Chapter 52
Li Yuezhu looked at the old shopkeeper sitting on the ground crying and felt a little sorry. She coughed twice and said to the young lady standing opposite:
"Miss, don't make any money from me, and I won't rob it either. We tore this piece of cloth to pieces as well, so just pay one tael of silver each to the old shopkeeper." Li Yuezhu touched his nose awkwardly.
The young lady was happy. She pursed her lips, took out a piece of silver from her arms, threw it into the hands of the old shopkeeper, pulled the rag tied around her wrist, stuffed it into her arms and faced Li Yuezhu.
"Humph!" he said and walked out.
Li Yuezhu looked at the girl's back. She only had her pink clothes left.
This ready-made clothing shop has a large facade, with rows of cloths inside. Although Li Yuezhu made a lot of noise here, Zhou didn't hear or see it from the other side through the shelves.
It seemed that this beautiful piece of cloth was no longer relevant to her. Li Yuezhu picked up the rag that was thrown on the ground. After all, she bought it for a tael of silver.
I looked around on the shelves again, found one that caught my eye, held it in my arms, and walked towards my mother.
"Mom, look at this piece of cloth. Does it match me?" After Lin Yuezhu finished speaking, she even compared it with her body.
"Our Zhu'er looks good in whatever clothes she wears. I think this piece of cloth is not bad either. You should hurry up and measure your body and decide on it."
Zhou took the piece of cloth that Li Yuezhu was holding in her arms and drove Zhu'er to measure her body. She also chose a few pieces of plain cloth here, so girls should make more clothes.
When Li Yuezhu came out after measuring her body, she saw that her mother had already selected a lot of fabrics. Li Yuezhu shook her head and smiled. Her mother was reluctant to buy it for herself, but she was happy to buy it for her.
"Mom, please choose two more items for yourself." Li Yuezhu held Zhou's arm and kissed you affectionately.
When the old shopkeeper saw it, it turned out that this simple woman was the mother of the little girl. He quickly became warm and said, "Hey, madam, look at this piece of cloth. This is a new style that has just been sold in the shop.
It will definitely look good on you. Look at this one again..."
After staying in this clothing store for a long time, Mrs. Zhou led her two children out. Her face was beaming with joy. Naturally, she had gained a lot.
Seeing that it was already noon, Li Yuezhu took her mother and brother to the shop where she first came to the county to eat wontons, and ordered three bowls of wontons.
Mr. Zhou has never had such luxury in his daily life. When he came to the county town before, he would either go hungry or bring his own dry food, so he never enjoyed this kind of luxury.
After dinner, Li Yuezhu suggested that her mother go to a jewelry store. She really didn't have many jewelry. Now that she has money, she should buy more.
Mrs. Zhou originally didn't want to buy the expensive jewelry, but when she thought that her daughter was about to get her haircut, she had to buy a few pieces for her daughter instead of buying it for herself, so she agreed to Li Yuezhu.
Li Yuezhu led her mother and brother to the door of the jewelry shop. She stood at the door of the jewelry shop and suddenly thought that the shopkeeper of the shop would definitely recognize her, so she said to her mother.
"Mom, you and your brother go in first, and I'll go over there and take a look."
Just as Zhou was about to stop him, Li Yuezhu ran away.
Mrs. Zhou shook her head helplessly. Her daughter had grown up and was no longer the little girl who acted coquettishly in her arms.
Here, Li Yuezhu was wandering around the street boredly, buying some snacks that her brother liked to eat. If she hadn't been afraid of the suspicion of the jewelry shop owner, she would not have come to this crowded place.
This is Li Yuezhu's first time coming to this street. Everything is sold on this street, mainly seeds, agricultural tools, iron basins and bowls, various ropes, and hardware equipment.
Most of the people here are street vendors. There is a lot of traffic and there are all kinds of people.
This is comparable to a modern market. Li Yuezhu admired the customs and customs here while walking.
Li Yuezhu squatted in front of a stall, playing with the copper bowl on the ground. The copper bowl was not rounded, and you could even see the marks of the hammer.
Li Yuezhu held the copper bowl with both hands, no exaggeration.
"Boss, your copper bowl is very honest. How much does this one weigh?"
The coppersmith, who was covered in oil, glanced at the copper bowl held in Li Yuezhu's hand.
"That bowl is at least a pound."
After saying this, he turned around and continued busy with his own business.
Li Yuezhu looked at the stall again. There were also door handles made of copper, various hooks, hinges, all practical items.
"Hey, coppersmith!" Li Yuezhu stood up, crossed his chest, and looked at the coppersmith who was busy on the workbench.
The coppersmith frowned, raised his head and looked at the unreasonable girl without saying a word.
"In addition to these simple things, what else can you make that is more elaborate?"
After hearing what Li Yuezhu said, the coppersmith turned his head and continued to work.
Li Yuezhu jumped directly over the stall on the ground and stood next to the coppersmith, watching him play with two duck-like things in his hands.
"Looking at each other in the shape of the moon, we only envy the mandarin ducks, not the immortals. These pairs of mandarin ducks are well done!" Li Yuezhu took the pair of ornaments in his hands and looked at them up and down, left and right.
This golden little mandarin duck is cute and cute, rich and festive. It can be played in the palm of your hand or placed as a decoration at home. It is really hard to find it without stepping on it or using iron shoes. It takes no effort to get it.
In the past two days, Li Yuezhu was worried about not having anything suitable to put in the shopping system. Although the embroidery could be sold for a lot of money, the price was indeed a bit low, and she had nothing to sell. She was still there two days ago.
With a frown on my face, I saw something so suitable today.
The coppersmith was also surprised. He had been working with the coppersmith's hammer since he was five years old. It had been more than 30 years now. He had learned a lot about the master's craftsmanship, but he didn't like to do it.
Those pots, bowls and pans that look neat and tidy, I like to make various ornaments like these flowers, birds, fish and insects.
But even if his work is lifelike, he still won't get the approval of his family and customers. There is no other reason. Most of the customers he can come into contact with are similar to his family conditions. Food and clothing are a problem. How can he have spare money to buy these beautiful things?
Something useless.
And among those wealthy nobles, who would come to this shabby alley to buy cheap things, so he could only treat this craft as a hobby.
"I said coppersmith, how do you sell this pair of mandarin ducks?" Li Yuezhu was really interested. She didn't expect that she could find such a treasure.
The coppersmith's eyes lit up, this was the first time someone came to buy these ornaments from him!
"If you want it, I'll take it for two hundred cents." The coppersmith was happy for a moment and only charged a material fee. He didn't expect to make a living with these ornaments.
"What? Two hundred coins?" Li Yuezhu opened his eyes wide in surprise.
"What, what? 180 fen is fine." The coppersmith thought that the little girl thought his ornaments were too expensive. Also, where could such a young girl get 200 fen?
"No, no, no, let's do this. I bought you a mandarin duck. I'll give you four hundred coins. I'll take all the other ornaments like this you have at home."
The coppersmith is still confused. Where did this little girl come from with such a loud tone?
As Li Yuezhu spoke, he took out four hundred coins from his pocket and handed it to the coppersmith.
"In addition to buying all the ornaments in your hand, I have an idea that you can consider."
It was rare for Li Yuezhu to show such a serious expression.
"Well, let me ask first, how much money can you make in a month by setting up a stall here?"
The coppersmith looked at the little girl's serious expression, swallowed his saliva, and unconsciously became serious.
"Two taels of silver..."
Chapter completed!