Chapter 58: Tofu Brain (I)

[Please keep in mind the domain name of this site" ", or search in Baidu: Sanlian Literature Network] After waiting for a while, Gong, who was busy making a ball in the house, hurriedly carried two pieces of cloth out. I thought it was because I was going out, so I changed into a new white cloth shirt and tied a blue Luo skirt; There was also a little oil on his hair, and a silk flower was on his bun. She looked much younger and prettier than she looked in the morning.

She saw Rui Xue smile slightly, walked to the door of Yuan's mother's main room and said, "Mother-in-law, I'm out." ”

"You come in!"

Gong walked to Yuan's mother's main room and went in to ask Yuan's mother for her resignation, and when she came out, she took two pieces of yarn spun by Yuan's mother.

Seeing Ruixue, Gong sorted out his skirt, pressed his bun and asked, "Is it messy?" ”

Rui Xue looked at Gong with a smile: "Very good!" ”

Gong Shi was still a little uneasy, and went into his room to look in the mirror, and saw the powder box in the makeup, and hesitated, after all, he put a thin layer of incense powder on his face, but he didn't dare to apply some rouge.

The dressed Gong walked out quickly, looked at Yuan's mother's main room carefully, approached Ruixue, and said in a low voice, "Let's go." Let's hurry up, and I'll take you out into the streets. At this time, Gong's face still had a hint of girlish excitement.

When it comes to shopping, Rui Xue is also a little excited, after all, this is her second time on the street. She just came to Nanjing the day before yesterday and was unfamiliar with the place, and she was also in a hurry to find a pharmacy, so she didn't have the heart to pay attention to the excitement on the street.

"Good! That's nice. Rui Xue reached out to help Gong hold two yarns. She glanced at the yarn woven by Yuan's mother, but it was just plain yarn: "Is this going to be sent for dyeing?" ”

Gong Shi tidied up his skirt again and asked Ruixue, "How is it?" Okay? ”

"That's good!"

Only then did Gong settle down, close the door, and go out with Ruixue.

At this time, there were already a lot of people in the aisle, and everyone greeted each other: "Yuan Lin's daughter-in-law, go to deliver cloth again?" ”

"Yes."

"The little daughter-in-law is capable, and she has only been weaving two more pieces of cloth in a few days. Our daughter-in-law is not as fine and dense as you! Seeing that Gong was following Rui Xue's face very angrily, they all asked, "What a handsome girl." Where did it come from? ”

Gong pushed Ruixue forward and said with a smile: "Relatives at home, come to my house for a few days." ”

The eldest lady smiled and took Rui Xue's hand to look left and right: "Don't be your daughter-in-law!" How good it looks! ”

Several women passing by stopped to look around Ruixue.

Rui Xue was very ashamed to be surrounded by a group of old sisters-in-law and little daughters-in-law, and she pulled Gong's sleeve: "Sister-in-law, ......"

"Yo! Called sister-in-law. This is to be kept as a daughter-in-law by your third uncle! ”

"Yes. Your uncle is so capable, you must find a young lady to be worthy! ”

"Also, being so young is an eighth grade, and the future is bright."

Gong explained a few words, but these women didn't believe themselves.

The lady who was holding Rui Xue's hand heard Gong say no, and said half-seriously: "Since it's not, then it's better to be a daughter-in-law for my family." I'll go to your house and tell your mother-in-law later!" ”

"Not really. There is still a father in charge of the family! ”

The eldest lady seemed to really take a fancy to Rui Xue, and said confidently: "Then when her father comes, I will come over." ”

Gong didn't know what to say when she said this, and looked helplessly at Ruixue, who begged him to leave quickly, and said with a smile: "I still have to rush to deliver the cloth, and I'll talk about it when I come back." ”

With a relieved Rui Xue escaping from the questioning of the third aunt and six mothers-in-law, Gong Shi also suddenly breathed a sigh of relief: "They are like this, don't worry about it." ”

The place where Gong handed over the cloth was actually a fabric shop. She handed over the two pieces of cloth and yarn she had brought, waiting for the boss's inspection.

But seeing that the boss looked at the sky, he pulled the cloth with his hand and finished the matter: "One piece of cloth is two hundred and thirty wen, and one piece of plain yarn is three hundred wen." It's a total of one thousand and thirty texts. ”

"Wait! Isn't it still 300 wen a piece of cloth to send in Japan? That's going to be so much worse! ”

The boss said impatiently: "Do you pay it?" If you don't call it, forget it! ”

Gong was a little distressed that he had lost a few hundred dollars for no reason, and stood in the store hesitating. There are several women in the store who are also hesitant, and they are all worried about the lack of money for no reason.

"Why don't we go to another house and ask?" A woman whispered to her companion.

The boss apparently heard what the woman said, and he stretched lazily: "You can go to another house and ask." It's all at this price. He looked up at the sky again, "Go quickly, when the day comes, there will be no such price!" ”

Several of the women gritted their teeth, ruthlessly handed over their cloth to the boss for money, and left in a hurry.

