Chapter 186 182
Three days later, early in the morning, Daylily quietly left the yard with the small bag she had prepared long ago.
After a while, another smaller figure came up.
"Sister Xuancao, are you going out today? What a coincidence, me too."
Hemerocallis tightened the small bag in her arms.
Pursing her lips, she revealed a dimple-shaped smile: "Yes, I have something to do."
This little maidservant is from the same courtyard. Although she is not as lively, talkative and cheerful as Ruyi, she is also a diligent and capable maidservant.
It is said that he lives in the same room with Nanny An, and his name is Zhaocai?
She looked the little maid up and down, and always felt that the little maid was very different from when she first came to the courtyard.
At that time, he always kept his head down and refused to say a word. Now he is very confident and looks very energetic.
Zhaocai blinked curiously: "Sister Xuancao, are you going to do...that?" She blinked mischievously and looked at the two people's feet.
Xuancao gently tapped her forehead and said, "Just for you to know. Come back and add more food for us when you are done."
She looked up at the time again: "Okay, it's getting late, I'll go first"
Zhaocai was surprised that she was so anxious and said quickly, "Sister, we are going the same way! I will walk faster too. Sister, please don't leave me alone. I have someone to accompany me on the road.
Or does my sister dislike me because I am just a little maid and doesn't want to talk to me? "
"no"
Xuancao stopped and looked at the little maid helplessly: "I wanted to go and come back quickly, the master still has a lot of things waiting to be done!"
"So this is ah!"
Zhaocai's eyes lit up, and he said impatiently: "Sister Xuancao, how about this? I have to go out today, why don't you let me take the boots and things out of the house.
It just so happens that there is a shoe seller in the shop opposite my house, and my father has a good relationship with his family, so he will definitely accept it."
Hemerocallis hesitated for a moment, then shook her head to refuse.
"No, the shop you mentioned usually sells to ordinary people. How much can they pay? I have already asked Aunt An. According to her method, it can be sold for at least 80 taels!"
"Eighty taels?"
Zhaocai didn't control the volume well and actually shouted out.
Then she realized what was happening and couldn't help asking, "How could there be so many? This is unlikely, right?"
She was thinking that when the time came she could just take out one or two taels of silver, that would be the most she could get.
"How is it impossible? The workmanship and fabrics are top-notch, very impressive, and most people can't make it.
Think about it, if this thing is sold to a wealthy family, will the price be the same? "
Xuancao sternly lectured her: "Eighty taels is only the lowest price. If you have the ability, it won't be a problem to sell it for two or three hundred taels."
Without waiting for Zhaocai to speak, Xuancao continued, "I'm thinking of selling it for three hundred taels of silver, but two hundred taels is fine too. If it's less than two hundred taels, I'll find another buyer."
Zhaocai thought stupidly, isn’t it just a pair of boots?
"Okay, I won't talk to you anymore, let's go!"
Zhaocai gritted his teeth and said, "Okay, two hundred taels, I'll find a way. Sister Xuancao, give me this thing to try."
Daylily would definitely disagree.
Zhaocai begged a few more times and said that she wanted to take it back to let her family see it, as the boots were worth two hundred taels.
Xuancao corrected her in time: "It's three hundred taels."
She sighed: "It's because we are not good enough, otherwise we can sell it for a thousand taels!"
After much persuasion, Xuancao finally relented, probably because she took into consideration that she really had a lot of things to do.
Handing the small bundle to her, as if handing over some kind of sacred ceremony, Hemerocallis said solemnly: "Remember, you must sell it for more money. This money is for the people in our yard, and you will also have a share when the time comes."
Zhaocai nodded: "Yeah."
"If it sells for 300 taels, each of us can get 30 taels. If it sells for 500 taels, each of us can get 50 taels. If it sells for 1,000 taels..."
As Zhaocai listened, he felt the burden on his shoulders became heavier. Could these boots really be sold for so much taels?
After Zhaocai left with the small bag, Hemerocallis stayed there and watched for a long time before slowly going back.
Ji Yunqing took the children to enjoy the cool air near the yard, where there was a small forest and it was particularly cool.
She had someone get a large piece of wood, made it the size of a bed, and installed guardrails on all four sides.
Now move the wooden bed over and have someone tie thick ropes on all four sides, and tie the other end to a thick tree trunk.
It was made into a large swing bed.
There was bedding on top and fine gauze hung around to prevent mosquitoes. The mother and son lay inside, feeling very comfortable.
Especially when there is an occasional cool breeze, it is refreshing.
Both mother and son like this swing bed very much.
Especially little Ruirui, who kept rolling around in it and even turned over a somersault.
"master"
Xuancao came back and found where Ji Yunqing and his mother were. She stepped forward and reported: "I just went out today and ran into Zhaocai by chance."
She recounted what had happened and waited for her master to speak.
When Ji Yunqing heard the eighty taels, she raised her eyebrows. When it came to two hundred taels and three hundred taels, her expression had become very calm.
But Ji Yunqing was calm, while others were not so calm.
Hydrangea was sitting on an embroidery cushion with an embroidery basket in front of her and an unfinished handkerchief in her hands. At this moment, she widened her eyes in surprise and could not help asking.
“Can boots really be that expensive?”
If that were the case, she would have to switch to making boots.
Everyone was amused by this remark. Xuancao laughed so hard that her stomach hurt: "Silly girl, I was just saying it casually."
Because these boots were originally thrown out as bait!
Who would really go to the trouble of selling a pair of boots?
"But master, what if that maid Zhaocai is just simply kind-hearted..." Xuancao couldn't help but worry.
Ji Yunqing comforted her: "That's perfect, isn't it? Our yard can accommodate all the loyal maids."
The little guy, who had crawled around and came back to rest, saw that his mother was always talking to other people and didn't look at him at all, so he couldn't help but pry at his mother.
"Mother! Mother!"
Ji Yunqing felt dizzy when he heard the voice. Wasn't he the first one to call him dad?
Isn't he calling his mother too often now?
"Little guy, I want to discuss something with you," Ji Yunqing lifted the little guy's chin with one hand, "Go crawl and play with your dad, your mom is busy!"
The little guy looked at his beautiful mother in confusion. He couldn't understand what people were saying at all. He could only shout "Mom! OK!"
This was secretly taught to him by his wet nurse and maids, so that he could make his mother happy at critical moments.
It was the same routine as Ji Yunqing teaching the child to call dad, always reminding the child that he was King Zhao's biological son.
Ji Yunqing casually pulled the child over and held him in his arms, then continued talking to the others.
"Okay, we've done what we need to do, now we just have to see the results."
The result was that Ji Yunqing and the others waited for a whole day, and Zhaocai actually came back with the silver from selling the boots.
"Master, I sold my boots. I listened to Sister Xuancao and I sold them for a total of 1,800 taels!"
"How many?"
Everyone was shocked. How did you do that?