Chapter 289: The Loser
Ye Congwen was stunned when asked, this Lin Xiaoyu is more beautiful than Yu Yueyue, and it is indeed slightly inferior. Otherwise, how could the title of the first beauty in Wanxian County fall on Yu Yueyue's head, but I feel that the two of them are of different types, and they are good at winning.
Seeing Ye Congwen's hesitation, the pigeon bean sprouts instantly understood in his heart, it seemed that this Miss Lin was also very good-looking, and couldn't help but sneer:
"I'll just say, if it's not beautiful, some people can't go to her to act as a flower messenger and fight with others! Brother Congwen, this Miss Yu is beautiful, and Miss Lin is also beautiful, which one are you going to choose to be my sister-in-law? ”
This woman's focus is different, she gossips about these lace news as soon as she comes, and she doesn't care how I am doing in the apprenticeship camp or whether I am being bullied. I couldn't help but teach:
"You took a boat from Brother Wen for an afternoon and bought New Year's goods for a morning, you don't care if I'm hungry or not, I was going to give you a gift, I knew you were so heartless, I shouldn't have spent this unjust money!"
When the pigeon bean sprouts heard that there was a gift to give, they immediately turned their sadness into joy, looked back and forth, left and right, and finally saw Ye Congwen carrying a big bag, and said with a smile:
"Brother, what good gift did you bring for your sister?"
Ye Congwen saw that the pigeon bean sprouts were more marked than before, and they had indeed grown up. But the speed of the face change is as fast as ever, like a three-year-old child.
"You didn't even eat a bite of hot rice, and you thought about asking for a gift, you were too direct, right?"
The two were noisy, and within a few minutes, they came to the house of the pigeon bean sprouts. The father of the pigeon bean sprouts had a leg problem and walked with a limp, and the mother dragged her little son in her hands, followed by two slugs.
"Uncle and aunt, have a good New Year!"
Ye Congwen said bluntly from afar, he didn't have much contact with these cousins and uncles of the Mu clan before, mainly because the old patriarch didn't want him to follow his father's old path. And these people of the Mu clan also knew Ye Congwen's difficulties, so they didn't care much about it.
When I heard that Ye Congwen was back today, I also wanted to see my cousin's orphan and ask him about his situation outside.
"Xiao Congwen is back? You've changed a lot! If we met outside, I wouldn't have recognized each other! ”
The mother of the pigeon sprouts said in surprise, I haven't seen her for half a year, Ye Congwen has grown a lot taller, her body is well-proportioned, she is full of energy, and even her skin is much whiter than before. Compared with the dark and thin melancholy boy before, it was like a different person.
"How can it be so exaggerated, that is, it has grown a little taller, and it is still the same old way. I've been buying a lot of New Year's goods and coming back, and when someone will send something over, you can quickly vacate the place so that they can put it. ”
"Okay, okay, I'll clean it up, let the pigeon bean sprouts take you in to roast the fire first, and I'll come when I go."
The father of the pigeon bean sprouts slowly walked to the side room to pack up his things, and the pigeon sprouts took Ye Congwen into the back room, and commanded with a smile:
"Brother Congwen, you roast the fire first, I'll go and bring the dishes, and there will be food later!"
Ye Congwen sat down around the stove, and a few little girls with pigtails kept looking around their bags. Ye Congwen knew that the child wanted to eat candy, but unfortunately he didn't carry it with him, so he had to comfort:
"Don't be in a hurry, someone will bring candy later, this time it's all some good hard candy, keep it until next summer."
It didn't take long for the pigeon bean sprouts to put the meal together, and the family gathered around the fire to prepare the meal. Ye Congwen took out a handful of silver coins from his pocket, handed out two silver coins to everyone present, and said with a smile:
"It's about to be a New Year, I'll send everyone some New Year's money in advance, good things come in pairs, don't dislike it."
This scared the father and wife, the Mu family has six or seven people, two silver coins each, that's a huge amount of money! Ye Congwen is alone, and he will marry a wife and have children in the future, how can he be so extravagant?
The father of the pigeon bean sprouts said in an unkind tone:
"Xiao Congwen, it's not that you are an uncle, you are also sixteen years old after the New Year, and it is time to consider lifelong events. In these years, it will cost at least a few gold coins to marry a daughter-in-law, and you should be tighter on your fingers, save more money, and use it later. ”
"It's okay, it's okay! Four or five years before the age of marriage! I'll tell you a little secret, I won the championship this time, and the apprenticeship camp awarded me more than a dozen gold bars! Don't hide it from my uncle and aunt, I have already saved ten gold bars as a dowry, and there will definitely be no problem in marrying a daughter-in-law.
If you think about it, if I save ten gold bars a year, and in another four or five years, at least I can be the richest man in Qingshan Town, and then it will not be a problem to go to the county seat to buy a single house!
You just put the money away, or I'll be embarrassed to eat here." ”
Ye Congwen made it up casually, and the pigeon pea sprouts on the side were full of joy when he heard it, and a pair of shining eyes kept looking at Ye Congwen.
Ye Congwen saw that there seemed to be stars flashing in his eyes, and immediately took out the two sets of clothes from Jinghongfang from his bag, and handed them to the pigeon bean sprouts with a smile:
"I've bought you two sets of clothes, let's try them out and see if they fit."
Pigeon Bean Sprouts took the clothes with a smile and ran into the room to prepare for the fit.
