Chapter 33: Windfall
The few people around saw that Mai Xiaohuan really didn't want to sell the rabbit, what if her family came to take the rabbit later?
"I'll buy one for 500 copper plates, little girl, you can let the family go up the mountain to catch it again, and sell these to us first!" A teenage young lady did not hesitate to give a high price, and Mai Xiaohuan knew that these people were not bad for money.
"It's not good! My dad has promised people, or you wait a few days, if my dad catches a snow-white rabbit again, I'll send it to you! ”
Who loves to wait! In fact, there are rabbits sold in the bazaar, but they are not as clean as the Mai family, nor are they spiritual, so several people are reluctant to give up.
Mai Xiaohuan pretended to be embarrassed, and after thinking for a long time, she made a major decision: "Yesterday, the old lady said that their family could have four or five, and my father brought the last white rabbit when he went out, so I can be the master and sell one." ”
"I want to."
"I want it"
…… ……
"I don't know who to sell it to, forget it, I still won't sell it, so as not to be scolded for a while."
The most shrewd lady smiled and said to Mai Xiaohuan: "If you sell the rabbit for more money, your father will only praise you, how can he be willing to scold you?" Just now, Miss Li said that 500 copper plates are each, so you can sell us all the rabbits at this price! Our price must be higher than that of the old lady, so don't hesitate. ”
500 is a lot, more than twice the price compared to selling it to a restaurant! Mai Xiaohuan thought that he would be relieved after being reserved for a while, and six rabbits could be sold for three taels of silver, and he should be content.
Unexpectedly, the little girl squatting on the ground and the Miss Li fell in love with the same rabbit, in order to get their favor, the two of them raised the price to 700 copper plates, Mai Xiaohuan urgently stopped, if these two people do not give in to each other, it is easy to attract outsiders, if there is an accident, let alone 700 copper plates, even 100 copper plates may not be able to get themselves.
Mai Xiaohuan gave a salute to the two young ladies, she didn't know if it was standard, anyway, it was okay, she persuaded Miss Li to give up the rabbit, because the little girl in the group was young, so she should be her own sister.
Miss Li thought for a while and nodded and agreed to Mai Xiaohuan's proposal, Mai Xiaohuan didn't sell it at the price of seven hundred copper plates, four hundred and fifty yuan per rabbit, and took what she wanted.
Four people paid 450 wen and left with their beloved rabbit, and the little girl asked the maid to give Mai Xiaohuan a tael of silver, saying that the rest was a reward, and there was no need to look for it. Miss Li also gave Mai Xiaohuan a tael of silver, and told her the location of her house, and if there was a white rabbit, she would want more.
In this way, the money from the sale was even more, and the sisters carried the cage to the place where they agreed to meet to wait for their father and second brother.
"Xiao Huan, go buy books! Mother will not be angry. ”
Mai Xiaohuan shook his head, the New Year is coming in two months, there must be a lot of things that need to be added to the family, my father and mother haven't made new clothes for several years, if you have money, you should make some preparations for the eldest brother, and he will be seventeen in the New Year.
"Hey, weren't you the little girl who sold rabbits just now?"
Mai Xiaohuan turned her head to look, the one who was talking was buying her own rabbit, the youngest little girl, the rabbit was wearing a small brocade quilt, nesting in her arms and looking around!
"Are you afraid to go home for fear of being scolded?"
"No, I still have a female rabbit with cubs at home, and it will give birth in these two days, even if my father can't catch the white rabbit, he can also take the rabbit for the difference."
As soon as the little girl heard that there were rabbits in Mai Xiaohuan's house, she immediately became interested, and asked how often the rabbits had cubs, and then asked what animals Mai Xiaohuan's family still raised. The two of them asked and answered, and they got along quite well.
The little girl and Mai Xiaohuan made an appointment to buy another white rabbit, as long as it was the "best-looking", money was not a problem: "Where will I send it to you!" Mai Xiaohuan thought about asking her address, and then a white rabbit would give her one.
The girl put her finger to her lips, thought for a while and said, "I am not from Pingliang County, my family lives in Mingle County, my surname is Hao, and my name is Hao Youlan." What about you? ”
"My name is Mai Xiaohuan, I live in Shaxi Village, I haven't been to Mingle County, I only heard that it is Qingcheng County, so it is the richest in the county."
The maid beside Hao Youruo raised her head and said proudly: "Even if you have some knowledge, it is true that Mingle County is rich, because our Hao family is the richest family in Mingle County. ”
What a stroke of luck for yourself...... As soon as I went out, I met a rich man, no matter how rich I was, what could I do, do I have to go to Mingle County for a rabbit?
As if seeing Mai Xiaohuan's embarrassment, Hao Youlan told her that the rabbit didn't have to be sent to Mingle County, just sent to the Fuyun Building here, because the owner here was his uncle, and he would send someone to send it to him at that time.
"Fortune Building" The Mai family sisters exclaimed in unison, this world is too small, and there is still this layer of implication between them.
Mai Xiaohuan also told Hao Youlan that almost all the prey from his family was sold to Fuyun Building, and just today, his father and eldest brother also sent rabbits to this restaurant!
