Chapter 26: Relief from Worries
Xiaobai felt uncomfortable, she didn't want to stay here for a moment, she wanted to leave immediately in a carriage, but the carriages of the car dealer had gone out, and she would not be able to come back until a while, and her umbrella and backpack were still in the inn, so she had to make an appointment for a carriage to pick her up at Wenying Pavilion after a while.
Walking in Huicheng in the early morning, there are gradually more pedestrians and hawkers on the lively streets.
The noisy clamor made her depressed mood better.
But she was still panicked, blocked with nowhere to vent, and her eyes were sore.
"Girl, do you want to try the freshly baked sesame baked cakes?" The boss shouted to attract her attention, which turned out to be a stall selling roasted cakes, with oiled paper in a bamboo basket and steaming sesame baked cakes and red date cakes neatly placed on it. "This is the dates that I got from my house last winter, and my mother-in-law is a must for this. It's delicious, girl, try it. ”
"I bought them all." Xiaobai only glanced at it and found that the heat of the baked cake had passed, and the sugar in the cake was too little, it must not be sweet, but she didn't know what was wrong, but the boss's earnest tone suddenly made her feel that she was not lying on the grace of the Lin family all day long, but living seriously, regardless of whether others saw those loneliness and hardships.
The boss was startled and stammered a little, "Quan. . . Bought them all? It's a lot of money. Can the girl finish eating? ”
Xiaobai raised his eyes and smiled, returning to his usual radiant appearance. "The boss's baked cakes are very fragrant, and I am going to see an elder, who has a lot of family, so give his family a little. How much is it in total? ”
"Come on, one hundred and thirty-six baked cakes are three cents each, and sixty-eight cakes are eight cents each, a total of nine hundred and forty-eight cents, and the eight cents are gone."
"This is one or two pieces of silver, and the rest of the money is the money of the bamboo basket, I can't take so much, please send it to Wenying Pavilion for me, just say it is Xiaobai's thing, let Xiao Er send it to my room."
"It turned out to be the little white girl who welcomed the guests! Don't worry, I'll take care of this. ”
Xiaobai felt that it felt really good to spend money, no wonder Lin Wenjuan had to go crazy every time she was unhappy, she only spent one or two silver, so she was not as uncomfortable as just now.
Then she decided that she would spend more money in order to be happier.
Summer is coming, the usual Xiaobai will not go to the ready-to-wear store to buy any silk materials to wear because of this season, she thinks that what materials are not important at all, the important thing is to be cool, new clothes and old clothes are the same. But now, she bought fabrics and dresses that she thought she would never use in her life, and a few of them were too fancy, although the proprietress praised Xiaobai's perfect figure as much, and she didn't think she was suitable, but she still bought it because she was happy.
Half of the shop's goods were sent to Wenyingge. Xiao Er and the people in the shop moved their things into the house.
After a while, the owner of the jewelry store came, holding five large wooden boxes, and asked Xiao Er to lead the way to Xiao Bai's room. In addition to the jewelry that Xiaobai bought, there were also some jade ornaments that she didn't know how to use at all.
As soon as the jewelry store left, the proprietress of the barilla came. He was followed by three young and strong young men, each of whom was carrying a large bag.
"Aunt Lotus Leaf, why are you here?" Barilla and Wen Yingge have cooperated, but this proprietress lotus leaf does not show up often, and Xiao Er is naturally unexpected.
"Send something to the little white girl, but it's really terrible, she waved her hand, and emptied the alli, today I was going to send you spiced peanuts, I'm afraid I can't send it, the guys in the store are going to the workshop to help, I'm not looking for your shopkeeper to talk about it." Don't delay your business. ”
"Why is it a little white girl again? She's bought a lot of stuff today. ”
"You wait, someone will have to deliver the goods later, I won't tell you, I'll go find the white shopkeeper first."
Xiaobai really didn't stop, spending money like this did make her satisfied on the other hand. She runs a restaurant and hasn't come to Huicheng for another year, everyone thinks she is buying, so naturally no one will suspect anything.
