Chapter 155 Fox Scarf
Nianfu went out and the girl who followed her was a little free. Liu'er started to remember things with a pen.
Nianfu has a bad memory and is afraid that he will forget things, so he specially prepared a small notebook. If there are any big or small things, he will tell her or Wuer, two of the two well-written girls, so that they can write them down so that they can avoid misleading things.
Liu'er remembered that when Nianfu came back yesterday, she told her an important thing, but she couldn't remember it even after being frightened last night.
"Wu'er, did you tell me what happened to you yesterday?"
"No. Oh, by the way." Wu'er walked over and lowered her voice and said mysteriously, "I see that there is not much tissue paper in my box, so I have to remind her to buy it. It will take only a few days for her to come."
Yes, this is an important matter. There is also brown sugar, and I will check it out later. I will see if it is enough. Liu'er quickly remembered it. She thought that she would wait for Nianfu to come back and asked what she had told her yesterday, but she was quickly called downstairs to help with her work.
Even though the cave was closed last night and the wind stopped, the black shadow had not been caught yet, and people's hearts were a little unstable. To prepare for the New Year gift to send it back to their hometown, the second investigation of the cave must be slowed down for the time being. Therefore, the most urgent task is to do a good job of defense and first build the walls and trenches behind them to a firmer level.
Of course, Liu'er didn't ask these rough work, but when all the thick servants were sent to work, she had to take care of the stove downstairs, boil water and do odd jobs for everyone, and provide logistics services. After interrupting this, when Liu'er got busy, she forgot about what she wanted to ask Nianfu and the five-day appointment she had to record.
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After Ouyang Kang arranged the trivial matters at home, he went to Su Cheng's house to take leave.
I was shocked when I went out. I didn’t know when I first snow of this winter last night. The snow was not heavy, and most of it had melted, but there was still a thin layer of white accumulation in some places, and the wind became particularly cold.
Winter is finally here.
Well, I don’t know how my brother is going to negotiate with him?
Last night, when Ouyang Kang came home, in addition to Ouyang Jin talking to him about the New Year ceremony and returning to his hometown. Ouyang Zhuang also mentioned something to him.
On the day he came to have a meal, he saw that the iron stove in Ouyang Kang's house was very useful, so he tried to recommend it to the Ministry of Works. If the negotiation could be completed, it would be a good fortune. Then tell Nianfu how happy she would be?
Ouyang Kang thought, and couldn't help but smile.
Then what should I buy for her? Is it a sable coat or a carriage? The only carriage in my family has to go out to do business every day. It is not easy to ride a horse in such a cold weather, so it is really inconvenient to go out. But she really doesn’t have a good leather coat, and this is also urgently needed...
Ouch! Before I got the money, Young Master Ouyang, who was thinking about spending it, accidentally stepped on a piece of ice floe and almost fell. Fortunately, the servant next to him was anxious and almost helped him. Young Master Ouyang didn't dare to think randomly anymore, so he focused and walked well.
A relief center supervised by the Ministry of Works in the west of the city has been basically completed.
Ouyang Zhuang stomped his feet, which were frozen cold twice, and looked at the gap, and followed his boss, Lord Tong, who was dominating the only brazier.
"Sir, although this house has been repaired, you still need to prepare the brazier, hot charcoal?"
"Of course." Lord Tong glanced at him sideways, and his thin body blocked the way he came unhappily, as if he blamed him for getting close to the heat of the brazier. He said lukewarmly, "There are also rice porridge and quilts for disaster relief. You can prepare it, just follow it and be optimistic."
Ouyang Zhuang took a tactful step back, yelled in his palm, and said with a smile, "My brother has thought about a new stove, which is easy to burn and saves charcoal, and is not easy to get poisoned by charcoal. If you are interested, I'll take one for you?"
典! Lord Tong immediately sneered and said in an old-fashioned manner, "Young man, don't think about those evil and evil things that have made money before three days of work. What should I use? I have my own arrangements. Where is your turn to worry about?"
Ouyang Zhuang blushed, "Sir, I don't mean that! My brother is real..."
"Okay, okay." Lord Tong pointed out unhappily, "The house here has been repaired, but it is not in the south of the city yet. Hurry up and take a few people over and stare at it."
Seeing that it was not understandable, Ouyang Zhuang left with anger and thought that if this was reported, wouldn’t it be your credit? Such a short-sighted vision deserves to be a small eighth-rank chief in the whole life!
At this time, Nian Fu, who had already arrived in Taipei City, was struggling to cut the price with his boss, "I have bought so many things, so I can sell this piece of skin to me cheaply."
I have become familiar with Beijing, so I also choose this place for shopping.
Although the winter at home is not as early as the capital, it will be cold to the cracks of human bones. There are no light and warm down jackets in this era. No matter how thick an ordinary cotton jacket is, it cannot stop the cold. Nianfu was planning the money earned by selling crystal rolls during these days, so he wanted to wear a fur coat for grandparents and mothers to survive the winter.