Ye Congwen chatted and ate with the parents of the pigeon bean sprouts casually, and within a few minutes, he saw the pigeon bean sprouts walking out gracefully, the gorgeous silk and satin looked brilliant under the refraction of the firelight, and with the slender figure of the pigeon bean sprouts, the white and tender face, it can be called a person who is more delicate than flowers, and it is shining.
"This dress is quite expensive, Xiao Congwen, how much did you buy it?"
The mother of the pigeon bean sprouts could see the extraordinaryness of the clothes at a glance, and she had only seen it on the young lady of a large family in the county.
"I asked an acquaintance to do it, and it cost two silver coins of cloth money. I also bought a few hundred pieces of this fabric this time, and when the silk cloth is in hand, I will make a set for each of my younger sisters and brothers to wear for the New Year. ”
Ye Congwen replied casually, the clothes in Jinghongfang are naturally good-looking, and the four sets of clothes cost themselves a gold bar, if they are not good-looking, it will be strange.
But you can't say this to the parents of the pigeon bean sprouts, spend five gold coins to buy two sets of clothes, but I am afraid that I will be scolded again.
The pigeon bean sprouts got new clothes, and the whole person was in a good mood, so he didn't care about anything else. vigorously added wine to Ye Congwen's dishes, and Ye Congwen told everyone some interesting stories about Lizhou Mansion, and before he knew it, it was dark.
After leaving the Mu family, Ye Congwen and the pigeon bean sprouts walked to their house with torches, and the pigeon bean sprouts were bouncing on the side in new clothes, and they were in a really good mood.
The two returned to Ye Congwen's house with a smile, and the pigeon bean sprouts took out the key to open the door, lit the oil lamp at home, turned around and went to the kitchen to boil water.
Ye Congwen put down his luggage, walked around the house, and found that it was clean inside, and there was not even a little dust on the tables and chairs.
"My five gold coins are not spent in vain, and Xiao Nizi is very diligent."
The pigeon bean sprouts carefully lit a fire, for fear of soiling the new clothes, and suddenly heard Ye Congwen say that these two sets of clothes cost five gold coins, so frightened that he immediately stood up, and asked in shock:
"You're saying I spent five gold coins on these two outfits?"
Seeing that Ye Congwen nodded silently, he immediately opened his mouth to reproach:
"You're such a loser! Five gold coins are enough for my family of six for a year, but you only bought two clothes with it, which shop did you buy it? Hurry up and retire tomorrow. This profiteer is clearly bullying you and not understanding the market. ”
"Just dress appropriately! I've bought everything, what's there to return? The clothes in their store are all at this price, and there is no deception, and there is no such thing as cheating people. ”
"Which shop bought it, so expensive?"
Pigeon Bean Sprouts asked puzzledly, there are many expensive shops in the county, and the things in them are expensive. Last year, I went to the eldest sister's house to pay New Year's greetings, and the eldest sister took herself for a walk around the county, and there was a clothes called Jinghongfang that were ridiculously expensive!
"What is it called, Yu Yueyue and they often customize clothes in it, I see that their clothes style and fabric are good, so I bought a few. If you take a closer look at my piece, I've been wearing it for half a year, and it's still the same as new, and the quality is definitely guaranteed. ”
Ye Congwen quite approves of the clothes in Jinghongfang, after all, he has been wearing them for more than half a year, which can be regarded as experience.
"It's really the clothes of Jinghongfang."
Pigeon Bean Sprouts walked into Ye Congwen's side to take a look, and then found that Ye Congwen's scarlet crewneck robe was quite good-looking, no wonder he thought Ye Congwen had become handsome before, it turned out to be blessed with brand-name clothes.
It's just that Ye Congwen's habit of being lavish has to be changed, otherwise he will have to suffer a big loss sooner or later in the future, and he persuaded bitterly:
"How can we compare with Miss Yufu? Other people's families have big businesses, and gold and silver jewelry are bought in boxes and boxes. If we don't work all day, it's a problem to even eat. It's all messy like yours, how many days can your ten gold bars last?
By the way, you said that you secretly saved ten gold bars, I think you are slapping your swollen face and becoming fat, do you have the ability to take it out and count it for me? ”
Ye Congwen knew that the pigeon bean sprouts were stubborn, and he would not give up until he reached his goal. I had to take out the bag of gold coins and bars, and gently place them on the table, so that she could take a good look at them.
Suspicious, the pigeon bean sprouts picked up the money pouch and carefully poured it onto the table. The first thing that catches your eye is a gold bar as thick as eight thumbs, and dozens of yellow gold coins, plus a large handful of silver coins with white flowers.
The pigeon bean sprouts counted several times, his face became soothed, and he asked with a little dissatisfaction:
"Didn't you say ten gold bars, why are there only eight?"
"Isn't this exchanged for change, buying things in the county, how do you find gold bars?"
Ye Congwen secretly admired Yu Yueyue's delicate thinking, fortunately, he had already prepared a large bag of gold and silver coins for himself, otherwise he would not be able to justify himself.
"So much money is in such a cloth bag, what if a hole is broken or the thief is allowed to slip away? You are careless and arrogant, and you can only carry some silver coins and copper plates, and I will help you put them in boxes and lock them in that wooden box. ”
The pigeon bean sprouts said they would do it, and regardless of whether Ye Congwen agreed or not, he ran to the room and took out a wooden box, and sorted out the classification codes of those gold bars, gold coins and silver coins neatly, leaving only a few silver coins and flowers for Ye Congwen.