I have introduced everything that should be introduced, do you want to buy it?" ”

"Isn't it the treasure of the town? You guys also take it out and sell it? "These shoes are beautiful, but as soon as she heard the white tiger skin, Xu Xiu knew that the price must be expensive. The night before last, the eldest brother gave her all the silver tickets on his body, in case the other party offered a sky-high price, and the eldest brother couldn't afford it, wouldn't it be embarrassing? Therefore, Xu Xiu didn't wait for Qin Baichuan to speak, and asked first.

"At first glance, you don't often come to Jinyifang, and I don't know the concept of my shopkeeper." The little girl said disdainfully: "My shopkeeper has already instructed, he said, shoes are to be worn out, no matter how valuable shoes are placed in the store, you can only look at them, you can't wear them, if the shoes have a spirit, it will be unhappy!" ”

"Your shopkeeper is a talent, but it's a pity that his subordinates have lost his face." They are all in business, although they have never met this shopkeeper, but people can say such things, and the old store of the Wu family has been inherited for a hundred years, and it is not an ordinary person.

"What do you mean?" The little girl heard that Qin Baichuan had something to say, and she was slightly angry.

"It's not interesting, I want these shoes." Qin Baichuan would not really reason with a little girl, waved his hand, and said.

"You want it?" The little girl looked at Qin Baichuan suspiciously: "Our old Wu family store has always been a hand of money and a hand of goods, you ......"

"How much silver?" Qin Baichuan interrupted her.

"Hey, you're rich...... I'm afraid I'm going to scare you when I say it! The little girl didn't believe in this evil, and took a deep breath: "These six pairs of shoes are a little surprised in the details, and the price is not the same when they are sold to different people. ”

"Six hundred taels?" Listening to the little girl's price, Xu Xiu almost fainted on the spot.

Oh my God, a pair of shoes costs more than six hundred and sixty taels? If you give this money to yourself to buy materials and sew it yourself, even if you use all the best buffalo leather, you can make more than 200 pairs of shoes, right? More than 200 pairs, you can't wear them all in a lifetime, but it's just the price of a pair of shoes? Xu Xiu only felt that his brain was about to explode, this brocade shop was really not a place for ordinary people to come.

"Xiu'er, I'll discuss something with you." Qin Baichuan crossed his arms and said: "There is only this one pair of this step-by-step lotus song, I like it a lot, but I don't know if it fits your feet, the eldest brother buys it, and the fit will be given to you, and if it doesn't fit, it will be given to Sister Meng, and then I will let the Wu family's old store re-order a pair of beautiful shoes according to your size, how about it?" ”

"Ah, big brother, no, no." Hearing that Qin Baichuan clearly wanted to buy these shoes, Xu Xiu's head shook like a rattle: "Xiu'er is used to being poor, and wearing such expensive shoes on her feet is just afraid that it will be uncomfortable." If the eldest brother wants to buy it, he will give it to Sister Meng......"

Qin Baichuan sighed, speaking of which, his mind has always been occupied by Qu Xi, and from the time he met Meng Xiaoling to the present, it seems that he has never given her a gift. However, today is to accompany Xiu'er to buy clothes and shoes, Qin Baichuan can only find a chance to compensate Meng Xiaoling next time.

"The shoes are not cheap, but they are worthless compared to my good sister. Besides, silver is a thing that is called silver when it is spent, and what is left in the hand is a piece of waste paper, scrap copper and rotten iron. Qin Baichuan smiled domineeringly, took out the silver ticket that the old tailor ran to the money village to redeem for himself, and took out a thousand taels and slapped it on the table: "These shoes, I want to find Qin Jixiu'er's shopkeeper." ”

Seeing that the eldest brother threw the silver ticket out casually, and then heard what he said, Xu Xiu only felt a full sense of happiness in her heart, and Xiao Nizi took the initiative to hug the eldest brother's arm: "Big brother...... You're so good to me...... I really want to grow up soon......"

"Silly girl." Qin Baichuan scratched Xiu'er's little nose, raised his eyebrows at the little girl and said, "What are you waiting for?" ”

"Ah...... Sir...... Sir...... Please wait, wait. As early as when Qin Baichuan auctioned out the silver ticket, the little girl's expression was dull, she didn't expect that a man like a beggar just asked a few words, and didn't even look carefully, and then bought the sky-high shoes. More than 660 taels, she only earns two taels of silver every month in this old Wu family's old store, more than 600 taels, what year and month will she earn?

After a short period of shock, a cloud of ecstasy emerged in the little girl's heart, the old store of the Wu family has a reward system, as long as it reaches a certain amount every month, there will be some rakes! These shoes were sold for more than 600 taels, but I am afraid that the taps are at least 30 taels! Thirty taels!

The little girl only felt that a heart was about to jump out of her mouth, where was the arrogant appearance before? looked at Xu Xiu, a woman of the same age as herself, and said with envy and jealousy: "Shopkeeper Xiu'er, your sweetheart is really willing to spend money for you!" If someone is willing to do this to me......" The little girl accidentally said what was on her mind, and seeing Qin Baichuan looking at her strangely, the little girl hurriedly turned her face: "Guest officer, please wait a moment." ”

As she spoke, the little girl hurriedly ran to the checkout with the silver ticket.

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