However, she didn't expect that the snow had caused all kinds of fur goods to rise prices. After a long time of planning, she had to buy three sheepskin coats with Hui Niang and the others. However, when she tried it on, the warmth was pretty, and Nianfu was very satisfied and had already been wrapped. But when she was about to leave, she accidentally saw that there was a dark red fox scarf that was very beautiful and was very comfortable to surround, so she became interested in buying one for Hui Niang.
It’s not her partiality. She knew that she was not at home, so she must be the one who was so angry that she was able to support the whole house. She ran out a lot and really needed a good scarf.
But the boss refused to bargain, "Don't look at this scarf as an old guy, but look at how fine the pins are? Sister Mu, you are also doing business on this street, everyone is a neighbor, why should I miss you? Twelve taels of silver, there is really nothing to be missing. If it weren't for you, I would have to offer at least twenty taels of taels of price. You think it's expensive now, but it will still increase in a few days."
Twelve taels of silver were almost the total price of the three leather jackets. Nianfu wanted to buy it, but he felt it was really expensive, so he wanted to polish it with the boss, "Boss, I know you don't care about me, but you see this piece of skin is obviously hurt, so you can just get it cheaper."
But when it snows, the business is good and there are many customers. The boss talked for a long time and was a little impatient to slap his mouth again. "If it were less, I would have sold it long ago. Why wait until now? I don't brag about such good skin. As long as I take care of it carefully, I can use it for at least 40 or 50 years. If it weren't for the bigger wound, this whole fox scarf would have to be sold for at least 40 or 50 taels. If you think it's not good, just go and get the one there. Or Sister Mu, think about it again. Anyway, you have to buy it at this price, and there's really no less. I'll go and greet others first, and you'll decide to call me or a friend before you."
As she said this, Nianfu really had no choice but to hold the fox scarf and was in a dilemma. Of course, she could just grit her teeth and buy it. She had no money, and Ouyang Kang still had money.
However, the Chinese New Year is about to be celebrated, and there are many places to spend money at home. Although Su Cheng has arranged for them to repair a house, he has to take care of how many meals he has to eat? They also have to buy New Year’s goods themselves. By the end of the year, the Imperial College will officially start school. Not to mention anything else, Ouyang Kang will have to wear at least two big sweaters, right?
Nianfu has just seen the price, it is really expensive. Don’t look at Ouyang Mulan left them a thousand taels, if you really want to buy it, you can spend two pieces of clothes clean.
After stroking the warm dark red fur again, Nianfu made up his mind to put it back on the shelves, but when he thought about Hui Niang, he was really reluctant to leave.
Just as she was embarrassed, someone suddenly greeted her.
"Sister Mu?"
"Miss Lu?"
Nianfu turned his head and saw Lu Ying still carrying a basket to buy ingredients. Although her coat was simple and low-key, a circle of veins appeared on the cuffs of the collar. Nianfu was popularized by his friend when he was just looking at fur and recognized it as a top fur.
Seeing her holding a fox scarf in her hand, Lu Ying smiled generously, "What a coincidence, are you here to buy things too?"
"Yes." Nianfu suddenly felt a little cramped when pulling the cuffs of his cotton coat.
Just as the guy came, he wrapped the fur coat she bought and sent it to him, "Three big sheepskin coats, sister, look at it. If that's right, these three pieces are fifteen taels."
Nianfu thanked him and took it. Lu Ying asked casually, "Do you buy these for the servants? But there are so many servants in your family, and three are not enough to divide the price."
Nianfu's smile froze immediately. At this time, another guy handed over the fur that Lu Ying wanted, "Young girl, a silver-gray fox scarf, sixty taels."
"Oh, thank you." Lu Ying paid the silver note with ease, as if she was buying an ordinary cabbage. Seeing Nianfu didn't say anything, she explained herself, "My mother is most afraid of the cold. She bought her a sable last year. She thought it was too thick and she was a little burning. She didn't like it very much. Today she came out and bought her a thinner one. Look, is it beautiful?"
"Beautiful...beautiful." Nianfu's smile on his face was almost out of control. He looked at the fox scarf that Lu Ying sent to him, his eyes were complicated.
Lu Ying was a smart woman. When she looked at the scarf behind her, she suddenly realized something. She felt a little embarrassed, but she couldn't explain it. She had to change the topic, "By the way, the tofu you made last time is quite good. Mrs. Pingguo also gave me something special, which was worth about twenty taels of silver. Should I give it to you now, or should I turn around and send it to you?"
"No... OK." Nian Fu suddenly laughed again, and said truthfully as if he was completely indifferent. "I'm going to tell you that I'm going to be able to get home now. If you want to give it, hurry up. After all, it was given by the noble family, and I'll send it back to the countryside for my family to see."
Seeing her so generous, Lu Ying felt relieved, but she was embarrassed to stay there, "Then I'll leave first, and let's get together until I have time in the year."
She left with her fox scarf, and then the guy who greeted Nianfu was kind enough to come forward and ask, "Girl, do you still want this scarf? There is a customer over there who wants to see it."
"Then tell him, I've bought this one." Nianfu, who was willing to pay the money with something, pretended to be relaxed, collapsed, holding the dark red fox scarf, and wanted to cry. (To be continued. If you like this work, you are welcome to vote for recommendations, monthly votes, and your support is my greatest motivation.)
Chapter completed!