Returning to the spice shop again, Xiao Er thought something was wrong, "Little white girl, the things haven't arrived yet." You are ... ”
Xiaobai didn't speak, walked around the store twice, and said, "Pack all these noodles for me." ”
"What?" Packed all? Does she know how many of these there are? There are several barrels of refined salt alone, and those chili peppers and peppercorns are all packed in burlap bags, which are enough for a restaurant for a year. Thinking of something, Xiao Er said: "Little white girl is going to stock up on goods, won't she not come to Huicheng for another year, right?" ”
"Hurry up and settle the account, anyway, I can't buy you empty, what do you need!" Xiaobai did it and waited for the total.
The account room in the back was crackling with an abacus, and Xiao Er followed behind, holding a pen and making careful records. Refined salt and chili peppers are the most expensive, and ordinary people only buy coarse salt and grind it at home. These two are huge quantities, and they are almost five hundred taels of silver. Plus all sorts of stuff.
After a while, the results came out. "One thousand seven hundred forty-six twenty-five." Before the account room finished speaking, Xiao Er interrupted. "Forget the rest."
"Silver ticket." Xiaobai counted out a few long tickets, and took out a few silver ingots from the money bag. "That's right, send it to me with that goji berry."
Wen Yingge's junior waited for a long time and didn't see anyone coming, and thought that the lotus leaf aunt had said a big thing, how could he have thought that such a large deal would be sent directly to welcome guests?
Xiaobai, who came out of the grain store, touched the silver on his body, thinking that he really spent money faster than saving money. It's only been a long time, and there is only a silver ticket in his pocket, and a copper plate.
"Ouch." She didn't pay attention and bumped into a child. The paper bag in the child's hand fell to the ground, and the snacks were scattered all over the ground. The little girl looked at her, frightened by her birthmark. Xiaobai helped her up and asked softly, "My sister paid you, where did you buy it?" The little girl pointed to a shop not far away. It turned out to be a spirit picking fruit, and it actually opened, "What is this called?" ”
"Winter melon candy."
"Let's go, my sister bought it for you."
went and returned, and the maid who picked the spirit fruit asked the little girl what to buy, but she didn't expect Xiaobai to wave her hand and ask for a charter again. The maid didn't believe it, and thought it was a madman from somewhere. Xiaobai never comes here because she never has to buy the fruit she eats. So the people in this store don't know her. She had no choice but to take out the silver ticket and hand it over to the maid, and return the more and make up for the less. Unexpectedly, because it was the early summer season, there were no fresh fruits, only some dried fruit in stock, and the silver ticket of 5,000 was only 500 taels.
Xiaobai wrapped a small bag of winter melon soup and dried plums for the little girl, and asked the maid to send the things to Wenying Pavilion.
Along with it, there was also an old man's own eggs seen on the side of the road, the old man went out with his grandson, and the four wicker baskets were all bought by Xiaobai. Then Xiao Er felt that he had really wronged Aunt Lotus Leaf.
Next, Xiao Er received all kinds of vendors who came to deliver goods with baskets, such as cabbage and radish, tofu and dried beans, bamboo baskets, porcelain bowls and spoons, sachet purses, rock sugar gourds, hawthorn candied fruits, and even live chickens and ducks. The sheer number and variety of varieties really made Xiao Er and the white shopkeeper dumbfounded.
After a while, five trucks came from the dealership, and the leading driver said that the little white girl had hired them to carry the goods. It's not just Xiao Er and Bai Shopkeeper who are surprised this time, even the passers-by on the street are talking about what's going on.
The convoy left in a majestic manner, and Xiaobai returned to Wenying Pavilion with two food boxes.
The white shopkeeper hurriedly went up to say hello, "Xiaobai, what are you doing here?" ”
"It's nothing, it's just stocking, this is the table I bought in the delicious building, and it can be regarded as adding food to everyone at noon." Xiao Bai smiled and handed the food box to Xiao Er, and took out a bag of snacks to the white shopkeeper: "Uncle Bai, I'll leave immediately, this is Sister Bailian's favorite green plum pumpkin seeds, next time she will be free to come to my store to eat." ”
"Ouch, it's okay, it's hard for you to still miss her. Let's go, it's almost noon, and even if you get fast, you'll have to get there in the dark. ”
"Thank you, Uncle Bai, then we'll see you next time." Just as he was about to leave, Xiaobai suddenly remembered that he had forgotten something, so he hurriedly jumped out of the carriage and ran in.
The white shopkeeper was startled, and shook his head helplessly, others think that Xiaobai is stable, but in fact, no one is as bold as her, and she is also in a hurry to do things.