When Hu Laosi learned that the old lady was going to buy a ploughing cow, he specially asked the master for half a day off and took the old lady to the tooth shop.

As the largest livestock trading market in the county, there are all kinds of buying and selling in Yaxing. In addition to selling livestock, the old lady saw that there were also sellers!

A dozen little poor people were all together, dressed in tatters, more disheveled than livestock. On the other side, there is also the buying and selling of young laborers, how can a person who looks quite strong think of selling himself?

"It's a place where people are bought and sold, and my sister-in-law's maid bought them here."

Hu Laosi saw the old lady looking over there and explained a few words casually.

Such prime-age laborers are generally professional slaves, who have made mistakes in their previous homes and are re-introduced to the population market. And those children who are dressed in tatters are most likely sold by their parents, and no matter what their fate will be in the future, they will be exchanged for silver.

Is it the first time that the old lady has heard that there is a profession as a slave?

How not?

Some people are domestic slaves, and because their parents are slaves, they themselves have been slaves since birth. And there are others who are willing to sell themselves into slavery for a bite to eat.

The old lady looked away, she couldn't save anyone. This world is not peaceful, and it has turned good people into slaves.

The two of them turned around, and the old lady inquired about the price only to find that the price of an adult ploughing cow is now about twenty taels of silver, which is ten taels cheaper than the thirty taels offered by Hu Laoer!

The hateful Hu Lao Er changed his way to pit silver from her hands.

It was now the planting season, and there were not many adult cattle, and it was only after a trip to the market that five adult cattle were found. Two of them have messy hair and scarlet eyes. Hu Laosi whispered to the old lady that such a ploughing cow was afraid of being sick.

There is also a skinny one, even if you buy it, you can't do heavy work.

the other two, one of which was priced at twenty-five taels of silver; The other cow had a calf with it, and the master not only sold it, but with the calf it cost thirty taels of silver.

The old lady is not short of silver, but she also does not want to be wronged. Hu Laosi also said that if it is a change of season, twenty taels can be bought. When it comes to bargaining, eighteen or nine is also possible.

Then don't buy it.

The old lady thought that the village chief's house seemed to have a ploughing cow, and she didn't know if she could borrow it for a few days?

I guess it's enough to choke. If the cattle are not borrowed during the cultivation season, they are afraid that the cattle will be out of strength and will no longer be able to work.

"Mother, my sister-in-law's family also has ploughing cattle. Why don't I go and ask if I can lend it? ”

Hu Laosi saw that the old lady was frowning and helped to come up with an idea.

"That's right!" The old lady slapped her face, "We can go and rent your sister-in-law's cow!" ”

Boss Hu only paid for farming, and cultivated the land...... The old lady didn't take advantage of him, and it was almost the same as a half-pan of money. Inside and out, the old lady also earned half a run.

Hu Laosi: I mean "borrow"!

Having made up her mind, the old lady urged Hu Laosi to hurry up to see Qin, and she happened to go to the ironware shop to order the parts to be used on the drawings.

Coming out of the ironsmith shop, the old lady went into the embroidery workshop again. She took out the handkerchief that Jiang had embroidered for her and asked how much the shopkeeper was worth?

It was a casual question, and the shopkeeper also looked at it casually. Unexpectedly, when the shopkeeper saw the pattern on the handkerchief, both pairs of eyes widened. The originally casual attitude became solemn, and he held a handkerchief in both hands and looked at it carefully.

The old lady was also nervous because of his actions, could it be that there was something wrong with this embroidery?

Thinking of Jiang's dodging posture everywhere, the old lady couldn't help but worry.

Is it too late for her to run now?

The shopkeeper had finished reading the handkerchief and grabbed the old lady's arm.

"Old lady, where did you get this handkerchief?"