Gong Shi took the cloth back and said to Rui Xue apologetically: "You will accompany me to run two more houses?" ”

Rui Xue hugged the yarn and asked strangely, "Sister-in-law, why did the price of this cloth become so fast?" ”

Gong said angrily: "I don't know where the boss came from to buy a large number of goods." ”

Rui Xue became more and more strange when she heard her say this: "The price of buying goods in large quantities should be higher, how can it be lower?" ”

Gong rolled up his cloth and complained, "That's it! But whenever a big boss wants to enter the cloth with us, the things in our hands are worthless. Those who collect cloth will lower our prices and earn more. ”

"All of them? If there is a family with an extra few dozen dollars at this time, I am afraid that everyone will go to that house. ”

Gong Shi smiled and said, "At your young age, this abacus is very good. But we are all like this here, one price is lowered, and the other family follows suit. Occasionally, one or two people from out of town will close after a short time. ”

"Then you won't change it today?"

"No, I won't change it. We're not in a hurry to use money. Gong Shi watched the woman who had changed the cloth in a hurry come out of the rice shop again and came out with a bag of grain. She pursed her lips and said to Rui Xue, "Look at her, if you don't change it today, you won't have rice to eat." ”

It turns out that there is such a thing. If you don't change the cloth, you won't have food to eat.

"One stone of rice is two taels of silver. Two pieces of cloth can buy dozens of catties of rice, enough to eat for more than half a month. This ...... "Ruixue really couldn't understand how she couldn't hand over the cloth for a day, and there would be no rice to eat for a day."

Gong had the heart to explain to her: "This cotton also needs money to buy." There's not much left to come and go. You can see that the grain in her hand is estimated to be about ten catties. It's enough to eat for three or four days. ”

Ruixue nodded. It turns out that it's not easy to live outside!

Gong Shi saw Ruixue sighing slightly, thinking that she was bored, so he said, "Let's go, I'll take you shopping!" ”

Rui Xue gestured with her chin to the yarn she was holding: "What about this?" ”

"Just hold it! Maybe if we meet someone from out of town, we'll sell it to him. ”

"Doesn't that mean that outsiders won't do this business?"

Gong nodded her head: "If there are also people from other places, buy one or two." Let's go shopping, I haven't been out for a few days. ”

Gong took Ruixue to the Lotus Bridge. It is quite close to the North Gate Bridge where Gong's cloth is delivered, because there is a lotus nunnery by the bridge, people like to put their stalls there on weekdays, and because it is close to the Guozijian, it is still a lively place.

Gong held the cloth and led Ruixue to look at them one by one. Her favorite is those who sell rouge gouache jewelry, and she looks at it here and there.

Rui Xue looked at these and couldn't help but feel in her heart, this Nanjing City is better than Quan Jiao.

Just saying that this merchant's stall is much more delicate than the burden of the merchant in Quanjiao County. Two large boxes with two doors. When it is opened, there are several layers inside, and all kinds of jewelry rouge gouache are placed in different categories. Layers of drawers can be pulled open; And it can also rotate around, like an open fan. This makes it possible not to be in front of the drawer underneath even if a layer is pulled open.

What a coincidence! Here's how it came to be.

As for the style of jewelry, it's even more. There are more than a dozen styles of silver hairpins, such as plum blossoms, magnolias, and peach hearts; There are too many gilded hairpins to count, and some words are hung with small bead pendants, which are shaky and unpleasant. Gong took Ruixue to look at it slowly. From time to time, she picked one and took it closer to look at it, or carried it on her head, and looked at it in the mirror that the merchant had prepared in advance.

A few big girls, you squeezed me and grabbed them, not that I looked down on me; She yelled that it was time for her to look in the mirror. Ruixue looked at it and became more and more happy in her heart.

She picked a goose-yellow gauze head flower and looked at it carefully, the more she looked at it, the more she felt that the style was exquisite, and there was a faint fragrance when she smelled it.

When the merchant saw Rui Xue holding the head flower, he knew that the little girl had taken a fancy to it, so he smiled and pushed: "This is something on the official's face." Generally, only the lady of the family brings. I only have five of them. If the little girl likes it, buy it! ”

As soon as the big girl who was still fighting for a hand mirror heard what the merchant said, she all rushed to Ruixue and looked at the head flower in her hand.

A girl dressed in blue opened her mouth and said, "How much is this?" I want it! ”

Another girl in red refused to back down: "The others are brought for me to see." I'm going to have one too. ”

This flower is obviously very precious, and the merchant is only willing to take one out, but does not give it to them, but only takes it himself, so that they can see.

"Two hundred wen one, it's precious!"

Apparently his words provoked the blue-clothed girl, who took out the money wrapped in a handkerchief from her bosom and took out two hundred words: "I want the red one." When the merchant handed it to her, she carefully received it in her arms.

I don't want the girl in the red dress to throw a small piece of silver directly to the merchant: "Here you go!." Without waiting for the merchant to speak, he took a big red yarn flower, put it on his bun, and said with a smile, "Cousin." You don't have to worry about money. How nice it is to bring silver! ”

The red girl turned her head and left, and the red-faced girl in blue had a bulging face, and she paused and still chased after her.

The people of Nanjing City are really rich. The head flower of two hundred wen said to buy it, which is really generous. Rui Xue looked at the two girls who left with some envy. She also likes the head flower, but it's a pity that she doesn't have any money, but even if she does, she won't buy it. Gong's weaving a piece of cloth is only worth two or three hundred yuan, but this one costs two hundred yuan, which is too expensive.

"Yuan Lin's daughter-in-law, Yuan Lin's daughter-in-law!"

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