SFS Chapter 35: I even made money after buying a new outfit.
Chapter 35: I even made money after buying a new outfit.
As they entered the store, they were captivated by the variety of beautiful clothes.
Moon-white horse-face skirt, lilac purple vest, sky-blue cross-collar ruqun (a type of traditional Chinese dress), turquoise long jacket...
"This dress is so beautiful!"
Lin Chunyi gasped softly, her eyes fixed on a brocade blouse with a low collar.
Lin Lanshan was different; she didn't see her favorite thing because her eyes and heart belonged to all the clothes.
She couldn't choose the "best," she wanted to take them all home!
Waaah, it's so beautiful... Is there really any girl who can leave a store like this empty-handed?
The shopkeeper, dressed in a purple-brown long dress, walked towards Lin Chunyi.
"Young lady, would you like to try this dress? It suits your skin tone very well."
Her eyes shifted from her skirt, and she asked the shopkeeper somewhat shyly:
How much does this set cost?
"Four hundred coins. If you like it, young lady, we can negotiate the price. Try it on first, and it's okay if it doesn't suit you."
The shopkeeper took off the dress and gave it to Lin Chunyi.
Lin Chunyi breathed a small sigh of relief:
It's an expensive price, but still within a manageable range.
She carefully held the dress. "Lanshan, haven't you chosen yet? Hurry up, I'll go try it on first."
"Ugh, this is so hard to choose..."
The shopkeeper said softly to Lin Lanshan:
"Don't rush, little girl, take your time. You're beautiful, you'll look good in anything."
After hesitating for a while, Lin Lanshan asked the shopkeeper to take down the set of Su Mei pink and Xi Zi Qing embroidered Ruyi pattern plain crepe satin Qi Xiong Ruqun.
At this moment, Lin Chunyi came out wearing a floral print dress with a water ripple pattern in green and peacock blue, featuring a low neckline and a half-sleeved design.
"Wow, sis, you look absolutely stunning! Wait for me, I'm going to change too."
Lin Chunyi, dressed in new clothes, turned left and then right.
Yes, she's very satisfied! Let's buy this one then!
"Shopkeeper, let's pay together after my sister has chosen her clothes." Then she prepared to go back to the fitting room to change.
The shopkeeper smiled and nodded, saying:
"Since you've decided to buy it, wear it, it looks great on you. I'll put away the clothes you take off."
Lin Chunyi looked at the basket on her back at her feet; she actually wanted to wear it like that too.
Somewhat embarrassed, he said:
"It's a bit strange that I'm wearing such a nice dress while carrying a basket on my back..."
Lin Lanshan came out, twirled around, looked at her new dress, and said:
"What's so strange about that? Does carrying a basket mean I can't wear a pretty dress? Anyway, I'm not taking it off. I plan to wear my new dress around town in the next couple of days. Sis, what do you think? Does it look good?"
“Good looking~”
Alright, Lin Chunyi asked the shopkeeper to give her two pairs of embroidered shoes for fifty coins each, to match her new clothes.
Then he asked:
"How much does all of this cost in total?"
"That's eight hundred cash in total. It's still a bit chilly, so how about you bring two more long jackets? Those are only one hundred and ten cash each. I'll round it down, and you can just give me one tael of silver. How about that?"
The shopkeeper pointed to a row of long jackets hanging on the wall.
For a shop that proactively offers discounts and speaks so gently...
The two sisters' barely learned bargaining skills were completely useless.
What to do? Of course, you choose two long jackets to wear, and then pay for them...
Lin Chunyi gave the money, took the old clothes she had changed out of, and turned to leave with her sister.
"Miss, wait a minute..."
They had just reached the door when the shopkeeper chased after them.
"Young lady, may I take a look at the beads on your right wrist?"
After the shopkeeper took the money from Lin Chunyi, he noticed a string of evenly colored, shiny red beads on her exposed wrist.
The two sisters exchanged a glance:
coming!
Lin Chunyi took off the beaded string and handed it to the shopkeeper.
She took it and held it in her hand, quite surprised:
This bead is so light and delicate, and it even shimmers with tiny, flowing light.
"Miss, where did you buy these beads? Could you please tell the shopkeeper?"
Lin Chunyi shook her head and said:
"Shopkeeper, my sister and I made this ourselves. We came to the county town to see if we could sell it."
"Do you have any other beaded bracelets? How much do you charge for these bracelets? I'd like to choose a few."
The shopkeeper invited the two sisters back into the shop to sit down.
"Lanshan, take the box out."
Lin Lanshan took out a wooden box from her storage space from her basket.
Then he placed it on the counter and opened it, also taking off the one on his wrist and placing it next to him.
The shopkeeper took out a string of purple beads and put it on his wrist. He turned his wrist and looked at the beads, clearly liking them very much.
"Shopkeeper, this is the first time we've sold this, and we don't know the market price for beaded necklaces. Please give us whatever you think it's worth."
"This……"
"Hey, Manager Li, why are you selling beaded bracelets in your shop now? They're so pretty, how much are they? I'll take this one."
A woman wearing a light red pleated skirt and jade earrings inlaid with gold walked over.
She took out the string of beads she had her eye on from the wooden box and put it on her wrist.
It seemed like she could take whatever price she was offered.
“Miss Zhang, these beads are being sold by these two young ladies. I also really wanted to buy them, and we've just started negotiating the price…”
Lin Chunyi forgot that she should have checked the prices of the beads at the jewelry store first.
So neither of the sisters knew what price to set.
If the price is too high, they might not be able to sell it; if the price is too low, they might regret it.
Miss Zhang looked at the two girls carrying baskets on their backs and said:
"I bought this lotus-patterned white jade bracelet for ten taels of silver at the largest jewelry store in Yuanfeng County, Jin Yin Lou. I won't haggle with you. I really like your beads; they're quite lightweight. But the material isn't top-grade, so I just bought it for its looks. Five taels of silver, how about it?"
Shopkeeper Li's hands, adorned with a beaded necklace, trembled slightly as he tried to remove it.
She was troubled:
This rich man's daughter is really wealthy; she set the price with just a few words.
Five taels of silver! That's enough to buy countless clothes in my shop.
What should I do now? Should I take it off and give it back to them? I can't bear to, and it would be embarrassing.
But five taels of silver...
Lin Chunyi and Lin Lanshan were completely stunned and couldn't react at all.
Five taels of silver a string...
A single string of beads uses a maximum of twenty beads, a bag contains nearly two hundred beads, and they have seventeen more bags at home...
How much money must this make...? That's hundreds of taels of silver, I can't even count it all...
The price is too high, and I feel like my heart is bleeding.
If I had known that modern glass beads were so valuable, why would I have bought so many hairpins!
If they bought all the beads, they could sell them for several thousand taels of silver...
The two men's faces contorted in disbelief, wishing they could go back and buy it again.
Ms. Zhang waited and waited, but received no reply, and became somewhat impatient.
"What, is five taels of silver too little? Then I'll add at most... at most one more tael, six taels of silver! If you don't sell, I'm leaving. I may have money, but I'm not a fool. Your string of beads is worth at most six taels."
Lin Lanshan quickly pinched her sister's thigh to bring her back to her senses, and nodded in reply:
"It's for sale, it's for sale, only six taels of silver."