"Don't worry, I'll go to my uncle in a while, and ask him to add a layer of money to the prey sent by your family, my family also has a restaurant in Mingle County, if you have a lot of prey, just send it to the restaurant there."
Hao Youlan spoke, untied a purse around her waist, flipped through it except for a few pieces of broken silver, a few pieces of maltose, and there was nothing, so she simply stuffed it into Mai Xiaohuan's hand, telling her that if she went to Mingle County, she would go to find a restaurant in Shunde, and give the purse to the shopkeeper, and the shopkeeper would know that it was the person she introduced.
Mai Xiaohuan saw the word "Youlan" embroidered with silk thread on the corner of the purse, she turned out the contents of the purse and handed it back to Hao Youlan, and put the empty purse into her arms.
"Xiao Fang, Xiao Huan, why are you here!" Mai Yonghai beckoned to his two sisters across the street, he went to the street corner just now to look for his sister, but he didn't see anyone, and he thought something was wrong! Unexpectedly, the two of them had already arrived at the agreed place, faster than themselves and their father.
Hao Youlan said goodbye to the Mai sisters and walked in the direction of Fuyun Building. Mai Xiaofang patted her chest and said, "I'm really afraid that she won't leave, you know how fast the second brother is, and you have to say it in a few words." ”
Even if she doesn't leave, she will think of a way, seeing that the second sister is scared, and she didn't sell the rabbit according to her, one is willing to buy, the other is willing to sell, what is there to worry about.
After the four of them gathered, they went to buy cloth first according to Shan Cuihua's instructions, because they sold more silver, Mai Xiaohuan took the initiative to buy new cotton, she had long wanted to change the quilt at home, it was hard, and it was not comfortable to cover at all, she bought some cane sugar and prepared to go home to make silk sweet potatoes. Taking advantage of the time when his father went to buy pots and pans, Mai Xiaohuan took Mai Xiaofang into the seed store, but did not find potatoes and corn seeds, but accidentally found wild pepper seeds.
"Shopkeeper, how can this be sold!" Mai Xiaohuan pulled the seed in front of him with his fingers, and asked the shopkeeper after confirming that he was not mistaken.
The shopkeeper saw that Mai Xiaohuan was holding a bag of last year's seeds, no one had asked about this thing at all, there were very few people who ate spicy food in Xirui, and the wild peppers were transported from other places, and only restaurants would use a small amount of them, and most of the people went to the mountains to pick wild ginger by themselves, and went back to dry and grind it into powder.
"You give me ten copper plates and take them." The shopkeeper saw that the other party was two little girls, and said something indifferently.
"You're a little girl bullying someone, aren't you! Let me tell you, if you dare to deceive people again, Young Master Ben will demolish you here. ”
As soon as the Mai sisters turned around, why was Tang Yujun here, wasn't his home in Qingcheng County? Are you lost again?
Tang Yujun looked the two little girls up and down, they were all good, Mai Xiaofang was raised white at home, and she looked even prettier. Mai Xiaohuan also had meat on his face, looking at ...... It's getting less and less like a country girl.
Qu Hao's vision is indeed unique, it seems that it is not for nothing that he recognizes Mai Xiaohuan's sister, if Mai Xiaohuan is a teenager, he may think that he has other thoughts!
Tang Yujun threw the two copper plates to the shopkeeper, wrapped the wild pepper seeds, and stuffed them to Mai Xiaohuan, he took a carriage this morning, and ran back and forth in Pingliang County and Shaxi Village.
"Isn't it happy to see me?"
"It was an accident...... Oh no, you just remove the word happy in the middle. Mai Xiaofang took out two copper plates from her purse and returned them to Tang Yujun, so that she didn't take advantage of him! Once this guy turns his face, his family will suffer.
The little girl who has no conscience, she often thinks of her when she goes home! I didn't expect her to even calculate the two copper plates so clearly with herself.
Mai Xiaohuan ignored the pair of enemies around her, she turned her head and asked the shopkeeper if there were any novel seeds, even if there were no now, don't forget to keep a copy for herself when you have one in the future.
The shopkeeper hurriedly nodded yes, Tang Yujun didn't know him, but he had seen this young master from afar, and seeing how familiar the three of them were, where would he dare to offend Mai Xiaohuan! He took out two packets of seeds from the counter and handed them to Mai Xiaohuan.
"This is someone else brought it from out of town, and I haven't seen it, if you don't dislike it, take it back and plant it!"
One package seems to be vegetable seeds, there are coriander seeds, and lettuce seeds, and the other package is millet seeds, Mai Xiaohuan carefully wrapped the things, took out ten copper plates to the shopkeeper, and told him to have these novel seeds for himself.
The three of them walked out together, Tang Yujun said that the purpose of looking for Mai Xiaohuan turned out to be Qu Hao came to Shaxi Village again, so let him go back quickly!
What is he doing again? The sisters looked at Tang Yujun suspiciously, what kind of memory do these two stupid girls have! When Qu Hao left, he said that he was going to come back to recognize his sister, did they forget?