His eyes lit up, and he didn't look like he was asking for guilt. The old lady was reassured, rolled her eyes, and made it up:

"A few years ago, when I was sitting in Lin'an Mansion, I met a girl, and when I saw that I was sweating, she gave me a square handkerchief. Originally, I didn't take it seriously, but when our distant relatives came back to save relatives, they saw it and said it was a good thing, so I came here to ask. ”

Jiang embroidered in the room all day, and those exquisite handkerchiefs could not show two or three out of ten. The old lady also wanted to know what to do, and took a handkerchief to throw stones to ask for directions.

When the shopkeeper heard this, he was disappointed, and the strength in his hand was released.

He saw that the old lady was wearing a brocade robe, and she looked extraordinary, and he did not suspect that the girl he met would give her a Su embroidered handkerchief.

"What's wrong with the shopkeeper?"

The shopkeeper was startled, and the old lady's heart was also raised, but there was no problem.

"No, no." The shopkeeper waved his hand again and again, suddenly smiled, and explained: "Your relatives are right, it is indeed a good thing. This is the Suzhou embroidery, and it is made by a skilled embroiderer. ”

He unfolded his handkerchief and pointed it to the old lady little by little:

"Look, this line, this technique. This is the well-known messy needlework in Suzhou embroidery, which seems to be messy, but it is actually exquisite. Beauty, really beauty. ”

The more he looked at it, the more he liked it, but he didn't dare to pull it hard, and he could see that he was also a cherished person.

The old lady didn't understand what he was talking about, but she had one thing in common with the shopkeeper: she also thought it was beautiful.

She said that her vision was fine, and Jiang also said that she embroidered casually, which was not as good as the skills outside, and she was nonsense.

"The girl who gave you a handkerchief is from everyone's background? This kind of skill can't be embroidered without decades of hard work. ”

The shopkeeper was very interested in the story behind the handkerchief, and he was secretly poking and asking about the origin.

How could the old lady let him find a flaw? A few words to unravel the problem.

"I guess so, I can't remember what happened a year ago. Look at my old fool, if it's so subtle, I owe a lot of money. ”

She just wanted to know how much the handkerchief was worth.

The shopkeeper nodded, and then said with relief:

"It's not a favor. Although Suzhou embroidery is exquisite, ordinary people do not know that there is no shortage of professional embroiderers in the families of high-ranking officials and nobles. Presumably, the girl also gave it casually, which is not a favor. ”

Only those who are born in a big family will give away Su embroidery casually, and they don't look at the treasures of the shopkeeper and what?

"The shopkeeper has a point. Can you estimate the price, I know it. ”

After talking for a long time, I finally got to the point. The old lady looked forward to it, and tried to suppress her look, just like a normal inquiry.

The shopkeeper thought about it and quoted a price:

"A tael of silver."

"How much?" So much!

You know, it's just a handkerchief!

The old lady frowned, and her serious appearance seemed not very satisfied.

The shopkeeper recognized that the brocade robe she was wearing was the latest model of the garment workshop, and the embroidery on it was still drawn by his embroiderer, and the price was expensive.

For such a wealthy old lady, a tael of silver is indeed not a high price.

But this can't erase the high cost of Su embroidery!

"Su embroidery is exquisite, but this square veil is really not big, and the price will naturally not go up." The shopkeeper explained.

Old Lady: No, no, no, you misunderstood me, I think the price is too high!

"What does the shopkeeper mean that if the area is larger, the price will be higher?"

How valuable are the embroideries in Jiang's house?

"That's nature." Speaking of this, the shopkeeper came to the spirit: "It was also a year ago, Mochiyue Pavilion, the largest auction house in Lin'an Prefecture, auctioned off a regular dress made of Su embroidery and sold it for 10,000 taels of silver. ”

"Ten thousand taels!" The old lady gasped, and the Jiang family became rich!

"Of course, it is the work of Wang Xiaoquan, a master of Suzhou embroidery, with the blessing of a famous teacher."

The old lady's pupils constricted, and the blessing of a famous teacher can sell for 10,000 taels, Jiang's skills are there, even if there is no blessing from a famous teacher, it can be earned by selling thousands of taels.

The old lady has a strong confidence in making a fortune.